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A one-room interactive fiction game set in your apartment. The games below have the most in common with it — text adventure, interactive fiction, horror — ranked by how closely they match, favouring the ones you can play right here in your browser.
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The 10 closest to Shade
- Cragne ManorPlays here
Cragne Manor is an 'exquisite corpse' text adventure commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Michael Gentry's Anchorhead, in which each of its 84 rooms was… In common: text adventure, interactive fiction, horror.
- Anchorhead
Travel to the haunted coastal town of Anchorhead, Massachusetts and uncover the roots of a horrific conspiracy inspired by the works of H. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction, horror.
- BabyfacePlays on ifcomp.org
We are haunted by the houses of our childhood. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction, horror.
- ShrapnelPlays here
A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Adam Cadre. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction, horror.
- A Change in the WeatherPlays here
Walking away from a picnic, you are suddenly caught in a country storm. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- Dual TransformPlays here
Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, where the objective is to escape a virtual room. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and HomePlays here
Heliopause is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- Hunter, in DarknessPlays here
An interactive fiction story by Andrew Plotkin depicting a tense and harrowing chase in a claustrophobic cavern setting. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- Praser 5Plays here
Wander around. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- The DreamholdPlays here
Fantasy Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, as both a game and an introduction to the genre. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
All matches
Every game like Shade
PlayableCragne Manor
Interactive Fiction · 2018

Anchorhead
Interactive Fiction · 2003
PlayableBabyface
Interactive Fiction · 2020
PlayableShrapnel
Time Travel · 2000
PlayableA Change in the Weather
Interactive Fiction · 2008
PlayableDual Transform
Interactive Fiction · 2010
PlayableHoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home
Interactive Fiction · 2010
PlayableHunter, in Darkness
Interactive Fiction · 1999
PlayablePraser 5
Interactive Fiction · 2005
PlayableThe Dreamhold
Interactive Fiction · 2008
PlayableThe Matter of the Monster
Interactive Fiction · 2011
PlayableEven Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone
Interactive Fiction · 2021
PlayableTaghairm
Interactive Fiction · 2015
PlayableThe Weight of a Soul
Interactive Fiction · 2021
Playablecreak, Creak
Interactive Fiction · 2015
PlayableItch
Interactive Fiction · 2015
PlayableDomvs
Demon · 2019
PlayableHorse Master
Interactive Fiction · 2013
PlayableRebel Kitsune
Interactive Fiction · 2020
PlayableThe Second Floor
Zombies · 2017
PlayableU R Hell
Interactive Fiction · 2023
PlayableBigger Than You Think
Interactive Fiction · 2012
PlayableThe Space Under the Window
Interactive Fiction · 1997

Delightful Wallpaper
Interactive Fiction · 2006

So Far
Interactive Fiction · 1996

Vespers
Interactive Fiction · 2005