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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
(1,094 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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SPACE FROG!
a story of a frog in space.
npckc
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(602 total ratings)
Adventure
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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
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Snakeroot.
[ INACTIVE ] A fantasy horror IF WIP.
cerberus
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(176 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Overtaken
“Sometimes, I become the ghost.”
Dao
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(86 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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reunion
find your ex at the end of the world
caeth
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(95 total ratings)
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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
(271 total ratings)
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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)
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10mg: Cover Me In Leaves
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A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.
Elliot Herriman
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(137 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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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
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Dear Toki
Write letters to reconnect with a friend
DDRKirby(ISQ)
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Gilded
A dark fantasy fiction game
Dry Cappuccino Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(60 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Demonology 101
A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Ludipe
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(92 total ratings)
Puzzle
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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
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Disharmony
An investigative IF journey into the unknown.
Pink Soda Studios
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A Trans Man's Grindr DMs
A curation of favorites.
cain
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(90 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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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
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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
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The Painting
A grieving father relives memories of days long gone.
Tymedust Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
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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)
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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)
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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 4.9 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Congee
A short story about food, belonging, and seeking home.
Becci
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(58 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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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
(60 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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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
(40 total ratings)
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New Year's Eve, 2019
Social anxiety simulator/dating sim
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
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Still Shining
Watch the stars with your best friend.
HusbandoGoddess
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Drown With Me Demo
Mermaids vs Pirates
Barbara Truelove
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Girls' Day
A brief memory.
Nice Gear Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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ONE DAY HIKE
kit
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(39 total ratings)
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System Processing
Ov, a digital caretaker, spends their last day of work with Laðə, a curious alien.
albie
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A Paradox Between Worlds: IFComp Edition
A tumblr simulator.
Autumn Chen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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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
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You Bird.
A day in the life of a bird.
Wandering Basil
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Zenosyne
Write your eulogy
Ezra Szanton
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
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Such, Such Were the Joys
A text-based queer historical dating sim
Anamika
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
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