Top rated released games tagged Text based

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answer these 10 questions and i'll tell you what kind of lover you are

a choose-your-own-adventure heartbreak in the shape of a quiz

frannym

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(1,187 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

SPACE FROG!

-30%

a story of a frog in space.

npckc

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(610 total ratings)

Adventure

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GIF

Trigaea

Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+

RynGM

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(495 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Please Answer Carefully

a horror survey game

litrouke

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(2,068 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Buddy Simulator 1984 DEMO

Create your own virtual best buddy and play games together!

Not a Sailor Studios

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(295 total ratings)

Simulation

GIF

Who Stole My Bone?

Help Spudz the dog find his precious bone in this short, silly game!

Kryptic Kitty

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(172 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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goodbye

say goodbye before you go

barrels

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(306 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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a man outside

a friendly horror game in your neighborhood

litrouke

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(551 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Project: Perfectly Normal

A free action-comedy BL game about a retired killer-for-hire who has to navigate life as a normal high school student.

peaceful-pastel

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(248 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Horse Master: The Game of Horse Mastery

Master a horse. Become a Horse Master.

Tom McHenry

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(149 total ratings)

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A Witch's Word

You sold your firstborn to a witch. Now she helps you find a mate.

RainbowStarbird

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(698 total ratings)

Simulation

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GIF

WASTE EATER

The world is saved. Now its heroes wait to die.

cain

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(149 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Tavern Crawler

Slaying the dragon? Easy. Collecting your pay? Not so much.

CogsAndSpanners

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(127 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GUTLESS

hadopelagic false light

DOMINO CLUB

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(92 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Chronicles of Tal’Dun: The Remainder

$9.99

-50%

A story of love, death and lies.

Nim

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(92 total ratings)

Visual Novel

The Writer Will Do Something

You are the head writer for the third game in the wildly popular ShatterGate™ franchise.

Matthew S Burns

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(393 total ratings)

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walk with me.

conversations between a young god and a heart of stone.

cerberus

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(88 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Dominion of Darkness

Text-based simulator of the Dark Lord/Lady. Use your armies, cunning and magic to conquer Free Peoples.

Adeptus7

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(90 total ratings)

Strategy

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Gods of Savvarah | Part I

Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG.

ST Sinovar

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(64 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Snowbound Blood

A Vast Error Story

DECONRECONSTRUCTION

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(84 total ratings)

Visual Novel

BIRDLAND

A summer camp bird fighting text adventure

Brendan Patrick Hennessy

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(76 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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12 Word Searches

Find all the words!

Playcebo

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(47 total ratings)

Puzzle

The Ouroborous Incident

Uncover the dark dealings of the Turing Corporation and their mysterious RAVENOUS project.

DOMINO CLUB

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(60 total ratings)

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reunion

find your ex at the end of the world

caeth

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(97 total ratings)

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10mg: Cover Me In Leaves

In bundle

A short kinetic novel — on bright minds, and the end of all things.

Elliot Herriman

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(137 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Demonology 101

A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.

Ludipe

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(108 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Rose garden sentiments

You talk to a pretty prince in a rose garden

teletuu

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(74 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Something A Little Super

Raise a super powered kid.

Barbara Truelove

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(51 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

There's A Bear Outside

Isn't it nice that there is a perfectly normal bear at the window?

The Very Worst Thing

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(98 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Soft Underbelly

Take a break. Talk to your cat about friendship, trust & care.

rosa✦dev

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(103 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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BOAT PROM

A boat-themed gay teen love story

Brendan Patrick Hennessy

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(139 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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GIF

Dear Toki

Write letters to reconnect with a friend

DDRKirby(ISQ)

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(71 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Social Democracy: An Alternate History

You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?

Autumn Chen

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(60 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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RECIPE FOR LOVE

Help a robot list all the ingredients for love

Shelly Alon

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(112 total ratings)

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Known Unknowns

A bisexual high school ghost hunting romance

Brendan Patrick Hennessy

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(81 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Gender Dysphoria

negative experiences after coming out as transgender

exodrifter

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(123 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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