TOP 100 TEXT-BASED ADVENTURE GAMES

Text-based adventure games are like a choose-your-own-adventure book, but without the pesky pages to turn. Instead, players navigate through a world driven entirely by text, making choices and watching as their actions unfold before them. It's like having your own personal narrator following you around, but instead of just describing what's happening, they add a whole lot of personality and humor to the mix. Players love text-based adventures because they allow for a level of immersion that just isn't possible with more graphical games. It's all about using your imagination and creating a mental image of the setting around you, with the narrative acting as your guide. If you're looking for some of the best text-based adventure games out there, you're in luck. This site has curated a well-picked list of top titles that will keep you entertained for hours on end. From classic adventures to newer releases, there's something for everyone. So get ready to flex your imagination and dive into a world of words!

#01	Pizza Game License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 9.9/10
#02	Open Sorcery License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 9.8/10
#03	Fox Hime Zero License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Android, iPhone / iPad Release: 2018 Rating: 9.8/10
#04	Shadows Over Loathing License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS5, PS4 Release: 2022 Rating: 9.8/10
#05	ESC License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 9.7/10
#06	Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.7/10
#07	Cinderella Phenomenon: Evermore License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.6/10
#08	Golden Treasure: The Great Green License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 9.6/10
#09	Hellink License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 9.6/10
#10	The Hayseed Knight License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 9.6/10
#11	The Warmth Between Us License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.6/10
#12	Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS Vita Release: 2018 Rating: 9.6/10
#13	Choice of Robots License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android Release: 2014 Rating: 9.6/10
#14	The Midnight Sanctuary License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 9.5/10
#15	Tally Ho License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Mac, PC, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 9.5/10
#16	Speed Dating for Ghosts License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad Release: 2018 Rating: 9.5/10
#17	Get In The Car, Loser! License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 9.5/10
#18	Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 9.5/10
#19	Ord. License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, PS4, Android, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 9.4/10
#20	The Herbalist License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 9.4/10
#21	When The Night Comes License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.4/10
#22	Tin Star License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android, iPhone / iPad, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 9.4/10
#23	Creatures Such as We License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android Release: 2014 Rating: 9.3/10
#24	Symphonic Rain License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2017 Rating: 9.3/10
#25	Jisei License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Android Release: 2010 Rating: 9.3/10
#26	To Be or Not to Be License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 9.2/10
#27	Golem Creation Kit License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9.2/10
#28	How to Fool a Liar King License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, XSX, PS5, iPhone / iPad, Android, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 9.2/10
#29	Rose of Winter License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2016 Rating: 9.2/10
#30	Ghosts of Miami License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9.2/10
#31	Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 9.2/10
#32	Fate of WINDSHIFT License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.1/10
#33	Japanese School Life License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 9.1/10
#34	Emily is Away Too License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 9.1/10
#35	The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 9.1/10
#36	Choice of Rebels: Uprising License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 9.1/10
#37	Choice of the Deathless License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android Release: 2013 Rating: 9.1/10
#38	Hadean Lands License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Mac, PC Release: 2014 Rating: 9.1/10
#39	Letters - a written adventure License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#40	Bermuda License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2015 Rating: 9/10
#41	Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9/10
#42	Lucid9: Inciting Incident License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 9/10
#43	Omni Link License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 8.9/10
#44	X-note License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2011 Rating: 8.9/10
#45	Anchorhead License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 8.8/10
#46	Sakura Knight 3 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.8/10
#47	Roadwarden License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.7/10
#48	HEBEREKE!: March! Red Army Girls' Brigade License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 8.7/10
#49	Hollywood Visionary License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.7/10
#50	Gaokao.Love.100Days License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2015 Rating: 8.7/10
#51	SPACEPLAN License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 8.6/10
#52	Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#53	Community College Hero: Trial by Fire License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.6/10
#54	Emily is Away License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 8.6/10
#55	Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android, iPhone / iPad Release: 2016 Rating: 8.5/10
#56	All You Can Eat License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 8.5/10
#57	Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 8.5/10
#58	PANIC at Multiverse High! License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 8.4/10
#59	Broadway: 1849 License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 8.4/10
#60	Dull Grey License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC, Xbox One, PS5, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 8.4/10
#61	Kissed by the Baddest Bidder License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC, Android, iPhone / iPad Release: 2023 Rating: 8.3/10
#62	Sweet fantasy License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 8.3/10
#63	Edelweiss License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2023 Rating: 8.3/10
#64	Left on Read License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.3/10
#65	BAD END License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.3/10
#66	The Forest of Doom License: commercial Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Android, Mac, PC Release: 2014 Rating: 8.2/10
#67	BatMUD License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1990 Rating: 8.2/10
#68	Dry Drowning License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4 Release: 2019 Rating: 8.2/10
#69	The Aether: Life as a God License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 8.2/10
#70	Vagrus - The Riven Realms License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 8.2/10
#71	Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2014 Rating: 8.2/10
#72	CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 8.2/10
#73	Crying Suns License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 8.2/10
#74	80 Days License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Switch, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.1/10
#75	Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 8.1/10
#76	The Shadows of Pygmalion License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 8.1/10
#77	Emily is Away <3 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 8.1/10
#78	Devil's Kiss License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 8.1/10
#79	Club Life License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2016 Rating: 8.1/10
#80	The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 8.1/10
#81	Heroes Rise: The Prodigy License: commercial Platforms: Browser, iPhone / iPad, Android, PC, Mac Release: 2012 Rating: 8/10
#82	The Underground Man License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 8/10
#83	Heroes Rise: The Hero Project License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android Release: 2013 Rating: 8/10
#84	A Wise Use of Time License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8/10
#85	Quarantine Circular License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 7.9/10
#86	Thea: The Awakening License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2015 Rating: 7.9/10
#87	Hatoful Boyfriend License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Android, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2014 Rating: 7.9/10
#88	Your Future Self License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 7.8/10
#89	DUEL License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#90	Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2014 Rating: 7.8/10
#91	Suzerain License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#92	Replica License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Android, Xbox One, iPhone / iPad, XSX Release: 2016 Rating: 7.7/10
#93	Cultist Simulator License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 7.7/10
#94	This Book Is A Dungeon License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.7/10
#95	The Typing of the Dead License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS2 Release: 1999 Rating: 7.6/10
#96	Legends of Talia: Arcadia License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS5, PS4 Release: 2017 Rating: 7.6/10
#97	CAPSULE License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10
#98	Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2013 Rating: 7.6/10
#99	Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.6/10
#100	Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10