- #1 Choice of Magics
97% matchVery Positive93% of 162 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!
Why similar: Text-Based 36.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.2%, RPG 20.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on mastering different schools of magic to solve problems and shape the world.
- #2 The Soul Stone War
96% matchMixed69% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the Wielder of Soul Stone, an ancient artifact of untold power, and shape the fate of your world. Outrun the past so that you may have a future.
Why similar: RPG 23.9%, Text-Based 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Adventure 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rich high-fantasy setting where your choices directly impact your magical growth and relationships.
- #3 Fallen Hero: Rebirth
96% matchVery Positive96% of 456 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!
Why similar: Text-Based 35.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, RPG 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly deep, emotionally complex narrative with significant branching paths and character-driven stakes.
- #4 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
95% matchVery Positive89% of 739 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, RPG 16.5%, Text-Based 12.2%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative interactive adventure that features a robust magic system and a branching path structure.
- #5 Fatehaven
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Text-Based 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic fantasy interactive fiction title that captures the spirit of a traditional tabletop quest.
- #6 Life of a Wizard
94% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Write an archmage's autobiography in this 80-year 130,000-word interactive fiction! Play good or evil, man or woman, as you bring peace to the kingdom or take over the world with your sorcery. Brew potions, raise the dead, summon mythical beasts, control men's minds, and blast away your enemies.
Why similar: RPG 29.1%, Text-Based 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Directly focuses on the progression of a magic user from humble beginnings to legendary status.
- #7 Keeper of the Sun and Moon
93% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
No one mentioned saving the world at freshman orientation, but you still can’t decide if the worst part of college is the essays or the demons.
Why similar: RPG 58.5%, Adventure 33.3%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines supernatural abilities with a strong focus on character development and social dynamics in a modern fantasy setting.
- #8 The Golden Rose: Book One
92% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, RPG 18.1%, Casual 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers exceptionally detailed prose and world-building that rewards careful reading and strategic choices.
- #9 Archmage Rises
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 429 reviews2023
Dev: Defiance Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Experience the freedom normally only found in a tabletop RPG. Empowered with magic, you will create your own story, and experience real consequences from the decisions you make. Will you be the world’s savior... or its destroyer? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Magic 31.1%, RPG 24.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Fantasy 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional RPG elements with a sandbox approach to magic and world exploration.
- #10 Siege of Treboulain
91% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?
Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, RPG 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Fantasy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes political and magical conflict where your decisions determine the fate of a kingdom.
- #11 Sabres of Infinity
90% matchVery Positive93% of 182 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, RPG 23.9%, Text-Based 22.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: While military-focused, it shares the same high-quality branching narrative structure and intense consequence-driven gameplay.
- #12 Guns of Infinity
89% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Text-Based 23.9%, RPG 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Adventure 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the high-stakes political and military narrative of its predecessor with even greater player agency.
- #13 Demon: Recollect
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of an ancient mutant and get thrown into the modern, mortal world. Learn what you can about your past as you don the mask of a villain!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, RPG 21.4%, Text-Based 18%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the discovery and mastery of unique powers within a compelling, choice-driven narrative.
- #14 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
88% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, RPG 22.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a gritty, high-stakes rebellion narrative where every choice carries significant weight.
- #15 Hero or Villain: Genesis
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 38 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the greatest hero or villain that the world has ever seen! Balance the challenges of a normal life, while fighting evil... or wreak havoc yourself.
Why similar: RPG 37.9%, Text-Based 34.2%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for extensive customization of powers and abilities, mirroring the progression feel of a mage's journey.
- #16 Arcadie: Second-Born
85% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2022
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, RPG 12.4%, Magic 8%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven fantasy tale that balances political maneuvering with personal growth.
- #17 Academagia: The Making of Mages
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 288 reviews2017
Dev: Black Chicken Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Academagia, the greatest of the ancient schools for wizards. Build the legend of your mage with thousands of options, emergent storytelling and endless replayability. The definitive version of the magical life simulator is at last on Steam!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.1%, RPG 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Adventure 11.5%, Magic 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep simulation of life at a magic academy, perfect for those who enjoy the 'mage' theme.
- #18 Near-Mage
83% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.7%, Magic 18.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Fantasy 12.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends visual novel elements with a magic-school setting, offering a fresh perspective on the genre.
- #19 A Wise Use of Time
86% matchVery Positive80% of 121 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, RPG 23.6%, Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique time-manipulation mechanic to drive its choice-based narrative and character growth.
- #20 Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements
84% matchVery Positive89% of 158 reviews2019
Dev: Himalaya Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
D'arc is a sixteen-year-old Mage to be. A sinister plot threatens his initiation and risks plunging the land of Iginor into conflict and chaos. Choose from four classes and train in the Elemental arts. Master a unique range of spells to solve puzzles, battle monsters, and confront the ultimate evil.
Why similar: RPG 40.6%, Adventure 27.4%, Magic 17.7%, Fantasy 8.9%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that captures the feeling of a young mage learning to control elemental powers.
- #21 Choice of the Deathless
84% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, RPG 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique take on magic and law in a dark, imaginative fantasy world.
- #22 Blood Moon
82% matchVery Positive89% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re a werewolf. You’re in a city, infested with witches, hunters, ghosts, and vampires. That’s how this story starts. You decide how it ends.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, RPG 18.6%, Casual 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores supernatural themes with a dark, atmospheric tone that complements the magic-focused narrative.
- #23 The Sword of Rhivenia
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?
Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, RPG 19.1%, Casual 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on royal intrigue and high-fantasy storytelling with a strong emphasis on character relationships.
- #24 MetaHuman Inc.
81% matchVery Positive91% of 153 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As the CEO of a corporation that sells superpowers to the highest bidder, you'll harness dark magic and travel through time to inflate your stock prices!
Why similar: Text-Based 46.8%, RPG 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern, corporate-fantasy spin on the choice-based genre with a focus on power and influence.
- #25 Roadwarden
78% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 32.6%, RPG 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Adventure 8.1%
- #26 Samurai of Hyuga Book 4
80% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the vagabond you always knew you were. Rely on your blade and wits, for little else will save you amidst the cold and unforgiving North! Retrace the steps of your past and rekindle a love once lost. Or try your best to snuff it out—either way, it’s going to burn.
Why similar: Text-Based 47.4%, RPG 29.1%, Adventure 19%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a high-action, choice-heavy narrative that keeps the player engaged through its fast-paced storytelling.
- #27 Pendragon Rising
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Seize the throne in the age of King Arthur! Lead an army of Britons against the darkest of enemies in this epic interactive medieval fantasy novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 42.9%, RPG 31.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A mythological fantasy epic that allows players to shape the legend of King Arthur through their choices.
- #28 Idle Awakening: Mages Path
77% matchVery Positive80% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Matter Gaming
Windows
Embark on a journey of a fledgling mage. Start with nothing. Improve yourself, develop your skills through a vast tree, unlock upgrades, learn spells, gather resources, and craft unique items. Your progress never stops – it continues even while you're offline.
Why similar: Casual 24.2%, RPG 21.9%, Text-Based 20.8%, Magic 20.7%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #29 Creme de la Creme
79% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?
Why similar: RPG 24.3%, Text-Based 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Casual 14%
- #30 Dragon Racer
79% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove that you and your dragon have what it takes to race with the pro's, and you will rule the land, sea and skies!
Why similar: RPG 55.4%, Adventure 36.4%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fantasy elements with a unique progression system that feels rewarding for fans of magic-themed adventures.
- #31 Sorcery! Part 3
78% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An epic open-world narrative adventure through a world of monsters, traps and magic. Explore two intermeshed worlds, past and present, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered. Survive, and defeat the Seven Serpents - if you can!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, RPG 18.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Magic 10.4%
- #32 Idle Reincarnator
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: RyuseGames
Windows
An incremental RPG where you reincarnate through lifetimes, mastering professions, unlocking skills, and exploring mystical realms.
Why similar: RPG 33.6%, Magic 21.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Fantasy 15.1%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #33 Sorcery! Part 4
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An epic adventure through an open world of monsters, traps and magic. Infiltrate the Fortress of Sorcerers, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered, no matter how small. Cheat death, uncover ancient mysteries, and recover the Crown of Kings - if you can.
Why similar: RPG 40%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.7%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 5.2%
- #34 Choice of Alexandria
76% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can your steam-powered inventions save the ancient Library of Alexandria? Will you sacrifice the library to protect the city? Or the future king instead?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Text-Based 25.8%, RPG 24.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 3.6%
- #35 Psy High
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 148 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!
Why similar: Text-Based 33.6%, RPG 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #36 Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 822 reviews2014
Dev: Reply Game StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
For Sommerlund and the Kai! Lone Wolf is back with an exclusive storyline, stunning graphics and a deep combat system. Make meaningful choices and carve your own path.
Why similar: RPG 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Fantasy 10.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #37 Magic Research
72% matchVery Positive91% of 412 reviews2023
Dev: Maticolotto
Windows
Median: 24.4 hrsMean: 97.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?
Why similar: Text-Based 39.6%, Magic 22%, RPG 15.7%, Fantasy 11.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #38 Open Sorcery
73% matchVery Positive98% of 357 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.4%, RPG 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #39 Just One Line
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2018
Dev: JOL Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Just One Line is a fantasy RPG gamebook-like indie game heavily focused on choices and their consequences in which you may compete with other players in an interactive leaderboard. Create different Adventurers and embark on epic quests, unlocking new content for your next playthroughs or create and share your own adventures with the...
Why similar: Text-Based 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, RPG 17.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Casual 6.9%
- #40 Fighting Fantasy Classics
74% matchVery Positive81% of 347 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests in which YOU are the hero! Choose what happens at every turn of the page with Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Text-Based 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, RPG 13.9%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #41 Community College Hero: Trial by Fire
73% matchVery Positive85% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.
Why similar: Text-Based 42.2%, RPG 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #42 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Text-Based 21.4%, RPG 17.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #43 Lords of Infinity
70% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.9%, RPG 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Casual 10.9%
- #44 Magical Diary: Wolf Hall
71% matchVery Positive91% of 215 reviews2020
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design your own wizard to attend a magical school. Learn spells, explore dungeons, make friends, and find a date for the May Day Ball. But be careful, everyone has secrets - including you!
Why similar: RPG 48.2%, Adventure 25.4%, Magic 11.7%, Fantasy 8.8%, Indie 5.8%
- #45 Idle Wizard
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,746 reviews2019
Dev: TwoWizards
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 231.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!
Why similar: Casual 35.9%, RPG 35.4%, Magic 21%, Indie 7.7%
- #46 A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight
71% matchVery Positive95% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Text-Based 26.6%, RPG 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Indie 3.4%
- #47 The Lost Heir: The Fall of Daria
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take back your throne from demon-summoning usurpers in this 145,000-word interactive fantasy novel! Will your prince or princess choose to be good or evil?
Why similar: Text-Based 35.5%, RPG 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Indie 4.8%
- #48 Champion of the Gods
71% matchVery Positive86% of 174 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, RPG 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #49 Sword Daughter
73% matchMixed53% of 137 reviews2015
Dev: HanabiraPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.4%, Magic 19.1%, Fantasy 14.8%, Casual 11%, Adventure 8.1%
- #50 Open Sorcery: Sea++
69% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at the bottom of the ocean, surrounded by your broken memories. Reclaim and compile your magic or drown in a sea of dreams.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, RPG 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 11.7%
- #51 Fields of Asphodel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 22.7%, RPG 15.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #52 Magic Research 2
65% matchVery Positive93% of 585 reviews2024
Dev: Maticolotto
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 75.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
Why similar: Text-Based 44.7%, RPG 22%, Magic 21.4%, Fantasy 11%, Indie 0.4%
- #53 Arcadia Fallen
67% matchVery Positive94% of 508 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.1%, Text-Based 29.7%, RPG 18.5%, Fantasy 7.3%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #54 Alice Through the Fey Realm
67% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Mirrored CookiesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, RPG 19.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Magic 9.8%
- #55 An Assassin in Orlandes
70% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Search for a ruthless assassin in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!
Why similar: RPG 39.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #56 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,196 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: RPG 33.5%, Magic 27.5%, Adventure 22.5%, Fantasy 16.5%
- #57 King of Dragon Pass
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 550 reviews2015
Dev: A SharpPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 18.1%, RPG 17.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #58 Fallen Hero: Retribution
65% matchVery Positive97% of 409 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.
Why similar: Text-Based 36.4%, RPG 22.3%, Casual 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Adventure 9.3%
- #59 Avadon 3: The Warborn
68% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
Why similar: RPG 50.7%, Adventure 22.5%, Fantasy 10.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Indie 6.1%
- #60 Choice of Robots
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, RPG 9.6%, Story Rich 3.3%