- #1 Acceptable Losses
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zann Archive
Windows · Mac
Acceptable Losses is a phase based WWI command and management game. Lead squads through a brutal 20 day campaign, balancing morale, fatigue, cohesion, and the paperwork of war. Perform well enough and you may be ordered Over the Top, where success leads to a second act holding captured ground.
Why similar: World War I 52.4% ★, Historical 17.2%, Choices Matter 8%, Simulation 5.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.3%
- #2 ROTRDS - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon and Snake
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: haatcci
Windows · Mac
ROTRDS is a visual novel RPG inspired by traditional Korean mythology. Only half of the Twelve Zodiac guardians remain with fragmented memories. Gigi has less than a week to gather all the Oksae seals and save the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Historical 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
- #3 Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
96% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Why similar: Alternate History 18.7%, Text-Based 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Historical 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%
- #4 Arbitology: Dei Gratia Rex
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: High Tower Games
Windows
A game of storytelling and kingly life simulation in an alt-historical 12th century England. Make your choices wisely, for they affect history itself. Live and die well — prove you are, by the grace of God, king.
Why similar: Alternate History 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Historical 14.6%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 12.3%
- #5 Daria: A Kingdom Simulator
94% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your realm, train heroes, and build a legendary kingdom in Daria. Experience strategy, storytelling, and diplomacy in this immersive sim.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Simulation 11.5%, RPG 8.4%
- #6 1453: Fall of Constantinople
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 17.7%, Historical 16.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #7 When Silence Fell
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maximilian Niebuhr
Windows
This grim interactive novel takes you directly into a period full of dread and peril - the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century!
Why similar: Historical 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Text-Based 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Alternate History 13.8%
- #8 Simple Sanguo
91% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: clip_on
Windows · Mac
连角色头像都没有,谁会想玩吗?你别说,汉字就是有这样的魔力。有的人,你只要看到了他的姓名,就愿意舍命追随!恰好,刘备就是这样的人!如果你也厌倦了武力、智力的争吵,简易三国志同样是你不该错过的游戏!在《刘备篇》里跟随刘备纵横天下,然后在无尽挑战中验证自己的操作吧!!
Why similar: Alternate History 19.6%, Historical 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #9 FULLYBROKEN: OLD DAWN
92% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: NeverNorthGamesPub: Not The Best Games
Windows
Eight factions fight to conquer Mir. The Resurgence took you in when you had little chance of survival. Now it's up to you. Who will you put in the first place? Your faction or yourself? Be careful! Choices have consequences in this unique card battler RPG with tons of choices and cards.
Why similar: World War I 25.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Historical 10.8%
- #10 Vigil: A Knight Story
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A Story Interactive
Windows · Linux
A fully voiced branching medieval RPG of over 800,000 words. Swear the oath, ride to a dying kingdom's war, and answer for every choice. When you fall, you are not reloaded, you are marked. Four origins, twelve chapters, and an ending that weighs what your oath was worth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Historical 13.8%, RPG 12.8%, Strategy 11.9%
- #11 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
90% matchPositive80% of 20 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 24.9%, Text-Based 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, RPG 8.6%
- #12 The Great Sassanelli – An Interactive Novel
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Forking Paths Gardening InteractivePub: DigiTales Interactive
Windows · Mac
A war of unseen ferocity is ravaging the continent. You, ringmaster dilettante, must keep the circus afloat. Travel, entertain, and keep the troupe’s spirits up while trying to find a mythical safe haven to last out the storm in this beautifully illustrated, text-based narrative adventure.
Why similar: World War I 34.4% ★, Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Historical 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%
- #13 Revolution Diabolique
89% matchNegative15% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unlock diabolical magic in the time of Napoleon and Robespierre! Can you direct the course of the Revolution, or will you lose your head?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 19.7%, Alternate History 18.9%, Historical 16%, RPG 10.4%
- #14 SGS Heia Safari
88% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The only campaign where forces of Imperial Germany fought victoriously till the end. From 1914 to 1918 in East Africa, you play general Von Lettow and his skilled Askaris or Allied troops from the Empire, Belgium and Portugal. Get the ‘African Queen’ feel when playing this exotic campaign.
Why similar: World War I 54.1% ★, Historical 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 1.2%
- #15 Saturnine
86% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Text-Based 22.5%, RPG 15.1%, Choices Matter 7%
- #16 华夏五千年
87% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: 青湖迷雾工作室Pub: 三六零
Windows
The game is a turn-based strategy game
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Strategy RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Strategy 15.7%, Historical 15.5%
- #17 Fallen Hero: Revelations
86% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Text-Based 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, RPG 14.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #18 Temple of Egmelitia
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Ian Hornik
Windows · Mac
The Nose knows. A text based adventure game set in an ancient temple full of secrets.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Historical 20.4%, Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #19 Commander: The Great War
85% matchVery Positive80% of 296 reviews2014
Dev: The Lordz Games StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
Why similar: World War I 55.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 14.4%, Historical 13.2%
- #20 The Play's the Thing
84% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?
Why similar: Alternate History 19%, Historical 16.5%, Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%
- #21 Everburning Dark 长夜余烬
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Immortal Isle Studio
Windows
Everburning Dark blends 2048-style roguelike merge combat, unlimited AI-driven storytelling, and companion AI bonding. Build with relics and skills, talk freely to reshape each run, and uncover the folk-horror truth of a dying dynasty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Text-Based 12.8%
- #22 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
82% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 20.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #23 The Nascent Necromancer
82% 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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 9.3%
- #24 Turncoat Chronicle
81% 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: Text-Based 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, RPG 14.3%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #25 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
81% 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 26.1%, Text-Based 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, RPG 9.1%
- #26 Marcel Pagnol and the Secret Spring
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Alternate History 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Historical 16.9%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #27 华夏立志传:战国
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TP Interactive
Windows
A life simulation RPG set in China's Warring States era. Play as a real historical figure — follow their recorded fate or rewrite it. Four careers, two side vocations, three deck-building combat systems, 200+ cities, and dozens of endings. Their story is written. Your choices change it.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, Simulation 14%, Historical 14%, Strategy 13.8%
- #28 Keeper's Vigil
78% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, RPG 15.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #29 Rise Of The General
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nani Studios LLC
Windows
Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary General in a war-torn world. Fight, survive, and command as your choices shape battles, influence armies, and determine your path through strength, strategy, or both.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Historical 12.9%, RPG 12%, Strategy 11.2%
- #30 Love & Country: The First Mission
78% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Guhuhu Games LLC
Windows
Tensions run high in this bittersweet World War I historical romance-spy thriller visual novel!
Why similar: World War I 33.9% ★, Historical 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #31 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
77% 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 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Text-Based 22.8%, RPG 15.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #32 An Imp and an Impostor
76% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Text-Based 21.5%, RPG 14%, Adventure 7.2%
- #33 Heart of Battle
77% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle for love as a gladiator in this epic romance of swords and sandals! Win glory, victory, a better life, your freedom - and spark a revolution!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 19.2%, Historical 16.5%, RPG 12.2%
- #34 A War of a Madman's Making
75% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Historical 16.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Alternate History 12.8%
- #35 말리온
75% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%
- #36 Whiskey-Four
73% matchVery Positive92% of 111 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 19.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #37 崇祯模拟器
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZHANG HANLIANG
Windows
1644—the Ming Dynasty is collapsing. Rebels close on Beijing, Manchu armies at the gates, the treasury empty. As Chongzhen, China's last emperor, you command AI-driven ministers who flatter, scheme, and defy you. Rewrite history—or fall as the records say?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Alternate History 12.1%, Strategy RPG 12%, Simulation 11.9%
- #38 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Text-Based 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, RPG 11.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #39 Samurai of Hyuga Book 6
73% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Text-Based 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, RPG 14.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #40 Diaspora
72% matchPositive100% of 10 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: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Text-Based 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, RPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #41 Age of Gladiators Reforged
74% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game. A single-player strategy/management experience set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome that allows you to manage your fighters as they increase in level, forging them into killing machines and champions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Historical 15.2%, Strategy RPG 15%, Text-Based 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%
- #42 Bloodwood Dungeon
73% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG centered on dungeon crawling with traps, puzzles, fights and loot. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 18.4%, RPG 13.6%, Minimalist 11.2%
- #43 Road To Wealth
72% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Konithir
Windows
Embark on a text-based RPG in a brutal fantasy world. Make choices, manage gear, and battle enemies through a non-linear story. Explore diverse landscapes with immersive art and sounds. Enjoy mini-games like dice and lockpicking. Survive or save often in this challenging game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Text-Based 19%, Strategy RPG 17.7%, RPG 12.8%
- #44 Little Frontier
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vedad
Windows · Mac
Little Frontier is a story-driven RPG set in the fading days of the American frontier. You play the role of a trapper caught between the last breath of the wilderness and the slow advance of civilization. Hunt, fish, and explore a vast untamed, dangerous land...
Why similar: Historical 18.2%, Alternate History 17.9%, Isometric 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Strategy RPG 14.2%
- #45 Relics 2: The Crusader's Tomb
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Four thousand miles. Twenty thousand pounds. Four murderous rivals. One unforgettable adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 17.7%, Historical 17%, RPG 13.7%
- #46 Countryball: World 1930
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Lead your countryball to glory in a WWII-inspired turn-based grand strategy game. Build your nation, manage resources, recruit armies and generals, forge alliances, and conquer territory across multiple historical campaigns.
Why similar: World War I 38.2% ★, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Strategy RPG 9.4%
- #47 Ukraine War Stories
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,081 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Historical 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Text-Based 17.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #48 A Wise Use of Time
71% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 21.2%, Choices Matter 14.9%, RPG 13.9%
- #49 The Count of Monte Cristo
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Veil Studios
Windows
Play as the Count of Monte Cristo in 19th-century France. Charm & Dominate your enemies. Exploit their weaknesses, and orchestrate their downfall in this gripping narrative-driven tale of revenge.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 15.3%, Strategy RPG 14.3%, Historical 12.3%
- #50 Aeonic
69% matchMostly Negative24% of 548 reviews2024
Dev: Erik
Windows
Go from Prehistoric age to the future in this text-based adventure that takes you through all of the eras of the history.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Text-Based 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Historical 18%
- #51 Scarlet Sails
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 26%, Text-Based 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, RPG 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #52 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: Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, RPG 14.8%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #53 Fidus
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GLK Studio
Windows
Fidus is a roguelite T-RPG with a wide variety of classes and customization options. Choose the role of your main character and set out to face your enemies alone or by recruiting companions in constantly changing environments and battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Strategy RPG 17.7%, RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Strategy 13.5%
- #54 The Entente Gold
70% matchMixed47% of 678 reviews2014
Dev: Lesta StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In the game you become not only a witness to history, but a powerful and cunning army commander as well. You will lead forces of one of the following European countries: Russia, France, Germany, Austrian Empire and Britain through five campaigns which vary due to the real historical role of each participant.
Why similar: World War I 70% ★, Strategy 17.4%, Historical 12.7%
- #55 Shadow of the Curse-Eater
68% 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 28.3%, Text-Based 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #56 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neural Break Inc.
Windows
Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #57 The Ghost and the Golem
67% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can your magic amulet save your Jewish village from destruction? Uncover the truth and forge alliances with soldiers, bandits, anarchists, and demons!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Text-Based 18%, Historical 15.3%, RPG 11.7%
- #58 Witch's Brew: Love and Lattes
66% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Text-Based 22.8%, RPG 15.1%, Choices Matter 6.6%