- #1 Fight in the Arena by Daniel da Silva
97% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
Fight in the Arena is a text-based gamebook-style RPG with an in-depth turn-based combat system. Will you prevail in the arena?
Why similar: CRPG 27.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, RPG 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #2 True Magician
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark CitadelPub: Brezg Studio
Windows
How do you become a true magician? Find out in True Magician, an interactive text adventure with RPG elements. Travel through the kingdom with your teacher, learn the art of magic, fight enemies and make friends. And remember, the world is not what it seems!
Why similar: CRPG 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Text-Based 9.4%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
- #3 Diaspora
96% matchPositive100% of 11 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: RPG 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Text-Based 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Lore-Rich 8.1%
- #4 King of Dragon Pass
95% 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: Mythology 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, RPG 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #5 Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Recruit your team, choose your path, and descend into hell. Four heroes must overcome the trials of the underworlds in tactical narrative encounters. A new systemic storybook experience blending mythology and surrealism. From the designers of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages.
Why similar: Mythology 24.2%, RPG 15.8%, CRPG 13.6%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 8%
- #6 The Sin Collector: Repentless
94% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: CRPG 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Alternate History 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #7 Vanakan
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Mythology 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #8 Yogoe Hunter
92% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Justice
Windows
A choice-driven roguelike text adventure set in medieval Korea and Japan. Encounter 218 mythological creatures from East Asian folklore, shape your story across 94 endings, and grow stronger with each run in a deep, culturally rich world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Text-Based 17.4%, Mythology 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #9 The Golden Rose: Book One
91% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, RPG 19.3%, Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
- #10 The Dragon and the Djinn
91% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, RPG 11.2%
- #11 The Soul Stone War 3
89% 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: RPG 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #12 Fighting Fantasy Classics
90% 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 22%, Text-Based 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, RPG 12.7%, CRPG 12.4%
- #13 Escaping Herbert
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lonely Cabin Studio
Windows · Mac
Relive your summer vacations at your grandparents' house in the countryside, except things aren't going to go as planned. Intrigue, mystery, and unbridled capitalistic greed: it's time to grow up!
Why similar: CRPG 33.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, RPG 13.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #14 The Soul Stone War 2
86% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Text-Based 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, RPG 12.8%
- #15 Absolute Adventure
88% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: NiFo
Windows
Absolute Adventure Nulla is a role playing game set in a different, yet similar, dimension. Its graphics and sound department are inspired by older games of the same genre. Your objective is to guide a wandering adventurer to its destiny: The future you'll forge during the course of the journey!
Why similar: CRPG 32.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #16 Turncoat Chronicle
86% 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: RPG 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #17 Ink and Intrigue
85% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heed magic’s call! Find love as you explore ancient mysteries, craft dragon-rune tattoos, and discover your true loyalties. What passions shape your path?
Why similar: RPG 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Lore-Rich 11.4%
- #18 Keeper's Vigil
84% 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: RPG 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #19 Broad Daylight
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Vagus Truman
Windows
The day awaits. Whether it ends with you going to visit family, taking a breath in the park, or hiding inside your apartment, it all can be taken away without you having a say in the matter. Regardless of all the chances that life might provide, one truth persists: carpe diem.
Why similar: CRPG 34.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, RPG 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #20 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
83% 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: RPG 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #21 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
82% matchVery Positive88% of 761 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.5%, RPG 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choices Matter 9%
- #22 Bloodwood Dungeon
81% 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 21.8%, RPG 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Minimalist 9.4%
- #23 Choose Your Own Alternative
80% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: CRPG 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Text-Based 15%, Lore-Rich 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #24 Euphorbia Milii
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flaware StudiosPub: GameHunters
Windows
A ruined research station reclaimed by nature. Days pass, resources disappear, and decisions leave lasting marks. Euphorbia Milii is a narrative, text-based roguelike RPG where existence costs more than survival. This is vegetation…
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, RPG 19.9%, CRPG 17.9%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #25 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
82% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you infiltrate the gods' Elite Courte, stealing their superpowers, or turn double agent and join them, taking your place among the divine?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Text-Based 21.8%, RPG 19.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #26 God of Chaos
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defy nature’s laws and avenge your slain pantheon! Humanity once feared and hated you, but now, awakened from a thousand-year slumber, you are their only hope. A text-based interactive game.
Why similar: RPG 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Lore-Rich 11.5%
- #27 Saturnine
78% 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: RPG 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choices Matter 7%
- #28 Fallen Hero: Revelations
78% 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: RPG 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Character Customization 7.9%
- #29 Taina's Cursed Legacy
77% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, RPG 14.2%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #30 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk
79% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
The Battle for Murk is an interactive narrative set in a gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Uncover the truth behind a treacherous conspiracy in a race against time to save your hometown from falling into the hands of a cruel leader.
Why similar: CRPG 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Text-Based 15.8%, RPG 13%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #31 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: RPG 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #32 The Sword of Rhivenia
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, RPG 21.3%, Text-Based 18%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #33 Azmar Quest - Text Based RPG
76% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Sevan SoukiassianPub: Sevan Games
Windows · Linux
Azmar Quest is a text-based RPG with turn-based battles and old-school vibes. Choose your class from Warrior, Cleric, Witch or Archer, follow a 20-hour story, make choices that can change the ending, and fight 100+ enemies. You can also play online PvP battles and co-op Dungeons.
Why similar: CRPG 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Text-Based 13.6%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #34 Silk and Secrets: Rites of Pleasure
75% match3 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate the orgiastic secret society beneath the modern-day Palace of Versailles! Will you expose their sex rituals or surrender to their pleasures? An interactive romance novel.
Why similar: RPG 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Text-Based 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Lore-Rich 14.1%
- #35 Leas: City of the Sun
74% matchPositive100% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When a new magic is discovered, it's up to you to unravel the mystery! Find answers from fae and humans, save your city, and maybe even fall in love! A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 400,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, RPG 22.5%, Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #36 Wizard Confidential
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sling spells and crack the case in a city full of bootleggers, corrupt cops, and vampires. Can you save your partner before a wizard dooms Seattle? A text-based interactive urban fantasy noir novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, RPG 18%, Text-Based 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Alternate History 12.4%
- #37 Valhalla Awaits
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tulip Interactive
Windows
Violence spreads across Europe as Viking raids intensify. In this choice-driven RPG, your fate is shaped by hard decisions, brutal turn-based combat, and a legacy system where death is permanent—but not the end. Live, die, and fight again. Valhalla awaits.
Why similar: CRPG 28.8%, Mythology 15.4%, Text-Based 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, RPG 7.5%
- #38 The Secret of Darkwoods
73% matchVery Positive89% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Rap2h
Windows · Mac · Linux
Open-world illustrated text-based RPG. Inspired by classic role-playing video games and fantasy gamebooks, the secret of darkwoods is a free game, a non-linear standalone adventure with side quests in a vast world.
Why similar: CRPG 27.6%, RPG 22.6%, Text-Based 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #39 Superheroes Inc: #VictoryLeague
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a social media influencer recruited to a team of heroes, can you earn their trust, defend the city, and prove you’re worth more than your follower count? A text-based interactive superhero novel.
Why similar: RPG 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.7%
- #40 西渡记
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 了草工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
一款生存角色扮演游戏——中原大乱,你将扮演一介寒门书生,从长安出发,远赴西北凉州。一路上,你将结交形形色色的伙伴,与他们共同面对战争和死亡。
Why similar: CRPG 41.1%, RPG 16.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #41 House of the Golden Mask
71% 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: RPG 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #42 Forbidden Magic
72% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Catch a magical arsonist before you lose your heart! Will you romance a rival agent, your hellhound shapeshifter partner, or your boss—an actual devil? A sweet romantic text-based, role playing game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, RPG 20.4%, Text-Based 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #43 Robot's Fate: Alice
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Robot’s Fate: Alice is a text-based RPG set in the future where robots with neural network AI are integral to human life. You’re Alice - a robot who becomes self-aware, while everyone around fears rogue AI. Can you survive and reconcile humanity with robots? Your choices do matter.
Why similar: CRPG 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Text-Based 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, RPG 11.2%
- #44 Samurai of Hyuga Book 6
70% 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: RPG 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Text-Based 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Character Customization 8.1%
- #45 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 19%, RPG 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #46 Atlantis Academy
71% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 6%
- #47 Greymarsh
71% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Small in scope, detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Text-Based 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, RPG 13%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #48 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, RPG 14.2%, Text-Based 13.8%
- #49 An Unexpectedly Green Journey
68% 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 25.2%, RPG 16.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #50 Sworn to the Depths
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Faceless Games
Windows
A text-driven dungeon crawler inspired by Ironsworn: Delve. Travel to a forbidden site full of treasure, roll dice, make choices, face danger, and find out the hard way why the site was forbidden in the first place! Or maybe you'll find the treasure. It could happen!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, RPG 18.7%, Text-Based 15.9%, Mythology 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%
- #51 Witchcraft U
69% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rush the university's secret societies as a first-year Magical Studies major! Will you keep your magic a secret from the mundanes or expose the truth?
Why similar: RPG 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #52 Champions of Chaxia
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG centered on gladiatorial combat. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Features hassle-free inventory management and a battle system that combines dice rolls with meaningful decisions and preparation.
Why similar: RPG 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14%, Minimalist 9.4%
- #53 Long Shadow
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Many Riches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide one family across centuries of collapse, evacuation, settlement and interstellar expansion. Preserve memories, establish laws, command crews, inherit ships and face the Afterless as every choice becomes part of history.
Why similar: CRPG 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, RPG 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #54 Lawless Lands
69% matchVery Positive88% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: CRPG 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, RPG 10%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #55 X.E.H.A. Rogue
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, RPG 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #56 Villienville. Echoes of Deception
67% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JAD Labs
Windows · Mac
A text role-playing game about the fate of a mercenary who finds himself in the strange village: Villienville. Investigate who benefits from the sudden appearance of “ghosts” and help residents protect their homes from a mysterious enemy. The main thing is not to make a mistake in your choice!
Why similar: CRPG 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, RPG 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #57 A Wise Use of Time
69% 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 28.4%, RPG 23.2%, Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%
- #58 Whiskey-Four
66% 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 25%, Text-Based 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, RPG 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #59 Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress
66% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?
Why similar: RPG 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Text-Based 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Lore-Rich 11.4%