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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.

Related: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Story Rich

1,297 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

1,297 games

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The Silver Case Demo
The Silver Case
First-person crime adventure investigating serial murders in Tokyo's 24 Wards
89% positive 1,167 reviews
Prosperous Universe
Prosperous Universe
Space economy MMO with player-run markets and real-time logistics
73% positive Free
Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary AI
Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
Choice-driven horror visual novel about investigating a ghost's lost memories
95% positive 1,132 reviews
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express Demo
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Third-person detective adventure investigates a train murder from two perspectives
82% positive 1,123 reviews
Amairo Chocolate
Amairo Chocolate
Café romance visual novel with animal-eared girls and story routes
97% positive 1,122 reviews
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition Demo
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
A text-based dungeon crawler combining roguelike and Japanese RPG influences
92% positive 1,094 reviews
Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
A suspense visual novel built around a student's final week
81% positive 1,088 reviews
Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth Demo
Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth
Live-action dating sim about steering a first-timer's blind date
86% positive 1,086 reviews
Absent in the Rain
Absent in the Rain
A surreal visual novel about serial murders and a shadowy fish
94% positive Free
Hymer 2000
Hymer 2000
Text-based puzzle game built around searching a computer's conversation logs
91% positive 1,077 reviews
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
A visual novel about a graveyard encounter and Victorian romance
90% positive Free
Vampires' Melody 2
Vampires' Melody 2
A visual novel about vampires surviving on a deserted island
87% positive 1,068 reviews
The Bible
The Bible
Digital Bible reader with multiple translations and trivia quizzes
87% positive 1,064 reviews
Myths of Rules
Myths of Rules
Horror puzzles about surviving urban legends by reading their rules
87% positive 1,064 reviews
Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest Demo
Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
A detective adventure where documents reveal the rules of supernatural powers
90% positive 1,053 reviews
Word Play
Word Play
A spelling roguelike with rule-changing perks and upgradeable letter tiles
90% positive 1,051 reviews
BUSTAFELLOWS Demo
BUSTAFELLOWS
Romance visual novel about a time-jumping journalist solving mysteries
86% positive 1,042 reviews
natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer
natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer
Text adventure connecting two worlds through an old computer
96% positive Free
Stiff Neck Demo
Stiff Neck
Psychological visual novel about a police officer and cursed dolls
81% positive 1,036 reviews
Voyager-19
Voyager-19
Space horror about surveying planets aboard a deteriorating spacecraft
88% positive 1,023 reviews
Lightracer Spark
Lightracer Spark
Sci-fi narrative RPG about shaping the futures of alien civilizations
84% positive 1,018 reviews
The Butterfly Collector
The Butterfly Collector
Psychological horror visual novel about a college student's kidnapping
88% positive 1,018 reviews
Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
Choice-driven visual novel mixing everyday life with a new magical war
96% positive 1,013 reviews
Staffer Reborn
Staffer Reborn
Detective visual novel about ending an old man's cycle of resurrection
96% positive 1,007 reviews