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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Oil Strike '75
Oil-rig arcade minigames where completing jobs pays for deeper drilling
96% positive
Free
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非常规放送部 Mika & Luna
A comedy visual novel about producing a channel for demons
91% positive
Free
Demo hallucination - 幻觉
A science-fiction visual novel built around mystery and conspiracy
82% positive
134 reviews
记得我
A romance visual novel about a supposedly dead sister's return
81% positive
134 reviews
Demo The Passenger
Choice-driven cosmic horror about an otherworldly fugitive in human form
90% positive
134 reviews
Demo CD-ROM
Retro puzzle game about decoding messages hidden across virtual CDs
92% positive
134 reviews
貢がせろ！女苑ちゃん！！
Wordplay simulation about choosing gifts for a demanding goddess
92% positive
133 reviews
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CD Market - Music Label Sim
Record label management sim through changing eras of music
94% positive
133 reviews
Demo 雪凤山 Secret Opera
A mystery visual novel about murders during rural opera performances
79% positive
132 reviews
戾谈
A horror visual novel with room exploration and mystery
77% positive
Free
Happy Words
Word board game built around high-scoring letter combinations
48% positive
131 reviews
A War of a Madman's Making
A wartime visual novel about commanding armies under a dictator
95% positive
Free
Demo Natsuno-Kanata: Beyond Summer
Text-based adventure linking your computer to a post-apocalyptic world
93% positive
131 reviews
Pro Basketball Manager 2026
Basketball management simulation spanning club teams and national squads
70% positive
131 reviews
Dot's Home
A point-and-click story tracing a family's housing struggles through time
82% positive
Free
虫鸣
A horror puzzle adventure centered on a village’s folk rituals
67% positive
129 reviews
Demo We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
Choice-driven interactive fiction about a writer investigating Europe’s refugee crisis
85% positive
129 reviews
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The Secret of Darkwoods
An open-world fantasy RPG told through text and illustrated encounters
89% positive
Free
Demo Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
A mystery visual novel that turns witness testimonies into puzzles
64% positive
129 reviews
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Creepy Support
Text-based horror adventure where your advice determines who survives
90% positive
129 reviews
Demo Diabolical
Text-based interactive fiction about building your own criminal empire
78% positive
128 reviews
Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia
A timed eighties quiz built around cracking vault codes
68% positive
128 reviews
Wanderlust: Travel Stories
A text-based travel anthology shaped by decisions and changing moods
84% positive
128 reviews
For Your Tranquility
Point-and-click detective game where autopsies help you solve a murder
72% positive
128 reviews