Free Text-Based Games on Steam

Steam currently has 4,082 Text-Based games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Text-Based game rankings were last updated on 8/7/2025.

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1. Your Chronicle

"Let's begin your own story." This is a text-based idle RPG game. There are already more than 3,000 unique story actions and it's still growing.

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Your Chronicle holds the #1 spot for "best free Text-Based game on Steam" with a Player Score of 77. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,176 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,741 positive reviews and 435 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Your Chronicle on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 4/5/2021
Developer Samurai Games
Publisher Samurai Games
Steam App Id 1546320

2. Idling to Rule the Gods

Idling to Rule the Gods is a free to play Idle-Game with a lot of content and some Minigames. Depending on your play-style, you can play it fast or slow. Either way it can be fun for hundreds of hours!

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Idling to Rule the Gods has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,947 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,664 positive reviews and 283 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Idling to Rule the Gods on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 5/27/2016
Developer Shugasu GmbH
Publisher Shugasu GmbH
Steam App Id 466170

3. Milky Way Idle

Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding. Level up skills, gather resources, craft powerful items, and battle monsters—all while AFK. Trade in the marketplace, join a guild, team up for party combat, and socialize in chat as you progress effortlessly.

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Milky Way Idle has achieved a Player Score of 41, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,720 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 690 positive reviews and 1,030 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Milky Way Idle on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 3/6/2025
Developer cheze
Publisher cheze
Steam App Id 3224420

4. Soccer Manager 2025

Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!

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Soccer Manager 2025 has achieved a Player Score of 72, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,808 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,352 positive reviews and 456 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Soccer Manager 2025 on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 10/23/2024
Developer Invincibles Studio Ltd
Publisher Invincibles Studio Ltd
Steam App Id 3217240

5. Trimps

A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.

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Trimps has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,322 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,203 positive reviews and 119 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Trimps on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 5/2/2022
Developer Greensatellite
Publisher Greensatellite
Steam App Id 1877960

6. Bitburner

Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.

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Bitburner has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,696 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,368 positive reviews and 328 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Bitburner on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 12/10/2021
Developers
Publisher Fulcrum Games
Steam App Id 1812820

7. SIGame

Exciting quiz game where you can test your knowledge, compete with friends and smart bots, and explore a variety of topics!

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SIGame has achieved a Player Score of 76, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 830 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 661 positive reviews and 169 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 3/22/2025
Developer Vladimir Khil
Publisher Vladimir Khil
Steam App Id 3553500

8. 10:16

To get to heaven, you must climb the Nine Circles of Hell. But you might never make it to the depths.

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10:16 has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 82 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 72 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 10/16/2023
Developer Catsket Games
Publisher Catsket Games
Steam App Id 2598690

9. Letters

Letters is a clicker game where you click a letter to get more letters! Every 3 hours you can get 4 common letters, Every 5 hours you can get 2 uncommon letters and every 24 hours you get a rare letter.

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Letters has achieved a Player Score of 47, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 54 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25 positive reviews and 29 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Letters on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 7/25/2024
Developer Letters Developer
Publisher Letters Developer
Steam App Id 3064270

10. A Date with Death

Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

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A Date with Death has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Text-Based games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,139 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 10,942 positive reviews and 197 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play A Date with Death on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 12/7/2023
Franchise Two and a Half Studios
Developer Two and a Half Studios
Publisher Two and a Half Studios
Steam App Id 2415010

More Free Text-Based Games

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Your Chronicle steam charts
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4/5/2021
77
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Idling to Rule the Gods steam charts
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5/27/2016
82
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Milky Way Idle steam charts
1,238
3/6/2025
41
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Soccer Manager 2025 steam charts
756
10/23/2024
72
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Trimps steam charts
722
5/2/2022
86
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Bitburner steam charts
454
12/10/2021
92
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SIGame steam charts
372
3/22/2025
76
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10:16 steam charts
265
10/16/2023
78
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Letters steam charts
223
7/25/2024
47
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A Date with Death steam charts
172
12/7/2023
95
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Katawa Shoujo steam charts
99
8/15/2024
94
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Idle Research steam charts
90
7/31/2022
81
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Romance Club - Stories I Play steam charts
85
10/13/2023
75
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Incremental Adventures steam charts
80
8/11/2020
74
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Tribal Wars steam charts
77
11/12/2020
69
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Kink.inc [18+] steam charts
63
3/20/2023
50
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Idle Commonwealth steam charts
62
6/6/2025
57
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Soccer Manager 2022 steam charts
57
11/26/2021
71
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Wolvesville steam charts
51
9/1/2023
77
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cyberpunkdreams steam charts
45
5/14/2021
74
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 7). Your Chronicle on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 7). Idling to Rule the Gods on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 27). Milky Way Idle on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 7). Soccer Manager 2025 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 28). Trimps on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 28). Bitburner on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 4). SIGame on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 29). 10:16 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 7). Letters on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 1). A Date with Death on Steam. Steam Store.

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