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Scout: An Apocalypse Story
A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.
Anya
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,387 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Superstition S2
Journey deeper into the unknown.
13Leagues
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(740 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Trigaea
Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+
RynGM
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(472 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Superstition S3
Learn the truth and unleash your potential.
13Leagues
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(338 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Throne of Ashes
$2
Break the curse and uncover your fire.
13Leagues
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(431 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Fool Me Once
Dark Fantasy + Romance Interactive Fiction
PDRRook
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(156 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
A Witch's Word
You sold your firstborn to a witch. Now she helps you find a mate.
RainbowStarbird
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(685 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Chronicles of Tal’Dun: The Remainder
$19.99
A story of love, death and lies.
Nim
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(92 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Candied Carols
A wintry, magical holiday romance
VIOLET
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(143 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service (Demo)
One day, HEINO's partner dies. He gets a new one.
etherane
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Beau Ideals Chapter 1
Fantasy visual novel in development
Mouse & Ram
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(69 total ratings)
Visual Novel
GIF
emily is away
Sign In again.
kyleseeley23
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(842 total ratings)
POM SIMULATOR 9000
weary, transformation, dog, burger, comfort
d Marie
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(80 total ratings)
Simulation
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
(81 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Eczema Angel Orifice
$5
beautiful twine compilation
Porpentine
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
Stink Bug Plague
​Fight against a stink bug invasion with science! And cyborgs! And bravery! Or cowardice - it's your choice, really.
angela he
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(129 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Joestar ☆ Struck
Get Joestar Struck
TeamScallywag
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(116 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
FARA
A browser roguelike with over 60 classes and endless adventure
BrianIsCreative
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(191 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
GIF
Code 7 - Episodes 2 & 3 Available Now
$22.99
What would you do if you found yourself trapped on an eerie space station with nothing but a computer?
Goodwolf Studio
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(64 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
Pixel Fireplace
$4.99
Type commands, roast marshmallows, throw logs onto a crackling fire. Enjoy
Ted Martens
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(152 total ratings)
Simulation
A Paradox Between Worlds: IFComp Edition
A tumblr simulator.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(37 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Forest Of The Lost
A WIP interactive fiction. Succeed your mission, find romance or die trying
CroWoods
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(62 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Tristam Island
An Infocom-style adventure for retro computers
Hugo Labrande
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
One Thousand Acts of Decency
Trapped in a Dome with eight hours to catch a killer
domedev
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Pitch Black Serenade
- A non conventional romance game. -
97Circle
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Visual Novel
灰舟
献给好奇者。
克勒卡尔
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Visual Novel
a Museum of Dubious Splendors.
A collection of small and peculier stories from Somwhere.
Studio Oleomingus
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(53 total ratings)
Adventure
The good people
Explore the weird, until the sunken things come for you
Pseudavid
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
if not us
$7
an IF anthology about five heroes who die
ub4q
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(80 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
H U N T E D
Gather craft survive #49/1922 LDJam50
xk
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Survival
Play in browser
GIF
I doesn't exist
$12.99
An ode to text-adventures.
DreadXP
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Fallacy Quiz
$5
Sharpen your critical thinking skills in this quiz game that challenges you to spot rhetorical fallacies.
Tim Krief
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Educational
Survival Games
You don't know who you are, or where you are. How will you be remembered by your friends and enemies?
cooldevo
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Paradise
$1
Paradise is an interactive fiction playground.
Rek & Devine
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Don't Give Up On Me!
A confession goes wrong in multiple ways and days!
Stefannofornari Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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