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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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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
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
reunion
find your ex at the end of the world
caeth
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(95 total ratings)
Play in browser
The Ouroborous Incident
Uncover the dark dealings of the Turing Corporation and their mysterious RAVENOUS project.
DOMINO CLUB
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(59 total ratings)
Play in browser
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
GIF
Demonology 101
A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Ludipe
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(95 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
When Rivers Were Trails
A game about the impact of allotment acts on Indigenous communities in the 1890's.
indianlandtenure
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(47 total ratings)
Educational
Disharmony
An investigative IF journey into the unknown.
Pink Soda Studios
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Trans Man's Grindr DMs
A curation of favorites.
cain
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(90 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Alchemist
Play as an alchemist! Manage your shop, help (and romance!) people, and even try to brew a potion in a small mini-game!
darielivalyen
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(79 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
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Welcome Back
A text-based game about the space between endings and beginnings.
Nessa Cannon
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(70 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Pageant
An interactive story about a girl who joins a beauty pageant to improve her college applications.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(64 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Delphine's Discovery
Venture into an abandoned orphanage, solve a mystery, and fall in love.
LegendEx Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(93 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Congee
A short story about food, belonging, and seeking home.
Becci
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(58 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Archivist and the Revolution
The world is ending, and you are still paying rent. A future history.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Girls' Day
A brief memory.
Nice Gear Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
New Year's Eve, 2019
Social anxiety simulator/dating sim
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Drown With Me Demo
Mermaids vs Pirates
Barbara Truelove
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
ONE DAY HIKE
kit
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(39 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
You Bird.
A day in the life of a bird.
Wandering Basil
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
please tell me you love me
can you admit your feelings at the end of the world?
ellis dex
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(63 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Paradox Between Worlds: IFComp Edition
A tumblr simulator.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
I Knew You Would Find This
An experimental Twine game exploring a broken relationship.
Nessa Cannon
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Zenosyne
Write your eulogy
Ezra Szanton
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Play in browser
Such, Such Were the Joys
A text-based queer historical dating sim
Anamika
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Don't Die Alone
Spam has never been so deadly.
StephenW313
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(70 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Bee
A story about work and spelling
Emily Short
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
The Secret Life of Probes Prologue
Story in the far reaches of space and time.
Elyon
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
"Dominion of Darkness" - interactive fiction, story of the Dark Lord
Text-based Simulator of the Dark Lord/Lady. Use your armies, cunning and magic to conquer Free Peoples.
Adeptus7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
Strategy
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how do i love you?
remembering how things happened, mostly.
sophiades
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Our Winding Road
Former heroes try to save their relationship.
Nim
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Serenity at Dusk
Here is where a heavy heart asks for rest.
klaiis
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
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