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.
5,665 titles match. 1,679 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,039 support Japanese, and 1,053 are free.
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3,027 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
The Radiants: A College Student's Magical Journey7/31$16.9985% positive 87visual-noveldating-simfemale-protagonistotomeromanceS
The Last Secret: An Anime Adventure with Puzzles and Romance8/30Free86% positive 70adventurevisual-novelinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickpuzzleS
Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army: Urban Legend Monster Hunt6/24$15.9985% positive 86animevisual-novelninjaactioncasualS
The Wake: Unravel Family Guilt Through a Ciphered Journal7/10$4.9981% positive 277indietext-basedadventurepixel-graphicsatmosphericS
Erannorth Renaissance: Forge Your Unique Text-Driven Adventure10/6$19.9982% positive 192dating-sim2dmoddableinteractive-fictionsingleplayerS
Cipheur: Decode Cryptic Messages as a Codebreaker3/12Free83% positive 140free-to-playsingleplayercasualboard-gameeducationS
Dull Grey: A Philosophical Dystopian Visual Novel9/8$4.9985% positive 85visual-novelminimalistmultiple-endingsstory-richdystopianS
Burn Me Twice: Solve Supernatural Crimes as a Witch5/29Free81% positive 270free-to-playadventurepuzzledetectiveinteractive-fictionS
Wanderlust: Travel Stories - Interactive Travel Narratives9/26$14.9983% positive 139adventurevisual-novelinteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventurerealisticS
Arcadie II: Cold Lands - Rule a Fractured Kingdom6/18$12.9984% positive 106choose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionfantasyromancetext-basedS
Odd Adventure of Chub, Color, 23 and You: A Quirky Free Adventure11/19Free85% positive 84adventurefunnycomedyvisual-novelinteractive-fictionS
ONE.: A 90s Anime Visual Novel Remake Exploring Bonds12/21$19.9980% positive 4011990'sanimevisual-novelremakeinteractive-fictionS
TOO LATE FOREST – A Boy's Transformative Journey Through a Mysterious Forest6/19$1.99100% positive 12choose-your-own-adventureadventuremultiple-endingsemotionaldarkS
Cellar: Survive 30 Days of Isolation in a Mysterious Facility1/28Free100% positive 12story-richatmosphericdarkadventureinteractive-fictionS
Cook for Me Grandpa!: A Cozy AI Cooking Simulation11/4$6.99100% positive 12immersive-simcollectathonvisual-novelsandboxartificial-intelligenceS
Cross Math: Logic Number Puzzle - Solve Equations in a Grid4/20$5.99100% positive 12strategyeducationpuzzleword-gamehidden-objectS
Dry Sand Damp Steps: A Water Spirit's Journey Through a Dying World3/12$4.99100% positive 12choices-mattercollectathoninteractive-fictionmultiple-endingschoose-your-own-adventureS
Dry Spring Monologue: A Darkly Comedic Visual Novel About Office Life11/4$1.80-10%100% positive 12interactive-fictionword-gamecasualvisual-novelfemale-protagonistS
Future Mirror: A High Schooler's Journey Through Time and Fate11/1$6.99100% positive 12choose-your-own-adventureexplorationinteractive-fictionvisual-novelfemale-protagonistS
HACK.BAK: Navigate a Procedural Network to Recover Encrypted Data7/11$2.99100% positive 12hackingprocedural-generationstrategysimulationexplorationS
I WILL DO IT SOON MAYBE LATER TOMORROW: A Reflective Visual Novel3/5$1.99100% positive 12visual-novelpsychologicalemotionaldarkatmosphericS
Infection Crisis: Fight For Life - Survive a Nation's Collapse11/1$1.99100% positive 12actionadventurecasualaction-adventureinteractive-fictionS
Just a Building: A Cute 2D RPG Adventure3/24$3.99100% positive 12rpginteractive-fictionvisual-novelromancesimulationS
Lone Bird in the Tree: A Heart-Piercing Psychological Horror Journey2/10Free100% positive 12explorationstory-richlgbtq+psychological-horrorhand-drawnS
Mamizou's Mimic Check: A Speedy Spot-the-Difference Puzzle3/22$2.99100% positive 12simulationpuzzle2d-platformer2dcomic-bookS
Momohana: Crimson Petals of Blood5/22$10.99100% positive 12choose-your-own-adventurevisual-novel2d-platformerfemale-protagonist2dS
My Last War: A Visual Novel of Teenage Soldiers in WWI3/5Free100% positive 12visual-novelfemale-protagonist2dtext-basedlore-richS
One More Question: A Lateral Thinking Puzzle Adventure12/19$7.99100% positive 12casualadventureinteractive-fictionjrpgvisual-novelS
Powwow Bound: A Menominee Homecoming - Explore Family History11/18Free100% positive 12casualadventurefamily-friendlyinteractive-fictioneducationS
Rent a Girl: A Visual Novel for Social Skills Development6/17$7.99100% positive 12casualsimulationinteractive-fictionvisual-noveldating-simS
RETURN Machine.Love(): A Robot Romance Anthology6/9Free100% positive 12casualinteractive-fictionvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventure2dS
Rosemary's Fate: Life Worth Living - A Noir Visual Novel Adventure6/16$9.99100% positive 12explorationinteractive-fictionvisual-novelnoirlinearS
Still Room: I Miss You - A Psychological Journey Through Schizophrenia2/12$2.99100% positive 12visual-noveladventuresimulationinteractive-fictionpsychological-horrorS
The Death of the Video Star: A Supernatural Visual Novel Adventure1/15$9.99100% positive 12visual-novelfemale-protagoniststory-rich2dlgbtq+S
The Epsilon Outcome: A Point-and-Click Mystery in a Strange Forest1/21$7.99100% positive 12interactive-fictionpoint-&-click2d2.5dfunnyS
The Walks We Used To Take: A Father-Daughter Interactive Journey8/20$5.99100% positive 12walking-simulatorexplorationinteractive-fictionfirst-personcasualS
Bride Of Darkness: A Forbidden Romance Visual Novel4/13$7.9995% positive 19visual-novelinteractive-fiction2danimehand-drawnS
FUSHA2 Nocturnal Fishing: A Text-Based Horror Adventure11/25$1.9995% positive 19visual-novelcasualhorroradventurerpgS
Iridescence: A Seaside Epic of Myth and Self-Discovery12/4$9.9995% positive 19atmosphericemotionalchoose-your-own-adventureimmersive-simhidden-objectS
Rotting Grief: A Psychological Horror Journey Through Loss8/25$2.9995% positive 19interactive-fiction3dfirst-personpsychological-horrorhorrorS
TAPE DENIAL: Unravel Psychological Trauma in First-Person Adventure2/14$4.9995% positive 19adventureinteractive-fictionexplorationfirst-personpsychologicalS
Wangchuan Pavilion: Manage a Soul's Last Stop8/5$11.9995% positive 19pixel-graphicstime-managementimmersive-simvisual-novelsimulationS
UNMEMORY — Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can pla10/13$9.9984% positive 103steampuzzleadventureindiemysteryS
Forsaker:DingDing&Blade - A Crimson Odyssey of Conspiracy9/23$10.9981% positive 252strategyvisual-novelmedievaladventureanimeS
Devil's Hideout — A Gripping Pixel Art Horror Adventure9/10$9.9984% positive 102adventurehorrorpoint-&-clickinteractive-fictionpixel-graphicsS
One Synth: Create and Share Text-Based Adventures2/16Free87% positive 55casualadventureindiesimulationtext-basedS
Trail of the Wretched: A Bleak Western Visual Novel1/4Free87% positive 55westerninteractive-fictionstory-richviolentadventureS
Coincidence: An Interactive Fiction Adventure in a Post-Plague World7/4Free85% positive 81casualinteractive-fiction2d-platformer2danimeS
STARS ERA: LOST STARS – A Sci-Fi Visual Novel Adventure5/14$9.9985% positive 81visual-novelcasualrpganimesci-fiS
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