The Best Text Games for Mac OS - Page 3

Update : Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered added at rank #50.
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The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother (2020)

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The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.

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  • hacking
  • experimental
  • text
  • drama
  • immersive
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • simulation
  • visual-novel
  • education
  • exploration
  • 1990s
  • minimalist
  • stylized

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Quarantine Circular (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Dive into Quarantine Circular, a riveting, dialogue-driven adventure that puts humanity under the microscope. You'll navigate complex social dynamics and ethical dilemmas as you uncover an alien's intentions amidst a global plague. Be captivated by the well-crafted story, sharp writing, and stunning visuals, as your choices shape multiple endings. A game that will leave you pondering about human nature and our place in the universe.

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What we like:
  • Engaging and thought-provoking story
  • Well-written dialogue
  • Multiple endings based on your choices
  • Stunning visuals
  • Interesting exploration of human nature and ethics
What could be improved:
  • Abrupt and unsatisfying endings
  • Lack of replayability due to linear gameplay
  • Inconsistent character development

  • text
  • casual
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • narrative
  • sci-fi

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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One (2018)

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Step into the shoes of a detective and experience a world beyond your imagination in Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One. The interactive fantasy novel by Mishka Jenkins offers 440,000 thrilling words that will take you through moments of romance, friendship, drama, and more. With options to play as female, male, or non-binary, and to be straight, gay, or bisexual, you'll be able to define relationships and start lasting romances with vampires. Fulfill your job of detective in a playstyle that suits your personality. Open yourself up to the unknown and uncover the truth of what awaits in Wayhaven.

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What we like:
  • Fantastic story with well-developed characters
  • Enjoyable read with good humor
  • Authentic relationships and slow-burn romances
  • Enthralling writing and vivid, distinct characters
  • Highly addictive and immersive experience
What could be improved:
  • Fairly linear with limited branching except for romance options
  • Detective aspect not prominent

  • rpg
  • text
  • adventure
  • choices
  • book
  • romance

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Avian Enigma (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.

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  • word
  • clicker
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • flight
  • text
  • lovecraftian
  • romance
  • cats
  • thriller
  • interactive
  • capitalism
  • hand-drawn
  • cartoony
  • anime

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Dr. What & Detective Son (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Join Dr. What and Detective Son on an exhilarating journey through mind-bending puzzles and perplexing mysteries in this immersive logic game! With multiple levels to conquer, sharpen your deductive skills and unravel intricate cases.

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  • text
  • logic
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • casual
  • adventure
  • mind-bending
  • mystery
  • colourful
  • 2d

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Fabled Lands (2021)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows

Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.


  • rpg
  • rogue-like
  • choices
  • hex
  • party
  • old-school
  • text
  • fiction
  • sandbox
  • turn-based
  • open-world
  • interactive
  • fantasy
  • grid
  • 2d

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Your Chronicle (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

"Let's begin your own story." This is a text-based idle RPG game. There are already more than 2,500 unique story actions and it's still growing.

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  • text
  • idler
  • auto-battler
  • clicker
  • multiple-endings
  • rpg
  • collectathon
  • battle

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I Am Here, I Won't Disappear. I Am Here, I Won't... (2025)

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A black-white-and-red visual novel about a girl afraid of disappearing. And a bit about her cat.

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  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • psychological
  • abstract
  • text
  • psychedelic
  • dark
  • violent
  • casual

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On the Run: Rogue Heroes (2024)

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Awaken your powers and save your friends! Uncover the secrets that the military has been hiding about Activated people, about your family, and about you.

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  • choices
  • text
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • superhero
  • character
  • rpg
  • multiple-endings
  • customization
  • adventure

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Top Villain: Total Domination (2023)

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How would you conquer the world? In this text-based supervillain rpg, you can vanquish your nemesis, fight heroes and villains, and find yourself!

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  • text
  • comedy
  • choices
  • 000-word
  • dark
  • comic
  • partner-in-crime
  • satire
  • speculative
  • humor
  • rpg
  • superhero
  • book
  • novel
  • first-person

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