- #1 Fabled Lands
97% matchVery Positive80% of 542 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Roguelite 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%, CRPG 8.6%
- #2 Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
96% matchVery Positive91% of 308 reviews2022
Dev: Westwood AssociatesPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The Forgotten Realms Archive - Collection One allows you to journey through the set of adventures: the Eye of the Beholder trilogy, a collection of first-person, real-time role-playing games.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Text-Based 9.5%, Old School 9.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #3 Die In Time
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Free Rain Studios
Windows
Die in Time is a roguelite RPG where dice shape every battle. Enter The Vault, a realm where time flows differently than your own world. Gather dice, relics, and equipment. Craft your build, battle powerful foes, and uncover the forgotten secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, RPG 12.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #4 Odyssey of Dremid'ir
95% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Chiaroscuro Entertainment
Windows
Explore a dying Bronze Age fantasy world in this hand-drawn, fully voiced RPG. Build a party of unlikely heroes, master a real-time active-battle system, and uncover the truth behind the Godslayer and the second sun burning over Dremid'ir.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Lore-Rich 13%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, RPG 7.9%
- #5 SALT SWEEPER
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Reborne
Windows · Mac · Linux
SALT SWEEPER is a roguelite twist on minesweeper. Sweep corrupted desert mines, fight enemies in turn-based combat, and grow more powerful with weapons and spells you find along the way.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.8%, Lore-Rich 14%, Roguelite 12.5%, RPG 11.7%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #6 Dunjinn
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: CZR_WLFNPub: Simuractive Micro
Windows
Turn-based dungeon crawl, every step advances foes; stealth, noise, and light matter. Procedural rooms mix traps, mimics, locks, loot; combat is gear-driven with augments, consumables, and breakable durability. Between runs use town to shop, craft/repair, vault gear; death drops your pack.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.8%, Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, Roguelite 13.8%, RPG 10.7%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #7 Drellnathor
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sundered Stone Studios
Windows · Linux
Drellnathor is a roguelite dungeon crawler where you grow stronger between runs. Kill monsters, collect loot, and slay powerful bosses for permanent upgrades. Can you discover why you're trapped in a cycle of life and death?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, RPG 11.3%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #8 Zavix Tower 2
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Batholith Entertainment
Windows
Zavix Tower 2 is a challenging Party based roguelike with turn-based RPG about Dungeon Crawling through a tower. Recruit Heroes, Upgrade your Town and try to help your mysterious host unravel the mysteries within Zavix Tower!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #9 Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle
91% matchVery Positive86% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: ジギタリス出版Pub: 15 Industry
Windows
Once you open this book, you are no longer just a reader. A "reading-style" fantasy adventure in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story — handcrafted over six years by a 30-year veteran from Vanillaware. 100% handmade, from the first page to the last.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Old School 11.4%, Tabletop 10.2%
- #10 Ruins Runner
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mefi
Windows
Craft, fight, and explore a procedural 2D world — biomes, ruins, crypts, and vaults. Choose a class, build your kit, and delve solo or in friends co-op. Hunt Story bosses across the map, or push Crawler runs and extract before greed kills the run.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Text-Based 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #11 Directory Dungeon - File Explorer Dungeon Crawler
89% matchPositive98% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
A tiny dungeon crawler played right in the windows file explorer. Explore a loot-filled dungeon by dragging and dropping your player folder into new rooms, equip powerful files, defeat terrible monsters, and banish evil once and for all.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Roguelite 9.8%, Roguelike 9.7%, Old School 8.8%
- #12 ASCII Dungeon Crawl
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrew Bellinger
Windows · Linux
A party-based roguelite dungeon crawler drawn in ASCII. Turn-based combat, permadeath, and over a hundred passives to unlock across runs. Push through two full dungeons with your own party of heroes. Every run ends. Every unlock stays.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Text-Based 14.8%, RPG 14.2%, Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #13 Escape Down
90% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: AllIsWrongGames
Windows
Only available in Spanish. English version must wait until 2024. An adventure in which you play a prisoner who must escape from his captor. You will explore dungeons full of enemies and face powerful dungeon bosses, collecting materials with which to equip your group of fighters.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.4%, RPG 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Roguelike 16.3%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #14 Unknown Dungeon
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Invisi
Windows · Linux
Explore randomly generated maze with lots of treasures, puzzles and monsters. Help people, do quests, explore the dungeon, obtain treasures, gain experience and find out the history of the world!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.6%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Roguelike 13.2%, RPG 11.8%, Magic 10.1%
- #15 Tower Of Penguinaria
87% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: RpgPenguin
Windows
Tower of Penguinaria is a single-player pixel art Roguelite RPG game where you are a Penguin trying to stop the Evil Sealsorer from taking over Antarctica. Through turn based combats where your gear effects what abilities you will learn to aid in battle!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, RPG 14.1%
- #16 Monsters' Den: Book of Vengeance
85% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Monstrum
Windows
An all-new dark fantasy dungeon-crawling RPG taking inspiration from the fan-favorite Monsters' Den: Book of Dread. Create your party of heroes using an innovative skill system and enter tactical turn-based combat against the enemies of humanity. Loot, optimize, strategize. Enact vengeance.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.8%, Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, RPG 18.6%, Old School 14.7%, Medieval 8%
- #17 Echoes of the Ashen
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlinkimpGames
Windows
An engaging, casual RPG adventure, featuring bite-sized dungeon crawling with turn-based skirmishes, set in a story-rich, lore-filled world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 23.5%, Lore-Rich 19.4%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #18 Boli
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows · Linux
Boli is a retro-style JRPG with hand-drawn ASCII art. Venture forth into the wilderness to find a cure for a rare disease that is decimating your village.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, RPG 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.8%
- #19 Trawel
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: realDragon
Windows · Linux
Trawel is a historically-inaccurate open world text adventure RPG. Created as a re-imagining of old-school calculator and early command line games, it eschews their limitations but attempts to capture their spirit, and bring it in line with modern quality of life standards with a GUI.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, CRPG 8.1%
- #20 Chronicles of the Fallen Realm
84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Cinderfall Games
Windows · Linux
Nine Hero classes. Five Acts of darkness. One Shadow Lord. Chronicles of the Fallen Realm is a dark fantasy turn-based RPG roguelite where defeat fuels your rise. Upgrade your Heroes, master unique skills, and push deeper into the Fallen Realm each run.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, RPG 14.3%, Roguelite 12%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #21 Cinnabar Nights
82% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Benoît PiccandPub: Écurie d'Argent
Windows · Mac
Cinnabar Nights is a first-person rpg with turn-based combat. Explore diverse landscapes, unearth powerful equipment, manage your resources, and harness otherworldly powers.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, RPG 8.4%
- #22 Saga · The Circle
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: project silence
Windows · Mac
The Holy Sword has been drawn. Now gather the Knights of the Round Table to rebuild the kingdom. Explore and investigate war-torn Britain, and fight in tactical battles where stealing turns matters. In this Literary CRPG, every choice shapes your values, your allies, and the fate of Britain itself.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #23 Alquiem
82% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Regalia Project
Windows
Alquiem is a new Medieval RPG made by a solo-dev in which you will be able to gain strength through numerous classes and talent trees, professions and equipment to face the creatures that inhabit the lands of Odenzur.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Medieval 11.5%, Roguelike 9.9%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #24 HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
The Heavens are done waiting. In this dark fantasy dungeon crawler RPG, the Archon descends to end the demon war once and for all. Make your stand in HellSlave II, more immersive, brutal, and customizable than ever. The reckoning begins now.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Old School 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #25 Greymarsh
81% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Small in scope, detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, RPG 10.4%, Old School 9.8%
- #26 Tap Dungeon
78% matchVery Positive83% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Xiao5 Studios
Windows
Pixel-art isekai roguelike dungeon crawler! 5 classes, mix skills & items freely in turn-based combat across deadly random dungeons. Fight goblins, orcs, undead; collect artifacts, beat hidden bosses. Death = rebirth, endless builds await. Become the hero saving the kingdom!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.6%, Turn-Based Combat 23.9%, Roguelite 15.2%, RPG 12%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #27 Roll Over Princess
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Gamal Studio
Windows
From the tower of mysterious ruins exuding an enigmatic power, the only things you can bring back are knowledge, memories, and experience. Amidst numerous challenges, combine equipment, legacies, and allies to conquer the top floor!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.3%, Turn-Based Combat 24%, RPG 22.3%, Roguelike 15.8%, Story Rich 3.4%
- #28 Blood Sword
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Prime Games
Windows
An ancient evil returns. A sword lost to legend. A party bound by fate. Forge your legacy in a story-rich RPG of turn-based combat and branching choices, inspired by the classic Blood Sword saga.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Text-Based 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, RPG 10.3%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #29 Tales of Farhollow
80% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Gabaghoul Games LLC
Windows
Tales of Farhollow is a player decision based adventure. You will go on a quest as a new adventurer in town, to help (or harm), the townspeople. Choose your decisions wisely, as they can help you or get you into trouble!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, RPG 17.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #30 Fate of Persephone
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nuts and Volts Electronics
Windows
A grid-based, point-and-click, RPG where your actions and decisions have lasting consequences and uniquely shape your story.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Magic 10.3%
- #31 Your Canvas
77% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Abihumsi
Windows
Your Canvas is a Text-Based Psychological Horror game set during three therapy sessions with different time periods where the player will be presented with various choices for deciding the outcome of the story.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #32 Spellblade: Vengeance of the Witch Sisters
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moon Baby Games
Windows
A retro-classic fantasy RPG inspired by Ultima, Might & Magic, Wasteland, and other classic CRPGs of the 80s and 90s. Featuring a branching narrative, non-combat skills and puzzles, turn-based combat, character customization, and dynamic NPC interactions.
Why similar: RPG 15%, Old School 12%, Lore-Rich 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, CRPG 10.8%
- #33 Pixelarium: Free Lands
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Forja Games
Windows
Pixelarium is an open-world roguelike RPG with deep character building, fluid turn-based combat, and ASCII-inspired art. Collect unique items, master powerful spells, and embark on quests as you uncover secrets in the Free Lands.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, Text-Based 17.4%, Roguelike 11.3%, Magic 9.7%
- #34 Sworn to the Depths
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Faceless Games
Windows
A text-driven dungeon crawler inspired by Ironsworn: Delve. Travel to a forbidden site full of treasure, roll dice, make choices, face danger, and find out the hard way why the site was forbidden in the first place! Or maybe you'll find the treasure. It could happen!
Why similar: Text-Based 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, RPG 15.1%, Tabletop 8.8%
- #35 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 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Story Rich 8%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #36 Pereelous
74% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spin your way to victory in this slotmachine-driven dungeon crawler. Battle monsters, collect loot and unleash the power of the random reels !
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28%, RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 13.3%
- #37 Zaria
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zaap
Windows
A young family finds itself at the heart of an unprecedented family drama. Manipulate the all-powerful white and black dices in this turn-based narrative roguelike, and help them get out of this mess.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.4%, Lore-Rich 19%, Roguelike 18%, Story Rich 11.6%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #38 Old School RPG
73% matchVery Positive80% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Head Buzz Games, LLC
Windows
Old School RPG is a first-person fantasy role playing game. It is heavily influenced by The Bard's Tale, Might and Magic and Wizardry series of games. Create a party of adventurers and clear out dungeons and solve puzzles. Find and eliminate the source of evil that has come to your lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35.1%, Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, RPG 15%, Old School 12.2%, Magic 6.7%
- #39 Rendhelm: World of the Dragonsea
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
The world is the corpse of a fallen dragon — and its heart is beating again. Rendhelm is a deep text RPG of tactical party combat, magic that corrupts as it empowers, and millions of truly unique procedural weapons, armor, and artifacts. Forge legends, slay five dragons, or die trying like most do.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.7%, RPG 24%, Lore-Rich 20%, Old School 10.4%, Fantasy 8.4%
- #40 Grim Quest - Old School RPG
73% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Monomyth
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG blending dungeon crawling, turn-based combat and roguelike mechanics with hand-drawn art and written storytelling. Part solo tabletop campaign, part choose-your-own-adventure, it offers an immersive experience designed for both quick ventures and night-long sessions.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.5%, Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, RPG 10%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #41 A Court of Seven Crowns
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Navigate a web of intrigue and assassination to make peace among warring fae! The fate of their realms and yours is in your hands! A text-based interactive novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, RPG 18%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Magic 9.3%
- #42 Brány Skeldalu
70% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Napoleon GamesPub: Jindřich Skeldal
Windows · Linux
Gates of Skeldal is a cult classic Czech dungeon crawler from 1998. On the mythical island of Rovenland, a party of adventurers sets out to stop five rogue mages from the tower of Skeldal. Enjoy turn-based combat, powerful magic, and tricky puzzles in this legendary RPG!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.3%, RPG 15.8%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, CRPG 11.3%
- #43 Blade & Burgers
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Daniel Crow
Windows · Mac
Make burgers, whale in a pay-to-win game, and simp your heart out in this parody roguelite made as a “love” letter to mobile microtransaction grindfests. It’s not the Darkest Dungeon. It’s the greediest one.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.4%, Turn-Based Combat 25%, RPG 19.2%, Roguelike 16.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #44 True Magician
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark CitadelPub: Brezg Studio
Windows
How do you become a true magician? Find out in True Magician, an interactive text adventure with RPG elements. Travel through the kingdom with your teacher, learn the art of magic, fight enemies and make friends. And remember, the world is not what it seems!
Why similar: Text-Based 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Medieval 10.6%, CRPG 9.7%
- #45 Abyss Saga
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 麻薯gamePub: WhisperGames
Windows
In the heart of the continent lies the deep pit called Abyss, rumor says there is boundless knowledge and immeasurable wealth. As a traveler who has stumbled into Abyss, you will build a team with diverse companions to navigate the Abyss, explore its deepest layers, and unearth the ultimate truth...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.5%, Turn-Based Combat 23.1%, Lore-Rich 20%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #46 Star Story: The Horizon Escape
72% matchVery Positive83% of 183 reviews2017
Dev: EvilCoGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Join the journey of a funky space archaeologist who crashed on an unknown planet. A text turn-based adventure RPG in which your choices actually matter. Talk, explore, fight, make decisions to find a way out! Colourful graphics and the old comic book spirit.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.9%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #47 Delve Survivors
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: iDiOSLAB
Windows · Mac
A blend of classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawling with the intensity of modern survivors games. Set the pace with every step as you unlock multiple dungeons and blast through swarms of enemies! Gather loot, customize your build, and learn to survive.. the Delve!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 11.9%, RPG 8.4%
- #48 Ink and Intrigue
70% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heed magic’s call! Find love as you explore ancient mysteries, craft dragon-rune tattoos, and discover your true loyalties. What passions shape your path?
Why similar: Text-Based 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, RPG 17.7%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Magic 9.4%
- #49 Halls of Taurthos
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bliss Cottage Industries
Windows
A hand-crafted open-world RPG with no hand-holding. Explore, survive, and carve your own path through the fractured lands of Wyrelande.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.1%, RPG 16.2%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Medieval 8.4%
- #50 Gold's Dungeon
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: GoldMakesGames
Windows
GOLD'S DUNGEON is a modern text-based roguelike with RPG elements. Venture through a randomly generated dungeon while building a new character each run! Are you brave enough to enter GOLD'S DUNGEON?
Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, Dungeon Crawler 23.1%, Roguelike 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, RPG 11.1%
- #51 Mystic Land: The Search for Maphaldo
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MegaVision Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
An old-school RPG inspired by Wizardry 7, Might and Magic and Eye of the Beholder series. 2d grid-based movement, strategic turn-based combat and lots of places to visit and puzzles to solve.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, RPG 11.3%, CRPG 10.2%, Magic 8.6%
- #52 Azmar Quest - Text Based RPG
67% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Sevan Studio
Windows · Linux
Azmar Quest is a text-based RPG with turn-based battles and old-school vibes. Choose your class from Warrior, Cleric, Witch or Archer, follow a 20+ hour story, make choices that can change the ending, and fight 100+ enemies. You can also play online PvP battles and co-op Dungeons.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Old School 8.2%
- #53 Kardiya: The Winds of Fate
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rogue-lite RPG Dicebuilding game. Roll the dice, choose your companions, organize your gear, explore all of Kardia, and die. Then try again! Try again and again. Experience a different story each time. Until you find The Winds of Fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10%, RPG 9.8%
- #54 Archmage Rises
67% matchMixed69% of 440 reviews2023
Dev: Defiance Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Experience the freedom normally only found in a tabletop RPG. Empowered with magic, you will create your own story, and experience real consequences from the decisions you make. Will you be the world’s savior... or its destroyer? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Tabletop 14.9%, Magic 14.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Medieval 10%
- #55 Tower of the Ice Lich
66% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
Windows · Mac
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: Text-Based 26.9%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #56 AfterQuest
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ember ArcadePub: Skystone Games
Windows · Linux
AfterQuest is a fast-paced roguelite RPG with tactical, turn-based combat. Build your party by choosing three heroes from a growing roster, experiment with endless build combinations, and experience a character-driven story where defeat only makes you stronger.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, RPG 14.8%, Roguelike 13.9%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #57 Fight in the Arena by Daniel da Silva
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
Fight in the Arena is a text-based gamebook-style RPG with an in-depth turn-based combat system. Will you prevail in the arena?
Why similar: Text-Based 27%, Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, CRPG 10.7%, RPG 9.5%
- #58 Shackled
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Tyler Wrigley
Windows
The world to save or raze. Death only makes you stronger, but can you afford the cost? Aid the goddess to free the world, claim it as your own, or befriend it's inhabitants.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, Medieval 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #59 Sands of Slumber: The RPG
67% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: SoCalAshez
Windows
Taking place in a highly magical and steampunk-esque world on the verge of all-out war. This follows four heroes as they join up in the "Unnamed Guild" to complete tasks for the High King which will put all of their skills, loyalties, and abilities to the test.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, CRPG 9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Medieval 8.3%