Games Like A Curse From Beyond

2050, a future world we had dreamed about. But suddenly, a disaster arrived, bringing the human into a desperate situation.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Text-Based 21.7%, Exploration 17.9%, RPG 11.1%, Linear 8.8%

You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Lovecraftian 25.2%, Text-Based 21.9%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 6.8%

This is an AVG trying to tell a story about a city under British governance. In 1970s, newspapers were rife with exaggerated title and drama plots. Xu Dan, a fresh journalist accidentally ran into a collaboration of cops and mafia.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Historical 25.5%, Text-Based 16.2%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 7.1%

Help the eccentric inventor navigate the intrigue of the emerging electrical industry! Can you outsmart Thomas Edison and electrify the world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Historical 24.2%, Text-Based 22.1%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 5%

Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy world that is inspired by traditional text-based adventure and interactive fiction games.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.8%, Text-Based 29.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, RPG 8.3%, Adventure 5.8%

The Nazis are scouring the globe for powerful occult artifacts. Can you beat them to the treasures and save the world from a thousand years of darkness?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Text-Based 23.7%, Historical 20.3%, RPG 15.7%, Adventure 6%

Seduce and surveil as a sexy spy! Gather intel, or gamble on love in Versailles! Who will catch your eye: a spymistress, a poet, or a traitor to the king?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Historical 23.4%, Text-Based 22.8%, RPG 14.4%, Story Rich 5%

When you discover that the Serpent of Chaos is trying to destroy Egypt, will you stand against him, or will you help spread his eternal darkness?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Historical 22.6%, Text-Based 19.3%, Horror 10.4%, RPG 9.3%

Explore a Fallout 2 inspired tactical grid map in this text-based sci-fi cRPG. You blacked out in 2089 and woke up 300 years later to a solar system reduced to ruins. Scavenge ships, craft items, and survive turn-based combat as narrative choices shape your journey.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Text-Based 31%, RPG 12.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Space 4.7%

Gadgets, conspiracy and conquest await you in this steampunk text adventure. An interactive romp through Victorian England and the British Empire.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Text-Based 25.4%, Lovecraftian 19.1%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

You are flesh, blood and bones. A fragile mortal, in a land of something far bigger than yourself.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Text-Based 25.6%, RPG 11.8%, Historical 11%, Exploration 8.8%

Escape the shady brackwater swamp together with the Professor and the Captn in a small Cutter, in a short, text-heavy, linear Horror-Adventure (without Jumpscares).

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Exploration 17.7%, Lovecraftian 16.3%, Horror 11.8%, Linear 8.5%

Four thousand miles. Twenty thousand pounds. Four murderous rivals. One unforgettable adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Historical 20.3%, Text-Based 18.6%, RPG 18.3%, Adventure 10.3%

Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Horror 14.1%, Text-Based 12.8%, Exploration 10.9%

The Nose knows. A text based adventure game set in an ancient temple full of secrets.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Historical 25.4%, Text-Based 22.4%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 4.6%

A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Lovecraftian 25.6%, RPG 17.1%, Horror 10.1%, Exploration 7.6%

Find your missing father and uncover the dark conspiracy surrounding a sacred artifact and an enigmatic brotherhood in this haunting text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction and gamebooks.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Text-Based 25.4%, RPG 18.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.3%

Follow Joseph, Eric, and William (as well as a handful of other characters) as they awake from cryogenic stasis at the enigmatic facility known as Intermine Laboratories. But, deep within the abyss exists an ancient evil that is seeking to enact its own twisted machinations ...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Text-Based 19.6%, Horror 14.3%, Linear 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%

Unlock diabolical magic in the time of Napoleon and Robespierre! Can you direct the course of the Revolution, or will you lose your head?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Text-Based 22.8%, Historical 20.9%, RPG 15.2%, Story Rich 5%

SEAL OF EVIL is a mythical take on the tumultuous time marking the fall of the Zhou imperial dynasty. Out of this chaos emerges an uncompromising ruler, Ying Zheng, who has vowed to either unify China or bury it in fire.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.6%, Historical 23.7%, Exploration 19.7%, RPG 18.2%, Adventure 3.1%

HELL OF VERDUN is a first person horror game in which you'll experience the horrors of the First World War. Will you manage to discover all the secrets and escape from this hell? It's up to you, soldier.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Historical 23.2%, Horror 17.6%, Exploration 13.5%, Linear 9.8%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Text-Based 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, RPG 17%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Story Rich 6.4%

Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.4%, Text-Based 38.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%

I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.8%, Text-Based 35.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Lovecraftian 28.9%, Horror 17.6%, RPG 11.6%, Text-Based 7.6%

Unravel the mysterious past of your parents and homeland while journeying through four unique lands in this exciting science-fantasy adventure!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33%, Text-Based 29.8%, RPG 19.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 5.4%

Immersed yourself in an interactive story with multiples choices, in the style of "choose your own Adventure book" (CYOA).Will you be able to survive ?Probably not!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Text-Based 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Horror 9.9%

A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 50.6%, Text-Based 37.1%, Adventure 12.3%

"Escape the psychological nightmare by solving ingenious puzzles. Every object you touch hides secrets. Every code you crack brings you closer to freedom… or to final destruction."

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.9%, Exploration 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Horror 11.6%, Adventure 11.4%

A text-based Lovecraftian adventure game combining role playing and survival horror dynamics, set in a Victorian Gothic environment. Explore the mysteries of the Travelyan home and unravel

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.5%, RPG 25.5%, Text-Based 22.1%, Horror 12.9%, Adventure 12%

《昭阳传》是一款以玩家扮演昭阳国皇帝，在游戏内与AI角色互动，以此改变对应角色、国家、世界走向的人工智能ADV。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Text-Based 21.9%, Historical 15.2%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 8.4%

A short comedic horror adventure where you investigate the mystery of a piano that won’t stop growing.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.1%, Exploration 22.9%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 8%, Adventure 7.4%

A surveyor breaks into a mysterious and sinister Mansion on Pleasant Street in order to find his missing sister. She was last seen being interviewed by the mansion's young and mysterious Butler.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.6%, RPG 21.9%, Exploration 18.2%, Horror 13.4%, Adventure 12.1%

A dark gamebook-inspired RPG where your choices, luck, and blade decide what the sea keeps. Climb a cursed lighthouse and uncover the name buried beneath the bell.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Text-Based 23.7%, RPG 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Exploration 7.9%

Eyes of Iyre is a Visual Novel with heavy RPG elements. Follow Barbak the Orc as he discovers more about the world and his past, all the while trying to keep his temper under control. Make friends, cast magic, and learn the truths hidden in the city of Iyre!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Text-Based 19.5%, RPG 13.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

Can your magic amulet save your Jewish village from destruction? Uncover the truth and forge alliances with soldiers, bandits, anarchists, and demons!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Text-Based 20.6%, Historical 19.8%, RPG 17%, Adventure 9.5%

Dive into the 'Sacrifices', a narrative-driven adventure game where you unravel the poignant tale of a child's reality.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, RPG 22.2%, Text-Based 21.3%, Horror 9%, Adventure 7%

Step into the past and relive pivotal moments of Greek history with Timeless Greece: Immersive Heritage Adventures—a bundle of three breathtaking VR experiences that transport you to the heart of ancient and medieval Greece.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.3%, Historical 36.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

An interactive fiction game about identity and self-discovery. Decide your own path through the labyrinth's strange halls, and confront the terrors and mysteries within.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Text-Based 27.4%, Horror 12.9%, RPG 10%, Exploration 9.8%

Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Historical 27.8%, Text-Based 23.9%, Linear 5.9%, Adventure 4.4%

Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 53.3%, Text-Based 37.6%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 3.1%

Tale Smiths invites players to explore the literature, folklore, and traditions of Northern Europe. Journey through authentic 3D worlds, meet lifelike characters, and engage with stories using camera-based motion controls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.5%, Historical 32.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Linear 10.5%, Story Rich 5.2%

Harness wind, earth, fire, and all the forces of nature to destroy your enemies! Will you stabilize the broken magic of the weather, or revel in its chaos?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37%, Text-Based 30.9%, RPG 22.6%, Story Rich 5.3%, Adventure 3.5%

Live a full life in the future as a human, an alien, or even a robot as you rise through the ranks to become captain of your very own starship.

Why similar: Text-Based 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Space 17%, RPG 15.6%, Adventure 6.6%

The Final Hour is a captivating first person horror game with its very own story. Can you solve the mystery of the mysterious house? Has your final hour come? Find out now in "The Final Hour."

Why similar: Historical 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Horror 14.2%, Exploration 12.2%

This is the Last Time is a minimalist first-person narrative game with a dark and heavy atmosphere.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.4%, Exploration 21.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Linear 11.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Otherworld Chronicles is a Lovecraftian narrative puzzle game set in a dark fantasy world. In a forgotten land where power and war never ceased, you are chosen as a savior, unraveling mysteries, ascending the tower, and drawing closer to a long-buried truth that has waited to be revealed.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Lovecraftian 25%, Text-Based 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, RPG 7.2%

Battle for love as a gladiator in this epic romance of swords and sandals! Win glory, victory, a better life, your freedom - and spark a revolution!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Text-Based 23%, Historical 22.3%, RPG 18.6%, Story Rich 3.1%

Explore a small country town with a twisted secret in this dark, Twin Peaks-inspired mystery text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 24%, RPG 17.8%, Horror 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%

Trapped in a snowbound medical camp, battlefield nurse May clings to a mysterious letter—a final hope. Uncover hidden truths, test fragile bonds, and navigate a path toward a distant sanatorium. Will you find salvation, or something far darker?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.7%, Text-Based 28%, Exploration 18.6%, RPG 16.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Historical 23.5%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

Investigate the cursed town of Midnight Falls in a roguelike horror RPG. Scavenge powerful relics, outlast vicious foes, and cut down the awakened Ancient Deity before it devours everything. Every run is different, and the town hides secrets in every shadow.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Exploration 11.1%

When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.4%, Text-Based 29.5%, RPG 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Horror 6.3%

A choose-your-own-adventure novel. ​Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Text-Based 26.1%, Horror 17.4%, RPG 12.1%, Story Rich 7.9%

Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Exploration 12.4%, Horror 11.1%, RPG 9.2%

Make friends, cast spells, and uncover secrets in your magical small town! Will you preserve the forest or let the town grow?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.9%, Text-Based 31.6%, RPG 19.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.4%, Text-Based 27%, Historical 13%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 7.9%

Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.7%, RPG 18.9%, Text-Based 17.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Story Rich 7.9%

Some folk call these barren plains the narrow space between this world and the next. The final place for souls to find a measure of peace. A train travels through endless landscapes. You seek clues about the fleeting life of Empress Roxelana. Finally, the train arrives at ...

Why similar: Historical 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 14.7%, Exploration 12.9%, Linear 7.2%

Hi!这是由我个人独立完成制作的一款模拟类文字游戏。 在这个游戏里你将会成为一个无父无母的名为平安的小乞丐，努力活下去将会是你唯一的目标。 在这段旅程里，你会认识到平安城中各种不一样的性格的人与事， 当然作为一个故事，它也有结局。 而这个结局...或许并不尽如人意，但我相信，平安有足够的勇气面对这一切。 2025年初，祝所有玩了平安的人都平平安安。 努力生存下去吧！用尽所有的办法，不管是乞讨还是捡垃圾。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Historical 25.6%, RPG 21%, Text-Based 19.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%