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
229 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
Mystery romance visual novel about urban legends becoming real
93% positive
2,953 reviews
Your Chronicle
Text-based idle RPG with branching choices and automated dungeon battles
80% positive
Free
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Text-heavy sci-fi RPG about dice rolls and risky contracts
91% positive
2,710 reviews
Noctuary
Visual novel about two aspiring guardians with monster battles
94% positive
2,633 reviews
Love Delivery
Romance visual novel about café work and two relationships
96% positive
2,616 reviews
我来自江湖 From Jianghu
Text-based martial arts RPG about building and leading a sect
82% positive
2,536 reviews
CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION
Party-based RPG with turn-based battles across two parallel worlds
61% positive
2,516 reviews
A Legionary's Life
Text-based Roman soldier RPG with turn-based combat and permadeath
87% positive
2,498 reviews
Uplink
Hacking strategy game about contract jobs and covering your tracks
91% positive
2,440 reviews
xiuzhen idle
Text-based cultivation idle RPG about managing growth across repeated lives
79% positive
2,389 reviews
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Historical fantasy romance visual novel with branching samurai stories
93% positive
2,333 reviews
AI2U: With You 'Til The End
Single-player escape-room adventure driven by freeform AI conversations
88% positive
2,323 reviews
Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
Text-based fantasy kingdom sim about ruling through war, trade, and court
96% positive
2,222 reviews
恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
Choice-driven romance visual novel about an investigation and strange forces
94% positive
2,212 reviews
Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
Choice-driven dating sim with limited time to find a monster date
99% positive
2,138 reviews
Idling to Rule the Gods
Text-based idle strategy about clones, rebirths, pets, and gods
85% positive
Free
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Point-and-click detective comedy with paranormal cases in a cursed town
96% positive
2,024 reviews
Choice of Robots
Text-based sci-fi adventure about building robots and shaping their future
96% positive
1,998 reviews
Idle Research
Free incremental management game built around research and automation
84% positive
Free
Grey Hack
Sandbox hacking simulator with scriptable tools and persistent multiplayer networks
90% positive
1,878 reviews
挂机神话
Idle fantasy RPG built around loot and escalating challenges
90% positive
1,736 reviews
Heads Will Roll: Reforged
Text-based medieval RPG where choices shape permadeath runs
83% positive
1,720 reviews
Type:Rider
2D puzzle platformer exploring typography through historical levels
79% positive
1,699 reviews
SIMULACRA 2
Phone-based horror mystery about investigating an influencer's death
87% positive
1,690 reviews