- #1 Choice of Robots
97% 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 39.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 36.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, RPG 6.7%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similarly deep narrative experience where your choices fundamentally shape the world and the legacy of your creations.
- #2 Choice of Magics
96% 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 42.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.6%, RPG 14.7%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of high-stakes fantasy and intricate world-building found in the Deathless universe.
- #3 Tally Ho
96% matchVery Positive94% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace?
Why similar: Text-Based 55%, RPG 30.5%, Indie 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: The witty, fast-paced social maneuvering and professional stakes provide a similar tone of clever, choice-based storytelling.
- #4 Psy High
95% 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 38.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, RPG 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a relatable setting with supernatural twists, maintaining the lighthearted yet consequential tone of the seed game.
- #5 A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight
94% 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 39.6%, Text-Based 29.3%, RPG 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features exceptional writing and a Victorian-era supernatural mystery that matches the atmospheric depth of the seed game.
- #6 Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
94% matchVery Positive95% of 315 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Why similar: Text-Based 33.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, RPG 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, politically charged urban fantasy experience that mirrors the professional intrigue of a demonic law firm.
- #7 MetaHuman Inc.
93% 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 49.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, RPG 17.3%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The corporate-supernatural setting and focus on professional advancement make this a direct thematic match for the seed game.
- #8 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
92% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.2%, Text-Based 36.4%, RPG 16.4%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive, choice-heavy narrative where your leadership and tactical decisions have profound consequences.
- #9 Community College Hero: Trial by Fire
91% 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 44.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, RPG 18.2%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on character development and the pressure of balancing personal life with extraordinary responsibilities is very similar.
- #10 Sabres of Infinity
91% 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 48.2%, Text-Based 27.3%, RPG 17.6%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: The game offers a rigorous, choice-driven military narrative where your professional reputation and survival are constantly at risk.
- #11 Champion of the Gods
90% 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 37.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, RPG 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The epic scale and focus on divine intervention make it a strong match for fans of high-fantasy interactive fiction.
- #12 Fields of Asphodel
89% 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 36%, Text-Based 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, RPG 12.9%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a mythological romance with deep, choice-driven consequences that mirror the supernatural themes of the seed game.
- #13 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 38.7%, Text-Based 30%, RPG 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct continuation, it expands on the high-stakes political and military choices that define the series.
- #14 Creme de la Creme
88% 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: Text-Based 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, RPG 22.6%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on social status and navigating elite environments, capturing the professional ambition found in the seed game.
- #15 Mecha Ace
87% matchVery Positive87% of 156 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the cockpit of a giant "mecha" robot, dueling with plasma sabers in an interstellar civil war!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Text-Based 29.3%, RPG 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It balances intense action with personal choices, providing a high-stakes narrative experience.
- #16 Mask of the Plague Doctor
86% matchVery Positive87% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stop a deadly plague in a medieval fantasy tale of swords and surgery! Unearth medical knowledge, prevent the town’s purge, or plot your own escape.
Why similar: Text-Based 40.1%, RPG 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It presents a dark, professional-focused narrative where your medical expertise and choices determine the fate of a plague-ridden city.
- #17 Rent-a-Vice
86% matchMixed70% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
What doesn't kill you...kills someone else, and leads you down an ethical rabbit hole. Can you do what's right in a world where vice is a virtue?
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
Why You'll Like It: This noir-inspired urban fantasy features a professional protagonist navigating a complex, morally ambiguous world.
- #18 The Soul Stone War
85% 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: Text-Based 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, RPG 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title features strong character dynamics and a high-fantasy setting where your choices significantly impact the plot.
- #19 The Hero of Kendrickstone
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a wanna-be hero, you must rescue a city held hostage by an evil wizard, and somehow find money to pay your rent! A 240,000-word interactive novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, RPG 26%, Indie 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a classic fantasy adventure with a focus on building your reputation and skills through meaningful choices.
- #20 Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
83% 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 50.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, RPG 22.9%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: The witty dialogue and emphasis on social simulation provide a similar sense of charm and high-stakes decision-making.
- #21 Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 405 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.5%, Text-Based 35.2%, RPG 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the pressures of being a hero in a world that treats heroism as a professional career.
- #22 Arcadie: Second-Born
80% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, Text-Based 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, RPG 11.1%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on royal duties and personal relationships provides a high-stakes narrative with strong character-driven choices.
- #23 A Wise Use of Time
82% 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 35.2%, Text-Based 27%, RPG 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The supernatural premise and the weight of your decisions create a compelling, choice-heavy narrative.
- #24 Demonheart: Hunters
81% matchVery Positive84% of 292 reviews2020
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 55.7%, RPG 44.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, supernatural setting with a strong female protagonist and complex romantic choices.
- #25 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.6%, Text-Based 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, RPG 13.6%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on political intrigue and social maneuvering provides a similar experience to navigating the complex world of demonic law.
- #26 Choice of Alexandria
81% 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 40.7%, Text-Based 32.5%, RPG 19%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an intellectual and historical narrative where your choices shape the development of a legendary city.
- #27 VERSUS: The Lost Ones
79% matchVery Positive82% of 168 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy.
Why similar: Text-Based 41.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, RPG 21.1%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique sci-fi setting with high-stakes combat and character-defining choices.
- #28 The Lost Heir: The Fall of Daria
79% 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 37.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, RPG 21.3%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a classic, sprawling fantasy epic where your choices determine your survival and success.
- #29 Zombie Exodus
78% matchVery Positive85% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It starts with a daring escape from a zombie-infested city; it ends at Zombie Exodus, when a horde of zombies swarms outlying settlements like locusts.
Why similar: Text-Based 47.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.4%, RPG 13.1%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: The survival-focused gameplay and deep choice-based mechanics make it a staple for fans of the genre.
- #30 Choice of the Pirate
78% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.8%, Text-Based 35.2%, RPG 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Indie 4.1%
- #31 Arcadia Fallen
75% 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 51.6%, Text-Based 35.1%, RPG 13.4%
- #32 Always Sometimes Monsters
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,446 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: RPG 70.5%, Indie 29.5%
- #33 Ratings War
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Implant cameras in your eyes to win the news wars of 2061! Break stories, outwit rival reporters, and become a celebrity in this interactive noir novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 54%, RPG 33.4%, Indie 12.6%
- #34 Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 172 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 35.1%, RPG 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #35 A Date with Death
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,259 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 38.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%
- #36 Demonheart
74% matchVery Positive91% of 752 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 67.3%, Interactive Fiction 32.7%
- #37 SLAMMED!
75% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Turn a scripted steel-cage wrestling match into a real fight in this 250,000-word interactive novel, the greatest text-based pro-wrestling RPG in the world!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.3%, Text-Based 33.4%, RPG 21.5%, Indie 8.8%
- #38 Hunter: The Reckoning — A Time of Monsters
73% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Topple the vampires from the streets below! Will you unite the homeless, the gangs, and the secret hunter societies to defy vampiric rule? An interactive novel set in the World of Darkness extended universe.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Text-Based 28.8%, RPG 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Indie 2.3%
- #39 Cursed Lands
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 125 reviews2018
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defeat the evil lurking in Castle Of N'Mar in this RPG/dating sim game. Recruit your team in any order you want, use the optional social talents to win the battles, play as male or female and fully customize your avatar. Five romance per gender, including the unique Naga Enok and Sylrissa!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 68.4%, RPG 27%, Indie 4.7%
- #40 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 48.7%, RPG 23%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Indie 11.3%
- #41 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: Text-Based 42.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, RPG 20%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Indie 4%
- #42 Sigh of the Abyss
71% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 66.2%, Interactive Fiction 33.8%
- #43 Demonheart: The Ice Demon
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 100%
- #44 Crimson Veil
72% matchVery Positive95% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: MKRUdesignPub: MKRUgames
Windows
An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 73.8%, RPG 26.2%
- #45 Trainee Death Simulator
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,956 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: RPG 68.9%, Indie 31.1%
- #46 Fatehaven
74% 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: Text-Based 35.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, RPG 22.8%, Indie 9%
- #47 of the Devil
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,193 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
- #48 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
67% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Text-Based 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, RPG 14.3%, Indie 3%
- #49 Magical Diary: Horse Hall
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,019 reviews2012
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 74.9%, Indie 25.1%
- #50 Life of a Wizard
71% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, Text-Based 34.1%, RPG 22.9%, Indie 8.6%
- #51 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
68% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 56%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, RPG 20.6%
- #52 BAD END THEATER
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 100%
- #53 Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
66% matchVery Positive95% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: 雏形游戏Pub: Comma 49
Windows
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false king to escape.Face monsters, confront tears and regret, and lead the world to rebirth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.6%, Text-Based 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, RPG 11.8%
- #54 Cabernet
64% matchVery Positive95% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 56.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, RPG 17.1%
- #55 Sword Daughter
72% 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 93.3%, Indie 6.7%
- #56 The Final Prize is Soup
67% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 59.8%, Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #57 Heart of the House
70% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?
Why similar: Text-Based 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 35.3%, RPG 16.9%, Indie 7%
- #58 Corruption of Champions II
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,780 reviews2020
Dev: Salamander Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Corruption of Champions II is an erotic text-based adventure RPG in which you contend with an invasion of perverse demons into your home realm. Romance friends and enemies such as catgirl clerics and kitsune mages, transform your body, and try to defeat the spreading corruption - or surrender to it!
Why similar: Text-Based 77.8%, RPG 19.8%, Indie 2.4%
- #59 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three
68% matchVery Positive81% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow!
Why similar: Text-Based 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, RPG 14.7%, Indie 2.1%
- #60 Loren The Amazon Princess
69% matchVery Positive82% of 614 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 60.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, RPG 16.7%