- #1 Sacred Fire: A Role Playing Game
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 501 reviews2021
Dev: PoeticPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A text-based RPG full of choice and action. Fight for survival in the midst of the Roman invasion of ancient Caledonia. Strategize one dice roll at a time as emotions affect your performance. Use willpower to outsmart opponents, gain allies, wage war, or strive for peace. How will your story end?
Why similar: Tabletop 18.8%, Text-Based 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #2 말리온
96% 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: Tabletop 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Text-Based 13.2%, RPG 9.9%
- #3 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
96% 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: Choices Matter 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 15.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, RPG 9.6%
- #4 Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle
95% 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: Tabletop 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #5 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
94% 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 26.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, RPG 14%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #6 Fighting Fantasy Classics
94% 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: Text-Based 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Tabletop 15%, Choices Matter 13.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #7 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk
93% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
The Battle for Murk is an interactive narrative set in a gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Uncover the truth behind a treacherous conspiracy in a race against time to save your hometown from falling into the hands of a cruel leader.
Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Tabletop 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Point & Click 10.1%, RPG 9.6%
- #8 Decadent Heir
92% 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: Tabletop 19.5%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, RPG 7.6%
- #9 Alcyone: The Last City
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Choices Matter 10%, Dystopian 8.3%
- #10 Exercise your Demons
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: BoopDood
Windows
Step into the world of Exercise your Demons, a 2d narrative adventure inspired by Irish fairies and folklore. Meet and befriend 5 locals while you work towards settling into the small fictional town called Inishsióg in County Galway, Ireland.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Mythology 17.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #11 King of Dragon Pass
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 555 reviews2015
Dev: A SharpPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mythology 13.2%, Tabletop 13%, RPG 9.6%
- #12 Roadwarden
89% 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 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, RPG 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #13 Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
89% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get yourself into and out of another fine mess! Win glory, renown, and much-needed money through cunning schemes that will seem like good ideas at the time.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, RPG 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #14 Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
88% 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 23.8%, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, RPG 8.4%
- #15 Sandara: City of a Thousand Eclipses
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Malosi
Windows
Use your cards to roleplay in a harsh world where your home is slowly sinking into the sands. Enter the city of Sandara and build your deck, make allies, enhance your abilities, and manage your resources before the eclipse ends your life.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Tabletop 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Text-Based 10.9%, Dystopian 10.3%
- #16 Recluses
86% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Timofei UsikovPub: cd-doma production
Windows
More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.
Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 9.4%
- #17 7 Days in Dystopia
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YapabilityPub: Yapability Products
Windows
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choices Matter 14%, Text-Based 11.5%, Dystopian 11.4%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #18 Mistbound
84% 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: Choices Matter 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 14%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #19 Vanakan
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 25%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #20 Too Different
85% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel the mysterious past of your parents and homeland while journeying through four unique lands in this exciting science-fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Text-Based 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, RPG 17.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%
- #21 Open Sorcery
83% matchVery Positive98% of 358 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.1%, RPG 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #22 Scribe
82% 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: Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Point & Click 9.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #23 Silent Orbits
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AlekPub: QuickNap
Windows
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: Text-Based 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, RPG 12.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #24 Scarlet Sails
81% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choices Matter 16%, RPG 15%, Adventure 5.2%
- #25 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
81% 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: Text-Based 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choices Matter 16.2%, RPG 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #26 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
79% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Dystopian 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #27 幸存者乐园
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: 幸存者乐园
Windows
2050, a future world we had dreamed about. But suddenly, a disaster arrived, bringing the human into a desperate situation.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, RPG 13%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 10%
- #28 Fate of the Storm Gods
79% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Harness wind, earth, fire, and all the forces of nature to destroy your enemies! Will you stabilize the broken magic of the weather, or revel in its chaos?
Why similar: Text-Based 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, RPG 19.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #29 Saturnine
77% 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: Text-Based 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, RPG 20.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #30 A Blade for the Emperor
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An interactive fiction epic fantasy.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, RPG 16.5%, Dystopian 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%
- #31 A Wise Use of Time
78% 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: Text-Based 23.8%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, RPG 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #32 The Trial
76% 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 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, RPG 7.2%
- #33 Yogoe Hunter
75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Justice
Windows
A choice-driven roguelike text adventure set in medieval Korea and Japan. Encounter 218 mythological creatures from East Asian folklore, shape your story across 94 endings, and grow stronger with each run in a deep, culturally rich world.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Point & Click 9.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #34 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: Tabletop 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Text-Based 13%, Story Rich 9%
- #35 Aunewyth
76% 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 35.6%, Choices Matter 19.2%, RPG 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #36 Taina's Cursed Legacy
74% 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: Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, RPG 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #37 All (Too) Good Things
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #38 An Imp and an Impostor
73% 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: Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, RPG 18.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #39 Guilt Free
74% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Text-Based 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #40 Universe Has No Favorites
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
Windows · Mac
Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #41 LifeSimOS
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 19.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #42 The Nascent Necromancer
73% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choices Matter 17.2%, RPG 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
- #43 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
71% 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 29%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Choices Matter 14%, RPG 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #44 Keeper of the Day and Night
72% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You didn’t expect so many essays sophomore year. Or so many hellhound attacks. This year is shaping up to be a killer—hopefully not literally.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, RPG 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #45 The Soul Stone War 3
70% 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: Text-Based 27%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, RPG 20.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #46 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
71% matchVery Positive83% of 349 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #47 Fallen Hero: Revelations
71% 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: Text-Based 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, RPG 19.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #48 Shadow of the Curse-Eater
70% 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 27.7%, Text-Based 24%, Choices Matter 19.2%, RPG 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.4%
- #49 Samurai of Hyuga Book 5
69% 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 22.5%, Text-Based 22%, RPG 17.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #50 Windrush Tales
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #51 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
68% 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 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Choices Matter 18.6%, RPG 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #52 Lifestream - A Haunting Text Adventure
70% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Text-Based 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, RPG 18.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #53 The Fifth Horseman
69% 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 23.3%, Text-Based 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #54 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 5.8%, Visual Novel 5.5%
- #55 Message in a Melody
67% 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 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Choices Matter 15.2%, RPG 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.1%
- #56 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 15.9%, RPG 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
- #57 Sky Caravan
67% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bravarda
Windows
Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Text-Based 16.2%, RPG 10.1%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #58 Tequila Moonrise
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Swan Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take over a struggling bar on the politically tense Moon Village. Prepare and serve drinks, befriend and help your customers, find your purpose, and maybe even love... all while keeping the bar's lights on in this narrative driven bartending simulator set on the moon.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Text-Based 12.5%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #59 Turncoat Chronicle
66% 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 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, RPG 19.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #60 The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
67% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 9%