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WASTE EATER
The world is saved. Now its heroes wait to die.
cain
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(148 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
10mg: Cover Me In Leaves
$2
In bundle
A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.
Elliot Herriman
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(137 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Seedship
An AI seedship must find a home for the last survivors of the human race
John Ayliff
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(194 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
GIF
The Painting
A grieving father relives memories of days long gone.
Tymedust Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(43 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Still Shining
Watch the stars with your best friend.
HusbandoGoddess
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(43 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
stay with me
(you're not alone)
steff
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
Petty Puny Planet
Why have a pet rock when you can have a pet planet? Micromanage this cosmic rock to places never thought possible!
Whales And Games
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(182 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
The Sun Goes Out
A micro game about what happens when there is no sun.
Sun Labyrinth
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
venial sin
when a burden becomes too much
nadia nova
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Swan Hill
A minimalist choose-your-own adventure story about two brothers who have grown apart.
Laura Michet
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
TYPE:CAST
Cast demons back to hell with the power of speed typing.
Not Jam
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
On Mount Ségou
Mystical Horror Sound Novel
Rastagong
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Library of Babble
Deep within the computer, a library grows
Demi
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(75 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The Salt Keep
$4.99
A traveling salesman's struggle to survive a night of horror
Small Gray Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
VOCÊ É UM DEFUNTO MECÂNICO
$1
As suas escolhas não importam.
Virgula Leal
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Keep Calm: An Interactive Short Story
No matter what you do, keep calm...
Adam Carriere (Pyjama Bottom Studios)
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Anamnesis, of Renascents and Monsters
A text-based lovecraftian life simulation RPG.
Vaccean
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Simulation
GIF
Type 'n Jump
A text-based platformer, made for Ludum Dare 41 | Combine 2 Incompatible Genres
The Jucas
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
The Monster Inside
A film noir style audio-visual novella.
x70x
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Play in browser
A Pirate's End
An adventure rogue-like where age is your enemy
edkay
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Adventure
Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time, there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her...
cleaperie
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
The Great Path
Sulkie learns the price of bread.
Sam☆Lewis
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
ChatHuman
Instead of you prompting AI, AI prompts you.
MraveniskoDev
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Cozy Simulation 2999
Cozy horror game.
Kanderwund
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Mind Space
Ed Curtis-Sivess
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Play in browser
Fairy Tales of Innocent Children
Chase your shooting star. [Visual Novel, 5 mins]
Bruised Banana
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
You and Not You
$1
sunny evans
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The Girl I Met At The End Of The World
How can you find a purpose, when the entire world has been destroyed?
PneumaVoid
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Doki Doki Ragnarok
$12.99
Funny Viking Dating Sim (SFW Ages 12+)
BrutalHack
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Absent-minded (english version)
Infinite Corridors
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Beast of Torrack Moor - 30th Anniversary Edition
Track down a wild beast on the moors of England in this remaster of the classic ZX Spectrum text-adventure.
Adventuron
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Strange Potions
Choices. Characters. Clipart. Chaos.
MeltyAutumn
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Infinite Space Battle Simulator
The prototype of a simple text-based combat system.
Autumn Chen
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
3am
$1
Enjoy a relaxing cup of tea.
madameberry
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Little Antifa Novel
A playable leaflet about a Fascist march and our counter-demonstration
Mauro Vanetti
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Small Talk Simulator
The social simulation you'll be playing for minutes!
dissentingsheep
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
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