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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Demo The Lost Heir: The Fall of Daria
Text-based fantasy RPG about an heir reclaiming a stolen throne
68% positive
66 reviews
Demo AI
All of Us Are Dead...
Zombie survival visual novel with life-or-death decisions in high school
97% positive
66 reviews
Idle ShowOff
A text-based idle game for showing off to friends
95% positive
66 reviews
A Dark Room ®
Text-based adventure with resource management and a gradually unfolding world
91% positive
66 reviews
火起雪中寺
Detective adventure built around time loops and a temple fire
82% positive
66 reviews
Enrobssyba
Third-person dark fantasy roguelite with changing dungeons and unlockable abilities
85% positive
Free
Demo Cosdarica's Journey at the End of the World
A visual novel about refusing to wait for humanity's end
88% positive
Free
Demo 请你把赤色的星星织成殓尸的丧布
Historical romance visual novel with one storyline and five endings
97% positive
66 reviews
Demo Love Shore
Cyberpunk visual novel with two cyborg leads and branching relationships
68% positive
65 reviews
Tokyo Detectives
A detective visual novel about solving murders with Tokyo police
71% positive
Free
Parasite in Love
Horror visual novel about a brain-eating parasite that loves you
94% positive
Free
Backwater Eulogy
A short visual novel about grief in the rural Midwest
100% positive
65 reviews
双相：水管（Bipolar: The Tube)
A psychological horror visual novel about distrust within a family
78% positive
65 reviews
초동수사 - 증언/증거 추리게임
A detective game with one hour to investigate a case
77% positive
65 reviews
机忆
A text adventure about the blurred boundary between humans and robots
77% positive
64 reviews
Demo Mask of the Plague Doctor
Text-based interactive fiction about a plague that prevents sleep
86% positive
64 reviews
The Scorchfarer
A fantasy visual novel about mages restoring a fire-scarred world
97% positive
Free
Demo Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
A hidden-object detective adventure about a murder and family secrets
92% positive
64 reviews
Demo Life of a Space Force Captain
Text-based sci-fi RPG following a life from childhood to command
84% positive
64 reviews
WikiArena
Trivia guessing game comparing Wikipedia articles by length or popularity
95% positive
64 reviews
Idle Magic Legend
Text-based idle RPG set in a world of magic
52% positive
64 reviews
Trick × Trick
Mystery visual novel with supernatural powers and deadly voting
80% positive
64 reviews
Clickable Coffee Shop
Coffee-themed incremental clicker where upgrades gradually reduce manual clicking
49% positive
Free
Mini Words: Top Movies
Word-search puzzles based on trivia about the highest-grossing movies
86% positive
63 reviews