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  1. #1 All (Too) Good Things
    97% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  2. #2 Whispers From The Rift
    96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
    Windows

    A choose-your-own-adventure novel. ​Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  3. #3 The Fifth Horseman
    96% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Text-Based 16.6%, RPG 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%

  4. #4 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
    95% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, RPG 9.8%, Text-Based 8.7%

  5. #5 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    94% 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 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%

  6. #6 After the Storm
    94% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Text-Based 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, RPG 8%

  7. #7 Grave Knight
    93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: Dreamlight Games
    Windows

    Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, RPG 12%

  8. #8 Taina's Cursed Legacy
    91% matchPositive82% of 33 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Text-Based 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, RPG 8.5%

  9. #9 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
    92% 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 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, RPG 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  10. #10 Roadwarden
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
    Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    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 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 16%, RPG 11.6%, Visual Novel 6.3%

  11. #11 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
    90% matchPositive81% of 16 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 22.7%, RPG 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  12. #12 Message in a Melody
    89% 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: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Text-Based 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%, RPG 9%

  13. #13 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: April May
    Windows

    A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  14. #14 Into Oblivion
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NanoLion
    Windows

    Into Oblivion is an immerse interactive novel where your choices shape the story. Set in the far-future, explore a galaxy on the brink of crisis with dynamic companions. So, settle your mind and pray you have what it takes to fly Into Oblivion.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, RPG 12.2%

  15. #15 Alcyone: The Last City
    87% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 7.1%

  16. #16 Saturnine
    86% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 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 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 21%, RPG 15.5%, Choices Matter 6.5%

  17. #17 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Munitions Mori
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 10.7%, Text-Based 10.2%

  18. #18 The Golden Rose: Book One
    85% matchVery Positive90% of 158 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 20.9%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%

  19. #19 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Richday
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%

  20. #20 Fallen Hero: Revelations
    84% 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 25%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Text-Based 21.1%, RPG 14.8%, Choices Matter 6.9%

  21. #21 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  22. #22 Follow the Black Kitten
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Total
    Windows

    You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, RPG 12.7%, Adventure 5.9%

  23. #23 Mass of Consumption
    81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
    Windows

    The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  24. #24 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 739 reviews2016
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.4 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 12%, RPG 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  25. #25 Choice of Robots
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Text-Based 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, RPG 5.2%

  26. #26 Vanakan
    80% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Text-Based 21.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Adventure 6.8%

  27. #27 Turncoat Chronicle
    79% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Text-Based 22.6%, RPG 14.6%, Choices Matter 6.6%

  28. #28 The Nascent Necromancer
    78% 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 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%, RPG 9.6%

  29. #29 Greymarsh
    78% matchPositive87% of 23 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 20.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, RPG 7.9%

  30. #30 Bloodwood Dungeon
    77% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
    Windows

    Detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG centered on dungeon crawling with traps, puzzles, fights and loot. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 16.9%, RPG 13.7%, Minimalist 9.2%

  31. #31 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
    79% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, RPG 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  32. #32 The Sword of Rhivenia
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 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 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, RPG 13.3%, Casual 6.5%

  33. #33 Tower of the Ice Lich
    75% matchPositive100% of 17 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  34. #34 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
    76% 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 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 21.3%, RPG 15.7%, Choices Matter 6%

  35. #35 Serania - Path of the Scion
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FableTree Productions
    Windows · Mac

    Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Text-Based 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  36. #36 A Wise Use of Time
    76% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, RPG 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%

  37. #37 Professor of Magical Studies
    74% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2022
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Professor of Magical Studies is an interactive magical school novel by Stephen Granade, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 19.4%, RPG 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%

  38. #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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 20.2%, RPG 14.4%, Adventure 6.5%

  39. #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 26.4%, Text-Based 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 9.3%

  40. #40 The Trial
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NowakGamesPub: Pale Blue Dot
    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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  41. #41 Your Story: Games with Death
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: BoldBox
    Windows

    A medieval text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where each choice could be your last. Create your story with more than 2,000 events, 200 of which will prove fatal. In a world where death plays against you, can you outsmart it and write your own story?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  42. #42 XVTM
    72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Mischief and Craft
    Windows

    The abyss awaits. Descend into a minimalist visual novel about a girl in the future, and guide her through branching conversations, microgames, and explorable locations. Make friends with criminals, drink too much at dinner, or relax in a spa. Whatever happens, it was your choice.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  43. #43 Aunewyth
    72% 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 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, RPG 12%, Choices Matter 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%

  44. #44 Leas: City of the Sun
    70% matchPositive100% of 35 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 21.9%, RPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 5.4%

  45. #45 Whiskey-Four
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 102 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 26%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Text-Based 18.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 9.8%

  46. #46 Atlantis Academy
    71% 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 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Text-Based 20%, RPG 14.3%, Choices Matter 5.6%

  47. #47 Samurai of Hyuga Book 5
    71% matchPositive89% of 27 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 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 17.5%, RPG 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%

  48. #48 Witch's Brew: Love and Lattes
    69% 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 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 21.4%, RPG 15.5%, Choices Matter 6.1%

  49. #49 The Music at the end of the World
    69% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Cihan Kuzu
    Windows

    "What music would you listen to at the end of the world?" Explore an abandoned world after the apocalypse of the final winter. Shape the story of a man whose loneliness threatens his sanity. Use violence to survive or avoid it to protect your mind. Experience the end of the world!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  50. #50 Samurai of Hyuga
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 66 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%, Text-Based 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 22%, RPG 13.1%, Adventure 5.4%

  51. #51 House of the Golden Mask
    68% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 21.9%, RPG 15.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%

  52. #52 The Castle
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Sankurusu
    Windows · Linux

    Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 20.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%

  53. #53 A Mage Reborn
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2022
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, RPG 13.1%, Adventure 6.1%

  54. #54 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, RPG 14.9%, Choices Matter 6.3%

  55. #55 The Soul Stone War 3
    66% 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 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Text-Based 22.6%, RPG 16.1%, Choices Matter 6.8%

  56. #56 Shadows of Betrayal
    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 8%

  57. #57 Arderico's Journey
    67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Digital Masquerade
    Windows

    Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%

  58. #58 Coalescence
    67% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
    Dev: Black Banshee Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, RPG 8%

  59. #59 Scarlet Sails
    66% 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 26.4%, Text-Based 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  60. #60 Choice of the Deathless
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 323 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 37.8%, Text-Based 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, RPG 11%, Indie 2%

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