- #1 Bard Harder!
97% matchVery Positive98% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?
Why similar: Parody 30.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Fantasy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed visual novel that leans heavily into the comedic and romantic tropes of tabletop roleplaying.
- #2 tERRORbane
96% matchVery Positive88% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: BitNine StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 122.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
tERRORbane is a comedic adventure where bugs are your FRIENDS! Enjoy exploring a crazy and outlandish world, full of unique, quirky characters and homages to the history of videogaming, challenge the Developer with your creativity and be the Bane of Errors!
Why similar: Parody 42.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Comedy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hilarious meta-adventure that constantly breaks the fourth wall and pokes fun at game development, much like the satirical tone of the seed game.
- #3 South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 72,122 reviews2014
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.
Why similar: RPG 45.5%, Comedy 30.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 5%, Fantasy 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive Dungeons & Dragons parody game, featuring turn-based combat and a story that treats its fantasy setting with complete, irreverent absurdity.
- #4 Epic Tavern
96% matchMixed58% of 345 reviews2017
Dev: Hyperkinetic StudiosPub: Epic Tavern Holdings
Windows
Award Winner: PAX 10 2019 | Winner, Momocon 2018 Indie Games Awards | "A fascinating reverse-RPG" - PC Gamer | "A cross between The Sims and a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons" - Geek & Sundry
Why similar: Tabletop 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends management simulation with narrative storytelling, focusing on the lives of the adventurers who frequent your fantasy establishment.
- #5 Doom & Destiny
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,412 reviews2015
Dev: Heartbit Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
Why similar: RPG 55%, Comedy 21%, Fantasy 19.8%, Adventure 3%, 2D 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG parody that embraces the tropes of the genre with self-aware writing and turn-based combat.
- #6 Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
94% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get yourself into and out of another fine mess! Win glory, renown, and much-needed money through cunning schemes that will seem like good ideas at the time.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, RPG 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: A text-heavy, choice-rich interactive fiction title that captures the witty, conversational style of a well-played tabletop campaign.
- #7 Who Needs a Hero?
92% matchVery Positive91% of 1,470 reviews2021
Dev: Henrique Faitta ChitolinaPub: Baby Stone Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A stick and a dream: that's all you need in an RPG. Make choices that shape your destiny, build relationships, face epic monsters, and choose between being a feared villain or a legend.
Why similar: Tabletop 33.2%, Text-Based 27.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, RPG 10.9%, Fantasy 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based, choice-heavy RPG that focuses on the humorous and often ridiculous side of being a fantasy adventurer.
- #8 The Yawhg
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,451 reviews2014
Dev: Damian Sommer
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 44.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Multiple Endings 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-driven narrative game that feels like a condensed tabletop session where your decisions drastically alter the fate of a fantasy town.
- #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: Dungeons & Dragons 51.9% ★, Tabletop 23.2%, Story Rich 5.8%, Choices Matter 5.6%, RPG 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that utilizes tabletop-inspired mechanics to create a unique, story-rich experience focused on player agency.
- #10 Alluris
91% matchVery Positive92% of 172 reviews2019
Dev: 562 Interactive
Windows · Mac
Prepare to embark on a journey like no other in Alluris. Play as a reluctant hero or villain to save the world… or just save a colony of bears from some lumberjacks. However you play, you’re sure to walk away with a few crazy stories about your adventure.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 64.4% ★, RPG 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Choices Matter 4.5%, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based RPG that captures the unpredictable and often silly nature of a D&D-style adventure.
- #11 Powers in the Basement
89% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Illiterate Code Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short point-and-click adventure game set in a comedic medieval fantasy world, deliberately reminiscent of the great classics from the 80s / 90s, with a specific sweet spot for LucasArts production.
Why similar: Parody 62.4% ★, Fantasy 10%, Comedy 9.1%, Story Rich 7.4%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click fantasy parody that shares the same basement-dwelling, tabletop-inspired humor as the seed game.
- #12 Monster Prom
89% matchVery Positive93% of 14,244 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Choices Matter 24.5%, Comedy 18.4%, Fantasy 7%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive, parody-filled visual novel that uses a choose-your-own-adventure structure to deliver constant humor and absurd fantasy scenarios.
- #13 Very Unserious Game
88% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Le Clown de la ClassePub: Youplaboum!
Windows
Are you looking for a new job that will give meaning to your life? The Innovality family is ready to welcome you! Between smart innovation and spontaneous conference calls, grow into a valued team member in a cutting-edge startup!
Why similar: Parody 39.8% ★, Text-Based 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Comedy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, text-based parody game that focuses on the absurdity of the choose-your-own-adventure format.
- #14 Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts
90% matchMixed53% of 260 reviews2011
Dev: Silent Dreams
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
In this successor to the celebrated RPG-parody Grotesque Tactics, you will experience an ironic story-driven RPG with humorous dialogue-puzzles in the style of Monkey Island.
Why similar: Parody 44.7% ★, RPG 28.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Fantasy 8.3%, Comedy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical tactical RPG that directly parodies the fantasy genre with a focus on comedy and unconventional character classes.
- #15 Long Live The Queen
86% matchVery Positive95% of 7,115 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, RPG 9.8%, Fantasy 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, choice-driven visual novel where every decision matters, mirroring the consequences of a difficult tabletop campaign.
- #16 Citizen Sleeper
85% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Tabletop 28%, Text-Based 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, RPG 9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a sci-fi world, its core loop of dice-based decision-making and deep, text-driven narrative will appeal to any tabletop fan.
- #17 Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim
87% matchMixed54% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
At long last, the works of H.P. Lovecraft meet the medium of RPG in a spectacle of light and sound befitting an old western. Only this is set in New England. Meet interesting people! See astounding wonders! Enslave humanity! Go on one date side quest in a game subtitled a dating simulator!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, RPG 14.4%, Comedy 13.8%, Fantasy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A bizarre and hilarious parody visual novel that blends Lovecraftian horror with dating sim mechanics.
- #18 Doodle Date
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 338 reviews2018
Dev: Nicholas Lives
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!
Why similar: Parody 28.2% ★, Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and comedic dating sim that uses a choose-your-own-adventure style to deliver its unique brand of humor.
- #19 The Balldragon
84% matchVery Positive81% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Bazookafriend
Windows
A short parody of everybody's favorite japanese cartoon.
Why similar: Parody 53% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Simulation 3.3%, Comedy 3%
Why You'll Like It: A parody-focused interactive fiction game that leans into dark humor and meme culture.
- #20 WYRMHALL: Brush and Banter
82% matchVery Positive98% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows
Meet quirky characters and clean strange artifacts in this short cozy comedy game. From an enchanted teacup to a cursed skull with a chip on its shoulder, each item and client brings new twists and surprises.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Comedy 12.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome and comedic visual novel that focuses on conversation and character interaction in a fantasy setting.
- #21 Run TavernQuest
82% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Silicon Sundial
Windows
A classic text adventure - but you're not the one playing it. You're the game master for an idiot player named STEVE. Parse the player's enigmatic commands and decide how NPCs react to him. Who knew that running an RPG would be so frustrating?
Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Comedy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused interactive fiction game that captures the simple, text-based joy of a tavern-bound adventure.
- #22 Dungeon Munchies
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,080 reviews2022
Dev: maJAJa
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out
Why similar: RPG 43.5%, Comedy 29.9%, Adventure 21.7%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game that features a highly satirical take on fantasy tropes and monster-slaying.
- #23 Esoteric Ebb
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,397 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 55% ★, Tabletop 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%, RPG 5.8%
- #24 Swordbreaker The Game
83% matchVery Positive83% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: DuCats Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Fantasy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction adventure that offers a variety of outcomes based on the choices you make throughout your journey.
- #25 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,682 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 51% ★, Visual Novel 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Choices Matter 5.1%
- #26 The Council
81% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.6%, RPG 19.4%, Story Rich 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Adventure 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game where player choices and dialogue skills are the primary mechanics, perfect for fans of interactive fiction.
- #27 A Legionary's Life
80% matchVery Positive87% of 2,464 reviews2019
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 49.2%, RPG 24.8%, Choices Matter 19%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based RPG that focuses on the gritty, choice-heavy life of a soldier, offering a more grounded but equally narrative-focused experience.
- #28 The RPG
77% matchVery Positive87% of 730 reviews2025
Dev: Dionysus AcroreitesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Minimalistic Skyrim + West of Loathing + Supraland. An RPG-lite adventure with intentionally twisted traditional role-playing games aspects, where your choices do matter.
Why similar: Parody 45.6% ★, RPG 19.2%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Comedy 4.4%
- #29 Gensokyo Odyssey
78% matchVery Positive94% of 338 reviews2024
Dev: Kronington
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gensokyo Odyssey! A Touhou satirical visual novel where you find yourself lost in Gensokyo with only your schoolbag and an air hockey puck.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, RPG 19.5%, Comedy 17%, Fantasy 12.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #30 Kingdom of Piss
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Haruko Games
Windows
Join two punk-rock royal heirs, Pretty Piss Princess and Asian American, as they dodge their royal duties in favor of adventures. This hilarious visual novel, inspired by TROMA films, follows the duo as they navigate the absurdities of royal life, and embrace their rebellious spirit.
Why similar: Parody 45.4% ★, Visual Novel 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Fantasy 4.1%, Comedy 3.5%
- #31 Bewitching Sinners
76% matchVery Positive96% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #32 Ballshit
74% matchVery Positive96% of 336 reviews2025
Dev: 疯兔游戏（FUNTOO Studio）
Windows
The first live-action visual novel with an anime flair! Gamer 'Eggy' turns into a girl. Join bro Monkey and his gf to uncover why the school belle hides a tough guy soul. Seek a cure or embrace your new life. Your choice drives this adventure!
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, RPG 8.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #33 tERRORbane: an INTRODUCTION, mostly
77% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: BitNine StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows
tERRORbane is a comedic adventure where bugs are your FRIENDS! Enjoy exploring a crazy and outlandish world, full of unique, quirky characters and homages to the history of videogaming, challenge the Developer with your creativity and be the Bane of Errors!
Why similar: Parody 40.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, RPG 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Comedy 8.3%
- #34 Life with a Homunculus
74% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: hermesPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Having inherited your late master's will, after years of research... You finally succeed in creating a homunculus. Your goal is complete—now all that’s left is to hand it to the government. There's no longer any reason to live. Or so you thought... Thus begins your life with the homunculusーーー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.8%, RPG 24.1%, Text-Based 15.5%, Fantasy 11%, Adventure 9.3%
- #35 Smutty Scrolls
73% matchVery Positive92% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Team TailnutPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
An erotic drag 'n drop puzzle adventure where you play three versions of yourself - at the same time! You're a sexy slime hero... Change the outcome of your story in real time! Explore the Smutty Scrolls, find legendary items and stay alive to date and pleasure all the girls! ❤️
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Comedy 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #36 Three Wishes
73% matchVery Positive100% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Kyuppin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ever wonder what the little sisters of famous idols get up to in their free time? Get ready for an adventure full of headpats and wish-driven insanity! Discover 12+ endings in this visual novel that pushes the genre beyond its limits.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #37 Karen: An Outrage Simulator
75% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2020
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows
You are Karen - Argue your way through ridiculous scenarios, and get everything you rightfully deserve in this short comedic game about entitlement.
Why similar: Parody 37.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Comedy 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #38 The Chronicles of Quiver Dick
75% matchVery Positive95% of 183 reviews2018
Dev: Crankage Games
Windows
The Chronicles of Quiver Dick is a Crude Comedy RPG that has one goal and one goal only: To make you laugh! Play as Quiver Dick, a legendary storyteller and former badass, as he embarks on one of many downright crazy and entirely messed up adventures!
Why similar: Tabletop 52.1%, Visual Novel 31.3%, RPG 14.9%, 2D 1.7%
- #39 Harem Fantasy
71% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2026
Dev: Sweet Buns GamesPub: Neko Yume 工房
Windows
⛩️ Harem Fantasy is a visual novel in which you become a court healer in the Imperial Harem, populated with enchanting beauties and full of deadly intrigues. Treat, seduce, untwine the conspiracies and survive among passion and betrayal in the heart of the Celestial Empire 🐉
Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, RPG 10%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #40 CUCKOLD'S GYM
73% matchMixed61% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: GeoCuck Group
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unveil a tale brimming with secrets and hidden desires in "CUCKOLD'S GYM" – a visual novel where every choice you make shapes the outcome.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #41 Door Game Deluxe
69% matchVery Positive95% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Rusty Hinge
Windows
Door Game Deluxe is a (very) short, satirical RPG. An expansion of the original and the pinnacle of human artistic expression, this version offers original art and music on top of new endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.8%, Parody 24.1% ★, RPG 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Comedy 12%
- #42 The RPG Engine
70% matchVery Positive84% of 302 reviews2023
Dev: PolyDemons
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Host immersive tabletop campaigns in a world imagined entirely by you! Build from the ground up with The RPG Engine, an intuitive virtual tabletop that lets you create unparalleled roleplaying environments for your party to get lost in.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 56.5% ★, Tabletop 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%, RPG 4.1%
- #43 Magical Massage
67% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, RPG 9.9%
- #44 Monster Loves You!
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,197 reviews2013
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Text-Based 12.8%, RPG 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #45 Fantasia Medieval
71% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Paulo Henrique Franqueira
Windows · Linux
A short Visual-Novel, made with Artificial-Inteligence art, about a party of adventurers on a medieval setting.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #46 Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 162 reviews2021
Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
Windows
Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, RPG 24.1%, Fantasy 17.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #47 An Adventurer's Gallantry
70% matchVery Positive90% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Zetsubou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Fantasy 14.5%, Comedy 12.7%, Simulation 8.2%
- #48 Lands of Sorcery
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Sun Bay Games
Windows
Lands of Sorcery is a strategy RPG featuring turn-based combat, set in a time of savagery, mysticism and beauty. Equip and upgrade a roster of adventurers and travel the word in search for glory. A tongue in cheek love letter to classic sword and sorcery literature and movies.
Why similar: RPG 34.8%, Fantasy 26.2%, Comedy 21.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 2D 3.4%
- #49 Shadows Over Loathing
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,237 reviews2022
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, RPG 20.8%, Comedy 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Adventure 10.5%
- #50 Ye Guild Clerk!
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,828 reviews2025
Dev: Devclerk
Windows
The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #51 Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era
69% matchVery Positive82% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: NinetailPub: JAST
Windows
Dungeon crawl through a magical JRPG world. Turn-based battles, waifu romance, and visual novel choices await!
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, RPG 25.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Fantasy 8.5%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #52 Nerd Simulator
68% matchMixed61% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Radikate
Windows
You're forty, living with your mom, and your life is one big meme. Time to change that! See if you can get your act together and become independent in this absurd mash-up of a simulator and an RPG.
Why similar: RPG 28.5%, Story Rich 22.5%, Comedy 21.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Simulation 10.8%
- #53 The Witch's Cauldron
66% matchVery Positive92% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: Harvey games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Witch's Cauldron is a narrative roguelike game about being a medieval witch. Grab your cauldron and get brewing. Love, curses, laughter, wisdom for sale! Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. At least before the inquisitors come around.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #54 By Moonlight
70% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SugarHyped
Windows · Mac
~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, RPG 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #55 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 603 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #56 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
66% 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 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #57 Lawless Lands
68% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 60.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Choices Matter 5.9%, RPG 5.7%, Multiple Endings 4.9%
- #58 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
66% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
