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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英雄之旅
Single-player idle RPG about battling monsters and upgrading loot
51% positive
35 reviews
DesperaDrops
Choice-driven otome visual novel about romance, crime, and escape
88% positive
34 reviews
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Sentou Gakuen: Revival
Multiplayer visual novel where other students are real players
70% positive
Free
Demo Werewolves 3: Evolution's End
Text-based werewolf RPG where choices shape a four-way conflict
97% positive
33 reviews
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Forever World Cup Simulator
Text-based soccer simulator with evolving teams and custom competitions
94% positive
33 reviews
Real Anime Situation! DT
Anime-style romantic comedy visual novel about repeatedly crushed love flags
90% positive
31 reviews
Demo The Soul Stone War 2
Text-based fantasy RPG about powers, allies, and a lost companion
90% positive
30 reviews
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022
Text-based pro football management with custom plays and 2D games
57% positive
28 reviews
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Roots of Harmony
Text-based colony strategy where beliefs determine recruits and resources
96% positive
23 reviews
電視夢工場
Retro television station management sim about schedules, stars, and ratings
53% positive
19 reviews
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Idle Hero Siege
Text-based tactical RPG where player-written AI guides idle heroes
43% positive
14 reviews
Battle for Asciion
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with graphics made entirely from ASCII text
83% positive
12 reviews
Untrusted
Online social deduction with computer hacking and agents in disguise
50% positive
10 reviews
HACK.BAK
Terminal-based hacking simulation with procedurally generated networks to explore
100% positive
10 reviews
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文字刷宝录 Text Loot Codex
An action RPG where characters and projectiles are made of text
100% positive
4 reviews
Meiji Tokyo Renka Twilight Kiss
Romance visual novel about a time traveler in Meiji-era Tokyo
100% positive
3 reviews
Kokuhaku Confessional
A campus romance visual novel built around a confession contest
100% positive
2 reviews
Project Android
A visual novel about shaping an android through experiments
0% positive
1 reviews
Pro Wrestling Tycoon
Turn-based wrestling management sim where rival companies book competing shows
0% positive
1 reviews
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The Pasture
A point-and-click puzzle adventure played as a mouse cursor
100% positive
Free
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Mo Juan
Deckbuilding roguelike where card combat meets tactical item placement
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0 reviews
The Dark Egg Demo
Text adventure RPG about searching for a wish-granting egg
No reviews yet
Free
Demo Travelling At Night
A combat-free RPG of choices and secrets in 1948 Europe
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0 reviews
The Enigma Cases
A solo or co-op detective game tracing physical and digital clues
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