Text-Based indie games
indielist tracks 18 indie text-based games with the Steam user tag "Text-Based", together holding 169,396 reviews at an average of 93% positive. The most reviewed is Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk with 33,534 reviews.
Tagged titles
18
Total reviews on Steam
169,396
Avg positive %
93%
Related tags
Story Rich (11) Choices Matter (9) Multiple Endings (9) Simulation (9) Visual Novel (9) Choose Your Own Adventure (8) RPG (8) Casual (7) Interactive Fiction (7) Strategy (7)
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
2021 · Casual
31,130 reviews · 97% positive
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelAnimeDating SimSexual Content
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Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
2021 · Casual
21,649 reviews · 97% positive
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelPsychedelicPixel GraphicsStory Rich
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Suzerain
2020 · Adventure
11,405 reviews · 93% positive
Visual NovelChoose Your Own AdventurePolitical SimInteractive FictionPolitical
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
2021 · Adventure
9,648 reviews · 89% positive
Choices MatterStory RichRPGInteractive FictionChoose Your Own Adventure
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Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
2020 · Indie
6,114 reviews · 96% positive
Dating SimLGBTQ+ComedyMultiplayerIndie
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Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
2022 · Casual
3,290 reviews · 97% positive
Visual NovelLGBTQ+Dating SimComedyMultiplayer
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Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
2025 · RPG
3,140 reviews · 95% positive
LGBTQ+Female ProtagonistVisual NovelDating SimChoices Matter
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Idling to Rule the Gods
2016 · Casual
2,103 reviews · 85% positive
Free to PlayIndieSimulationCasualText-Based
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Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
2025 · Casual
2,073 reviews · 99% positive
Visual NovelComedyLGBTQ+Dating SimMultiplayer
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Front Office Football Nine
2023 · Indie
166 reviews · 80% positive
SportsSimulationFootball (American)StrategyChoices Matter
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best text-based indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 18 tracked text-based indie games led by Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (33,534 reviews).
- How is the text-based list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.