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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PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Supernatural horror visual novel about investigating deadly urban legends
95% positive
6,446 reviews
Demo Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Linear visual novel about investigating paranormal urban legends
88% positive
6,227 reviews
Emily is Away Too
Choice-driven chat sim about senior-year friendships and relationships
94% positive
6,130 reviews
私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版
School-set otome visual novel with choices and multiple endings
96% positive
5,793 reviews
Demo I Wani Hug that Gator!
Choice-driven high school romance visual novel with four endings
99% positive
5,522 reviews
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Historical detective visual novel with investigations and courtroom battles
93% positive
5,423 reviews
Demo Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
Multiplayer dating sim about romancing monsters at summer camp
97% positive
5,337 reviews
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SIGame
Free-to-play competitive trivia with themed and player-made question packs
86% positive
Free
BOOK OF HOURS
Combat-free occult library RPG about restoring rooms and decoding lore
84% positive
5,065 reviews
The Red Pearls Of Borneo
A detective puzzle reconstructing a plantation tragedy by revisiting memories
96% positive
Free
家有大貓 Nekojishi
Choice-driven romance visual novel with spirits and three catlike men
92% positive
Free
Maitetsu:Last Run!!
Railway-themed visual novel with revised story and character after-stories
98% positive
4,780 reviews
Demo Roadwarden
Text-based fantasy RPG about investigating a dangerous, isolated peninsula
94% positive
4,661 reviews
Stories Untold
A psychological horror anthology built around typing and operating equipment
86% positive
4,596 reviews
Soccer Manager 2027
Soccer management simulation with club and national teams worldwide
73% positive
Free
月华辉映之刻
Historical otome visual novel mixing forbidden romance with mystery
90% positive
4,410 reviews
Demo Buddy Simulator 1984
Retro psychological horror adventure with a buddy that learns about you
93% positive
4,363 reviews
Demo Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Detective visual novel solving supernatural murders by comparing case documents
94% positive
4,307 reviews
英雄黄昏-文字三国志&曹贼模拟器
Text-based historical strategy set in China's Three Kingdoms era
98% positive
Free
My Vow to My Liege
Historical romance visual novel about a woman ruling in disguise
92% positive
4,088 reviews
Billionaire Lovers
Visual novel about sudden wealth and men with hidden motives
95% positive
3,942 reviews
Depression Quest
Text-based interactive fiction about managing depression through everyday choices
62% positive
Free
60 Parsecs!
Text-based space survival game with timed scavenging and tough decisions
90% positive
3,705 reviews
Demo 风信楼
Choice-driven martial arts story with romance and branching endings
94% positive
3,600 reviews