- #1 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
97% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Choices Matter 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Text-Based 10.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #2 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,603 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.8 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 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Medieval 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%
- #3 King of Dragon Pass
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 550 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: Tabletop 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Text-Based 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #4 Sabres of Infinity
95% matchVery Positive93% of 182 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 24.4%, RPG 17.6%, Adventure 12%, Indie 6.7%
- #5 Guns of Infinity
94% matchVery Positive96% of 136 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 29.8%, Text-Based 25.3%, RPG 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Adventure 10.3%
- #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 30.7%, Medieval 28.5%, Choices Matter 25.3%, Indie 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #7 Champion of the Gods
93% 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 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, RPG 10.4%
- #8 Expeditions: Rome
91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,478 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 26.2%, RPG 24.1%, Strategy 20.4%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #9 Choice of Alexandria
92% matchVery Positive96% of 77 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 32.1%, Text-Based 27.9%, RPG 18.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 7.4%
- #10 The Banner Saga
90% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 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: RPG 25%, Story Rich 19.6%, Strategy 18.3%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Atmospheric 7%
- #11 Crown Gambit
89% matchVery Positive97% of 350 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: Tabletop 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Medieval 10.4%
- #12 Pendragon Rising
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 96 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 45.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, RPG 22.8%, Indie 8%
- #13 A Legionary's Life
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,464 reviews2019
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 38.1%, Choices Matter 26.6%, RPG 17.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #14 Arcadie: Second-Born
87% matchVery Positive95% of 385 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: Text-Based 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Medieval 10.5%
- #15 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 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: Conversation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Text-Based 11.3%, Medieval 9.8%
- #16 The Soul Stone War
88% 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: Text-Based 18.5%, RPG 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%
- #17 The Adventurers
86% matchVery Positive88% of 96 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 24.4%, Strategy 21.2%, 2D 10.8%
- #18 Noblesse Oblige: Legacy of the Sorcerer Kings
84% matchVery Positive93% of 76 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 31%, Medieval 24.3%, Story Rich 18.2%, Strategy 11.7%, RPG 9.1%
- #19 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
84% matchVery Positive87% of 21,849 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 30.9 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 35%, Story Rich 21.2%, RPG 17.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Adventure 9.6%
- #20 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
85% matchVery Positive82% of 476 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Choices Matter 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, RPG 8.8%
- #21 Roadwarden
82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, RPG 10.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #22 The Golden Rose: Book One
83% matchVery Positive90% of 158 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 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%, RPG 12.5%
- #23 Duskpunk
78% matchVery Positive92% of 147 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: Tabletop 26.3%, Conversation 17.5%, Text-Based 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #24 Heads Will Roll
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 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 28.6%, Medieval 24.9%, Story Rich 15.8%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 8.6%
- #25 Dust and Salt
81% matchVery Positive84% of 75 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 24.3%, Story Rich 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, RPG 12.7%, Adventure 8.9%
- #26 Plebby Quest: The Crusades
79% matchVery Positive86% of 2,871 reviews2020
Dev: PiedPipers TeamPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.0 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 16.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%, RPG 11.2%
- #27 Fighting Fantasy Classics
80% matchVery Positive81% of 347 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 16.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Tabletop 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%
- #28 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
79% matchMixed68% of 417 reviews2022
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 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 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Medieval 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #29 Archmage Rises
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 429 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 41.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 14%, RPG 7.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #30 Solasta II
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,269 reviews2026
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: Medieval 25.7%, Choices Matter 24.2%, RPG 15.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #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 31.5%, Choices Matter 22.9%, RPG 15.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Adventure 9.7%
- #32 Low Magic Age
77% matchVery Positive89% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 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 80.5%, Adventure 19.5%
- #33 Fabled Lands
76% matchVery Positive81% of 528 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 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 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #34 The Iron Oath
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 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 35.6%, Story Rich 25.7%, RPG 18.8%, Strategy 15.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #35 Never Second in Rome
74% matchVery Positive81% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Why similar: Text-Based 53.6%, RPG 21%, Simulation 18.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%, Indie 3.2%
- #36 Choice of Magics
76% matchVery Positive93% of 162 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 38.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, RPG 14.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 7.6%
- #37 Prophecy of Ashen
73% matchVery Positive80% of 213 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 25.5%, RPG 22.1%, Story Rich 19.9%, Medieval 19.1%, 2D 10.8%
- #38 Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
75% matchVery Positive96% of 52 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 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Conversation 14%, RPG 12.4%
- #39 Milord
73% matchMixed66% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: Null State Protocol
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: Choices Matter 19.8%, Medieval 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, RPG 8.5%
- #40 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
71% matchVery Positive98% of 133 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 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 10%, Medieval 9.3%
- #41 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,196 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 19.6%, RPG 17.1%, Strategy 15.9%, Adventure 13.1%
- #42 Expeditions: Viking
73% matchVery Positive83% of 4,124 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 23.2%, RPG 21.5%, Medieval 19.9%, Story Rich 15.1%, Strategy 12.4%
- #43 Road to Empress I
67% matchVery Positive87% of 11,428 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 24.7%, Cinematic 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #44 Breach: The Archangel Job
72% matchVery Positive91% of 92 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 34.6%, Indie 19.5%
- #45 Lords of Infinity
70% matchVery Positive96% of 209 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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Conversation 13.9%, RPG 11.9%
- #46 All Quiet in the Trenches
69% matchVery Positive90% of 855 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 15.3%, RPG 13.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #47 Fated Land
70% matchMixed67% of 51 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 36.8%, Strategy 29.3%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #48 The Succession of Changing Kings
67% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
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 28.2%, Choices Matter 26.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Simulation 8.1%
- #49 Dead In Vinland
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,795 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.5 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 24.6%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 17.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #50 Sky Caravan
69% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bravarda
Windows
Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, RPG 7.1%
- #51 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
68% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Medieval 13.8%, Visual Novel 13%
- #52 The Thaumaturge
67% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 27.8%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, RPG 10.2%
- #53 Unrest
72% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Conversation 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #54 Lost Scavenger
70% matchMixed54% of 242 reviews2022
Dev: Rockbee
Windows
How long could you survive in a parallel universe where the Mist dictates its rules? Would you be able to find the way to your homeworld, or will you adapt to live under the Mist domain? Fight for resources, get together with other survivors and discover the secrets of this world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 70.2%, RPG 29.8%
- #55 Veterum
65% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
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: Strategy 31.1%, RPG 29.8%, 2D 16.4%, Indie 8.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #56 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2: Gladiator Edition
68% 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 22.5%, Conversation 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Medieval 10.5%
- #57 A War of a Madman's Making
66% matchVery Positive96% of 101 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: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #58 Elengard: Ascension
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Stèphano M. M. G.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to rise to power in this new Real-Time-With-Pause medieval fantasy RPG that combines action and strategy mechanics. Fight a lot, explore, choose how you fight, configure your abilities, create powerful builds and combos. Awaken your true power!
Why similar: Medieval 29.4%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Story Rich 17%, RPG 14.5%, Strategy 11.3%
- #59 The Sword of Rhivenia
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, RPG 12%, Medieval 11.9%