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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Incremental Epic Breakers
Idle breakout RPG about breaking blocks and defending a base
49% positive
Free
Demo Band Camp Boyfriend
A dating visual novel where marching band romance turns dark
96% positive
122 reviews
See You Later
A visual novel about romance, shared memories, and saying goodbye
85% positive
122 reviews
Midnight Special
Point-and-click survival horror about a babysitter's night at a manor
71% positive
122 reviews
舔狗模拟器
Phone-based dating sim about working and buying gifts for a crush
60% positive
121 reviews
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Social Credit Simulator
A political simulation about judging citizens and keeping yourself alive
79% positive
121 reviews
Riftborne
Space grand strategy with real-time campaigns and a terminal interface
90% positive
121 reviews
Demo SLAMMED!
Text-based wrestling RPG where scripted matches can become real fights
92% positive
120 reviews
Geminism
A psychological horror visual novel about twins and inherited sins
88% positive
120 reviews
Otome Legends
An otome visual novel mixing dating-sim comedy with psychological horror
88% positive
120 reviews
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Tennis Manager 2024
Tennis management sim about running an academy and coaching matches
78% positive
120 reviews
Journey of Wrestling
Wrestling management sim about booking shows and running promotions
97% positive
120 reviews
Demo Word Game World
Text-based puzzles with tools for creating and rewriting levels
63% positive
120 reviews
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Ghost in the SQL Data
A detective puzzle game built around searching databases with SQL
77% positive
120 reviews
Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
A romance visual novel about deciding which couples should stay together
82% positive
119 reviews
Cartomante – Fortune Teller
A comedy visual novel about tarot readings and branching stories
91% positive
119 reviews
Demo The Fernweh Saga: Book One
Text-based romantic thriller about uncovering secrets in your hometown
92% positive
119 reviews
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杀青
A horror puzzle adventure through hospitals and funeral parlors
76% positive
119 reviews
Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia 2
A timed eighties quiz where correct answers crack vaults
59% positive
118 reviews
Demo Tally Ho
Text-based comedy about navigating a country-house weekend as a servant
94% positive
118 reviews
be you 2
A visual novel about parenting choices that shape a child
82% positive
Free
Demo oath
A narrative RPG mixing town exploration with visual novel scenes
94% positive
118 reviews
夏目友人帳 ～葉月の記～
Story-driven summer adventure with requests, gifts, and multiple endings
86% positive
118 reviews
Demo The Soul Stone War
Text-based fantasy adventure about becoming the wielder of an ancient artifact
68% positive
117 reviews