- #1 History of Dragosa
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Fantasy 11.9%
- #2 Into the Waves
96% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #3 Arderico's Journey
96% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #4 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #5 Aunewyth
94% 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 27.3%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #6 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: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Text-Based 22.9%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #7 Serania - Path of the Scion
93% 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: Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #8 Disney Villains Cursed Café
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Point & Click 15.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Fantasy 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%
- #9 Vanakan
91% 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 30.2%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #10 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
91% 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 25.9%, Text-Based 20.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Story Rich 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #11 summer story
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #12 Exercise your Demons
89% 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: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #13 Yogoe Hunter
89% 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: Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #14 Roadwarden
87% 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 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Story Rich 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #15 The Nascent Necromancer
88% 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: Interactive Fiction 27%, Text-Based 22.2%, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
- #16 Dreaming After You
86% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: MangoPower
Windows
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #17 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
86% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #18 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Text-Based 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #19 Leas: City of the Sun
84% 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: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Text-Based 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Fantasy 11.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #20 The Portal Pirate
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Text-Based 19.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 9.8%
- #21 Faerie's Bargain: The Price of Business
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the greatest of the goblin merchants in this gaslamp faery-tale! Buy and sell secrets and memories! Trade in time, shadows, and stranger things!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Fantasy 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #22 Fate of the Storm Gods
82% 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: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Text-Based 24.1%, Fantasy 14%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #23 The Peresmeshnik
81% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2020
Dev: Sean Arnold
Windows
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Text-Based 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #24 Professor of Magical Studies
81% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #25 Wizardry Level C
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The discovery of an old magic book turns your life upside down. Will you succeed in becoming a guild wizard—or will you travel a different path?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Text-Based 24.6%, Fantasy 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #26 Lux, City of Secrets
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Text-Based 22.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #27 What Is Sleeping In My Room?
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: CousinCatnip
Windows
Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Text-Based 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #28 Whispers of Gold
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Mystery 13%
- #29 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
78% 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 32.4%, Text-Based 22.7%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #30 Attorney Disbarment Adventure
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ambearth Games
Windows
A darkly comedic legal sim where your goal is to get disbarred—spectacularly. Play as a defense attorney or prosecutor in ethically disastrous cases full of bad decisions, weird clients, and Kafkaesque courtroom chaos. Succeed, and you lose.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Text-Based 23.5%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Story Rich 12%
- #31 Turncoat Chronicle
77% 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: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Text-Based 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Fantasy 12.1%, Choices Matter 11%
- #32 阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
76% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: SnowyYANGPub: 逐夏
Windows
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Text-Based 20.9%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #33 Scribe
75% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #34 Do 11
76% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #35 An Unexpectedly Green Journey
74% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From birth to death, craft your orc's legacy. Wield the powers of a shaman or chief. Conquer the world. Become a god or a demon lord. Do what orcs do best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Fantasy 13.6%
- #36 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #37 VERUM
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: GILP Studio
Windows
VERUM: a thought-provoking game exploring ethical issues surrounding tech corporations and personal data usage. Embark on a journey through multiple side stories, gain diverse perspectives, and unlock multiple endings to uncover the full story. Simple yet immersive gameplay with captivating graphics
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Text-Based 16.1%, Conspiracy 16% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #38 Shadow of the Curse-Eater
73% 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 34.3%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Text-Based 19.7%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #39 Greymarsh
73% 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: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Text-Based 20.9%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #40 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
72% 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: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Text-Based 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #41 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
74% 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: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #42 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
71% 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: Choices Matter 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Story Rich 15.9%, Text-Based 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%
- #43 Herald of the Mists
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromNiki
Windows
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 17.7%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #44 Space Court
72% matchVery Positive98% of 160 reviews2020
Dev: Uphill Promise
Windows
As a newly appointed Judge, you will rule over Space Court and its denizens to keep the universe safe. Or possibly blow it all up. Either way, you’re tenured.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Text-Based 13.4%
- #45 The Golden Rose: Book One
71% 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: Interactive Fiction 29%, Text-Based 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Fantasy 10.6%
- #46 Upheaval
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Leone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #47 Scales of Justice
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across a magical kingdom with four eccentric individuals! Will you find your destiny—or will you write it for yourself? A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 600,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Text-Based 14.3%, Fantasy 13.9%
- #48 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
70% 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: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Text-Based 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Fantasy 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #49 Exploring Friscott
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Text-Based 15.3%, Point & Click 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #50 Dry Sand Damp Steps
68% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Domple GamingPub: Pirate-Rob
Windows
A short story about a water spirit wandering the wastes of a dry world. As you travel, you'll interact with the inhabitants, accumulate and manage your water, collect trinkets, avoid danger and push forwards into the uncertain future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Collectathon 15%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #51 Next Star
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oneleafplay
Windows · Mac
Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Choices Matter 23.2%, Story Rich 21.7%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #52 Butter Side Down
67% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Kalle MacDonald
Windows · Linux
Butter Side Down is a bizarro choose-your-own-choice game. Starring Basil Bonser, Adam Spargo, Grey Michael, Beatrice, Jeep Johnson, and Rotten Ruggerio. Answer questions, take calls, play card games, and solve one hell of a mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Mystery 10%
- #53 All (Too) Good Things
69% 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: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Text-Based 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #54 Tower of the Ice Lich
67% 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: Interactive Fiction 26%, Text-Based 21.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #55 Atlantis Academy
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Text-Based 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Fantasy 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #56 Mass of Consumption
66% 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: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #57 Keeper of the Day and Night
67% 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: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Text-Based 23.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #58 House of the Golden Mask
65% 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: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Text-Based 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Fantasy 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #59 楚漢女子
70% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: 株式会社Viola
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ancient China, the era of the Chu-Han War. This is a historical novel adventure that depicts the "what ifs" of the two leaders of the Chu-Han War, Han Yu and Liu Bang. ---Your choice will be the guidepost of this story.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Story Rich 20.6%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%