Text-Based games on Steam
288 adult-tagged games hidden and not counted here. Show them
Steam tag · 7,211 games · 1,426 released in the last 12 months · median 86% positive across 2,852 games with 10+ reviews · 984,100 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
5.3% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (1,426 games), 4.3% the 12 before (824). By year: 2014: 0.84%, 2015: 1.4%, 2016: 1.3%, 2017: 1.8%, 2018: 1.9%, 2019: 2.1%, 2020: 3.1%, 2021: 4.2%, 2022: 4.5%, 2023: 4.5%, 2024: 4.4%, 2025: 4.6%, 2026: 5.3%.
Most reviewed Text-Based games
- NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD · 2022
- Firework · 2021
- Emily is Away · 2015
- Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk · 2020
- Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! · 2021
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog · 2023
- Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk · 2021
- 60 Seconds! Reatomized · 2019
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It · 2025
- Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story · 2025
- 月华辉映之刻 · 2025
- Desktop Explorer · 2026
- Ye Guild Clerk! · 2025
- AI2U: With You 'Til The End · 2026
- PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse · 2026
- The Death Game Report · 2026
Often paired with
2D, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Anime