- #1 MUTS NO TYPO
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half-Baked Cake
Windows
Enter a dystopian typing contest where speed, accuracy, and obedience are measured. Type carefully. Continue when instructed. Pay attention. GLORY TO THE HAND THAT NEVER SHAKES.
Why similar: Typing 26.7% ★, Word Game 20.2%, Experimental 18.4%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 6.8%
- #2 奇谭文字游戏
96% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: 勤奋的小德
Windows
A word game.
Why similar: Typing 25% ★, Word Game 22.2%, Abstract 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Comedy 8%
- #3 The Simplest Game in the World
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Ke Zhou
Windows
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
Why similar: Typing 20.1% ★, Experimental 20%, Text-Based 16.1%, Word Game 15.4%, Abstract 10.4%
- #4 Shuffled Words
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Victor Corradi
Windows
Shuffled Words is a casual word guessing game!
Why similar: Typing 40.8% ★, Word Game 29.4%, Text-Based 22.9%, Minimalist 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #5 You know my name?
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Experimental 31.2%, Text-Based 18.6%, Abstract 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Horror 7.7%
- #6 Don't Text and Drive
93% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: StartUpGames
Windows
Don't Text and Drive is a challenging single-player horror game where you text for help as you are driving.
Why similar: Typing 42.7% ★, Text-Based 27.9%, Horror 16.7%, Realistic 7%, Dark 5.2%
- #7 Grief Visual Novel
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Tales Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about the day to day life of a grieving women. Join her story and make the right decisions so she can get out of a cycle that seems to have no end.
Why similar: Experimental 23.9%, Text-Based 16.6%, Abstract 13%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Horror 8.1%
- #8 Textreme 2
91% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Ash K
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fully functional text editor topped with lots of juicy animations and effects that exaggerate your every action.
Why similar: Experimental 33.1%, Typing 32.3% ★, Abstract 16.4%, Text-Based 9.5%, Minimalist 8.2%
- #9 Sunflower Pie
91% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Experimental 29.2%, Text-Based 18.1%, Abstract 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Horror 10.7%
- #10 My Head On Your Body
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Experimental 28.9%, Text-Based 18.9%, Abstract 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 10.3%
- #11 Duckscape
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reece Williams
Windows
Walk along your keyboard to spell out a swirly story. In Duckscape you will need to contort your fingers to move around your keyboard in this oddly controlled game. Unlock levels, game modes and modifiers, and an endless mode. Spell out a quaint tale of friendship in the modern age.
Why similar: Typing 43.7% ★, Word Game 29.8%, Text-Based 12.9%, Story Rich 5.6%, Minimalist 4.6%
- #12 Typing Hearts
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamPulse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Typing hearts is a brand new dating sim in which you combine your typing skills with your ability to chat with girls. It features a unique fast-paced typing game and an immersive operating system to showcase your story where every choice counts.
Why similar: Typing 26.5% ★, Experimental 23.8%, Word Game 20.8%, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 9%
- #13 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Experimental 30.4%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Abstract 15.5%, Horror 11.8%
- #14 The Butterfly Collector
86% matchVery Positive89% of 902 reviews2025
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 37.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 17.2%, Horror 13.9%, Adventure 5.8%
- #15 Typefighters (Steam Edition)
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2016
Dev: Christian Reuter
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Typefighters is a competitive multiplayer game where two players battle each other using their typing skills. Its variety of modes does not only emphasise typing speed and correctness, but also other skills like reaction time, sustained attention, creativity, tactics and anticipating the opponents moves.
Why similar: Typing 26% ★, Experimental 21.9%, Word Game 19.7%, Text-Based 14.9%, Abstract 10.8%
- #16 Deep Russian Depression
84% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Pyconcux
Windows
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Experimental 31.5%, Text-Based 19.2%, Abstract 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Horror 11.3%
- #17 Actor, RE: Actor
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quack Quack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Oh, THAT celebrity name game!" 3 - 8 players, both online and couch. Use the browser on your phone, tablet or computer to join in the fun!
Why similar: Word Game 39.6%, Typing 31.3% ★, Text-Based 28.9%, Indie 0.3%
- #18 The Ghost
86% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: AIKA ISHIZAWA
Windows
Genre: Suspense. A simple novel with only screen transitions. A game for people who like novels.
Why similar: Experimental 42.5%, Text-Based 27.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dark 12.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #19 Blind Man's Sun
84% matchPositive83% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: AlkinoyPub: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A blind guy with a ghost in his brain tries to save a cursed girl. Naturally, it all goes to hell. A visual novel packed with dark humor, gritty mysticism, violence, and characters who know exactly who’s watching them.
Why similar: Experimental 34%, Text-Based 22.8%, Abstract 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Horror 8.9%
- #20 We Are Counting
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Experimental 36.1%, Abstract 18.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 14.6%, Horror 13.8%
- #21 Opus Scriba
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joeden's Quest
Windows
OPUS SCRIBA sends you on a hero’s journey through a magical world filled with unknown dangers, countless riches and an opportunity to become legend. Make choices to decide your fate or roll the dice and leave it to luck. Share your story with your friends and together you may just survive journey.
Why similar: Typing 32.8% ★, Word Game 25%, Text-Based 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #22 Panpu-ja
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ToastyBea
Windows
You control three employees of a cleaning company, carrying out their jobs, but be careful, as engaging in activities outside of work may lead to undesirable outcomes.
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Text-Based 22.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Horror 10%, Abstract 9.3%
- #23 Listen, Think, Meow!
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: FromElsewhere
Windows
Listen, Think, Meow! is an audiobook with missing words. If you can't find the word then its time to start meowing for the hint. Oh and if you are struggling you might need a "meow".
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Typing 29.1% ★, Text-Based 21.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Visual Novel 9%
- #24 看事
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 勤奋的小德
Windows
A visual novel set in Tianjin, China, in the late Qing Dynasty of 1893. The gameplay involves cards and deduction. Players will take on the role of a medium, utilizing their supernatural abilities to investigate a series of bizarre unsolved cases and eerie occurrences around them.
Why similar: Word Game 30.5%, Text-Based 23.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Comedy 10.5%, Horror 9.7%
- #25 Typing Fireworks
79% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: YakiOnigiri
Windows
Typing Fireworks is a casual game where your fingers run across the keyboard to set off fireworks! You can only move to adjacent keys, escape the danger zone before the fuse burns out, and look up to enjoy the dazzling display when the fireworks bloom!
Why similar: Typing 47.4% ★, Text-Based 28.6%, Word Game 16.6%, Minimalist 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #26 Hammerhead
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marek Hamracek
Windows
A short narrative-driven game that explores themes of isolation and nostalgia as player unravels suppressed memories through solving cryptograms.
Why similar: Typing 43.5% ★, Word Game 32.5%, Story Rich 6.8%, Minimalist 6.7%, Comedy 6.5%
- #27 Dissolving
80% matchVery Positive87% of 412 reviews2019
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows
Her ex-boyfriend became a shut-in. The girl goes to visit him... then things start to go wrong. They always do, right? Experience two stories about digital gods and loss. And remember - believe in the net.
Why similar: Experimental 39.5%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Horror 23.2%, Dark 11.2%, Indie 0.9%
- #28 Concrete Spaces
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Samuli PietikäinenPub: olisinpa.com/täällä
Windows
Spatial expectations built up and torn down. Spoken word inspired pacing. Ode to bilinguality. Interactive slam poem anthology. Concrete Spaces.
Why similar: Experimental 31.3%, Word Game 20.7%, Text-Based 19%, Abstract 16%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #29 Magic Potion Stories
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: ARTIFACTS
Windows
魔法の薬とそれにまつわる人々、そして『魔女』が織り成す50の物語。
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Visual Novel 23%, Story Rich 14.8%, Comedy 14%, Adventure 11.9%
- #30 The Fall Visual Novel
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Tales Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.
Why similar: Experimental 31.6%, Abstract 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Minimalist 8.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #31 Now Loading
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Joseph Sak
Windows
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Why similar: Typing 35.5% ★, Text-Based 33.6%, Minimalist 12.8%, Comedy 12.6%, Linear 4.9%
- #32 Momotype
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 783 reviews2021
Dev: RimatoadPub: Rimatoad
Windows · Mac · Linux
An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo!
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Abstract 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Minimalist 10.5%, Horror 9.9%
- #33 Your Canvas
75% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Abihumsi
Windows
Your Canvas is a Text-Based Psychological Horror game set during three therapy sessions with different time periods where the player will be presented with various choices for deciding the outcome of the story.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Abstract 15%, Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Minimalist 7.7%
- #34 LA Monsters
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: ben lunato
Windows
travel through the LA wasteland with josh and sid in this atmospheric interactive video novel
Why similar: Experimental 41.2%, Text-Based 21.2%, Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 5%
- #35 Homicipher
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Typing 21.8% ★, Word Game 21.4%, Text-Based 18.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Horror 11%
- #36 Chaperon Inc.
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Nextop Games
Windows
Write known texts with unusual machines in this arcade speed-typing game!
Why similar: Typing 35.7% ★, Word Game 31.9%, Abstract 13.5%, Text-Based 11.7%, Minimalist 6.8%
- #37 Mart Mayhem
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Eleven Dot Studio
Windows · Mac
Be a convenience-store clerk in a first-of-its-kind chat game—and kick out AI Karens. There are no preset choices. Say what you couldn’t in real life and enjoy how the AI responds differently each time. A stress-relief game where your what-ifs come to life!
Why similar: Typing 32.3% ★, Text-Based 23.6%, Comedy 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #38 DEAD LETTER DEPT.
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,736 reviews2025
Dev: Mike MonroePub: Belief Engine
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
Why similar: Typing 34.9% ★, Experimental 20.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 5.8%
- #39 Scary pictures: Yavez - seven deadly sins
75% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: DeilRoXEntertainment
Windows
Scary pictures: Yavez - seven deadly sins in the novel-horror genre. The game will plunge you into the atmosphere of the classic and gloomy history of the Soviet times. You have to face many life choices that will have consequences and lead to one of eight endings.
Why similar: Word Game 28.5%, Text-Based 22.7%, Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #40 幽霊少女室
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Text-Based 39.3%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 14.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #41 Soulfused
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Confoxing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Soulfused is a modern take on the classic text adventures from the early days of computer gaming. Dive into a dystopian future ruled by an empire focused on conquest and control. Take on the role of a newly converted Soulfused; a part human/part robot soldier in service to the Empire.
Why similar: Typing 36.2% ★, Text-Based 28.4%, Word Game 17.3%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 4.8%
- #42 The Night She Took Control ~Sougankyo~
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DarkButaGorillaWanchanWorks
Windows
A chilling mix of horror and pleasure— A short horror x femdom ADV where the “White Woman” approaches from the phone booth. Includes skin variations (pale, tan, blue) and full voice. All erotic scenes are non-reversible. Optional gag mode for those afraid of horror!
Why similar: Text-Based 32.5%, Horror 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Comedy 15.8%, Adventure 8%
- #43 Type Pressure
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: at
Windows
Type Pressure is a simple, arcade style word game where you type words based on the prompts you are given.
Why similar: Typing 46.7% ★, Word Game 45.2%, Minimalist 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #44 Happy Birthday: With Sergio Spellbound
70% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Lazer Genu
Windows
Better than a birthday card. Use the Steam gift system to deliver this birthday present to your friends. The amazing Sergio Spellbound will ensure they have the magical birthday adventure of a lifetime. They will Point&Click their way to BIRTHDAY GLORY. If they’re lucky, they may even survive …
Why similar: Typing 27.7% ★, Comedy 17.9%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Horror 7.9%
- #45 ATTENTION DEFICIT - A story about ADHD
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gestmorph Games
Windows
An abstract visual novel about a girl dealing with the challenges of having ADHD while trying to complete a school assignment before the deadline.
Why similar: Experimental 22.5%, Abstract 17.7%, Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Horror 9.8%
- #46 Nodes Escape
70% matchVery Positive85% of 542 reviews2023
Dev: 夜喵
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.
Why similar: Word Game 43%, Text-Based 29.7%, Abstract 14.7%, Minimalist 7.9%, Adventure 4.2%
- #47 Space Bear
71% matchVery Positive98% of 455 reviews2020
Dev: Damon SmithPub: Space Bear Games
Windows
Space Bear is a multi-choice text adventure typing game! Sort of. I mean, there isn't many actual choices, and the typing is more "mashing"...
Why similar: Typing 48.8% ★, Text-Based 35.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #48 Eggshit
69% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: 疯兔游戏(FUNTOO Studio)
Windows
Overnight, otaku “DanDan” wakes up in the college dorm… as a drop-dead gorgeous girl! His absurd new life begins—only to discover he’s not the only one. The once-icy campus queen Wu Yangyang, formerly a burly jock, and a chubby shut-in whose soul was always a pretty girl, are in the same boat.
Why similar: Word Game 28.3%, Abstract 19.4%, Text-Based 18.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Minimalist 7.3%
- #49 Escape Protocol: Hospital
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Majorana Games
Windows
A text-based escape room horror with multiple endings. Trapped in an abandoned hospital, use classic text-adventure commands to explore, solve puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Will you find your way out?
Why similar: Text-Based 42.5%, Typing 23.4% ★, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
- #50 Aroma
69% matchVery Positive84% of 457 reviews2022
Dev: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #51 Nightmare Crawler
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Hugo Garden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Experimental 29.8%, Text-Based 16.1%, Abstract 15.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Horror 9.4%
- #52 Bookworm
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Bjørnar PrytzPub: Marsch pannkaka!
Windows
Travel across Wonderland in this zen little typing game.
Why similar: Word Game 37%, Typing 31.4% ★, Text-Based 25.8%, Minimalist 5.4%, Indie 0.2%
- #53 Typingvania
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: NorikiTech Limited
Windows · Mac
A typing trainer with a focus on variety and accuracy where you type words from real books tailored to your current skill. Speed comes with accuracy and the game will gently push you to be highly accurate.
Why similar: Typing 40.9% ★, Word Game 29.5%, Text-Based 23.9%, Minimalist 5.4%, Indie 0.2%
- #54 따님은 제가 데리고 있습니다
67% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: C's earth
Windows
이 지옥 같은 현실을 바꿀 수만 있다면…몇십 번, 몇 백번이라도 기꺼이 죽어주마!
Why similar: Text-Based 39.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Realistic 10.9%, Dark 8.9%
- #55 Furry Shakespeare: Dreamin' of One Lazy Dead Midsummer
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Enter a summer camp for the next generation of horror icons! Fun is mandatory. Survival is not.
Why similar: Experimental 26.3%, Abstract 17.5%, Comedy 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Horror 10.5%
- #56 슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 12%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 7.9%
- #57 Fantasia Medieval
67% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Paulo Henrique Franqueira
Windows · Linux
A short Visual-Novel, made with Artificial-Inteligence art, about a party of adventurers on a medieval setting.
Why similar: Experimental 27.5%, Text-Based 23%, Abstract 12.2%, Minimalist 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #58 对我好点!异世界HelloNewWorld
66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Enchanter
Windows
A simple adventure about your life in the new world.
Why similar: Word Game 38.3%, Text-Based 30.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Comedy 5.8%, Adventure 4.9%
- #59 墨谷乡
66% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: INFP
Windows
A small game for writing leisure, by writing a word to obtain a piece of ink field and different ink gas, through the gathering spirit can temporarily improve the speed of obtaining Mogu Valley
Why similar: Word Game 40.9%, Typing 37.5% ★, Text-Based 21%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%