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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The Final Prize is Soup
A horror visual novel about surviving an afterlife death game
95% positive
Free
Demo Phantom of the Twilight
Otome visual novel about vampires and murder in Victorian London
76% positive
75 reviews
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Portalborn
Text-based dungeon RPG with portal expeditions and loot-driven progression
91% positive
75 reviews
Spooky Speakeasy
A bartending sim with monster customers and a closing deadline
89% positive
Free
Demo Amarantus
A choice-driven visual novel about rebellion, friendship, and messy romance
77% positive
74 reviews
My Academy's Special Place
A school romance visual novel involving your sister and classmate
89% positive
74 reviews
AI
おしゃべりキング！コミュ力診断ゲーム
A communication game with AI-scored speaking and writing challenges
97% positive
74 reviews
流木缘Driftwood Fate
A mystery visual novel with romance, fantasy, and surreal elements
92% positive
Free
World Wide Hack
Multiplayer hacking simulation about corporate secrets and control of networks
66% positive
73 reviews
Hell of Sins: soul
Horror visual novel set in a hell that imprisons souls
47% positive
73 reviews
Destiny Star Girlfriend
Romantic visual novel about being magically bound to your crush
93% positive
73 reviews
Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief
Point-and-click adventure told from both sides of the law
68% positive
73 reviews
Don't Get Your Hopes Up
A short interactive comic turning apartment hunting into psychological horror
95% positive
Free
Demo Life of a Wizard
A text-based RPG built around a wizard's lifetime of decisions
79% positive
72 reviews
Demo Heroes of Myth
Text-based fantasy adventure where your heroic reputation rests on lies
79% positive
72 reviews
Chuckle Phrase Builder
Online card game where players turn prompts into funny sentences
81% positive
Free
Learn Programming: Python - Remake
Text-based Python course with lessons and embedded quiz questions
68% positive
72 reviews
Fantasia Medieval
A fantasy visual novel inspired by tabletop role-playing sessions
83% positive
Free
The Devilry Reservation
Side-view narrative adventure investigating trouble in a supernatural apartment block
90% positive
72 reviews
Demo Unsupervised
Text-based superhero RPG where former sidekicks choose their own path
71% positive
72 reviews
Demo Waiting in the Lime forest
A point-and-click visual novel about investigating a child's death
69% positive
72 reviews
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Diamond
A free-to-play clicker about collecting gems through repeated clicks
49% positive
Free
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Countdown
A visual novel reflecting on family, work, and healthcare
81% positive
Free
はじめるセカイの理想論 -goodbye world index
A choice-driven visual novel about romance with different heroines
78% positive
72 reviews