Best Text-Based Games Under $5
The 25 highest-rated text-based games you can get for under $5, ranked by Steam reviews, with the cheapest key across 21 stores.
- #196% of 1,842 Steam reviews
2017Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
$9.99 -83%$1.61kinguin & 10 storesText-BasedSimulationRPGSteam96%DeckgoldView All Prices$9.99 -83%$1.61kinguin & 10 stores - #295% of 3,856 Steam reviews
2022Roadwarden
$10.99 -95%$0.53kinguin & 22 storesRPGText-BasedAdventureSteam95%Achieve43DeckplatinumView All Prices$10.99 -95%$0.53kinguin & 22 stores - #399% of 296 Steam reviews
2017Open Sorcery
$3.99 -71%$1.15kinguin & 7 storesIndieRPGAdventureSteam99%Achieve57DeckplatinumView All Prices$3.99 -71%$1.15kinguin & 7 stores - #495% of 1,356 Steam reviews
2017Subsurface Circular
$5.99 -73%$1.59kinguin & 11 storesVisual NovelInvestigationDetectiveSteam95%Achieve13DeckplatinumView All Prices$5.99 -73%$1.59kinguin & 11 stores - #599% of 121 Steam reviews
- #699% of 105 Steam reviews
2018Answer the Question
Historic Low $0.99steamIndieCasualEducationSteam99%View All PricesHistoric Low $0.99steam - #792% of 841 Steam reviews
2015SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
$7.99 -86%$1.10GameSeal & 15 storesRPGIndieText-BasedSteam92%DeckplatinumView All Prices$7.99 -86%$1.10GameSeal & 15 stores - #890% of 1,089 Steam reviews
201860 Parsecs!
$9.99 -69%$3.04difmark & 13 storesTurn-Based StrategyText-BasedFunnySteam90%Achieve44DeckplatinumView All Prices$9.99 -69%$3.04difmark & 13 stores - #995% of 146 Steam reviews
- #1098% of 80 Steam reviews
2022Athanasy
$9.99 -95%Historic Low $0.45kinguin & 3 storesVisual NovelText-BasedHorrorSteam98%Achieve11DeckpendingView All Prices$9.99 -95%Historic Low $0.45kinguin & 3 stores - #1198% of 53 Steam reviews
- #1291% of 332 Steam reviews
- #1391% of 276 Steam reviews
- #1495% of 81 Steam reviews
2025Service With a Shotgun
$6.70 -48%$3.45PlaySum & 6 storesPixel GraphicsVisual NovelFPSSteam95%Achieve13DeckpendingView All Prices$6.70 -48%$3.45PlaySum & 6 stores - #1591% of 222 Steam reviews
- #1696% of 68 Steam reviews
- #1786% of 3,275 Steam reviews
2017Stories Untold
$9.99 -95%$0.44GameSeal & 16 storesHorrorAdventureText-BasedSteam86%Achieve13DeckgoldView All Prices$9.99 -95%$0.44GameSeal & 16 stores - #1895% of 63 Steam reviews
- #1991% of 121 Steam reviews
2020Chatventures
$2.99 -65%Historic Low $1.03GameSeal & 4 storesIndieRPGMassively MultiplayerSteam91%Achieve6DeckgoldView All Prices$2.99 -65%Historic Low $1.03GameSeal & 4 stores - #2092% of 97 Steam reviews
- #2193% of 59 Steam reviews
- #2294% of 50 Steam reviews
2021Open Sorcery: Sea++
$14.99 -73%Historic Low $4.02kinguin & 4 storesRPGIndieAdventureSteam94%Achieve52View All Prices$14.99 -73%Historic Low $4.02kinguin & 4 stores - #2388% of 85 Steam reviews
2025You Shouldn't Be Here
$1.99 -65%Historic Low $0.69steamVisual NovelPsychological HorrorText-BasedSteam88%Achieve9DeckpendingView All Prices$1.99 -65%Historic Low $0.69steam - #2488% of 82 Steam reviews
- #2584% of 223 Steam reviews
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