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Lament your fate and write a poem about it. The games below have the most in common with it — text based, browser game, freeware — 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 You are an Ancient Chinese Poet in Exile
- You Are an Ancient Poet at the Neo-Orchid PavilionPlays on kwananntan.itch.io
When the emperor himself summons you to write a poem about the state of things, who are you to refuse? In common: ancient china, poetry, text based.
- DomvsPlays on litrouke.itch.io
A gothic mystery game in which you rely on your environment to uncover the truth. In common: text based, browser game, freeware.
- 18 CadencePlays here
18 Cadence is an experiment in interactive narrative, asking players to build something from pieces of story. In common: historical, interactive fiction.
- What Fuwa Bansaku FoundPlays on sub-q.com
A samurai explores a haunted shrine. In common: historical, interactive fiction.
- First Draft of the RevolutionPlays on lizadaly.com
An interactive epistolary story written by Emily Short and Liza Daly, in which the reader acts by revising the letters exchanged by its characters. In common: historical, interactive fiction.
- A Bunch of you in a Crowded RoomPlays on caeth.itch.io
it helps to talk to yourself In common: interactive fiction, game jam.
- TimeguessrPlays here
A game of simulated historical and geographical knowledge. In common: historical.
- I Am in This PhotographPlays on litrouke.itch.io
A retelling of the Bluebeard story in less than 500 words. In common: neo twiny jam, browser game, freeware.
- A man outsidePlays on litrouke.itch.io
a friendly horror game in your neighborhood In common: text based, browser game, freeware.
- JanuaryPlays on ifdb.org
January is a dynamic fiction novel detailing one year in the life of a man after the apocalypse. In common: text based, browser game, freeware.
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