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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OmOneko
A romance visual novel about sharing a home with catgirls
97% positive
Free
古咒迷途 (lost curse)
Turn-based fantasy RPG with a spirit companion and hidden treasure
96% positive
69 reviews
Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
A dark fantasy visual novel about a man-eating sea creature
91% positive
69 reviews
soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
Psychological horror visual novel about an outcast in a religious village
97% positive
Free
Demo The Parenting Simulator
Text-based parenting story where choices shape a child's future
88% positive
68 reviews
We should talk.
A relationship visual novel where you build replies piece by piece
59% positive
68 reviews
貴方が狼カードデス！
A short deduction visual novel about a deadly werewolf game
91% positive
Free
The Leak
A visual novel that turns daily routines into bleak reflection
85% positive
Free
SCP: CARDTAINMENT BREACH
A turn-based deckbuilder built around SCP creatures and anomalous objects
93% positive
Free
作为游戏和诗歌的世界
A text adventure with literary references and clickable story annotations
85% positive
Free
Tombstone Tally
A graveyard scavenger hunt where tombstones fill your bingo card
94% positive
Free
Lern Island Letters
Narrative puzzle game about an island mystery told through mail
94% positive
68 reviews
Detective Bloodphobia
A visual novel about a detective who faints upon seeing blood
100% positive
68 reviews
One Synth
Text adventure editor for creating and sharing branching stories
90% positive
Free
群星战纪: 遗失的星辰 - STARS ERA: LOST STARS
A sci-fi visual novel about an empire facing mysterious invaders
84% positive
67 reviews
Demo Date Z
High school dating sim with time loops and a zombie threat
64% positive
67 reviews
瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
A detective visual novel with one-on-one confrontations to test deductions
97% positive
67 reviews
Battle For The Hill
Multiplayer political strategy in a world that keeps running offline
81% positive
Free
봄이 오면 꽃이 피고
Historical detective adventure about romance and clearing your name
93% positive
67 reviews
Demo TELLURICENE
A romance visual novel about studying a potentially dangerous species
100% positive
67 reviews
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Skaldsong
Text-based RPG platform with human or AI-run tabletop campaigns
55% positive
Free
Demo Hunter: The Reckoning — A Time of Monsters
Text-based horror RPG about hunting vampires on Vancouver's streets
79% positive
67 reviews
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Hello my World! Lily.
A psychological horror visual novel about a programmer's imagined companion
90% positive
Free
Incremental Dungeon
A text-based idle RPG with automated battles and dungeon loot
76% positive
Free