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A short second-person interactive fiction fragment with ambient audio synced to the prose

Text-based multiplayer space trading game that runs in Telegram: move goods between ports, upgrade ships and build corporations in a shared galaxy.

Text-based open-world crime game for the terminal, written in Bash: travel cities, take jobs and heists, buy weapons, manage health and inventory.

Deductive logic puzzle, Sudoku meets Mastermind, for browser and Game Boy Color; protect data before buffer empties.

A visual novel RPG where you type any action and an AI game master responds in real time

Browser-playable multiplayer text RPG (MUD): explore zones, fight, craft and quest in a 90s-style online dungeon.

Terminal survival sim: pick a character and endure a collapsing job market

Anonymous party game: send truths and dares, bet karma and vote on dilemmas

Interactive fiction that explores identity through a continuity file holding who you were