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.

5,580 titles match. 1,675 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,012 support Japanese, and 1,044 are free.

3,023 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Skuf vs Beer Bottle Party: Escape the Apartment in This Action-Adventure1/2$9.9972% positive 25actionadventurecasualaction-adventureinteractive-fictionS

CLOUDED VR: Explore Digital Escapism and Future Online Spaces10/14Free76% positive 17vraction-adventureinteractive-fictionexploration3dS

LIQUID: A Surreal Detective Puzzle Adventure3/3$3.9976% positive 17detectivepuzzlemultiple-endingsstory-richchoices-matterS

Obreno: Chapter One - A Philosophical Sci-Fi Interactive Novel8/3Free76% positive 17interactive-fictionexperimentalphilosophicalsci-fistory-richS

Omanah: Explore Myst-like Worlds in a Contemplative Puzzle Adventure6/25$11.9976% positive 17adventurepuzzleinteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventureexplorationS

Road Cards: Hitchhike Your Way to Adventure in This Unique Card Game1/23$1.9976% positive 17actionadventureinteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventure2dS

She Sucked Me Once, and Dry: A Visual Novel of Harsh Truths9/11Free76% positive 17adventurecasualvisual-novelinteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventureS

SYDE Rugby League Simulator: Command Console Sports Simulation7/30Free76% positive 17simulationsportspoint-&-clickincremental2dS

The Demon's Apple: Dark Fantasy Otome Romance3/17$10.9976% positive 17otomeromancefantasyfemale-protagonistdating-simS

THE SACRED MEMORY: A Dystopian Mystery Visual Novel10/29$1.9976% positive 17dystopianatmosphericmysteryvisual-novelinteractive-fictionS

The Veiled Ones: Muslim Exorcist Horror Adventure8/23Free66% positive 50free-to-playsingleplayeractionhorroradventureS

Aether Field: Discover Magic with Elementalists2/17$3.9973% positive 22visual-novelanimemagicsupernaturalrelaxingS

Bedtime Story: Saint - Shape a Fate in a Snowy Nightmare2/20$1.9973% positive 22adventurecasualvisual-novelinteractive-fictionword-gameS

ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator - Become a Digital Ghost1/15$1.9970% positive 30simulationstrategypuzzleinteractive-fictionindieS

BlackGoat: Unravel a Mysterious Amnesia in a Cthulhu-Infused Visual Novel7/23$8.9970% positive 30lgbtq+detectivevisual-novelword-gameinteractive-fictionS

Administrators — A visual novel in which you have to try on the role of the3/25$9.9968% positive 38steamvisual-noveladventurerpginteractive-fictionS

Trivia Vault: Science & History 2 - Crack the Vault with Brainpower!9/1$13.9960% positive 152indiecasualsimulationstrategyactionS

Trivia Vault Basketball Trivia: Test Your Hoops Knowledge3/3$13.9961% positive 119casualactiontriviaindietext-basedS

Hexia: Rule Your Realm in This Engaging Strategy Adventure6/30$9.9968% positive 37choose-your-own-adventureturn-based-tacticsimmersive-siminteractive-fictionturn-based-strategyS

I Got Hired To Guard The Button That Destroys The Earth: A Test of Patience3/12Free67% positive 42singleplayeradventurecasualarcadeidlerS

Trivia Vault: Celebrity Trivia - Test Your Knowledge5/2$13.9961% positive 115casualsimulationactionstrategytriviaS

The Change Architect: A 10-Minute Interactive Political Thriller11/25Free65% positive 55choose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionadventurevisual-novelpoint-&-clickS

Return NULL - Episode 1: Dystopian Detective Adventure4/2Free61% positive 113interactive-fictionindiecomic-bookgreat-soundtrackpoint-&-clickS

Alter Ego: Live Your Life From Birth to Death8/8$7.9966% positive 47simulationrpgcasualindieadventureS

艾斯菲尔的谎言: Unravel an Alien Encounter in This Interactive Fiction12/25$0.9963% positive 75casualinteractive-fictiondating-sim2d-platformer2dS

Trivia Vault: Mixed Trivia 2 – Crack the Vault with Quick Answers2/13$14.9961% positive 110casualsimulationindieactionword-gameS

After University: Doner Simulator - Your Second Chance at Life10/6$4.9974% positive 19simulationmanagementcasualimmersive-siminteractive-fictionS

ASTROSMASH: Classic Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Returns10/11$14.9974% positive 19shoot-'em-upinteractive-fictionpvpshooteractionS

Banana of Doom: Scramble for Absurd Answers in This Party Card Game6/1$5.9974% positive 19casualcard-gameparty-gamecraftingpartyS

Faerie's Bargain: The Price of Business - Goblin Merchant RPG12/2$6.9974% positive 19rpginteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventuretext-basedfantasyS

JOBifAI: A Comedic Visual Novel Where You Argue Your Artistic Merit12/8Free74% positive 19artificial-intelligencevisual-novelsingleplayercasualjob-simulatorS

The Grim Nightmare of Nibras: A Minimalist Adventure in Dark Worlds10/5$19.9974% positive 19adventurepoint-&-clickvisual-novelinteractive-fictionimmersive-simS

TRACHI - AUTONOMY: A 1923 Heist Interactive Fiction11/24Free74% positive 19animeinteractive-fictiontop-down2dheistS

Trivia Vault: Food Trivia – Crack the Vault with Culinary Knowledge5/30$13.9960% positive 128casualsimulationstrategyactiontriviaS

EnviroGolf: A Text-Based Golf Game with an Environmental Twist11/15Free65% positive 51sportsindie2dgolffree-to-playS

A Wild Catgirl Appears! - Romance Visual Novel with Catgirls1/4$2.9957% positive 281singleplayerlgbtq+female-protagonistchoose-your-own-adventuredating-simS

Escape Yourself: Unravel a Train Mystery in this Free Point & Click Adventure8/1Free70% positive 27escape-roompoint-&-clickvisual-novelhidden-objectpuzzleS

Jurnal Malam: Bestfriend - A Tense Friendship Tested by Terror5/7$1.9970% positive 27actionadventurestrategyaction-adventureinteractive-fictionS

Saturnine: An Ancient Android's Fight for Humanity's Future8/7$8.9970% positive 27rpginteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventuretext-basedsingleplayerS

The Great Plague Exodus: Survive London's Black Death2/5$3.9970% positive 27simulationlife-siminteractive-fictionchoices-mattercharacter-customizationS

Trivia Vault Football Trivia: Test Your Gridiron Knowledge2/27$13.9960% positive 121casualpuzzleindiesingleplayerfamily-friendlyS

Trivia Vault: Tennis Trivia - Ace Your Knowledge4/19$13.9961% positive 97multiplayertenniscasualsimulationactionS

Tower Words: A Challenging Category Word Game4/7$2.9971% positive 24singleplayerword-gameeducationtypingtime-managementS

Samuel Sage: Mystery at Penby Inn – Unravel a Countryside Murder9/20$7.9971% positive 24visual-novelmysteryadventureinvestigationstory-richS

Seclusion: Psychological Horror in Liminal Spaces4/18$9.9971% positive 24actionadventureaction-adventuresandboxinteractive-fictionS

The Epic of Inanna: A Free Interactive Narrative Adventure5/8Free71% positive 24casualadventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novel2dS

Atari Mania: A Fast-Paced Retro Microgame Adventure10/13$24.9965% positive 48actionadventurearcadeinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickS

One Way To Die: Embrace Absurdity in a Text Adventure9/1Free56% positive 351free-to-playadventurehorrorcomedychoose-your-own-adventureS

Trivia Vault: Mini Mixed Trivia - Crack the Code to Cash!9/16$13.9959% positive 139indiecasualsimulationstrategyactionS

Tell Me Everything: A Text-Based Detective Adventure5/29$0.9962% positive 73investigationword-gamedetectiveadventuremysteryS

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