- #1 Tome of Fates
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Grey Mount Studio
Windows · Linux
Adventure Gamebook: Dive into an interactive experience where you can create, play, and share your own unique stories. Use the intuitive story editor to craft narratives without coding, explore them solo or in co-op with friends, and share them on the Workshop for everyone to enjoy.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28% ★, Text-Based 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #2 RepCell
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: atrefor games
Windows
In a world where reputation determines human worth, you were sent to a container suspended above the ocean after your score dropped to zero. Make choices, manage your limited resources, and fight to become visible again in a society that has forgotten you.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Text-Based 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Choices Matter 8%
- #3 The Soul Stone War 3
96% 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 23.4%, Text-Based 23%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 14.3%, Character Customization 7.2%
- #4 An Imp and an Impostor
95% matchPositive100% of 10 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 21.8%, Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, RPG 13.2%, Adventure 9.3%
- #5 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
94% matchPositive80% of 20 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: Text-Based 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Character Customization 9.7%, RPG 8.6%
- #6 Turncoat Chronicle
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 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 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, RPG 13.7%, Character Customization 7.4%
- #7 Keeper's Vigil
93% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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: Text-Based 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 14.7%, Character Customization 6.8%
- #8 The Nascent Necromancer
92% matchMixed60% of 15 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 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choices Matter 9.9%, RPG 9.1%
- #9 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
91% 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 23.5%, Text-Based 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, RPG 14.8%, Character Customization 6.8%
- #10 Fallen Hero: Revelations
91% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Text-Based 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, RPG 14.2%, Character Customization 9.1%
- #11 Saturnine
90% matchMixed70% of 27 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 24.1%, Text-Based 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, RPG 15.1%, Character Customization 7.7%
- #12 Diaspora
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Navigate unknown waters, deadly politics, and ancient magic in this low-fantasy adventure. Can you turn the tides of war and forge a future for your clan? A text-based interactive novel, 1 million words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Text-Based 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, RPG 13.8%, Character Customization 7.6%
- #13 StorySmith
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BigD Games
Windows
An AI-narrated choose-your-own-adventure where your Twitch chat votes on every choice, and the AI decides whether it pays off.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #14 Leas: City of the Sun
88% 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 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, RPG 13.5%, Character Customization 5.7%
- #15 House of the Golden Mask
86% 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 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, RPG 14.3%, Character Customization 7%
- #16 Whiskey-Four
86% matchVery Positive93% of 110 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Text-Based 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Character Customization 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #17 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 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 27.3%, Text-Based 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, RPG 11%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #18 An Unexpectedly Green Journey
85% matchPositive98% of 49 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 25.5%, Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Character Customization 14%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #19 Samurai of Hyuga Book 6
84% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to Hyuga just in time for the new semester! Sword fights, love confessions, demonic rituals—nobody said graduating was going to be easy! A text-based novel, 300,000 words and hundreds of choices, without animations or sound effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, RPG 14.6%, Character Customization 9.1%
- #20 Samurai of Hyuga
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 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 32.1%, Text-Based 27%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 12.3%, Adventure 7.9%
- #21 Chrongrid
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chrongrid Studio
Windows
Chrongrid is an AI-driven narrative experience. Inside an author's story blueprint, you make your own choices and the world responds in its own way — every choice echoes, no two journeys alike. Built-in blueprints are the start; play others' stories or write your own, in any language.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.6% ★, Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 7.5%
- #22 Message in a Melody
82% 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: Text-Based 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, RPG 9.1%, Choices Matter 9%
- #23 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
81% 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: Text-Based 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Character Customization 9.5%
- #24 Scales of Justice
81% matchMixed69% of 16 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 24.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Character Customization 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #25 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
82% 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 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, RPG 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #26 Honor Bound
80% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Character Customization 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #27 Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,386 reviews2019
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Kyle tries to prepare for his most important interview yet. Choose his path through over 100 endings and accept the consequences in this comedic adventure.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
- #28 Welcome to Moreytown
79% 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 32.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, RPG 12.5%, Adventure 10.2%
- #29 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
78% matchVery Positive88% of 761 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.5 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 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 15.6%, RPG 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #30 Samurai of Hyuga Book 2
78% matchPositive88% 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 32%, Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, RPG 14.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #31 A Wise Use of Time
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 122 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 29.8%, Text-Based 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, RPG 14%, Choices Matter 13.5%
- #32 Guns of Infinity
77% matchVery Positive96% of 138 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 35.2%, Text-Based 26.9%, RPG 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Adventure 9.3%
- #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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Text-Based 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 15.1%, Character Customization 7.2%
- #34 After the Storm
76% 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: Text-Based 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Character Customization 9.2%, RPG 8.5%
- #35 Choice of Alexandria
76% matchVery Positive95% of 78 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 31%, Text-Based 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, RPG 14.3%, Adventure 10.6%
- #36 Scarlet Sails
74% 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: Text-Based 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, RPG 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #37 Dawn of Heroes
73% matchMixed60% of 14 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 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, RPG 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Character Customization 9.7%
- #38 Choice of the Deathless
75% matchVery Positive91% of 324 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 37.4%, Text-Based 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, RPG 10.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #39 Mistbound
73% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: aworyrate
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mistbound is a surreal narrative adventure about overcoming trauma, where the line between reality and dreams is blurred. Loneliness can be too loud. And salvation can be too quiet!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%
- #40 Atlantis Academy
73% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Text-Based 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, RPG 14.3%, Character Customization 7.1%
- #41 The Luminous Underground
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast spirits out of a haunted subway system! Can your team defeat rival exterminators, shoddy gear, and City Hall?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Dynamic Narration 25.2% ★, Text-Based 18.3%, RPG 12.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #42 Run TavernQuest
71% matchVery Positive93% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Silicon Sundial
Windows
A classic text adventure - but you're not the one playing it. You're the game master for an idiot player named STEVE. Parse the player's enigmatic commands and decide how NPCs react to him. Who knew that running an RPG would be so frustrating?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #43 Demon: Recollect
72% 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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Character Customization 15.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #44 Marcel Pagnol and the Secret Spring
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Dynamic Narration 24.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
- #45 Throne of Blood
70% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Celestial power thrums in your veins, Hell’s throne calls, and demons conspire. Will you ascend as savior, tyrant, or something in between? A text-based horror novel, 295,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, RPG 13.5%, Character Customization 6%
- #46 OMEA
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AImmersive Pub: AImmersive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your words shape the adventure. Omea is a revolutionary AI-powered narrative game where your personal Game Master responds to everything you write. No menus, no limits. Just type and forge your own legend across fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and beyond.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Text-Based 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #47 AI Pals
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Your stories await. Explore fantastical realms, brainstorm ideas, or create entire universes – all powered by AI right from your Desktop. AI Pals is a text-based sandbox for limitless roleplaying and more, free from subscriptions and fully offline. Grab or customize your own Pal today!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.6% ★, Text-Based 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #48 Scribe
69% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: TalesBar
Windows
Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.1% ★, Text-Based 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #49 A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
70% 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 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, RPG 10.1%, Adventure 9.7%
- #50 CLOSED HANDS
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: PASSENGER
Windows · Mac · Linux
CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #51 Fields of Asphodel
68% 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 25%, Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Character Customization 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #52 The Portal Pirate
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Dynamic Narration 18.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #53 War of Bellrook
69% 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 27.2%, Text-Based 24%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, RPG 17.5%, Fantasy 4.7%
- #54 Shadow of the Curse-Eater
68% 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 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Character Customization 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%
- #55 Daria: A Kingdom Simulator
68% matchMixed42% of 19 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: Text-Based 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, RPG 9.6%, Character Customization 8%
- #56 Tale of Two Cranes
67% matchMixed57% of 21 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 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, RPG 10.4%, Character Customization 10.4%
- #57 The Sword of Rhivenia
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 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 26.7%, Text-Based 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, RPG 13.8%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #58 World War II Armored Recon
65% matchPositive88% of 17 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 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 14.6%, Character Customization 7.5%
- #59 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
67% matchVery Positive88% of 146 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 34.1%, Text-Based 30.3%, RPG 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #60 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Dynamic Narration 26.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 17.6%, Choices Matter 6.6%