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The Play's the Thing $5.99
Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?
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The Dragon and the Djinn$8.99
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
Ambition: A Minuet in Power$20.99
18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.
Made Marion$29.99
A romantic action-adventure visual novel based on Robin Hood lore. Play as Lady Marion and choose what kind of leader and lover you want to become. Join Robin's rowdy rebels in Sherwood or tackle the political pitfalls of the Sheriff's Nottingham. Fight for freedom and fall in love!
The Lattice Grimoire$9.99
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Caffeine: Victoria's Legacy$17.99
A choice-rich, fantasy adventure visual novel in a steampunk victorian alternate reality, where coffee is all that matters.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Sins of the Sires$11.99
In this elegy of blood, everyone in Athens owes your boss a favor, making you untouchable! Who will you use, who will you help, and who will you prey on?
Tell a Demon$7.99
Have you ever wanted to outsmart a demon?Experience that and more in Tell a Demon, a visual novel set in a 1920s style fantasy world. Choose love, confront loss, or wreak vengeance. Or some combination of each. Alter each protagonist's personality and ultimate fate.
Suzerain$19.99
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Changeling Charade$7.99
Put on a magical disguise to find true love! As a changeling, will you stay among the human nobility, or join the fairy revolution?
Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds ▪ PrologueFREE
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, an introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Into the WavesFREE
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Forbidden Magic$4.99
Catch a magical arsonist before you lose your heart! Will you romance a rival agent, your hellhound shapeshifter partner, or your boss—an actual devil? A sweet romantic text-based, role playing game.
AIdventure$12.0
No rules, no censorship, the only limit is your imagination, not someone else's. AIdventure is a text adventure game with an AI as a storyteller. It is shipped with more than 25 starting scenarios. Unleash your creativity by writing and sharing your own stories with other players.
Siege of Treboulain$6.99
Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?
Roadwarden$10.99
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Sigh of the Abyss$17.99
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Vogvhathos$1.99
As an elf in a panicked flight from home, you discover a more dangerous secret: a human claiming to be a dragon.
Noblesse Oblige$4.99
Spark romance amid secrets in a crumbling mansion! What will you sacrifice for love? Can you trust your own heart?
Lies Under Ice$5.99
Lead the first settlement on Jupiter's frozen moon, Europa! What alien life lurks beneath the ice? Who is sabotaging your mission? Who can you trust?
Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow$6.99
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Blood for Poppies$5.99
Uncover the dark and tortured legacy of mad science in this psychological horror interactive novel about entrapment and the lingering echoes of trauma.
Futa Heroism$3.99
Enter the lighthearted fictional world of Lady Fantastica in this second ever side story of Heroes of Eroticism. Help up-and-coming hero Lady Futanarica face challenges such as fighting villains, dealing with the Super Duper Awesome Company and having a pregnant girlfriend.
Devil on Your Shoulder$6.99
See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul.
Fallen Hero: Retribution$11.99
So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.
Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight$11.99
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Pitstop in Purgatory$4.99
Astrid wakes up in Purgatory and has to make peace with her death. Only problem is... she doesn't remember anything! Point and click your way through adventure-based gameplay mixed with visual novel storytelling, and solve the mystery of our heroine's untimely demise.
Untold Atlas: otome sim inspired by expedition adventures$14.99
An anime, choice-driven expedition visual novel where you bond and interact with fellow coworkers and three romance-able characters to unlock group chats & romantic scenarios in the story! Choose daily actions to experience branching routes based on your answer choices and relationships (GxB or GxG)
Lux, City of Secrets$7.99
It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?
The Fernweh Saga: Book One$7.99
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
Freshman Magic: Spellbooks and Tangled Sheets$6.99
Duel wizards, cast spells, find true love, and keep your academic scholarship, all while investigating the mysterious disappearances plaguing your campus!
If It Please the Court$6.99
Seduce and surveil as a sexy spy! Gather intel, or gamble on love in Versailles! Who will catch your eye: a spymistress, a poet, or a traitor to the king?
Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress$6.99
In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?
Brimstone Manor$4.99
Can you survive being a demon’s nanny? Uncover a world of paranormal secrets. Magic. Miracles. And a battle between order and chaos. And for your heart.
The Golden Rose: Book One$11.99
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
边缘项目 / Living Island Project$9.99
文字冒险游戏 《边缘项目（Living Island Project）》 即将上线！你将扮演从神秘岛屿归来的9名失踪者之一的艾萨克·里奇（浥尘），协助WPO（世界警察组织）揭露失踪背后真正的阴谋。在这场旅途中，你也试图寻找你丢失的自我；而为了达到这一目的，你又必将失去些什么……
Dark Lovers - Extended Edition$1.99
Dark Lovers is a short pixel art teenage romantic mistery visual novel game about a highschool prom night in 1979 which contains multiple endings and secrets.
风信楼$11.99
昏君误国，怨声载道，无数野心家暗起反心。在京城一家青楼的掩饰下，你培养手下、积攒钱财、收集情报、建立人脉，等待兵变夺权的最好时机……《风信楼》是一部拥有海量选项和丰富剧情的高自由度养成游戏——百种不同结局，尽在你的选择之中。
Be My Loyal Subject - Historical Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel$4.99
The reign of King Ulric begins. Help him decide how he will rule his kingdom. Between the clergy, the army, the merchants, and the common people, will he treat them fairly? Maybe he will find love in one of his followers...
Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood$19.99
You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.
Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel$13.99
Foul Play tells the story of a young, bright-eyed detective who is determined to succeed. Her world quickly turns upside down after she is tasked with catching a sexy, mercurial assassin. In the end, she'll need to determine how pure her conscience really is. After all, justice is subjective.
Social Services of the Doomed$7.99
They have magic and fangs. You have red tape! When vampires, werewolves, wizards, and demons clash, you must mediate. Save your city, or sell your soul?
The Soul Stone War 2$7.99
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Revolution Diabolique$8.99
Unlock diabolical magic in the time of Napoleon and Robespierre! Can you direct the course of the Revolution, or will you lose your head?
Pugmire: Treasure of the Sea Dogs$4.99
Intrigue between dogs and cats in a thrilling adventure! Can you defeat a bloodthirsty cat pirate and recover the Corgi Pearls?
Fox Spirit: A Two-Tailed Adventure$6.99
Dazzle humanity or destroy it as a magical, two-tailed fox! Weave illusions, shapeshift, or control minds. You'll set the world on fire, one way or another.
Sword Princess Amaltea - The Visual Novel$9.99
Princess Amaltea is sent out on this quest, and rescues Prince Ossian. They are both unwilling to play along in these traditional expectations of them, and after fleeing their own wedding they are now out on the open roads – on to new adventures in this gender flipped world!
Relics of the Lost Age$7.99
The Nazis are scouring the globe for powerful occult artifacts. Can you beat them to the treasures and save the world from a thousand years of darkness?
Interstellar Airgap$5.99
Backed by interstellar weaponry, the nation of Panwestia has annexed half the globe. Resistance appears futile--but the hegemon has a very unique weakness...
Temple of Endless Night$5.99
When you discover that the Serpent of Chaos is trying to destroy Egypt, will you stand against him, or will you help spread his eternal darkness?
The Silent Huntress$4.99
"The Silent Huntress" is a visual novel in the genre of a dark fairy tale with choices and different endings. Not only the development of events will depend on your choices, but also the conclusions that the main character makes about her life and the world around her.
Battlemage: Magic by Mail$4.99
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!