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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The Scorchfarer
A fantasy visual novel about mages restoring a fire-scarred world
97% positive
Free
Demo Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
A hidden-object detective adventure about a murder and family secrets
92% positive
64 reviews
Demo Life of a Space Force Captain
Text-based sci-fi RPG following a life from childhood to command
84% positive
64 reviews
WikiArena
Trivia guessing game comparing Wikipedia articles by length or popularity
95% positive
64 reviews
Idle Magic Legend
Text-based idle RPG set in a world of magic
52% positive
64 reviews
Trick × Trick
Mystery visual novel with supernatural powers and deadly voting
80% positive
64 reviews
Clickable Coffee Shop
Coffee-themed incremental clicker where upgrades gradually reduce manual clicking
49% positive
Free
Mini Words: Top Movies
Word-search puzzles based on trivia about the highest-grossing movies
86% positive
63 reviews
My Ten-day Girlfriend
A tropical island dating adventure with several possible story endings
68% positive
63 reviews
轮回修真OL
Text-based sandbox RPG with trading and evolving spirit beasts
49% positive
Free
My monstrous roommate. (étude)
Point-and-click horror visual novel about living with a monstrous presence
94% positive
63 reviews
The Detective Reaper Invites
Deduction roguelite where solving murders means managing cards and cash
41% positive
63 reviews
My Douchey Boss Has a Gentle Twin Brother?! - BL Visual Novel
Boys' love visual novel about a boss and his twin
84% positive
Free
The Fire Nobody Started
Point-and-click adventure tracing a family's history through nine train cars
100% positive
63 reviews
Demo Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
Text-based horror adventure about surviving work at a secretive corporation
90% positive
63 reviews
R/A\W
Anti-war visual novels combining personal stories with supernatural elements
51% positive
Free
Monsterland
Top-down shooter with ASCII graphics on a mutant-overrun colony
87% positive
Free
Mini Words: Top Games
Word search puzzles built around video game trivia clues
89% positive
62 reviews
STAR FLEET II - Krellan Commander Version 2.0
Real-time space strategy with fleet command and planetary invasions
97% positive
62 reviews
Demo The Murder Hotel
Mystery visual novel about blaming humans for a demon's murders
94% positive
62 reviews
江湖百异图
Martial arts sandbox RPG with talent points that survive failure
58% positive
62 reviews
un/FRAGMENT.
Short visual novel about a bodiless wanderer and mysterious guide
89% positive
Free
Demo Dungeon Mori
Turn-based dungeon crawler where you can leave early with loot
92% positive
62 reviews
只有文字的挂机刷宝游戏
Text-based idle RPG where restarting unlocks permanent starting bonuses
74% positive
62 reviews