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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Mycopsychosys: Remastered
Horror visual novel about choosing whom to shelter during a sporestorm
97% positive
253 reviews
그랑 엠파이어
A fantasy strategy visual novel about ruling and romance
92% positive
Free
精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss
Horror romance visual novel about love, obsession, and destructive relationships
84% positive
252 reviews
GPRO - Classic racing manager
Online racing management built around long-term planning and simulated races
78% positive
Free
Fantasy Tavern Sextet -Vol.3 Postlude Days-
A romantic comedy visual novel concluding a fantasy tavern trilogy
90% positive
249 reviews
Incremental Factory
Idle factory-building game focused on expanding and optimizing production chains
67% positive
249 reviews
Chaotic Airport Construction Manager
Satirical airport construction management with recurring problems to solve
89% positive
247 reviews
Heal Hitler
A conversation-driven visual novel about psychoanalyzing Hitler before his rise
76% positive
247 reviews
Sakura Succubus 3
Anime romance visual novel with a possessive succubus queen
90% positive
246 reviews
Fallen Bride Mege
An adult visual novel about a marriage threatened by layoffs
60% positive
246 reviews
Demo Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Text-based werewolf RPG about rebuilding your pack to confront a spirit
89% positive
244 reviews
Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!
Comedy visual novel with branching romances and martial arts school life
96% positive
243 reviews
The Sin
A horror visual novel rooted in rural folklore and witchcraft
88% positive
241 reviews
The World Well: Blood of Caro
Dark fantasy visual novel set in a vampire-ruled world
87% positive
241 reviews
Demo Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle
Dark fantasy gamebook RPG where a single roll can kill
85% positive
241 reviews
Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
Roman Republic family sim about property, politics, and succession
80% positive
240 reviews
The Wild Case
First-person point-and-click mystery about strange creatures terrorizing a forest village
85% positive
240 reviews
Take a Hint
A visual novel about confronting a friend's toxic relationship
97% positive
Free
Demo Over the Alps
A text-based spy adventure told through postcards from Switzerland
87% positive
239 reviews
Demo 纸上的魔法使
A visual novel mixing romance and mystery with magical themes
88% positive
238 reviews
Wall Street Raider
Stock market simulation with trading, bank management, and corporate takeovers
92% positive
237 reviews
Demo This Grand Life
Turn-based life simulation about budgeting time as well as money
75% positive
236 reviews
Without Romance
A visual novel about arranged marriage and family expectations
80% positive
Free
Putrika 2nd.cut:For the Exquisite Attire
A dark fantasy visual novel about kindness, jealousy, and mercy
92% positive
236 reviews