Games Like Hero or Villain: Battle Royale

Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?

Why similar: Superhero 41.7% ★, Text-Based 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, RPG 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!

Why similar: Superhero 34.5% ★, Text-Based 30.6%, RPG 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%

Blast spirits out of a haunted subway system! Can your team defeat rival exterminators, shoddy gear, and City Hall?

Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, RPG 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Casual 9.7%

Dazzle humanity or destroy it as a magical, two-tailed fox! Weave illusions, shapeshift, or control minds. You'll set the world on fire, one way or another.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, RPG 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%

The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

Why similar: Superhero 30.6% ★, Text-Based 30.1%, RPG 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%

So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.1%, Superhero 18.1% ★, RPG 11.9%, Action RPG 10.4%, Casual 6.7%

The Nazis are scouring the globe for powerful occult artifacts. Can you beat them to the treasures and save the world from a thousand years of darkness?

Why similar: Text-Based 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, RPG 15.9%, Action-Adventure 10%, Adventure 7.3%

Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?

Why similar: Text-Based 32.6%, RPG 22.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Casual 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

A mysterious tavern with a deadly secret! Check-in to this magical tale of murder and mystery where not everything is as it seems. Explore the tavern in secret or in style, meet and mingle with guests and staff, wield weapons and magic and uncover clues before the killer strikes again!

Why similar: Text-Based 37.2%, RPG 26.6%, Adventure 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Indie 7.8%

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 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, RPG 18.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Casual 10.4%

Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace?

Why similar: Text-Based 44.9%, RPG 27.7%, Adventure 18%, Indie 9.4%

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: Text-Based 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, RPG 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Casual 10.8%

Lead a mercenary company seeking fame and fortune. Be honorable and help defend the kingdom or take contracts to those who pay the most. Rise to the top of the mercenary chain in this medieval story based around the events of The Great Tournament.

Why similar: RPG 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Casual 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%

Ever wonder how heroes-in-training spend their time between epic confrontations with dastardly villains? Join the students at Speck Community College as they enjoy a tabletop roleplay game, investigate a legendary small-town monster, and endure the embarrassments of Parents’ Day.

Why similar: Superhero 30.1% ★, Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, RPG 13.9%, Adventure 8.8%

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: Text-Based 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, RPG 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Adventure 9.9%

Become the vagabond you always knew you were. Rely on your blade and wits, for little else will save you amidst the cold and unforgiving North! Retrace the steps of your past and rekindle a love once lost. Or try your best to snuff it out—either way, it’s going to burn.

Why similar: Text-Based 56.5%, RPG 22.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 6.8%

Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, RPG 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Adventure 13%, Casual 12%

Become the greatest hero or villain that the world has ever seen! Balance the challenges of a normal life, while fighting evil... or wreak havoc yourself.

Why similar: Text-Based 41.6%, RPG 31.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 8.7%

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

Why similar: Text-Based 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, RPG 16.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

Claw your way to the top of Moreytown, a furry slum for human-animal hybrids. Will you take down the gangs who rule the town, or take them over instead?

Why similar: Text-Based 38.2%, RPG 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Adventure 12%

The toughest ronin in Hyuga returns! Heated battles and even hotter romances await you in the land of silk and steel!

Why similar: Text-Based 30.8%, RPG 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 11.3%

Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?

Why similar: Text-Based 37.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, RPG 14.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Why similar: Text-Based 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, RPG 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 10.4%

Become the Wielder of Soul Stone, an ancient artifact of untold power, and shape the fate of your world. Outrun the past so that you may have a future.

Why similar: Text-Based 23.4%, RPG 22%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Casual 11.5%

Pilot and customize a giant iron war mech in this alternate medieval history! The Papacy, Caliphate, and the Mongols are at war, and they all have mechs.

Why similar: Text-Based 33.4%, RPG 19.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Casual 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

Live a full life in the future as a human, an alien, or even a robot as you rise through the ranks to become captain of your very own starship.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, RPG 15.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Adventure 8%

Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!

Why similar: Text-Based 43.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, RPG 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Indie 5.5%

It's a war between your werewolf pack and the Human Sovereignty Movement! Lead the pack to victory before extremists turn your packmates against each other.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, RPG 16.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Casual 9.6%

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 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, RPG 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Adventure 9.4%

Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!

Why similar: Text-Based 48.2%, RPG 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Adventure 12%, Indie 6.9%

Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?

Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, RPG 17.2%, Action RPG 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%

Romance is as easy as one, two...three lovers! Find love and ascend to new heights in your new home of Boulder, Colorado.

Why similar: Text-Based 48.9%, RPG 26.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 7.5%

Unlock diabolical magic in the time of Napoleon and Robespierre! Can you direct the course of the Revolution, or will you lose your head?

Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, RPG 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Casual 9.9%

As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!

Why similar: Text-Based 33.1%, RPG 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Adventure 11.6%

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: Text-Based 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 26%, RPG 20.2%, Adventure 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%

While investigating a murder in a small Scottish town, you’ll find yourself embroiled in a world of secrets, cultists, and abyssal horror. What are you willing to do to solve the case? And what will you do when you don’t like the answer?

Why similar: Text-Based 37.8%, RPG 25.8%, Adventure 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Indie 7.5%

An apprentice sorcerer should never steal a master's identity! Will your powers save the king--or will you turn traitor and seize the throne yourself?

Why similar: Text-Based 35.8%, RPG 25.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Indie 7.9%

Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!

Why similar: Text-Based 29%, Interactive Fiction 22%, RPG 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Action 8.8%

When a new threat emerges on planet Versus, you and your allies are forced to explore the dreaded Deathscapes to survive.

Why similar: Superhero 26.6% ★, Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, RPG 11.4%, Action 8.5%

Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?

Why similar: Text-Based 47.8%, RPG 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 5.4%

Impersonate your identical twin as the Swashbuckler, masked champion of justice! You have two weeks to rescue the REAL Swashbuckler and marry the mayor before superpowered criminals take over the city.

Why similar: Text-Based 42.2%, RPG 24.4%, Adventure 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Indie 7.1%

Awaken your powers and save your friends! Uncover the secrets that the military has been hiding about Activated people, about your family, and about you.

Why similar: Superhero 41% ★, Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, RPG 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%

Lead a superpowered team of "Superlatives" to defend 19th-century Victorian London! Battle a Martian warship, clockwork monsters, and nefarious inventors. Don your mask, take to the skies, and God save the Queen!

Why similar: Text-Based 34.2%, RPG 29.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Indie 8.7%

Lead a team of young heroes against criminals, cultists, demons, and midterms. Will you carry on your heroic legacy or forge your own path? A text-based, 600,000-word interactive superpower novel.

Why similar: Superhero 40.1% ★, Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, RPG 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%

Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

Why similar: Text-Based 54.2%, RPG 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Indie 7.5%

You’re a clever owl lawyer out of your depth, searching for a missing client. With enemies at every turn, can you survive and save the day?

Why similar: Superhero 30.4% ★, Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, RPG 12.8%, Adventure 8.7%

Write an archmage's autobiography in this 80-year 130,000-word interactive fiction! Play good or evil, man or woman, as you bring peace to the kingdom or take over the world with your sorcery. Brew potions, raise the dead, summon mythical beasts, control men's minds, and blast away your enemies.

Why similar: Text-Based 36.4%, RPG 27.3%, Adventure 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Indie 7.3%

The thrilling conclusion to your heroic journey! The Manipulator has destroyed the Speck campus, forcing you and your friends to flee the only home you’ve known. Can you survive the challenges of a new school while preparing for the ultimate showdown against the world’s most powerful villains?

Why similar: Superhero 25.7% ★, Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, RPG 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

The gods chose you to lead your tribe on a deadly pilgrimage to the North! When future generations recite your saga, will they sing of glory or downfall?

Why similar: Text-Based 41%, RPG 24.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Indie 7.2%

You and your friends were teenage sidekicks of the world's greatest heroes. But now, the heroes are missing. It's your turn to kick @#$ and save the world!

Why similar: Superhero 49.3% ★, Text-Based 20.3%, RPG 7.3%, Interactive Fiction 7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%

Fight the sea god's wrath to reclaim your throne, and free yourself from the ghosts of war. Will you live forever as a hero, a sovereign, or as a god?

Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Adventure 18.4%, Casual 16.8%, Indie 8.7%

Become a road warrior in the arid plains! Take the role of a Highway Marshall, in a bid to enforce the rule of civilization on a post-apocalyptic world. Will you prevent the sacking of the last remaining cities, rule over them as a Warlord, or attempt to seek a better future for humanity?

Why similar: Text-Based 42.4%, RPG 30.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 8.5%

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 37.5%, RPG 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 10.3%

Saddle up and defend the town of Willow Creek from nefarious outlaws and city slickers! It all starts when a rancher's daughter goes missing, and it ends at the showdown at Willow Creek, where greed, lust, science and Mother Nature will face off at high noon.

Why similar: Text-Based 41.6%, RPG 31.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 8.7%

Sail forth to a land of gods and giants! Wield your sword, words, and magic to take your place among Iceland’s chieftains and forge your legacy of honor.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.9%, Action RPG 24.2%, RPG 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Indie 1.9%

Steal and raise a baby war gryphon! Will you fight dragons together to save the empire, or defy the empire and lead your people to freedom?

Why similar: Text-Based 39.9%, RPG 25%, Adventure 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Indie 7.3%

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy.

Why similar: Text-Based 50.1%, RPG 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Indie 7.3%

As the CEO of a corporation that sells superpowers to the highest bidder, you'll harness dark magic and travel through time to inflate your stock prices!

Why similar: Text-Based 58.6%, RPG 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Indie 7%

By day, you're just another citizen. By night, you defend the city. But don’t quit your day job, hero. A text-based superhero novel, 450,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.

Why similar: Superhero 28.9% ★, Text-Based 27.3%, RPG 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?

Why similar: Text-Based 37.3%, RPG 26.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Indie 7.5%