Text quest

Adventure, Simulation, Adult game, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Text quest

October 25, 2017

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

A collection of interactive romantic novels where the player controls the fate of the character by making numerous decisions during each story. The game offers...

Red Rooster

Role-playing game, Adventure, Visual novel, Text quest

2027

Summer Eternal’s debut RPG, created by former Disco Elysium developers. The team includes writers Argo Tuulik and Dora Klindžić, as well as other writers and...

Needy Girl Overdose

Simulation, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Text quest, Point & Click

January 21, 2022

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

The main character is the manager of the aspiring streamer Ame. He helps her reach her goal of gaining a million subscribers within a month. Ame is a mentally...

[Redacted] The Safehouse

Detective, Text quest, Walking Simulator

April 10, 2026

Steam: 99/100

This detective game, combining text-adventure and walking-simulator elements, follows an investigation into the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. The player...

The Hero of Kendrickstone

Role-playing game, Indie, Text quest

March 13, 2015

Steam: 79/100

This text-based fantasy role-playing game follows a fledgling adventurer tasked with rescuing Kendrickstone from an evil wizard and his troop of black-clad...

Diabolical

Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

November 6, 2015

Steam: 75/100

This text-based interactive novel follows a criminal mastermind intent on building an evil empire and becoming the world’s most notorious villain. Across 130,000...

Lavender Dream

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Free game, Science fiction, Text quest, Puzzle

December 24, 2024

Steam: 30/100

A text-based visual novel with a nonlinear story set in 2245, when corporations rule the world. The story features more than six characters controlled by artificial...

Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition

Indie, Adventure, Text quest

July 6, 2016

Steam: 80/100

This interactive fiction story takes place aboard a transport ship moving away from Earth. A passenger follows friends’ social media posts as communication delays...

Heroes Rise: HeroFall

Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

July 11, 2014

Steam: 87/100

This text-based role-playing game concludes the Heroes Rise trilogy, following a hero fighting for the rights of people with superpowers in America. When President...

Suzerain

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Visual novel, Benchmark program, Text quest

December 4, 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Suzerain is a political strategy game with elements of a text role-playing game in which the player controls a fictional state. The player's goal is to make the...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Visual novel, Text quest, Medieval era

March 4, 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative role-playing game set in the pages of the protagonist's diary. You will find a story about a ruthless world...

Homicipher

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Text quest

November 1, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 98/100

An unusual adventure visual novel that combines horror, exploration, and the deciphering of a fictional language. The main character finds herself in a mysterious...

Vaudeville

Adventure, Detective, Procedural generation, Text quest, Sandbox, Exploration

June 30, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 47/100

An unusual detective adventure, the main feature of which is that dialogues with NPCs in it are generated in real time using artificial intelligence. The game takes...

Community College Hero: Trial by Fire

Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

December 4, 2015

Steam: 84/100

This text-based role-playing game follows a student who receives a scholarship to a new college for aspiring superheroes. In Community College Hero: Trial by Fire...

BatMUD

Role-playing game, MMO, Text quest

April 14, 1990

Steam: 84/100

A text-based multiplayer role-playing game set in a medieval fantasy world, where players explore an open realm and choose their own pursuits. Activities include...

Wild Romance

Visual novel, Casual game, Anime / Manga, Text quest

October 19, 2016

Steam: 61/100

This visual novel follows Kazuma, who leaves Tokyo for his hometown in the Japanese countryside and reconnects with four childhood friends. During their reunion...

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

Horror, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie, Text quest

December 16, 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk is a visual novel in the horror genre with point and click elements. A psychedelic narrative full of pyramidal word...

A Wise Use of Time

Role-playing game, Indie, Text quest

September 4, 2015

Steam: 79/100

A text-based science-fiction adventure about a person who can freeze time. The power makes it possible to rob a casino, rescue a celebrity, or escape death, but...

The Sin

Visual novel, Text quest, Detective

May 20, 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

The Sin is a visual novel based on popular mystical folklore about witches. The main character, the boy Roma, moves to the village with his family; his father wants...

Home Safety Hotline

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Text quest, Horror

January 16, 2024

Steam: 91/100

The support service operator in 1996 answers calls from people who have discovered suspicious traces, noises, and pests in their homes. Each case needs to be...

Typefighters (Steam Edition)

Educational game (Education), Casual game, Text quest

April 18, 2016

Steam: 70/100

A competitive two-player game built around typing contests, where success depends on more than speed and accuracy. Its eight modes also test reaction time...

Heroes Rise: The Hero Project

Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

September 20, 2013

Steam: 77/100

This text-based role-playing game continues the story of Heroes Rise: The Prodigy, placing the protagonist on The Hero Project, a reality show where contestants...

Psy High

Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

December 12, 2014

Steam: 79/100

This text-based role-playing mystery follows high-school students who develop psychic powers and investigate supernatural secrets in their small town. The...

Choice of Zombies

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Text quest, Indie, Role-playing game

April 13, 2012

Steam: 50/100

Choice of Zombies is an adventure horror game with a first-person view in the style of a post-apocalypse. You have to fight for survival in a world overrun by...

Туман

Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Text quest

July 24, 2018

Players: 9.8/10

The game takes place in a dark post-apocalyptic future. The main character finds himself near a half-abandoned city and remembers nothing about his past. The player...

Buried: An Interactive Story

Indie, Adventure, Text quest

January 21, 2016

Steam: 95/100

This text-based adventure follows logger Roger Hastings, who wakes to find his crew missing and has no memory of what happened. As he searches for them, he uncovers...

Nighthawks

Role-playing game, Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Text quest

September 22, 2026

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A text-based role-playing game about a vampire who returns to life six months after death in a world where the existence of bloodsuckers is no longer a secret. In a...

K-Pop Rising - Dream to Shine

Adventure, Simulation, Music game, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Visual novel, Text quest

November 5, 2026

A life simulation game with rhythm game elements, where gamers can progress from a beginner to a K-pop star. The main character, along with her best friend Nova...

Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder

Visual novel, Detective, Text quest

May 26, 2017

Steam: 82/100

A detective visual novel about a locked-room murder aboard a cruise ship setting out on its maiden voyage half a century after two passengers died there. Gilligan...

The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Text quest, Medieval era, Replayability, Visual novel

July 20, 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 74/100

A new narrative role-playing game from the creators of The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. The game is not a direct sequel, but a standalone story in the same...

Champion of the Gods

Role-playing game, Indie, Text quest

July 17, 2015

Steam: 85/100

This text-based role-playing game is set in a world inspired by ancient Greek myth, where a hero’s fate is bound up with the gods and the struggle to save their...

家有大貓 Nekojishi

Visual novel, Free game, Text quest

November 12, 2017

Steam: 92/100

A visual novel about feline beast-men, Taiwanese folklore, and a world of gods and spirits. In Nekojishi, the player follows the story and makes decisions shaped by...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

February 27, 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Wednesdays

Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game, Comics, Text quest

March 25, 2025

Steam: 99/100

An interactive story about growing up and memories of childhood trauma. The player returns to the world of the childhood video game Orco Park, where through...

Your Story: Games with Death

Role-playing game, Adventure, Visual novel, Text quest, Casual game, Medieval era

September 11, 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 39/100

A variable text quest set in a medieval setting, where the fate of an ordinary person depends on the decisions made. Every action can change the further development...

Sepia Tears

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Text quest

January 8, 2016

Steam: 87/100

Sepia Tears is a romance visual novel about a memory Mark is trying to forget and Myra, who helps uncover it. Together, they search for the kind of romance found in...

Ratalorica

Free game, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Clicker, Indie, Casual game, Text quest

May 19, 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

An unusual companion game that can be placed right on top of the desktop and run simultaneously with other programs or games. The main character GRATS automatically...

Sockpuppet Noir

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Comedy, Detective, Text quest

September 25, 2026

Steam: 90/100

An absurd detective quest about private investigator Frank Sokowski, a woolen sock, who investigates crimes in a city mired in corruption and vice. The dark streets...

what did the chicken see

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Free game, Text quest, Comedy, Old school

April 29, 2026

Steam: 80/100

A short, dark visual novel with elements of interactive prose, set in a distorted and gradually collapsing world. The player engages in dialogue with a cynical...

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Old school, Text quest

August 26, 2020

Steam: 96/100

A small visual novel that turns a simple everyday task into a story with a deep emotional subtext. Behind the attempt to buy regular milk lies reflections on daily...

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