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7th Place - 31st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2025) Teatro della Fantasia is the premier opera house in the fantastical city of Lyra. The artists are hard at work preparing for opening night of the season. This annual event marks the beginning of Carnival, a time of masquerades — and, invariably, mischief. You're a private investigator who has been hired to ensure the show goes off wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Opera: Mischief at the Masquerade.

What's going on with Roxy? ---- Sift and sort your way through Roxy's cluttered desktop to uncover the truth! Roxy's Windows is an interactive story based game where you're free to take things at your own pace; learn more about Roxy and her friends through the files on her computer, organizing them as you please. Created as a part of Stepford's Mobile Game Jam on Newgrounds, this game can be pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roxy's Windows.

Description: Mixed with plants, food, uncommon scenes & even suitable for vegetarian players, recommended for users who'd like to know how simple HTML-codes could define a bunch of exciting stuff? View some funny lines while exploring hidden regions, could additionally direct you to innovative paths with alternate ending-sequences. Controls/FAQ: hover your mouse over specific spots = german tran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to alley 404.

Background 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 and now it's time to put that theory into practice. As with all trades, you must start out as an apprentice. You've been allocated to Broomhilda, the old witch that lives in the spooky… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's Apprentice.

Background You are Rowan of Bunglewood Downs, would-be thief and seeker of magic. There's known to be a Cave of Magic deep in the forest of Bunglewood. The cave is not hard to find, but no one goes there for fear of being eaten by a troll. As no one's been there, no one knows for sure what's in the cave. It's rumoured to contain treasure, but if it contains treasure, why isn't it called The Cave o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeker of Magic.

***GOAL ***Collect objects from nature, enjoying the sights and sounds while you're at it. You'll have to solve a few puzzles in the process. The game is basically a text adventure "treasure hunt". If you're new to text adventure games, please read "HOW TO PLAY" below, type "Help" in-game for more information on how to play, or first play Sandcastle Adventure, which includes a beginner tutorial.**… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowshoe Adventure.

GOAL:In Sandcastle Master you play as a kid at the beach with your family. Your goal is to build a sandcastle, find treasures, and decorate the castle. Explore and solve puzzles to find five treasures, then drop them onto your sandcastle and admire your work. BACKGROUND:This game includes a tutorial to help players learn to play classic "text adventure" style games, and the game is suitable for ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandcastle Master (TALP).

Please note: Autosaving does not work by default on itch.io due to browser limitations!To save progress, please enable third-party cookies in your browser, or play the game at cocoamoss.com or ddrkirby.com instead.Nyamo's Adventure v1.1.2by DDRKirby(ISQ) and Kat JiaReleased under the Cocoa Moss label Please be patient as the game loads! You may have to click to give it focus.Soundtrack download Ny… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nyamo's Adventure.

Explore a virtual gallery of submechanophobia in a retro computing environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Submerged Gallery.

Samurai Shaver is a rhythm game that follows the quest of a lonely samurai warrior. Your mission – to cleanse the land of unwanted body hair. Watch the rhythm and slice hairs to the beat! Samurai Shaver was developed by DDRKirby(ISQ) and Kat Jia, under the Cocoa Moss label. It was originally developed in 72 hours as an entry for round 40 of the Ludum Dare game jam. Download the soundtrack for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samurai Shaver.

TWO is a treasure-hunt style TEXT ADVENTURE game in which every location description, object description, incidental message & response message consists of a maximum of TWO words.  TWO was written using using the in-browser development tool, ADVENTURON CLASSROOM. A link to the source code of the game can be found at the bottom of that page. If you like two, please consider entering the #treasurehu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TWO.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

83% User Score Based on 231 reviews

The French government entrusts criminal investigations to citizens! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PCI Agent.

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 theory about what happened. This game is a classic parser style text adventure. Type one, two, or more word commands (usually two words) and press Enter. Here is a list of some basic commands: Trav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Prairie House.

Welcome to Deltarune: Lightners Live Plus, a fangame recreation of the rhythm game from Deltarune Chapter 3! Scroll down to the bottom of this description for the downloadable build. You can use the Itch App to get auto-updates if you want. Here's the link to the Custom Map Guide Here's the link to the GameBanana page, where you can download and upload custom maps Deltaurune: Lightners Live Pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deltarune: Lightners Live Plus.

A z-machine interpreterfor the Pico-8 >play Zork on the Pico-8You can't do that. >say the magic word xyzzyOK, now you can play Zork on the Pico-8. >play ZorkWest of HouseYou are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.There is a small mailbox here. Welcome to Status Line Status Line is a z-machine interpreter written on/for the Pico-8 (standalone executables also… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Status Line.

Introduction "The Opening of the World" is an action-adventure and slice-of-life RPG where your choices have a real impact! In Chapter 1, you play Curran and his brother Keeran in a magical fantasy world on their first day back at school. Attend lessons with friends Rahna and Kareem, hang out after school, and help the people of Catalpa. Be cautious with your choices, as they can lead to conseque… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Opening of the World.

What is "Maybe a Witch Hunter"? "Maybe a Witch Hunter" is a game made in Python by me, GlassFrog, for the 2023 Itch.io My First Game Jam: Winter 2023, which encouraged emerging game makers to create something new and simple in two weeks. Its theme was revealed to be growth. therefore I thought to make a "Princess Maker"-inspired raising simulator as my first game. Considering I'm very bad at draw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maybe a Witch Hunter.

Background It's 23 December 2020. It's been a really tough year for many people with bush fires, floods and other natural disasters and then the Covid-19 pandemic. Many people are doing it tough, so it's up to Santa Claus to bring a smile to their faces and make sure that all the nice children get a present on Christmas Day, even if their parents can't afford it. Today also happens to be your birt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Santa's Trainee Elf.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

[Media 2293963] PRE-ORDER LENIN - THE LION RIGHT NOW Patreon Page - Support the project and get access to exclusive content and rewards Attention - In order to have a better immersive experience... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lenin: The Lion.

Crown of Luna is a narrative based game made by students at High Point University as their final submission to GAM 3302 Narrative and Interactive Fiction. Words of advice from the devs: 1. Upon pressing play, in the bottom right of your screen is a full-screen button added by Itch.io. It is highly recommended to play in full-screen mode. 2. In the bottom left of your in-game screen, the "Menu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crown of Luna.

The Abandoned House Down the Lane Background: Initially created for Ectocomp 2024  "Le Petit Mort" category (<4hrs) and "Spooky Adventure" sub theme. It is creepy but not too scary. CW: blood. After the jam, I took more time and released version 2, which implemented feedback from jam players. Story: You explore the spooky abandoned house down the lane. This was inspired by an overgrown empty lot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Abandoned House Down the Lane.

Day Out Hi! ✨ I’m Zeno, and I am new to text adventures, both as a player and as a writer. I always heard of them, but I played one for the first time here on Itch a few months ago.  So, I experimented, with different styles and approaches, trying to define my personal style. Status I first published this game the 30th April 2024 for the: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2024.  I loaded an updated vers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Day Out (TALP).

A story set in a fictional universe of mine called 'Lestaria', but there's enough context not provided that anyone can enjoy. Consider it somewhat of a prologue for things to come, actually. An unknown deserter from a terrible war winds up in a forest, one so dangerous that only one woman resides there. Begging her for shelter, our protagonist finds that it's not so easy as saying please to obtain… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Their First Meeting.

Background story It's a beautiful day in the gorilla enclosure at Sydney's famous Taronga Park Zoo. There's only one problem. You're not a gorilla, you're a chimpanzee named Charlie. Some idiot zookeeper has mistaken you for a baby gorilla and put you in the wrong enclosure. It must be someone new, as the staff are normally very good. The gorilla is currently asleep. You need to find your way back… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charlie the Chimp.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

91% User Score Based on 705 reviews

Chinese Horror Puzzle Game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Bride.

Introduction Mr and Mrs Graham have gone out to a movie and left you to babysit their young daughter, Anna. What could be easier? Anna is in bed, so you settle down on the living room couch and fall asleep. In your sleep, you dream that Mr and Mrs Graham come home and find Anna missing. The police are called, a city-wide search is instigated and you are severely reprimanded...and rightly so. Amid … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Babysitter.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

84% User Score Based on 2,720 reviews

The Letter is the scariest horror visual novel game that is filled with mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Letter - Scary Horror Choi.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

74% User Score Based on 1,180 reviews

Experience Windows 7 right on your Android device If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Win7 Simu.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

67% User Score Based on 287 reviews

A companion app for the Journeys in Middle-earth board game by FFG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journeys in Middle-earth.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

67% User Score Based on 46 reviews

“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neighboring Islands.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swordbreaker The Game.

Introduction You wake up feeling groggy. Your head hurts. "Blimey. What happened?" You run your fingers through your hair and feel a nasty bump on the back of your head. The last thing you remember was sweeping the floor in the pub before the early morning patrons started arriving. You look around. "What the hell am I doing in the broom closet?" Goal Your first goal is to find out what you're doin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Captain Cutter's Treasure.

85%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

85% User Score Based on 988 reviews

A story game with an amazing ending | Discover all endings If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Exactly A Hero: Story Game.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 791 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 10 reviews

Tokyo Dark is an anime-style horror adventure game combining point and click and visual novel genres. The story follows Detective Itou across Tokyo, searching for the truth behind her partner's strange disappearance. Featuring puzzles, stat management, and difficult decisions, Tokyo Dark puts the narrative in the hands of the player. Players' decisions change their character, opening or locking op… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tokyo Dark.

Introduction The weather is getting hotter and bushfire season is approaching. The animals have to stock up on food and prepare their bushfire survival plans. Every year, the animals appoint a bushfire warden. The bushfire warden has an important job to do, for he or she has to check on all the other animals and make sure that they have their bushfire survival plans in place. This year, it's Kenny… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kenny Koala's Bushfire Survival Plan (TALP).

"Lay thy head to rest, souls quickly spent The world has fallen, left no means to its end A harrowed sea bathed in neon light Steel yourself. Metal tends to bite." Vekari: Remote Bypass is a text-based psychological horror ARG built entirely in-browser. Explore the city of Faktoria, Haloran in the vast world of Vekari, where your decisions shape the world around you. An entire city controlled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vekari: Remote Bypass.

Become a private investigator, check emails, look for clues, and gather digital evidence to submit a report for investigation, or remove it from the database, but be careful, hackers are out to prevent you from pursuing these reports. Primary Features: Realistic desktop environment with draggable windows, sound effects, notifications (in-game), and more.Randomly generated suspects, emails, cri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reported.

While you do not know it yet, you are a wild fox, and you are about to be born. The world you are about to meet is one fraught with danger, and will show no mercy, even to a young kit like yourself. From hunger, to deadly predators, and the strange, two-legged beasts that haunt the forest... You will have to often make difficult choices in order to survive. Will you be able to beat the odds… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Game (2022).

and the gods said: "go forth and cleanse the earth, until no one is left to cleanse."  it's armageddon-o-clock: automate the end of the world and wipe out humanity!  Idle Judgment Day is a very simple and short idle / clicker with real-time progression created in Twine (Harlowe) over a couple of days.  Though it was created mainly as a proof-of-concept and experiment, it is functional on most… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Judgment Day.

Reincarnated As An Adorable Walking Rock In A Peaceful Gardening Sim GameChoose to be Pebble-chan, Rock-kun, or Stone-sensei. Walk around growing plants and enjoying nature sounds. A cozy top-down 2D pixel art gardening sim sandbox with satisfying sounds. Free to play online (no ads or microtransactions) on desktop web browser$1 download for Mac/WindowsThe free online version has all the same feat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reincarnated As An Adorable Walking Rock In A Peaceful Gardening Sim Game.

NOTE: The Maze Game will scroll the web browser window.  It is best played in full screen mode(arrows in the bottom right of the game screen to switch to full screen mode).  Everything else should work just fine in full screen mode as well :) This game is simply titled "Breathing Exercises" for now Each game has some basic instructions before entering the game room for that practice and/or game. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breathing Exercises.

Boléresque Solve the puzzle by rearranging the score of Maurice Ravel's Boléro. Boléresque was created in one month for Games For Blind Gamers 4. Please rate the game and provide feedback! The game outputs text-to-speech using your device's screen reader, if one is detected. You can adjust or disable text-to-speech in the game's Options screen. Please see the Known Issues below. How to Play Y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boléresque.

The Pitch You are an artificial intelligence waking up on a deep-space research station. The crew has vanished. The logs are corrupted. Something terrible happened here. But you're not starting from scratch. Every playthrough, your knowledge persists. What you learn in one run stays with you forever. Piece together the station's dark secrets across multiple playthroughs, unlock new dialogue opti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signals in the Void.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

77% User Score Based on 56 reviews

The year is 1995. A young heiress named Victoria Mason has gone missing.As the newest hire at the Gumshoe Detective Agency, you’ve been assigned your very first case, and all you’ve got to go on is a clunky desktop, a dial-up connection, and a handful of suspicious files. You'll dig through emails, websites, chat logs, and glitchy software in search of the truth. With every document you decrypt,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

70% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

You're the detective If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scriptic Netflix Edition.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

83% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Note about NSFW contentFor some reason, many people assume that this game can generate sexual content, and buy it solely for this reason without reading the store page. So I have to put this here: Please note that the Steam platform imposes restrictions on real-time generated sexual content. For this reason, the Steam version of the game cannot generate sexual content. Other types of adult conte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures.

Overview Welcome to Grizzly Grove! in this game you take the role of a 27 years old young man, named Ryan McBright (name can be customized), who returns to his hometown, Grizzly Grove, a big Coastal city, after a 10-year absence. 10 years ago you left your family's house to live with your uncle after a very strong argument with your mother. You lived with him for the last 10 years, finishing high … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grizzly Grove.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 467 reviews

Not your average visual novel, Seeds of Chaos is a sexy dark fantasy tale with RPG & Strategy elements. Become an active participant in the story, making choices which impact your experience and shape the direction of the narrative. Seeds of Chaos is a dark fantasy eroge made in Ren'py, inspired by the worldbuilding of Berserk, Dark Souls, The Witcher and other epic fantasy series', as well as th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeds of Chaos.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

72% User Score Based on 258 reviews

This is a novel with multiple plot lines, in which you only get to witness only a couple of days of a character who’s name is You. It may seem that except for his name, his life is nothing exceptional. That is if it wasn’t for a chain of events that fluctuate between his daily routine and an existential terror of reiteration. What is the most important part? It’s you and You facing inevitability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

97% User Score Based on 2,961 reviews

You’re not special. You’re not a hero. Thrust into unfortunate circumstances, you find yourself with no other option than to unravel what might be your biggest case yet. There is no choice. We change, but we change nothing. Get to work, detective. Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tails Noir: Prologue.