- #1 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
97% matchVery Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 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 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Text-Based 10.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #2 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,689 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.9 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: Text-Based 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Medieval 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13%
- #3 King of Dragon Pass
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 566 reviews2015
Dev: A SharpPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Tabletop 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Text-Based 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #4 Sabres of Infinity
95% matchVery Positive94% of 188 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 39.4%, Text-Based 23.9%, RPG 17.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 6.6%
- #5 Choice of Alexandria
94% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can your steam-powered inventions save the ancient Library of Alexandria? Will you sacrifice the library to protect the city? Or the future king instead?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Text-Based 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, RPG 15%, Adventure 11.9%
- #6 Silmaris: Dice Kingdom
94% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: PyrogenPub: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unforgiving storytelling adventure with dice rolls and turn-based management. Make the right choices and roll the dice to rally the monarchs to your medieval kingdom by diplomacy, war or deception.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.5%, Medieval 28.9%, Choices Matter 25%, Indie 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #7 Guns of Infinity
93% matchVery Positive96% of 138 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 29.9%, Text-Based 24.8%, RPG 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Adventure 10.7%
- #8 Crown Gambit
91% matchVery Positive95% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Serenity Forge
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: Tabletop 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Medieval 10.3%
- #9 Champion of the Gods
92% matchVery Positive86% of 174 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, RPG 10.6%
- #10 Expeditions: Rome
90% matchVery Positive87% of 6,746 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.7%, RPG 24.5%, Strategy 20.5%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #11 Pendragon Rising
91% 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: Text-Based 45%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, RPG 23.3%, Indie 8%
- #12 Arcadie: Second-Born
89% matchVery Positive95% of 400 reviews2022
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Medieval 11.5%
- #13 A Legionary's Life
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,491 reviews2019
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 38%, Choices Matter 26.3%, RPG 18%, Simulation 10.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #14 Roadwarden
87% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, RPG 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #15 Noblesse Oblige: Legacy of the Sorcerer Kings
88% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Lord Forte Games
Windows
Noblesse Oblige: Legacy of the Sorcerer Kings is a high fantasy RPG that reenvisions turn-based combat in dynamic ways, telling the story of Alexander—an idealistic yet pragmatic nobleman—and his allies as they navigate politics, intrigue, ruling, and love amidst a tempestuous civil war.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.4%, Medieval 23.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, Strategy 11.2%, RPG 9%
- #16 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
86% matchVery Positive82% of 481 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, RPG 9%
- #17 The Banner Saga
85% matchVery Positive89% of 15,944 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.8%, RPG 16.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Strategy 12%
- #18 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,040 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: Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Text-Based 10.9%, Medieval 9.6%
- #19 The Soul Stone War
86% matchMixed69% of 111 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: Text-Based 18.2%, RPG 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.1%
- #20 The Adventurers
83% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Eternal Vigilance Entertainment
Windows
The Adventurers is a turn-based tactical RPG where every decision shapes your legacy. Lead your party of heroes in an open world filled with random events that affect your story. Survive a high fantasy landscape where your epic saga is waiting to be written.
Why similar: Medieval 43.7%, RPG 24.7%, Strategy 20.9%, 2D 10.6%
- #21 Duskpunk
81% matchVery Positive92% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33%, Tabletop 21.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #22 The Golden Rose: Book One
82% matchVery Positive90% of 161 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: Text-Based 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, RPG 12.7%
- #23 Heads Will Roll
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: 1917 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you taste the life of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.1%, Medieval 25%, Story Rich 15.9%, RPG 13.8%, Adventure 8.9%
- #24 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
79% matchVery Positive87% of 22,429 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37%, Story Rich 27.6%, RPG 19.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #25 Archmage Rises
81% matchMixed70% of 437 reviews2023
Dev: Defiance Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Experience the freedom normally only found in a tabletop RPG. Empowered with magic, you will create your own story, and experience real consequences from the decisions you make. Will you be the world’s savior... or its destroyer? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Tabletop 36.7%, Choices Matter 14%, Medieval 12.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, RPG 6.5%
- #26 Dust and Salt
80% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. You decide where to go and whom to form alliances with. Force your will with either diplomacy or through war.
Why similar: Tabletop 24.2%, Story Rich 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, RPG 12.9%, Adventure 9.1%
- #27 Plebby Quest: The Crusades
78% matchVery Positive86% of 2,902 reviews2020
Dev: PiedPipers TeamPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
Why similar: Medieval 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, RPG 11.5%
- #28 Fighting Fantasy Classics
79% matchVery Positive82% of 366 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.8 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Tabletop 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%
- #29 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
78% matchMixed68% of 419 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: Text-Based 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Medieval 16.8%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #30 Celestial Return
75% matchVery Positive88% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Metaphor GamesPub: Shoreline Games
Windows
Loot, bribe, gamble, survive. The dice will be your savior or your downfall in this story-driven RPG. Every roll matters when trying to uncover cosmic horrors and outwit megacorps. Pray your next roll won’t be your last.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Tabletop 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #31 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
77% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Medieval 31.6%, Choices Matter 22.5%, RPG 15.4%, Strategy 12.4%, Adventure 10%
- #32 Fabled Lands
76% matchVery Positive80% of 537 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: Tabletop 24.8%, Text-Based 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #33 Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
77% 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 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Choices Matter 16%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, RPG 12.4%
- #34 The Age of Decadence
76% matchVery Positive82% of 4,045 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.3%, Medieval 23.3%, Story Rich 17.8%, Atmospheric 14.2%, RPG 10.3%
- #35 The Iron Oath
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 923 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Medieval 27.4%, Choices Matter 22.8%, Story Rich 19.9%, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 11.9%
- #36 Long Knives
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 587 reviews2025
Dev: Jade Hex
Windows · Mac
Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Text-Based 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #37 Low Magic Age
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,502 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Medieval 64.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Adventure 16.1%
- #38 Valorborn
73% matchMixed62% of 532 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Medieval 42.4%, RPG 21.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #39 Prophecy of Ashen
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25%, RPG 22.4%, Story Rich 20.1%, Medieval 19.1%, 2D 10.6%
- #40 Expeditions: Viking
73% matchVery Positive83% of 4,189 reviews2017
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.6%, RPG 21.6%, Medieval 20.1%, Story Rich 15.3%, Strategy 12.4%
- #41 Unrest
75% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #42 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2: Gladiator Edition
72% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You're gonna get yourself killed in there... There's beasts, warriors, and much, much worse in the coliseum... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Why similar: Tabletop 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Medieval 10.3%
- #43 Milord
71% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: InEv Creative
Windows · Mac
Milord is a Kingdom Management RPG with city-building mechanics. Immerse yourself in a world where your decisions shape your fiefdom's destiny. Rule wisely as you construct, strategize, and navigate the challenges of leadership. Will you rise to glory or crumble under the weight of your choices?
Why similar: Medieval 19.7%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, RPG 8.7%
- #44 Choice of Magics
73% matchVery Positive93% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!
Why similar: Text-Based 37.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, RPG 14.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 7.5%
- #45 The Thaumaturge
69% matchVery Positive83% of 5,876 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 10.5%
- #46 Lords of Infinity
70% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, RPG 11.9%
- #47 The Reeve
70% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Medieval 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Text-Based 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
- #48 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,479 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: Medieval 34.3%, Choices Matter 19.2%, RPG 17.4%, Strategy 15.6%, Adventure 13.6%
- #49 Veterum
68% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Medieval 38.8%, RPG 29%, Strategy 27.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #50 Parasite Black
68% matchVery Positive90% of 394 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: Cinematic 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Medieval 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #51 Breach: The Archangel Job
71% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the underground world of vigilantes as you wage war against the Chicago mafia. Roll the dice, and survive the consequences of your actions!
Why similar: RPG 45.9%, Adventure 35.2%, Indie 19%
- #52 All Quiet in the Trenches
67% matchVery Positive90% of 927 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, RPG 13.7%, Strategy 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #53 Road to Empress I
65% matchVery Positive87% of 13,226 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.6%, Cinematic 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #54 Dead In Vinland
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,826 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Why similar: RPG 24.9%, Strategy 19%, Simulation 17%, Adventure 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #55 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
67% matchVery Positive96% of 150 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 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, Medieval 9.2%
- #56 The Succession of Changing Kings
65% matchVery Positive87% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 28.5%, Choices Matter 26.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Simulation 8%
- #57 The End of History
66% matchMixed69% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: TatamibeyaPub: WorldMap
Windows
A medieval sandbox. Serve a king, rule your own fief, or raise a claimant to the throne. Marry, scheme, rebel, claim a crown, or just watch. Every NPC in this world lives by the same rules you do, driving it toward collapse. Stopping it is your task; the higher you rise, the more ways you have.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 40.2%, Medieval 24.1%, Story Rich 15.4%, RPG 9%, Simulation 8.9%
- #58 Fated Land
67% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: AlxmoPub: Leyo Games
Windows
This is a Pixel Tactical Self-Propelled RPG Games The battle system adopts a semi-turn-based design, Quick Battle or Enter the Battlefield? It's time to decide! In this journey full of magic, you will also meet a variety of characters, who may become your allies, or your partners...
Why similar: RPG 37%, Strategy 28.8%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #59 Star Dynasties
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 502 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.8%, Story Rich 20.2%, RPG 17.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 10.9%