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 Champion of the Gods
A choice-driven fantasy RPG about serving gods or defying fate
85% positive
175 reviews
Front Office Football Nine
Text-based American football sim about running a pro franchise
76% positive
175 reviews
Arcadia Fallen II
Choice-driven visual novel about magic students uncovering their school's secrets
98% positive
174 reviews
Loser Named Hana
A visual novel about a lonely girl paying for friendship
94% positive
Free
Demo Sofia in Exchange for Lies
A mystery visual novel about interrogating a suspect's multiple personalities
80% positive
173 reviews
Lady in Mystery
A historical detective visual novel with romance and hidden identities
94% positive
172 reviews
Demo The Tales of Bayun
A dark fantasy adventure where moral choices change the story
76% positive
172 reviews
Koltera
Creature-collecting idle game built around mining, breeding, and upgrades
70% positive
Free
Croissant
A free clicker where each click adds to your pastry count
62% positive
Free
Typefighters (Steam Edition)
Competitive typing duels built around speed, accuracy, and quick reactions
73% positive
171 reviews
Buried: An Interactive Story
Text-based horror adventure where your choices determine who survives
96% positive
171 reviews
Demo Choice of Magics
A text-based fantasy adventure where every spell has a cost
92% positive
171 reviews
Blood of Titans
Fantasy card battler with nonlinear campaigns and castle building
69% positive
Free
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Dungeons & Dynasties
Fantasy guild management sim where adventurers risk death in dungeons
87% positive
171 reviews
Mini Words - minimalist puzzle
Minimalist word puzzles about connecting letters without crossing paths
94% positive
169 reviews
Demo Zombie Exodus
Text-based zombie survival story shaped by your choices
85% positive
168 reviews
20b
A visual novel about an unlucky student battling her classmates
81% positive
Free
Demo The Golden Rose: Book One
Text-based fantasy RPG about mercenaries tracking down stolen forbidden maps
90% positive
168 reviews
Demo The Dawning Letters -Sunrise-
Historical romance visual novel about escaping an arranged marriage
96% positive
168 reviews
我亲爱的妹妹 Happy Sisters Life
Choice-driven visual novel about sisters and diverging endings
20% positive
168 reviews
Demo VERSUS: The Lost Ones
Text-based sci-fi RPG about surviving captivity by stealing alien powers
81% positive
167 reviews
Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
A romance visual novel told from fifteen girls' perspectives
92% positive
167 reviews
Peculiar Tales of Mid-Lake Pavilion
A visual novel anthology mixing supernatural mysteries with quieter romance
88% positive
167 reviews
Trinoline All Ages Version
Romance visual novel about grief and an android resembling a lost sister
88% positive
166 reviews