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A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Adam Cadre. 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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- Midnight. Swordfight.Plays here
A fool receives a challenge from a countess. In common: time travel, text adventure, interactive fiction.
- 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.
- ShadePlays here
A one-room interactive fiction game set in your apartment. 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.
- 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.
- You Will Select a DecisionPlays here
A pair of knock-off Choose Your Own Adventure books from Soviet-era Kyrgyzstan, newly declassified by the CIA. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- Cactus Blue MotelPlays here
A game written by Astrid Dalmady for the Annual Interactive Fiction Competition. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- Spy Intrigue
A game written by furkle for the 21st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition. In common: text adventure, interactive fiction.
- All Things DevoursPlays here
A piece of Interactive Fiction. In common: time travel, text adventure, interactive fiction.
- TaghairmPlays here
"Perhaps the most horrible of all recorded magical spells." In common: text adventure, interactive fiction, horror.
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Every game like Shrapnel
PlayableMidnight. Swordfight.
Time Travel · 2015
PlayableCragne Manor
Interactive Fiction · 2018
PlayableShade
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PlayableBabyface
Interactive Fiction · 2020
PlayableA Change in the Weather
Interactive Fiction · 2008
PlayableYou Will Select a Decision
Interactive Fiction · 2013
PlayableCactus Blue Motel
Interactive Fiction · 2016

Spy Intrigue
Interactive Fiction · 2015
PlayableAll Things Devours
Time Travel · 2004
PlayableTaghairm
Interactive Fiction · 2015
Playable9:05
Interactive Fiction · 2000
PlayableEndless, Nameless
Interactive Fiction · 2012
PlayableEven Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone
Interactive Fiction · 2021
PlayableThe Weight of a Soul
Interactive Fiction · 2021
PlayableDomvs
Demon · 2019
PlayableHorse Master
Interactive Fiction · 2013
PlayableRebel Kitsune
Interactive Fiction · 2020
PlayableThe Second Floor
Zombies · 2017
PlayableU R Hell
Interactive Fiction · 2023

Anchorhead
Interactive Fiction · 2003
PlayableUntime
Time Travel · 2025