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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Demo Syutyaku Gakuen
A horror visual novel about romance with dangerously possessive classmates
90% positive
59 reviews
The Day in a Life of a Dayfly
A visual novel about one day and eight lifetimes
92% positive
Free
Demo 痴情妹妹纱雪的兄控日记
A comedy visual novel centered on a single heroine
98% positive
59 reviews
A Place for the Unwilling
A branching narrative adventure set in a city's final days
67% positive
58 reviews
Survive In Russia
Choice-driven visual novel about everyday survival in provincial Russia
66% positive
58 reviews
NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
A cyberpunk visual novel about managing a city through dialogue
74% positive
58 reviews
FEEBLE
A dark visual novel about protecting someone from the Grim Reaper
60% positive
Free
Demo Fragile Feelings
A visual novel about finding romance while facing terminal illness
98% positive
58 reviews
Number Factory
An idle factory game about producing ever larger numbers
41% positive
Free
Hoping this Finds You Well
A romantic visual novel told through letters between two professors
95% positive
Free
Stock Market Tycoon: Challenge
Multiplayer stock trading simulation with month-long contests for investment returns
71% positive
Free
Autumn's end (Part 1)
A visual novel about finding connection before the world ends
98% positive
Free
No men in this house
A detective visual novel mixing murder mystery with dark humor
86% positive
Free
Tead
Murder mystery visual novel with a hidden mastermind to expose
100% positive
57 reviews
Grizzly Man
A slasher visual novel about an Alaskan trip turned deadly
88% positive
57 reviews
Heroic Songs: the Remix!
Fantasy city building with idol management and short rhythm concerts
93% positive
57 reviews
Demo Spreadsheets and Nothing More
A minimalist typing simulator built around a thousand-entry spreadsheet quota
100% positive
57 reviews
EnviroGolf
Text-based golf that comments on the sport's environmental impact
68% positive
Free
Knotwords
Minimalist word puzzles blending crossword layouts with logical deduction
91% positive
56 reviews
阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
Text-based romance about a girl who keeps appearing in dreams
91% positive
Free
Demo In His Time
A story-focused puzzle adventure about a boy dealing with loss
86% positive
56 reviews
Monologue: Winter melancholy
A visual novel about spending New Year's Eve alone
82% positive
56 reviews
Demo BUSTAFELLOWS season2
Romance visual novel following a crime-solving gang's continuing relationships
88% positive
56 reviews
TOY BOX
Horror visual novel about inspecting toys and deciding their fate
84% positive
Free