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.
5,548 titles match. 1,674 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,007 support Japanese, and 1,038 are free.
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3,022 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
The Adventures of LinShanHai: Bus Bombing - A Deductive Mystery3/3$0.9963% positive 16adventuresimulationinteractive-fictionwalking-simulatorpuzzleS
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022 - Build Your Gridiron Dynasty10/14$19.9957% positive 28simulationsportsstrategyindie2dS
The Wednesday — Unravel a Historical Mystery in 194511/30—48% positive 110adventuredialogue-heavychoose-your-own-adventurerpgeducationS
Angels of Amsterdam: A VR Journey into 17th Century Life12/6Free60% positive 20vrcasualsimulationaudio-productioneducationS
Legacy of the Ark: Beneath the Broken Sky - Incremental City Builder9/6Free60% positive 20casualsimulationstrategycity-buildercolony-simS
Lies Under Ice: Unravel Mysteries on Europa's Frozen Frontier12/7$5.9960% positive 20rpginteractive-fictiontext-basedchoices-matteractionS
Negligee: Opposites Attract - A Yuri Visual Novel Adventure7/16$2.9960% positive 20choose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionvisual-noveldating-simfemale-protagonistS
Waves Running Simulator: Outrun the Tsunami on 50 Beaches4/7$3.9960% positive 20adventurecasualsimulationsportsaction-adventureS
Luna's Twilight: Romance Fantasy Visual Novel with Full Animation3/7$19.9959% positive 22interactive-fictionromancecasualvisual-novelotomeS
Tale of Two Cranes: Forge Your Destiny in Ancient China's Turmoil3/7$8.9959% positive 22text-basedrpgchoices-mattersingleplayerchoose-your-own-adventureS
The Tunnels: A Procedural Maze Reflecting on Conflict's Human Cost11/27Free59% positive 22explorationsimulationinteractive-fictionfirst-personfree-to-playS
异世界模拟器: Your Isekai Simulation Adventure7/15$3.9961% positive 18singleplayercasualsimulationrpginteractive-fictionS
IN CELL: A Kinetic Visual Novel Exploring Societal Disconnect1/12Free61% positive 18casualphilosophicalinteractive-fictionvisual-novel2dS
Major\Minor 2.0: (Re)Vision - Tokyo's Serial Murders & Multiversal Adventure8/21$9.9961% positive 18adventurecasualrpgdating-simaction-adventureS
Dawn of Heroes: Forge Your Superpowered Origin Story4/2$7.9964% positive 14rpgchoose-your-own-adventuretext-basedsingleplayercharacter-customizationS
Invisible Room: An Audio-Based Puzzle Adventure3/30$4.9964% positive 14strategyadventurerpgpuzzleinteractive-fictionS
Wetware: Hack Hostile AIs in a Stop-Motion War1/8Free64% positive 14artificial-intelligencephilosophicalinteractive-fictionnonlinearchoices-matterS
Witchcraft U: Navigate Magical Societies and University Life12/9$5.9964% positive 14rpginteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventurecutetext-basedS
Age of ilcoin VR: Retribution - Become a Crypto Miner in VR12/7Free54% positive 35vrmultiplayeractioncasualadventureS
Mob Trader: Collect, Trade, and Showcase Unique Digital Creatures7/6Free48% positive 87incrementalcollectathoncreature-collectoridlerdesign-&-illustrationS
Definitely Not a Cult: Manage a Suspiciously Friendly Community6/20$9.9956% positive 27casualvisual-novelinteractive-fictionincrementalabstractS
The Shadow Society: Unravel Your Ancestors' Secrets2/6$8.9956% positive 27adventurerpgindiecasualchoose-your-own-adventureS
The Way of the Badass: An Interactive Cartoon Shooter6/8Free57% positive 23cutefemale-protagonistsatireparodycartoonS
Goetia 2: A Soul's Journey Through a Demon's Realm5/19$9.9953% positive 36adventurepuzzleinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickchoose-your-own-adventureS
Single Player: Horror Trapped with a Psycho Axe Killer11/11$0.9956% positive 25fmvactionsingleplayerfirst-personhorrorS
Odyssey: The Deep Space Expedition – Humanity's Last Hope1/18$4.9956% positive 25multiplayeractionadventureindiesimulationS
Play And Pray: Your 2D Loot Box Adventure Awaits8/5Free56% positive 25casualgamblingadventuresimulationlootS
The Brittle Epoch: A Winter Storm Narrative Adventure8/30Free57% positive 21explorationimmersive-siminteractive-fictionvisual-novelwalking-simulatorS
Paranormal Preparatory School: A Dark Fantasy Comedy Adventure8/11$6.9957% positive 21rpginteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventurefirst-persontext-basedS
The Three Kingdoms Era in China 2000 Years Ago: Strategy & RPG Adventure10/25$3.9957% positive 21adventurestrategyrpginteractive-fictionparty-based-rpgS
Face Your Fear: A Stressful Horror Experience7/12$2.9958% positive 19horrorsingleplayerfirst-personpsychological-horroractionS
CrimeBloc: Text-Based Crime MMO in the Eastern Bloc6/6Free59% positive 17text-basedadventurenoirrpgcasualS
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023 - Lead Your Team to Championship Glory8/31$24.9959% positive 17sportsstrategysimulationfootball-(american)moddableS
Nietzsche's Shadow: Explore the Alps as a Philosopher9/26$3.9959% positive 17explorationadventurephilosophicalinteractive-fictionpsychological-horrorS
Spirits of Carter Mansion: A First-Person Puzzle Horror Adventure10/29Free59% positive 17puzzlesurvival-horroratmospheric2dfirst-personS
The Faceless Man: A First-Person Horror Adventure5/24$5.9959% positive 17explorationinteractive-fictionwalking-simulatoraction-adventure3dS
Tower Behind the Moon: Become a God in an Epic Text Adventure12/20$7.9959% positive 17adventurerpgindietext-basedS
Grim Tales: The Time Traveler - Unravel a Family's Deadly Mystery7/25$9.9962% positive 13adventurecasualpoint-&-clickinteractive-fictionpuzzleS
Astonishing Basketball Manager: Lead Your Team to Glory8/28Free62% positive 13simulationsportsstrategybasketballlife-simS
Choice of Broadsides: Command Your Naval Destiny10/19$4.9962% positive 13adventureindierpgchoices-matterchoose-your-own-adventureS
Stock Stack: Become a Millionaire in this Pixel Stock Sim8/9Free62% positive 13casualsimulationstrategyeducationimmersive-simS
Roll of Fate: A Deadly Tabletop RPG Adventure7/5$3.9960% positive 15adventuredetectivevisual-novelhand-drawnmultiple-endingsS
Kosmonavtes: Escape Reality - A Point & Click Puzzle Adventure2/19$2.9960% positive 15hidden-objectinteractive-fictionpuzzlepoint-&-clickfemale-protagonistS
The Nascent Necromancer: Embrace Forbidden Magic11/30$5.9960% positive 15rpginteractive-fictiontext-basedchoices-matterchoose-your-own-adventureS
A Pirate's Pleasure: Navigate the Caribbean's Shifting Tides12/2$6.9964% positive 11indiecasualadventurerpgpiratesS
PARANORMAL GIRLFRIEND: Unravel a Mysterious Apartment Encounter2/27$5.9964% positive 11horrorvisual-novelanimeexplorationdialogue-heavyS
Spellbound: Malachite Coven - Awaken Your Magic and Romance5/8$4.9964% positive 11rpginteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventurecutefirst-personS
Eternal Spring VR: An Immersive Look at Religious Persecution5/11Free64% positive 11casualvisual-novelexplorationvrtext-basedS
Lethal Gamble 1: Werewolf Puzzle - Survive a Deadly Villa Game9/15$6.9964% positive 11rpginteractive-fictionvisual-novelcasualadventureSShowing 2751-2800 of 3022 items
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