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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.

Related: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Story Rich

1,152 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

1,152 games

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Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
A fairy-tale puzzle game about matching objects against the clock
73% positive Free
Comet 64
Comet 64
Programming puzzles solved by coding on a retro home computer
75% positive 199 reviews
My Girlfriend’s Special Place
My Girlfriend’s Special Place
A romance visual novel about becoming a childhood friend's butler
92% positive 199 reviews
Seraphim Slum
Seraphim Slum
A psychological horror visual novel about romance with fallen angels
95% positive Free
BatMUD
BatMUD
Text-based fantasy MMO with open exploration and player-built cities
83% positive 198 reviews
For Mother Matron
For Mother Matron
Psychological horror visual novel built around choices with deadly consequences
91% positive Free
HimeYoku: A Sacrifice of Lust and Grace
HimeYoku: A Sacrifice of Lust and Grace
Dark fantasy visual novel about revenge against a royal family
90% positive 196 reviews
My Big Sister: Remastered
My Big Sister: Remastered
Top-down horror adventure about two sisters trying to break a curse
90% positive 195 reviews
Blue Sign
Blue Sign
A point-and-click simulation about weighing risks and insuring sea voyages
94% positive Free
Tennis Manager 2023
Tennis Manager 2023
Tennis management sim with academy decisions and live match coaching
78% positive 194 reviews
Kuroinu 2 Redux
Kuroinu 2 Redux
Dark fantasy visual novel about a mercenary betraying his allies
79% positive 194 reviews
EPHEMERAL -FANTASY ON DARK-
EPHEMERAL -FANTASY ON DARK-
Romance visual novel about a zombie at a supernatural school
87% positive 192 reviews
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader
TV-style trivia quiz with school subjects and local multiplayer
67% positive 192 reviews
Literally Just Pixels On A Screen
Literally Just Pixels On A Screen
A minimalist idle collector built around randomly generated pixel colors
84% positive Free
ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
A coming-of-age visual novel with intertwined stories of romance
94% positive 190 reviews
Sabres of Infinity Demo
Sabres of Infinity
Text-based military fantasy where choices shape an officer's career
93% positive 189 reviews
片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish
片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish
A visual novel about conformity and a contrarian classmate
99% positive 189 reviews
Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars
Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars
Text-based mafia RPG about gang wars and city turf
66% positive Free
副作用之瞳-Tlicolity Eyes-
副作用之瞳-Tlicolity Eyes-
Romance visual novel with supernatural side effects and love triangles
63% positive Free
Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood Demo
Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
Text-based horror RPG about confronting vampires as a human
73% positive 188 reviews
Letters of Bernard Thorne
Letters of Bernard Thorne
First-person psychological horror about a wheelchair user's wartime past
98% positive 188 reviews
Signs of the Sojourner
Signs of the Sojourner
A narrative card game where your deck shapes your conversations
88% positive 186 reviews
秘封フラグメント Demo
秘封フラグメント
An escape room-style visual novel built around words and memories
98% positive 186 reviews
Lacuna: Prologue
Lacuna: Prologue
Sci-fi noir detective adventure with decisions you cannot take back
90% positive Free