- #1 Makoku - The Seductive Twilight Squadron
97% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: INTERHEARTPub: ARTLINK
Windows
The women of the Makoku use both their bodies and blades to lure in and dispatch their opponents.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Historical 12%
- #2 Adventurers Guild Receptionist
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio LITTE
Windows
Always wanted a fantasy world desk job?! Manage eccentric adventurers like a lazy witch, tsundere fairy & useless bard! Approve quests, keep them alive, pay off Elfie's crippling tax debt, and rake in gold for the Guild!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, RPG 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 9.8%
- #3 Scales of Justice
96% 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: Character Customization 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choices Matter 15.7%, RPG 11.2%
- #4 An Unexpectedly Green Journey
95% matchPositive98% of 49 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Character Customization 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, RPG 10.9%
- #5 Casina: The Forgotten Comedy
94% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Want a good laugh? Well, in 184 BC Plautus wrote a play you will not easily forget! "Casina: the Forgotten Comedy" is a modern adaptation of his ancient work of literature, brought to you as a fully voiced and animated Visual Novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Historical 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #6 Cloud Heart
94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Sodafrost
Windows
A turn-based RPG and adventure game. Travel around the world and face various stories.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, RPG 11.2%, Anime 9.8%
- #7 Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest
93% matchVery Positive84% of 418 reviews2021
Dev: TencoPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A young man takes up his sword and leads an army in search of his missing past. Carefully plan strategic turn-based battles against adorable portrayals of historical and mythical world heroes, as you conquer the globe... for not well explained reasons!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Historical 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #8 江山如画
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: 七度灰工作室
Windows
This game is an RPG turn based combat game of the Three Kingdoms type. Focusing on the promotion of the plot, it tells the story of a despondent royal family who fled, made contributions, and dominated the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Historical 19.2%, RPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%
- #9 Brageskålen
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Historical 22%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%
- #10 魔石
91% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ZCN Games
Windows
In a vast continent, there is a country called Reese, where ancient human civilization lives for hundreds of years of peace. Until one day, evil forces descended from the sky and launched the most brutal attack in history, plunging Reese into endless chaos...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 38.6%, Character Customization 14.5%, RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #11 The Soul Stone War 3
90% 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: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, RPG 18.1%, Character Customization 11.8%, Fantasy 9.7%
- #12 Ravelle - Last Draw
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EileenPub: Everburngames
Windows
What starts as casual matches in a humble café becomes a shared effort to protect a place that matters. Ravelle is a free-to-play turn-based strategy card game with visual novel elements, blending tactical card battles and personal character stories.
Why similar: Card Game 29.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 13%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%
- #13 Heart is Muscle
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: HeidenGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Flex your muscles, bake cookies and save the world! Heart is Muscle is a quirky RPG-VN where every action you take moves time forward!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Anime 8.6%
- #14 Marriage Impossible 2 ~Love Love♥Christmas~
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: AvoCavo
Windows
Marriage Impossible 2 is a game playable only for a streamer with 45~ viewers. Gather gold and upgrade chat viewer's Unit! Collaborate with chat and streamers to capture the ❤️Love❤️
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Comedy 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Anime 13.7%
- #15 Ashbane
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shiverblade Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ashbane is a turn-based tactics RPG built around expeditions. Recruit Freeblades, grow your roster, and deploy a warband to accept paid jobs or launch your own raids. Choose your path, push deeper, and bear the cost.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, RPG 12.3%, Character Customization 10%
- #16 Crown Gambit
86% matchVery Positive97% of 386 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITSPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Card Game 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #17 Demon: Recollect
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Character Customization 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.9%, RPG 12.7%
- #18 プリンセス×オーディエンス
85% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
選択肢を間違えると即エンディング!?ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Anime 10.7%, Cute 9.3%
- #19 Reigns: The Witcher
84% matchVery Positive80% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #20 White Blade
84% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
Strategic turn-based combat, utilizing various complementary skills to deal with enemy attack patterns.
Why similar: Card Game 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Anime 11.6%
- #21 Reigns: Three Kingdoms
83% matchMixed53% of 356 reviews2024
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.
Why similar: Card Game 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Historical 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #22 Paper Shakespeare 3: Girl Werewolf Hamlet Absolutely Solves the War of the Roses
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Comedy 11.9%
- #23 An Imp and an Impostor
81% match9 user reviews100% of 9 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: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, RPG 17.1%, Character Customization 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #24 Sugoi Adventure! DragonSlayer
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game of choices where you get to become a hero, impress hot girls, and slay a dragon. 💕 Choose your own adventure and make it truly sugoi!
Why similar: Card Game 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 12%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #25 Parasite Black
81% matchVery Positive91% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: Damned StudiosPub: Satyr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Parasite Black is a mature, dark fantasy RPG set in the world of Mirnos, where a deadly race known as the Demorai threatens everything. With your newfound "gift," you may hold the key to turning the tide of war and saving the realm from destruction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #26 The Specter Chronicles: Episode 1 - The False Prophet
80% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Forge 215
Windows
The Specter Chronicles is a cyberpunk visual novel that combines text-based adventure with turn-based tactical combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
- #27 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
79% 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 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 18.8%, Character Customization 11.2%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #28 Keeper's Vigil
79% matchNo user 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: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 18.8%, Character Customization 11.2%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #29 Sword of Shandar
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Sword of Shandar is a narrative-driven light RPG focused on choice, consequence, and discovery. Engage in turn-based combat, resolve challenges through dice-roll skill checks, crack locks in hands-on minigames, and decipher ancient runes as you uncover the secrets of a fading world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, RPG 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #30 Alter
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Azarys
Windows
Humanity is almost extinct and only one fortress remain : Bastion. Defended for centuries by mutated humans called Alter, it may not withstand the upcoming internal and external threats. Help Mavenna change this corrupted society for something better... or worse, it's up to you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #31 Honor Bound
77% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect an exclusive boarding school and rebuild your life after scandal as a military bodyguard! How far will you go for ambition, duty, and your country?
Why similar: Character Customization 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 16.8%, RPG 12.2%
- #32 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 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, RPG 17.7%, Character Customization 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #33 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
76% 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 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Character Customization 15%, RPG 11.2%
- #34 Kino
75% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Lacking Finesse Games
Windows
Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Historical 13.6%, RPG 9%
- #35 求闻编年史 ~ Gensokyo Recollection
76% matchVery Positive98% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Forever Shrine
Windows
这是一部以九代阿礼少女为主角展开的宏大叙事向东方同人RPG:拥有过目不忘能力的稗田阿求因一场噩梦丧失了所有前世的记忆。 为了找寻自己的记忆,稗田阿求跟随幻想乡众人踏遍幻想乡的每一个角落,重新见证幻想乡的历史。
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Historical 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #36 A Clockwork Ley-Line: Daybreak of Remnants Shadow
75% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
Windows
In search for her grandmother's keepsake, an unlikely visitor--Adelheid Ritter von Weinberger pushed order after order towards the bureau. Time felt like it passed by at their command--what could it mean for the academy?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Anime 11.4%, Comedy 8.8%
- #37 Whiskey-Four
73% matchVery Positive93% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Character Customization 21.1%, Choices Matter 16.4%, RPG 11.6%
- #38 Samurai of Hyuga Book 6
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, RPG 18.1%, Character Customization 14.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #39 The Last Days of Friendship Valley
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEATHER FLOWERS
Windows
A deckbuilding narrative RPG about conflict negotiation, goats, and impending doom. Make your own goat character, navigate arguments with cards, uncover an ancient mystery, and try to save the world.
Why similar: Card Game 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Character Customization 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #40 Welcome To... Chichester 2 - Part I : DayRise
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grendel Jinx, the megalomaniacal kleptomaniac has returned to Chichester, England for a secret mission. Can the protagonist stop her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 11.5%, Comedy 8.7%, Choices Matter 8%
- #41 LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
71% matchVery Positive96% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: SMEEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Comedy 10.2%
- #42 Olympus Rangers
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MechanoPub: Jandusoft
Windows
Welcome to the ultimate battle simulator where you can create, manage and face dozens of opponents in multiple battle modes. Can you become the champion? Throw away your fainted teammates? How about becoming the world's best in online play? Take on the Olympus! Can you become the very best?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Anime 9.1%, Colorful 8.2%
- #43 Rewrite+
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 697 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 15.7%, Comedy 9%
- #44 Lilithia's Dungeon
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ahao
Windows
Lilithia's Dungeon is a pixel fantasy turn-based action loot game.Fed up with dying easily in squishy builds?Even clumsy players can enjoy glass-cannon gameplay safely.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.8%, Turn-Based Combat 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, RPG 10.2%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #45 夜烬迷航 Veil of Ember
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: YZTStudio
Windows
夜烬迷航 Veil of Ember 是一款以卡牌战斗为核心的回合制游戏。 你可以不断收集并组合卡牌来战胜敌人。
Why similar: Card Game 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #46 Sounds of Her Love 2
69% matchPositive100% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cute romance visual novel set at an international school in Japan. As you approach the final hours of your school years together, help your sweet but shy girlfriend Ceri overcome her fears to be able to play the harp at the school's graduation ceremony. A tender, wholesome love story awaits.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 11%, RPG 10.4%
- #47 Coins of the Wonderland
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Japan Interactive Game StudioPub: Interactive Art Studio
Windows
A relaxing visual novel game focusing on cozy adventure and learning Japanese.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Anime 12.3%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #48 In The Days of My Life
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redamantine Studios
Windows
Management and life-simulation Game with elaborate Relationships, where players manage their character’s actions and activities as they explore topics about self-discovery, parent-children relationships, friendships, and growing up as a College Student.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Anime 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #49 Lost in Endoria: A Monster Girl Harem
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YukariGames
Windows
What would happen if a frail nerdy guy got transported and isekai’d into a world full of monster girls? Embark into a magical fantasy world where powers, mysteries, and secrets exist, waiting to be solved and discovered. what will you do if the only one who can help you return to your world is gone?
Why similar: Card Game 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #50 ADA: Além d' Aventura
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Opala Project
Windows
A J-RPG set in a fantasy world, rich in history, with a Brazilian touch, tactical and nostalgic combat, innovation, implementations based on card game systems, and an exploration of adventure games.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, RPG 14.5%, Historical 14.3%, Anime 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%
- #51 Hakuba School ! Hunting Prey
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Kenbu
Windows
Welcome to Hakuba school! Live a student life in Hakuba and solve the mysteries surrounding the school and your past...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 13.7%, Comedy 11%
- #52 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Anime 11.7%
- #53 Esperia ~ Uprising of the Scarlet Witch ~
68% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Prismalice
Windows
Dive into the world of Esperia, a fantasy tactical RPG with visual novel elements! Lead Diana and her allies into grid-based tactical battles to uncover the secrets of the Kingdom and the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, RPG 11.9%, Anime 10%
- #54 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Comedy 10.1%
- #55 Endless Monday: In Progress
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Anime 10.4%
- #56 House of the Golden Mask
67% 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 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 18.4%, Character Customization 11.6%, Fantasy 9.6%
- #57 Fantasia Sango Mysteria
67% matchMixed68% of 637 reviews2023
Dev: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
單機劇情RPG《幻想三國誌》全新篇章登場! 在《幻想三國誌-天元異事錄》中再次體驗人神仙妖魔共存,虛實交織的世界。
Why similar: Historical 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Anime 8.2%
- #58 永恒地牢与刹那之恋
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zeros
Windows
《永恒地牢与刹那之恋》是基于AI实时推演的动态叙事AVG。在这个视觉小说内,输入你独一无二的选择生成新的世界线与游戏CG。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 15.8%, RPG 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #59 The Nascent Necromancer
67% 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 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Choices Matter 16%, Character Customization 14.9%, RPG 12%
- #60 ヘブンバーンズレッド
66% matchMixed61% of 6,084 reviews2022
Dev: WRIGHT FLYER STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 164.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Key 麻枝 准が描く、最後の希望を託された少女たちの物語『ヘブンバーンズレッド (ヘブバン)』 フィールドを駆け回り、かけがえのない日常を体験しながら、命を賭した戦いに挑むドラマチックRPG!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Anime 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%