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Top ratedfor Windows tagged Text based (1,192 results)

Explore games for Windows tagged Text based on itch.io. Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great a · Upload your games for Windows to itch.io to have them show up here.

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A text choice romance in an apocalyptic setting.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,482 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Journey deeper into the unknown.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(784 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Alter genes, survive. Sci-fi RPG. 270k+
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(563 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Learn the truth and unleash your potential.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(377 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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1bit adventure game of cosmic horror inspired by the work of Junji Ito
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(600 total ratings)
Role Playing
16 talented participants enter the game. Only 2 will walk out alive.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(319 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Break the curse and uncover your fire.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(475 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Create your own virtual best buddy and play games together!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(296 total ratings)
Simulation
Dark Fantasy + Romance Interactive Fiction
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(174 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
A free action-comedy BL game about a retired killer-for-hire who has to navigate life as a normal high school student.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(262 total ratings)
Visual Novel
You sold your firstborn to a witch. Now she helps you find a mate.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(727 total ratings)
Simulation
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The world is saved. Its heroes wait to die.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(161 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A story of love, death and lies.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(97 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A wintry, magical holiday romance
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(147 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A Vast Error Story
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(88 total ratings)
Visual Novel
One day, HEINO's partner dies. He gets a new one.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(76 total ratings)
Adventure
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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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You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(95 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A free night ride across Tokyo, searching for our home with the help of some stranger.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(279 total ratings)
Visual Novel
negative experiences after coming out as transgender
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(128 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(118 total ratings)
Puzzle
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An AI seedship must find a home for the last survivors of the human race
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(224 total ratings)
Strategy
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Fantasy visual novel in development
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A game about the impact of allotment acts on Indigenous communities in the 1890's.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(49 total ratings)
Educational
Those we love are never truly gone.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(51 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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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
weary, transformation, dog, burger, comfort
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(83 total ratings)
Simulation
send messages, receive messages, play messages
Daniel LinssenVerified Account
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(254 total ratings)
Platformer
Sign In again.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(879 total ratings)
The world is ending, and you are still paying rent. A future history.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(51 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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10 students find themselves trapped in a luxurious mansion...
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(132 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Venture into an abandoned orphanage, solve a mystery, and fall in love.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(103 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A Rarely Accurate Medieval Romp Full of Romance and Hijinks
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(58 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Trapped in a Dome with eight hours to catch a killer
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A fantasy and love story influenced by the Guanche culture.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(90 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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beautiful twine compilation
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(48 total ratings)
Adventure
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