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
1,297 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Hacker Evolution
A hacking puzzle simulation where stolen money funds hardware upgrades
71% positive
465 reviews
当火车鸣笛三秒
A psychological horror visual novel about a doctor's troubled past
77% positive
465 reviews
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REWIND
Text-based detective puzzles about linking clues and spotting conflicting statements
91% positive
Free
Demo Dread Neighbor
First-person psychological horror about a stalker in an old apartment building
81% positive
460 reviews
VOCÊ É UM DEFUNTO MECÂNICO
Text-based cyberpunk fiction about a dead robot recalling its life
97% positive
Free
像素男友 语音完整版
A dating sim where affection brings pixelated suitors into focus
97% positive
454 reviews
Quarantine Circular
Text-based sci-fi adventure about trusting an alien during a pandemic
88% positive
452 reviews
Heartfall — A Tale in Three Lives
A visual novel RPG with choices that lead to different stories
99% positive
Free
Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
A psychological horror visual novel with cute food characters
88% positive
Free
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
First-person detective game built around questioning robot murder suspects
96% positive
450 reviews
Demo Shanghai Summer
An investigative visual novel about strange memories and disrupted time
91% positive
446 reviews
Demo The Simen Rumors
A horror visual novel built around misleading the reader
79% positive
446 reviews
qualia
Text-based psychological horror about distinguishing humans from artificial intelligence
92% positive
Free
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
TV quiz game with escalating questions and a prize ladder
52% positive
440 reviews
그레텔과 윈슬로의 별장
Point-and-click puzzle adventure about a child uncovering a mansion's secrets
91% positive
Free
Slaughter Horse 2
A strategy roguelite about murdering ponies while keeping your cover
96% positive
438 reviews
Demo UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~
Girls' love visual novel about heartbreak and starting over
92% positive
436 reviews
Demo Xenopurge
Tactical auto-battler where you command alien-hunting troops through computer screens
85% positive
434 reviews
King of Dragon Pass
Fantasy clan-management strategy RPG driven by mythology and diplomacy
80% positive
432 reviews
Demo Fallen Hero: Retribution
Text-based superhero story where your choices shape a villain's path
98% positive
432 reviews
A guard walks into a tavern
A medieval fantasy guard simulation with randomly assembled storylines
81% positive
431 reviews
Demo Magic Research
Text-based incremental game about running a magic school across runs
89% positive
429 reviews
Blippo+
Live-action TV simulator about channel-surfing broadcasts from an alien planet
95% positive
424 reviews
OneRoom ―Yui Hanasaka Memorial―
Animated romance visual novel with a heroine’s added inner monologues
91% positive
420 reviews