
Awaken the Realm is a fantasy RPG visual novel where you explore various dungeons to solve puzzles and fight enemies in a quest to uncover your identity and save the kingdom!
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Awaken the Realm is a fantasy RPG visual novel where you explore various dungeons to solve puzzles and fight enemies in a quest to uncover your identity and save the kingdom!

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Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.

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Embark on a magical adventure through a spiritual world.
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 16.1%, RPG 14.6%, Text-Based 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.8%
Embark on a magical adventure through a spiritual world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 21.3%, RPG 17.3%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Casual 9.5%
It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Text-Based 22%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, RPG 14.4%, Magic 5.5%
Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy world that is inspired by traditional text-based adventure and interactive fiction games.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Text-Based 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Fantasy 9.2%, RPG 8.3%
Divine Omen is a horror point-and-click visual novel where you control the fates of your companions. Investigate the world and relive Avan's nightmares to determine which choices must be made to save lives...or take them. Will you become the executioner?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Investigation 9.8%
Eyes of Iyre is a Visual Novel with heavy RPG elements. Follow Barbak the Orc as he discovers more about the world and his past, all the while trying to keep his temper under control. Make friends, cast magic, and learn the truths hidden in the city of Iyre!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, RPG 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
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: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, RPG 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%
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 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Medieval 8%, Investigation 7.6%
In this first-person horror-lite game, investigate your way through different locales such as the theatre, forests, and urban areas. Solve puzzles and unravel the story behind what happened at the community theatre.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, RPG 17.1%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Adventure 7.1%
Picking up right where you left off in part one, the city and school are still in shock from the mysterious attacks, and the question on everyone's mind is...who was behind them, and why?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 23.4%, RPG 16.1%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Casual 9.5%
Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Magic 9%
Conquered Dread is a First Person survival horror game where the player is a young man who is trying to save his friend from a cave. Choose your path to explore places full of paranormal events and notes written by victims.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Exploration 8%, Dark Fantasy 7%
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 21.6%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%
Find your missing father and uncover the dark conspiracy surrounding a sacred artifact and an enigmatic brotherhood in this haunting text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction and gamebooks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Text-Based 23.4%, RPG 18.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Casual 10.6%
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 15.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Investigation 24.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 16.8%, Puzzle 6.9%
Cherry's Dungeon is a one-handed adult adventure where you must satisfy the desires of dominant women to descend deeper. Puzzles, battles, dialogue trees, choices, and 50+ illustrated encounters await.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Text-Based 24%, RPG 17.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Casual 9%
The story of a merchant house in a world on the mend. Their leader sifts through the ashes of history for lost secrets. Embark on expeditions to support the house and search for lost artifacts. A mix of visual novel and RPG mechanics.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, RPG 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
《Falling Light》is a suspenseful game with Chinese horror. In a remote small village, there stands an evil Buddha statue. To do research for her studies in folkloristics, college student Ruan Qing arrives in this distant village, only to find herself entangled in a series of deadly mysteries...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 16.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Puzzle 10.9%
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 18%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%
You've escaped certain death by leaping through a mysterious portal. But, now you're trapped in a strange dungeon full of puzzles that you'll need to solve in order to get home!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.7%, RPG 13.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
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 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, RPG 16.5%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%
Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Medieval 13%, RPG 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
You go to sleep one night, only to wake up in an unfamiliar cave-like place! Try to escape the strange cave and get back to "reality" in this horror/puzzle adventure game, but beware, for you... are... not... alone....
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Dungeon Crawler 29.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 8%
Play as Mona, a modern-day witch who has the ability to “enter” crime scenes through photographs. She uses her ability to help the police with supernatural cases. But what happens when, one day, a case becomes personal and the murderer gets too close?
Why similar: Puzzle 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Stylized 10.3%
Bereaved by the war, the heroine had been into sleep for three hundred years. After awakening, she lost her memory. What will happen in the new story? The fate of the heroine is in your hand...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, RPG 19.8%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Adventure 11.6%
Alpa is a narrative adventure game blending atmospheric exploration, emotional storytelling, and puzzle-solving across the journey of three intertwined souls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Stylized 9.9%, Exploration 9.1%
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Text-Based 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Stylized 6.1%
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: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, RPG 19.2%, Text-Based 18.1%, Medieval 15.4%, Adventure 12.7%
“Another Red Riding Hood Story” is a hybrid Dungeon Crawler and Visual Novel, told through an urban horror narrative reminiscent of Junji Ito’s storytelling style.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, RPG 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
The Spirit is a simple Action RPG with elements of old school dungeon crawlers. Creatures and Demons are entering through the Rift. The people of the realm need you, but so does your family.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Stylized 8.7%, Demons 8.6%, Magic 8%
“The Lucky Stray Cat” is a hybrid Dungeon Crawler and Visual Novel, told through an urban horror narrative reminiscent of Junji Ito’s storytelling style.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, RPG 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.3%, Puzzle 9.6%
“Heroines Paradox” is a hybrid Dungeon Crawler and Visual Novel, told through an urban horror narrative reminiscent of Junji Ito’s storytelling style.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, RPG 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
A more casual simulation game, you can simulate some operations at home (still planning), you can also play games at home (some small games, there are two, a more complete and a framework only (update)). An exploration game, a survival game (update).
Why similar: RPG 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 10.9%
A visual novel set in an ancient, alternate world. Explore this stormy and unstable country alongside Jiang Jin and Zhaoming, gradually encountering the shifting intrigues of the court. Whether you choose to stay on the sidelines or step forward is up to you
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, RPG 16.5%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Text-Based 12.8%
Auraile’ah: Under Cilathis is a single player third-person action exploration game where you play as a Slime that absorbs essence to heal and empower bound gems - your safeguard against permanent death - as you explore through subterranean labyrinths to uncover the source of an impending threat.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.5%, RPG 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Exploration 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, Stylized 7.2%
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, RPG 9.8%
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 26.9%, Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 8.1%
Cursed to repair the inner organs of The Chasm, you fight to uncover the secrets of your existence and end a self-devouring cycle of Apathy. Apathema is a grunge fantasy turn-based RPG, inspired by God Husk, Baroque, and King's Field.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, RPG 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%
You will play a hexfinder in the employ of Queen Charlotte’s Anglican Church, tasked with seeking out the witches and warlocks (colloquially known as hexcrafters) who threaten her fair nation. A story-rich, text-based RPG, Hexfinder is a supernatural alt-historical adventure!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Lore-Rich 9.7%
'Ruadine' is a single player dungeon-crawling adventure with a unique combat system. The game features a branching world to explore, mysterious monsters to defeat, and an atmospheric soundtrack.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.2%, RPG 14.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 8%, Magic 7.5%
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, RPG 10.6%
A 700,000-word epic fantasy interactive novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 20.6%, RPG 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
Into Oblivion is an immerse interactive novel where your choices shape the story. Set in the far-future, explore a galaxy on the brink of crisis with dynamic companions. So, settle your mind and pray you have what it takes to fly Into Oblivion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, RPG 17.9%, Text-Based 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 13%
Dungeon Shifters is an action RPG set in a world broken by a magic comet. Explore ancient dungeons, uncover lost secrets, and battle deadly ememies in third-person combat. Choose your adventurer and shape your fate in the depths.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 9%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 10.8%
Explore a Fallout 2 inspired tactical grid map in this text-based sci-fi cRPG. You blacked out in 2089 and woke up 300 years later to a solar system reduced to ruins. Scavenge ships, craft items, and survive turn-based combat as narrative choices shape your journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Text-Based 30.9%, RPG 13.9%, Exploration 6.2%, Lore-Rich 5.2%
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Investigation 10.5%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Adventure 6%
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, RPG 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%
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: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Text-Based 19.1%, RPG 17.7%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Adventure 11%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Stylized 9.7%
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Investigation 16%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Stylized 8%
Have you set your alarm for 07:00 yet? He was waiting for you too.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, RPG 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Casual 9.4%
Explore the valley of Laywind and unravel a grand mystery.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, RPG 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Stylized 8.7%, Exploration 8.2%
When you wake up in a dungeon full of peculiar smell, someone tells you: you must find a way to escape from this dungeon, and be careful, you are not alone……
Why similar: Text-Based 30.8%, Dungeon Crawler 26.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
The Days Without Gods is a text-based DND fantasy ADV in which the player takes on the role of Mori Granson, an apprentice and subordinate of Hysso, the president of the Magic Association, and meets Coccinea, a young girl he rescued years ago, and other characters in the mage capital of Tylin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Medieval 13.4%, Magic 12.4%, RPG 11.5%