- #1 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
97% 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 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, RPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Magic 6.7%
- #2 Sorcery! Part 4
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An epic adventure through an open world of monsters, traps and magic. Infiltrate the Fortress of Sorcerers, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered, no matter how small. Cheat death, uncover ancient mysteries, and recover the Crown of Kings - if you can.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.7%, RPG 33.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 11.3%
- #3 Choice of Magics
96% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 46.5%, RPG 25.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.7%
- #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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, RPG 14.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #5 King of Dragon Pass
94% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, RPG 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Fantasy 10.2%
- #6 A Mage Reborn
93% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, RPG 18.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Magic 10.4%
- #7 Life of a Wizard
94% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Write an archmage's autobiography in this 80-year 130,000-word interactive fiction! Play good or evil, man or woman, as you bring peace to the kingdom or take over the world with your sorcery. Brew potions, raise the dead, summon mythical beasts, control men's minds, and blast away your enemies.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.3%, RPG 33.3%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 11.7%
- #8 Sabres of Infinity
92% 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 52.7%, RPG 25%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 9.1%
- #9 Fatehaven
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.8%, RPG 33.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 12.2%
- #10 Fabled Lands
90% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, RPG 16.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #11 Avadon 3: The Warborn
91% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
Why similar: RPG 44.1%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 13.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Fantasy 11.7%
- #12 Roadwarden
89% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, RPG 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%
- #13 Avernum 3: Ruined World
89% matchVery Positive84% of 329 reviews2018
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!
Why similar: RPG 43.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 13.4%, Fantasy 13.4%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #14 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: RPG 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 9.9%
- #15 Fates of Ort
86% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fates of Ort is a retro fantasy RPG focused on strategic action, in a land where time is frozen when you stand still. Cast powerful spells - but beware, they will cost you your life.
Why similar: Magic 24.8%, RPG 23.5%, Choices Matter 22.3%, Fantasy 13%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #16 Tyranny
86% matchVery Positive87% of 13,114 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: RPG 41.4%, Choices Matter 25.3%, Story Rich 16%, Fantasy 8.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #17 Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy
87% matchMixed63% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A digital adaption of the iconic Deathtrap Dungeon trilogy of books by Ian Livingstone. Play as a novice adventurer and rise up through the ranks in this epic tale of deadly traps, fearsome monsters and devious adversaries.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.8%, RPG 16.4%, Magic 13.9%, Fantasy 11.3%, Choices Matter 10%
- #18 The Golden Rose: Book One
85% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, RPG 20.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Fantasy 7%
- #19 Near-Mage
83% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.8%, Magic 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Fantasy 11.4%
- #20 Caves of Qud
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: RPG 38.2%, Choices Matter 35.4%, Story Rich 26.3%
- #21 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.5%, RPG 23.2%, Fantasy 17.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 14.7%
- #22 Fighting Fantasy Classics
84% 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 30%, Interactive Fiction 19%, RPG 13%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #23 Narborion Saga
84% matchMixed59% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: Liber Primus GamesPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enter the world of Narborion Saga: an epic, high fantasy, role-playing game. A mixture of game-book, tactical combat, rogue-like dungeoneering, minigames, and much more ̶ Narborion Saga will satisfy the fans of narrative, story-driven RPGs.[/b]
Why similar: RPG 65.6%, Adventure 34.4%
- #24 Mythic Ocean
81% matchVery Positive93% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Paralune LLCPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Adventure 39%, Choices Matter 33.4%, Indie 27.6%
- #25 Endless RPG
80% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Kezarus
Windows
Play on randomly generated worlds with a party of characters just the way you like it. You will not be bounded by classes or scripted story, only by your creativity. Make your own journey. Tell your own history.
Why similar: RPG 37.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Adventure 19%, Indie 12.8%
- #26 Open Sorcery: Sea++
79% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at the bottom of the ocean, surrounded by your broken memories. Reclaim and compile your magic or drown in a sea of dreams.
Why similar: RPG 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Adventure 11.5%, Magic 11.2%
- #27 Serpent in the Staglands
81% matchMixed66% of 202 reviews2015
Dev: Whalenought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A true role-playing adventure. Set in the icy Staglands, this party-based CRPG has you take the role of a trapped god on a perilous journey across a beautiful, deadly peninsula.
Why similar: RPG 51%, Adventure 21.7%, Fantasy 18.5%, Indie 8.8%
- #28 Choice of Alexandria
79% 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 45.4%, RPG 27.5%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 10.6%
- #29 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
77% 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 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, RPG 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Fantasy 9%
- #30 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
78% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choices Matter 13.1%, RPG 12.4%, Magic 12.2%
- #31 Alice Through the Fey Realm
76% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Mirrored CookiesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, RPG 16.2%, Magic 10.3%, Adventure 8.8%
- #32 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
77% 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: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, RPG 16.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #33 Just One Line
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2018
Dev: JOL Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Just One Line is a fantasy RPG gamebook-like indie game heavily focused on choices and their consequences in which you may compete with other players in an interactive leaderboard. Create different Adventurers and embark on epic quests, unlocking new content for your next playthroughs or create and share your own adventures with the...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.2%, RPG 18.5%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #34 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
74% 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: Magic 27.2%, RPG 26.6%, Fantasy 16.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%
- #35 Open Sorcery
76% matchVery Positive98% of 357 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
Why similar: RPG 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Adventure 16%, Indie 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%
- #36 Serin Fate
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 567 reviews2021
Dev: VethergenPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.
Why similar: Magic 31.1%, RPG 26.6%, Fantasy 18.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 8.8%
- #37 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
73% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 8%
- #38 Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor
73% matchVery Positive90% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
You are in a barbarian land. They are trying to kill you. The Queen demands you tame them. So what now? Escape into an exciting, open-ended story and cunning tactical combat. Epic, indie fantasy adventure. Freely explore a huge world, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose.
Why similar: RPG 44%, Adventure 23.9%, Fantasy 19.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #39 Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
73% matchVery Positive83% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.
Why similar: RPG 44.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 14.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Fantasy 10.6%
- #40 GreedFall
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,493 reviews2019
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Why similar: RPG 38.3%, Choices Matter 22.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Fantasy 10.3%, Magic 8.2%
- #41 Reigns: The Witcher
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #42 Artifact Adventure
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 184 reviews2015
Dev: bluffmanPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The horribly toxic Swamp King has risen once again! Gather your party and set out on an open world, retro-styled, RPG adventure. Powerful mystical artifacts are scattered about the world, each able to grant you new powers. Which will you choose? What is your destiny?
Why similar: RPG 60.5%, Indie 21.3%, Fantasy 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #43 Archmage Rises
71% 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: Magic 27.6%, Choices Matter 17.4%, RPG 17.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Fantasy 11.2%
- #44 Spellcrafter
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spellcrafter is an RPG game with deep tactical turn-based combat and a unique spell casting system. Explore the magical world, collect gold, interact with NPCs, take quests and make moral choices! Recruit heroes, assemble and summon powerful troops and send them into battle!
Why similar: RPG 54.9%, Adventure 27.2%, Indie 17.9%
- #45 Heroes of the Seven Islands
67% matchVery Positive100% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Rap2hPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac · Linux
An open world party-based RPG with turn-based combat. Heroes of the Seven Islands is a comfy yet challenging mid-sized adventure in a vast fairytale world, inspired by 90s games.
Why similar: RPG 33.2%, Fantasy 24.6%, Adventure 21.7%, Story Rich 20.5%
- #46 Naudrion: Fall of The Empire
72% matchMixed65% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Aleksey Skvortsov
Windows
Dark fantasy RPG with open world. Together with Markus, you can experience an unforgettable journey, any of your actions may have consequences.
Why similar: Magic 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Fantasy 14.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #47 Tales of Maj'Eyal
70% matchVery Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: RPG 67.4%, Fantasy 16%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 6.4%
- #48 Gedonia
68% matchVery Positive87% of 3,849 reviews2022
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, RPG 23.9%, Magic 22.7%, Fantasy 12.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #49 The Serpent Rogue
71% matchMixed55% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: Sengi GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Serpent Rogue is a botanical action-adventure game set in a medieval fantasy world. Master the art of alchemy, explore forgotten lands, tame wild beasts and protect the realm from impending disaster. You will craft, brew, boil, & concoct potions all in your stead to defeat an ominous danger!
Why similar: Magic 28.4%, RPG 24.5%, Fantasy 17.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 14.3%
- #50 Fable - The Lost Chapters
69% matchVery Positive92% of 8,126 reviews2011
Dev: Lionhead StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?
Why similar: RPG 37.3%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Fantasy 14.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Magic 12.5%
- #51 The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
66% matchVery Positive86% of 835 reviews2024
Dev: Olipa Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A story driven solo RPG inspired by oldschool games like RuneScape and Ultima Online! Explore a sprawling medieval fantasy world full of npcs with dialogue, level skills, fight varied monsters and uncover the story of Rothar Aercrest – the cursed lord to the remote woodlands of Imberthale.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Adventure 24.2%, Magic 17.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Fantasy 11.2%
- #52 Geneforge 3
71% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2005
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Geneforge 3 is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the third chapter of the Geneforge Saga. In this fantasy adventure, you can explore strange, hostile lands, choose which side you will fight for, and, as always, make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters. Geneforge 3 has a huge and open storyline.
Why similar: RPG 78.5%, Indie 21.5%
- #53 Seers Isle
69% matchVery Positive91% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #54 Hogwarts Legacy
63% matchVery Positive90% of 363,605 reviews2023
Dev: Avalanche SoftwarePub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 26.5 hrsMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
Why similar: Magic 35%, RPG 19.9%, Fantasy 17.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #55 Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2016
Dev: Dragon's Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest is an old-school parody role-playing game. Explore a vast fantasy world, complete dozens of weird quests, fight dangerous foes and loot every chest that you'll stumble upon. Maybe you'll even get the opportunity to save the world. Who knows?
Why similar: RPG 28.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Fantasy 12.6%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #56 Geneforge 2 - Infestation
65% matchVery Positive98% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.
Why similar: RPG 44.8%, Choices Matter 25.2%, Adventure 24.1%, Story Rich 6%
- #57 The Forgotten City
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,031 reviews2021
Dev: Modern StorytellerPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26%, RPG 22.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Fantasy 10.7%
- #58 Unavowed
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Adventure 24%, Story Rich 21.9%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Magic 19.5%, Indie 12.9%
- #59 Realms of Magic
66% matchVery Positive81% of 986 reviews2022
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.
Why similar: RPG 50.7%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 14.5%, Magic 8.1%, Fantasy 4.4%