Specifically, 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) ( ![]() | |
Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 5 votes "Centres around an..." [+]"Centres around an online chat for a role-playing game guild." --Joey Jones... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Human Errors, by Katherine Morayati 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
A Paradox Between Worlds, by Autumn Chen 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
You are SpamZapper 3.1, by Leon Arnott 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Analogue: A Hate Story, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
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... ![]() | |
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." ( ![]() | |
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) ( ![]() | |
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) ( ![]() | |
Hate Plus, by Christine Love 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Frontiers of the Mind, by MinusOnePublishing 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
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... ![]() | |
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." ( ![]() | |
Mikayla's Phone, by Angie Cornelson (as 'Mikayla Colorlik') 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
A Comedy of Error Messages, by Adam Le Doux 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
please tell me you love me, by ellis dex 1 vote "In a closing-down MUD interface" [+]"In a closing-down MUD interface" --JTN... ![]() | |
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... ![]() | |
Old Web Cobwebs, by Gray Lo-Fi 1 vote "Approximates Neopets/MySpace/etc with some chat" [+]"Approximates Neopets/MySpace/etc with some chat" --JTN... ![]() | |
Hidden Gems, Hidden Secrets, by Naomi Norbez, Josh Grams 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Amanda Walker... ![]() | |
Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Walter Sandsquish... ![]() | |
how do i love you?, by Sophia de Augustine 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sophia de Augustine... ![]() | |
You're Gone, by Madison Scott-Clary 1 vote "A custom choice..." [+]"A custom choice game about texting a dead loved one." ( ![]() | |
Charlie The Robot, by Fernando Contreras 1 vote "Several parts featuring interfaces and pretend advertisements" [+]"Several parts featuring interfaces and pretend advertisements" --thecanvasrose... ![]() | |
(12:35), by I'm L 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Iamb(ici), by Josée Cadaba (as Jo Lourdez) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Victor Gijsbers... ![]() | |
Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303, by Victor Gijsbers 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
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... ![]() | |
Mother Tongue, by Nell Raban 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Lost Memories Dot Net, by Nina Freeman & Aaron Freeman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --autumnc... ![]() | |
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" ( ![]() | |
Secret Little Haven, by Victoria Dominowski 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
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." ( ![]() | |
A Normal Lost Phone, by Dear Villagers 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Thread unlocked., by Max Fog 1 vote "On a forum or similar" [+]"On a forum or similar" --Max Fog... ![]() | |
Closure, by Sarah Willson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
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." ( ![]() | |
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." ( ![]() | |
Re: Dragon, by Jack Welch 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
19 Once, by Yvonne Jeagon, Larissa Jemmy 1 vote "Four chat windows" [+]"Four chat windows" --Joey Jones... ![]() | |
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... ![]() | |
DOL-OS, by manonamora 1 vote "It's all in a computer" [+]"It's all in a computer" --manonamora... ![]() | |
Lore Distance Relationship, by Naomi "Bez" Norbez 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Poll created on September 23, 2019