
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!
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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!

A Mage Reborn
Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.

Life of a Wizard
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.
Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, RPG 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Adventure 11.6%, Magic 10.3%
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 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Text-Based 22.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 9.5%
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 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, RPG 21.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 9.4%
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 30.6%, Text-Based 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.8%
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 35.5%, RPG 22.6%, Text-Based 14.2%, Adventure 8.8%, Magic 8.5%
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 34.4%, Simulation 29.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.6%, Magic 8.3%
At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.
Why similar: RPG 43.3%, Strategy 22.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 12.7%, Fantasy 5.9%
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 29.4%, RPG 26.3%, Text-Based 22.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 8.9%
Rocwood Academy is a text-base choice-matters adventure game set in the wizard world hidden inside US society early 1900s. In the role of a first-year student, player is going to make friends, study wizardry and uncover the mystery beneath the school-back garden.
Why similar: Simulation 26.2%, Strategy 18.8%, Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Adventure 13.5%
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: RPG 21.8%, Magic 20.4%, Text-Based 16.8%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 12.9%
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 40.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 11.9%
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 35.3%, RPG 25.5%, Magic 14.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 7.6%
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 26.4%, RPG 20.9%, Simulation 19.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Adventure 10.6%
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 36.1%, RPG 25.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, Adventure 11%, Indie 8.1%
A wizard academy management sim where you—an obviously benevolent professor—must manage & cast spells on your many apprentices so that they might study the right spells… and perhaps even survive the researching process. Some may die, but oh well, can’t save them all!
Why similar: Magic 33%, Simulation 27.7%, Strategy 16.4%, RPG 15.2%, Fantasy 7.8%
Medieval Blacksmith is a blacksmithing simulation set in a magical medieval world. Play as a blacksmith with no past, craft legendary weapons from daggers to spears, and forge your path to becoming the world’s greatest. Dive into a story filled with adventure and endless creative possibilities!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, RPG 31.2%, Simulation 30.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 30%, Text-Based 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Adventure 14%, Indie 10.6%
Headmaster, your academy awaits: Recruit young students and shape them into mighty wizards. Build, manage and customize your castle, manage your resources and send your squads in expedition to expand your school's prestige and influence.
Why similar: Strategy 49%, Simulation 48.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Mind Over Magic is a colony sim set at the site of a cursed magic school. Build and optimize your own magical academy, train powerful Mages, and master mighty relics in order to battle through the Underschool, a mysterious underground dungeon that holds the key to liberation from a deadly curse.
Why similar: Simulation 58.9%, Fantasy 22.6%, Indie 14.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
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 32.6%, Magic 22.3%, RPG 15.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Fantasy 8.7%
Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!
Why similar: Simulation 47.3%, Magic 38.5%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
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 25.9%, RPG 22.1%, Text-Based 18.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Adventure 8.1%
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 36.1%, RPG 21.7%, Magic 21.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Fantasy 8%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: RPG 26%, Simulation 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Strategy 17.1%, Fantasy 8.8%
Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 46.1%, Magic 25.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Fantasy 12.4%, Singleplayer 2%
Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.
Why similar: RPG 55.5%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 13.9%, Magic 7.1%, Fantasy 2.7%
Take up the role of a great wizard, wield powerful spells, command fantasy races and challenge your rivals in this remake of a cult turn-based strategy classic. Do you have what it takes to become Master of Magic?
Why similar: Strategy 60.2%, Fantasy 34.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Freely build your magic academy and choose qpprentices from over 200 traits: genius, eccentric, or perhaps a fool? Select from hundreds of wizard classes to face hundreds of different event challenges, resist the invasion of the abyss, and save the entire empire from crisis.
Why similar: Simulation 34.7%, Magic 29.1%, Strategy 23.6%, Fantasy 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!
Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Simulation 28.3%, Magic 12.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Fantasy 8%
Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.
Why similar: Text-Based 44.4%, RPG 18.5%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Indie 3.8%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Magic 36.8%, Simulation 35.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
Why similar: Magic 54.5%, Strategy 35%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: RPG 93.5%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Why similar: RPG 29.8%, Text-Based 26.4%, Simulation 25.6%, Strategy 18.2%
Today is the day of your final exam to become a wizard. Within this enchanting escape room, you'll navigate a wizardry school, unravel puzzles, master new spells, and put your magical skills to the ultimate test. Will you emerge triumphant?
Why similar: Magic 41.3%, Simulation 22.9%, Adventure 19.4%, Fantasy 16.5%
Reclaim glory in Magic Inn, a charming tavern life simulator. Take on the role of an exiled wizard-turned-innkeeper, overseeing everything from menus, rooms, guests, and staff in a fully magical customizable inn. Engage in card battles to spark conversations and foster relationships with guests.
Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Magic 28.8%, Strategy 25.5%, Fantasy 7.3%, Indie 6.6%
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!
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34%, Simulation 27%, RPG 26.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
An incremental RPG where you reincarnate through lifetimes, mastering professions, unlocking skills, and exploring mystical realms.
Why similar: Simulation 30.1%, RPG 29.7%, Magic 19.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Fantasy 9.8%
Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.7%, RPG 25.2%, Simulation 16.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Fantasy 7%
Click, craft and collect your way to alchemical mastery. Progress through a branching skill tree and explore the forbidden woods. Collect resources and build machines of magic. Slay monsters, farm crops and automate your production to become the all-powerful Forage Wizard!
Why similar: Simulation 44%, RPG 27.9%, Strategy 26.1%, Singleplayer 2%
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 29.9%, Magic 24.2%, Strategy 20.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Fantasy 10.7%
Rule your own forbidden academy of magic. Restore the castle, seduce students, and experience explicit sexual adventures.
Why similar: Magic 24.9%, RPG 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Fantasy 10.3%
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 45.2%, Strategy 19.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 12.5%, Fantasy 6.9%
You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.
Why similar: RPG 34.6%, Magic 25%, Fantasy 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 9.4%
In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 42.6%, Text-Based 29.9%, RPG 21.6%, Fantasy 5.9%
A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, RPG 17.7%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 14.4%, Adventure 6.9%
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
Why similar: RPG 47.6%, Simulation 34.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Build a school for RPG heroes in a mix of simulation and role-play adventure. As Principal of a school for the warriors and mages of the future, you must build your Academy to train the best in the land. Place and upgrade facilities, form teams of the best students and send them out on epic quests!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, RPG 22.4%, Simulation 20.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Adventure 8.4%
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 34.2%, RPG 31.1%, Text-Based 25%, Indie 9.6%
It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.
Why similar: Simulation 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Strategy 19.1%, RPG 16.6%
Fresh out of Magic Academy with a hefty student loan, you must craft and sell magic scrolls to pay off your debt. Create spells for demanding customers and manage your growing loan payments. Will your magical skills be enough to free you from student debt?
Why similar: Simulation 39.1%, Magic 33%, Fantasy 16.2%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
A life simulator that leans heavily into the personal finance aspect. Pay taxes, take out mortgages, trade stocks, buy real estate, start businesses, or grind your way to victory as an employee.
Why similar: Text-Based 44.8%, RPG 29.9%, Simulation 24.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!
Why similar: Simulation 60.9%, Strategy 39.1%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Text-Based 26.4%, RPG 24%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 8.4%
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
Why similar: Simulation 45%, Magic 40.8%, Fantasy 14.3%
Ready to manage your Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game? This is your chance! Fantasy World Online Tycoon will let you build and control any aspect of a MMORPG. Build spawns of Monsters, Quests and Dungeons. Be the CEO of your company, hire specialists and evolve your game!
Why similar: RPG 32.5%, Simulation 31.6%, Strategy 22.9%, Indie 10.7%, Fantasy 2%
Play on randomly generated worlds with a party of characters just the way you like it. You will not be bounded by classes or scripted story, only by your creativity. Make your own journey. Tell your own history.
Why similar: RPG 34.3%, Strategy 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 10.3%
Say and do (almost) anything in this creative job-sim party game, with magic! Interact with any item in the store, in any way you want, to satisfy weird retail customers so that they give you good reviews.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 46%, RPG 28.3%, Magic 16.4%, Fantasy 9.3%
You can play as a young martial artist entering Justice Academy. Train through various courses, customize your build with different weapons, skills, and inner techniques. Explore the jianghu, bond with companions, and shape your fate across branching stories and three romanceable heroines.
Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Simulation 28.7%, Strategy 15.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 7.2%