Games Like Heroes Rise: The Hero Project

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: Text-Based 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Superhero 18.1% ★, RPG 11%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct prequel to your seed game, establishing the world and your character's origin story.

Would a hero like you assassinate the president? "Heroes Rise: HeroFall" concludes the epic "Heroes Rise" trilogy of interactive novels 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: Text-Based 23.1%, RPG 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct conclusion to the trilogy, providing a definitive end to your character's journey.

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: Text-Based 29.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Superhero 16.2% ★, RPG 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for superhero interactive fiction, it offers deep psychological complexity and moral ambiguity.

America's #1 reality show for heroes is back for another season! Harness your superpowers to steal the spotlight, win votes, and save your sister!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, RPG 31.2%, Text-Based 24.1%, Indie 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This serves as a direct follow-up to the events of the series, continuing the reality show superhero theme.

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

Why similar: Text-Based 39.6%, RPG 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Superhero 11.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to Rebirth, it expands on the consequences of your choices and the dark path of your protagonist.

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 41.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, RPG 22.1%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar 'superhero school' vibe where you must balance social life with developing your unique powers.

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 30.7% ★, Text-Based 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, RPG 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the superhero genre that focuses on the struggles of young heroes trying to make a name for themselves.

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 36.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, RPG 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends supernatural powers with a high school setting, focusing on social dynamics and mystery.

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 46%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, RPG 21.1%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title explores the corporate side of the superhero industry, mirroring the reality show commercialism of your seed game.

Turn a scripted steel-cage wrestling match into a real fight in this 250,000-word interactive novel, the greatest text-based pro-wrestling RPG in the world!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, Text-Based 30.8%, RPG 25.7%, Indie 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like the reality show premise of your seed game, this focuses on the performative and competitive nature of professional wrestling.

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: Text-Based 32.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%, RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of the genre that offers massive branching paths and long-term consequences for your inventions.

As a criminal mastermind, choose a lair, rob a bank, hire a minion, and steal the world's largest ball of aluminum foil! Or, destroy the world. FINE.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Text-Based 33.2%, RPG 17.7%, Indie 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to embrace the villainous side of the superhero genre with high-stakes decision-making.

Make the movie of your dreams amid the glamor and romance of 1950s Hollywood! Hire Alfred Hitchcock, seduce Greta Garbo, or build your studio into a powerhouse.

Why similar: Text-Based 35%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, RPG 24%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the pressures of fame and public perception, similar to the media-centric plot of The Hero Project.

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: Text-Based 35.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 35.1%, RPG 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Indie 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes legal and supernatural thriller that forces you to make difficult choices in a complex world.

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 28.8%, Text-Based 23.1%, RPG 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A superhero-themed story that centers on the unique mechanic of time manipulation and its impact on your life.

Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, RPG 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 8%

Why You'll Like It: A mythological adventure that emphasizes the weight of your decisions and their impact on the divine realm.

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 38%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, RPG 25.4%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi epic that features intense competition and a focus on character identity in a strange new environment.

Defend your stronghold from invading monsters and lead your people to glory! Rule your territory, punish your enemies, and build a legacy.

Why similar: RPG 69.1%, Indie 30.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical superhero story that emphasizes the burden of leadership and the weight of your choices.

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: RPG 26.1%, Text-Based 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Indie 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-based interactive fiction that prioritizes deep character bonds and epic, choice-driven storytelling.

Everyone thinks you saved the world, but it was all a lie! You faked a "prophecy" with magical illusions. But now, your prophecy is coming true.

Why similar: Text-Based 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, RPG 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores the legacy of heroes and the responsibility that comes with wielding legendary power.

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 40.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, RPG 18%, Indie 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic fantasy adventure that offers a wide variety of choices and multiple paths to victory.

Step into the cockpit of a giant "mecha" robot, dueling with plasma sabers in an interstellar civil war!

Why similar: Text-Based 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, RPG 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed space opera that uses the same choice-based engine to deliver high-stakes aerial combat.

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

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Text-Based 27.5%, RPG 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven action story that features intense combat and deep, evolving relationships.

As a wanna-be hero, you must rescue a city held hostage by an evil wizard, and somehow find money to pay your rent! A 240,000-word interactive novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 31%, RPG 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Indie 13%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional fantasy hero's journey that focuses on building your reputation and skills from the ground up.

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 39.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, RPG 22.3%, Indie 7.9%, Choices Matter 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused interactive fiction that forces you to make brutal choices to protect your community.

Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Text-Based 31.7%, RPG 18.6%, Indie 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A politically charged story where you lead a rebellion, emphasizing the consequences of your leadership style.

Become Atom Eve and take control of your own path as one of the most powerful superheroes in the Invincible universe! Unravel a mystery and balance the dangers and responsibilities of being a superhero with the relatable challenges of everyday life.

Why similar: Superhero 34.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%

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 47.8%, RPG 34.4%, Indie 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted and humorous interactive fiction that showcases the versatility of the choice-based storytelling format.

Step into the shoes of an ancient mutant and get thrown into the modern, mortal world. Learn what you can about your past as you don the mask of a villain!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Text-Based 19.7%, RPG 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty superhero story that focuses on reclaiming lost power and navigating a dangerous world.

Living on the moon is lonely, and stressful, and exhausting. Video games have always offered you an escape to a better life. The easy, happy life you wish you had. Which makes it so frustrating when the game you've been playing ends badly.

Why similar: Text-Based 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, RPG 24.5%, Indie 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical and introspective game that explores the nature of stories and our connection to them.

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Text-Based 24.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, RPG 10.6%

Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35%, Text-Based 31.5%, RPG 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Implant cameras in your eyes to win the news wars of 2061! Break stories, outwit rival reporters, and become a celebrity in this interactive noir novel.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.8%, RPG 38.5%, Indie 15.7%

A mysterious force of power transforms you and other highly attractive people in your area into superheroes and villains! TEXT, DATE and FIGHT your friends and enemies alike.

Why similar: Superhero 37.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Story Rich 9.7%

Seize the throne in the age of King Arthur! Lead an army of Britons against the darkest of enemies in this epic interactive medieval fantasy novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 42.6%, RPG 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Indie 9.7%

You wake up at the bottom of the ocean, surrounded by your broken memories. Reclaim and compile your magic or drown in a sea of dreams.

Why similar: Text-Based 30.8%, RPG 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%

Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

Why similar: Superhero 41.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 12%, Indie 2.6%

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: RPG 25%, Text-Based 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Indie 11%, Interactive Fiction 10%

YOU are Titan City's resident superhero in this interactive graphic novel! Fight crime and solve clues to discover FEAR's fiendish plot!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37%, Superhero 36.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Indie 10.2%

Join Luce and her friends in this FREE first chapter: The Spark! A mysterious force transforms you and other residents of Vermillion into heroes and villains. TEXT, DATE and FIGHT in this turn-based combat dating adventure!

Why similar: Superhero 39% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 7.2%

Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.5%, Text-Based 25.8%, RPG 21.5%, Indie 9.2%

Create your own hero, train your superpowers and battle crooks and villains in this tongue-in-cheek hex based match-3 RPG. There's never a dull moment in Vigilance Valley!

Why similar: Superhero 60.5% ★, RPG 28.2%, Female Protagonist 5.8%, Indie 5.5%

Winning Love by Daylight is a Visual Novel that puts you directly amongst the action as a High School student who slowly uncovers the secret that several of their classmates are actually magical girl super heroes!

Why similar: Superhero 30.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, RPG 13%, Female Protagonist 6.6%

Take back your throne from demon-summoning usurpers in this 145,000-word interactive fantasy novel! Will your prince or princess choose to be good or evil?

Why similar: Text-Based 34.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, RPG 25.5%, Indie 11.4%

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.1%, Text-Based 28.5%, RPG 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Indie 8.5%

Meet gorgeous women, fight criminals, attend classes, work mundane jobs, discover the secret to multiverse travel, superheroes exist and they're evil.

Why similar: Superhero 36.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, RPG 11.9%, Story Rich 3%

Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.7%, Text-Based 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, RPG 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

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 33.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, RPG 26.8%, Indie 12.6%

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 37.5%, RPG 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Indie 12.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Step into the fog to confront your terror: the evil that hides within. Unravel the fog's mysteries before you become its next victim. Or join us, instead.

Why similar: Text-Based 33.1%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, RPG 16.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Indie 8.2%

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 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, RPG 27.2%, Indie 11.6%

Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

Why similar: Superhero 29.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 27%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 9.5%

"Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!

Why similar: Text-Based 32.7%, LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Indie 7.2%, Story Rich 6.4%

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 31.7%, Text-Based 30%, RPG 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Indie 7.8%

It starts with a daring escape from a zombie-infested city; it ends at Zombie Exodus, when a horde of zombies swarms outlying settlements like locusts.

Why similar: Text-Based 45.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, RPG 16.3%, Indie 6.7%

Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Indie 10.6%

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 30.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, RPG 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.7%

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, RPG 12%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Chosen 2 is a heroic RPG sequel to Chosen.

Why similar: RPG 72.6%, Indie 27.4%

Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.1%, Female Protagonist 26.9%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Indie 16.5%