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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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Scout: An Apocalypse Story
A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.
Anya
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,491 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Superstition S2
Journey deeper into the unknown.
13Leagues
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(789 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Trigaea
Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+
RynGM
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(570 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Superstition S3
Learn the truth and unleash your potential.
13Leagues
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(382 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Project: Eden's Garden
16 talented participants enter the game. Only 2 will walk out alive.
Project: Eden's Garden
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(328 total ratings)
Visual Novel
WORLD OF HORROR
$19.99
1bit adventure game of cosmic horror inspired by the work of Junji Ito
panstasz
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(601 total ratings)
Role Playing
Throne of Ashes
$2
Break the curse and uncover your fire.
13Leagues
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(478 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
(296 total ratings)
Simulation
Fool Me Once
Dark Fantasy + Romance Interactive Fiction
PDRRook
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(176 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
(729 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Project: Perfectly Normal
A free action-comedy BL game about a retired killer-for-hire who has to navigate life as a normal high school student.
peaceful-pastel
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(263 total ratings)
Visual Novel
GIF
WASTE EATER
The world is saved. Its heroes wait to die.
cain
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(166 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
$27.99
A story of love, death and lies.
Nim
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(99 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Candied Carols
A wintry, magical holiday romance
VIOLETVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(147 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Snowbound Blood
A Vast Error Story
DECONRECONSTRUCTION
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(88 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
(102 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Rose garden sentiments
You talk to a pretty prince in a rose garden
teletuu
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(91 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
(76 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
10mg: Cover Me In Leaves
$2
In bundle
A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.
Elliot Herriman
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(142 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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
(279 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Gender Dysphoria
negative experiences after coming out as transgender
exodrifter
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(129 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
(119 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Seedship
An AI seedship must find a home for the last survivors of the human race
John Ayliff
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(226 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Beau Ideals Chapter 1
Fantasy visual novel in development
Mouse & Ram
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
(49 total ratings)
Educational
GIF
The Painting
Those we love are never truly gone.
Tymedust Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(51 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
WAS/WERE
$4
Murdering a person that hurt you is hot, right?
RodFireProductions
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(50 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
POM SIMULATOR 9000
weary, transformation, dog, burger, comfort
d Marie
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(83 total ratings)
Simulation
The Archivist and the Revolution
The world is ending, and you are still paying rent. A future history.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(52 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
emily is away
Sign In again.
kyleseeley23
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(882 total ratings)
GIF
Walkie Talkie
send messages, receive messages, play messages
Daniel LinssenVerified Account
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(255 total ratings)
Platformer
Danganronpa: Lapse
10 students find themselves trapped in a luxurious mansion...
Cynthia
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(133 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
(93 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
One Thousand Acts of Decency
Trapped in a Dome with eight hours to catch a killer
domedev
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Trouble Brewing: A Romantic Comedy About Beer, Rebellion, & Skipping Out On Your Responsibilities
A Rarely Accurate Medieval Romp Full of Romance and Hijinks
John Q Adams
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(59 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
(103 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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