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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How to Say Goodbye
A narrative puzzle game about guiding ghosts by shifting scenery
91% positive
150 reviews
For Goodness Sake
First-person horror about household chores, moral choices, and Krampus
90% positive
Free
League Manager 2023
Single-player esports management sim built around rosters and match strategy
42% positive
150 reviews
Demo Little Locked Rooms
A deduction game about impossible crimes in miniature scenes
87% positive
150 reviews
Hypnophobia; From Your Shadow
A kinetic visual novel about nightmares and fear of sleep
94% positive
Free
Demo Heroes Rise: HeroFall
Text-based superhero roleplaying about political resistance and personal sacrifices
88% positive
148 reviews
Demo Choice of Rebels: Uprising
Interactive fantasy novel about leading rebels against a blood-magic empire
89% positive
148 reviews
Raspberry Cube
Romantic comedy visual novel about good deeds and troublesome encounters
96% positive
148 reviews
No More Future
A sci-fi visual novel about life after becoming an android
98% positive
Free
Demo Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three
Text-based interactive fiction about supernatural kidnappings and vampire romance
80% positive
148 reviews
Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
Branching visual novel about crime and intrigue in a fantasy port
95% positive
148 reviews
Demo Vampire: The Masquerade — Sins of the Sires
Text-based vampire fiction about political loyalties and hidden origins
40% positive
147 reviews
Helmetman
A card battler mixing roguelike runs with visual novel storytelling
83% positive
147 reviews
Demo Decade
Sci-fi narrative adventure about sending children back to rewrite history
95% positive
147 reviews
Don't Let Me Fade
A first-person narrative adventure through an elderly man's fading memories
99% positive
Free
龙傲天的多元宇宙
School-life card battler where studying prepares you for combat exams
42% positive
Free
Cipheur
Free cryptogram puzzles where letter patterns reveal hidden quotes
83% positive
Free
Wheels of Aurelia
Isometric driving adventure built around conversations and branching road trips
51% positive
145 reviews
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Stellar Odyssey
Text-based space MMO with automated progression and a shared galaxy
66% positive
Free
Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition
Text-based sci-fi where social media updates span years on Earth
81% positive
144 reviews
Demo Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
Dark fantasy visual novel where each death helps unravel a mystery
94% positive
144 reviews
Answer The Question
A text-based math game with an endless stream of questions
97% positive
143 reviews
Demo Just One Line
Text-based fantasy RPG where earlier choices change later quests
73% positive
Free
Idle Commonwealth
Incremental community builder with jobs, taxes, research, and conquest
66% positive
Free