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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Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service
A surreal text adventure about hunger in a hungerless world
98% positive
378 reviews
LoveKami -Useless Goddess-
A romantic visual novel about taking in a troublemaking goddess
81% positive
377 reviews
Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York
Vampire visual novel about New York politics from two perspectives
67% positive
375 reviews
Demo 孟德大小姐与自爆少年THREE KINGDOM FANTASY
A fantasy visual novel about ancient rivalries in modern times
72% positive
373 reviews
Demo Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories
A mystery visual novel combining romance with dating simulation
95% positive
373 reviews
Demo NEKO-MIMI SWEET HOUSEMATES Vol. 1
Single-route visual novel about life with a cat-eared cherub
94% positive
370 reviews
NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN
A time-travel visual novel about getting another chance at life
96% positive
369 reviews
奇天烈相談ダイヤル
Text-based mystery adventure about checking supernatural claims for contradictions
83% positive
Free
RONIN: Two Souls CHAPTER 1
Open-world action RPG where choices turn enemies into allies
82% positive
Free
Epigraph
Single-player language puzzle about decoding inscriptions on seven artifacts
86% positive
365 reviews
Guilt Free
A choice-driven visual novel about a partner's eating disorder
86% positive
Free
Hazy Mind
Psychological horror visual novel where your choices lead to different endings
86% positive
361 reviews
Demo Message From Aliens
A sci-fi puzzle game about decoding an alien writing system
96% positive
360 reviews
Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
Text-based roguelite RPG with card battles and branching story paths
75% positive
359 reviews
You Can Kana - Learn Japanese Hiragana & Katakana
Japanese kana learning game with stroke tracing and typing challenges
98% positive
358 reviews
白花 the white flower
A side-scrolling puzzle adventure that takes less than an hour
94% positive
Free
Doodle Date
A dating sim where your own drawings become romantic partners
72% positive
356 reviews
Everyday Devil
A psychological horror story told through a demon's fragmented memories
95% positive
Free
Demo Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
Psychological horror adventure combining livestream choices with online detective work
54% positive
353 reviews
For the GHOSTs
A visual novel where fictional characters speak to you directly
98% positive
352 reviews
海鳥野ガクの精神鑑定録
A horror visual novel about a psychiatrist's mysterious new patient
83% positive
Free
Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
A mystery visual novel about murder aboard a cruise ship
82% positive
Free
non-binary
A visual novel mixing bullet hell with nonbinary coming-of-age stories
91% positive
Free
Jiangshi x Daoshi
An animated visual novel about Chinese vampires and dao priests
95% positive
Free