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Best Text-Based Games

Top 50 of 95 qualifying games — tagged Text-Based (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Monster Prom 4: Monster Con (2025) Visual Novel · Comedy · LGBTQ+ · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 99.3%1,444 reviews 2 I Wani Hug that Gator! (2024) Visual Novel · Story Rich · Romance · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 98.5%4,839 reviews 3 A Date with Death (2023) Dating Sim · Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · 500K–1M owners · Free 98.3%10,483 reviews 4 Aliya: Timelink (2024) RPG · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · 200K–500K owners · $2.99 98.2%6,512 reviews 5 Firework (2021) Horror · Indie · Puzzle · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 97.9%41,558 reviews 6 Katawa Shoujo (2024) Visual Novel · Romance · Dating Sim · 100K–200K owners · Free 98.2%3,806 reviews 7 Murders on the Yangtze River (2024) Detective · Adventure · Puzzle · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 97.3%18,192 reviews 8 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip (2022) Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Dating Sim · 100K–200K owners · $11.99 97.6%3,112 reviews 9 Insomnia: Theater in the Head (2022) Psychological · Point & Click · Hand-drawn · 100K–200K owners · $1.61 97.5%2,547 reviews 10 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk (2021) Psychological Horror · Visual Novel · Psychedelic · 500K–1M owners · $8.99 97.0%18,723 reviews 11 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (2024) Adventure · Investigation · Mystery · 100K–200K owners · $39.99 97.2%3,077 reviews 12 No Case Should Remain Unsolved (2024) Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Visual Novel · 200K–500K owners · $6.99 96.9%7,150 reviews 13 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (2020) Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Horror · 500K–1M owners · $1.49 96.7%29,935 reviews 14 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp (2020) Dating Sim · LGBTQ+ · Comedy · 200K–500K owners · $11.99 96.7%5,973 reviews 15 The Farmer Was Replaced (2025) Programming · Automation · Idler · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 97.0%1,543 reviews 16 Homicipher (2024) Horror · Otome · Female Protagonist · 500K–1M owners · $13.99 96.4%6,540 reviews 17 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2 (2020) Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Diplomacy · 200K–500K owners · Free 96.4%2,027 reviews 18 STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator (2023) Early Access · Simulation · Economy · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 96.5%1,398 reviews 19 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark (2021) Pixel Graphics · Detective · Point & Click · 0–20K owners · $14.99 96.3%1,716 reviews 20 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (2023) Visual Novel · Adventure · Anime · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.8%5,190 reviews 21 Choice of Robots (2014) Choose Your Own Adventure · Text-Based · Choices Matter · 50K–100K owners · $6.99 96.1%1,989 reviews 22 Warsim: The Realm of Aslona (2022) Text-Based · Simulation · RPG · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 95.9%1,998 reviews 23 Football Coach: College Dynasty (2025) Simulation · Sports · Football (American) · 20K–50K owners · $19.99 96.1%1,202 reviews 24 Noctuary (2023) Cute · Interactive Fiction · Anime · 50K–100K owners · $29.99 95.7%1,716 reviews 25 Billionaire Lovers (2021) Visual Novel · RPG · Education · 200K–500K owners · $2.99 95.2%3,605 reviews 26 Card Survival: Tropical Island (2022) Survival · Adventure · Card Game · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 95.1%2,729 reviews 27 Roadwarden (2022) RPG · Text-Based · Adventure · 100K–200K owners · $10.99 94.9%4,218 reviews 28 q.u.q. (2023) Visual Novel · Surreal · Casual · 50K–100K owners · $1.99 95.3%1,376 reviews 29 60 Seconds! Reatomized (2019) 2D · Choose Your Own Adventure · Dark Humor · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 94.3%16,924 reviews 30 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure (2023) Detective · Story Rich · Mystery · 100K–200K owners · $16.99 94.6%3,187 reviews 31 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (2021) Visual Novel · Adventure · Detective · 200K–500K owners · $39.99 94.3%8,158 reviews 32 Subsurface Circular (2017) Visual Novel · Investigation · Detective · 200K–500K owners · $2.99 94.6%1,889 reviews 33 风信楼 (2021) Multiple Endings · Choices Matter · Drama · 200K–500K owners · $11.99 94.3%3,581 reviews 34 Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021) Psychological Horror · Indie · Horror · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 93.8%3,951 reviews 35 Suzerain (2020) Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Political Sim · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 93.4%9,266 reviews 36 Durka Simulator (2023) Conversation · Singleplayer · Free to Play · 200K–500K owners · Free 94.1%1,732 reviews 37 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (2025) RPG · Dice · Cyberpunk · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 94.1%1,316 reviews 38 Emily is Away Too (2017) Indie · Simulation · Choices Matter · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 93.3%5,977 reviews 39 圣歌德嘉的晚钟 (2021) Adventure · RPG · Visual Novel · 50K–100K owners · Free 93.7%1,370 reviews 40 Citizen Sleeper (2022) RPG · Dice · Story Rich · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 92.8%8,105 reviews 41 Football Manager 2022 (2021) Sports · Management · Football (Soccer) · 2M–5M owners · Free 92.5%21,460 reviews 42 Timeflow – Life Sim (2019) Life Sim · Economy · Time Management · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 93.3%1,543 reviews 43 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure (2021) Pixel Graphics · Detective · Noir · 500K–1M owners · $15.99 92.0%2,471 reviews 44 Home Safety Hotline (2024) Horror · 1990's · Interactive Fiction · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 92.0%2,211 reviews 45 Football Manager 2024 (2023) Simulation · Sports · Management · 1M–2M owners · $59.99 90.8%23,048 reviews 46 Hookah Haze (2024) Adventure · Visual Novel · Dating Sim · 50K–100K owners · $17.99 92.2%1,060 reviews 47 Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition (2019) Adventure · Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · 100K–200K owners · $4.99 91.6%1,361 reviews 48 Who Needs a Hero? (2021) Choices Matter · Casual · RPG · 0–20K owners · $19.99 91.5%1,454 reviews 49 SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition (2015) RPG · Indie · Text-Based · 100K–200K owners · $7.99 91.5%1,569 reviews 50 CaseCracker (2022) Text-Based · Detective · Puzzle · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 91.0%2,871 reviews