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Re:1984: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by lupire on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:42AM (#26739310)
It's the "interactive fiction" genre.
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Re:1984: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by thaumasiotes on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:58AM (#26739563)
"Interactive fiction" is another term for text adventures; they have no art and they do have puzzles. Were you thinking of "visual novels"?
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