- #1 The Ludus: Ashes Over Pompeii
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Badadam Studios
Windows
Become Maximus Valerius and inherit a decaying Ludus in ancient Pompeii. Train gladiators, survive political intrigue and forge your legacy in this cinematic historical strategy drama.
Why similar: Rome 34.7% ★, Dynamic Narration 15.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Political Sim 8.8% ★, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #2 Ludus: A Gladiator Story
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A Story Interactive
Windows · Linux
A fully branching narrative RPG of the Roman arena. Four origins, over 1,800 choices, and 19 endings, each carried by hand-inked engravings. You will bleed on the sand. The only question is whether you bleed for them, or for yourself. Every choice leaves a scar.
Why similar: Rome 40.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, RPG 8.5%
- #3 Portilus - Civitas Sanguinis
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VIWESA GAMES
Windows
Enter the world of a gladiator where only the strongest survive. Rise from an unknown fighter to a legend in this RPG. Master skills, weapons, and strategic turn-based combat. Manage fatigue, armor, and risk permanent death. Earn points after each session to grow stronger in your next life
Why similar: Rome 58% ★, RPG 12.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Text-Based 5.7%
- #4 100 for Justice
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cartoon Rocket Games
Windows
100 lives, one justice. Manage 100 citizens in a country falling to shadow forces. Your choices shape a collective timeline across decades. Lead unions, survive assassinations, and leave a legacy of resistance in this text-based political strategy sim. Words are your greatest weapon.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20% ★, Political Sim 14.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #5 Tome of Fates
94% 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 27.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #6 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
94% matchVery Positive89% of 9,719 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: Choices Matter 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, RPG 12.1%, Text-Based 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #7 Romanizer
93% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Les ClionautesPub: La Science Entre En Jeu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immerse yourself in Roman history with this management game! Gain acceptance of the goddess Cybele into the pantheon of Roman gods, influence public opinion, and go through many historical events. Will you be able to get Cybele adopted by the Romans?
Why similar: Rome 50.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Political Sim 7.9% ★, Strategy 7.5%
- #8 말리온
92% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, RPG 13.3%, Strategy 12%
- #9 Scribe
91% 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 21.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #10 Daria: A Kingdom Simulator
91% 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: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Text-Based 18.8%, Simulation 16.4%, RPG 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #11 Gods of Sand
89% matchVery Positive86% of 733 reviews2026
Dev: Achenar Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
Why similar: Rome 50.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Strategy 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #12 Age of Gladiators
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 768 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Rome 44.3% ★, RPG 9%, Simulation 8.3%, Text-Based 8.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #13 Age of Gladiators Reforged
89% matchMixed61% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game. A single-player strategy/management experience set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome that allows you to manage your fighters as they increase in level, forging them into killing machines and champions.
Why similar: Rome 26% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, RPG 10.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #14 The Count of Monte Cristo
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Veil Studios
Windows
Play as the Count of Monte Cristo in 19th-century France. Charm & Dominate your enemies. Exploit their weaknesses, and orchestrate their downfall in this gripping narrative-driven tale of revenge.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Strategy RPG 11%, Text-Based 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #15 Gladiators of Citadelum
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
The ultimate gladiator management sim. Hire and train fighters in different disciplines, defeat your rivals in the arena, climb through the ranks and, remember, give the best spectacle Rome has ever seen to survive. Blood and glory await!
Why similar: Rome 66.3% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 7.4%, Strategy RPG 6.1%, RPG 5.6%
- #16 True Roman
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Axis Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hand-drawn cinematic interactive novel set in Ancient Rome. A roman game set in the roman empire with impactful choices and a well written story with deep characters. You will command legions, navigate relationships and immerse yourself in history. Shaping your fate or being shaped by it.
Why similar: Rome 50.5% ★, Dynamic Narration 21.5% ★, Choices Matter 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #17 女朋友?那他妈是被告!
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 凌晨大黑狗
Windows
游戏中你将扮演一名独立游戏开发者,在你好不容易说服投资者愿意给你一笔资金用于宣传即将开发完成的游戏时,你回家发现你的女朋友将你电脑的所有游戏资源和备份全部删除了,原因是她上小学的弟弟沉迷这个游戏,现在出口就是打打杀杀,让她觉得这样会毁了他弟弟,所以不能让这个游戏发行,而作为玩家的你,就是要收集各种各样的证据,最后会根据你收集到的证据来给她判刑
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 38.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 29.3%, RPG 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #18 Age of Gladiators II: Rome
86% matchMixed68% of 276 reviews2018
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Rome 53.6% ★, RPG 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 7.2%
- #19 Covenantum
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DuskChilder
Windows
Covenantum is a seasonal covenant-management RPG inspired by Ars Magica where you guide a growing magical covenant through decades of political intrigue, supernatural events, magical research, and strategic seasonal planning in Mythic Europe.
Why similar: RPG 21.4%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #20 A Wise Use of Time
84% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Choices Matter 22.6%, RPG 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 15.6%
- #21 Merchant's Odyssey
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlucky Dwarf
Windows
Step into the shoes of a young merchant on a journey where you'll trade goods, recruit a diverse array of mercenaries, engage in tactical combat, and make critical decisions that shape both your path and the unfolding story.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Strategy RPG 10.3%, RPG 9.7%
- #22 OMEA
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AImmersive Pub: AImmersive
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Dynamic Narration 21.1% ★, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #23 The Reeve
81% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choices Matter 15.2%, RPG 11.7%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #24 Never Second in Rome
79% matchVery Positive81% of 588 reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Why similar: Rome 53% ★, Text-Based 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, RPG 8.4%, Simulation 7.1%
- #25 Mare Nostrvm
82% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: TurnopiaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
From the dawn of history to the Roman Civil Wars, from Iberia to Cyprus, revive the ancient naval battles of the Mediterranean Sea.
Why similar: Rome 62.1% ★, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%
- #26 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Big Trouble
Windows · Mac
Lead the King’s Council for generations as the consequences of your decisions decide the kingdom’s resources and political standing. Form alliances, solve dilemmas, and prepare for the final uprising that was foretold by an ancient prophecy
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Political Sim 14.4% ★, Choices Matter 9.8%, Strategy RPG 9.4%
- #27 Saturnine
78% matchMostly Positive70% 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: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, RPG 25.6%, Text-Based 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #28 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
80% 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 20.7%, Choices Matter 19.9%, RPG 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%
- #29 The Sword of Rhivenia
78% 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: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, RPG 21.3%, Text-Based 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #30 Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus
81% matchNo user reviews2010
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Re-live the reign of Augustus in the official expansion pack for the hit PC title Grand Ages: Rome. Reign of Augustus includes a brand new campaign comprised of 12 missions, new maps and a wealth of enhanced gameplay features.
Why similar: Rome 55.1% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Simulation 21.2%
- #31 Max's Adventures: Summer Edition
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: J Indie Games
Windows · Mac
Max’s Adventures: Summer Edition is a surreal comedy adventure. Play as Max, stranded on a dreamlike beach where nothing is as it seems. Explore strange landmarks, survive bizarre hazards, and uncover the mysteries of this sun-soaked, twisted summer world.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.6% ★, RPG 19.6%, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #32 Roadwarden
76% matchVery Positive94% of 5,066 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 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 24.8%, RPG 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #33 Absolutes Akestas Tournament
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KingS001
Windows
A story-driven RPG combat tournament for the throne, glory, and the fate of the world—unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Experience a dark, dramatic world caught between honor and betrayal, where every decision has consequences and your chosen paths shape the conflict.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy RPG 10.4%
- #34 Oh My Lord
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: One Man Down
Windows
Manage your fantasy city, balance resources, and navigate the demands of different factions. Unlock new characters to join your city and help maintain order. Earn new cosmetics to customize the look of your lord. But beware the dangers that plague your little city at night.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Text-Based 10.3%, Strategy RPG 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #35 Epic Tavern
77% matchMixed58% of 346 reviews2017
Dev: Hyperkinetic StudiosPub: Epic Tavern Holdings
Windows
Award Winner: PAX 10 2019 | Winner, Momocon 2018 Indie Games Awards | "A fascinating reverse-RPG" - PC Gamer | "A cross between The Sims and a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons" - Geek & Sundry
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Simulation 9.2%, RPG 9.1%
- #36 The Golden Rose: Book One
75% 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: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, RPG 20.6%, Text-Based 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%
- #37 The Iron and the Oath
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FFire Studio
Windows
A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Dynamic Narration 16.8% ★, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, RPG 11.5%
- #38 The Soul Stone War 3
73% 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 28.3%, RPG 25.4%, Text-Based 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #39 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
74% 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 31%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Text-Based 19.1%, RPG 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
- #40 Road To Wealth
73% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Konithir
Windows
Embark on a text-based RPG in a brutal fantasy world. Make choices, manage gear, and battle enemies through a non-linear story. Explore diverse landscapes with immersive art and sounds. Enjoy mini-games like dice and lockpicking. Survive or save often in this challenging game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, RPG 21.1%, Strategy RPG 14.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #41 Mafia Infiltration
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narreme Works
Windows
Here's some advice for you, pal: If you can't beat them, join them. Befriend them, learn their flaws, sabotage their operations, pit them against each other, climb the ranks. And then—burn it all down from the inside. Turn-based strategy meets choice-driven narrative. Welcome to Mafia Infiltration.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 32.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Strategy 14%, RPG 10.6%
- #42 Keeper's Vigil
71% 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: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, RPG 25.9%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #43 Fallen Hero: Revelations
72% 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 27.2%, RPG 24.6%, Text-Based 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 12.9%
- #44 Age of Druids
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dejima Studios
Windows
Age of Druids is a historical turn-based strategy game, based on the Roman conquest of Britannia. Lead your Roman legions or Celtic tribes in operational level tactical campaigns to decide the fate of the Britons and walk in the footsteps of Julius Caesar and Boudicca.
Why similar: Rome 59.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #45 Alea Jacta Est
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 137 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
“ALEA JACTA EST” (The Die is Cast) is what Caesar said as he crossed the Rubicon River when he learned that the Senate had removed him from his command. Crossing that small Italian river was equivalent to disobeying Rome’s orders and entering into open rebellion in this historical turn-based strategy wargame .
Why similar: Rome 64.7% ★, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 15%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #46 Ludus
71% matchMixed68% of 871 reviews2020
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build the best ludus in the world! and survive in ancient Rome.
Why similar: Rome 58.8% ★, Simulation 13.4%, RPG 12.8%, Strategy 10%, Management 3.8%
- #47 Decadent Heir
70% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, RPG 10.6%
- #48 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
70% 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 28.3%, RPG 26%, Text-Based 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #49 Emily is Away
70% matchVery Positive89% of 32,286 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Choices Matter 23.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #50 Scarlet Sails
69% 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 30.6%, Text-Based 20.4%, RPG 19.7%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #51 Turncoat Chronicle
69% 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: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, RPG 24.5%, Text-Based 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 12%
- #52 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Text-Based 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, RPG 15.4%
- #53 Witchcraft U
69% 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 27.6%, RPG 24.2%, Text-Based 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #54 Aunewyth
68% 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 25.1%, Choices Matter 21.4%, RPG 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #55 Rise Of The General
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nani Studios LLC
Windows
Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary General in a war-torn world. Fight, survive, and command as your choices shape battles, influence armies, and determine your path through strength, strategy, or both.
Why similar: RPG 20.7%, Strategy RPG 16%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #56 Last Emperor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Political Sim 16.7% ★, Text-Based 12.5%, Strategy RPG 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #57 Expeditions: Rome
66% matchVery Positive87% of 6,635 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: Rome 55.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, RPG 11.7%, Strategy 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #58 Samurai of Hyuga Book 6
65% match9 user reviews100% of 9 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: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, RPG 25.3%, Text-Based 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #59 Run TavernQuest
64% matchVery Positive93% of 132 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% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #60 Imperator: Rome
67% matchMixed66% of 26,838 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Rome 56% ★, Political Sim 14.5% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Political 2.8% ★