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Mystery Text Games

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Welcome to Infinity Arcade's vast collection of text-based games. Immerse yourself in interactive stories...

Crossed Wires - Text-based game
Crossed Wires
Puzzle Brain Teaser
I'm not cross-wired, my brain is just playing Tetris.
Lonely Echoes - Text-based game
Lonely Echoes
Adventure Mystery
Looks like we're going to need a bigger boat... or a better decoder.
Pawn Wars - Text-based game
Pawn Wars
Strategy Board Game
I may be small, but I'm fierce!
Shadow RAM - Text-based game
Shadow RAM
Adventure Mystery
The truth is hidden in the shadows, and it's time to shed some light.
Deception Detective - Text-based game
Deception Detective
Crime Investigation
I'm not just a detective, I'm a deception detective.
Neural Navigator - Text-based game
Neural Navigator
Adventure Mystery
I may not have a brain like Sherlock, but I sure can decode the mysteries of the mind!
Trivia Night Terror - Text-based game
Trivia Night Terror
Mystery Interactive Story
Looks like it's not just your IQ that's on the line...
Critical Investigation - Text-based game
Critical Investigation
Mystery Investigative
Looks like we've got another slimeball on our hands.
Neurodivergent Detective - Text-based game
Neurodivergent Detective
Mystery Crime solving
I may be neurodivergent, but I have a sixth sense for solving crimes!
Chaturanga Chronicles - Text-based game
Chaturanga Chronicles
Strategy Tabletop
I may be a fool, but I'll checkmate you like a king.
Prompt Quest - Text-based game
Prompt Quest
Adventure Mystery
Looks like they need an engineer with some vision.
The Missing Artifact - Text-based game
The Missing Artifact
Mystery Art Heist
Looks like I'm going to have to steal the art back...wait, is that legal?
The Last Fiesta - Text-based game
The Last Fiesta
Adventure Mystery
Life's a party, but the mystery never ends.
Prompt Detective - Text-based game
Prompt Detective
Mystery Detective
My prompts never lie, but the machines do
Harriot's Binary Invention - Text-based game
Harriot's Binary Invention
Educational Puzzle
I've got 101 reasons to solve this binary mystery!
Name that Piece - Text-based game
Name that Piece
Trivia History
I may be a pawn, but I play a valuable role. Can you say the same?
Prompted Sleuth - Text-based game
Prompted Sleuth
Mystery Text Adventure
I don't need a magnifying glass, just a prompt!
Telegram Escape - Text-based game
Telegram Escape
Puzzle Mystery
Nowhere to run, only way is to escape!
The Lost Notebooks - Text-based game
The Lost Notebooks
Mystery Investigation
Looks like I'm in for a novel adventure.
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Mystery Interactive Educational
Looks like we've got a mystery on our hands - time to dust off those SQL skills!
Prompted for Trouble - Text-based game
Prompted for Trouble
Interactive Fiction Mystery
I prompt the questions, the suspects provide the answers
Lost in Translation: The Chess Piece Adventure - Text-based game
Lost in Translation: The Chess Piece Adventure
Educational Historical Fiction
It's not just a game of strategy; it's a journey through history.
Lost in Translation - Text-based game
Lost in Translation
Puzzle Word Game
Check, mate... or is it?
The Chessmaster's Challenge - Text-based game
The Chessmaster's Challenge
Strategy Historical Fiction
I don't always play chess, but when I do, I win.
SQL Detective - Text-based game
SQL Detective
Educational Interactive Learning Adventure
"I don't need a partner, I have SQL."
Sensory Switch - Text-based game
Sensory Switch
Puzzle Mind-Bending
Left and right are more than just directions.
Data Hackers - Text-based game
Data Hackers
Mystery Tech Mystery
I don't always code, but when I do, I hack databases.
Database Detective - Text-based game
Database Detective
Mystery Adventure
I don't just code, I sleuth.
Royal Chess - Text-based game
Royal Chess
Strategy Historical
I may be a pawn, but I will have the last laugh!
Chaturanga Chronicles - Text-based game
Chaturanga Chronicles
Strategy Board Game
Say it isn't so! I lost my elephant again.
The Prompt Master - Text-based game
The Prompt Master
Adventure Mystery
I don't need to update my parameters to catch you.
Chess Wars - Text-based game
Chess Wars
Strategy Historical
I may be bad at history, but I'm great at beating kings.
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Receptio Institute Scandal - Text-based game
Receptio Institute Scandal
Mystery Academic
When academics go bad, the truth gets buried.
The SQL Detective - Text-based game
The SQL Detective
Educational Puzzle
I don't always write SQL, but when I do, I catch the bad guys
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Educational Puzzle/Adventure
I don't need Google, I have SQL
SQL Detective - Text-based game
SQL Detective
Mystery Educational
SELECT * FROM clues WHERE suspect='guilty'
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Educational Puzzle
I don't always solve crimes, but when I do, I use SQL
The Seamount Mapper - Text-based game
The Seamount Mapper
Action & Adventure Underwater Exploration
It's sink or swim in the race to map the uncharted depths!
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Educational Adventure
I don't always write code, but when I do, I prefer SQL
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Educational Puzzle
I don't always query databases, but when I do, I solve crimes. Stay curious, my friends.
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Educational Puzzle
Looks like we've got a SQL star on our hands
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Educational Mystery
I may not be a data whisperer, but I sure know how to talk to databases!
SQL Sleuth - Text-based game
SQL Sleuth
Educational Adventure
Looks like it's time to solve some data-driven crimes
Seamount Survivor - Text-based game
Seamount Survivor
Action-Adventure Survival Horror
I'd rather face a kraken than another underwater mountain
The HLR Hunt - Text-based game
The HLR Hunt
Mystery Investigation
Sometimes finding the needle in the haystack isn't enough. You have to find the haystack too.
Submerged Danger - Text-based game
Submerged Danger
Action Underwater Exploration
I didn't sign up for this underwater haunted house!
Mystery of the Haunted Carnival - Text-based game
Mystery of the Haunted Carnival
Mystery Horror
I hope my insurance covers ghost encounters...
The Seamount Hunter - Text-based game
The Seamount Hunter
Adventure Underwater Exploration
I'm not just searching for seamounts, I'm hunting for treasure.
Tea Time Taster - Text-based game
Tea Time Taster
Adventure Mystery
Too much water spoils the tea, but too little will leave you parched.
Seamount Hunter - Text-based game
Seamount Hunter
Adventure Underwater Exploration
I'm not just a sailor, I'm a mountain climber too!
The Encryption Enigma - Text-based game
The Encryption Enigma
Mystery Tech
Encryption is a lock for your data but a key to your secrets.
The Seamount Hunter - Text-based game
The Seamount Hunter
Adventure Exploration
I didn't sign up for this - oh wait, I did!
The Art Heist - Text-based game
The Art Heist
Action Mystery
I guess I'll have to steal it, you can't take it with you!
The Seamount Hunter - Text-based game
The Seamount Hunter
Adventure Sci-Fi
I'm not a pirate, but I know how to plunder seamounts!
Seamount Explorer - Text-based game
Seamount Explorer
Adventure Science Fiction
I've never felt more alive than when dodging underwater volcanoes at top speed!
Seamount Hunters - Text-based game
Seamount Hunters
Action Adventure
Hold on to your fins, it's about to get bumpy!
Curse of the British Museum - Text-based game
Curse of the British Museum
Adventure Mystery
I hope I don't become a talking artifact
Morgoth's Secrets Unveiled - Text-based game
Morgoth's Secrets Unveiled
Adventure Investigative Thriller
Maybe I'm just a human, but I'm a smart one.
Steeped in Mystery - Text-based game
Steeped in Mystery
Mystery Food
Looks like the tea isn't the only thing boiling...
The Curator's Capers - Text-based game
The Curator's Capers
Adventure Mystery
Looks like it's time to find my Sherlock hat!
Seamount Hunter - Text-based game
Seamount Hunter
Action Underwater Adventure
Deep sea, deep secrets. Let's go uncover some seamounts!
The Tilde Chat Conspiracy - Text-based game
The Tilde Chat Conspiracy
Mystery Detective
I thought the internet was supposed to be a safe space...
Quibble Quest - Text-based game
Quibble Quest
Adventure Bootloader
Dual booting has never been this adventurous!
TxtNet Adventures - Text-based game
TxtNet Adventures
Adventure Interactive Fiction
I may browse the web over SMS, but I'm still more adventurous than you!
Generate Your Own Text Game

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The Great Art Heist - Text-based game
The Great Art Heist
Mystery Caper
I hope the Louvre is insured!
TXTNET Adventure - Text-based game
TXTNET Adventure
Adventure Mystery
I may not have mobile data, but I've got a mystery to solve!
Seamount Cruiser - Text-based game
Seamount Cruiser
Adventure Underwater Exploration
I'm not just navigating the ocean floor, I'm carving a new path!
The Heist at the British Museum - Text-based game
The Heist at the British Museum
mystery crime
Looks like it's time to break some rules and steal some art
Manhunt - Text-based game
Manhunt
Action Investigation
I'm not just chasing a killer, I'm chasing immortality
The Chronicles of Necropolis - Text-based game
The Chronicles of Necropolis
Horror Supernatural
Sorry, ghost just gets stuck in my throat
The Rice Lake Chronicles - Text-based game
The Rice Lake Chronicles
Adventure Mystery
Rice Lake might be small, but its secrets are big.
Escape from the DFShell - Text-based game
Escape from the DFShell
Adventure Mystery
Looks like it's time to call in the nulls!
The Tea Taster - Text-based game
The Tea Taster
Interactive Fiction Mystery
I take my tea with a side of mystery.
Doublethink: A Dystopian Investigation - Text-based game
Doublethink: A Dystopian Investigation
Mystery Dystopia
Big Brother's watching, but I'm watching back.
The Time Traveler's Exhibit - Text-based game
The Time Traveler's Exhibit
Adventure Historical
I may be from the future, but that doesn't mean I know how to operate a Roman chariot.
Curator Chronicles - Text-based game
Curator Chronicles
Adventure Mystery
Looks like I'll have to put on my detective cap to solve this one.
Kafka Mom - Text-based game
Kafka Mom
Absurdist Interactive Fiction
I never knew parenting was a Kafkaesque nightmare until my mom turned into one
Kafkaesque Moms - Text-based game
Kafkaesque Moms
Adventure Narrative-driven
I thought my mom was tough before, but now she's metamorphosizing!
The Curse of the Mummified Gem - Text-based game
The Curse of the Mummified Gem
Adventure Mystery
Looks like we've awakened the dead - whoops?
The Reptilian Secret - Text-based game
The Reptilian Secret
Mystery Detective
Looks like this case just got a whole lot scali-waggin'
Breaking News: The BBC Heist - Text-based game
Breaking News: The BBC Heist
Mystery Investigative Journalism
I'm not fake news, I'm just good at hiding the truth.
Token Troubles - Text-based game
Token Troubles
Mystery Tech Thriller
Looks like someone's been token your identity.
Spinning Glyphs - Text-based game
Spinning Glyphs
Puzzle Logic
Equations are easy, but can you crack this code?
Warzone Infestation - Text-based game
Warzone Infestation
Action Survival Horror
I'm not crazy, everyone else is!
HIVE MINDS - Text-based game
HIVE MINDS
Sci-Fi AI
I guess it's true what they say, never mess with the hive mind.
Find the Fake Waldo - Text-based game
Find the Fake Waldo
Adventure Mystery
Looks like we've got a WalDon't on the loose!
The Sweet Revenge - Text-based game
The Sweet Revenge
Adventure Mystery
I may make chocolates, but I don't have a sweet tooth for revenge
The Phantom Swamp - Text-based game
The Phantom Swamp
Adventure Environmental Conservation
I'm here to save the swamp, even if it means getting my hands dirty.
Lost in Translation - Text-based game
Lost in Translation
Mystery Religious
I could translate the Bible in my sleep... oh wait.
Secret Messenger - Text-based game
Secret Messenger
Mystery Techno-thriller
I'm not paranoid, they're really after me.
Waterlogged in Waterloo - Text-based game
Waterlogged in Waterloo
Adventure Mystery
Looks like this storm blew my case wide open...and my boat too!
The Mastodon Mystery - Text-based game
The Mastodon Mystery
Mystery Internet Sleuthing
Looks like it's time to go down the rabbit hole...
Gumshoe Gangster - Text-based game
Gumshoe Gangster
crime noir
I solve crimes, and chew gum. But I'm all outta gum...
The Commission's Enquiry - Text-based game
The Commission's Enquiry
Mystery Historical
I don't follow rules, I break them for science!
Motorbike Jack's Desert Island Treasure Hunt - Text-based game
Motorbike Jack's Desert Island Treasure Hunt
Action Adventure
Looks like we're gonna need a bigger motorbike!
Motorbike Jackson and the Desert Island Enigma - Text-based game
Motorbike Jackson and the Desert Island Enigma
Action Survival
Well, at least my insurance policy covers stranded-on-a-desert-island scenarios...
Generate Your Own Text Game

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Motorcycle Jack and the Desert Island Mystery - Text-based game
Motorcycle Jack and the Desert Island Mystery
Action-Adventure Mystery
Nothing burns rubber like a good mystery.
Dark Dissonance: The Twin Peaks X-Files Mashup - Text-based game
Dark Dissonance: The Twin Peaks X-Files Mashup
Mystery Supernatural Detective
I'll take a damn fine cup of coffee to go with this extraterrestrial case.
Motorbike Jack and the Desert Island Conspiracy - Text-based game
Motorbike Jack and the Desert Island Conspiracy
Adventure Mystery
I may be rough around the edges, but so is this island. Let's explore it together!
highlight.io Adventure - Text-based game
highlight.io Adventure
Mystery Detective
I'm here to debug the case, not your code!
Generate Your Own Text Game

Create any text-based game you can imagine with Infinity Arcade's AI-powered game generator!

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