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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FEEBLE
A dark visual novel about protecting someone from the Grim Reaper
60% positive
Free
Demo Fragile Feelings
A visual novel about finding romance while facing terminal illness
98% positive
58 reviews
Number Factory
An idle factory game about producing ever larger numbers
41% positive
Free
Hoping this Finds You Well
A romantic visual novel told through letters between two professors
95% positive
Free
Stock Market Tycoon: Challenge
Multiplayer stock trading simulation with month-long contests for investment returns
71% positive
Free
Autumn's end (Part 1)
A visual novel about finding connection before the world ends
98% positive
Free
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SpaceInvasion
Online space strategy with planetary colonies and real-time fleet warfare
53% positive
Free
No men in this house
A detective visual novel mixing murder mystery with dark humor
86% positive
Free
Tead
Murder mystery visual novel with a hidden mastermind to expose
100% positive
57 reviews
Grizzly Man
A slasher visual novel about an Alaskan trip turned deadly
88% positive
57 reviews
Heroic Songs: the Remix!
Fantasy city building with idol management and short rhythm concerts
93% positive
57 reviews
Demo Spreadsheets and Nothing More
A minimalist typing simulator built around a thousand-entry spreadsheet quota
100% positive
57 reviews
EnviroGolf
Text-based golf that comments on the sport's environmental impact
68% positive
Free
Knotwords
Minimalist word puzzles blending crossword layouts with logical deduction
91% positive
56 reviews
阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
Text-based romance about a girl who keeps appearing in dreams
91% positive
Free
Demo In His Time
A story-focused puzzle adventure about a boy dealing with loss
86% positive
56 reviews
Monologue: Winter melancholy
A visual novel about spending New Year's Eve alone
82% positive
56 reviews
Demo BUSTAFELLOWS season2
Romance visual novel following a crime-solving gang's continuing relationships
88% positive
56 reviews
TOY BOX
Horror visual novel about inspecting toys and deciding their fate
84% positive
Free
Demo Devlog: A Post-Modern College Experience
A college visual novel about romance and making games with dinosaurs
98% positive
56 reviews
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Gunja Tteokbokki
Cooking and shop management with rush orders and limited stock
84% positive
Free
Pearl - Meeting on an Autumn Day -
A visual novel about a student's missing memories and magic
96% positive
Free
In Her Eyes
A deckbuilding visual novel with rhythm-based battles and an assassination deadline
78% positive
55 reviews
Demo Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
Text-based comedy about navigating scandal in a London social club
95% positive
55 reviews