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Wayfarer
Marked by complete magical immunity, Wayfarers wander the world, fighting magic. Where will your fate lead you?
Idrelle Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(1,263 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Scout: An Apocalypse Story
A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.
Anya
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,380 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
answer these 10 questions and i'll tell you what kind of lover you are
a choose-your-own-adventure heartbreak in the shape of a quiz
frannym
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(1,109 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
SPACE FROG!
a story of a frog in space.
npckc
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(602 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
GIF
Trigaea
Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+
RynGM
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(469 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Please Answer Carefully
a horror survey game
litrouke
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(1,943 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Uroboros
The struggle between mortals and divinity that may end an age of divine rule.
Mistyrious
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(438 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The King's Hound
Play as King Arthur Pendragon's spouse and forge Camelot's history.
Kal Down
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(558 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Buddy Simulator 1984 DEMO
Create your own virtual best buddy and play games together!
Not a Sailor Studios
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(294 total ratings)
Simulation
goodbye
say goodbye before you go
barrels
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(293 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Horse Master: The Game of Horse Mastery
Master a horse. Become a Horse Master.
Tom McHenry
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(146 total ratings)
Play in browser
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
(684 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
GIF
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
GUTLESS
hadopelagic false light
DOMINO CLUB
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(88 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Love & Friendship
A Regency Rom-Com
Salty Stories
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(155 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Snowbound Blood
Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story
Deconreconstruction
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(79 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Mind Games: Trepidation
Horror, Sci-fi, Queer-friendly, and Romance... what more could you ask for?
Bottlecap Rabbit Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(60 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Moonlight
K. Knight
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(161 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
BIRDLAND
A summer camp bird fighting text adventure
Brendan Patrick Hennessy
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(74 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Hybrid
These people aren't like you.
HeartForge
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(196 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Inner Demons
A supernatural horror story set in modern-day Seattle. Will you save the world or succumb to the darkness?
a.w. morgan
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(165 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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
(72 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
reunion
find your ex at the end of the world
caeth
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(95 total ratings)
Play in browser
Bird Of Passage
A free night ride across Tokyo, searching for our home with the help of some stranger.
SpaceBackyard
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(272 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Soft Underbelly
Take a break. Talk to your cat about friendship, trust & care.
rosa✦dev
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(103 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
GIF
Dear Toki
Write letters to reconnect with a friend
DDRKirby(ISQ)
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
BOAT PROM
A boat-themed gay teen love story
Brendan Patrick Hennessy
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(132 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
RECIPE FOR LOVE
Help a robot list all the ingredients for love
Shelly Alon
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(111 total ratings)
Play in browser
The House Abandon - Now part of 'Stories Untold'!
A nostalgic horror adventure game, inside another horror game, inside a tv show, inside a game.
jonNoCode
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(100 total ratings)
Adventure
Known Unknowns
A bisexual high school ghost hunting romance
Brendan Patrick Hennessy
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(79 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Gilded
A dark fantasy fiction game
Dry Cappuccino Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Gender Dysphoria
negative experiences after coming out as transgender
exodrifter
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(120 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Right Todd
Only one Todd has the key that other Todd needs to escape.
Shawn Bowers!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(55 total ratings)
Puzzle
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
(840 total ratings)
Skynet Simulator
You are Skynet
edisgreat
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(77 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
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