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.
5,557 titles match. 1,675 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,007 support Japanese, and 1,039 are free.
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3,023 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
The HeartBeat: Cyberpunk Rhythm Visual Novel in Year 207710/5$0.9997% positive 115cyberpunktext-basedrhythmword-gamevisual-novelS
A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight - Interactive Mystery Novel11/20$6.9996% positive 179indierpgsteampunkchoose-your-own-adventuretext-basedS
白花 the white flower: A Free-to-Play Indie Adventure12/22Free95% positive 311free-to-playsingleplayerrpginteractive-fictiontext-basedS
Nabe Time with Jo'en-chan!!: A Word Game Hot Pot Sim2/14$6.99100% positive 44simulationword-gamechoices-matterinteractive-fictionpuzzleS
Mucorales: A Dark Red Riding Hood Interactive Horror Adventure3/18$1.9996% positive 174horrormultiple-endingsinteractive-fictionpsychological-horrorpixel-graphicsS
Tin Star: Become a Marshal in an Epic Western Text Adventure6/5$11.9995% positive 305rpgindiechoose-your-own-adventurewesterntext-basedS
Railway Chai Wala: A Life Sim with Dark Secrets3/7Free97% positive 110psychological-horrorthrillerdarkinteractive-fictioncasualS
12 Memory Lane: Unravel a Family's Mystery in a Shifting Mansion12/15Free95% positive 293puzzlemysterywalking-simulatorlogicinteractive-fictionS
Fishing Vacation: A Charming Horror-Adventure with a Retro Twist4/21$1.9995% positive 286adventurecasualhorrorinteractive-fictionindieS
Youdu Tavern: A Free-to-Play Casual Indie Experience2/27Free97% positive 107singleplayerfree-to-playcasualadventureinteractive-fictionS
Ceiba: A Transhumanist Detective Story in the Stars11/10$2.79-60%95% positive 277visual-noveltranshumanismlore-richstory-richtext-basedS
Saltsea Chronicles: A Post-Flood Adventure of Mystery and Choice10/12$24.9997% positive 105stylizedchoose-your-own-adventureadventureinteractive-fictionlgbtq+S
The Blind Of The New World: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel of Augmented Reality5/28$9.9997% positive 105casualvisual-novelanimetext-basedsci-fiS
SIC-1: Master a Single Instruction in This Retro Programming Puzzle12/2Free95% positive 261programmingpuzzlesimulationminimalistlogicS
Cool Kid Cody: A Story-Rich Point & Click Adventure4/8Free96% positive 154point-&-clickstory-richlgbtq+comedyadventureS
VIDEOVERSE: A Narrative Adventure Recalling Old Social Gaming Networks8/7$12.9995% positive 253adventureindievisual-novelstory-richinteractive-fictionS
The Apocalypse Sacrifice: A 90s Psychological Horror Adventure10/25$9.9995% positive 251point-&-click1990'sstory-richpsychological-horrorlore-richS
Crown Gambit: A Narrative Tactical RPG of Political Intrigue6/18$10.79-40%94% positive 499story-richrpginteractive-fictionfantasypoint-&-clickS
Prison of Lies: A Psychological Visual Novel of Trust and Deception7/8Free97% positive 100visual-novelinteractive-fiction2datmosphericmysteryS
Stillwater: Unravel a Family Curse in this Stylized Mystery Visual Novel9/7Free95% positive 243indievisual-novelmysterystylizedtext-basedS
Immortal Mantis: Unravel a Serial Killer's Mind in Pixelated Horror4/22$1.9995% positive 241assassinspsychological-horrorhorrorgoremultiple-endingsS
Five Stages of Pink: Unraveling a Supernatural City's Secrets4/28Free97% positive 98visual-novelinteractive-fictionhorrorstory-richadventureS
Hank: Drowning On Dry Land – A Dark Cartoon Adventure1/13$2.2196% positive 146interactive-fictionimmersive-simaction-adventure2.5dstealthS
Flower in Us: Unravel a Memory-Wiped Mystery7/25$7.9994% positive 466interactive-fictionpuzzleinvestigationvisual-novelchoices-matterS
Interstate 35: A Post-Apocalyptic Journey of Memory and Survival11/13$7.99100% positive 41interactive-fictionvisual-novelfemale-protagonist2dtext-basedS
NOTICE: A Psychedelic Journey of Presence and Awareness12/1$1.99100% positive 41rpgpsychedelicvisual-novelinteractive-fiction2dS
Mushroom Musume: A Whimsical Life Sim of Fungal Parenthood6/20$14.9995% positive 233life-simrpgcutetext-basedfantasyS
Paper Kite: Threads of Longing - A Cute Visual Novel Romance10/5$9.9995% positive 2322d-platformervisual-novelinteractive-fiction2drpgS
Guns of Infinity: A Text-Based RPG Sequel of War and Magic3/29$7.9996% positive 140adventureindierpgchoose-your-own-adventuretext-basedS
MIRO: Uncover Your Existence on Procedural Worlds4/28$14.99100% positive 40casualinteractive-fictionwalking-simulatorexplorationfpsS
Directory Dungeon: Explore Files as a Dungeon Crawler3/9$1.99100% positive 40singleplayertext-basedabstractdungeon-crawlerrpgS
Omurice Next Time: A Cozy Interactive Story of Love and Simple Joys1/15$12.99100% positive 40interactive-fictionlgbtq+cozycasualpoint-&-clickS
SIRE: A Darkly Comedic Journey Through Loss with Interactive Art10/28$3.99-20%100% positive 40point-&-clickinteractive-fictionemotionaldark-comedycard-gameS
Lords of Infinity: Forge Your Noble Legacy in a Text-Based Realm3/2$11.9995% positive 216casualrpgpolitical-simtext-baseddiplomacyS
That's Not How It Happened: A Story Told Differently8/8Free97% positive 92beat-'em-upinteractive-fictionvisual-novelpoint-&-clickdating-simS
The Great Scientist: Uncover Secrets in a Post-Apocalyptic AVG1/13Free94% positive 397rpgvisual-novelinteractive-fictionjrpgcasualS
Yolo Space Hacker 2: Hack the Planet12/24$24.9995% positive 214hackingpuzzlestealthinteractive-fictionsimulationS
Scottside: A Dark 1980s Mystery Visual Novel7/29$4.9996% positive 134visual-novelstory-richinteractive-fictionadventuremysteryS
Novel Haven: Build Your Dream Bookstore in a Coastal Town2/24Free96% positive 133casualinteractive-fictionmatch-3incrementalidlerS
Coffee Flavor of Love: A Sweet Visual Novel Romance2/1$2.19-45%95% positive 208casualadventurerpginteractive-fictionidlerS
Message From Aliens: Decode an Alien Language in a Text-Based Sci-Fi Puzzle11/2$9.9996% positive 130alienstext-basedsci-filore-richeducationS
Oriental Dreams: The Forgotten Realm - A 19th Century European Mystery12/23$8.99100% positive 39emotionallore-richstory-richstylizedtext-basedS
White Bridge: Uncover Secrets in an RPG Adventure8/30$19.99100% positive 39adventurerpgaction-rpgaction-adventureinteractive-fictionS
I'll Do It Tomorrow: Unravel Sara's Mysterious Elevator Journey1/10Free97% positive 88free-to-playpsychological-horroradventurevisual-novelanimeS
Fishbowl: An Emotional Interactive Fiction Journey of Self-Discovery4/2$7.99-20%95% positive 196emotionalstory-richvisual-novelinteractive-fictionchoices-matterS
Radiotext: A 90s Hacking Simulation with Interactive Fiction9/28$11.9997% positive 87atmosphericinteractive-fictionhackingsimulationshortS
Railway To Dream: A Text-Based Life Simulation RPG4/28$3.84-45%95% positive 193word-gamelife-simmultiple-endingsrpgtext-basedS
CozyTyper: Master Typing with Accuracy and Flow7/22$4.9994% positive 338casualsimulationtypingpixel-graphicscolorfulS
AN OUTLAND VILLAGE: A Free Narrative Journey1/8Free98% positive 63rpginteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickdesign-&-illustration2d-platformerSShowing 151-200 of 3023 items
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