- #1 After the Storm
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rebuild society after the climate apocalypse! Can you keep your settlement alive? Will you hold onto your humanity or lose it in the directionless expanse?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Character Customization 7.8%
- #2 Upheaval
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Leone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
Why similar: Narrative 24.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #3 Ashwalkers
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 195 reviews2021
Dev: Nameless XIIIPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A survival journey through a harsh world without rules or judgement. Only your choices matters in the face of moral dilemmas. Manage your party, food & equipment in this non-linear narrative survival sim with 34 possible endings.
Why similar: Narrative 28.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #4 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
95% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Character Customization 9.8%
- #5 Whiskey-Four
94% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Text-Based 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Character Customization 12.6%
- #6 Shadow of the Curse-Eater
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The wilderfolk of Ushinega Island waste away in a rotting tropical paradise, haunted by a deadly malediction. Yet behind every curse lurks a secret. You have the power to save them... but should you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Character Customization 11.4%
- #7 Honor Bound
93% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect an exclusive boarding school and rebuild your life after scandal as a military bodyguard! How far will you go for ambition, duty, and your country?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Character Customization 14.1%
- #8 My Chronic Romance
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Romantissimo
Windows
On your 30th birthday—still single—your chronic diseases appear in beautiful form. Will you dare to fall in love with lovely afflictions that slowly consume you until your very last breath? An urban narrative adventure about living with—and loving—your pain.
Why similar: Narrative 16.7% ★, Open World 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, RPG 9.2%
- #9 The Nascent Necromancer
91% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #10 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Extract yourself from another fine mess–this time, with your family watching! Mischief, mix-ups, and bewilderingly urgent capers at your ancestral estate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Character Customization 9.3%
- #11 Fields of Asphodel
90% 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: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Character Customization 11.6%
- #12 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
89% 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: Nonlinear 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Text-Based 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #13 Fallen Hero: Revelations
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Face down your ghosts and unearth secrets better left buried as you prepare to take vengeance on the ones who wronged you. But be warned, burying your past only works if it stays put.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Text-Based 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, RPG 12.3%, Character Customization 9.4%
- #14 Demon: Recollect
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of an ancient mutant and get thrown into the modern, mortal world. Learn what you can about your past as you don the mask of a villain!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Character Customization 14.6%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #15 Saturnine
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Veteran. You’re the oldest android in the Solar System, a relic and survivor of the ancient past. Now it’s time for you to fight again. A text-based science-fantasy novel, 700,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Text-Based 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, RPG 13%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #16 Dragon of Steelthorne
86% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule a mighty city, fight battles and go on adventures as the Ardent or Ardessa of the city of Lake Steelthorne. Find love, power, and a secret that could change the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Character Customization 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #17 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 18%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #18 Serania - Path of the Scion
85% 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: Text-Based 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.8%
- #19 An Unexpectedly Green Journey
84% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From birth to death, craft your orc's legacy. Wield the powers of a shaman or chief. Conquer the world. Become a god or a demon lord. Do what orcs do best!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Character Customization 14.3%, Text-Based 14.2%
- #20 The Great Sassanelli – An Interactive Novel
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forking Paths Gardening InteractivePub: DigiTales Interactive
Windows · Mac
A war of unseen ferocity is ravaging the continent. You, ringmaster dilettante, must keep the circus afloat. Travel, entertain, and keep the troupe’s spirits up while trying to find a mythical safe haven to last out the storm in this beautifully illustrated, text-based narrative adventure.
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.3%
- #21 Sky of Tides
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.Pub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Explore numen9, where the oceans float in the sky. In this rich narrative adventure, Rin D'Lorah sets off to find her missing father with a runaway rebel and a robot with humor settings on max. Make choices and balance your character to reach the true ending and unlock an exclusive animated series!
Why similar: Narrative 42.2% ★, Isometric 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, RPG 7%, Character Customization 6.4%
- #22 Turncoat Chronicle
82% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your father stole his throne, intending to leave it to you. When the long-lost heir resurfaces, will you defend the king—or betray him to his enemies?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #23 Vanakan
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #24 Scales of Justice
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across a magical kingdom with four eccentric individuals! Will you find your destiny—or will you write it for yourself? A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 600,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Character Customization 14.9%, Text-Based 13%
- #25 Scarlet Sails
81% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 22.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, RPG 10%
- #26 Before They Catch Us
79% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 28.7% ★, Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #27 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run with unicorns, fly with pegasi, and swim with kelpies as a magical horse! Will you reunite the herds or drive them further apart? A text-based interactive fantasy novel with hundreds of choices and without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, RPG 13.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #28 An Imp and an Impostor
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've spent years undercover, disguised as a human, infiltrating the city’s magical law-enforcement organization. They stole your magic from you. Can you steal it back? (A text-based interactive historical urban fantasy novel.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, RPG 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #29 Witchcraft U
79% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rush the university's secret societies as a first-year Magical Studies major! Will you keep your magic a secret from the mundanes or expose the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Text-Based 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #30 Message in a Melody
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Text-Based 21.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Character Customization 8.4%
- #31 Aunewyth
78% 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 27.7%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #32 Love Undying: A Kiss Before Dawn
77% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt your prey as a vampire on windswept Victorian moors—but who will capture your unbeating heart?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Text-Based 15%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, RPG 10.1%
- #33 Witch's Brew: Love and Lattes
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you spill the tea about the secret, cozy magical cafe on your college campus? Brew potions and romance on coffee dates with your new friends! A text-based novel of magic and romance, with hundreds of choices and without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, RPG 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #34 The Butler Did It
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle robots, make friends, and uncover a bizarre conspiracy to avert the apocalypse in this comedy of manners and mayhem with steampunk blasters!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Character Customization 14.7%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #35 House of the Golden Mask
75% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken your magic and break an ancient curse at a secret school of sorcery! What mysteries will you uncover at this crossroads between realms? A text-based fantasy novel, 280,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, RPG 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #36 These Thieving Hearts
76% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
A wealthy benefactor. A master lockpick. A magical bodyguard. A trusted ally. A skillful rival. All of them are out to steal priceless treasures. Which one of them will steal your heart?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Character Customization 11.2%
- #37 Daria: A Kingdom Simulator
74% matchMixed44% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your realm, train heroes, and build a legendary kingdom in Daria. Experience strategy, storytelling, and diplomacy in this immersive sim.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Text-Based 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%, RPG 8.1%
- #38 Alcyone: The Last City
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #39 Werewolves 3: Evolution's End
73% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's the ultimate battle between werewolves and human supremacists, and your werewolf pack is caught in the middle of a four-way fight!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Text-Based 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, RPG 10.5%, Character Customization 9.8%
- #40 Atlantis Academy
74% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #41 Dancing with Shadows: Prologue
71% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Glass Umbrella Inc.
Windows
Dancing with Shadows: Prologue is a 2D dark fantasy visual novel with CYOA-influenced branching storylines. Guide three protagonists through an interlocked and inexorably connected storyline. There are no wrong answers, but your decisions have consequences.
Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Nonlinear 11.4%
- #42 Dawn of Heroes
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
By day, you're just another citizen. By night, you defend the city. But don’t quit your day job, hero. A text-based superhero novel, 450,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, RPG 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Character Customization 10.1%
- #43 World War II Armored Recon
71% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
North Africa, 1942. Command a U.S. tank. Lead your men against the Axis powers. Learn the hard lessons of war. The odds are against you. A text-based historical novel, 900,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, RPG 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #44 History of Dragosa
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #45 Tale of Two Cranes
71% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fulfill your epic destiny in mythic ancient China! Lead armies, wield magic, and put an emperor on the throne - or become the emperor yourself!
Why similar: Text-Based 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Character Customization 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #46 The Soul Stone War 3
69% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
By the power of your Soul Stone and the strength of your own indomitable soul, uncover secrets held in blood and lead the charge that will change the world. A text-based fantasy novel, 260,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Text-Based 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, RPG 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #47 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
72% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you infiltrate the gods' Elite Courte, stealing their superpowers, or turn double agent and join them, taking your place among the divine?
Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, RPG 10.9%
- #48 Blind Frontiers
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLIND BEND STUDIO
Windows
Embark on an RPG-survival road trip adventure with Niuma, a unique and singular character on a quest to uncover The Eldorado. Navigate through a post-war world marked by limited resources. Explore cities, interact with locals, and manage resources while confronting your stigmas to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 28.4% ★, Isometric 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, RPG 12.9%, Story Rich 10%
- #49 The Soul Stone War 2
70% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Character Customization 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #50 Hearts in Hades: Divine Passion
68% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
An interactive fantasy romance novel set amongst the Greek gods.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #51 Signs of the Sojourner
70% matchVery Positive87% of 244 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Narrative 26.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #52 MANE
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suntorn Studio
Windows
Wild lion Narrative sim RPG focused on choices and consequences portraying the violent lion social structure in its ruthless unbending laws of nature. Telling its timeless tale in an exaggerating visual and romanticized lore as a kingdom medieval glory.
Why similar: Narrative 30.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Resource Management 9%
- #53 Undying Fortress
67% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wield your magic sword against the monsters that fill a mysterious tower, and uncover the secrets of the past!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Character Customization 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #54 Death and Taxes
68% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Narrative 28.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #55 Fixer's Tale
67% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Emblem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.7%, Nonlinear 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #56 Keeper of the Day and Night
68% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You didn’t expect so many essays sophomore year. Or so many hellhound attacks. This year is shaping up to be a killer—hopefully not literally.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Text-Based 22.4%, Character Customization 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, RPG 10.3%
- #57 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
67% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, RPG 9.5%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #58 Billy Saves the World
67% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Midnight Paw Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative-driven platform adventure game about becoming a better half, for your other half. Oh, and saving the world.
Why similar: Narrative 31.4% ★, Nonlinear 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #59 Heroes of Tomorrow: Hidden Potential
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a team of young heroes against criminals, cultists, demons, and midterms. Will you carry on your heroic legacy or forge your own path? A text-based, 600,000-word interactive superpower novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #60 Fate of the Storm Gods
69% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Harness wind, earth, fire, and all the forces of nature to destroy your enemies! Will you stabilize the broken magic of the weather, or revel in its chaos?
Why similar: Text-Based 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 23%, RPG 13.8%, Character Customization 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%