Top rated$5 or less for Windows tagged Text based (80 results)
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Break the curse and uncover your fire.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(473 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
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A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(142 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
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Murdering a person that hurt you is hot, right?
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(50 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
beautiful twine compilation
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(48 total ratings)Adventure
When the last thread becomes entangled, their song will be heard.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(50 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
Type commands, roast marshmallows, throw logs onto a crackling fire. Enjoy
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(155 total ratings)Simulation
Type Knight
$3.99
Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)A collection of horror games, each with their own distinct styles
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)Adventure
Paradise
$1
Paradise is an interactive fiction playground.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
As suas escolhas não importam.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
text-adventure MMORPG
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)Role Playing
Your Future Self
$2.99
A time-loop based experimental text adventure.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(147 total ratings)Adventure
A novel-length "bat-romance" Twine.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)The Salt Keep
$4.99
A traveling salesman's struggle to survive a night of horror
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)Adventure
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Your boss has called to ask if you can come into work on your day off - and you don't have much choice but to go.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
ASCII Action! As minimal as an RPG can get
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)Role Playing
Crew stolen and forced to crash land on an alien planet, you must start fresh with nothing but a... talking cat?!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)Role Playing
You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)Action
A playful, interactive graphic novel adventure by Krunchy Fried Games. Ages 13+.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)Visual Novel
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Enemies on camera, enemies off camera!
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)Visual Novel
Navigate intense job interviews with the help of a god who can stop time!
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)Visual Novel
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Alone, but for the worms and mushrooms
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
Four ASCII Games; One Poopy Pack!
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)An 80KB interactive-fiction text adventure.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)Adventure
A narrative game about tarot card readings for odd customers.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)Visual Novel
Escape your fairy tale nightmare in this short text game.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
Snowdrop
$5
A winter themed otome game where you get to romance a jerky singer!
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)Visual Novel
Laser Moles, Knife-Fighting Chimps, and an ASCII Snail
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)Action
An online festival celebrating the 100th Sokpop game!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)Adventure
A classic tale of revenge, local politics, pseudoscience, questionable botany, love, and loss.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)Interactive Fiction
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