Games which take place in chat messenger systems or on a digital interface - an IFDB Poll
by grimperfectSpecifically, works where the main mechanic is either exploring a in-game digital interface(ala Secret Little Haven) or communicating using a type of chat/text messenger system(think Emily is Away).
| Digital: A Love Story, by Christine Love 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) (  ) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 5 votes "Centres around an..." [+]"Centres around an online chat for a role-playing game guild." ( Vote for this game | |
| Human Errors, by Katherine Morayati 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| A Paradox Between Worlds, by Autumn Chen 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| You are SpamZapper 3.1, by Leon Arnott 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Analogue: A Hate Story, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --autumnc... Vote for this game | |
| whoami, by n-n 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| CosmoServe: an Adventure Game for the BBS-Enslaved, by Judith Pintar 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Walter Sandsquish... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303, by Victor Gijsbers 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Portal, by Rob Swigart, Brad Fregger 2 votes "A unique interactive story that I played through on Commodore 64" [+]"A unique interactive story that I played through on Commodore 64: You return to Earth after 100 years to discover you're alone. Logging in to a computer terminal, it isn't long before you attract the attention of an AI companion, who tells you everything that happened since you had been gone." ( ) --mjhayes... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Excalibur, by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris, and Duncan Bowsman 2 votes "Emulates a fan..." [+]"Emulates a fan wiki for a long-forgotten British sci-fi show, complete with commentary from the fans" --J. J. Guest... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| AlethiCorp, by Simon Christiansen 2 votes "Takes place on a corporate remote working web page." [+]"Takes place on a corporate remote working web page." --Simon Christiansen... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Absence of Law, by mathbrush 2 votes "You interact through a computer surveillance system. " [+]"You interact through a computer surveillance system. " --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Hate Plus, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --autumnc... Vote for this game | |
| Re: Dragon, by Jack Welch 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Fix Your Mother's Printer, by Geoffrey Golden 2 votes "Simulates a video chat interface (sort of)" [+]"Simulates a video chat interface (sort of)" --JTN... (No comment) [+](No comment) --joes... Vote for this game | |
| The Entropy Cage, by Emmanuel King Turner (as 'Stormrose') 1 vote "The entire game..." [+]"The entire game takes place in front of a terminal where you must screen through reports from malfunctioning sub-sentient computer programs. There is only one other human character, and we talk to him via messaging." ( Vote for this game | |
| Frontiers of the Mind, by MinusOnePublishing 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| vanitas, by sweetfish 1 vote "Simulates various Internet text interactions" [+]"Simulates various Internet text interactions: It's not very interactive, but otherwise fits the bill." --JTN... Vote for this game | |
| Empyreum, by n-n 1 vote "Spanish language. The online store at the end of the world." [+]"Spanish language. The online store at the end of the world." ( Vote for this game | |
| Mikayla's Phone, by Angie Cornelson (as 'Mikayla Colorlik') 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| A Comedy of Error Messages, by Adam Le Doux 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Limbô.exe, by Henka 1 vote "Simulates a tabbed browser / windowed interface" [+]"Simulates a tabbed browser / windowed interface" --JTN... Vote for this game | |
| please tell me you love me, by ellis dex 1 vote "In a closing-down MUD interface" [+]"In a closing-down MUD interface" --JTN... Vote for this game | |
| Boogle, by Buster Hudson 1 vote "A creepy spoof of the Google search engine" [+]"A creepy spoof of the Google search engine" --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |
| Old Web Cobwebs, by Gray Lo-Fi 1 vote "Approximates Neopets/MySpace/etc with some chat" [+]"Approximates Neopets/MySpace/etc with some chat" --JTN... Vote for this game | |
| Hidden Gems, Hidden Secrets, by Naomi Norbez, Josh Grams 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Amanda Walker... Vote for this game | |
| EyeOS: Apple II Inspired Horror-Mystery Game, by trainspotter 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Coral Nulla... Vote for this game | |
| Cheeky Girls, by HHRichards 1 vote "Chat at work" [+]"Chat at work: It's a sweet chatting simulator with your flirty coworker" ( ) --hhrichards... Vote for this game | |
| This is what I need to tell you, by Max Fog 1 vote "Literally made on the platform (not a very good "game" but still)" [+]"Literally made on the platform (not a very good "game" but still)" --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
| Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Walter Sandsquish... Vote for this game | |
| how do i love you?, by Sophia de Augustine 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sophia de Augustine... Vote for this game | |
| Maddie Goes Shopping, by HHRichards 1 vote "Chat with Maddie in a changing room, she shows pics" [+]"Chat with Maddie in a changing room, she shows pics: It's a chatting/flirting simulator" --hhrichards... Vote for this game | |
| You're Gone, by Madison Scott-Clary 1 vote "A custom choice..." [+]"A custom choice game about texting a dead loved one." ( Vote for this game | |
| Charlie The Robot, by Fernando Contreras 1 vote "Several parts featuring interfaces and pretend advertisements" [+]"Several parts featuring interfaces and pretend advertisements" --thecanvasrose... Vote for this game | |
| (12:35), by I'm L 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Iamb(ici), by Josée Cadaba (as Jo Lourdez) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Victor Gijsbers... Vote for this game | |
| yet another planning doc, by Naarel 1 vote "taking place in..." [+]"taking place in Google Docs for most part" --Naarel... Vote for this game | |
| I need to let it out, by Naarel 1 vote "entirely in..." [+]"entirely in Notepad" --Naarel... Vote for this game | |
| Coming Out Simulator 2014, by Nicky Case 1 vote "You text with the author, your boyfriend, and the texting interface is used while talking with your parents. It's detailed and has a distinct sense of "your choices matter" in a non-cliche way." [+]"You text with the author, your boyfriend, and the texting interface is used while talking with your parents. It's detailed and has a distinct sense of "your choices matter" in a non-cliche way." --Pinmat135... Vote for this game | |
| Mother Tongue, by Nell Raban 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Lost Memories Dot Net, by Nina Freeman & Aaron Freeman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... Vote for this game | |
| Blooming Panic, by robobarbie, Destini Islands, Allie Vera 1 vote "One of the main..." [+]"One of the main influences behind a wave of chatsims in the visual novel scene" ( Vote for this game | |
| Secret Little Haven, by Victoria Dominowski 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --autumnc... Vote for this game | |
| Chloe Is Home, by KhairikaSinani 1 vote "A powerful horror..." [+]"A powerful horror chat game. Suspenseful story about a stranger mimicking a roommate's cousin. When it picks up speed near the end, wow." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| A Normal Lost Phone, by Dear Villagers 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| Thread unlocked., by Max Fog 1 vote "On a forum or similar" [+]"On a forum or similar" --Max Fog... Vote for this game | |
| Closure, by Sarah Willson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --OverThinking... Vote for this game | |
| Killing Time at Lightspeed, by Gritfish 1 vote "The gameplay..." [+]"The gameplay consists of refreshing your social media page while on a trip to a new planet. Because your ship is traveling at near lightspeed the passage of time you experience is shorter than for those on Earth. Each time you refresh you get years' worth of responses even if it feels like a brief moment. You can even comment and see if people respond." ( Vote for this game | |
| blackberry bloodbath, by Melany Socorro 1 vote "Windows-like user interface" [+]"Windows-like user interface" --JTN... Vote for this game | |
| Anonymous Connection, by moniker ersatz 1 vote "Chatroom in a..." [+]"Chatroom in a dystopian setting where human interaction is almost impossible due to a hivemind that has overrun Earth. Instead, people meet online and interact with strict anonymity." ( Vote for this game | |
| Lewd Mod, by HHRichards 1 vote "Fun to chat with your female boss" [+]"Fun to chat with your female boss: A chat simulator as you do work with your coworker" ( ) --hhrichards... Vote for this game | |
| 19 Once, by Yvonne Jeagon, Larissa Jemmy 1 vote "Four chat windows" [+]"Four chat windows" --Joey Jones... Vote for this game | |
| Type Help, by William Rous 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
| To Be You, by Sandeep Singh, Celestia De Roza, Cheng Him, Crispin Rodrigues, Don Shiau, Izyanti Asa'ari, Jennifer Anne Champion, Pamela Seong Koon, Praval Visvanath, Sarah Mak, Shivram Gopinath, tysha khan, Ummi Tasfia, Valen Lim 1 vote "The only downside..." [+]"The only downside is that you need to submit an email account to play." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| The 404 Society, by McGravin 1 vote "A chat messaging..." [+]"A chat messaging program that hooks you up with a user who is a member of a Society that searches for internet cryptids. Realistic interface both for the chat program and the internet browser." ( Vote for this game | |
| whoami [es], by n-n 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --HereticMole... Vote for this game | |
| Lewd Mod: Noir, by HHRichards 1 vote "Chat with sexy spies" [+]"Chat with sexy spies: It's a flirting/dating simulator but with mysterious spies " ( ) --hhrichards... Vote for this game | |
| DOL-OS, by manonamora 1 vote "It's all in a computer" [+]"It's all in a computer" --manonamora... Vote for this game | |
| Visual DOS 2024 Tech Preview, by Abbie Gonzalez 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... Vote for this game | |
| Lore Distance Relationship, by Naomi "Bez" Norbez 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( Vote for this game | |
Poll created on September 23, 2019
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