Best Interactive Fiction games on PC
These are narrative-focused games in which players advance the story by reading or watching scenes, choosing dialogue, and making decisions. Many use visual novel or adventure formats, with choices that can branch the plot or lead to different endings.
- Narrative choices and dialogue
- Reading or watching story scenes
- Branching plots and multiple endings
Related: Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Story Rich, Multiple Endings
323 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Twin Mirror
Psychological mystery adventure built around memory reconstructions and choices
77% positive
1,732 reviews
The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki
Story-driven JRPG with switchable field and turn-based combat
91% positive
1,729 reviews
Heads Will Roll: Reforged
Text-based medieval RPG where choices shape permadeath runs
83% positive
1,720 reviews
OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
A 2D adventure gathering rocket parts for a space burial
92% positive
1,717 reviews
Murder by Numbers
Detective visual novel where grid puzzles uncover murder clues
84% positive
1,690 reviews
2064: Read Only Memories
Cyberpunk point-and-click mystery shaped by conversations and player choices
80% positive
1,682 reviews
Amanda the Adventurer 2
First-person horror puzzle adventure through a library and interactive tapes
83% positive
1,566 reviews
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™
Stealth action adventure as Gollum searches Middle-earth for his ring
41% positive
1,542 reviews
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
Branching horror visual novel about a curse and seven characters
85% positive
1,533 reviews
Sensei! I Like You So Much!
Fandom simulation about creating characters, writing stories, and collecting merchandise
87% positive
1,513 reviews
Mosaique Neko Waifus 5
Adult-themed anime puzzles with catgirls, dialogue choices, and upgrades
94% positive
1,470 reviews
Bloodwash
First-person horror about a late-night laundromat and a serial killer
92% positive
1,396 reviews
Ignited in Cavern
Choice-driven historical fantasy visual novel about a merchant's murder
93% positive
1,391 reviews
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Point-and-click mystery where a broke detective investigates serial murders
96% positive
1,381 reviews
My Friend Peppa Pig
Kids' cartoon adventure where you create Peppa Pig's friend
88% positive
1,360 reviews
cyberpunkdreams
Text-based cyberpunk life sim shaped by choices and daily actions
79% positive
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VR Paradise - Steam Edition
Single-player VR strip club simulation with customizable dancers
84% positive
1,336 reviews
Cakey's Twisted Bakery
First-person horror adventure baking pies to fight bakery monsters
69% positive
1,333 reviews
Harold Halibut
Third-person story adventure aboard a submerged spaceship in an alien ocean
82% positive
1,330 reviews
Telling Lies
Video mystery pieced together by searching private conversations
63% positive
1,325 reviews
Meg's Monster
Story-driven RPG where a girl's tears could end the world
97% positive
1,322 reviews
Green Hell VR
VR survival game in the Amazon with hands-on crafting and healing
57% positive
1,257 reviews
Tomorrow's Love Puzzle
First-person live-action dating sim with six romance paths
70% positive
1,195 reviews
Foretales
Card-based adventure about a thief facing an apocalyptic prophecy
85% positive
1,189 reviews