Zest is a web-based slice of life piece. It has some affinities to simulation games, but is also (mainly?) a story. I played it to several endings and got several achievements, though I did not complete the whole roster of possibilities.
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Alethicorp is a web-based story about surveillance culture and life in a big corporation. I played to an ending.
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Ugly Oafs is a parser-based wordplay puzzlefest. I did not finish playing because I ran out of time to do so.
Milk Party Palace is a choice-based game with some sound effects, executed in Unity. It’s a comedic slice of life piece, which I did not play to completion.
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Raik is a short, choice-based game, presented in a mix of English and Scots; it concerns anxiety and panic, and means of escape from these. I played it through to the end.
Laterna Magica is a short choice-based piece about meditation and cosmic experiences. I interacted with it for a while; I didn’t reach an ending, but I’m not sure that there was one to reach.
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Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 