- #1 The Forest of Doom (Standalone)
97% matchVery Positive81% of 304 reviews2014
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are the hero in Forest of Doom! Explore the sinister Darkwood Forest in the digital Fighting Fantasy Standalone version of Ian Livingstone's classic RPG gamebook!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.8%, RPG 30.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful digital adaptation of a classic gamebook that mirrors the mechanics of the seed game.
- #2 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
96% matchVery Positive88% of 43,652 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 55.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: RPG 63.8%, Adventure 36.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, narrative-driven RPG that offers extensive choice-based consequences within the Warhammer 40,000 setting.
- #3 Starship Traveller (Standalone)
96% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
YOU are the hero in Starship Traveller! Captain a futuristic Starship in Steve Jackson's classic sci-fi RPG gamebook!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.5%, RPG 36.6%, Adventure 21.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same digital gamebook DNA while providing a sci-fi narrative experience.
- #4 Sabres of Infinity
95% matchVery Positive93% of 183 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 50%, RPG 31.9%, Adventure 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded text-based adventure that focuses on military leadership and difficult moral choices.
- #5 Guns of Infinity
94% matchVery Positive96% of 137 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 47.3%, RPG 33.1%, Adventure 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to Sabres of Infinity, offering even more complex narrative branching and character development.
- #6 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
93% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.2%, RPG 26.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that emphasizes player agency and narrative-driven decision-making.
- #7 House of Hell (Standalone)
94% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
YOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 42.4%, RPG 35.1%, Adventure 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: Another classic gamebook adaptation that captures the same choose-your-own-adventure feel.
- #8 Life of a Space Force Captain
92% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: RPG 43.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Adventure 21.5%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based sci-fi RPG that captures the feeling of commanding in a vast, dangerous galaxy.
- #9 A Mage Reborn
91% matchVery Positive89% of 105 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 39.6%, RPG 36.7%, Adventure 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive interactive fiction title with deep character-driven choices and branching paths.
- #10 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
90% matchVery Positive91% of 14,434 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: RPG 100%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the grim atmosphere and tactical decision-making essential to the 40k experience.
- #11 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,208 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: RPG 100%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, tactical narrative experience where every decision impacts the survival of your squad.
- #12 The Lost Heir: The Fall of Daria
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: RPG 53.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 46.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic text-based adventure with significant branching paths and character customization.
- #13 An Assassin in Orlandes
88% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Search for a ruthless assassin in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!
Why similar: RPG 41.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Adventure 23.6%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based adventure that relies on player choices to navigate dangerous scenarios.
- #14 Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,051 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 75.4% ★, Games Workshop 24.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: A strategic turn-based game that captures the scale of 40k warfare.
- #15 Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach (Classic)
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,478 reviews2017
Dev: Straylight EntertainmentPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a 3D turn-based strategy game like you’ve never seen before: fast, immediate, deep, impressive to look at and incredibly fun! Fight through a dark era of carnage and endless war and lead the Space Wolves in a struggle to defend the last bastion of mankind.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 73.3% ★, Games Workshop 26.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that emphasizes the brutal combat of the 40k setting.
- #16 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
81% matchVery Positive84% of 209,229 reviews2024
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern Space Marine experience that brings the intensity of the 40k universe to life.
- #17 Fallen Hero: Rebirth
84% matchVery Positive96% of 463 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 49%, RPG 32.5%, Adventure 18.4%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, choice-heavy interactive fiction game that explores themes of identity and power.
- #18 Citizen Sleeper
82% matchVery Positive93% of 9,995 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: RPG 69.8%, Adventure 30.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG where player choices and dice-based mechanics drive the story forward.
- #19 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
84% matchVery Positive92% of 32,764 reviews2011
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic action-adventure that puts you in the boots of a Space Marine against overwhelming odds.
- #20 Talisman: The Horus Heresy (Classic)
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 306 reviews2016
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Talisman: The Horus Heresy is a digital board game based on the Talisman rule system and set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, during the cataclysmic events of the Horus Heresy.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 69.5% ★, Games Workshop 29.4% ★, Adventure 1%
Why You'll Like It: A board game adaptation that brings the epic scale of the Horus Heresy to the screen.
- #21 Space Hulk: Ascension (Classic)
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 934 reviews2015
Dev: Full Control StudiosPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Space Hulk: Ascension is a 3D, digital, turn based, strategy game, which re-interprets the classic board game experience, and adds new RPG style mechanics, new weapons and missions, new enemy types, 3 playable chapters and loads of other new features to the single player experience.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 71.7% ★, Games Workshop 24.8% ★, RPG 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical adaptation of the classic board game that focuses on claustrophobic 40k combat.
- #22 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
82% matchVery Positive89% of 145 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 47.2%, RPG 33.7%, Adventure 19.1%
Why You'll Like It: An extensive text-based strategy game where your choices determine the fate of a rebellion.
- #23 Knell of St. Godhrkar
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,543 reviews2021
Dev: -二律背反-
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: RPG 44.6%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Adventure 25.6%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that blends deep narrative with strategic elements.
- #24 Mandate Of Heaven
75% matchVery Positive92% of 5,864 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: RPG 63.3%, Visual Novel 36.7%
- #25 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,075 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, RPG 39.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses on narrative choices and the dark atmosphere of its source material.
- #26 Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions
79% matchMixed60% of 3,187 reviews2019
Dev: Everguild Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A card battler based in the rich universe of the Horus Heresy, the origin story of Warhammer 40,000. Play through epic single-player campaigns, take part in draft tournaments based on famous battles, or build your own unstoppable deck and compete in fast and epic duels against players worldwide.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based narrative experience that explores the history of the 40k universe.
- #27 Narborion Saga
80% matchMixed59% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: Liber Primus GamesPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enter the world of Narborion Saga: an epic, high fantasy, role-playing game. A mixture of game-book, tactical combat, rogue-like dungeoneering, minigames, and much more ̶ Narborion Saga will satisfy the fans of narrative, story-driven RPGs.[/b]
Why similar: RPG 63.8%, Adventure 36.2%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG adventure that leans heavily into the gamebook style of storytelling.
- #28 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition
76% matchMixed53% of 318 reviews2025
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: SEGA
Windows
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine returns. Enhanced for a new generation! Enjoy quality of life & graphical improvements that take the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine experience to the next level.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 77.1% ★, Games Workshop 10.3% ★, RPG 7.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #29 Space Hulk (Classic)
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,074 reviews2013
Dev: Full Control StudiosPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The legendary Space Hulk returns in this epic turn based strategy game. Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, an intriguing story of legendary battles and heroic actions unfolds.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 79.7% ★, Games Workshop 20.3% ★
- #30 Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)
77% matchMixed63% of 1,155 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 87% ★, Games Workshop 13% ★
- #31 Fighting Fantasy Classics
77% matchVery Positive81% of 354 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 54.4%, RPG 31.8%, Adventure 13.8%
- #32 King of Dragon Pass
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 552 reviews2015
Dev: A SharpPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 46.5%, RPG 36.3%, Adventure 17.2%
- #33 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
71% matchVery Positive90% of 9,592 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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 43.2%, RPG 31.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Adventure 8.7%
- #34 Life of a Wizard
74% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: RPG 41.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 35.6%, Adventure 22.7%
- #35 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
73% matchMixed69% of 6,007 reviews2016
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.
Why similar: Warhammer 40K 80.2% ★, Games Workshop 19.8% ★
- #36 Sorcery! Part 4
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An epic adventure through an open world of monsters, traps and magic. Infiltrate the Fortress of Sorcerers, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered, no matter how small. Cheat death, uncover ancient mysteries, and recover the Crown of Kings - if you can.
Why similar: RPG 42%, Choose Your Own Adventure 36.9%, Adventure 21.1%
- #37 Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles (Classic)
72% matchMixed64% of 778 reviews2017
Dev: Evil Twin ArtworksPub: SNEG
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Send Skaven ships to the murky depths, cut Khorne’s champions to pieces & battle sea monsters as you explore the Warhammer oceans. Turn pirate & become the scourge of the Empire, or trade your way to riches along the Bretonnian coast. Based on Games Workshop's classic Man O’ War.
Why similar: Games Workshop 87.2% ★, RPG 6.6%, Adventure 6.2%
- #38 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
70% matchMixed68% of 417 reviews2022
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 61%, RPG 39%
- #39 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
67% matchVery Positive97% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.7%, RPG 28.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Adventure 11.8%
- #40 Mecha Ace
71% matchVery Positive87% of 156 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the cockpit of a giant "mecha" robot, dueling with plasma sabers in an interstellar civil war!
Why similar: RPG 51.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 48.1%
- #41 Fatehaven
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: RPG 41.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, Adventure 23.8%
- #42 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 48.7%, RPG 24.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 8.7%
- #43 Lost:Antinomy
66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,075 reviews2024
Dev: IMaiIna
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With just a swipe to the left or right, you can make all kinds of decisions. So, please embark on your own unique adventure tale through the continent of Astra!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 50.8%, RPG 30.7%, Adventure 18.4%
- #44 Pendragon Rising
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: RPG 58.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 41.8%
- #45 Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 832 reviews2014
Dev: Reply Game StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
For Sommerlund and the Kai! Lone Wolf is back with an exclusive storyline, stunning graphics and a deep combat system. Make meaningful choices and carve your own path.
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 38.3%, Adventure 20.1%
- #46 Omen Exitio: Plague
69% matchVery Positive85% of 626 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 57.3%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 20.2%
- #47 The Soul Stone War
70% matchMixed69% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 45.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Adventure 25%
- #48 Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
64% matchVery Positive91% of 920 reviews2025
Dev: Space Colony StudiosPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41%, RPG 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Adventure 15%
- #49 Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
69% matchVery Positive90% of 152 reviews2017
Dev: Wispfire
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Why similar: Adventure 55.3%, Visual Novel 44.7%
- #50 Dexter Stardust : Adventures in Outer Space
66% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: Dexter Team Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Spacey Classic Point and Click Adventure for All!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 55%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Adventure 21.7%
- #51 The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 720 reviews2016
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a tabletop adventure come to life! This fantasy solo RPG combines unique, simultaneous turn-based combat with a journey that changes based on each figurine you take into Firetop Mountain! Which hero will you take into Zagor's lair THIS time?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 51.5%, RPG 28.9%, Adventure 19.6%
- #52 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
64% matchVery Positive84% of 1,648 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 60.5%, RPG 39.5%
- #53 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 604 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 50.6%, RPG 29.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%