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Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great audio and visuals, though!)

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Scout: An Apocalypse Story
A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.
Anya
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,386 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Skynet Simulator
You are Skynet
edisgreat
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(79 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Remnants Of The Past - Act 1
$6.99
A fantasy and love story influenced by the Guanche culture.
Domakir
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(79 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Villain's Promise
Who will you be in your second life?
Felix
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(140 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Joestar ☆ Struck
Get Joestar Struck
TeamScallywag
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(116 total ratings)
Visual Novel
In Time
In Time Demo
ShayDae
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(39 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Those Long Dead
A WIP medieval fantasy interactive fiction story, with angelic imagery and themes, and a focus on romance.
Aevum Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
salvage.
The devil has come to pay his respects at your father’s death.
Athar Fikry
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Chatventures
$3
In bundle
text-adventure MMORPG
Sokpop Collective
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Role Playing
OCD: A Bedtime Story
Navigate obsessive compulsive disorder, try to get some sleep
Anamika
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Bottom Chef
Cooking game but your life is a mess
Nardo23
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Be the Indie Wrestler
Experience the thrill of wrestling in front of 12 people in an Elk's Lodge from the comfort of your own home
Chris Hutton
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Classic Rogue - Oryx Design Lab Tiles
A new version of classic Rogue, updated using Ultimate Roguelike Tileset
oryxdesignlab
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
The Weather Report
Trigger Warning! This game examines life in an abusive relationship
Syrrann
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
L'Hiver: Of Time and Death
The sole heiress of a declining noble family must make a choice.
st-chem-atelier
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Another RPG Engine
Engine for creating RPGs in Twine 2 and SugarCube.
Another RPG Enthusiast
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Swords of Freeport
$15
Text-Mode Social RPG
Elissa Black
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Role Playing
X.E.H.A. Rogue NVL
$1
Crew stolen and forced to crash land on an alien planet, you must start fresh with nothing but a... talking cat?!
Corvaena
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Role Playing
The Message
A short horror game of a getting a message from an unknown person.
vengeancev
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Celestia - Guarded by the Mist
SixFry
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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Louphole
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
U.F.O Text Quest
A classic text adventure in the style of interactive fiction from computers from the 80s
Tuesday Street
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
RNG Quest
Procedurally generated zero-player idle RPG.
Viktor
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Сиреневый рассвет
korj_morj
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Wrong Number
An unknown number is calling you. Are you going to answer?
wym_lawson
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
It wasn't me.
What do you think happened? A short telescopic text mystery, playing with out-of-the-box storytelling mechanics.
Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Role Playing
Survey
A brief survey.
EsperSoft
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Play in browser
Has sobrevivido: Wyrm
A Lovecraftian horror short visual novel set in the Wild West. Spanish and English.
Gorgon Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Visual Novel
CLICK TO CONTINUE!
Run away.
Andrea Pignataro
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
hello plant.
solid 15 seconds of cute gameplay
lylychii
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Play in browser
Monster Girl Generator
mcphersonsound
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
No Phone Call
Message a friend and avoid a phone call in real-time.
bushn
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Rhythm
Play in browser
Je fais pousser des ronces
Un poème pour GameBoy
Velvet
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
proetry~
~ procedural poetry ~ THE DYING PILLOW NEAR THE SKY
Pitoum (Brice Dubat)
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Play in browser
Electric Sleep
$4.50
Explore a miniature world as an emotionally driven robot and discover unique experiences with each new emotion.
Cryru
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
O que fazer?
Um jogo minúsculo feito no twine para a Game Jam Antifascista.
Janos Biro
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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