- #1 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
97% 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 33.2%, RPG 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Adventure 7%
- #2 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
96% 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 26.2%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, RPG 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #3 Sorcery! Part 4
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 37.6%, RPG 34.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 11.4%
- #4 Choice of Magics
95% matchVery Positive93% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.4%, RPG 26.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 12.7%
- #5 King of Dragon Pass
94% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, RPG 17%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Fantasy 10.1%
- #6 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 37.2%, RPG 33.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 11.6%
- #7 A Mage Reborn
93% matchVery Positive88% of 106 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 26.9%, RPG 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Magic 10.3%
- #8 Sabres of Infinity
92% matchVery Positive94% of 188 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 51.6%, RPG 25.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 9.2%
- #9 Fabled Lands
91% matchVery Positive80% of 537 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 10.6%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #10 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 35.7%, RPG 34%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 12.1%
- #11 Avadon 3: The Warborn
90% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 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 44.6%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 13.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Fantasy 11.3%
- #12 Roadwarden
88% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, RPG 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #13 Avernum 3: Ruined World
89% matchVery Positive84% of 335 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 44%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 13.2%, Fantasy 13%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #14 Fighting Fantasy Classics
89% 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 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 13.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #15 The Soul Stone War
87% matchMixed69% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the Wielder of Soul Stone, an ancient artifact of untold power, and shape the fate of your world. Outrun the past so that you may have a future.
Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 9.9%
- #16 Fates of Ort
86% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2020
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 24.6%, RPG 24.4%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Fantasy 13%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #17 The Golden Rose: Book One
85% 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 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, RPG 21.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Fantasy 7%
- #18 Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy
86% matchMixed62% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.9 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 33.4%, RPG 16.9%, Magic 13.7%, Fantasy 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #19 Near-Mage
83% matchVery Positive91% of 242 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 32.8%, Magic 20.6%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Fantasy 11.1%
- #20 Tyranny
84% matchVery Positive87% of 13,315 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: RPG 42.5%, Choices Matter 24.3%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #21 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
84% matchVery Positive89% of 82 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 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Magic 11.6%
- #22 Pillars of Eternity
81% matchVery Positive88% of 26,090 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Why similar: RPG 53.3%, Fantasy 18.8%, Story Rich 17.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Choices Matter 2.9%
- #23 Choice of Alexandria
82% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can your steam-powered inventions save the ancient Library of Alexandria? Will you sacrifice the library to protect the city? Or the future king instead?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.8%, RPG 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 8.8%
- #24 Narborion Saga
82% matchMixed60% of 65 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 65.2%, Adventure 34.8%
- #25 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
78% matchVery Positive98% of 168 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 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, RPG 14%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Fantasy 9%
- #26 Endless RPG
80% matchVery Positive84% of 56 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 37.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 12.7%
- #27 Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
79% matchVery Positive83% of 368 reviews2019
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.9 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 45.1%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 14.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #28 Serpent in the Staglands
81% matchMixed66% of 207 reviews2015
Dev: Whalenought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 51.3%, Adventure 22.2%, Fantasy 17.9%, Indie 8.6%
- #29 Open Sorcery: Sea++
79% matchVery Positive91% of 54 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 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Adventure 12%, Magic 11.1%
- #30 Alice Through the Fey Realm
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 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 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, RPG 16.8%, Magic 10.2%, Adventure 9.3%
- #31 Caves of Qud
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,599 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 35.4 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 39.9%, Choices Matter 34.1%, Story Rich 26%
- #32 Serin Fate
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 575 reviews2021
Dev: VethergenPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 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 30.5%, RPG 27.1%, Fantasy 18.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 8.8%
- #33 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,479 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: RPG 27.3%, Magic 26.8%, Adventure 16.4%, Fantasy 16.4%, Choices Matter 13%
- #34 Just One Line
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 133 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 42.7%, RPG 19.1%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 8%
- #35 Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle
72% matchVery Positive86% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: ジギタリス出版Pub: 15 Industry
Windows
Once you open this book, you are no longer just a reader. A "reading-style" fantasy adventure in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story — handcrafted over six years by a 30-year veteran from Vanillaware. 100% handmade, from the first page to the last.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, RPG 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #36 Heroes of the Seven Islands
72% matchVery Positive100% of 201 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: Magic 33%, RPG 26.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Fantasy 20.1%
- #37 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
75% matchVery Positive82% of 481 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.4%, RPG 17.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #38 Open Sorcery
75% matchVery Positive98% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 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 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.2%
- #39 Ataegina Act I
71% matchVery Positive93% of 90 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 32.4%, Magic 18.4%, RPG 13.4%, Fantasy 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #40 Mythic Ocean
74% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2020
Dev: Paralune LLCPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 40.6%, Choices Matter 31.2%, Indie 28.1%
- #41 Artifact Adventure
76% 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 61.5%, Indie 21.1%, Fantasy 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #42 Archmage Rises
73% matchMixed70% of 437 reviews2023
Dev: Defiance Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Experience the freedom normally only found in a tabletop RPG. Empowered with magic, you will create your own story, and experience real consequences from the decisions you make. Will you be the world’s savior... or its destroyer? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Magic 27.3%, RPG 17.9%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Fantasy 11.1%
- #43 Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor
73% matchVery Positive90% of 107 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 44.4%, Adventure 24.5%, Fantasy 19.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Indie 3.5%
- #44 Spellcrafter
76% 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 27.7%, Indie 17.4%
- #45 Hogwarts Legacy
67% matchVery Positive90% of 371,412 reviews2023
Dev: Avalanche SoftwarePub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 26.6 hrsMean: 44.7 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 34.5%, RPG 20.5%, Fantasy 17%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #46 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,040 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, RPG 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #47 Reigns: The Witcher
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 26.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #48 Naudrion: Fall of The Empire
71% matchMixed66% of 110 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 25.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Fantasy 14.5%, Adventure 9.3%
- #49 Crystal Project
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,577 reviews2022
Dev: Andrew Willman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.
Why similar: RPG 51.2%, Adventure 26.7%, Fantasy 22.1%
- #50 The Serpent Rogue
70% matchMixed55% of 329 reviews2022
Dev: Sengi GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 27.8%, RPG 25.1%, Fantasy 16.9%, Adventure 16.3%, Story Rich 14%
- #51 Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
68% matchVery Positive94% of 441 reviews2021
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.
Why similar: RPG 43.8%, Story Rich 19.3%, Fantasy 17.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 4.7%
- #52 Fable - The Lost Chapters
69% matchVery Positive92% of 8,272 reviews2011
Dev: Lionhead StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 38%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Adventure 14%, Fantasy 13.9%, Magic 12.4%
- #53 Gedonia
67% matchVery Positive87% of 3,934 reviews2022
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.8 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: RPG 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Magic 22.5%, Fantasy 12.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #54 Geneforge 3
71% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2005
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 24.5 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 78.9%, Indie 21.1%
- #55 The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2016
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a tabletop adventure come to life! This fantasy solo RPG combines unique, simultaneous turn-based combat with a journey that changes based on each figurine you take into Firetop Mountain! Which hero will you take into Zagor's lair THIS time?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, RPG 14.1%, Fantasy 9.1%, Adventure 9.1%
- #56 Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2016
Dev: Dragon's Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 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 29.2%, Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Fantasy 12.4%, Story Rich 12%
- #57 The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
65% matchVery Positive84% of 932 reviews2024
Dev: Olipa Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 24.6%, Adventure 19.3%, Magic 18.8%, Indie 13.4%, Fantasy 12%
- #58 Endless RPG - Untold Tales
64% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Kezarus
Windows
Craft a party of diverse characters, each with customizable skills and looks. Explore a living world with dynamic day-night cycles, changing seasons, and diverse biomes. Embark on an epic journey where you shape your destiny as the director of your unique story.
Why similar: RPG 37%, Magic 33.1%, Fantasy 20.4%, Indie 9.4%
- #59 Foretales
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,180 reviews2022
Dev: AlkemiPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Decide the fate of the world in this ingenious story-driven card game. Foretales offers a unique take on the adventure genre, with a multitude of playstyles and story paths through which you can save the world… or bring about its end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.2%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 11.1%