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 Hookah Haze
Visual novel about mixing hookah flavors and shaping patrons' stories
93% positive
1,373 reviews
The seven days i spent with you
Psychological horror visual novel about captivity with an obsessive girl
94% positive
1,364 reviews
Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
A branching visual novel set during an island summer vacation
83% positive
1,359 reviews
Money for Girls: Amortized
Horror romance visual novel about a detective tackling family debt
99% positive
1,352 reviews
Demo Ukraine War Stories
Text-based visual novels about civilian survival during Russia's invasion of Ukraine
86% positive
Free
Romance Club - Stories I Play
Romance visual novels where your choices lead to different endings
80% positive
Free
Xiangsheng Simulator
Text-based comedy about playing the supporting role in Chinese xiangsheng
78% positive
1,275 reviews
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia
A bullet hell typing game where exorcisms are your attacks
85% positive
1,274 reviews
Demo Increlution
Minimalist incremental game about planning each life against time
84% positive
1,274 reviews
The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
A text-based fairy tale where you choose a supernatural godparent
100% positive
Free
墨心：波云诡船
A mystery visual novel aboard a thorn-covered cruise ship
89% positive
1,231 reviews
Demo Schrödinger's Call
A visual novel about unfinished calls at the world's end
95% positive
1,230 reviews
Demo Malware
Point-and-click puzzles about outsmarting deceptive 1999 software installers
88% positive
1,216 reviews
Final Sentence
Typing battle royale where mistakes can get you shot
86% positive
1,196 reviews
Gamedec - Definitive Edition
Non-combat cyberpunk RPG about solving crimes inside virtual worlds
77% positive
1,180 reviews
Demo Sani Yang's Laboratory
Romance visual novel with lab management and a scientific mystery
99% positive
1,178 reviews
Demo The Silver Case
First-person crime adventure investigating serial murders in Tokyo's 24 Wards
89% positive
1,167 reviews
Prosperous Universe
Space economy MMO with player-run markets and real-time logistics
73% positive
Free
Demo Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Third-person detective adventure investigates a train murder from two perspectives
82% positive
1,123 reviews
Amairo Chocolate
Café romance visual novel with animal-eared girls and story routes
97% positive
1,122 reviews
Demo SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
A text-based dungeon crawler combining roguelike and Japanese RPG influences
92% positive
1,094 reviews
Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
A suspense visual novel built around a student's final week
81% positive
1,088 reviews
Demo Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth
Live-action dating sim about steering a first-timer's blind date
86% positive
1,086 reviews
Absent in the Rain
A surreal visual novel about serial murders and a shadowy fish
94% positive
Free