Hidden gem Text-Based games
60 overlooked Text-Based games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
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Adventure 4168
Casual 3707
Action 3670
2D 3418
Puzzle 2520
Story Rich 2302
Pixel Graphics 2046
RPG 2043
Cute 1974
Strategy 1907
Simulation 1815
Anime 1705
Atmospheric 1688
Exploration 1559
Visual Novel 1453
Female Protagonist 1382
◆ 89Love Exalt 8372
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie, Early Access
▮ ~2k players$9.99
◆ 87Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
🕳 ×12 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie, RPG
▮ ~6k players$27.99
◆ 87Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood
🕳 ×15 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 85Seiga Kaku uses her amazing Taoist arts and gives you a life lesson
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Casual
▮ ~3k players$0.99
◆ 85Buried: An Interactive Story
🕳 ×10 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~6k players$2.99
◆ 85The Specter's Desire
🕳 ×10 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~2k players$19.99
◆ 84WikiArena
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~3k players$1.99
◆ 84Roots of Harmony
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$8.00
◆ 83STAR FLEET II - Krellan Commander Version 2.0
🕳 ×8 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$9.99
◆ 83The HeartBeat
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie, RPG
▮ ~5k players$0.99
◆ 83Lagoon Lounge 2 : The Secret Roommate
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🔁 Franchise
Casual, Indie
▮ ~6k players-30% $13.99 $9.79
◆ 83Tide Girl: Phenomena
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 82Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow
🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~7k players$13.99
◆ 82REPLAY BOYS
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure
▮ ~4k players-30% $9.99 $6.99
◆ 82Mutant Gate
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 82Super Planet Life
🕳 ×3 gap📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure
▮ ~2k players$9.99
◆ 82You Can Kana - Learn Japanese Hiragana & Katakana
🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier✅ Organic reviews
Casual
▮ ~11k players$9.99
◆ 81Butterfly//Circuit
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~1k players-15% $9.99 $8.49
◆ 81Raspberry Cube
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual
▮ ~6k players$29.99
◆ 81ESC
🕳 ×6 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~4k players$4.99
◆ 81Whispers in the Moss
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~1k players$4.99
◆ 81For the GHOSTs
🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier📈 Rising
Adventure
▮ ~13k players$7.99
◆ 80Fragile Feelings
🕳 ×7 gap📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure
Casual
▮ ~3k players$12.99
◆ 80Cleansuit
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~2k players-62% $3.99 $1.51
◆ 80Door Game Deluxe
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~5k playersFree
◆ 80Au Revoir
🕳 ×5 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 80Hellink
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 80ROGUE-FP
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
RPG, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$4.99
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◆ 80Who Needs to Study?
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
▮ ~1k players$4.99
◆ 80Guns of Infinity
🕳 ×18 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~6k players$7.99
◆ 79Perfect Tides
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~14k players$14.99
◆ 79String Tyrant
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~920 players$4.99
◆ 79green ogre gives you terrible life advice and dies
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising
Casual, Indie
▮ ~4k players$0.99
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◆ 79铁道少女:梦想轨迹 2.0 Railway To Dream
🕳 ×4 gap✅ Organic reviews
▮ ~8k players$6.99
◆ 79EPHEMERAL -FANTASY ON DARK-
🕳 ×7 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual
▮ ~7k players-50% $39.99 $19.99
◆ 791f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here! 幽铃热线
🕳 ×4 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players$6.99
◆ 78Pro Wrestling Sim
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Early Access
▮ ~20k players$19.99
◆ 78Embraced by Autumn
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$18.99
◆ 78Sugar,sugar,sugarcoat
📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Simulation
▮ ~8k players-30% $4.31 $3.01
◆ 78A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight
🕳 ×14 gap✅ Organic reviews
Indie, RPG
▮ ~7k players$6.99
◆ 78Choice of Alexandria
🕳 ×11 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players-25% $3.99 $2.99
◆ 77Campus Legends College Basketball
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Early Access
▮ ~3k players$4.99
◆ 77Sabres of Infinity
🕳 ×8 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~8k players-34% $5.99 $3.95
◆ 77Still Joking
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players-70% $14.99 $4.49
◆ 77Journey of Wrestling
🌱 Solo grassroots
Simulation, Sports
▮ ~10k players$14.99
◆ 77Signs of the Sojourner
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
▮ ~10k players$19.99
◆ 77Chief Emoji Officer
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~1k players$2.99
◆ 77A Curse From Beyond
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 77SLAMMED!
🕳 ×8 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Indie, RPG
▮ ~4k players$6.99
◆ 77Wanderlust: Bangkok Prelude
🕳 ×7 gap
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 77ComicKingdom
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
▮ ~1k players$2.99
◆ 76An Outcry
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~5k players-50% $9.99 $4.99
◆ 76Grim Quest - Old School RPG
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie, RPG
▮ ~5k players$5.99
◆ 76Cheese Runner
🕳 ×3 gap✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$2.99
◆ 76Slaughter Horse 2
🔁 Franchise✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
▮ ~6k players$5.99
◆ 76CozyTyper
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie, Simulation
▮ ~10k players-40% $4.99 $2.99
◆ 76Ord.
🕳 ×3 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Free To Play
▮ ~10k playersFree
◆ 76Yumeiri
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, RPG
▮ ~1k players$4.99
◆ 76炸鸡块与天使
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players-45% $4.99 $2.74
◆ 76The Mermaid of Zennor
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie
▮ ~3k players$4.99