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"This Book Is A Dungeon" is a horror-themed Twine-based game that combines interactive fiction with pixel art. The game features gruesome challenges, light RPG elements, and multiple endings. Players will encounter dark and disturbing puzzles and face dozens of gruesome deaths. The game also includes a 40,000-word game dev diary as a bonus feature. This game is not for the faint of heart or those easily disturbed.

Open-world procedural illustrated text-based RPG

In "Welcome to Moreytown," you are a moreau, a human-animal hybrid survivor living in a dangerous, gang-ridden slum. When threats escalate, you must navigate the town's power dynamics, choosing to either dismantle or lead the gangs, while fighting for your survival as one of thirteen species. Play as male, female, or non-binary, with options for various sexual orientations. Your decisions will shape the fate of Moreytown.

"Delight Games Premium Library" is a collection of 80+ choice-based gamebooks, offering diverse genres from fantasy to romance. New volumes are regularly added, and the game is small in download, easy on battery, and accessible to blind users. The game is actually free, with no paying for a choice and no currency needed for choices, allowing for a non-spoiled and open exploration of the storylines.

"Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion" is a choice-based gamebook set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As a Space Marine of the Imperial Fists Chapter, you must fight your way through aliens and heretics on a haunted star vessel and find a way to escape. The game is based on the gamebook by Jonathan Green, originally published by Black Library/Games Workshop.

In "DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice," players navigate a text-based, choose-your-own-adventure game set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Make decisions that determine the outcome of the story, casting spells and battling monsters along the way. With multiple branching paths and the possibility of permadeath, each playthrough offers a unique experience.

Tin Star is a sci-fi noir adventure game where you play as a hard-boiled detective on a decaying space station. Question suspects, gather evidence, and solve puzzles to uncover a sinister plot while navigating a world of political intrigue and corruption. With multiple endings based on your choices, every decision matters in this immersive, atmospheric experience.

In "Sabres of Infinity," become an Royal Tierran Army officer in a low-fantasy world, where gunpowder and magic rule the battlefield. Command a unit of Royal Dragoons, making tactical decisions over five years of war, and choose whether to earn loyalty or betray for personal gain. With a mix of mind, wits, pistol, and sword combat, your choices will shape your destiny in this brutal and climactic conflict.

"Omen Exitio: Plague" is a Lovecraftian adventure game where you play as Dr. Jake Huntington, a military doctor investigating a mysterious disease threatening human extinction with potentially preternatural origins. Set in 1896 Zanzibar, you'll explore dark conspiracies and intrigues, pushing the boundaries of human intellect to uncover the truth and save humanity. The game is inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s, offering a unique and immersive experience.

In "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante," players navigate a ruthless world in a narrative-driven RPG format, following a man who challenges the existing social order. The game is presented as a journal, with life-altering decisions and the struggle for freedom at its core.