Top rated HTML5 games tagged Text based

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A Tale of Crowns

A Middle Eastern fantasy/romance story.

qeresî

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(2,558 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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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

(1,721 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Scout: An Apocalypse Story

A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.

Anya

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(1,617 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Speaker

What do you See?

speakergame

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(1,197 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Type Help

The Unsolvable Mystery

William Rous

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(595 total ratings)

Puzzle

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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

(1,810 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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God-Cursed: Demo

An interactive fiction fantasy game made with Twine. Create your character, break a curse, fall in love, & make it home.

Lunan

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(609 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Trigaea

Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+

RynGM

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(696 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

SPACE FROG!

a story of a frog in space.

npckc

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(674 total ratings)

Adventure

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Dominion of Darkness

Story-driven simulator of the Dark Lord/Lady. Use your armies, cunning and magic to conquer Free Peoples.

Adeptus7

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(565 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Cantata

A low fantasy IF about song, strength, & finding your voice.

Fir & Fireweed

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(417 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Uroboros

The struggle between mortals and divinity that may end an age of divine rule.

Mistyrious

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(661 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Please Answer Carefully

a horror survey game

litrouke

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(2,740 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - An Affair of the Heart

Customisable MC romance detective game! 🖤

Doriana Gray

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(276 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The King's Hound

Play as King Arthur Pendragon's spouse and forge Camelot's history.

Kal Down

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(785 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Nameless

A story based on fey and other myths in a drained world. Will you find out what happened before it comes for you?

Parker Lyn

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(555 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Throne of Ashes

Break the curse and uncover your fire.

13Leagues

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(534 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Shepherds of Haven (Public Demo)

A dark fantasy interactive fiction RPG.

Manifold Studios

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(219 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Exile

A dark-fantasy interactive-fiction epic.

Pheo

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(244 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Tales of Wocdes: The Silver Protector

A fantasy twine game set is a world full of magic and mysteries.

Tales Of Wocdes

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(223 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Eye of the Moon

Eye of the Moon is an adventure and romance story inspired by Filipino mythology.

atemaarte

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(271 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Swan Song

A short interactive story loosely based on Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.

swansong-if

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(330 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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goodbye

say goodbye before you go

barrels

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(365 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Love After Death

Echo_

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(180 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Who Stole My Bone?

Help Spudz the dog find his precious bone in this short, silly game!

Kryptic Kitty

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(200 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Gray Ascendancy

What are you, a person with no memories, if not a liar?

grayascendancy

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(313 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Horse Master: The Game of Horse Mastery

Master a horse. Become a Horse Master.

Tom McHenry

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(212 total ratings)

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a man outside

a friendly horror game in your neighborhood

litrouke

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(706 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Terraformental

Try to survive and perhaps eventually even tame an unknown planet in this incremental semi-idle game.

Shadowsand

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(462 total ratings)

Survival

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Bladeweaver Demo

Cut the Heavens - A grimdark fantasy Interactive Fiction

conrif

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(218 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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REDSUGARSOCIETY

Fake date. Fall in love. Murder. Party. Rinse and repeat.

riotdevs

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(257 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Social Democracy: An Alternate History

You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?

Autumn Chen

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(187 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Exiled from Court

You were exiled from Court. Now, you need to find your way back.

Beeanca Writing

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(201 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Tavern Crawler

Slaying the dragon? Easy. Collecting your pay? Not so much.

CogsAndSpanners

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(175 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Sinners

Could you fall for a sinner?

veswrites

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(369 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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WASTE EATER

The world is saved. Its heroes wait to die.

cain

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(196 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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