The Best Text Games for Playstation 5

Update : Arsene Lupin Once a Thief added at rank #4.
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Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!


  • horror
  • text
  • 1980s
  • psychological
  • retro
  • rpg
  • typing
  • story
  • pixel
  • earthbound
  • adventure
  • crt
  • fiction

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Goodbye World (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.


  • platform
  • visual-novel
  • linear
  • text
  • cinematic
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • interactive
  • adventure

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Who Needs a Hero? (2021)

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A weak and dumb warrior, venturing into the world of Grimar, seeking for fame, lots of gold and power!


  • choices
  • text
  • character
  • tabletop
  • medieval
  • action-adventure
  • customization
  • funny
  • 2d
  • cute
  • casual
  • cartoony
  • comedy
  • rpg

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Arsene Lupin Once a Thief (2024)

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Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.


  • text
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • investigation
  • colourful
  • detective
  • crime
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • historical
  • puzzle
  • stealth
  • narration
  • mystery

5

The War (2023)

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Rule the land as you see fit, using alliances, intrigue or warfare to establish your House as a dominant force in the realm's politics.


  • text
  • violent
  • choices
  • rpg
  • adventure
  • novel
  • interactive
  • medieval
  • fantasy
  • politics
  • assassin

6

The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature (2019)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Play as the Creature, a wanderer without memory or past, a virgin spirit in a completely fabricated body. To forge the destiny of this artificial being who is ignorant of both Good and Evil, you will have to explore the vast world and experience joy and sorrow.Dr. Frankenstein's founding myth is once again revealed in all its glory through the innocent eyes of his creature. A thousand miles from the horror stories, here is a sensitive wander in the shoes of a pop icon.


  • choices
  • text
  • nature
  • narration
  • hand-drawn
  • fiction
  • multiple-endings
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • hidden-object
  • visual-novel
  • story
  • stylized
  • interactive
  • relaxing

7

The Mermaid of Zennor (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android Linux

A short, dark visual novel about a young girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.


  • dark
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • text
  • drama
  • multiple-endings
  • anime
  • narration
  • humor
  • fiction
  • choices
  • psychological
  • single-player
  • casual
  • interactive

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