- #1 Roadwarden
97% matchVery Positive94% of 5,205 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 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 27.9%, RPG 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #2 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
96% matchVery Positive88% of 13,129 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 14.9%, RPG 14.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #3 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
96% 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 25%, RPG 22%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #4 Witch's Last Curse
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Granitefire Games
Windows
A fantasy RPG about saving a medieval town from a spreading curse as the Witch's Apprentice. Spend your limited daily actions investigating secrets, earning the trust of townsfolk, discovering the ingredients your ritual actually needs, and holding back the thorns before time runs out.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, RPG 18%, Text-Based 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%
- #5 IMMRAMA: Voyages of the Otherworlds
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tech Duinnin LLC
Windows
A story-driven RPG you play with text or voice. No jargon, use your own words and the game understands. A hand-written world of myth responds. Real dice, factions, and consequences underneath; a complete, cinematic voyage you can actually finish. Every word human-authored. AI only does the telling.
Why similar: Dice 16.9% ★, Text-Based 14.7%, RPG 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #6 The Wake of the Wyrm
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A crown upon your head, danger all around. Rule, marry, scheme, raise heirs, wage wars, fulfill prophecies, and survive the waking Wyrm. An interactive text-based dark fantasy novel, 850,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, RPG 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
- #7 Herald of the Mists
93% 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: Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, RPG 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Dice 11.1% ★
- #8 Aunewyth
92% 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 30.1%, RPG 22.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #9 God of Chaos
91% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shatter civilization and avenge your pantheon as the world‘s last surviving god! Will you liberate humanity from tyranny, or let the world burn? A text-based interactive dark fantasy novel.
Why similar: RPG 24.6%, Text-Based 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #10 To Reign in Hell
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hell’s throne is empty. Will you seize it? Command demons, forge dark bargains, shape the future of the afterlife—or watch it burn as chaos reigns. A text-based interactive dark fantasy novel, 630,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: RPG 26.9%, Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
- #11 Decadent Heir
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRdroid GamesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Rewrite history in this narrative RPG set in the last days of Imperial Russia. Born into nobility, you will shape both your destiny and the fate of a nation.Will you preserve the old order, ignite the flames of revolution, or carve out your own path? Every decision will echo through time.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, RPG 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #12 The Nascent Necromancer
89% matchMixed60% of 15 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 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 18.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #13 Saturnine
89% matchMixed70% of 27 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: RPG 30.1%, Text-Based 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #14 Diaspora
86% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Navigate unknown waters, deadly politics, and ancient magic in this low-fantasy adventure. Can you turn the tides of war and forge a future for your clan? A text-based interactive novel, 1 million words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: RPG 27.1%, Text-Based 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #15 Too Different
88% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel the mysterious past of your parents and homeland while journeying through four unique lands in this exciting science-fantasy adventure!
Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Text-Based 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #16 The Will and Torment of El Brante
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosenior
Windows
A hardcore narrative RPG about an inquisitor who defied the Gods and returned from the Afterlife against Their Will. In a world where faith is fracturing, power is waning, and blood is spilled ever more often, your choices will decide what remains of the Empire. Complete the story of Sir El Brante!
Why similar: RPG 21.3%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #17 With Good Intentions
86% matchMixed59% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: Golden Dragon Games
Windows · Mac
"With good intentions" is a nonlinear visual novel. Escape from a cursed monastery, win over its mighty Overlord, save your love and uncover the mysteries of time itself!
Why similar: Text-Based 14.8%, RPG 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #18 Fate of the Storm Gods
85% 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: RPG 29.4%, Text-Based 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #19 말리온
84% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BepavedPub: ARTAME
Windows
Play the game from the perspective of a traveler who comes to the dealer and is faced with numerous choices in a story prepared by the dealer. Experience a story that changes based on your choices and see the ending that changes based on your choices!
Why similar: RPG 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Tabletop 12.3%
- #20 A Wise Use of Time
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 122 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: RPG 26.7%, Text-Based 20.8%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #21 Fallen Hero: Revelations
83% 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: RPG 28.5%, Text-Based 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #22 Keeper's Vigil
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Text-Based 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #23 Life as a Lich
82% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embrace lichdom: research powerful spells, recruit undead legions, manage your domains, rule the underworld, and become a demigod!
Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
- #24 Scarlet Sails
81% 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: Text-Based 25.6%, RPG 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choices Matter 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.7%
- #25 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
81% 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: RPG 30.5%, Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #26 Turncoat Chronicle
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 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: RPG 28.7%, Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #27 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
79% 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: Text-Based 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, RPG 18.4%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #28 The Fifth Horseman
79% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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: RPG 34.2%, Text-Based 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #29 Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
78% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get yourself into and out of another fine mess! Win glory, renown, and much-needed money through cunning schemes that will seem like good ideas at the time.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.8%, RPG 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #30 A Kiss from Death
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an immortal being in a world of epic fantasy, spend an eternity in romance with a host of unique, fantastical characters!
Why similar: Text-Based 25.7%, RPG 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%
- #31 Freedom Tower
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fire Trail
Windows
Roleplaying set in a dystopian universe inspired by early twentieth-century wars and Ukrainian folklore. You are Orest, and you might be the last hope of your occupied land. Establish the truths about the world getting drained of its energy, meet captivating characters, and make your land free.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.7%, RPG 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Tabletop 11.9%
- #32 Witchcraft U
77% 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: RPG 28.7%, Text-Based 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #33 The Golden Rose: Book One
76% matchVery Positive90% of 163 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: RPG 25.2%, Text-Based 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #34 Samurai of Hyuga Book 6
75% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to Hyuga just in time for the new semester! Sword fights, love confessions, demonic rituals—nobody said graduating was going to be easy! A text-based novel, 300,000 words and hundreds of choices, without animations or sound effects.
Why similar: RPG 29.5%, Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #35 The Soul Stone War 3
75% 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: RPG 30.8%, Text-Based 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #36 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 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: Text-Based 26%, RPG 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #37 Roll Value
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: = tale(JK, 3)
Windows
Your choices reveal what you value. Guide three adventurers through a kingdom in crisis, deciding whom to protect as its population and army decline. Character traits and dice shape the outcome, while every decision builds a five-principle value profile revealed at the end of your journey.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.3%, RPG 15%, Tabletop 8.9%
- #38 An Imp and an Impostor
73% matchPositive100% of 10 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: RPG 28.5%, Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #39 Fighting Fantasy Classics
74% matchVery Positive82% of 371 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests in which YOU are the hero! Choose what happens at every turn of the page with Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, RPG 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #40 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 25.2%, Text-Based 21.6%, RPG 20.4%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #41 Faerie's Bargain: The Price of Business
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 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: Text-Based 23.1%, RPG 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #42 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
72% matchPositive81% of 21 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: Text-Based 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 24%, RPG 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #43 Witch's Brew: Love and Lattes
71% 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: RPG 30.2%, Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Choices Matter 9%
- #44 Kardiya: The Winds of Fate
72% 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: Dice 27.4% ★, Text-Based 19.9%, RPG 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #45 Joy Malignant
70% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Petros Anastasiadis
Windows
A surreal dice-based RPG in a cursed city of gut-wrenching suffering. Here, your choices shape your skills and your appearance. Survive the city's hellish trials, meet tortured characters, and develop your own unique identity. Every choice matters as your actions will literally shape you.
Why similar: RPG 21.4%, Dice 21.1% ★, Tabletop 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #46 浊令
71% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: 虚拟烤箱整活组
Windows
《浊令》 是一款第一人称文字冒险游戏,融合视觉小说元素。玩家将沉浸于探索“宙与埃”世界观的互动故事,通过选择驱动叙事发展,解锁多样的剧情分支。体验引人入胜的对话、收集精美CG与成就,感受独特的情感旅程。
Why similar: RPG 34.3%, Text-Based 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Violent 7.4%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #47 House of the Golden Mask
70% 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: RPG 29.8%, Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #48 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: RPG 28.4%, Text-Based 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #49 Open Sorcery
70% matchVery Positive98% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 31.7%, RPG 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Adventure 4.4%
- #50 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
69% matchVery Positive88% of 762 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 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: RPG 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%
- #51 Vampire's Kiss
69% matchMixed69% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unleash your lust and your thirst in a battle for the soul of London! Will passion lead you back to humanity, or will you embrace the night as a vampire?
Why similar: RPG 24.5%, Text-Based 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #52 Undying Fortress
67% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wield your magic sword against the monsters that fill a mysterious tower, and uncover the secrets of the past!
Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, RPG 23.8%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%
- #53 Keeper of the Day and Night
69% matchPositive97% of 37 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: Text-Based 25.4%, RPG 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #54 The Sword of Rhivenia
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 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: RPG 27.3%, Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #55 The Farm of the Living
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
Why similar: RPG 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #56 A Blade for the Emperor
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An interactive fiction epic fantasy.
Why similar: RPG 26%, Text-Based 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #57 World War II Armored Recon
67% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
North Africa, 1942. Command a U.S. tank. Lead your men against the Axis powers. Learn the hard lessons of war. The odds are against you. A text-based historical novel, 900,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Text-Based 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #58 Message in a Melody
67% 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%, Text-Based 25.7%, RPG 19.2%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.4%
- #59 Werewolves 3: Evolution's End
66% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's the ultimate battle between werewolves and human supremacists, and your werewolf pack is caught in the middle of a four-way fight!
Why similar: Text-Based 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, RPG 24.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.9%
- #60 Once Upon
66% matchNo user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Entropy Cat Studio
Windows
An AI-driven narrative RPG that grows alongside your focus sessions. Set a real-life task, start a 25-minute Pomodoro, and return to a fresh chapter written while you worked. Choose a fantasy cooking journey or a sci-fi survival mystery. Free AI built in.
Why similar: RPG 30.1%, Text-Based 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 6.2%