The Best Adventure text Games for Mac OS - Page 3

Update : Dr. What & Detective Son added at rank #32.
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Buried: An Interactive Story (2016)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text. You play the role of Roger Hastings, a logger working the forests with his crew. When he awakens to find his friends missing and no memory of what's happened, he begins searching, uncovering something that should have stayed...


  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • interactive
  • text
  • novel-type
  • horror-mystery
  • lovecraft
  • adventure
  • choices
  • telltale
  • horror
  • well-made
  • sci-fi

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A Wise Use of Time (2015)

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Android PC Windows Linux Mac OS

With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.


  • interactive
  • choices
  • text
  • fiction
  • casino
  • book
  • romantic
  • friends-and-family
  • rpg
  • novel
  • adventure
  • sci-fi

23

Choice of the Pirate (2016)

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Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!


  • text
  • choices
  • pirates
  • romance
  • novel
  • adventure
  • interactive
  • fast-paced
  • rpg

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In Other Waters (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS

In Other Waters is a captivating adventure game where you guide an underwater explorer to uncover the secrets of a mysterious alien planet. With a unique AI to guide you and a malfunctioning diving suit to navigate the alien landscape, you will be captivated by the game's narrative that asks deep questions about the nature of life. Unlock upgrades and explore the ocean depths, discovering strange creatures and environments. With intuitive controls and a beautiful UI, In Other Waters is a must-play for any adventure game enthusiast.


What we like:
  • Interesting exploration and unique framing
  • Slow rhythm of exploration creates a cool vibe
  • Fascinating ecosystems and scientific writing
  • Great for a chill and read experience
  • Exceptionally well-done concept and world-building with thoughtful gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Underutilized potential and disappointing story direction
  • Lack of map tools and predictable story
  • Tedious mechanics and hard-to-read text boxes

  • underwater
  • exploration
  • discovery
  • minimalist
  • mystery
  • sci-fi
  • inventory
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • text
  • story
  • point-and-click
  • relaxing
  • aliens

25

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.

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  • choices
  • romance
  • casual
  • rpg
  • adventure
  • text
  • supernatural
  • fiction
  • detective
  • interactive

26

A Midsummer Night's Choice (2016)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In this Shakespearean comedy adventure, can forbidden love conquer adorable fairy outlaws? Magic, bears, and cross-dressing disguises await in the forest!


  • 000-word
  • text
  • choices
  • adventure
  • comedy
  • book
  • novel
  • rpg
  • interactive
  • stat
  • fantasy

27

Stories Untold (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

"Stories Untold" offers a unique and fascinating interactive storytelling experience that combines text-adventure, point-and-click, and psychological horror with a gorgeous retro-aesthetic and a sublime synth-wave horror soundtrack. Play the four interconnected vignettes with its own gameplay and mechanics now and join the nightmare!


What we like:
  • Wonderful storytelling, sound design and visuals
  • Real fun gameplay mechanics
  • Short and sweet, can probably be played and finished in a few hours
  • Good mix of horror/tension and puzzle solving
  • A chilling adventure that draws players into its world and slowly twists it into something entirely different
What could be improved:
  • Puzzle answer hidden within a strobe effect which could be harmful
  • Some trial and error on some parts of the mechanics
  • The game's precise typing responses don't always work

  • horror
  • text-adventure
  • text
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • 1980s
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • retro
  • story

28

I, the Forgotten One (2023)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android

To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.

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  • psychological
  • medieval
  • text
  • war
  • 000-word
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • military
  • choices
  • instrument
  • adventure
  • casual
  • novel
  • rpg
  • gore

29

A Crown of Sorcery and Steel (2022)

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Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?

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  • text
  • choices
  • medieval
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • war-torn
  • casual
  • multiple-endings
  • rpg

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Over the Alps (2020)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone PC Windows

Postcards written in invisible ink reveal a secret history... Travel back in time in the debut game from Stave Studios, OVER THE ALPS. Stay undercover, evade the police, and race across 1939 Switzerland in this Hitchcockian World War Two spy thriller.

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  • choices
  • world-war-2
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • interactive
  • story
  • text
  • adventure
  • travel
  • beautiful
  • narrative
  • time

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