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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Kittens Game
Text-based incremental strategy about guiding a kitten village into space
94% positive
80 reviews
Edge of Reality
A mystery visual novel where dreams and reality blur together
75% positive
80 reviews
The Cloud Dream of the Nine
Romance visual novel retelling a classic with gender-swapped characters
83% positive
80 reviews
Forest Life
An interactive story about palm oil, rainforests, and orangutan conservation
93% positive
Free
Conclave
Fantasy party RPG with turn-based battles and flexible co-op
73% positive
79 reviews
Demo Heart of the House
Text-based Gothic horror with branching choices in a haunted manor
89% positive
79 reviews
Trivia Vault: TV Trivia
A timed television trivia game where correct answers crack vaults
65% positive
79 reviews
Trivia Vault: Literature Trivia
Timed literature trivia where correct answers crack a vault
73% positive
79 reviews
Fit For a King
A royal sandbox where you can even marry the furniture
94% positive
79 reviews
The Mermaid of Zennor
A dark visual novel about a girl's obsession with her brother
97% positive
79 reviews
Dreamy Planet
A romance visual novel about childhood friends reconnecting amid abandoned rides
76% positive
79 reviews
Demo The Sword of Rhivenia
Text-based fantasy RPG about an heir's path to the throne
73% positive
79 reviews
Something Strange
A horror visual novel where an ordinary day turns strange
91% positive
Free
EBBIL: Alternative Bible
Psychological horror visual novel where choices shape an angel's fate
87% positive
Free
Criminally Yours
A superhero romance visual novel with hero and villain love interests
92% positive
79 reviews
BLOODMONEY: Requiem
Horror clicker visual novel about hurting a man for money
82% positive
79 reviews
Trivia Vault: Tennis Trivia
A tennis quiz where faster answers earn more in-game cash
68% positive
78 reviews
Hotel Tutwin
Horror romance visual novel with branching paths and deadly endings
81% positive
Free
Demo Murder on the Marine Express
A linear visual novel about murder aboard an underwater train
92% positive
78 reviews
A Traveler to unknown Thule
A travel visual novel about a dangerous road trip through Iceland
88% positive
Free
Demo 文字遊戯(日本語版)
A word-puzzle adventure where changing text changes the world
92% positive
78 reviews
Town of Dusk
Text-based mystery adventure where your choices can lead to death
88% positive
Free
Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
A visual novel about depression, rejection, and finding hope
91% positive
Free
Demo Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
Text-based fantasy novel about pursuing romance and power at court
78% positive
77 reviews