- #1 Letters from the War
97% matchPositive83% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Etrurian Games
Windows
Modern reimagining of text adventure games with a new gameplay and multiple endings. Censor letters coming from soldiers at the front and make the history of your nation.
Why similar: World War II 32.2% ★, Text-Based 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Historical 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #2 Over the Alps
96% matchVery Positive88% of 243 reviews2020
Dev: Stave Studios
Windows · Mac
Over The Alps is a choices-matter narrative adventure game told through interactive postcards, sent from a secret agent to their handler, in 1930s Switzerland.
Why similar: World War II 29.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #3 Ukraine War Stories
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Historical 11%, Narration 8.3%
- #4 Gerda: A Flame in Winter
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 515 reviews2022
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?
Why similar: World War II 32.3% ★, Historical 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Narration 10.2%
- #5 Vanakan
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #6 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
94% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Text-Based 21%, Choices Matter 10.5%, RPG 7.3%
- #7 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
93% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you infiltrate the gods' Elite Courte, stealing their superpowers, or turn double agent and join them, taking your place among the divine?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Text-Based 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, RPG 9.8%
- #8 Aunewyth
92% 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 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #9 Saturnine
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Veteran. You’re the oldest android in the Solar System, a relic and survivor of the ancient past. Now it’s time for you to fight again. A text-based science-fantasy novel, 700,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Text-Based 19.8%, RPG 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #10 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
91% 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: Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Historical 6.7%
- #11 The Nascent Necromancer
89% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Text-Based 21%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #12 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Text-Based 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 12.9%, RPG 9.2%
- #13 Fallen Hero: Revelations
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Face down your ghosts and unearth secrets better left buried as you prepare to take vengeance on the ones who wronged you. But be warned, burying your past only works if it stays put.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 19.9%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #14 A Wise Use of Time
89% matchVery Positive80% of 121 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Text-Based 18%, Choices Matter 17.1%, RPG 11.4%
- #15 Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents
87% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help the eccentric inventor navigate the intrigue of the emerging electrical industry! Can you outsmart Thomas Edison and electrify the world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 19.4%, Historical 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%, RPG 9.2%
- #16 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Extract yourself from another fine mess–this time, with your family watching! Mischief, mix-ups, and bewilderingly urgent capers at your ancestral estate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Text-Based 20.9%, Choices Matter 14.3%, RPG 7.6%
- #17 Peter's Journey
86% matchMixed52% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamer StudioPub: Start Game
Windows
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Text-Based 14%, Historical 13.3%, Narration 10.4%
- #18 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
85% 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 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 9.6%
- #19 Turncoat Chronicle
84% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your father stole his throne, intending to leave it to you. When the long-lost heir resurfaces, will you defend the king—or betray him to his enemies?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 21.3%, RPG 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #20 Temple of Egmelitia
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Ian Hornik
Windows · Mac
The Nose knows. A text based adventure game set in an ancient temple full of secrets.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 18.2%, Historical 15%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #21 Whiskey-Four
83% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Text-Based 17%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #22 An Imp and an Impostor
82% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've spent years undercover, disguised as a human, infiltrating the city’s magical law-enforcement organization. They stole your magic from you. Can you steal it back? (A text-based interactive historical urban fantasy novel.)
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Text-Based 18.9%, RPG 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #23 Dreaming After You
82% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: MangoPower
Windows
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 18.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #24 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run with unicorns, fly with pegasi, and swim with kelpies as a magical horse! Will you reunite the herds or drive them further apart? A text-based interactive fantasy novel with hundreds of choices and without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 20.2%, RPG 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #25 Transparent
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamDSN
Windows
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Narration 15.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #26 Relics 2: The Crusader's Tomb
80% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Four thousand miles. Twenty thousand pounds. Four murderous rivals. One unforgettable adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Historical 12.5%, RPG 11.8%
- #27 Scarlet Sails
78% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Text-Based 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, RPG 10.1%
- #28 Shadow of the Curse-Eater
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The wilderfolk of Ushinega Island waste away in a rotting tropical paradise, haunted by a deadly malediction. Yet behind every curse lurks a secret. You have the power to save them... but should you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Text-Based 18.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #29 Samurai of Hyuga
79% matchVery Positive80% of 66 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 33.3%, Text-Based 24%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, RPG 11%, Adventure 6.1%
- #30 Heart of Battle
78% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle for love as a gladiator in this epic romance of swords and sandals! Win glory, victory, a better life, your freedom - and spark a revolution!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, Historical 12.3%, RPG 10.7%
- #31 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
76% 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 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #32 Choice of Robots
77% 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 30.1%, Text-Based 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, RPG 4.5%
- #33 After the Storm
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rebuild society after the climate apocalypse! Can you keep your settlement alive? Will you hold onto your humanity or lose it in the directionless expanse?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.2%, Text-Based 21.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%, RPG 7.2%
- #34 Honor Bound
76% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect an exclusive boarding school and rebuild your life after scandal as a military bodyguard! How far will you go for ambition, duty, and your country?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #35 Witch's Brew: Love and Lattes
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you spill the tea about the secret, cozy magical cafe on your college campus? Brew potions and romance on coffee dates with your new friends! A text-based novel of magic and romance, with hundreds of choices and without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Text-Based 20.2%, RPG 12.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #36 House of the Golden Mask
75% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken your magic and break an ancient curse at a secret school of sorcery! What mysteries will you uncover at this crossroads between realms? A text-based fantasy novel, 280,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Text-Based 20.7%, RPG 12.7%, Choices Matter 8%
- #37 Fields of Asphodel
74% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #38 A War of a Madman's Making
74% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 14.3%, Historical 12.5%, War 8.6%
- #39 The Soul Stone War 3
73% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
By the power of your Soul Stone and the strength of your own indomitable soul, uncover secrets held in blood and lead the charge that will change the world. A text-based fantasy novel, 260,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Text-Based 21.3%, RPG 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #40 Roadwarden
73% 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 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, RPG 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #41 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Historical 15.8%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #42 Whispers From The Rift
71% 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 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Text-Based 19.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, RPG 7%
- #43 Witchcraft U
73% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rush the university's secret societies as a first-year Magical Studies major! Will you keep your magic a secret from the mundanes or expose the truth?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Text-Based 19.6%, RPG 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #44 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Text-Based 24.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #45 Belle-de-Nuit
71% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Win duels and hearts as a swordswoman at Paris's finest luxury brothel! Fight for the honor of ladies of the night in this game of swords and seductions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Historical 12.2%, RPG 9.8%
- #46 Atlantis Academy
71% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Text-Based 19.5%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #47 Message in a Melody
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Text-Based 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, RPG 8.1%
- #48 Daria: A Kingdom Simulator
70% matchMixed44% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your realm, train heroes, and build a legendary kingdom in Daria. Experience strategy, storytelling, and diplomacy in this immersive sim.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Text-Based 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%, RPG 8.1%
- #49 CLOSED HANDS
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: PASSENGER
Windows · Mac · Linux
CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Text-Based 24.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #50 Demon: Recollect
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of an ancient mutant and get thrown into the modern, mortal world. Learn what you can about your past as you don the mask of a villain!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choices Matter 16%, Text-Based 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #51 World War II Armored Recon
68% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
North Africa, 1942. Command a U.S. tank. Lead your men against the Axis powers. Learn the hard lessons of war. The odds are against you. A text-based historical novel, 900,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Text-Based 21.8%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #52 The Golden Rose: Book One
68% 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 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Text-Based 21.2%, RPG 11.1%, Choices Matter 10%
- #53 Undying Symphony
66% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Siberian Koala
Windows
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: World War II 47.2% ★, Historical 17.3%, Narration 12%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #54 The Castle
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sankurusu
Windows · Linux
Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 19.8%, Narration 12%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #55 Leas: City of the Sun
66% matchPositive100% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When a new magic is discovered, it's up to you to unravel the mystery! Find answers from fae and humans, save your city, and maybe even fall in love! A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 400,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 21.6%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #56 Choice of the Deathless
69% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.7%, Text-Based 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, RPG 9.3%, Indie 2.2%
- #57 Samurai of Hyuga Book 2
69% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The toughest ronin in Hyuga returns! Heated battles and even hotter romances await you in the land of silk and steel!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, Text-Based 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, RPG 12.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #58 Grave Knight
67% 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 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, RPG 11.2%
- #59 Fox Spirit: A Two-Tailed Adventure
67% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dazzle humanity or destroy it as a magical, two-tailed fox! Weave illusions, shapeshift, or control minds. You'll set the world on fire, one way or another.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, RPG 8.1%
- #60 Windrush Tales
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, Historical 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%