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.
5,538 titles match. 1,674 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,004 support Japanese, and 1,036 are free.
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3,022 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Don't Go Up There: A Surreal Journey into a Mysterious Mountain2/21$0.99100% positive 34surrealadventurepsychedelicabstracthand-drawnS
Gloom and Doom: An Unkillable Girl Meets an Ancient Wraith1/17$4.99100% positive 34choose-your-own-adventurefantasyhorrorcasualinteractive-fictionS
Love the Guard, Be the King: Develop a Royal Romance in This Visual Novel4/30$7.99100% positive 34visual-novelchoose-your-own-adventurelgbtq+text-basedromanceS
Pro Football: 90s-Inspired Grand Strategy & Time Management Sim12/18$11.99100% positive 34sportsesportsgrand-strategytime-management2dS
Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced: A Cyberpunk Body Mod RPG9/7$16.98100% positive 34cyberpunklgbtq+visual-noveldialogue-heavystory-richS
Cross Concerto: A Decade of Applique's Visual Novel Mastery9/23$9.89-67%93% positive 348casualadventureanimestory-richvisual-novelS
Gilded Shadows: A Solarpunk & Cyberpunk Otome Adventure5/13$29.9994% positive 201otomevisual-novelcasualromancesci-fiS
Hoshizora no Memoria -Eternal Heart-: A Sweet Sequel for Dating Sim Fans11/18$9.99-50%97% positive 68casualdating-simvisual-novelinteractive-fiction2dS
Alia's Carnival! Flowering Sky: A Charming 2D Adventure6/21$11.69-61%94% positive 199casualadventureinteractive-fictionanime2d-platformerS
The Gap: Explore Parallel Realities to Save Your Family10/19$3.99-80%94% positive 199interactive-fictionpsychological-horroraction-adventurestory-richsci-fiS
Last Days: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel of Divine Revelation10/2$3.9994% positive 198visual-novelword-gamelinearromancesci-fiS
Bahnsen Knights: Unravel a Cult Mystery in This Pixel Thriller12/14$9.9996% positive 91choose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novelnarrativethrillerS
Autumn's End (Part 1): A Psychedelic Visual Novel of Love and Apocalypse9/3Free98% positive 52visual-novelpsychedeliclgbtq+psychological-horroratmosphericS
Enelia: Dawn of Madness - A Descent into a World of Madness7/11$7.9995% positive 127visual-novelstory-richadventurehorroratmosphericS
Heroic Songs: the Remix! — Build an Idol's Fan Sanctuary10/7$16.9996% positive 89city-buildersimulationvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventurefantasyS
Maskmaker: Craft Magical Masks in a Mysterious VR Realm4/20$9.9993% positive 322vradventurepuzzlestylizedopen-worldS
Nobody Nowhere: A Replicant's Sci-Fi Pixel Adventure in 20792/18$9.9994% positive 189adventureanimestory-richsci-fipixel-graphicsS
Cut to the Core: A Kinetic Novel of Surgical Horror8/1$2.9994% positive 189horrorstory-richvisual-novellinearhand-drawnS
Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond - A Haunting Journey Between Realms12/19$9.9993% positive 317rpginteractive-fictionword-gamevisual-novelpuzzleS
A Butterfly: Explore Surreal Ruins in Atmospheric Adventure1/23$0.9998% positive 51interactive-fictionexplorationhorroropen-worldsurrealS
Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows - Unraveling Mysteries8/21$9.9998% positive 51adventurecasualinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickdetectiveS
Honked: A Clown Noir Mystery Adventure10/27$2.9998% positive 51story-richadventurecartoonymysterycolorfulS
Summon the Scarlet Devil! Remilia: A Word Puzzle Adventure12/24$6.9998% positive 51casualinteractive-fictionpuzzle2d-platformerchoose-your-own-adventureS
The Seabed's Shining Star: A Free-to-Play Visual Novel of Desperation2/12Free98% positive 51visual-novelhand-drawnstory-richfree-to-playshortS
Late Bird: An Experimental Interactive Story About Growing Up1/20$0.9995% positive 123casualinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickvisual-novel2dS
The Dream Libra Had: A Near-Death Adventure of Love and Exploration5/26Free94% positive 185free-to-playsupernaturalexplorationmultiple-endingscollectathonS
Zork Anthology: Journey into the Great Underground Empire4/18$5.9995% positive 122adventuretext-basedclassicinteractive-fictionretroS
Bloody Service: A Horror FMV Visual Novel with a Tennis Twist12/22$5.99100% positive 33fmvhorrorinteractive-fictionvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventureS
Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter: A Psychological Horror Visual Novel8/28Free100% positive 33choose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionword-gamevisual-novelfemale-protagonistS
The Therapist Impostor: Fake Your Way to the Top in This FMV Comedy6/27$4.99100% positive 33adventurecasualinteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventurecomedyS
TRUE LOVE'S CURSE: A Cozy Visual Novel of Magic and Curses7/13$2.99100% positive 33visual-novelinteractive-fictionlgbtq+cozyshop-keeperS
电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子: A Romance Visual Novel Adventure3/31$2.9997% positive 65adventurerpgvisual-novelinteractive-fictionromanceS
An Unexpectedly Green Journey: Forge an Orc Empire in Text-Based RPG10/3$11.9998% positive 50character-customizationrpgchoices-matterchoose-your-own-adventurefantasyS
Walking In The Abyss: A 2D Psychological Horror Survival Experience10/17$0.9997% positive 64actionsurvival-horrorpsychological-horror2dsingleplayerS
The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf: Woolly Eyes GAIDEN - Noir Romance Continues12/10$14.9998% positive 49visual-novelinteractive-fictionromanceanimedarkS
Discussion Over Dinner: Master Real-Time Conversations4/4Free93% positive 276simulationindietext-basedhorrorquick-time-eventsS
protoViolence - Definitive Edition: A Sci-Fi Drama Visual Novel Prequel2/18Free96% positive 81visual-novelanimeinteractive-fictionstory-richcyberpunkS
Four Lights: Iruka Route - A Surreal Time Travel Adventure6/15$9.9998% positive 48visual-novelfantasytime-travelsurrealsci-fiS
Hologuard: Become a Hololive Security Guard in This ID Inspection Sim1/7$7.9998% positive 48cutesimulationtext-basedtriviachoose-your-own-adventureS
Mendel Simulator: Breed Dream Flowers with Genetics6/23$1.9998% positive 48casualeducationlife-simpuzzle2dS
The Scorchfarer: A Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Visual Novel4/15Free97% positive 61visual-novellinearanime2dfantasyS
Loretta: A Psychological Thriller Where You Become an Accomplice2/16$14.9992% positive 455visual-novelchoose-your-own-adventurefemale-protagonistthrilleradventureS
Arcane Investigations: Solve a Magical Mystery on the Quartzway Express4/19$4.9998% positive 47visual-noveldetectivepuzzlepoint-&-clickfunnyS
One in 20,000 Raindrops: A Linear Visual Novel of Hidden Tensions6/18$3.9998% positive 47adventurecasualvisual-noveltext-basedhand-drawnS
Hashihime of the Old Book Town Append: Digital Art Book & Extras9/12$17.9996% positive 78design-&-illustrationlgbtq+singleplayertext-based2d-platformerS
IN SKY GRIL: A Visual Novel Adventure with Strategy and Romance7/11$6.9994% positive 154adventurestrategyrpginteractive-fictionturn-based-strategyS
Отделение 38: Navigate the Afterlife in This Detective RPG10/10$0.9993% positive 242visual-novelinteractive-fictiondetectiveinvestigationromanceS
Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions - A Nonlinear RPG Adventure1/23$3.29-45%95% positive 106rpgchoose-your-own-adventurevisual-novelinteractive-fictionstory-richS
OneRoom ―Yui Hanasaka Memorial―: Relive Sweet Moments1/10$3.9992% positive 429adventureanimecasualcutevisual-novelSShowing 251-300 of 3022 items
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