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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
Serum Run
A dogsled Oregon Trail-like originally made in 48 hours.
Avery Hiebert
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(146 total ratings)
Adventure
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
Type Knight
$3.99
Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.
chaikadev
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
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
GIF
ZOZ
An open world deckbuilder adventure game for ZZT.
WiL
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Card Game
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
Idyll
a cosy internet island
Demi
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
I Am A Game.
This is a game. There's not much more to this. This is a game.
Codebolt
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
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
Typing...
A Chatroom Thriller
DancingEngie
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(185 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
a purrfect catastrophe
The daily chaotic adventures of a little cat
Fabi
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Salt Keep
$4.99
In bundle
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
Leximan - ORIGINAL CONCEPT PROTOTYPE
Throw together wild spells as you attempt to repair your broken spellbook!
MaxAmaden
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
GIF
leaving the nest
Little Magpie's first home away from the nest
Fabi
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
Solo Records
A story for the lonely dreamers and the loved realists.
ArdenceVice
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Goblins Demise
Goblins seeking Refuge
Lodugh
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
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
Word Whip
challenging word puzzler
KR
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
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
Oatboy vs. Slime Mold
$0
-100%
You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!
MansterSoft
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
Assessment
Bee Braun
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
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
sphinx of black quartz judge my vow
a post-mortality puzzle-hex
shrunken studios
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
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