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Best Text-Based Games

Top 50 of 109 qualifying games — tagged Text-Based (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

1 Monster Prom 4: Monster Con (2025) Visual Novel · Comedy · LGBTQ+ · $14.99 99.0%2,112 reviews 2 I Wani Hug that Gator! (2024) Visual Novel · Story Rich · Romance · $14.99 98.2%5,675 reviews 3 A Date with Death (2023) Dating Sim · Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Free 98.0%14,494 reviews 4 Firework (2021) Horror · Indie · Puzzle · $9.99 97.7%44,295 reviews 5 Aliya: Timelink (2024) RPG · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · $2.99 97.7%9,448 reviews 6 Katawa Shoujo (2024) Visual Novel · Romance · Dating Sim · Free 97.6%5,977 reviews 7 The Chef's Shift (2025) Cooking · Typing · Time Management · $12.99 97.8%1,961 reviews 8 Murders on the Yangtze River (2024) Detective · Adventure · Puzzle · $14.99 97.0%21,037 reviews 9 Insomnia: Theater in the Head (2022) Psychological · Point & Click · Hand-drawn · $1.61 97.2%2,980 reviews 10 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip (2022) Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Dating Sim · $11.99 97.2%3,307 reviews 11 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk (2021) Psychological Horror · Visual Novel · Psychedelic · $8.99 96.6%22,199 reviews 12 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (2024) Adventure · Investigation · Mystery · $39.99 96.8%4,707 reviews 13 Homicipher (2024) Horror · Otome · Female Protagonist · $13.99 96.6%8,239 reviews 14 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (2020) Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Horror · $1.49 96.4%34,137 reviews 15 No Case Should Remain Unsolved (2024) Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Visual Novel · $6.99 96.5%10,443 reviews 16 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp (2020) Dating Sim · LGBTQ+ · Comedy · $11.99 96.4%6,117 reviews 17 Wednesdays (2025) Visual Novel · Comic Book · Interactive Fiction · $9.99 96.7%2,016 reviews 18 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2 (2020) Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Diplomacy · Free 96.2%2,036 reviews 19 Choice of Robots (2014) Choose Your Own Adventure · Text-Based · Choices Matter · $6.99 96.1%1,998 reviews 20 The Farmer Was Replaced (2025) Programming · Automation · Idler · $9.99 95.6%8,989 reviews 21 Warsim: The Realm of Aslona (2022) Text-Based · Simulation · RPG · $9.99 96.0%2,205 reviews 22 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (2023) Visual Novel · Adventure · Anime · $19.99 95.5%7,088 reviews 23 STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator (2023) Early Access · Simulation · Economy · $9.99 95.6%3,106 reviews 24 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark (2021) Pixel Graphics · Detective · Point & Click · $14.99 95.7%2,001 reviews 25 Football Coach: College Dynasty (2025) Simulation · Sports · Football (American) · $19.99 95.7%1,495 reviews 26 Billionaire Lovers (2021) Visual Novel · RPG · Education · $2.99 95.0%3,802 reviews 27 Card Survival: Tropical Island (2022) Survival · Adventure · Card Game · $24.99 95.0%3,032 reviews 28 60 Seconds! Reatomized (2019) 2D · Choose Your Own Adventure · Dark Humor · $9.99 94.5%19,407 reviews 29 DEAD LETTER DEPT. (2025) Horror · Typing · Mystery · $14.99 95.2%1,836 reviews 30 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (2021) Visual Novel · Adventure · Detective · $39.99 94.3%9,388 reviews 31 Roadwarden (2022) RPG · Text-Based · Adventure · $10.99 94.2%5,110 reviews 32 q.u.q. (2023) Visual Novel · Surreal · Casual · $1.99 94.6%1,943 reviews 33 风信楼 (2021) Multiple Endings · Choices Matter · Drama · $11.99 94.3%3,677 reviews 34 Noctuary (2023) Cute · Interactive Fiction · Anime · $29.99 94.2%2,612 reviews 35 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure (2023) Detective · Story Rich · Mystery · $16.99 94.0%4,212 reviews 36 Subsurface Circular (2017) Visual Novel · Investigation · Detective · $2.99 94.3%1,936 reviews 37 Durka Simulator (2023) Conversation · Singleplayer · Free to Play · Free 94.1%1,688 reviews 38 Emily is Away Too (2017) Indie · Simulation · Choices Matter · $4.99 93.2%6,212 reviews 39 Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021) Psychological Horror · Indie · Horror · $9.99 93.3%4,328 reviews 40 Football Manager 2022 (2021) Sports · Management · Football (Soccer) · Free 92.6%21,513 reviews 41 Suzerain (2020) Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Political Sim · $19.99 92.5%11,704 reviews 42 Citizen Sleeper (2022) RPG · Dice · Story Rich · $19.99 92.4%10,413 reviews 43 圣歌德嘉的晚钟 (2021) Adventure · RPG · Visual Novel · Free 93.2%1,573 reviews 44 Timeflow – Life Sim (2019) Life Sim · Economy · Time Management · $14.99 92.7%1,626 reviews 45 Football Manager 2024 (2023) Simulation · Sports · Management · $59.99 91.6%28,363 reviews 46 Hookah Haze (2024) Adventure · Visual Novel · Dating Sim · $17.99 92.7%1,392 reviews 47 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure (2021) Pixel Graphics · Detective · Noir · $15.99 91.8%2,913 reviews 48 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (2025) RPG · Dice · Cyberpunk · $24.99 91.0%2,575 reviews 49 SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition (2015) RPG · Indie · Text-Based · $7.99 91.2%1,586 reviews 50 Home Safety Hotline (2024) Horror · 1990's · Interactive Fiction · $14.99 90.8%2,903 reviews