- #1 Nascentiar
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: JustusPan
Windows
A classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler with D20 dice combat. Three unique classes — a soul-projecting Cultivator, a monster-recruiting Mask Master, and a shadow-stalking Rogue. 117 monsters, randomized identification, and procedural dungeons make every run a new adventure.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.7% ★, Roguelike 16.3%, Strategy 10.1%, RPG 9.2%, Medieval 8.7%
- #2 MazeCraft
96% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Rand Games
Windows
Turn based pixel art roguelike RPG for hardcore players. Procedural generation of mazes and caves. A large number of characteristics of the game world. Monsters hunt the player and fight each other. Strong boss and his minions. Each new game is unique and randomized as much as possible.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 23.4% ★, Roguelike 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, RPG 11.4%, Strategy 11.3%
- #3 Alchemist's Alcove
95% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: Nefarious Brew Games
Windows
Alchemist's Alcove is an Open World Traditional Roguelike where you craft unique spells and tools using the remains of your fallen enemies. Fight, Craft, Discover, and Die as you trudge forth through ancient lands and warring factions!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.2% ★, Roguelike 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #4 Legacy of Pandora
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OPP Studios
Windows
Turn-based roguelike inspired by Greek mythology. Capture and corrupt creatures, evolve through decisions, and face unique events across procedural maps. Your choices shape the story, your team, and Pandora’s daughter.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.7% ★, Roguelike 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 11.6%
- #5 Lightcore Guardians
94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Jampot Games
Windows
A compact but content-rich roguelike strategy game where every turn matters — all under 50MB.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.4% ★, Roguelike 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Medieval 13.5%, Strategy 8.3%
- #6 A Scoundrel in the Underlair
93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Insidious Arts
Windows
Head out into the woods and find the dreaded Underlair in this traditional turn-based roguelike.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.9% ★, Roguelike 20.7%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
- #7 狩魔之旅:万界仙踪
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: 知北游
Windows
Hunting Demon Journey is a modern pixel-art RPG blending deep elemental combat with endless progression. Master shared energy tactics, trigger powerful reactions, craft randomized gear, and conquer endless Rifts in this robust single-player adventure!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34% ★, Idler 29.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, RPG 8.1%
- #8 Undergrave
93% matchVery Positive88% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Wired Dreams Studio
Windows
Undergrave is a tactical roguelike in which moving, jumping, managing your stamina, dashing and 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 strategically is vital for success.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 24.3% ★, Roguelike 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Medieval 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #9 Krypt
91% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Sean MurleyPub: SW Games
Windows
Krypt is an old-school text adventure filled with excitement and peril. Fight monsters, make choices, and travel through forests and mountains to defeat the evil King Krypt in this epic fantasy tale. But watch out as you try to discover all the paths, because not every choice ends in victory.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Roguelike 16%, Text-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Medieval 10.3%
- #10 Beyond the Bridge
91% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Sacker Games
Windows · Linux
Beyond the Bridge is a tribute to one of the earliest roguelikes, Moria. Your journey begins with creating your character by choosing a class. From there, you'll explore six procedurally generated levels before reaching the goal of your quest and making your escape!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.7% ★, Roguelike 22.3%, RPG 14.2%, Medieval 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #11 妖之梦
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 鬼炮工作室
Windows
在Roguelike世界中收集妖兽,构建自己的妖兽小队,获取妖兽的各种技能给予其提升,在6V6单打回合制下战胜各种有趣的挑战,最终获得胜利。
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40% ★, Roguelike 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Alternate History 14.2%, Strategy 11.1%
- #12 Oxidus Tales
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Mario Aviles
Windows
Embrace a new adventure in this post apocalyptic world. Investigate, defeat bosses and clear the different dungeons in this turn based roguelike with 3 different battle systems.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.5% ★, Roguelike 21.1%, RPG 14.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #13 Haque
89% matchVery Positive86% of 165 reviews2017
Dev: SuperTry Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again!
Why similar: Roguelike 36.5%, Traditional Roguelike 31.7% ★, RPG 16.6%, Strategy 15.2%
- #14 Puzzle Adventures
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: NotshiftyPub: Notshifty Productions
Windows · Mac
A choose your own adventure game where the player is tasked with finding out how they ended up in the small house on the beach. To answer this mystery the player must solve puzzles and make choices to explore the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Strategy 10%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #15 Curse of the Abyss
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sprouting Potato
Windows · Mac · Linux
Curse of the Abyss is a Traditional Roguelike with a twist. Manage your resources and explore the abyss and slay the various Guardians of the Abyss and remove the curses.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.1% ★, Roguelike 15.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%
- #16 Rift Wizard 3
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.5% ★, Roguelike 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, RPG 8.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #17 Not Sleep Hero
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MagovvipPub: MagoStudio
Windows
"Not Sleep Hero" is a turn-based strategy game. Your goal is to make the best decisions each turn to overcome approaching threats and safely complete your expedition. Unlike the Hero's courageous actions, their companions are so sleepy that they might not be much help.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.4% ★, Roguelike 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #18 Beggar's Road
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coldframe Studios
Windows
A darkly comic medieval roguelike where you travel between towns, recruit desperate companions, and survive strange encounters through difficult choices, scarce resources, and shifting alliances with bishops, merchants, and bandits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Roguelike 17.6%, Medieval 14%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, RPG 9.2%
- #19 Dungeon Drawlers
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wired Dreams Studio
Windows
Dungeon Drawlers is a turn-based puzzle game where every step could be your last. Carefully plan your path and defeat your enemies in the fewest turns possible. Combine the skills of your 2 characters on this journey where each room is a unique puzzle.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 25.2% ★, Roguelike 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Strategy 10%
- #20 Valiant Villagers
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Nolasco Matus
Windows
Assemble your villagers and defeat the ultimate evil! Valiant Villagers is a roguelike strategy RPG where your choices determine your army's abilities and playstyle as you complete various map objectives.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Medieval 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #21 Necrowarp
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barely Soldered
Windows
Serve your patron deity of death by summoning horrifying abominations to clash with the forces of good as you descend into the deepest pits of the old world. Will you sever the thread of fate and emerge from the chaos as a supreme ascendant in this traditional turn-based roguelike?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.7% ★, Medieval 15.6%, Roguelike 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Strategy 6.7%
- #22 Equin: The Lantern
84% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: DXF Games
Windows
Equin: The Lantern is a challenging roguelike that's easy to get into but tough to master. Conquer the huge 50 floor dungeon and its evil inhabitants in a quest to the bottom of the joint to find the mysterious lantern itself.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.1% ★, Roguelike 22.7%, Strategy 18.1%, RPG 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
- #23 明途之境
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: 3Y Studio
Windows
Mysterious Land Of Finding Yourself is a turn-based rogue-like independent game imitating real-time It tells the story of people in some other worlds being sent by an indescribable existence to a secret realm composed of multiple worlds for trial.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Roguelike 18.4%, Strategy 15.1%, Alternate History 12.9%
- #24 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Medieval 12.9%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #25 天道轮回:我的修仙梦
81% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Kaka Ku Games Inc.
Windows
修仙!这是一款包罗万象的单机修仙游戏! 游戏内容包含:挂机+轮回+天劫+天道+炼丹+炼器+征服小世界+灵兽+阵法+洞府+道侣等等~~
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.6% ★, Idler 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Text-Based 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #26 Donkey Jump: In the Loop
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nue Games
Windows
Jump, build, and survive! Guide a goofy donkey through endless loops with card-based paths and unpredictable challenges.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.6% ★, Idler 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #27 Endless Roll
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hermit Hollow
Windows
Your dice are your health in this endless survival roguelite. Pick a lane, manage wounds and corruption, draft omens, climb the leaderboard, and push for one more floor.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #28 Equin 2: The Warren Peace
79% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: DXF Games
Windows
When an evil wizard writes a 6000-page book to bore the townspeople to death, it's up to you to take the damn thing and return it FROM WHENCE IT CAME.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.2% ★, Roguelike 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #29 Monster Island
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 张楠
Windows
This is an adventure game with a pigeon-raising style. Here, you can tame over 130 unique monsters, unlock their exclusive skills, and aid you in your adventure journey. Continuously challenge yourself to unlock more exciting content.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Text-Based 12.6%, Strategy 9.5%, RPG 8.8%
- #30 Path of Achra
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,147 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.5% ★, Roguelike 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, RPG 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #31 Ma vie en rogue
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: FDSPub: Amateurculture
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ma vie en rogue is a roguelike spanning multiple themed dungeons and worlds bringing advancements such as a mini-map, first-person view, and paperdoll customization to the genre.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.3% ★, Roguelike 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Strategy 10.1%, RPG 10%
- #32 Survive In Russia
78% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Sablin
Windows · Mac
Survive in Russia is a survival quest in Russia. You will be available a selection of characters. Each of them presents survival mode and story mode. Only on your choice will depend on the life of the character.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Alternate History 20%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Nonlinear 16.7%, RPG 7.4%
- #33 Tales of Farhollow
77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Gabaghoul Games LLC
Windows
Tales of Farhollow is a player decision based adventure. You will go on a quest as a new adventurer in town, to help (or harm), the townspeople. Choose your decisions wisely, as they can help you or get you into trouble!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Roguelike 20.8%, RPG 15.5%, Medieval 12.2%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #34 冥河旅人(Duat Wayfarer)
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWind
Windows
Become an ancient Egyptian jeweler in this smart strategy game! Traverse Duat’s 12 perilous underworld gates to uncover a long-buried divine conspiracy. Mix ray mechanics & Roguelike gameplay, craft a unique style with enchanted bookmarks, gems & relics. Prove mortal ingenuity topples divine thrones
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.4% ★, Roguelike 13%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, RPG 8.3%
- #35 Stay
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GunginStudio
Windows
Stay is a narrative roguelike where you will have to survive a post-apocalyptic world from your cabin. Choose well who you let into your home, manage the available resources, and look for the best strategy to go ahead at the end of the world. Survive with your team, or die along the way.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Traditional Roguelike 21.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Roguelike 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #36 A Dark Room ®
74% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Amir RajanPub: Scratchwork Development LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Critically acclaimed, minimalist text-based rpg. Come light the fire.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.1% ★, Roguelike 23.4%, RPG 15%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #37 My Cousin the Rogue
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vaporwario
Windows
A simple traditional roguelike with ASCII art where you save the monsters instead of hurting them.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.2% ★, Roguelike 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Text-Based 9.8%, RPG 5.9%
- #38 Restart your life Adventures of Tainuote
75% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Clock in dream
Windows
Embark on your adventures in the fantastical land of Tainuote. The mystical power of tarot will guide you to eradicate evil and darkness after your reincarnation. To be a great warrior, to increase your strength, to explore the unknown, to give you infinite joy. A Rougelike turn-based FTB game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.9% ★, Roguelike 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Medieval 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #39 The Hunter's Inn
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GGD3V
Windows
A turn-based roguelite RPG focused on deep build crafting, skill synergies, and strategic simultaneous combat.
Why similar: Roguelike 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, RPG 13%, Strategy 12.9%
- #40 The Other Order
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dasha Adagia
Windows · Mac
A surreal tile-based roguelike where you build and reshape tile combinations to attack your enemies.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.7% ★, Roguelike 20.6%, Medieval 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #41 Field of Enemies
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dexied Games
Windows
"Field of Enemies" is a casual top-down action roguelike! Survive endless waves of monsters, upgrade super abilities and fight for a place on the leaderboard. Crazy co-op for up to 4 players, unique "voice" sound effects and dynamic gameplay. Your path to a record starts here!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.6% ★, Idler 21.9%, Alternate History 18.1%, Roguelike 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #42 Dungeon Chess
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Higher Dreams
Windows
Dungeon Chess is a turn-based strategy game with roguelike elements where the setting simulates a chessboard.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 23.8% ★, Roguelike 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 11.2%, RPG 10.3%
- #43 Fall of the Final Age
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dracula's Castle
Windows
Take command of the last Stronghold of humanity, fighting back against the advancing monsters. Decide where to prioritize the forces of your Heroes, as the number of turns before the invasion is limited. A turn-based tactical strategy with RPG and roguelike elements.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 23% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 12.8%, RPG 12.1%
- #44 Rogue's Tale
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 751 reviews2014
Dev: Epixx.org
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 61.7% ★, Roguelike 31.7%, RPG 6.4%, Adventure 0.2%
- #45 The Ballad of Radolf
72% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Power Surge StudiosPub: Power Surge
Windows
After years of peace an island emerges from the sea with the Demon race, now the Demon race threatens to throw the world into chaos. Can you stop the Demon race and restore peace to the world in this turn based RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Medieval 20.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, RPG 12.4%
- #46 Turnarchist
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lwrcs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A moody retro dungeon crawler with tactical turn-based combat. Explore shifting labyrinths, out-think patterned enemies, and survive with only a few points of health.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.7% ★, Roguelike 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Medieval 12.3%, Strategy 7.9%
- #47 A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
71% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Medieval 23.6%, Text-Based 21.7%, RPG 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #48 不思議の大冒険 チルノ見参!2
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: CrossLodge
Windows · Mac · Linux
⑨回遊べる不思議のダンジョン! 紅魔郷~輝針城までの東方win版キャラがほぼ全キャラ登場。東方Project二次創作ゲームです。
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.6% ★, Roguelike 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Strategy 8%
- #49 ZHONG KUI
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 东风吹
Windows
This is a strategy game based on the theme of Zhong Kui, closely following the classic story of Zhong Kui slaying ghosts, while incorporating a large number of original plots, presenting players with a familiar and novel world of ghost hunting.
Why similar: Idler 28.5%, Roguelike 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, RPG 7%
- #50 The Iron and the Oath
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FFire Studio
Windows
A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Alternate History 13.4%, Medieval 12.8%
- #51 奇门象棋-QiMen Chess
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 一坨馬
Windows
"Qi Men Chess" is a roguelike Chinese chess game that subverts traditional rules. Here, the pieces possess hundreds of unique skills and items, and abundant random events make every move full of surprises and challenges
Why similar: Roguelike 28%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Strategy 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #52 Holy Grain
68% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Darkhunter Studios
Windows · Mac
Holy Grain is a celebration of absurdity and over-the-top comedic brutality. It’s a full-on attack against political correctness and wholesome family values. In this roguelike, you’ll team up with two characters: the Counselor and the Entity, to save the world from its impending doom.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Roguelike 20%, Medieval 19.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Strategy 8.9%
- #53 Yogoe Hunter
68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Justice
Windows
A choice-driven roguelike text adventure set in medieval Korea and Japan. Encounter 218 mythological creatures from East Asian folklore, shape your story across 94 endings, and grow stronger with each run in a deep, culturally rich world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Text-Based 18.8%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Medieval 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%
- #54 Serania - Path of the Scion
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Text-Based 17.9%, Medieval 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Nonlinear 11.6%
- #55 Blanksword
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quinn K.
Windows · Linux
You’re a fallen Angel, your brain is missing and half of God’s country wants you dead (again!). Battle legions of weird monsters with your smiling sword. Find and customize a large number of skills. Rebuild your brain from scratch and rise against a tyrannical God in this turn-based roguelike RPG!
Why similar: Roguelike 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #56 GnollHack
66% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Hyvän mielen pelit ry
Windows
The modern way to play NetHack
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.2% ★, Roguelike 21.5%, RPG 11.2%, Medieval 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #57 MidBoss
69% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2017
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 62.5% ★, Roguelike 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, RPG 4.1%
- #58 Lavender Dream
67% match9 user reviews40% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Vorh Games
Windows
A text-based visual game with a non-linear plot where every decision shapes the story. AI-driven characters engage in lifelike dialogues, each with unique motivations and hidden intentions you can uncover. The story’s outcome is in your hands.
Why similar: Idler 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #59 Desire FOR Power: Council Intrigues
65% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Umutcan ErkmenPub: Desire FOR Entertainment
Windows
A text-based, choice-driven adventure. Intrigue, trust, loyalty, luck, reflex... How high a position can you achieve in this medieval world?
Why similar: Medieval 23.5%, Multiple Endings 21.6%, Text-Based 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, RPG 10.1%
- #60 Aunewyth
67% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Captain Cool
Windows
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, RPG 14.6%, Medieval 9.5%