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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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The world is saved. Its heroes wait to die.
Interactive Fiction
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An Interactive Novel
Interactive Fiction
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A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Puzzle
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Decypher an alien language.
Interactive Fiction
Interactive Fiction
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Randomly generated dungeon filled with monsters and diablo inspired equipment looting system!
Role Playing
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On a dark and stormy night in 1983, the phone rings. “FINISH THE GAME”.
Adventure
Christmas has come to Wayhaven! And it's magical…quite literally.
Interactive Fiction
negative experiences after coming out as transgender
Interactive Fiction
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Raise a super powered kid.
Interactive Fiction
You wake at the cinema. The movie is over. Your friend is missing. Déjà vu grips you tight. It's all happened before.
Adventure
will you rebel tradition?
Interactive Fiction
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A dogsled Oregon Trail-like originally made in 48 hours.
Adventure
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A text-based lovecraftian life simulation RPG.
Simulation
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Perfect Tides is a point and click adventure game about the agony and anticipation of being a teen.
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Adventure
A curation of favorites.
Interactive Fiction
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The struggle between mortals and divinity that may end an age of divine rule.
Interactive Fiction
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You were exiled from Court. Now, you need to find your way back.
Interactive Fiction
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A late night conversation in a diner with someone claiming to be your spouse.
Interactive Fiction
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An ode to text-adventures.
Interactive Fiction
a cosy internet island
Danieru Makishisu had written a letter to the prestigious and newly established "Symbol of Hope" Lyceum...
Visual Novel
The dating sim where not everyone wants to date you.
Visual Novel
The battle is over. The battle is over. The battle is over.
Interactive Fiction
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A Fetish Wonka CYOA
Interactive Fiction
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Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG.
Visual Novel
You are a Merfolk and was told all humans are bad. But are they?
Interactive Fiction
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Interactive Fiction
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Horror, Sci-fi, Queer-friendly, and Romance... what more could you ask for?
Interactive Fiction
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A short game about coming home again.
Adventure
Nation simulator powered by Grok 3.
Simulation
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A Rarely Accurate Medieval Romp Full of Romance and Hijinks
Interactive Fiction
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You talk to a pretty prince in a rose garden
Visual Novel
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