The Best Text Games - Page 2

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Shape (2023)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox One Android PC Windows

A minimalist style but inside a complex-minded With connecting word mechanism, you can make a rule for your rooms and solve the problem. Solve the puzzle and go to the door to the next room. explore new mechanism


  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • minimalist
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • psychological
  • narration
  • philosophical
  • walking-simulator
  • 2d
  • psychedelic
  • text
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • emotional

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Wednesdays (2025)

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j PC Windows

"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.

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  • visual-novel
  • comic
  • park
  • emotional
  • interactive
  • psychological
  • fiction
  • hand-drawn
  • book
  • text
  • building
  • conversation
  • choices
  • narration
  • graphic

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Magic Research (2023)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?


  • auto-battler
  • idler
  • automation
  • magic
  • text
  • resource-management
  • minimalist
  • fantasy
  • management

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Word Spells: Word Puzzle Games (2022)

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early access PC Windows Android

In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.


  • hacking
  • typing
  • text
  • word
  • detective
  • psychological
  • logic
  • horror
  • drama
  • mystery
  • 2d
  • story
  • puzzle
  • realistic
  • mech

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Lifeline: Beside You in Time (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Lifeline is a text-based adventure mobile game where you guide the main character through a texting conversation to survive an unknown moon after their spaceship crashes. The engaging storyline and real-time mechanics make it a great game for those who enjoy a challenging text-based adventure.


What we like:
  • Entertaining and engaging story with a likable protagonist
  • Pacing adds scope and suspense to the narrative
  • Real-time notification mechanic adds to immersion
  • Unique storytelling approach
  • Forgiving gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Waiting between interactions may be an annoyance for some players
  • Lack of text speed option
  • Invariably binary decision prompts limit player choice

  • fiction
  • text
  • adventure
  • interactive
  • sci-fi
  • waiting
  • real-time
  • choices
  • survival
  • narrative
  • dos
  • well-written
  • story

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The Wild Case (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone Mac OS Linux

Embark on a journey to an eerie village shrouded in mystery in The Wild Case. Solve puzzles, negotiate with inhabitants, and uncover supernatural occurrences in this atmospheric adventure. With stunning hand-drawn graphics and haunting sound effects, immerse yourself in an open world that will keep you on edge. Unravel the secrets of the forgotten village if you dare.


What we like:
  • Short but well-rounded gameplay
  • Intriguing mystery with satisfying ending
  • Beautiful hand-drawn artwork
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Adequate price point
What could be improved:
  • Lack of motivation for replayability
  • Rough English translation
  • Story not frightening for adults

  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • story
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • text
  • supernatural
  • 2d
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • investigation
  • linear

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Goodbye World (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.


  • platform
  • visual-novel
  • linear
  • text
  • cinematic
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • interactive
  • adventure

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Inua - A Story in Ice and Time (2022)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Inua is a point & click narrative game where three protagonists roam the same places in the far North, decades apart. Explore each era, collect ideas, and influence their decisions to change the course of history.


  • space-time
  • manipulation
  • historical
  • narration
  • time
  • text
  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • adventure
  • isometric
  • dynamic
  • military
  • stylized
  • nature
  • supernatural

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Ukraine War Stories (2022)

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PC Windows

Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.

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  • choices
  • text
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • narration
  • multiple-endings
  • historical
  • emotional
  • war
  • thriller
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • psychological
  • drama

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Arcadie: Second-Born (2022)

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In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

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  • choices
  • fiction
  • romance
  • text
  • interactive
  • dating-sim
  • fantasy
  • multiple-endings
  • character
  • emotional
  • lgbtq
  • lore

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