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Games featuring text based elements. These titles offer unique experiences in the gameplay category.

30 games Gameplay Mechanics

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30 games
Emily is Away Too
Gameplay
story-driven dialogue-based
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Emily is Away Too

nostalgic emotional
Lifeline...
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Lifeline...

intense atmospheric
Analogue: A Hate Story
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Analogue: A Hate Story

intense atmospheric
30 kilogrammes
Gameplay
exploration-heavy text-based

30 kilogrammes

contemplative melancholic
352 (ResistJam Version)
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

352 (ResistJam Version)

atmospheric contemplative
5 (banach-tarski)
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

5 (banach-tarski)

atmospheric intense
198X XMAS WISHBOOK
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

198X XMAS WISHBOOK

cozy reflective
14 (banach-tarski)
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

14 (banach-tarski)

atmospheric unsettling
22 Clues
Gameplay
puzzle-solving text-based

22 Clues

relaxing contemplative
3 Minute Adventure
Gameplay
text-based story-driven

3 Minute Adventure

relaxing funny
10 pieds sous neige
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

10 pieds sous neige

relaxing atmospheric
30 Days until Wedding Bells
Gameplay
story-driven text-based

30 Days until Wedding Bells

relaxing contemplative
2ch
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving

2ch

relaxing nostalgic
2 Hour Project Week 3 - Raccoon Spa
Gameplay
text-based exploration-heavy

2 Hour Project Week 3 - Raccoon Spa

relaxing contemplative
1D-textbased-secondperson-platformer
Gameplay
text-based exploration-heavy

1D-textbased-secondperson-platformer

contemplative weird
12:32 AM - Demo
Gameplay
story-driven text-based

12:32 AM - Demo

intense atmospheric
100 Year
Gameplay
story-driven text-based

100 Year

contemplative atmospheric
4hgamejam3
Gameplay
text-based exploration

4hgamejam3

relaxing atmospheric
0utsider
Gameplay
point and click text-based

0utsider

relaxing atmospheric
2:13 AM
Gameplay
story-driven text-based

2:13 AM

intense atmospheric
0HourGame2019
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

0HourGame2019

atmospheric contemplative
20 haikus
Gameplay
story-driven text-based

20 haikus

contemplative nostalgic
2019 Election Simulator - England Edition
Gameplay
turn-based choice-driven

2019 Election Simulator - England Edition

intense satirical
2347 - Venture Into the Night
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

2347 - Venture Into the Night

intense atmospheric
2am
Gameplay
text-based story-driven

2am

contemplative atmospheric
3 body_Alex
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

3 body_Alex

contemplative atmospheric
10 minutes till midnight
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven

10 minutes till midnight

intense atmospheric
23 Skidoo
Gameplay
text-based exploration-heavy

23 Skidoo

intense atmospheric
20something
Gameplay
story-driven text-based

20something

relaxing contemplative
Mysterbee
Gameplay
text-based point-and-click

Mysterbee

funny relaxing

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