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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.

Related: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Story Rich

1,297 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

1,297 games

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1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here! 幽铃热线 Demo
1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here! 幽铃热线
A visual novel with timed calls from ghosts needing help
97% positive 142 reviews
Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座 Demo
Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
Psychological horror visual novel centered on a female protagonist
92% positive 142 reviews
Franchise Hockey Manager 12
Franchise Hockey Manager 12
Hockey management simulation with modern teams and historical starting points
73% positive 142 reviews
MarginCall
MarginCall
Stock trading simulation with prices driven by competing simulated traders
75% positive 142 reviews
Global ATC Simulator
Global ATC Simulator
Air traffic control simulation covering airports around the world
63% positive 141 reviews
Project DeepWeb
Project DeepWeb
Deep web exploration simulator with puzzles across a fictional internet
81% positive 141 reviews
The Innsmouth Case Demo
The Innsmouth Case
A text adventure mixing a missing-person case with Lovecraftian comedy
68% positive 141 reviews
Tidal Therapy
Tidal Therapy
A visual novel about searching for a place to belong
94% positive 141 reviews
星影の館殺人事件
星影の館殺人事件
First-person mystery adventure mixing a locked-room investigation with occult horror
95% positive Free
[Redacted] The Safehouse
[Redacted] The Safehouse
A detective mystery built around keyword searches through a redacted journal
99% positive 140 reviews
Run TavernQuest Demo
Run TavernQuest
A text adventure where you interpret another player's commands
94% positive 140 reviews
大鹏 - The Roc Demo
大鹏 - The Roc
An anime-style dating sim with several possible story endings
91% positive 140 reviews
Trapper: Drug Dealing RPG
Trapper: Drug Dealing RPG
Point-and-click crime RPG built around choices and drug-trade management
91% positive 140 reviews
My Little Sister's Special Place
My Little Sister's Special Place
A romance visual novel centered on a brother-sister relationship
94% positive 140 reviews
Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad Demo
Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
High-level World War II strategy focused on difficult command decisions
87% positive 139 reviews
吞食天地二合一
吞食天地二合一
A free-to-play RPG based on the Three Kingdoms story
70% positive Free
POWER
POWER
Multiplayer political and economic simulation built around competition between players
59% positive Free
Saving Mrs. Hinako
Saving Mrs. Hinako
Romance visual novel about reconnecting with a married childhood crush
83% positive 138 reviews
Until Oblivion
Until Oblivion
Psychological horror adventure with time loops and a troubled teenage relationship
97% positive Free
Pocket Boss
Pocket Boss
A workplace puzzle game about adjusting charts to satisfy your boss
89% positive 137 reviews
Pursuing My Uncle Demo AI
Pursuing My Uncle
A choice-driven visual novel with a pursuit button you cannot skip
88% positive 137 reviews
MEME EXAM 2025 Demo AI
MEME EXAM 2025
A casual trivia quiz testing your knowledge of 2025 memes
91% positive 137 reviews
First Snow
First Snow
A fully voiced romance visual novel with multiple endings
93% positive 136 reviews
A Hint of Purple
A Hint of Purple
Short visual novel about queer love, art, and paralysis
94% positive Free