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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New Folder
A desktop puzzle mystery told through locked files and cryptic messages
89% positive
72 reviews
Demo Samurai of Hyuga
Choice-driven fantasy fiction about a ronin wrestling with honor and bloodlust
80% positive
71 reviews
My Typing Skill
A space-themed arcade typing game built around keyboard challenges
76% positive
71 reviews
Demo Firebird
A visual novel road trip with truck and resource management
100% positive
71 reviews
Demo Showbiz Tycoon
Text-based movie studio management shaped by shifting markets and competition
82% positive
71 reviews
Demo Concealed
A psychological horror visual novel about students disappearing from school
77% positive
71 reviews
Aleph
First-person exploration through surreal scenes about humanity’s lost knowledge
96% positive
71 reviews
Demo 52Hertz
A narrative puzzle adventure about murders in a time loop
79% positive
71 reviews
死掉的女儿（The Dead Daughter）
A psychological horror visual novel about violence against unwanted girls
87% positive
71 reviews
VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
Post-apocalyptic visual novel about livestreaming idols pursuing their dreams
93% positive
71 reviews
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Do NOT say 21!
Turn-based arithmetic puzzle where saying the last number means losing
83% positive
Free
Learn Programming: Python - Retro
Text-based programming course with Python lessons and built-in practice questions
64% positive
70 reviews
Will Die Alone
Text-based adventure about choosing which memories to erase
76% positive
70 reviews
Slobbish Dragon Princess 3
A fantasy visual novel about dragons and their first summer festival
97% positive
70 reviews
Gender Dysphoria
A visual novel about everyday hostility toward a transgender woman
94% positive
70 reviews
Demo Neoproxima
Text-based sci-fi adventure about escaping a time loop through investigation
94% positive
70 reviews
Carrion Fields
Text-based fantasy MMORPG with enforced roleplaying and deadly player combat
73% positive
Free
Text Your Life
A chat-based romance simulator built around a mysterious party kiss
94% positive
Free
Sakura Forest Girls
Fantasy romance visual novel about friendship and a witch's demands
84% positive
69 reviews
Tied by your Red
A romance visual novel about two women in a mysterious mansion
94% positive
69 reviews
Curtain Call
College dating sim where you can see people's social masks
93% positive
Free
Anchor Club
Collaborative storytelling tool with dice rolls and audience voting
93% positive
Free
No other cure
A short visual novel about hidden motives in show business
78% positive
Free
Demo 香恋Ready！
A romantic comedy visual novel about dating angels and demons
87% positive
69 reviews