Interactive Fiction PC Games | Text-Driven Titles Ranked

These games build a world almost entirely from text. In some, the character you become is shaped by the choices you accumulate; some carry the old command-parser form into the present; others make the presentation of text itself the trick. What they share is that you set the reading pace. Japanese-language titles are few, but the English ones tend to use plain prose, within reach of a reader with a dictionary. PRODUCER 2021 and Purrfect Apawcalypse, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.

5,667 titles match. 1,679 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,039 support Japanese, and 1,054 are free.

3,027 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Darling, Darling... Dead?: Yandere Romance in Dark Fantasy11/29$12.00100% positive 16visual-novelromancedark-fantasyinteractive-fictionotomeS

Death in a Party - ACT I: Uncover 90s Theme Park's Dark Secrets10/31Free100% positive 16singleplayerpsychological-horrorpoint-&-clicktext-basedexplorationS

Fried Chicken Wings Cause Love Fires: A Dystopian Dating Sim8/6$7.99100% positive 16rpginteractive-fictiondating-simlgbtq+psychological-horrorS

Her Jentle Hi-ness: Survive a Queen's Ban on the Letter G3/24$14.99100% positive 16visual-novelinteractive-fictionlife-simchoose-your-own-adventurepolitical-simS

How Many Calories Are In A Muffin?: A Psychological Visual Novel8/12$1.49100% positive 16visual-novel2dtext-baseddarkabstractS

Lap of the Gods: A Visual Novel - Unraveling a Strange, Object-Headed World4/21$7.99100% positive 16interactive-fictionvisual-novelpoint-&-clickfemale-protagonist2dS

Push Pray Devote: Minimalist Horror with Multiple Endings3/5$2.99100% positive 16casualinteractive-fictionimmersive-simminimalisthorrorS

The Seafloor: An Emotional Interactive Narrative of Depression2/6$2.99100% positive 16visual-novelinteractive-fictionword-gameemotionalrpgS

The Travelers: Anarchy MMO Meets Text Adventure in a Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland12/20$4.99100% positive 16massively-multiplayertext-basedpost-apocalypticgrid-based-movementwalking-simulatorS

Weeping Souls: A Chinese Horror Text Adventure in the Spirit Realm11/3$3.99-20%100% positive 16visual-novelmysterypsychological-horrormultiple-endingsinteractive-fictionS

Non-League Manager: A Deep Dive into English Football's Lower Tiers9/21$19.9990% positive 68simulationsportsstrategyfootball-(soccer)immersive-simS

Numina: Break the Fourth Wall in an Interactive RPG Adventure6/30$16.9990% positive 68rpgindieadventureaction-rpgcharacter-action-gameS

Recollection of the Mascot Girl: A Producer's Tale2/14Free91% positive 55free-to-playrpgvisual-novelinteractive-fictiondating-simS

Sinking Inn: Unravel a Mysterious Childhood Story4/30Free91% positive 55free-to-playcasualrpgpoint-&-clickpuzzleS

BRAVO: A Short, Uncomfortable Psychological Horror Walking Simulator5/27Free90% positive 67indiecasualfree-to-playpsychological-horrorstory-richS

A Mage Reborn: Forge Your Legend in a World of Magic and Intrigue8/4$4.9988% positive 107adventurecasualrpgchoose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionS

Guilt Free — A Visual Novel Exploring Mental Health10/2Free85% positive 295free-to-playdialogue-heavystory-richchoices-mattervisual-novelS

Forever World Cup Simulator: Deep Football Management Sandbox8/22$24.9994% positive 33simulationsportssandboxtext-basedfootball-(soccer)S

Grifford Academy: A Magical Coming-of-Age RPG with Choices That Matter6/25$14.9994% positive 33dialogue-heavyinteractive-fictionnarrativeturn-based-combatchoices-matterS

时忆 Memory of Time: A Sci-Fi Detective Mystery Unfolds3/3Free94% positive 33rpgvisual-noveldetectivemysteryinteractive-fictionS

Nightmare Knock: A Horror Visual Novel with Branching Choices12/14Free85% positive 294actionvisual-novel3dtext-based2dS

Abyssal Reflections: Explore Dark Atmospheres in a Walking Simulator3/8$2.9996% positive 25casualpoint-&-clickinteractive-fictionwalking-simulatorexplorationS

The Aching: A Retro Horror Adventure4/5$9.9996% positive 25interactive-fictionhorrorsurrealexplorationdark-fantasyS

The Slaughter: Magdalene - A Five-Minute Painting Interlude6/3Free96% positive 25singleplayeradventurepoint-&-clickinteractive-fictionnoirS

Echoes of Baikal: A Pixel Art Journey of Family and Memory9/9$2.9996% positive 25story-richindieemotionalpixel-graphicsadventureS

emerald: A Short Interactive Fiction Journey into Loss11/3Free96% positive 25adventurecasualrpginteractive-fictionjrpgS

Falling for Yaoguais: Romance with Taiwanese Supernatural Beings3/13$7.9996% positive 25dating-simvisual-novelotomefemale-protagonistchoices-matterS

Gentle Psycho :: Yan Side: Romance and Hero Recruitment12/19$16.9996% positive 25story-richdating-simsimulationcasualromanceS

Ice River: Uncover a Mother's Disappearance in 90s China5/18$5.9996% positive 25adventurestory-richpoint-&-clickchoices-matterinteractive-fictionS

MARK'S LIFE: A Thirteen-Day Emotional Journey in Sullen Town12/21$3.9996% positive 25adventurestory-richpsychologicalphilosophicalemotionalS

Mysteria of the World: The Forest of Death - Survive a Surreal Romance Thriller2/19$5.9996% positive 25visual-novelotomesurrealdating-simatmosphericS

Snow Flower: A Visual Novel Journey to a Remote Mountain Village3/1$3.9996% positive 25adventureindievisual-novelsingleplayertext-basedS

Vom Drachentöten: A Concise JRPG Adventure3/23$0.9996% positive 25jrpginteractive-fictionexplorationparty-based-rpgpoliticalS

Wish Ready GO!: Become a Goddess in a Modern Mythological World2/23$6.9996% positive 25rpgactioninteractive-fictiontime-management2dS

Open Sorcery: Sea++ – Navigate the Ocean of Dreams1/25$14.9991% positive 54rpgindieadventuretext-basedinteractive-fictionS

Witness To Mass Incarceration: A True Story of Prison Survival4/9Free91% positive 54visual-novelinteractive-fictiondarkpoint-&-clickpixel-graphicsS

Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv — A Teacher's Life in Wartime4/16$0.9989% positive 82rpgvisual-novelinteractive-fictionidlercrpgS

SHUFFLE! Episode 2: Targeted by Gods and Devils3/10$11.69-61%86% positive 190visual-novel2d-platformerinteractive-fictiondating-sim2dS

Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood: A Twisted Fairy Tale Adventure4/8$14.9985% positive 278adventureinteractive-fictioninvestigationvisual-novelpuzzle-platformerS

My Life with You: A Single Mother's Emotional Journey5/29Free89% positive 79casualindie2dfemale-protagonistnarrativeS

Earth Must Die: Tyrythian Empire's Revenge1/27$15.9985% positive 265singleplayeradventurepoint-&-clickinteractive-fictionpuzzleS

Welcome Home — A Chilling Psychological Horror Experience2/20Free86% positive 181horrorpsychological-horrorexplorationinteractive-fictionaction-adventureS

Chior Chapter 1: Hall Of Pillars - A Sensory Horror Adventure9/26Free94% positive 32adventureaction-adventureexploration2dhorrorS

Donutal: Become Earth's Chief Extraterrestrial Counselor9/3$9.9994% positive 32adventuresimulationinteractive-fictionalienssci-fiS

Four Leaf Clover Cafe: A Charming Dating Sim Adventure8/30Free94% positive 32interactive-fictioncomedyword-gamevisual-novelpoint-&-clickS

Sarpedon: Explore a Surreal Island and Slay a Mythical Beast10/31Free94% positive 32explorationinteractive-fictionwalking-simulatormythology3dS

Substitute Priest: Uncover Village Secrets in This Point-and-Click Adventure10/31$3.9994% positive 32adventurepoint-&-clickinteractive-fictionindieatmosphericS

Tales From The Arcade: Starship Murder - AI Detective Roguelite9/11$2.9994% positive 32interactive-fictionrogueliteartificial-intelligenceinvestigationtime-managementS

To the Stars: A Wholesome Pixel Graphics Adventure2/20$1.9994% positive 32rpgjrpgstory-richinteractive-fictionpixel-graphicsS

Werewolves: Haven Rising - Fight for Freedom in a Text-Based RPG7/26$6.9988% positive 100indieadventurerpgwerewolvestext-basedS

Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.