Games Like Kriss' Journey

Time itself is breaking up, and Dodger, the dishwashing dude onboard Penrose Space Station, is the unlikely fixer. Join the chaos in this 80s-style comedy, sci-fi text-parser adventure as Dodger tackles a cosmic crisis like no other! This version includes all three episodes + new extra content!

Why similar: Typing 23.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, 1980s 15.8%, Text-Based 12.2%, Retro 9.8%

Embark on a journey into the heart of an old-school text adventure game that beckons you into a world veiled in shadow and mystique. Here, your wits are your greatest weapon, and your keyboard, the tool to wield it.

Why similar: Typing 22.5% ★, Text-Based 21.7%, Old School 16.9%, Retro 10.7%, Fantasy 8.8%

Following a not highly unexpected crash landing (which seems to happen to you a lot), you find yourself stranded on a hostile alien world full of humour, mystery and quite a bit of walking - Your task is clear, find a way off of this planet and get home. - Should be simple!

Why similar: Typing 28.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 20.4%, 1980s 14.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%

The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Conversation 17.7%, Narration 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.8%

In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.

Why similar: Typing 28.5% ★, Text-Based 15.8%, Conversation 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Old School 9%

In the text-adventure “Head in the Cloud,” you play as a Marine hacker on a mission to sabotage a crime syndicate’s supercomputer. When things don’t go to plan, you must use your head to survive, or risk losing it!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Text-Based 23.2%, Typing 19.2% ★, Retro 12.6%, Lore-Rich 8.5%

You play all four heroines in this big multi-chapter sci-fi text adventure. Negotiate underwater mechs, AIs, abandoned cities, crime, friendship, suspense, horror, humour, an art exhibition, virtual realities and a tank. Experience each PC via first-person prose as you puzzle, converse and explore.

Why similar: Typing 30.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 19.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Conversation 10.3%

A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.5%, Typing 25.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, 1980s 15.4%, Retro 7.5%

In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.

Why similar: Typing 25.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, 1980s 14.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Retro 10.5%

Be kind, rewind… and fall in love. Summer ’86 in a small U.S. town: save a cozy VHS shop from a corporate chain, choose your girl, and help a secret dropout shoot his first film. Six heroines, 14 endings, one last take.

Why similar: 1980s 25.5%, Text-Based 15.1%, Retro 14.1%, Old School 10.9%, Conversation 9.7%

LOOK, USE, TALK, and TAKE your way through this old-school text-based mystery of a broken kingdom. Only you can pry at the castle cracks and discover what lies at the core of a heart-breaking disappearance.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.4%, 1980s 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Retro 14.5%, Old School 9.7%

IN SILENCE WAITS is a modern take on classic graphical adventures. Solve puzzles and avoid dangers as you explore the desolate wastes of a cruel world in search of a new home. In this world, not all monsters must be feared... and not all friendly faces should be trusted.

Why similar: Typing 28.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, 1980s 10.1%, Retro 9.7%

Ed broke the curfew to visit his friends in order to find out the truth of his granddaughter's disappearance, but the truth was far more terrible than he thought.

Why similar: 1980s 21.4%, Old School 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, 1990's 16.5%, Conversation 8.5%

A classic text adventure - but you're not the one playing it. You're the game master for an idiot player named STEVE. Parse the player's enigmatic commands and decide how NPCs react to him. Who knew that running an RPG would be so frustrating?

Why similar: Text-Based 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, 1980s 15.6%, Narration 15.3%, Old School 9.5%

Typing Stars is a relaxing, typing speed and skill based game set in space. Improve your typing dexterity, race against the clock and beat your friends scores.

Why similar: Typing 29.4% ★, Text-Based 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, 1980s 11.8%, Retro 9.8%

Silent Earth is a short sci-fi text adventure about finding one’s place despite an uncertain future. Explore an off-world mining colony ship, navigate multi-linear character relationships, and steer the story toward one of five endings.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Futuristic 12%, Romance 8.4%

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 30.7% ★, Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Narration 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Whisperstring is an 80s inspired text adventure game that takes place inside a “chat room”. You’re connected to Adam, a "jock" with a severe fear of strings, who seems to have been the victim of a supernatural kidnapping. Will you be able to help him escape?

Why similar: Text-Based 19.9%, 1980s 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Narration 15.2%, Conversation 14.4%

One thousand years beyond the fall of Earth, one last drink may yet be your epitaph, in this post-post-apocalyptic hangover odyssey by a novelist you've never heard of! A parser-driven text adventure for the ages! Or at least a weekend! Fun for all the family (except the kids)!

Why similar: Typing 19.1% ★, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Conversation 13.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%

A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?

Why similar: Text-Based 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Conversation 18%, Narration 16.1%, Minimalist 5.8%

In this game, you play as Yan, a delivery man working for a tea diner, who has a crush on a girl customer.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, 1980s 22.5%, 1990's 16.9%, Narration 6.1%

Yun Tianming gave Cheng Xin a small universe, and I also want to give you one!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Text-Based 26.6%, Conversation 20%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Futuristic 8.3%

Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Narration 18.3%, Minimalist 9.3%, Lore-Rich 8%

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

Why similar: 1980s 26.1%, Text-Based 20.4%, Typing 17.1% ★, Retro 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%

It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?

Why similar: Typing 31.7% ★, Text-Based 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, 1990's 19.2%, Story Rich 1.2%

Hedenite is a hand-painted adventure through a city that has lost its memory. Befriend whimsical characters, unearth secrets of the past hidden in plain sight, and smuggle yourself uptown!

Why similar: 1980s 26.6%, 1990's 24.8%, Conversation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Narration 9.9%

Scent of Clouds is a hand-drawn illustrated, text-based adventure game. As a perfumer's assistant, you create fragrances and journey through unknown lands in search of ingredients for the legendary "Scent of Clouds." With a keen nose, you'll unravel the timeless mystery of this world.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Narration 12.6%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Conversation 11%

A 5 minutes game about love and hesitation. Use Backspace to play. Hope you will never experience this hesitation.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Typing 16.2% ★, Conversation 15.4%, Minimalist 10.1%

A journey that starts in a pirate village, with puzzles and comedic moments, but will take us adrift at sea, surrounded by mystery, ghosts, and... ...Well, I don't like to reveal too much about the plot, so that's enough!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 18.2%, Old School 14.3%, Narration 14%, Retro 10.6%

Detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG centered on dungeon crawling with traps, puzzles, fights and loot. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Text-Based 24%, Old School 17.4%, Minimalist 12.9%, Fantasy 8.7%

Economic simulator based on late 1980's game President

Why similar: Old School 28.3%, 1980s 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Minimalist 6.5%

A deadly virus is decimating the world's population and you are the only one who can stop this threat. Run around the scene collecting the necessary ingredients to produce the vaccine, after that, eliminate the virus and save the population, can you do it?

Why similar: 1980s 27.1%, Old School 25%, 1990's 20.9%, Retro 16.2%, Minimalist 10.6%

The first agentic RPG. An AI Game Master that doesn't just tell your story — it plays it, through real decisions in a living game engine. Any genre, any world, any story. Your adventure, your novel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Text-Based 19.3%, 1980s 17.9%, 1990's 13.4%, Old School 10.5%

Small in scope, detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Old School 18%, Minimalist 10.6%, Fantasy 8.7%

I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.2%, Text-Based 42.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Created by long-time "American Dad!" animator Shane Curry, "My Valiant Purpose" is a story-driven experience about a rabbit named Gum following his dream. Fully narrated and with voice acting, the gameplay is inspired by 8-bit Mascot Platformers.

Why similar: Narration 18.8%, 1980s 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Old School 14.5%, 1990's 14.4%

CozyTyper is a relaxing game where you can enjoy a cozy atmosphere while you spend your time improving your typing accuracy and speed, without the pressure of a ticking clock. Take your touch typing to the next level with calm practice and muscle memory training! Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

Why similar: Typing 47.1% ★, Text-Based 19.5%, 1990's 11.8%, Old School 10.7%, Retro 10.4%

Adventureland XL is a single player Conversational Adventure™ game redux based on the original Adventureland game created in 1978 by Scott Adams. Carefully crafted for new and returning players alike, your task is to recover thirteen lost treasures in the vast realm of Adventureland.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Text-Based 20.3%, Narration 14.4%, Old School 14.2%, Adventure 10.3%

Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

Why similar: Text-Based 46.5%, Interactive Fiction 43.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.

Why similar: Narration 21.6%, Conversation 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Text-Based 17.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%

In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Text-Based 31.3%, Conversation 17.2%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Story Rich 3.5%

Embark on a magical adventure through a spiritual world.

Why similar: Text-Based 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Fantasy 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology features multiple text-based adventures from a variety of genres. Explore a curated vault of brand-new, modern mysteries and sci-fi epics. No graphics. No limits. Just your imagination and a world waiting for your command.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Old School 12%, Conversation 11.2%, Retro 7.6%

Retro Memories: Brick Breaker is a block-breaking game inspired by classic arcade games of the past, making you remember how fun it is to break blocks

Why similar: 1980s 29.7%, Retro 21.6%, 1990's 19.9%, Old School 17.3%, Minimalist 10.9%

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 31.6% ★, Text-Based 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Narration 18.8%, Adventure 3.8%

You are stuck in gnostic cyber-hell. The followers of your cult are summoning you. Chat with an offline neural net AI through the microphone to escape hell and return to the land of the living.

Why similar: Typing 22% ★, Conversation 15.6%, 1980s 14.7%, 1990's 14.4%, Text-Based 13.4%

The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Typing 15.9% ★, Retro 11.1%, Old School 9.7%

In this classic graphical text adventure, originally released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 by the same studio that brought you The Hobbit, explore an adventure in the world of Count Dracula.

Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Retro 15.4%, 1980s 11.7%, Old School 7.9%

You can't sleep, cause of strange noise from somewhere above. Go check it out.

Why similar: Old School 18.9%, Narration 18.1%, 1980s 16.7%, Text-Based 14.7%, Retro 12.6%

A short space-horror game where you desperately try to keep the crew members of a defective spaceship alive, as you are all the last hope for humanity's survival.

Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, 1980s 17.5%, 1990's 14.4%, Retro 11.5%

A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.

Why similar: Text-Based 44.8%, Interactive Fiction 44.7%, Adventure 10.5%

Learn an artificial language to chat with a cute AI. Manage a list of words and connect them in novel ways to build any sentence. The AI will remember all your interactions, forever.

Why similar: 1980s 25.1%, Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Retro 13.9%, Conversation 13.1%

Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy world that is inspired by traditional text-based adventure and interactive fiction games.

Why similar: Text-Based 41%, Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Fantasy 15.5%, Adventure 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a recording of a training protocol. By answering questions and resisting jumpscares, can you beat the Entity Exam?

Why similar: Text-Based 36.1%, 1980s 30.5%, 1990's 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Atmospheric 4.2%

An analog horror adventure where you work as a staff member at the uncanny facility named Sunberry Care Center, which is dedicated to the treatment of a mysterious disease called Sunberry Syndrome.

Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Old School 21.1%, 1990's 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Retro 6.2%

A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Typing 19.7% ★, Conversation 13.8%, Fantasy 6.8%

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, discover and deduce redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Text-Based 24%, Typing 23.8% ★, 1990's 12%, Retro 5.3%

A nostalgic interactive fiction game set in the early 2000's. Chat with your friends, update your LimeJournal, and discover yourself through a rich world of storytelling, love and friendship.

Why similar: Typing 32.8% ★, Text-Based 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Old School 12.9%, Retro 4.9%