- #1 Serania - Path of the Scion
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Medieval 8.7%
- #2 Grave Knight
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamlight Games
Windows
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, RPG 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #3 Aunewyth
95% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Captain Cool
Windows
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.8%, Choices Matter 17.2%, RPG 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #4 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
95% 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 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, RPG 10.6%
- #5 A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
94% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Medieval 13.5%, RPG 12.2%, Fantasy 11.4%
- #6 Arderico's Journey
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Medieval 10.8%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #7 Alkahest
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Push OnPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Alkahest is an Action-Adventure RPG set in a murky medieval world. Where satisfying melee combat with highly interactive environments takes center stage. Explore realistic locations, learn alchemy and make a name for your family.
Why similar: Open World 16.8%, RPG 13.1%, Swordplay 11.4% ★, Fantasy 10.8%, Choices Matter 10%
- #8 Count of Hatchet
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grumpo Games
Windows
In a crumbling empire, you are the Regent of Hatchet, facing dwindling resources and advancing enemies. Forge alliances or stand alone, navigate political intrigue, and make choices that shape your realm. Will you defend your legacy or succumb? Your decisions dictate Hatchet's fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, RPG 11.9%, Medieval 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #9 Your Story: Games with Death
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BoldBox
Windows
A medieval text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where each choice could be your last. Create your story with more than 2,000 events, 200 of which will prove fatal. In a world where death plays against you, can you outsmart it and write your own story?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Medieval 9.6%
- #10 Kingdom Come: Deliverance
91% matchVery Positive84% of 178,391 reviews2018
Dev: Warhorse Studios
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
Why similar: Medieval 18.3%, Swordplay 17.6% ★, Open World 17.5%, RPG 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #11 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #12 Ataegina Act I
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KthulianPub: Kthulian Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world filled with magic and riddled with war, you find yourself playing an important role. A life of spellcraft, politics and intrigue awaits you. Will you use your powers to unify the land and its people? Or shall you use them for your own personal gain and amusement, no matter the cost?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Medieval 12%, Fantasy 10%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #13 CaliaQuest
88% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: CaliaCorp
Windows · Mac · Linux
CaliaQuest is an erotic hypnosis roleplaying game where you are the brave hero, on a quest for the Princess. Can you make it through six chapters full of branching paths, monster girls, and seductive women and complete your quest, or will you fall in love along the way?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, RPG 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #14 Herald of the Mists
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromNiki
Windows
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Text-Based 16.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Visual Novel 10.5%, RPG 9.2%
- #15 Disastory
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Godspear Games
Windows · Mac
An illustrated choice-driven roleplaying adventure where coffee machines find love and teenage girls steal eyeballs!? Explore a vibrant world with absurd stories and characters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Text-Based 18.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Open World 10.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #16 Roadwarden
86% 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 28.1%, RPG 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #17 Fort Valen
86% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Tallewellyn Comics
Windows · Mac · Linux
A desert fantasy murder-mystery following young involuntary shut-in Vishara Vakricustos as she attempts to solve a murder plot to prove herself to her overprotective mother.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, RPG 17.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Medieval 8%
- #18 Taina's Cursed Legacy
84% matchPositive82% of 33 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 23.3%, Text-Based 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, RPG 12%, Medieval 7.3%
- #19 Until the End
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 八萩
Windows
Love remembers you. Even if you’ve forgotten.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Text-Based 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, RPG 11%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #20 Return to ...
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: kupstudio
Windows
A loop-based text adventure where turn-based combat, exploration, and branching choices drive a haunting journey through death and memory.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #21 Dawn of Griseo
84% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: 白砂庵
Windows
A medium-length visual novel set in a fantasy world where magic exists. The encounter between a boy living in a rural farming village and a girl who is a dark wizard leads to the revelation of truths that were never meant to be revealed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Fantasy 13%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #22 Yogoe Hunter
82% 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 23.3%, Text-Based 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #23 Stormrite
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kelechi Apakama
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in Stormrite, an upcoming open-world RPG set in the dark, fantasy-medieval kingdom of Redreach. Unleash the power of ancient magic as a young squire, or become a fearsome warrior forging your destiny amidst a world brimming with chaos and conflict.
Why similar: Open World 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Medieval 12.5%, RPG 11.2%
- #24 The Reeve
81% matchPositive91% of 47 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 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, RPG 10.3%
- #25 History of Dragosa
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Choices Matter 17.8%, RPG 14.2%, Story Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #26 Chaos of Destiny Remake
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Klayerama
Windows
Collect, craft, explore, defeat powerful enemies, forge your own weapons, customize your equipment, complete dungeons, solve puzzles and dominate the terrain in this grand open world RPG focused on a retro yet innovative experience.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Open World 8.9%
- #27 My Chronic Romance
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Romantissimo
Windows
On your 30th birthday—still single—your chronic diseases appear in beautiful form. Will you dare to fall in love with lovely afflictions that slowly consume you until your very last breath? An urban narrative adventure about living with—and loving—your pain.
Why similar: Open World 16.4%, RPG 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #28 The Sword of Rhivenia
79% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Text-Based 20.6%, RPG 18.6%, Medieval 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #29 Reborn
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gecko Gaming
Windows
A visual novel written as a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape your life, leading to irreversible consequences and determining how your descent into darkness unfolds. The game can end in many different ways. Your choices determine how.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, RPG 18.6%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 8%
- #30 ThroneBreaker
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, RPG 18.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Medieval 11.6%
- #31 Memories Of Zattera
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YouGo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Medieval 17%, RPG 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #32 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
78% 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: Text-Based 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Choices Matter 19%, RPG 17.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #33 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
76% matchVery Positive89% of 739 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 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 33.1%, RPG 16.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #34 Fate is not a line
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
Windows
Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Text-Based 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #35 Battlemage: Magic by Mail
76% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!
Why similar: Swordplay 21.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Text-Based 18.4%, RPG 12.3%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #36 Roaming through the Rivers
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 纵意行文化
Windows · Mac
《轻点江湖水》是一款开放世界武侠RPG,带有引人思考的剧情、多样的分支选择与结局。 战斗策略多变,装备与敌人种类丰富。 希望带给你一个身临其境的武侠世界。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Open World 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #37 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
74% 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 25.1%, Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, RPG 11%
- #38 BlackThorne Keep
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Limiar Studios
Windows
BlackThorne Keep is a Story Rich Dark Fantasy Action RPG set in a grim medieval world with a twist: in this world, the medieval age reached the Americas. Come explore this new world in the guise of Athos BlackThorne, a man cursed by time itself.
Why similar: Open World 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.9%, RPG 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #39 Tale of Two Cranes
73% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fulfill your epic destiny in mythic ancient China! Lead armies, wield magic, and put an emperor on the throne - or become the emperor yourself!
Why similar: Text-Based 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Choices Matter 19.7%, RPG 14.3%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #40 Esperia ~ Uprising of the Scarlet Witch ~
73% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Prismalice
Windows
Dive into the world of Esperia, a fantasy tactical RPG with visual novel elements! Lead Diana and her allies into grid-based tactical battles to uncover the secrets of the Kingdom and the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Visual Novel 17.2%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Fantasy 9.1%
- #41 Follow the Black Kitten
73% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Total
Windows
You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, RPG 18.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #42 Heart of mobius
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: gunsturn Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Text-Based 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #43 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #44 Choice of the Cat
72% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Knock things over. Take a nap. Enslave humanity. It's the biggest text-based cat simulator ever, over 600,000 words! They will give you belly rubs, or else.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Choices Matter 21.9%, RPG 17.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #45 Maidendawn: A Heroine's Tale
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightchapel ProductionsPub: Timothy J. R. Rains
Windows
Rise from obscurity and oppression. Unearth secrets best left buried. Become the salvation of your kingdom.
Why similar: Medieval 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Fantasy 13.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #46 The Fifth Horseman
71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Angelo Parodi
Windows
The Fifth Horseman is a narrative adventure game, set in a fantasy-medieval world, where you will experience many unique stories. After years of war, hunger and diseases mankind finds itself on the verge of extinction and it's up to you to decide its fate.
Why similar: RPG 25%, Text-Based 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #47 HeartWare
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Sabiá Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yours decisions matters, leading to multiple unique endings that reflect your influence on Iris’s fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Text-Based 16.2%, RPG 16%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #48 Force of Numbers
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: INNO
Windows
The service has ended.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.1%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Fantasy 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #49 楚漢女子
72% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: 株式会社Viola
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ancient China, the era of the Chu-Han War. This is a historical novel adventure that depicts the "what ifs" of the two leaders of the Chu-Han War, Han Yu and Liu Bang. ---Your choice will be the guidepost of this story.
Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #50 Undying Fortress
67% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wield your magic sword against the monsters that fill a mysterious tower, and uncover the secrets of the past!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Text-Based 25.1%, Choices Matter 19.4%, RPG 16.8%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #51 Cloud Heart
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Sodafrost
Windows
A turn-based RPG and adventure game. Travel around the world and face various stories.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 15.3%, RPG 14.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #52 Seed of the World
70% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Penguinz Village
Windows
A JRPG inspired by classic RPGs that takes you on a journey to explore multiple worlds through a variety of choices and decision-making. Your choices may lead to secrets unknown to others, bring about conflict, or even lead to endings you didn't want.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Text-Based 14.8%, RPG 13.7%, Open World 10.5%
- #53 Ferrule Instincts
69% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Yellow Optic
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re Kayla Ferrule - And your birthday is in a week. However, your friend Miles Hector got in with some bad apples. Can you outsmart everyone and make it to your 20th in one piece? Test your instincts in this brief interactive adventure based on Yellow Optic’s Fool Me Twice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Text-Based 12%
- #54 Heart of the House
70% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Choices Matter 20.2%, RPG 19.1%, Adventure 5.7%
- #55 StarStruck
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Strawberrytail
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey through this highly engaging science fantasy visual novel with memorable characters and multiple endings. Journey through space, uncover the past and pull off a heist or two as you negotiate the pitfalls of friendship and a crumbling reality. Can you save the universe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #56 Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery
67% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deep beneath the earth, the dragon is rising! Quest into ancient caverns, learn magical lore, and draw strength from friends and family to save your home! A text-based interactive fantasy novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Text-Based 18.8%, RPG 17%, Swordplay 15.5% ★, Medieval 8.3%
- #57 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
68% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.4%, Text-Based 26.5%, RPG 19.2%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Adventure 5.7%
- #58 Whispers From The Rift
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.7%, RPG 11.7%
- #59 Greymarsh
67% matchPositive87% of 23 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 24.8%, Text-Based 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, RPG 11.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #60 Sign White
66% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Team Marlo
Windows
"Sign White" is a text visual novel set in a fictionalized medieval era. Send letters from your pigeon house to communicate with people for a limited period of time. Make connections to save people, listen to their worries, and participate in important decisions to change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Text-Based 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Medieval 16.4%, Adventure 7.9%