- #1 Sorcery! Part 3
97% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An epic open-world narrative adventure through a world of monsters, traps and magic. Explore two intermeshed worlds, past and present, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered. Survive, and defeat the Seven Serpents - if you can!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, RPG 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Adventure 7%
- #2 Roadwarden
96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,205 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 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 21.5%, Text-Based 20.1%, RPG 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #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 44.1%, RPG 33.4%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 8.3%
- #4 Choice of Magics
95% matchVery Positive93% of 167 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 40.6%, Text-Based 22.7%, RPG 19.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 7%
- #5 Fighting Fantasy Classics
94% matchVery Positive82% of 371 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.0 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 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, RPG 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #6 A Mage Reborn
93% matchVery Positive88% of 107 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 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, RPG 16.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #7 Life of a Wizard
94% matchVery Positive81% of 68 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 36.5%, RPG 27.4%, Text-Based 16.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 7.1%
- #8 The Golden Rose: Book One
92% matchVery Positive90% of 163 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 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, RPG 16.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #9 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
91% matchVery Positive88% of 13,129 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 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 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 18.1%, RPG 12.4%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #10 Sabres of Infinity
91% matchVery Positive93% of 189 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 50.7%, RPG 20.8%, Text-Based 13%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 5.6%
- #11 Fatehaven
90% 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 34.9%, RPG 27.4%, Text-Based 17.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #12 King of Dragon Pass
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 571 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 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, RPG 14.2%, Text-Based 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #13 Fabled Lands
88% matchVery Positive80% of 542 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 15.2%, RPG 13.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #14 The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 725 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 37.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, RPG 13.3%, Fantasy 8.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #15 Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
87% matchVery Positive90% of 335 reviews2015
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Huge indie fantasy role-playing adventure in a massive, underground land. Packed with over 100 towns and dungeons and an epic story. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests. Master over 60 spells and abilities. Hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Over 50 hours of gameplay.
Why similar: RPG 48.5%, Fantasy 15.5%, Adventure 15%, Story Rich 11.7%, Indie 9.3%
- #16 Tyranny
86% matchVery Positive86% of 13,461 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: RPG 42.7%, Choices Matter 24.8%, Story Rich 16.2%, Fantasy 8.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #17 Avadon: The Black Fortress
86% matchVery Positive81% of 623 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Why similar: RPG 57.1%, Fantasy 19.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 2%
- #18 Samurai of Hyuga
85% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samurai of Hyuga is a brutal, heart-pounding interactive tale. Prepare to enter the land of silk and steel, where fantasy clashes against grim reality, and where the good guys don't always win in the end. It's a harsh world with tough choices at every turn. Good thing you're the toughest ronin around.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, RPG 16.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, Adventure 7.8%
- #19 Just One Line
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 134 reviews2018
Dev: JOL Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 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 39.9%, Text-Based 17.3%, RPG 14.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #20 Caves of Qud
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,678 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.5 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 39.5%, Choices Matter 34.2%, Story Rich 26.3%
- #21 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
84% matchVery Positive89% of 147 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 40.1%, RPG 18.3%, Text-Based 16.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Adventure 8.8%
- #22 The Sword of Rhivenia
83% 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 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, RPG 18.1%, Text-Based 13%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #23 Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle
79% matchVery Positive86% of 247 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 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, RPG 11.6%, Text-Based 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #24 Fates of Ort
82% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2020
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.1 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: RPG 26.6%, Choices Matter 23.7%, Magic 18.5%, Fantasy 13.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #25 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%, RPG 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.1%, Adventure 10.4%
- #26 Open Sorcery: Sea++
81% 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 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Adventure 8.9%
- #27 The Hero of Kendrickstone
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a wanna-be hero, you must rescue a city held hostage by an evil wizard, and somehow find money to pay your rent! A 240,000-word interactive novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.8%, RPG 35.7%, Text-Based 18.9%, Indie 9.6%
- #28 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,997 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.
Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Story Rich 17.4%, Fantasy 13%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Magic 11.3%
- #29 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
75% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Text-Based 13%, Choices Matter 9.2%, RPG 8.7%
- #30 Open Sorcery
78% 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 25.5%, Text-Based 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #31 Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
76% matchVery Positive94% of 443 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 45.1%, Story Rich 20.4%, Fantasy 17.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 3.6%
- #32 The Banner Saga
77% matchVery Positive89% of 15,975 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: RPG 34.2%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Fantasy 14.1%, Adventure 10%
- #33 The Lost Heir: The Fall of Daria
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take back your throne from demon-summoning usurpers in this 145,000-word interactive fantasy novel! Will your prince or princess choose to be good or evil?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.1%, RPG 30%, Text-Based 21.4%, Indie 8.5%
- #34 The Soul Stone War
77% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, RPG 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 11.4%, Adventure 11.2%
- #35 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
74% 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 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, RPG 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #36 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
73% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, RPG 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #37 Reigns: The Witcher
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 28%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #38 Guns of Infinity
76% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.8%, RPG 18.3%, Text-Based 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #39 Ataegina Act I
71% matchVery Positive94% of 93 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 39.2%, RPG 13.4%, Magic 12.6%, Fantasy 10.8%, Choices Matter 10%
- #40 Lords of Xulima
75% matchVery Positive81% of 1,262 reviews2014
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lords of Xulima is a challenging Role-playing game set on the mythical continent of Xulima, where Gods and humans once walked side by side. Experience a genuine RPG featuring over 100 hours of gameplay, and discover one of the most epic sagas ever told.
Why similar: RPG 68.7%, Fantasy 15.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 6.5%
- #41 Near-Mage
70% matchVery Positive91% of 246 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 39.9%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Magic 14.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Fantasy 10.6%
- #42 Pendragon Rising
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Seize the throne in the age of King Arthur! Lead an army of Britons against the darkest of enemies in this epic interactive medieval fantasy novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, RPG 30.6%, Text-Based 27.5%, Indie 7.6%
- #43 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
70% matchVery Positive98% of 169 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 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, RPG 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #44 Geneforge 2 - Infestation
68% matchVery Positive98% of 183 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 46.5%, Choices Matter 24.6%, Adventure 22.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #45 Hardland
72% matchMixed69% of 577 reviews2019
Dev: Mountain Sheep
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In the year 1018, an adventurer from Samarkand drifts to Hardland. Solve a mystery by delving into the different sides of this fantasy world. Hardland is a bustling kingdom filled with secrets. A kingdom that wants you to listen.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.9%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Story Rich 13.5%, Fantasy 13.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #46 Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 841 reviews2014
Dev: Reply Game StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
For Sommerlund and the Kai! Lone Wolf is back with an exclusive storyline, stunning graphics and a deep combat system. Make meaningful choices and carve your own path.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.2%, RPG 27%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #47 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
72% matchVery Positive80% of 4,468 reviews2013
Dev: Cardboard Computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
Why similar: Adventure 46.1%, Story Rich 33.8%, Indie 20.1%
- #48 Quest for Glory 1-5
70% matchVery Positive95% of 507 reviews2016
Dev: SierraPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The world of Gloriana, with all its wonderful diversity, awaits you.
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, RPG 22.6%, Fantasy 17.5%, Magic 14.7%
- #49 Avadon 3: The Warborn
71% matchVery Positive91% of 134 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 47.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 13.7%, Fantasy 11.5%, Indie 10.9%
- #50 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
69% 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 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, RPG 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Magic 7.7%
- #51 Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy
71% 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 40.5%, RPG 16.9%, Fantasy 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Magic 9.4%
- #52 The Age of Decadence
69% matchVery Positive82% of 4,065 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35%, RPG 30.1%, Story Rich 24.6%, Adventure 10.2%
- #53 Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor
67% 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 46.3%, Adventure 22.8%, Fantasy 19%, Story Rich 9.1%, Indie 2.8%
- #54 King's Quest
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,020 reviews2015
Dev: The Odd GentlemenPub: Sierra
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Fantasy 26.9%, Story Rich 25.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #55 An Assassin in Orlandes
68% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Search for a ruthless assassin in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.3%, RPG 33.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 7.7%
- #56 Choice of Robots
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 17.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, RPG 7.6%
- #57 The Thaumaturge
63% matchVery Positive83% of 5,995 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: RPG 31.8%, Choices Matter 25.6%, Story Rich 19.4%, Fantasy 13.6%, Adventure 9.6%
- #58 Sky Caravan
65% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bravarda
Windows
Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, RPG 12.6%, Text-Based 10%
- #59 Alice Through the Fey Realm
64% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 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 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, RPG 16.1%, Adventure 8%, Magic 6.7%
- #60 Spellcrafter
69% 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 59.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 14.2%