60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Text-Based, Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Singleplayer.
In The Watch Post you will explore areas through a living CRT television in this atmospheric dark-fantasy text adventure. Find strange items, unlock hidden paths, solve optional mysteries, and decide whether the signal should ever be answered.
Escape Protocol: Hospital
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?
Never Gives Up Her Dead
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the strange red portals opening up throughout the ship. Old school text-based parser: no graphics, huge worlds, no hints. Recommended for text game veterans.
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 40%, Horror 14.9%, Typing 14.4% ★, Adventure 10%, Multiple Endings 10%
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the strange red portals opening up throughout the ship. Old school text-based parser: no graphics, huge worlds, no hints. Recommended for text game veterans.
Why similar: Typing 31.6% ★, Text-Based 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Puzzle 6.6%
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 32.3%, Typing 20.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Investigation 9.3%
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: Text-Based 42.1%, Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%
When you wake up in a dungeon full of peculiar smell, someone tells you: you must find a way to escape from this dungeon, and be careful, you are not alone……
Why similar: Text-Based 39.7%, Typing 18.9% ★, Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, Investigation 7.8%
A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.
Why similar: Text-Based 45%, Interactive Fiction 38.8%, Adventure 16.2%
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: Text-Based 25.6%, Typing 25.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Investigation 13.5%, Adventure 11.8%
Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.
Why similar: Text-Based 46.3%, Interactive Fiction 41.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Puzzle 4%
CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.
Why similar: Text-Based 38.4%, Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Finish Report is a short science fiction horror game. All communications have been lost to a space station far in deep space. You as a one-man investigation unit has been sent to find out why did the station go silent.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Typing 27.1% ★, Horror 11%, Investigation 10.2%, Exploration 6.4%
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 28% ★, Text-Based 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Puzzle 6.9%, Adventure 5.6%
見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。
Why similar: Text-Based 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
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: Text-Based 31%, Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Typing 17.9% ★, Horror 14.2%, Adventure 4.7%
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 25% ★, Interactive Fiction 24%, Text-Based 18%, Horror 11.5%, Adventure 8.5%
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Text-Based 37.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Investigation 8.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Why similar: Text-Based 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Puzzle 6.2%
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Typing 24.8% ★, Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Horror 8.9%
Don't Text and Drive is a challenging single-player horror game where you text for help as you are driving.
Why similar: Typing 37.4% ★, Text-Based 37.3%, Horror 18.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Typing 24.2% ★, Text-Based 15.2%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 6.6%
An AI has isolated the mind of a philosophy professor to evaluate human morality. As the terminal operator, you access files, run programs, and take his consciousness through ethical dilemmas. Your decisions will train the AI's final algorithm.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.7%, Typing 26.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 19%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Unravel the mysterious past of your parents and homeland while journeying through four unique lands in this exciting science-fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Text-Based 42.9%, Interactive Fiction 30%, Adventure 17.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Singleplayer 1%
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: Text-Based 42.5%, Typing 38.2% ★, Adventure 19.2%
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 42.7%, Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Adventure 7.2%, Atmospheric 4%
A psychological horror you never see — you read it. Blind and deaf, you sense an arctic station through a neural implant: text, smell, touch. Quarantine rules say only one person may leave their cabin at a time. You are out. Five bodies are found by morning.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Horror 14.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
Why similar: Text-Based 46.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Once you step through the door to Zork, you leave the world of arcade games and trite fantasies behind and enter the dimension of your imagination.
Why similar: Text-Based 61%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Adventure 15.6%
Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is an all-new comedy text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.9%, Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Adventure 24.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Take the Watson-Scott personality test and discover your deepest and darkest fears. 30 multiple-choice questions will tell you if you're more afraid of clowns, snakes, or something more sinister...
Why similar: Text-Based 42.9%, Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Horror 18.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%
The Broken Crown is a dark fantasy text adventure between game and novel. Read through a fallen kingdom, make choices at key moments, and face the weight of memory and sacrifice.
Why similar: Text-Based 41.8%, Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Text-Based 46.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Adventure 12.7%, Horror 9.5%, Exploration 6.3%
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Text-Based 42.1%, Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
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 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Adventure 9.6%
Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy world that is inspired by traditional text-based adventure and interactive fiction games.
Why similar: Text-Based 49.4%, Interactive Fiction 38.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
A text-based cosmic horror adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Text-Based 30.4%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 8.1%
An interactive fiction game about identity and self-discovery. Decide your own path through the labyrinth's strange halls, and confront the terrors and mysteries within.
Why similar: Text-Based 38.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 7.2%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Text-Based 29.3%, Typing 20.3% ★, Investigation 15.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%
2050, a future world we had dreamed about. But suddenly, a disaster arrived, bringing the human into a desperate situation.
Why similar: Text-Based 41.7%, Interactive Fiction 38.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Horror 11.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
The main character is the usual average schoolboy, who can be found on the street after the 7th lesson. But it's not so simple, because he has a dream inside of his head, a dream that you have to implement!
Why similar: Text-Based 35.9%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Horror 23.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 2.5%
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.6%, Text-Based 28.6%, Investigation 21.8%, Adventure 9.1%, Puzzle 6.1%
Kidnapped by an insane man and dragged into a dark crypt, your only choice is to play along with his twisted games or suffer the consequences for non-compliance. A thrilling text-based interactive fiction game!
Why similar: Text-Based 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Investigation 11.6%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
A text adventure mystery with a modern parser.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.1%, Interactive Fiction 39.9%, Adventure 16%, Singleplayer 1.1%
A meditative and story-driven puzzle game, where you must discover answers to decisions, we all have to make. Can you make a change in a world of endless wars?
Why similar: Typing 27.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 20.9%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 55.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.4%
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 41.9%, Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Horror 6.2%
A simple adventure about your life in the new world.
Why similar: Text-Based 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Puzzle 7.3%, Exploration 6.9%
A 60-minute adventure where all you do is glow.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Text-Based 30.4%, Adventure 18%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
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 41.4%, Interactive Fiction 33%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 5.8%
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Horror 16%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 6.7%
Follow Joseph, Eric, and William (as well as a handful of other characters) as they awake from cryogenic stasis at the enigmatic facility known as Intermine Laboratories. But, deep within the abyss exists an ancient evil that is seeking to enact its own twisted machinations ...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Text-Based 31.7%, Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Play, no game. Put on your headphones, listen and imagine what exists in the dark. Did Lovecraft expose the most insidious Outer in his last story? Plunge into the Dormitory of Horror for answers. Oh, not sure if it's a one-way path…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Horror 26.3%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 7.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Typing 22.8% ★, Text-Based 19.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Horror 8.4%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Puzzle 8.1%
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Text-Based 26.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 7.3%
Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone?
Why similar: Text-Based 44.1%, Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
The discovery of an old magic book turns your life upside down. Will you succeed in becoming a guild wizard—or will you travel a different path?
Why similar: Text-Based 46.6%, Interactive Fiction 38.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 1%
Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?
Why similar: Text-Based 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%
A darkly comedic legal sim where your goal is to get disbarred—spectacularly. Play as a defense attorney or prosecutor in ethically disastrous cases full of bad decisions, weird clients, and Kafkaesque courtroom chaos. Succeed, and you lose.
Why similar: Text-Based 44.2%, Interactive Fiction 37.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Adventure 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 30.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Text-Based 22.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 5.6%
