Best Text-Based games on PC
Text-based games rely heavily on written dialogue, descriptions, and menus to present stories and interactions, often using choices, investigations, or branching narratives.
- Reading-driven interaction
- Frequent dialogue and descriptions
- Story-focused progression
Related: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Story Rich
1,152 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Schastye
An experimental visual novel built around writing someone else's story
69% positive
541 reviews
Demo Winter Novel
A workplace romance visual novel told through ASCII art
81% positive
537 reviews
Demo BakeryDiary
Bakery management sim built around deciphering customers' bread orders
92% positive
537 reviews
Demo Misericorde: Volume One
A medieval murder mystery visual novel set in a convent
97% positive
534 reviews
Gaming Burnout Treatment Center
A random game launcher with a tongue-in-cheek medical theme
97% positive
534 reviews
最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect
Cultivation-themed tower defense with randomized disciples and magic weapons
53% positive
529 reviews
Exotica: Petshop Simulator
Pet shop simulator with exotic animals and customizable store layouts
81% positive
528 reviews
Demo Arcadia Fallen
Fantasy visual novel with dialogue choices that shape your character's personality
95% positive
524 reviews
Omen Exitio: Plague
A text-based horror adventure about investigating a seemingly unnatural disease
86% positive
521 reviews
Demo Athanasy
Biopunk horror visual novel set in a sunless underground city
97% positive
521 reviews
STAY
Chat-based psychological adventure about helping a trapped stranger escape
66% positive
512 reviews
Loot Box Quest
A clicker about chasing a rare item through loot boxes
93% positive
511 reviews
Farm RPG
Menu-based farming RPG about growing crops, crafting, and trading
89% positive
Free
夏末白夜
Visual novel mystery about a high school rumor of August 32
95% positive
510 reviews
Space Bear
A text adventure where keyboard mashing replaces typing full sentences
98% positive
Free
Demo Seedsow Lullaby
A time-travel visual novel about three generations of one family
96% positive
503 reviews
Demo Fallen Hero: Rebirth
Text-based interactive fiction about a former hero becoming a villain
96% positive
494 reviews
Demo Sacred Fire: A Role Playing Game
A choice-driven RPG where emotions influence combat and conversation
94% positive
488 reviews
Demo 幽灵高校(Ghost College)
A side-scrolling horror adventure about uncovering a university's paranormal secrets
74% positive
Free
Fujiwara Bittersweet
High school visual novel mixing daily life with darker themes
87% positive
Free
Kuroinu Redux
Adult dark fantasy visual novel about a mercenary's betrayal
78% positive
484 reviews
Dark Nights
Romance visual novel about disappearances in a small village
91% positive
Free
Idle Adventure
Text-based online RPG with characters that combine two classes
65% positive
Free
Demo Stellar Code
A sci-fi visual novel with a mystery rooted in physics
97% positive
472 reviews