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The Usher Foundation I: The Dark, by Apollosboy
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A fan game for Rusty Quill's The Magnus Archives podcast. Life is tough when you're a six-year-old who's afraid of the dark. And it definitely doesn't help that your night light is broken.

16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds, by Abigail Corfman
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You're a vampire hunter on your night off. You're getting a manicure, seeing a movie, and eating fast food. But there's a vampire in this McDonalds. If you don't do something, then in one hour it will eat...

1958: Dancing With Fear, by Victor Ojuel
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"Dancing with Fear" (1958, directed by Víctor Ojuel). In this forgotten classic of Golden Age Hollywood, a vedette fallen on hard times (Salomé Vélez) finds herself enmeshed in a tangle of political...

A1RL0CK, by Marco Innocenti
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Your hands. They hit the reinforced metal. They're starting to hurt. There's nothing to do. The safety lock is engaged. ----- A1RL0CK is a survival text adventure about a child and some voices. Also, a lot...

The Abbey, by Art LaFrana
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France, 1347. You are sent on a special mission by the king and the pope to investigate the Abbey of Montglane. The recent fire damaged the abbey and burned several old manuscripts, you're tasked to recover...

Acid Rain, by Garry Francis
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You were driving home from the Second National Conference on Acid Rain when you started getting tired. As it was late at night and you were in the middle of nowhere, you pulled over to the side of the road...

The Act of Misdirection, by Callico Harrison
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The curtain lifts to a torrent of applause, as the city's gents and ladies lose their decorum for a just few moments in anticipation of something magical. The spotlights drown the glitter of sequins and...

The Adventurers' Museum, by Lee Chapel
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The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian, by Darren Albertson
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Afflicted, by Doug Egan
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This isn't the safest neighborhood. A young woman was abducted near here only recently. But as a city sanitarian you are obligated to complete your annual inspection of the local dive. [blurb from IF Comp...

After the Accident, by Amanda Walker
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Relationships can be disastrous. A puzzle-free text game based on the poem seed After the Accident by Sophia de Augustine, written for SeedComp 2023 in Inform 7. Cover and banner art made with Canva. Content...

The Alchemist, by Jim MacBrayne (as Older Timer)
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Ezekiel Throgmeister, commonly referred to by the villagers as The Alchemist, has left you in charge of his currently-running experiment while he attends to other pressing business. Can you succeed in...

All Roads, by Jon Ingold
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"Wave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread For he on honey-dew hath fed And drunk the milk of paradise." [--blurb from Competition Aught-One]

Alone, by Paul Michael Winters
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Just you and your car, alone on the open road. You haven't seen another car for weeks. You haven't spoken to another person in months. And if you want to stay alive, you'd better keep it that way.

Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
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You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little...

Andromeda Apocalypse — Extended Edition, by Marco Innocenti
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Floating in space on a strange vessel, sole survivor of a world... and maybe of the entire human race, Ektor Mastiff must find a way through the cosmos, on a voyage that can change the history of mankind...

Andromeda Awakening - The Final Cut, by Marco Innocenti
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The most important discovery in history. And then, the whole world goes crumbling down. Armed with but a computer and an expired railway ticket, how can one expect to save the day when the doomsday clock has...

Another Cabin In The Woods, by Quain Holtey
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Your estranged mother left you the house when she passed. And her piano...

Aotearoa, by Matt Wigdahl
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The Fish of Māui. The Land of the Long Cloud. Aotearoa. An entire continent of untamed wilds, and the last place on Earth where dinosaurs still roam. If only you'd come ashore under better circumstances...

Apoikia, by PasteourS
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L'histoire Votre père, le roi de la cité de Corinthe a été assassiné par d'autres membres de votre famille. Comme vous êtes l'héritier.ère du trône, vous devez fuir la cité, au risque de vous faire éliminer....
Archives Culinaires Royales - Période d'Essai, by filiaa
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Jeune archiviste tout droit sortie de l'école, vous venez d'être affectée aux Archives Royales, où on va vous confier le département des Arts Culinaires. Du moins, si vous arrivez à surpasser vos angoisses...

The Archivist and the Revolution, by Autumn Chen
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The world is ending, and you are still paying rent....

Assembly, by Ben Kirwin
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Today has been an extraordinarily long day. You picked up the keys to your new apartment in the morning, you went shopping for furniture in the afternoon, and you've spent the evening putting it together. ...

Augmented Fourth, by Brian Uri!
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WANTED: Amateur musicians to serve the Royal Court. Must provide own instrument and be inured to copious constructive criticism. Impress your friends! Meet the King! Apply in person at the Castle, located on...

Augustine, by Terrence V. Koch
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St. Augustine, Florida is a city rich in history. Touted as the Oldest City in the United States, tourists flock to her to learn something of the nation's earliest settlers and get a sense of what life was...

Aunts and Butlers, by Robin Johnson
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It's 1920, you're a minor aristocrat fallen on hard times, and your wretched Aunt Cedilla is on the warpath. A Wodehousean comedy of manners, manors, mysterious butlers and unfriendly poodles.

Avon, by Jon Thackray and Jonathan Partington
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The Axe of Kolt [2014 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield
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You are a penniless ex-mercenary soldier, reduced to wandering the land and doing odd-jobs in return for food and a place to sleep. You have just left the town of Greenwych and you have hitched a ride on a...

Babel, by Ian Finley
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In this game, you play as an amnesiac inside Babel, an abandoned Arctic facility devoted to biological research. You soon discover that you have the unusual ability to witness scenes from the past by...

Baggage, by Katherine Farmar
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An exploration of stuckness, change, and the things we can’t let go

Bali B&B, by Felicity Banks
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Can you keep a bunch of tourists happy in Paradise? ...

The Ballroom, by Liza Daly
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You arrived at the ballroom well after midnight. The End.

Ballyhoo, by Jeff O'Neill
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Spangleland! Sawdust and glitter, buffoons and cotton candy! It's a place where your wildest dreams come true! At least, that's what you think... until you get behind the scenes at the big top. Then you...

Baluthar, by Chris Molloy Wischer
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In this game of horror, you play as an old man of a tribal culture. For months, you've been weary of life and kept to your bed. But when you learn that your adult son, Rykhard, has foolishly gone into the...

Bane of the Builders, by Bogdan Baliuc
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Barcarolle in Yellow, by Víctor Ojuel
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Barcarolle in Yellow (1975, released in Italy as "Barcarolla in Giallo"), starring Eva Chantry. ...

Barry Basic and the Speed Daemon, by Dee Cooke
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You're really hitting the ground running with this one... As Alejandro, the latest hire at Bazbasoft, you didn't expect to be thrown into the (literal) world of Barry Basic's games on your very first day in...

Basilica de Sangre, by Bitter Karella
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What's a demon to do? Your mother has been missing for weeks. Rumor has it that she's being held prisoner in the infamous convent Basilica de Sangre. They say no demon has ever escaped from Basilica de...

The Battle of Philip against the Forces of Creation, by Peter Arnold and Anne Ungar
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A Bear's Night Out, by David Dyte
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"Tomorrow is the big Teddy Bear party, and you must definitely not let your owner forget about it..." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

A Beauty Cold and Austere, by Mike Spivey
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That survey course in conceptual mathematics seemed like a good idea at the start of the term - no graded homework, no midterm exams - just an oral final at the end. But now that final is tomorrow morning....

Bee, by Emily Short
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The story of a home-schooled girl preparing to compete in the national spelling bee, dealing with various small crises with family and friends, and gradually coming to terms with the clash of subcultures...

The Beetmonger's Journal, by Scott Starkey
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"Victor Lapot and I were miles from base camp on the south continent, once again hacking through previously unsurveyed lands and searching for forgotten cultures. The expedition reminded me of our grand...

Being Andrew Plotkin, by J. Robinson Wheeler
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"Zarf? you think to yourself. Could it be? The one and only Zarf? Xyzzy Award winner? IF Competition winner? The mighty Inscruitable One? Gosh. What it must be like to be Zarf... You begin to crawl forward,...

Bellclap, by Tommy Herbert
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Beneath the Stones, by Kieran Green
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Clumsy tourist Judy O’Brian has found herself in a hidden chamber beneath the famous Sky Stones — help her escape!

The Bible Retold: Following a Star, by Justin Morgan
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You are Balthasar, a magus from Babylon. You and your companions, Gaspar and Melchior, are about to embark on a journey to Judea, a client kingdom of the Roman Empire, to venerate a newborn king. You'll need...

The Bible Retold: The Bread and the Fishes, by Justin Morgan and Celestianpower
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Bigfoot Bluff, by P.B. Parjeter
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Ten years ago you renounced Bigfootdom to become a paparazzi. Now it is your job to do an exposé on your reclusive sasquatch father. Welcome to Bigfoot Bluff. A game for Spring Thing 2022.

Birdland, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
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Fourteen-year-old Bridget's summer camp experience takes a turn for the bizarre when her otherworldly bird dreams start bleeding into reality.

Birmingham IV, by Peter Emery
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A solitary scholar, his purpose and presence in the world a mystery even to himself, ventures abroad in a dream state. He finds a land of sunny lanes and dark forests, steeped in the blood of Celt, Saxon,...

Blighted Isle, by Eric Eve
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Blockade duty in the Bay of Biscay, vile weather, and an unplanned jaunt over the side of the ship into the tossing waves. But instead of drowning, you end up on an island that has no right to be there - and...

Bogeyman, by Elizabeth Smyth
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You can go home when you learn to be good.

Bolivia By Night, by Aidan Doyle
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A mystery adventure game set in Bolivia.

The Bones of Rosalinda, by Agnieszka Trzaska
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”Hey, you! Skeleton lady! Can you hear me? You’ve got to pull yourself together and run before the Necromancer turns you into one of his minions!” Rosalinda realised she wasn’t dreaming. She was in a dark...

The Bony King of Nowhere, by Luke A. Jones
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This is a relaxed small(ish) text adventure in the classic parser style (but with a much wider vocabulary), and also with a modest attempt at humour! Author's Comment: "After growing up with text adventures...

Border Reivers, by Vivienne Dunstan
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It's late fifteenth century Scotland, and the dangerous world of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers. A murder has been committed, and it's your task as the Warden's son to try to find out who was responsible....

Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!, by Steph Cherrywell
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You are Bonnie Noodleman, Ordinary Well-Adjusted Teen-Ager, on an ordinary well-adjusted drive up Make-Out Mountain--until some gooey monstrosity from beyond the stars guzzles your boyfriend's brains clean...

The Bright Blue Ball, by Clary C.
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You are Max, a beloved golden retriever, and you have to find your bright blue ball with only your sense of smell and your wits amidst danger and peril. Aimed at beginners. Kid friendly.

Broken Legs, by Sarah Morayati
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A blurb? They expect you to write? You're Lottie Plum so you're not going into writing. You sing. And dance and act up a storm while everyone else can only manage a puddle. You belong at Bridger. No matter...

Bronze, by Emily Short
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When the seventh day comes and it is time for you to return to the castle in the forest, your sisters cling to your sleeves.

Budacanta, by Alianora La Canta
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Seek Szilvia on a boundary-testing voyage of discovery across Europe. A story starting with getting our adventurer, who can’t stand strong smells,through the airport...

Cactus Blue Motel, by Astrid Dalmady
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Somewhere between New Mexico and Arizona, three friends were driving through a barren desert of red rocks, and wide empty skies. It was the end of summer, the end of high school, the end of so many things....

Cana According To Micah, by Christopher Huang (as Rev. Stephen Dawson)
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Being an account of the wedding at Cana, by the servant Micah; in which further details, doubtlessly apocryphal, are given of the event, including his contention with a surly Baptist, an interfering orphan,...

Cannery Vale, by Hanon Ondricek (as Keanhid Connor)
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Hell, even a seagull would hit the spot right now, roasted crispy over a flame-- He immediately put all thoughts of food out of his head because at the moment it was just torture_

Capsule, by PaperBlurt
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Alone. In space. A vessel the size of Wales, floating through the endless night. You are the keeper of millions of people. But what might be happening in Sector 24-R?

Captain Cutter's Treasure, by Garry Francis
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You wake up in the broom closet of The Red Anchor with a nasty bump on the back of your head. A note is pinned to the wall with a knife. It says, 'Return me treasure by sunset or the girl gets it. - Cutter'....

Carpathian Vampire, by Garry Francis
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Deep in the Carpathian Mountains, the Romanian villagers tell tales of the strigoi. The strigoi are said to be troubled spirits that have risen from the grave. They are attributed with the abilities to...

Catapole, by Adrien Saurat
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« On a terminé ? — Non, il reste la 112… — Encore ? J’en peux plus ! — Courage, on a presque fini. » Quand faut y aller, faut y aller… En tant que jeune ramoneur plein d’avenir, vous êtes, Jenker Harmlot, un...
Causality, by Hugo Martay
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The Chinese Room, by Harry Josephine Giles and Joey Jones
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The Chinese Room is a hilarious romp through the world of philosophical thought experiments. Have you ever wanted to win Zeno's race? Free the denizens of Plato's Cave? Or find out what it's really like to...
Christminster, by Gareth Rees
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"When your brother Malcolm sends you a telegram inviting you to visit him at Biblioll College in the ancient university town of Christminster, you imagine that the mysterious `discovery' he alludes to is...

City of Secrets, by Emily Short
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Copper Canyon, by Tony Pisculli
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YA Western violence After disaster strikes a small mining town in the Old West, it falls to a handful of brave teens to reclaim their home from bandits. [A 10K-word branching narrative with fifteen endings...

Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
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Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon reduced the British colonizing fleet to one ship. Since then, Atlantis...

Cozy Simulation 2999, by KADW
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Short horror game made for SeedComp 2023 in a few days. About fifteen minutes long. (4/25/2023: This game was made in a short period of time, and looking back on it, I like it even less than I did before. I...

Crash, by Phil Riley
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Space Station Omicron-5 in the Deneb system is the biggest Space Authority outpost for many light years. You have the honor of being a member of the Repair Corps, repairing appliances and the like on Space...

Creative Cooking, by dott. Piergiorgio
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an interactive cooking ...

Crow Quest, by rookerie
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Eat, swear & try to take over the neighbourhood.

Crypt, by Steve Herring
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Custard & Mustard's Big Adventure, by Christopher Merriner
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Ordinary dogs? We're not ordinary dogs! We're Custard and Mustard - and we're looking for adventure! It's fête day in Little Pottlington! The sun is shining, the beer is flowing, and the streets are abuzz...

A Dark Room, by Michael Townsend
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A Dark Room is a famous text-based indie game made by doublespeakgames, which was inspired by Candy Box, but it's much grimmer in tone, with a stronger plot and a more roguelike-like focus on survival. And...

The Darkest Road, by Clive Wilson
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The Darkness of Raven Wood, by John Blythe
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Your friend Raynard, the blacksmith of the village Raven Wood,has sent you a letter asking you to visit. Apparently things in town have gone awry ever since the new master has moved into Raven Wood Manor......

Death on the Stormrider, by Daniel M. Stelzer
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You'd had such high hopes, starting out. And now you're limping home, tail between your legs, as all your plans for a new life crashed and burned. You barely had enough money to arrange an airship home, an...

Deck the Halls, Gieves, by VerdantTome
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A text adventure in which you help Bartie Worster to navigate Christmas with aunts and schemers.

Deep Space Drifter, by Michael J. Roberts and Steve McAdams
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Stranded in deep space after running out of fuel, you luck upon a nearby space station. When you get there, though, the place is abandoned, and strange things seem to have been happening lately. And if you...

Delusions, by C. E. Forman
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"A trip into virtual reality: all begins with debugging a VR system, but then things get out of hand. Who is Morrodox, what has he to do with your colleagues, and what is going on?" [--blurb from The Z-Files...

Dessert Island Adventure, by Nils Fagerburg
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Visit a deserted dessert island! Collect magic ingredients! Learn some spells and invent new ones!

Detective Osiris, by Adam Burt
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Death. Conception. Genesis. Mystery. ...

Deux pages avant la fin du monde, by Narkhos
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Deux pages avant la fin du monde Vous recevez un mystérieux livre de la part d'un de vos ami. S'il semble de prime abord anodin, vous découvrirez rapidement qu'il est la clé de l'ultime projet d'une grande...

Die Feuerfaust [2016 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield
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You are Alaric Blackmoon, Duke of the Duchy of Charlton in the kingdom of Hecate. The stories of your exploits in finding the lost "Axe of Kolt" and solving the mystery of "The Spectre of Castle Coris" have...

Distress, by Mike Snyder
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Lieutenant Huchess came to, an hour or so ago. That was around the time Runoma, blazing orange-hot so near this, its second planet, fell below the distant, jagged crag line. Ensign Covegn died not long after...

DOL-OS, by manonamora
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Year 3XXX, you discover an old computer, an antique, in some ruins. Surprisingly, it still powers up when you press its buttons. Wonder what you found within its files? ~ An 3XXX, vous trouvez un vieil...

Dr Horror's House of Terror, by Ade McT
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The Grave cannot hold them...Nothing human can stop them...Torn from their tombs to terrify the world, the cravings of their undead blood made them kill...kill...KILL! Feel the chill of the crypt in your...

Dr Ludwig and the Devil, by SV Linwood
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Join esteemed mad scientist Dr Ludwig as he faces the greatest challenge of his nefarious career: making a deal with the Devil and coming out on top. ...

Dragon Adventure, by William Stott
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Dragon Flies Like Labradorite, by Troy Jones III
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"You're in a right proper mess now. That blasted dragonfly has gone and disappeared, and what's more, you're down to your last farthing..." This game was released as an entrant in the Thanksgiving Speed-IF...

The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin
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The Dreamhold is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next. The Dreamhold is designed for people who have never...

The Duel That Spanned the Ages, by Oliver Ullmann
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A frantic struggle for survival in hard vacuum.

Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!, by Mike Carletta
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Dynamite Powers and Rosalind have escaped the Chinese water torture on Lord Infamy's dirigible. With the help of their new friend, Melcor, they led the revolt of the singing monkeys of Melodion and toppled...

Earth and Sky, by Paul O'Brian
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It's been almost a month since your parents disappeared. One Tuesday, they just didn't come home, and there's been no sign of them since. For the University and the rest of the town, the mystery is beginning...

Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky, by Paul O'Brian
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Earth And Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian
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Eight Feet Under, by Stefan Vogt
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Have you ever wondered what the robot spider did when it went into the wall to help Olivia? In this Hibernated 1 addon, you will see the events on the stranded alien ship through the eyes of an unusual and...

Eleanor, by Rob
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A tribute to The Beatles. A souls game

The Eleusinian Miseries, by Mike Russo
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Well, isn't this a lark! After solid years of going after old Alky to let you in on that Mysteries wheeze of his, at last tonight's the night. He's dragged you from Athens to Eleusis for the to-do, but no...

Elftor and the Quest of the Screaming King, by Damon L. Wakes
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You are Elftor, legendary hero! You’re quite accustomed to adoring peasants shouting your name, but now you’ve come across a town where everyone is shouting everything - and it’s getting a little annoying!

Elvish for Goodbye, by David Gürçay-Morris
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"To think of 'living' there was to reduce the miraculous to the mundane; one does not 'live' at Xanadu." ...

The Elysium Enigma, by Eric Eve
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It was meant to be a routine visit on behalf of the imperial government, just to remind the settlers that the Empire hadn't forgotten them, and if you stick rigidly to the letter of your orders and refuse to...

Endure, by Emily Short
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"Endure" is an interactive translation of four lines of the Odyssey. It responds to the player's choice of translation strategy as well as to the order of translation; the words you translate first will...

The Enigma of the Old Manor House, by Daniel M. Stelzer
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Everyone's heard stories about the old mansion on the hill. Decades ago, they say, old Doctor Black lived up there all alone. Until something happened—nobody knows what—and he vanished without a trace. The...

Entre les lignes de feu, by paravaariar
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Entre les lignes de feu Dans cette histoire, vous incarnez Sidorof, un soldat russe pendant la guerre d'Orient du 19ème siècle. Héros décoré à titre posthume, car personne ne connaît sa sombre histoire. Vous...

Entre-Deux, by Atozi
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Victor est mort il y a une semaine et ses amis se réunissent pour lui dire un dernier adieu. Mais il semblerait qu'il avait une dernière tâche à accomplir avant de rejoindre l'au-delà : aider son ami...

Eric the Unready, by Bob Bates
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A tongue-in-cheek graphic text adventure/point and click adventure hybrid. You are a chivalrous knight attempting to save a princess; your quest takes you through a mad-cap Douglas Adams-style world.

Escape from Hell, by Nils Fagerburg
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You've been trapped in a stupid zombie accountant long enough, tonight you steal another body and... Escape from Hell! A puzzly parserless parser game.

Escape from Ice Station Hippo, by Jason McWright
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Life at the station, a collection of domes resembling the large herbivore graced with its name, has been a miserable farce. Now it's time to leave.

Espiritu Roboto, by Ray Leandro
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You are a robot. You've never given much thought to religion, but in the face of death, you find yourself praying. Now someone has answered. With their help, escape your master's household or you will be...

Esther's, by Brad Buchanan and Alleson Buchanan
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At Esther's cafe your adorable host Served cheese to the mice when they wanted toast! That won't bother Harold's robust appetite, But Janie insists that the order's not right. Author's Postmortem

Ether, by MathBrush
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"For the first time in centuries, something is different. Your tentacles tingle as you float to the east past icebergs and whirlwinds. You skirt a pocket of hot air, bounce through a field of ice, and...

Etiolated Light, by Lassiter W.
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A marriage contract, an isolated island, a house that seems to gnash its teeth in waiting. You have saved your family - but at what cost?

An Evening at the Ransom Woodingdean Museum House, by Ryan Veeder
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Karen Chambers gives tours in a restored Victorian home.

Everybody Loves a Parade, by Cody Sandifer
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You play as a woman driving a moving van across the United States to her new job as New York City's Assistant to the Chief Engineer. Your gas runs out when you arrive at Chewton, Arizona which is having its...
Excuse Me, Do You Have The Time?, by Jean Childs
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Exile's Rose, by Anonymous
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Your friends and enemies may laugh to hear this, but you do endeavour, in fact, to stay out of trouble. After a fashion. You try to count your rostygold before you wager it, keep the Strangling Willow in ...

Fabricationist DeWit Remakes the World, by Jedediah Berry
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After a sleep of centuries, a synthetic being receives an unexpected visitor—along with a new role in the Great Project.

The Faeries Of Haelstowne, by Christopher Merriner
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“Hailstone," announced the Chief. “Round Ashton way. A little job for you, Arthur - their vicar's gone missing. They're a funny lot over in those parts. Superstitious. Someone's hiding something; don't let...

Fairest, by Amanda Walker
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“Mirror, mirror, on the wall,” you say dreamily, gazing into its sparkling surface… “You know,” replies the mirror, “I can do a lot more than just reflect fair faces. O, how I long to leap off this wall! I...

The Fall of Asemia, by B.J. Best
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The Familiar, by groggydog
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You are a witch's crow familiar, headstrong as anything but still young and untested. What starts as a normal day soon takes a harrowing turn when your pacific caretaker, Valmai, is struck down by a terrible...

The Fantasy Dimension, by Johan Berntsson
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Embark on a thrilling adventure through a fantasy world, starting at an enigmatic airlock.

Father Leofwine is Dead, by Pugpup
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Someone cut the wise old priest's throat, and everyone at court is a suspect. Who murdered him, and how will King Alfred fight the Danes without his right hand man? Winner of Mizal's 2019 Lone Hero contest....
Filthy Aunt Mildred, by Guðni Líndal Benediktsson
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Filthy Aunt Mildred tasks the player with securing the financial future of the esteemed Bladesmith family by offering tea to a horrible old woman. Estranged family connections, murder and backstabbing,...

Finding Light, by Abigail Jazwiec
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You remember fire and smoke when the raiders invaded the town, chasing you until everything went dark, but now you are alone, and Aurel is missing. You have to rescue him, no matter the cost! It's a perilous...

Finding Martin, by G.K. Wennstrom
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Venture past the limits of ordinary reality as you investigate the mysterious disappearance of an old friend. In order to solve the most challenging of these puzzles, you will need to cooperate with yourself...

Firebird, by Bonnie Montgomery
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"Firebird is based on the Old Russian folk tales that inspired the Stravinsky piece of the same name. You are Prince Ivan, and have been charged by your father, the tsar, to find the Firebird that has been...

Fish & Dagger, by grave snail games
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You are a secret agent. It’s the end of the world. You are cursed. You came here to rescue your partner, but the mission has taken a turn for the weird. Parody spy thriller. Best played on a computer or...

Fish!, by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, Rob Steggles
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One nibble and you're hooked. JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GET OUT OF THE WATER: The tide is turning in the teeming metropolis of Fishworld. The oceans and seas are boiling off into space. The Seven...

Fix Your Mother's Printer, by Geoffrey Golden
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Floatpoint, by Emily Short
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It is night on this side of the planet. Settled areas are lit: a jagged crescent in the tropics, lining the inland sea. The bright splatter along the top of the curve is Tanhua, as bright from space as New...

Foo Foo, by Buster Hudson
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Someone's been bopping the field mice on the head, and only Good Fairy, Senior Detective can find out who. A parser-driven noir adventure based on the interactive fiction of Ryan Veeder.

Fort Aegea, by Francesco Bova
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Founder's Mercy, by Thomas Insel
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You awake. You are lonely, so lonely. It was a thousand days ago today. All alone these thousand days. Your parents were the last. No, your father was the last. He held on for nearly a hundred days longer....

Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade
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You don't know how long you've been hammering against the station's wall, but you stop as soon as you realize what you've been doing.

free bird., by Passerine
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A minimalist hopepunk avian escape game written for SeedComp! 2023. Seeds used: Feathered Fury by Amanda Walker Room; Closed Door by Charm Cochran This story includes mild descriptions of animal neglect and...

Galatea, by Emily Short
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Emily Short's description: A conversation with a work of art. "47. Galatea. White Thasos marble. Non-commissioned work by the late Pygmalion of Cyprus. (The artist has since committed suicide.) Originally...

Galaxy Jones, by Phil Riley
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The Solar System’s greatest hero, Galaxy Jones, against the evil Admiral Thallium!

Gateway, by Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren
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In the early twenty-second century, adventurous citizens of Earth can travel to a place called "Gateway": a long-abandoned alien space station, now rediscovered by humans and turned into a jumping-off point...

Gateway 2: Homeworld, by Mike Verdu and Glen Dahlgren
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In the early twenty-second century, an immense alien spacecraft, dubbed the "Artifact," arrives in the Earth's solar system. The Artifact ignores all attempts at communication; no one knows whether its...

Gerbil Riot of '67, by Simon Avery
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"Arguably the daftest, most stupidly silly text adventure ever. Converted with tender loving care from the 8-bit original."...

Gestures Towards Divinity, by Charm Cochran
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Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was a British painter, infamous for his use of brutal imagery and distortions of the human face and body. Well-known for both his violent subject matter and cutting wit, he is...

The Gift of What You Notice More, by Xavid and Zan
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If you're gonna get your heart broke, you'd better do it just right... ...

Glowgrass, by Nate Cull
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You play as a xenohistorian on an expedition. You've been dropped (more literally than you planned) by a dropship over the ground of the Ancients. Your equipment was scattered and the dropship crashed. Now...

Good Bones: A Haunted Housewarming, by Leon Lin
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In this haunted house you'll run the gamut of danger from A to Z...

The Good Ghost, by Sarah Willson, Kirk Damato
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A wholesome haunt in five acts.

Good Grub!, by Damon L. Wakes
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Good Grub! is a brief, comedic interactive narrative about insects as a sustainable food source.

The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt
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"Finally, here you are. At the delcot of tondam, where doshes deave. But the doshery lutt is crenned with glauds. Glauds! How rorm it would be to pell back to the bewl and distunk them, distunk the whole...

Grandma's Flying Saucer, by Kenneth Pedersen
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A flying saucer lands in a field behind Grandpa's Ranch... This is a family friendly text adventure for beginners. It has a tutorial you can turn off and also a hint system.

The Great Archeological Race, by John LaBonney
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You play the assistant curator of the Evelyn Museum in Boston, and it's your job to help increase failing patronage by finding new artifacts. Your quest leads you deep into the heart of the South American...

Grooverland, by Mathbrush
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"Magic comes with a price. But on your birthday, all your expenses are paid. Welcome to Grooverland." Grooverland is a large parser game that takes over two hours to complete. It is based on the works of...

Grounded in Space, by Matt Wigdahl
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Testing your homebuilt rocket engine outside sounded like a good idea, until you incinerated Mom's greenhouse. Now Dad thinks that a few weeks away from the home asteroid mining the Belt alone might teach...

Growing Pains, by George Lockett
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Memories. Regrets. Gardening. You are in the garden – a place of memories, of regrets, and of a rather peculiar plant.

The Guild of Thieves, by Rob Steggles
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Steal yourself a world of fantasy WHY BUY THIS GAME WHEN YOU CAN STEAL IT ? Except you can't. Not yet. An amateur like you? Come off it! Now, if you were a fully paid-up member of the notorious Guild of...

Guttersnipe: Carnival of Regrets, by Bitter Karella
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Guttersnipe: Carnival of Regrets is a humorously grotesque (or grotesquely humorous) game about a circa 1929 street urchin and her pet sewer rat trying to survive a trip through a dark carnival full of sin,...

Guttersnipe: St. Hesper's Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous, by Bitter Karella
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The year is 1929. You are Lil' Ragamuffin, the roughest toughest urchin in all of Garbagetown DC and the surrounding wastes of Montgomery County, but somehow the constabulary has managed to capture you and...

Guttersnipe: The Baleful Backwash, by Bitter Karella
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It's 1929. Incorrigible street urchin Lil' Ragamuffin and her sewer rat pal Percy have been imprisoned in the cellar of the Baleful Backwash speakeasy by dastardly gangsters. Save Percy and evade...

Hallowmoor, by Mike Snyder
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Your quest: infiltrate Castle Hallowmoor, find the potion, and make it out alive. This is a Halloween-themed adventure -- hypertext interactive fiction playable in most modern web browsers.

Hand Me Down, by Brett Witty
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Ruby Walker takes a hesitant bus ride to the hospital where her father has spent the last nine months. But he has not called her there to discuss his condition. With James, her supportive partner by her...

Hanging by threads, by Carlos Pamies
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Discover Oban, the spider-web city.

Harmonia, by Liza Daly
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Fuller, A. (b. 1966, d.?) 12 chapters, edited by E. Merchant. 091 Manuscripts—096 Illustrated—098 Prohibited works, forgeries, and hoaxes Signed permission from the Dean required for viewing. No exceptions.

The Haunted Help Desk, by DSherwood
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Survive a maze of oddly themed offices to get IT support. Get help from characters whose unique personalities define the bizarre day you're about to have. One wrong move could mean spending eternity trapped...

Heretic Dreams, by Hannah Powell-Smith
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They would call what you did heresy. No one knows you swallowed the power of a god, but it will break you apart.

Heretic's Hope, by G. C. Baccaris
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Eser is the only human left alive. Gods and monsters, blessings and curses, an island ruled by giant insects — and in their midst: a reluctant human priest. Grief-stricken and bound by oath to obey the...

Hibernated 1 (Director's Cut), by Stefan Vogt
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Have you ever dreamed about a journey far beyond the known regions of the universe? Close to Alpha Centauri, Olivia Lund is on the trail of one of mankind's greatest secrets and a thousand-year-old mystery....

Hibernated 1 - This place is death, by Stefan Vogt
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Have you ever dreamed about a journey far beyond the known regions of the universe? Close to Vega, Olivia Lund is on the trail of one of mankind's greatest secrets and a thousand-year-old mystery. After over...

Hinterlands: Marooned!, by Cody Gaisser
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Following a series of mishaps, a recruit from the Consortium Of Known Occupied Worlds is marooned on a tiny island on an unfamiliar planet; but the recruit is not alone - there is a Q’udzlth here!

His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook, by Austin Auclair
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A text adventure of paperwork, office politics, and sci-fi space battles. It's Friday night and Sheryl hasn't yet left the office. That isn't unusual; she's a dedicated service member of His Majesty Smurg...

The Hole Man, by E.Z. Poschman
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You’ve had your identity stolen — your WHOLE identity, body and all! But there’s a lot of friendly folks in this surreal world that might be willing to let you have their identity, if that’s what you really...

Honk!, by Alex Harby
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Hoosegow, by Ben Collins-Sussman, Jack Welch
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Muddy's plan done landed you and your partner in the hoosegow. Now you're fixing to rectificate the matter before the marshal introduces you to the business end of a hangin' rope at dawn. Created for the...

Horse Master, by Tom McHenry
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The Game of Horse Mastery

The Hound of Shadow, by Chris Elliott and Richard Edwards
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The Hound of Shadow is an Interactive Fiction game created by Eldritch Games, and marketed by Electronic Arts, in 1989. It was released in versions compatible with the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS operating...
HOURS, by aidanvoidout
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Go on a short adventure to assassinate a tyrannical ruler, and maybe you'll learn something along the way.

The House on Highfield Lane, by Andy Joel
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The house at the top of Highfield Lane has always scared Mandy, though she could never say why exactly. Perhaps today is the day she should confront that fear! This is in the style of a classic parser-based...

How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title, by John Ziegler
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HSL Type Ω MEWP Certification Exam, by Duncan Bowsman
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Thank you for your interest in driving and operating haunted scissor lifts. These files include documentation for the haunted scissor lift certification exam ("Haunted Scissor Lift Manual") and the exam...
The Hugo Clock, by Jason McWright
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Two men, one a brusque bowling ball; the other a murderous dandy, discuss their fate and the fate of the world. They've chosen someone to send. He's clever, but hopefully not too clever.

I Am Prey, by Joey Tanden
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A horror-lite science fiction game of evasion. (Experimental game: Reading the included survival guide before playing is highly recommended.) Inspired by the casual and round-based designs of visual indie...

Illuminismo Iniziato, by Michael J. Coyne
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Lovingly handcrafted in Inform6, this overripe sequel to Risorgimento Represso is full of cheese, gunpowder, chemistry and explosions (well, only a little chemistry). Includes automap, sounds and graphical...

In a minute there is time, by Aster
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A gamified love song to J. Alfred Prufrock and T. S. Eliot. Walk through half-deserted streets and muttering retreats, listen to odd conversations, and take in the evening. You only have 60 seconds, but...

Inevitable, by Kathleen M. Fischer as Timothy Lawrence Heinrich
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Insomnia: Twenty-Six Adventures After Dark, by Leon Lin
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What adventures will you have when you can’t sleep at night? An enthralling tale with more than 25 endings!

Into The Sun, by Dark Star
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Sitting on the cold side of Mercury, you've waited two months for space debris to drift through the system, caught in the sun's gravity well. Satellites make for great salvage, and you've earned enough...

The Isle of the Cult, by Rune Berg
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Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter, by Mike Gentry and David Cornelson
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Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter is the first game published by Textfyre. You are a fourteen year old orphan in the northern town of Toresal. Minding your own business, about to sit down with a recently...
Janitor, by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn
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The Jewel of Knowledge, by Francesco Bova
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"A somewhat traditional cave crawl." Possession of the long-lost Jewel of Knowledge is said to bring fame, wealth, power, and of course knowledge, but you'll have to beat the extraordinarily high mortality...

Jigsaw, by Graham Nelson
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New Year's Eve, 1999, a quarter to midnight and where else to be but Century Park! Fireworks cascade across the sky, your stomach rumbles uneasily, music and lasers howl across the parkland... Not exactly...

Jinxter, by Georgina Sinclair, Michael Bywater
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Every silver lining has a cloud... JUST WHEN A MAN THINKS HIS LUCK IS RUNNING OUT... ... things start getting even worse. He gets run over by a bus. Sprayed with cheese sandwich by a supernatural being....

John's Fire Witch, by John Baker
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A small, witty text adventure. Its clever puzzles received quite a bit of acclaim on rec.arts.int-fiction upon its release. You've come to visit your old friend John Baker, but he's missing, and a blizzard...
Journey to Alpha Centauri (In Real Time), by Julian Fleetwood
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If you keep it on your computer for three thousand years, you'll be rewarded by a message saying, "Welcome to Alpha Centauri. Now go home." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Kaboom, by anonymous, artwork by Vera Pohl
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Kaged, by Ian Finley
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""But my madness speaks: It will but skin and film the ulcerous place, Whilst rank corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen." Welcome to the Citadel of Justice. The Inquisitor is waiting." [--blurb from...

The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher
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January 14th Dear friend. My sojourn in parts foreign is at an ende. I am at lodgings in Southwark not far from the bridge at Stoney Street, come dine with me two days hence to ring in the newe year. I have...

The King's Ball, by Garry Francis
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Every year, the king holds an extravagant ball where he invites all the local dignitaries and they lavish him with gifts. The king sells some of these gifts after the ball and uses the money to fund the ball...

Kobold in Search for Family, by tosxychor
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A little text adventure where you play as a kobold that has been stranded from its family while in a human city. It's up to you to find your way back to the kobold hideout!

L: A Mathemagical Adventure, by members of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics co-ordinated by Richard Phillips, and including Derek Ball, Tony Corbett, David Rooke, Heather Scott, Alan Shaw, Margaret Stevens, Ruth Townsend, Jo Waddingham, Roger Waddingham, John Warwick, Alan Wigley, John Wood, and David Wooldridge.
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It is a very hot day. You are sitting on the grass outside a crumbling palace. Your sister is reading a book called Fractions and the Four Rules — 5000 Carefully Graded Problems. You are bored and the heat...

La Fabrique des Princes, by No Game Without Stakes
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Un conte satirique qui mélange les genres et marie les contraires. Une aventure déroutante qui est, à la fois, sérieuse et fantaisiste, drôle et inquiétante, moderne et antique, noble et p.u.n.k... Ce jeu...
La harpe du Dieu-Rouge, by KorWeN
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La décision est prise : vous quittez la ville de "Les Idylles", capitale de Loghria, pour partir à l'aventure et découvrir le monde. Mais alors que vous vous apprêtiez à enfin laisser votre passé derrière...

Lady Thalia and the Masterpiece of Moldavia, by E. Joyce and N. Cormier
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Lady Thalia is back in London and back to her old tricks, putting up with Britain’s social elite by day so she can steal from them by night. But that doesn’t mean things are easy, what with her husband back...

Lady Thalia and the Rose of Rocroi, by E. Joyce and N. Cormier
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Everyone who’s anyone summers in France - which means master thief Lady Thalia is there too, attending garden parties by day and stealing masterpieces by night. Unfortunately, this holiday is less than...

Lady Thalia and the Seraskier Sapphires, by E. Joyce and N. Cormier
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Navigate fraught social situations by day and pull off heists by night as Lady Thalia, the not-actually-aristocratic thief bent on making a mockery of British high society.

LAKE Adventure, by B.J. Best
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LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup, by Paul O'Brian
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In this historical drama and treasure hunt set in 2062, you have rented a robot called a MULE that you can control remotely to salvage artifacts from an abandoned irradiated plantation near Macon, Georgia....

The Last Christmas Present, by JG Heithcock
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"There was one present left under the Christmas tree, a wooden box with a tag that said 'I open at the close'"...

Last Vestiges, by thesleuthacademy
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Lazy Wizard's Guide, by Lenard Gunda
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It is time to take the final exam in your magician studies. The only problem is, for all the years you have spent in this prestigious school of magic, you have been really lazy. Really, really, "you don't...

Le grenier de mon grand-père, by Tellington
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Léanne a dix-huit ans, et pour son anniversaire elle a décidé d'explorer le grenier où son grand-père lui a toujours interdit d'aller. Que va-t-elle y découvrir ? Jeu narratif réalisé en environ trois...

The Legend of Horse Girl, by Bitter Karella
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Welcome to Santa Diablo, Texas, a tiny desert town held in the grip of fear by a corrupt judge and his gang of outlaws. No one dares to stand against these rustlers. No one, that is, until the fateful day...

Les Heures du vent, by Eric Forgeot
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In a mid-fantasy, medieval world, Zéphyr awakes in the inn of a little village, where the mayor, the magician and the sheriff have strange behaviors. His initial goal is to find a lost book full of...

Les lettres du Docteur Jeangille, by manonamora
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La vie du Docteur Jeangille se boulversa, forcée de s'installer dans le petit et calme village de Meaux. Des échanges avec son amante Olympia nous apprend beaucoup sur cette récluse personne, et des...

Les saisons de Pippa, by HEGEMONOS
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Les saisons de Pippa est un jeu textuel réalisé sur Twine, voici sa description: Des murs gigantesques et noirs couvrent le monde comme un grand quadrillage. En dehors des grands mythes, personne ne...

Let Them Eat Cake, by Alicia Morote
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The small riverside town of Sangnoire holds a deep and dear tradition: the Saving Day Festival. Each year, the citizens gather and offer their best tributes to celebrate the town and its continued existence....

The Light: Shelby's Addendum, by Colm McCarthy
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You play as Maurice L. Shelby, a laboratory apprentice employed by Commission Research Station 12B. The station is rather important: it houses one of several beacons placed around the world that generate the...

A Long Way to the Nearest Star, by SV Linwood
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A thief on the run from the galactic police finds refuge on an abandoned spaceship. A lonely ship AI finds unexpected company....

Lord Bellwater's Secret, by Sam Gordon
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The Lost Children [2016 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield
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You are Duke Alaric Blackmoon and since your return from the Marienburg Fortress (see "The Fortress of Fear"), you have settled down to a more peaceful life as Duke of the duchy of Charlton in the kingdom of...

Lost Coastlines, by William Dooling
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> SHARE all your stories...

The Lost Labyrinth of Lazaitch, by Larry Horsfield
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Magor the Sorcerer has discovered that the Grimoir of Lazaitch is not lost afterall! It is being kept in a Labyrinth far to the East. Up to Alaric Blackmoon to overcome all obstacles and obtain it. "The Lost...

Lost New York, by Neil deMause
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"They say you can never get to know the true New York as a tourist -- but this is going to turn out to be no ordinary vacation. What you thought would be a quick jaunt to the usual tourist traps instead...

Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
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Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe Grunk just forget. -- IFComp 2007 blurb

Lucid Night, by Dee Cooke
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You've always been a lucid dreamer, but these days your dreams never last very long. If only you could get some rest... Lucid Night was created for PunyJam #3 in February 2023.

LUNIUM, by Ben Jackson
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Can you escape your chains before the killer strikes again? You wake to find yourself trapped in a room filled with locks and strange contraptions. Someone has locked you in here and identifying them may...

Lydia's Heart, by Jim Aikin
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"Lydia's Heart" is a large, complex game with a serious tone and seven or eight NPCs you can converse with. The genre is low-key horror: There's almost no actual blood, but there are several ways to die in a...

Machine of Death, by Hulk Handsome
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In the near future, the world will be changed by a machine that predicts how a person will die with 100% accuracy... but not clarity. Would knowing your demise change the way you lived your life? A...

Magic Realms -- The Sword of Kasza, by James Mallette
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The Magic Word, by B.J. Best
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"AND LEMME TELL YA, THE MAGIC WORD ISN'T 'PLEASE.'" —The imp. A fiendishly difficult limited-verb puzzle box. Created for SeedComp '23, based on a seed by Rovarsson.

The Mamertine, by K Vella
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The Mamertine is a rather confusing cult escape story that evolved out of a tech demo for the upcoming second iteration of the VIBAE engine for Twine.

Marie Waits, by Dee Cooke
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Three hours. All you can do is wait... or is it?

Marika the Offering, by revgiblet
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An entry in the 2007 One Room Game Competition. You play a young girl, trapped in a tower room and in fear for her life.

MARTYR ME, by Charm Cochran
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From the moment you first saw me, you knew what you had to do. Contains strong language, violence, and gore, all purely on a textual level. Created in less than four hours as an entry to the La Petite Mort...

A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit
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"CROWN JEWELS STOLEN!" scream the headlines of the Meighsalot newspapers. Anastasia the Power Pony is no ordinary horse, and she's not going to let the Smashy Llamas get away with their latest villainous...

Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus, by Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short
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Someplace on Venus a secret weapon is being built that threatens Earth with total destruction. You and your comrade must penetrate the Xavian base and save the world -- before it's too late!

McMurphy's Mansion, by David Martin
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Mean Mother Trucker, by Bitter Karella
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Big Ester is a mean mother trucker about to take her big rig down The Devil’s Taint, the most treacherous stretch of mountain road on the whole trucking circuit... but first she’s got to win the heart of the...

Medicum Veloctic, by Lawrence M Marable
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the city’s hero: Veloctic. A man of great skill and great power who pushes his body to the brink every night to beat criminals. Veloctic’s boyfriend: you, a man who is desperately trying to use your medical...

Metamorphoses, by Emily Short
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You wake to stillness. The hammering, banging, and shouting that kept you awake half the night are gone. The air is cold, and something smells burnt. Your master's experiments must be finished, but with what...

The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns)
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Another day wasted as guest of the Empress, a wretchedly long tour of the breath-taking Boreal Falls, conducted as ever by the Lady Amilia. As if she weren't bad enough, an honour guard of soldiers, their...

Minigolf et trahisons, by Xapuyo
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Mirror, by Ondrej Odokienko and Senica Thing
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All four Mirror game books are a result of an assignment for the Senica Thing creative writing event which had taken place just before Spring Thing and at which the participating students and teachers were...

Misty Hills, by Giuliano Roverato Martins Pereira
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Wait for a tram in a weird fantasy world

Molly and the Butter Thieves, by Alice Grove (as Cosmic Hamster)
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You are Molly Butterfield, dairy farmer extraordinaire. In the past week there have been two mysterious butter disappearances from your own kitchen. There will not be a third. Molly and the Butter Thieves...

Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret, by Jim Aikin and Eric Eve
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Walking home from school is mostly okay, except for one big problem: Every day you have to pass right by Mrs. Pepper's house. She may not actually be a witch, but she sure acts like one. And now she's stolen...

Muggle Studies, by M. Flourish Klink
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You play as Alice Armstrong, the new Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland, even though you've never heard of "muggles" before and never knew magic was real...

my heart, bared., by Sophia de Augustine
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A tiny tribute to the Nemesis Ambition in Fallen London. Made for the One Choice Jam.

Myth, by Paul Findley
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IT'S NOT EASY BEING A GOD... The golden age of Ancient Greece. A time of men and gods. A place of Myths and legends. Where errant Heroes vie with preternatural forces while their gods stand aloof and...

Napier's Cache, by Vivienne Dunstan
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Scotland, 1594: You're used to strange requests in your role as servant to John Napier. He's not just famous as a mathematician, but is also known for his occult skills and knowledge, still valued in these...

New Year's Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen
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Social gatherings are not your preferred activity. But this one is obligatory, and it threatens to ruin you. You are Karen Zhao, a senior in college who is home for winter break, and seeing your old high...

Nightfall, by Eric Eve
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The Enemy is expected to arrive at any moment. Staying behind is either the stupidest or the bravest thing you've ever done. Only one thing - or one person - could have made you stay. So now there's nothing...

Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina, by Jim Aikin
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Nothing Could be Further From the Truth, by Adam Wasserman
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Welcome to the Bunker, an orderly, underground utopia where everyone’s needs have been satisfied. You, Oliva Mirram, are a dust maid assigned to Research Lab A-U61, a facility in the Developmental...

Nowheresville, by Morpheus Kitami and Cody Gaisser
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You are stuck in an oddly perfect town that might be Hell. Are you going to try to escape again?

Old Jim's Convenience Store, by Anssi Räisänen
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When you heard that Uncle Jim has left you his convenience store in his will, you were initially delighted. After all, you've always wanted to stand on your own, make your own money and get forward in life,...

On the Farm, by Lenny Pitts
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"Visiting Grandma and Grandpa on the farm for the weekend is not your idea of a good time. Mom has told you countless stories about the great adventures she had growing up there. Days spent feeding the...

Once and Future, by G. Kevin Wilson
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Only War - Warhammer 40.000: The Text Adventure, by Simon Christiansen
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In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war. April Fool's joke game. The source code consists almost entirely of the W40K tagline.

Opening Night, by David Batterham
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You stepped off the streetcar moments ago, halting before the grand facade of the Marquis Theatre. You have come to see your idol, the Broadway star Miranda Lily, performing in all her dizzying glory. [blurb...

Orbital Decay, by Kayvan Sarikhani
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An astronaut’s life is wondrous; sometimes, space has other ideas.

The Orion Agenda, by Ryan Weisenberger
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In this sci-fi story, you play as Capt. Jon Stark of SciCorps. You're monitoring a promising alien species on Orion 3 from orbit on Station One when the General gives you your first field assignment. Outpost...

Past Present, by Jim Nelson
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"The agreement is, once the furniture is moved out of the house, each of us goes inside one at a time to collect our remaining things. ...

Photopia, by Adam Cadre
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"Will you read me a story?" "Read you a story? What fun would that be? I've got a better idea: let's tell a story together."

Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle, by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, Liza Daly, John Cater, Ola Sverre Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jon Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes, and Emily Short
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Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die, by Rob Noyes
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A very short game. Whatever you do, do not pick up the phone booth; well, you can guess from the title what happens if you do. [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Picton Murder Whodunnit, by Sia See
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Who shot Major Stephenson: Charles, his brother and business partner, his wife Charlotte, the son Jimmy or even Jeeves the family butler? I don’t know either because the villain changes for each game

Piracy 2.0, by Sean Huxter
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Admiral Copeland entrusted you with a mission to bring a pirate to trial. En-route the pirate's band attacks, boards your ship and kills your crew, throwing you into the brig. But you're not going to let...

The Plant, by Michael J. Roberts
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You're on a business trip with your boss, driving down a deserted highway in the middle of nowhere, when the car breaks down. You set off on foot seeking help, but you soon find yourself in the middle of a...

The Prairie House, by Chris Hay (a.k.a. Eldritch Renaissance Cake)
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A student finishes their prairie field work but has to spend the night alone at an old house. Follow the story from dark evening to mysterious morning and get all the achievements to think up your best...

prepare for return, by Travis Moy
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Entry for SeedComp 2023, sprouting stage. The seed is "other thing" by slugzuki: https://slugzuki.itch.io/seedcomp2

Price of Freedom: Innocence Lost (expanded 2019 version), by Briar Rose
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You are ten years old when you first feel the weight of shackles around your wrists. In a matter of hours, your whole world is turned upside down as you and your brother are dragged away from your home in...

Prism, by Eliot M.B. Howard
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Born to a city of wonders beyond your reach, scarcity has always been a close friend. As a courier, the city’s human infrastructure, you scale its roofworks, evade its constables, risk death every day for...

Protocol, by 30x30
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You are a crewman aboard Observatory Station Calypso-54414d. Everything you know is a lie.

A Pumpkin, by fos1
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A mostly light hearted Halloween fiction. It should be fun. Be careful in the dark side of Pumpkin World!

Raising the Flag on Mount Yo Momma, by Juhana Leinonen
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Gus is a smug numbskull who doesn't deserve to have the insult battle championship. You are here to take the title from him with the best yo momma insults there are. You just have to find them first. Raising...

Recluse, by Stephen Gorrell
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A text adventure in the classic Infocom style. It begins with you delivering a sealed package, contents unknown, to J. Daggett Winton, noted archeologist, explorer, inventor, mathematician, philosopher,......

Red Door Yellow Door, by Charm Cochran
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Guide your sister through a game of visualization, adventure, and danger, and perhaps discover truths about each other along the way. This was originally intended for SeedComp!, but winded up being a bigger...

Repeat the Ending, by Drew Cook
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Explore an all-new "critical edition" of a 1996 Inform 5 game about mental illness, magic, and the second law of thermodynamics. When D, a psychiatrically disabled chaos wizard, learns that an estranged...

Retour vers l'extérieur, by No Game Without Stakes
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Mélange d'escape game et de fiction interactive. Le protagoniste que vous incarnez, est confiné à l'intérieur d'un abri souterrain autonome, administré par un système informatique. Il va devoir évoluer au...

Return to Ditch Day, by M.J. Roberts
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It's been a decade since you graduated, but now it looks like you're going to have to solve one more Ditch Day stack.

Rimworld, by Russel A. Duderstadt
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During the Great Conflict, the people of Rimworld shut off their planet from the rest of humanity behind an impenetrable forcefield. They were not heard from again. Now, 300 years after the War, you are on a...

Risorgimento Represso, by Michael J. Coyne
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You play as an Oxbridge student who, during a particularly boring lecture, falls through a green portal under their desk into the cluttered library of the wizard Ninario. Ninny was trying to summon a...

Rite of the Druid, by Paul Weller
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STORY You are part of a small tribe, preparing to take part in a ritual that will allow you to become a full druid. You are transported to a strange land where you must find the rune of power and return to...

Roadwarden, by Moral Anxiety Studio
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Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, visual novels, adventure games, and interactive fiction, such as inventory puzzles,...

The Rocket Man From The Sea, by Janos Honkonen
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On the old pilot station island, where you live with your parents, the war fought with Earth and Martian rocket-ships and Atomic Heat Rays exist only in the sonorous voice of the newscaster on the radio, and...

Rogue of the Multiverse, by C.E.J. Pacian
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Congratulations, convict 76954! You have been selected for scientific experimentation! You will be matter-transmitted to exotic non-Treaty worlds - where opportunities abound to take in fantastic sights and...

Roofed, by Jim Munroe
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You and your brother’s job — scouring the city’s highest spots for a rare building material in the year 2040 — is already hard enough. Now Anton’s gone and gotten you trapped on a rooftop. Your acrobat...

Rover's Day Out, by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman
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Three hundred years ago, the Brazilian Space Agency discovered a rocky exoplanet only 38 light years from Earth. With a surface temperature of 1200 Celsius and nine times Earth gravity, it's hardly the sort...

The Sacred Shovel of Athenia, by Andy Galilee
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A simple puzzle based IF game in the style of the early Infocom games. The Aim of the game is to find the lost ‘Sacred Shovel’ and return it to the king. We had recently acquired a kitten and my son was a...

Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short
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The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind...

Scripting Diplomacy , by Holly Heisey
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I live, therefore I script. An autistic diplomat has their first solo mission on a non-human space station.

Secret of the Black Walrus, by spaceflounder
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A wicked plot is afoot in Victorian London. Are you a clever enough to discover the Secret of the Black Walrus?

The Shadow in the Cathedral, by Ian Finley and Jon Ingold
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When the monks took me, aged six months, into their care, they named me Wren. Maybe because I was small, insignificant, and happy to eat any crumbs they threw my way. But these days I'm Wren, 2nd Assistant...

Shanidar, Safe Return, by Cecilia Dougherty
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Eurasia, 40,000 years ago. As the story begins, a band of Cro-Magnons have just invaded a nearby Neanderthal camp, falsely claiming that the Neanderthals (Neanders) were planning to steal meat, skins and...

She's Got a Thing for a Spring, by Brent VanFossen
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It's been a hectic year, and it's time to get away. He told you that, and you agreed. Now you're here, in a grove of aspen, and long for a good, long bath in the nearby hot spring. [--blurb from The Z-Files...

Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, by Bob Bates
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Moriarty has set a deadly trap for Sherlock Holmes. And only you can stop him... Travel back in time to Victorian London, where the city is bustling with preparations for Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee. Crowds...

Sir Ramic Hobbs and the High Level Gorilla, by Gil Williamson
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Small World, by Andrew D. Pontious
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The Snow Queen, by St. Bride's School.

So I Was Short Of Cash And Took On A Quest, by Anssi Räisänen
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The fate of the world could be in your hands, or then it could be just an innocent shopping list. Your task is to deliver the mystery envelope, not ask questions

Some Space, by rittermi
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A story about immigrating...in space.

Something Blue, by E. Joyce
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A young bride writes letters to her sister.

The Song of the Mockingbird, by Mike Carletta
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A ruthless outlaw. A kidnapped dancer. A singing cowboy. A long dance of death in the Texas sun. You're unhorsed and disarmed, but you still have your wits and your guitar. You can only hope they'll be...

Spaceship!, by The Guardian's Gamesblog Community
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Spaceship! is a collaborative project of the Guardian's Gamesblog community. The aim was simply to create the greatest group-generated text adventure in the world ever.

The Spectators, by Amanda Walker
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It is 1560. There are no secrets in the iron-willed Duke d'Este's marriage to his young bride, a girl unprepared for her new role as Duchess. The Duke's army of servants are always present, always watching,...

The Spectre of Castle Coris [2015 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield
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Having been created a Duke by the grateful King Kelson for recovering the lost "Axe of Kolt", you are touring the towns and villages of your new duchy of Charlton when you hear about some strange goings-on...

Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
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A vacation in our lovely country! See the ethnic charms of the countryside, the historic grandeur of the capital city. Taste our traditional cuisine; smell the flowers of the Old Tree. And all without...

Stone Harbor, by Liza Daly
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You're good at what you do: tell tourists pretty lies about love, money, and life after death. That's what people want from a boardwalk psychic, and you deliver. It's not the future you imagined for...

Stygian Dreams, by Giorgos Menelaou
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An interactive exploration of death, and the acceptance of it.

Sub Rosa, by Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy
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A puzzle game about secrets in the Age of Lead. You've spent seventeen years preparing for an infiltration. Stealing the Confessor's secrets is only the beginning: it will all be for nothing if you leave a...

Submarine Sabotage, by Garry Francis
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You are currently serving aboard the USS Ibis, the first of the US Navy's top-secret Puny class submarines. The Puny class is an attack submarine that packs maximum firepower into a minimum-sized hull. It...

The Sun Doesn't Shine Here, by Stanley W. Baxton
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You're on an archeological expedition to the Lost City, and the sun doesn't shine here.

Sunday Afternoon, by Christopher Huang (as Virgil Hilts)
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It's gloriously sunny outside, and you can smell the grass from in here. It's not fair. All the servants have the day off, and you can bet they're not cooped up indoors in their Sunday best. If only there...
Sunset Over Savannah, by Ivan Cockrum
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In this game, you play as an office worker on vacation on a beach in Savannah. This is your last day of a very blissful vacation, and you realize you really really hate your job. You could quit, but should...

Suveh Nux, by David Fisher
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An entry in the 2007 One Room Game Competition. You play a magician's servant who gets trapped in your master's vault; you'll need to learn some of his tricks if you want to get out.

Sweetpea, by Sophia de Augustine
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Someone claiming to be your father is trying to break in. Following the eponymous Sweetpea is: a mosaic faced guardian angel, something wearing her father’s guise, and the detritus of life in their gently...

Swigian, by Mathbrush (as Rainbus North)
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I don't like talking. Let's build a fire. Swigian is a minimalist game. It is long, but quickly finished, with few words and few complications.

T-Zero, by Dennis Cunningham
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PROLOGUE A dream came to you as you tossed uneasily upon an unfamiliar bed. In your dream, a time-worn figure waved a scythe in slow arcs across your sky-blue field of vision and picked, out of thin air,...

Take the Dog Out, by ell
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It’s nine A.M., and your (perfect, responsible) girlfriend needs (flighty, distractible) you to take the dog out. Take the Dog Out is a brief game asking you to do one simple task.

Tex Bonaventure and the Temple of the Water of Life, by Truthcraze
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In this homage to Indiana Jones, you play as Tex Bonaventure, an adventurer and treasure hunter. After three days of exploring the deep dark swamps of the Everglades, you've finally found your destination....
Theatre, by Brendon Wyber
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Your job as a real estate agent brings you into contact with many old buildings, but none are quite like the old theatre that has stood deserted for almost thirty years. After visiting it with some...
Thief of the Thousand Suns, by Dom Kaye
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Two Elizabethan-era friends embark on a simple treasure-seeking adventure and find something else.

Thin Walls, by Wynter
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I wonder how long it will take this room to feel like mine, this house to feel like home. I wonder when I will actually get to meet Eddie, the landlord. It's almost as if the house itself is pulsating, its...

Things that Happened in Houghtonbridge, by Dee Cooke
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On a hot summer weekend, all Olivia Raines wants to do is get on with her studies for her upcoming exams. But her unreliable aunt, Beverly, has gone missing, and Olivia finds herself unwillingly dragged into...

This Old Haunted House, by Jason Love
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Your show's normally a solo act, but co-ghosting's a nice change of pace.

Those Days, by George Larkwright
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“Funny how some friendships end in a thunderstorm of insurmountable differences, whilst others slowly dim out of sight

Time: All Things Come to an End, by Andy Phillips
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After many years developing a time travel machine, the company has decided to close the project down. If only you could get the machine to work, you would be able to make a leap into the future to prove its...
Tookie's Song, by Jessica Knoch
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Cat aliens from the planet Purrsimmon have stolen your pet dog, Tookie! Rescue him by solving all the various light-hearted puzzles they've set up for you!
Toonesia, by Jacob Weinstein
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From the introduction: "Oooh, that rascally rabbit! You were out hunting him when he somehow got the jump on you, blindfolded you, and dumped you into a cell. Well, you’ll show him. He’ll be hasenpfefer by...

Trading Punches, by Mike Snyder
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Transfer, by Tod Levi
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"The staff's jubilant anticipation of the first human transfer was now replaced with dread. Why had the Professor fallen ill so suddenly? And how callous of the Overseers to insist on proceeding without...

Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom, by S. John Ross
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In the cruel kingdoms north of the Viraxian Empire, a barbarian seeks treasure - and vengeance! Having escaped the clutches of the Slaver King, he has vowed to pillage the wealth of the kingdom ... then...

The Trials and Tribulation of Edward Harcourt, by MelS and manonamora
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Friday February 2nd, 1923 My dearest friend, Such good fortune has befallen me, that I scarcely dare write you in case it is merely some joke played on me by fate. Lord knows that Fortuna has not been kind...

Tricks of light in the forest, by Pseudavid
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Some year not too far, in a foggy morning just before sunrise, a normal girl takes a normal walk in a normal forest. A Gruescript choice-parser hybrid, exploration walking simulator with light puzzles....

Trinity, by Brian Moriarty
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You're neither an adventurer nor a professional thrill-seeker. You're simply an American tourist in London, enjoying a relaxing stroll through the famous Kensington Gardens. When World War III starts and the...

Tryst of Fate, by G. M. Zagurski
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Your last trip up the stairs before you can relax in a nice hot bath brings you into rather unfortunate contact with a toy car left carelessly on a stair, and your head connects with the wooden banner near...

Turandot, by Victor Gijsbers
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An operatic performance. A tale of atonement. A dating sim with a crocodile pit. Content warnings: sex; sexism and other gender issues; suicide; torture; homophobia; xenophobia.

Ürs, by Christopher Hayes, Daniel Talsky
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You're a regular rabbit who's lived in the same warren your entire life. You have no reason to leave, but the THUD threatens to destroy all the baby kittens. Maybe something in the ancient places of the Ürs...

Uncle Mortimer's Secret, by Jim MacBrayne
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Uncle Zebulon's Will, by Magnus Olsson
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Your eccentric Uncle Zebulon considered himself a wizard, and was rumoured to be very wealthy. But when he died, he only left you one single object in his will... Winner in the TADS division of the First...

Under the Bridge, by Samantha Khan
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Survive as a monster that has taken up residence underneath a bridge, interact with strangers who pass over your bride and see if you can not only survive the encounters, but create a home for yourself....

The Underoos that Ate New York!, by G. Kevin Wilson
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Looks like that meteor crash from page 12 wasn't as harmless as everyone was expecting: now your clothes are playing mad!...

Varicella, by Adam Cadre
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You are Primo Varicella, Palace Minister at the Palazzo del Piemonte. This title is unlikely to impress anyone. Piedmont is the laughingstock of the Carolingian League, and the Palace Ministry has devolved...

Vespers, by Jason Devlin
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It has been five days, now. Five days since I made the choice. Five days since I closed the gate. Really, there was no choice. Rovato was damned when the first spot appeared: when the first bloody cough...

VESPERTINE, by Sophia de Augustine
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A fangame for the greatest mafia movie that never existed, Goncharov (1973). Or- a closer look at Andrey and Goncharov's tumultuous, doomed romance and the little black book he's never seen without. Made for...

The Voyage of the Resplendent, by Philip Douglas
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For centuries the Empire has been ruled by successive clone daughters of its founder with a mix of military might, political manipulation and a total monopoly on faster-than-light travel. That control has...
The WadeWars Book III: Askin, by Jim Fisher
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In this fantasy adventure, you play as someone looking for their uncle Seamore. Seamore is an oddball scientific genius who invented a transdimensional teleportation device, and now he's trapped in a...

A Walk Around the Neighborhood, by Leo Weinreb
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The sun is filtering hazily through a partly-cloudy sky on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon. You're feeling lazy and a bit glued to the couch, but your partner insists on you getting some exercise. And...

The Weapon, by Sean Barrett
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Wearing the Claw, by Paul O'Brian
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A traditional fantasy quest in which you and your village have been cursed with a slow transformation into various animals. The only way to stop the curse is to retrieve the Pendant of Elinor from the...

The Weight of a Soul, by Chin Kee Yong
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In a world of arcane mysteries, a young doctor's apprentice unravels a conspiracy most grim. The Weight of a Soul is a mystery-horror interactive novel inspired by IF classics like Blue Lacuna and...

The White Bull, by Jim Aikin
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Who Shot Gum E. Bear?, by Damon L. Wakes
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Gum E. Bear lies dead in a pool of his own liquid centre, and only Bubble Gumshoe - private eye extraordinaire - can deliver sweet justice on the rain-sticky streets of Sugar City. Explore the area, seek out...

Whom The Telling Changed, by Aaron A. Reed
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The people had always gathered on moonless nights to hear the stories, since the time of their ancestors' ancestors. The heat of the fire and the glow in the storyteller's eyes made the past present, and the...

The Windhall Chronicles, Volume 1: The Path to Fortune, by Jeff Cassidy and C. E. Forman
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You have been volunteered by your master for a quest to save the small city of Windhall from a terrible fate. [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Winter Wonderland, by Laura Knauth
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"Young Gretchen could have only imagined the fanciful events that were to occur before finding herself lost in a winter wonderland." [--blurb from Competition '99]

Wintervale, by Ethan Erh
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An ill fate is about to fall upon Wintervale, a city of commerce founded upon the nests of a mighty winter dragon. Experience what might be its final days through the eyes of a local tavern master

The Witch's Apprentice, by Garry Francis
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Your name is Susan. You are 14 years old and you have ambitions of becoming a witch. You have just completed two years of study at the Spooksville Academy of Witchcraft. You reckon you know all the theory...

Witchfinders, by Tania Dreams
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Middle ages left their footprints on the history of humankind: rich and poor, steel and wood, pest and wild celebrations mixed together in a one wild sauce. Technology was far from our days, but a true power...

With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie
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no dreams written by porpentine scored by brenda neotenomie

The Withering Gaze of the Earth, by Emily Worm
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On an island where the world ended, away from the judgmental eyes of the world, a new god (your terrible mother) is waking up.

The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson
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You were recently acquired by the brave Ser Leonhart and his squire to sniff out the evil shapeshifting wizard. Unfortunately, you are not a wizard sniffer (if such a thing even exists). As far as you can...

Wizard's Club, by Robert Szacki
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Wolfsmoon, by Marco Innocenti
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It is the fifteenth corpse. Among those they found. More than twenty people have disappeared in the last few months. Some say it's a wild animal, stalking the outskirts of town. Some say it's a killer, a new...

World, by J. D. McDonald
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On a scientific mission, your starship found that its long-range scanners could not penetrate the atmosphere of an unknown planet due to a shimmering forcefield. A landing party was sent down to investigate,...

Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton
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For over 20 years, I dreamed about an alternate universe I called the Higher World. For three of those years, I poured almost all of my creative energy into a novel-length story set in that universe. Worlds...

Wry, by Olaf Nowacki
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A one and a half room slapstick miniature about subconscious erotic desires with three quite different endings.

Yes, Another Game with a Dragon!, by John Kean
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In this game, you play as a brawny adventurer heroically rescuing a fair maiden from a fire-breathing dragon. Oops, sorry, no, that was just a dream. You're actually an out-of-shape drunken lout. But then...

Your Death, in Four Acts, by Amanda Walker
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Post-Comp version of my Petite Mort entry for EctoComp 2021. This version adapts all 4 of the Emily Dickinson poems I originally intended to use, but was unable to do in only 4 hours.

Zeppelin Adventure, by Robin Johnson
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Piloting a tea-zeppelin on Mars is a lonely job, but this run is nearly over and then you're due for a holiday. That's unless you get sucked into a puzzly adventure involving pterodactyls, robots,...

Zombie Eye, by Dee Cooke
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You find yourself facing down the Zombie Eye... again. Can you cure it this time?

[IFComp 22 - Beta] Cannelé & Nomnom - Defective Agency, by Younès R. & Yazaleea
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Set foot in Falaisant, an enigmatic city full of magic and mysteries. You are an amnesiac individual who, in a desperate attempt to find out who you are, hires the only agency willing to take the case....
[PYG]MALION*, by C.J.
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A story about you — The Murdered God — and your attempt to solve the mystery of your death in places beyond.

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