- #1 Fighting Fantasy Classics
97% matchVery Positive81% of 355 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests in which YOU are the hero! Choose what happens at every turn of the page with Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Tabletop 11.2%, RPG 8.8%
- #2 A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
96% 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: Text-Based 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, RPG 10.6%, Medieval 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #3 The Sword of Rhivenia
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Text-Based 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, RPG 14.5%, Casual 8.4%
- #4 Path to Knighthood
95% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Learn the dark truth behind a gentle wyvern’s rampage, a cold-blooded murder, and a dragon-worshiping cult. Will you submit or defy the godlike creature?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, RPG 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Medieval 14%, Interactive Fiction 13%
- #5 War of Bellrook
94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Plagen Shiki
Windows
Go forth on a text-based, choose your own adventure where you can choose your role and embark on adventure as various different people who tread different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 20.3%, RPG 19.4%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #6 Samurai of Hyuga
94% matchVery Positive80% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samurai of Hyuga is a brutal, heart-pounding interactive tale. Prepare to enter the land of silk and steel, where fantasy clashes against grim reality, and where the good guys don't always win in the end. It's a harsh world with tough choices at every turn. Good thing you're the toughest ronin around.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, RPG 14.7%, Adventure 8.9%
- #7 Kidnapped! A Royal Birthday
93% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Escape your captors…and endure your rescuers, but don't be late to the ball! Take charge of your rescue, and reclaim your rightful throne.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 16%, RPG 9.8%, Casual 7.3%
- #8 The Fifth Horseman
92% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Angelo Parodi
Windows
The Fifth Horseman is a narrative adventure game, set in a fantasy-medieval world, where you will experience many unique stories. After years of war, hunger and diseases mankind finds itself on the verge of extinction and it's up to you to decide its fate.
Why similar: RPG 20%, Text-Based 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #9 The Soul Stone War
91% 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: RPG 19.1%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Adventure 11.3%
- #10 A Mage Reborn
91% matchVery Positive89% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, RPG 14.5%, Adventure 10%
- #11 Samurai of Hyuga Book 2
90% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The toughest ronin in Hyuga returns! Heated battles and even hotter romances await you in the land of silk and steel!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Text-Based 22.5%, RPG 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Adventure 10.1%
- #12 Welcome to Moreytown
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Claw your way to the top of Moreytown, a furry slum for human-animal hybrids. Will you take down the gangs who rule the town, or take them over instead?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, RPG 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Adventure 11.1%
- #13 Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ジギタリス出版Pub: 15 Industry
Windows
Once you open this book, you are no longer just a reader. A "reading-style" fantasy adventure in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story — handcrafted over six years by a 30-year veteran from Vanillaware. 100% handmade, from the first page to the last.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Tabletop 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 12.3%, RPG 8.8%
- #14 Freedom & Glory
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pillow Interactive
Windows
A 2D narrative game where your choices change everything, interspersed with 3D naval battles full of chaos, strategy, and... thunderous cannons! ⚓💥 WISHLIST NOW!
Why similar: CRPG 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, RPG 12.8%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #15 Guns of Infinity
87% matchVery Positive96% of 137 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 31%, Text-Based 23.7%, RPG 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Adventure 10.2%
- #16 말리온
86% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BepavedPub: ARTAME
Windows
Play the game from the perspective of a traveler who comes to the dealer and is faced with numerous choices in a story prepared by the dealer. Experience a story that changes based on your choices and see the ending that changes based on your choices!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Tabletop 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, RPG 10.6%
- #17 Exploring Friscott
86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #18 Taina's Cursed Legacy
84% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Text-Based 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, RPG 10.4%
- #19 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
85% 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 25%, Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, RPG 13.2%, Adventure 8%
- #20 An Imp and an Impostor
83% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, RPG 16.7%, Adventure 11.1%
- #21 The Golden Rose: Book One
84% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Text-Based 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, RPG 14.8%, Casual 8.6%
- #22 The Soul Stone War 3
82% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, RPG 18.2%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #23 Decadent Heir
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRdroid GamesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Rewrite history in this narrative RPG set in the last days of Imperial Russia. Born into nobility, you will shape both your destiny and the fate of a nation.Will you preserve the old order, ignite the flames of revolution, or carve out your own path? Every decision will echo through time.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Tabletop 15.7%, Text-Based 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Medieval 8.5%
- #24 DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice
81% matchPositive87% of 47 reviews2022
Dev: CCSPub: Delight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the wizard of this interactive fantasy story! Stay alive, manage your spell power, find treasure, and smite evil. All 6 episodes are included for 20+hours of adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Text-Based 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 9%, RPG 8.6%
- #25 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
80% 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 24.1%, Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, RPG 9.1%
- #26 Leas: City of the Sun
79% matchPositive100% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When a new magic is discovered, it's up to you to unravel the mystery! Find answers from fae and humans, save your city, and maybe even fall in love! A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 400,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 16.5%, Mystery 5.6%
- #27 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
81% 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 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, RPG 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #28 Roadwarden
78% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, RPG 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Adventure 6.2%
- #29 Grave Knight
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamlight Games
Windows
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, RPG 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13.7%
- #30 Keeper's Vigil
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, RPG 18.7%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #31 Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
77% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: eNVy softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
Why similar: Tabletop 19%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #32 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
77% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, RPG 18.7%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #33 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
76% matchVery Positive90% of 9,604 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 10.2%
- #34 Turncoat Chronicle
76% 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 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 17.6%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #35 True Magician
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark CitadelPub: Brezg Studio
Windows
How do you become a true magician? Find out in True Magician, an interactive text adventure with RPG elements. Travel through the kingdom with your teacher, learn the art of magic, fight enemies and make friends. And remember, the world is not what it seems!
Why similar: CRPG 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #36 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
75% matchVery Positive89% of 745 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, RPG 13.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Adventure 7.5%
- #37 Samurai of Hyuga Book 5
74% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Back from hell and into Hyuga, enemies and allies clash in this epic sequel! Overcome ultimate despair or be consumed by it: the choice is yours, ronin!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Text-Based 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, RPG 15.6%, Adventure 10.3%
- #38 Psy High
74% 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 33.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, RPG 17.2%, Indie 7.5%
- #39 Choice of the Deathless
73% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, Text-Based 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, RPG 12.9%, Indie 5.4%
- #40 Sword of Shandar
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Sword of Shandar is a narrative-driven light RPG focused on choice, consequence, and discovery. Engage in turn-based combat, resolve challenges through dice-roll skill checks, crack locks in hands-on minigames, and decipher ancient runes as you uncover the secrets of a fading world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, RPG 18.3%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #41 Freedom Tower
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fire Trail
Windows
Roleplaying set in a dystopian universe inspired by early twentieth-century wars and Ukrainian folklore. You are Orest, and you might be the last hope of your occupied land. Establish the truths about the world getting drained of its energy, meet captivating characters, and make your land free.
Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Tabletop 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Point & Click 10.1%, RPG 9.6%
- #42 A Wise Use of Time
73% 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 27.5%, Text-Based 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, RPG 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #43 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two
71% matchVery Positive98% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.
Why similar: RPG 19.3%, Text-Based 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Adventure 11.8%
- #44 Fight in the Arena by Daniel da Silva
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
Fight in the Arena is a text-based RPG with an in-depth turn-based combat system.
Why similar: CRPG 23.1%, Text-Based 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, RPG 8.5%
- #45 Saturnine
70% matchMixed69% of 26 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 21%, RPG 19.6%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #46 Follow the Black Kitten
71% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Total
Windows
You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Text-Based 16.8%, RPG 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Adventure 10.8%
- #47 Serania - Path of the Scion
71% 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 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Medieval 8.4%
- #48 House of the Golden Mask
69% 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: Text-Based 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, RPG 18.2%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #49 Robot's Fate: Alice
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Robot’s Fate: Alice is a text-based RPG set in the future where robots with neural network AI are integral to human life. You’re Alice - a robot who becomes self-aware, while everyone around fears rogue AI. Can you survive and reconcile humanity with robots? Your choices do matter.
Why similar: CRPG 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #50 Spire, Surge, and Sea
69% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The King lies. Your memories are a weapon. In humanity's last city, floating in a worldwide seascape, will you fight for truth or defend the crown? A 380,000-word text-based interactive post-apocalyptic science fantasy novel.
Why similar: RPG 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #51 Whispers From The Rift
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Text-Based 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #52 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
70% matchVery Positive89% of 145 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 31%, Text-Based 27.6%, RPG 16.4%, Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #53 Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress
68% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Text-Based 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, RPG 15.3%, Adventure 10.7%
- #54 HeartWare
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Sabiá Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yours decisions matters, leading to multiple unique endings that reflect your influence on Iris’s fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Text-Based 16.9%, Point & Click 14.4%, RPG 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%
- #55 The Secret of Darkwoods
68% matchVery Positive89% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Rap2h
Windows · Mac · Linux
Open-world illustrated text-based RPG. Inspired by classic role-playing video games and fantasy gamebooks, the secret of darkwoods is a free game, a non-linear standalone adventure with side quests in a vast world.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, CRPG 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, RPG 17.4%, Medieval 7.3%
- #56 Sign White
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Team Marlo
Windows
"Sign White" is a text visual novel set in a fictionalized medieval era. Send letters from your pigeon house to communicate with people for a limited period of time. Make connections to save people, listen to their worries, and participate in important decisions to change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Text-Based 26.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Medieval 12.3%
- #57 Your Story: Games with Death
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BoldBox
Windows
A medieval text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where each choice could be your last. Create your story with more than 2,000 events, 200 of which will prove fatal. In a world where death plays against you, can you outsmart it and write your own story?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 9.4%, RPG 8.7%
- #58 The Trial
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, RPG 6.8%
- #59 Hotel Hermes
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Point & Click 15.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Adventure 11%
- #60 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
67% matchVery Positive92% of 366 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Adventure 9.4%