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Text-Based.

A list of PC games filtered by the "Text-Based" tag — ranked by quality, popularity, and price.

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Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure

Text-BasedStrategy
Quality
75Popularity
29Value
78
KinguinKinguin
-86%
$2.30$16.99
≈15h
Sanator: Scarlet Scarf - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Sanator: Scarlet Scarf

Text-Based2D
Quality
71Popularity
43Value
71
KinguinKinguin
-66%
$3.44$9.99
≈2d
Room 301 NO.6 - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Room 301 NO.6

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
71Popularity
38Value
76
KinguinKinguin
-71%
$1.17$3.99
≈7d
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
81Popularity
25Value
74
KinguinKinguin
-98%
$0.27$14.99
≈1d
Malware - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Malware

Text-BasedStrategy
Quality
70Popularity
49Value
66
KinguinKinguin
-49%
$1.51$2.99
≈2d
SIMULACRA 2 - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

SIMULACRA 2

Text-BasedFMV
Quality
79Popularity
25Value
78
KinguinKinguin
-92%
$0.66$7.99
≈1d
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
91Popularity
36Value
49
SteamSteam
$14.99
≈6d
Emily is Away Too - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Emily is Away Too

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
89Popularity
30Value
62
KinguinKinguin
-46%
$2.69$4.99
≈1d
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
76Popularity
38Value
60
KinguinKinguin
-30%
$11.20$15.99
≈1d
You are the Judge! - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Historical Low!
Maybe

You are the Judge!

Text-BasedStrategy
Quality
55Popularity
39Value
90
SteamSteam
-60%
$5.19$12.97
BOOK OF HOURS - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

BOOK OF HOURS

Text-BasedStrategy
Quality
73Popularity
29Value
79
KinguinKinguin
-80%
$4.92$24.99
Monster Prom 4: Monster Con - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

Text-BasedMultiplayer
Quality
79Popularity
27Value
74
KinguinKinguin
-70%
$4.46$14.99
≈20h
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
77Popularity
31Value
73
KinguinKinguin
-57%
$8.55$19.99
≈16h
BUSTAFELLOWS - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Historical Low!
Maybe

BUSTAFELLOWS

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
69Popularity
24Value
85
KinguinKinguin
-40%
$23.99$39.99
≈1d
Buddy Simulator 1984 - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Buddy Simulator 1984

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
75Popularity
29Value
72
KinguinKinguin
-94%
$0.60$9.96
≈2d
Staffer Reborn - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Staffer Reborn

Text-BasedExploration
Quality
76Popularity
24Value
76
KinguinKinguin
-62%
$1.88$4.99
Xenopurge - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Historical Low!
Maybe

Xenopurge

Text-BasedRTS
Quality
68Popularity
21Value
86
KinguinKinguin
-59%
$5.15$12.49
Hookah Haze - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Hookah Haze

Text-BasedFuturistic
Quality
74Popularity
25Value
76
KinguinKinguin
-61%
$7.05$17.99
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
70Popularity
27Value
80
KinguinKinguin
-96%
$0.83$19.99
≈1d
OneRoom ―Yui Hanasaka Memorial― - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis
Maybe

OneRoom ―Yui Hanasaka Memorial―

Text-BasedSingleplayer
Quality
72Popularity
42Value
62
KinguinKinguin
-25%
$3.01$3.99
≈1d

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Tag pages group games by their Steam tags — like Singleplayer, RPG, or Co-op. Every game here carries that tag in Steam's own database, so the category reflects how the community and developer actually describe it.
How are "Top of the heap" picks chosen?
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Why does the count differ from Steam's?
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