To show the effect of surface texture on transfer film growth of continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic poly(ether ether ketone) (CCF-PEEK), tribological behaviors of untextured and laser-engraved-dimple-textured WC-Co, TiN and DLC surfaces dry-sliding against CCF-PEEK pin were studied in ambient atmosphere (pv = 0.46 MPa center dot m/s). Little tribo-film formed on untextured WC-Co, TiN and DLC, but continuous, relatively uniform CCF-PEEK transfer films with micron-level thickness grew from the majority of dimples along the sliding direction on textured WC-Co, TiN and DLC. A stable reduction in coefficient of friction by nearly 38.3% was achieved by textured WC-Co compared to the untextured. Texturing also yielded significant friction reduction to TiN, but almost did not lower the friction of DLC. Micro-cutting effect from the dimple texture edges probably caused considerable material removal of the counterpart CCF-PEEK pin and the repetitive friction cycles shaped the CCF-PEEK wear debris into the tribo-films. The friction reduction could be primarily attributed to the substantial mediation of tribological CCF-PEEK transfer films on the sliding interface. This study indicates that surface texture can facilitate the growth of polymeric transfer films with tribological application potentials in dry-sliding conditions.