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 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
Romance visual novel about a boy attending an all-girls school
93% positive
156 reviews
The Language of Love
A romance visual novel about dating a single mother
96% positive
156 reviews
IdolDays
Romantic visual novel about a producer mentoring a delinquent idol
88% positive
156 reviews
i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
Sci-fi mystery visual novel told through employees' computer chat logs
95% positive
Free
Franchise Hockey Manager 11
Hockey management simulation with modern, historical, and custom leagues
67% positive
156 reviews
Demo Гвалт
A word-building roguelike about assembling letters and chasing higher scores
94% positive
156 reviews
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Pound for Pound: MMA Promotion Simulator
MMA management simulation where fighter demands complicate event planning
94% positive
156 reviews
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
Turn-based squad tactics against Nazi forces and Lovecraftian monsters
69% positive
155 reviews
Space Court
Choice-driven sci-fi adventure about settling disputes between alien species
98% positive
155 reviews
Побег в Москву 2
A visual novel about helping a friend escape from home
85% positive
Free
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War Footing
Turn-based military strategy focused on preparing a nation for invasion
85% positive
155 reviews
Molytropia: Cloud in Shape of Hurt
A visual novel mixing summer adventures with psychological horror
95% positive
Free
Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
Chatroom dating sim about running an MMO raiding guild
98% positive
Free
Slay or Fall
Text-based roguelike about managing a dungeon against invading heroes
89% positive
154 reviews
vApe Escape
Point-and-click adventure about an ape avoiding life as a vape dispenser
92% positive
Free
Demo Creme de la Creme
An interactive novel about romance and status at finishing school
87% positive
153 reviews
_keyboardkommander
Typing-based zombie defense with campaigns built from your own text
87% positive
Free
Tennis Manager 2022
Tennis management sim where academy decisions shape player careers
76% positive
153 reviews
Demo The Zodiac Trial
Mystery visual novel where jurors choose between cooperation and betrayal
95% positive
152 reviews
Chatventures
Text-based MMORPG where each area doubles as a chat room
90% positive
151 reviews
AKER FERN - Visual Novel
School comedy visual novel with a past-life mystery
79% positive
Free
Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
A visual novel parody of a tabletop role-playing campaign
89% positive
151 reviews
Everything Will Be Fine!
A dialogue-driven visual novel set during a rainy nighttime drive
85% positive
151 reviews
Demo Guns of Infinity
Text-based military fiction about command, ambition, and wartime choices
96% positive
150 reviews