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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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Candied Carols
A wintry, magical holiday romance
VIOLET
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(143 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Dead Weight
Whisper Game
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(165 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Writer Will Do Something
You are the head writer for the third game in the wildly popular ShatterGate™ franchise.
Matthew S Burns
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(392 total ratings)
Play in browser
The Gray Ascendancy
Craft the story of a villain's amnesiac henchperson on a quest to mage restoration.
grayascendancy
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(192 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
walk with me.
conversations between a young god and a heart of stone.
cerberus
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(88 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Ascendance
A love story that surpasses death
Ascendance IF
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(161 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Gods of Savvarah | Part I
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG.
ST Sinovar
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(64 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Night Market Book 2 (WIP)
The sequel to the Night Market
The Night Market
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Role Playing
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
(163 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
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
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
Rose garden sentiments
You talk to a pretty prince in a rose garden
teletuu
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(72 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
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
There's A Bear Outside
Isn't it nice that there is a perfectly normal bear at the window?
The Very Worst Thing
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(96 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
As the Ocean Lures
You are a Merfolk and was told all humans are bad. But are they?
aurelim
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(84 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Insert Rich Family Name
Play as a billionaire, spend your money on frivolous things, make poor life decisions, or start planning for the future.
C.C.Hill
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(111 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Overtaken
“Sometimes, I become the ghost.”
Dao
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(86 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
Obey Me! The Rewrite
aceofcolours
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(96 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
Something A Little Super
Raise a super powered kid.
Barbara Truelove
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(44 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
BOAT PROM
A boat-themed gay teen love story
Brendan Patrick Hennessy
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(135 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
GIF
Demonology 101
A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Ludipe
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(96 total ratings)
Puzzle
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
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