The Best Adventure text Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity added at rank #18.
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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

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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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Edge of Reality (2020)

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It seems that there can be no more boring profession in the world than a pawnshop appraiser. But a meeting with a mysterious but pretty stranger changes Dan's idea of his job.


  • visual-novel
  • beautiful
  • investigation
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • experimental
  • education
  • noir
  • atmospheric
  • choices
  • text
  • detective
  • adventure
  • cartoony
  • hand-drawn

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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!

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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

15

SELF (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Mac OS

SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?

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  • kafkaesque
  • text
  • adventure
  • psychological
  • nonlinear
  • puzzle
  • word
  • mystery
  • experimental
  • story

16

your future (2023)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.


  • real-time
  • visual-novel
  • information
  • dystopian
  • fiction
  • text
  • strategy
  • short
  • casual
  • adventure
  • sci-fi
  • psychological
  • story
  • thriller
  • thought-provoking

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A Place for the Unwilling (2019)

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PC Windows stadia Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Mac OS

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

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  • narrative
  • lovecraftian
  • trading
  • adventure
  • choices
  • mystery
  • rich
  • socio-economy
  • exploration
  • open-world
  • atmospheric
  • dialogue
  • text
  • dark
  • story

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Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity (2025)

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Armed with spirit powers unique to his lineage, Yuri teams up with Mashiro and three other heroines to explore whether humans and Tayutai can coexist peacefully. This romantic fantasy adventure tells a heartfelt tale of growth, connection, and the mysteries of love.


  • visual-novel
  • dating-sim
  • choices
  • adventure
  • anime
  • text
  • drama
  • comedy
  • fantasy
  • simultaneous
  • cute
  • romance
  • romantic
  • emotional
  • multiple-endings

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Hookah Haze (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...


  • life
  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • psychedelic
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • text
  • emotional
  • humor
  • pixel
  • cute
  • anime
  • drama
  • colourful
  • adventure

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Plan B from Outer Space: A Bavarian Odyssey (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone

Escape the grasp of the Barbvarians! Plan B from Outer Space is a stellar adventure in the style of an interactive book and takes inspiration from classic science-fiction stories and Bavarian culture. Every decision will affect the outcome of your mission; to leave this strange planet unscathed!


  • collectathon
  • diplomacy
  • choices
  • sci-fi-comedy-text
  • word
  • fiction
  • aliens
  • interactive
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • comedy
  • text
  • cartoony
  • stylized
  • parody

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