Games Like Tally Ho

Get yourself into and out of another fine mess! Win glory, renown, and much-needed money through cunning schemes that will seem like good ideas at the time.

Why similar: Text-Based 50.4%, RPG 42.9%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Written by the same author as Tally Ho, this game captures the exact same brand of witty, comedic social maneuvering.

Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?

Why similar: RPG 33.3%, Text-Based 28.6%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on social etiquette, class dynamics, and navigating high-society relationships in a prestigious academy.

Make the movie of your dreams amid the glamor and romance of 1950s Hollywood! Hire Alfred Hitchcock, seduce Greta Garbo, or build your studio into a powerhouse.

Why similar: Text-Based 40.7%, RPG 40.2%, Indie 19.2%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical look at the film industry that rewards clever choices and social navigation.

Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!

Why similar: Text-Based 40.9%, RPG 39.1%, Indie 20%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a Victorian-inspired world, it offers a similar blend of social obligation and narrative depth.

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: RPG 34.6%, Text-Based 28.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a complex social hierarchy and military politics where your reputation and choices are paramount.

When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?

Why similar: Text-Based 38.2%, RPG 29.7%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more gothic, it features strong character relationships and meaningful choices that impact the narrative flow.

Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?

Why similar: Text-Based 69.6%, RPG 30.4%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted and humorous interactive story that mirrors the theatrical and witty tone of Tally Ho.

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: Text-Based 66.6%, RPG 21.2%, Indie 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic interactive fiction title that offers deep, branching narratives and significant consequences for your choices.

Congratulations! We are delighted to welcome you to the Grand Academy for Future Villains, the world's finest evil preparatory school, where unimaginable power begins with a world-class education!

Why similar: RPG 32.5%, Text-Based 32.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 16.3%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical and funny take on academic life that relies on clever choices and character interactions.

Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

Why similar: Text-Based 38.2%, RPG 29.7%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on courtly intrigue, social maneuvering, and romantic entanglements.

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: Text-Based 33.1%, RPG 31.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the intricate social and political narrative established in the previous entry with high stakes for your character.

Professor of Magical Studies is an interactive magical school novel by Stephen Granade, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Why similar: Text-Based 51.5%, RPG 35.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines academic social hierarchy with choice-driven gameplay in a charming, character-focused setting.

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Why similar: Text-Based 51.5%, RPG 32.2%, Adventure 10%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on royal intrigue and the social pressures of being a second-born heir in a fantasy setting.

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why You'll Like It: Provides a cozy, social-focused experience that emphasizes conversation and character connection.

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: Text-Based 36.1%, RPG 30.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, choice-heavy narrative that forces you to manage social movements and personal relationships.

Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

Why similar: Text-Based 46.2%, RPG 35.5%, Indie 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous and character-driven story that balances superhero tropes with relatable social dynamics.

The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Pick a side, and meet your match.

Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

Why You'll Like It: A romance-heavy visual novel that prioritizes character relationships and narrative choices.

Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Text-Based 28.8%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 16.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense political maneuvering and social navigation within a supernatural setting.

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: RPG 32.4%, Text-Based 29.7%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 16.2%

Why You'll Like It: An educational and social-focused narrative set in the ancient world with deep choice mechanics.

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: Text-Based 55%, RPG 30.5%, Indie 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A legal-fantasy narrative that requires careful navigation of social and professional rules.

The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!

Why similar: Text-Based 77.2%, Indie 22.8%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, job-focused simulator that captures the mundane yet entertaining aspects of service work.

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: Text-Based 40.6%, RPG 25.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 16.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic text-based adventure that offers a variety of paths and meaningful choices throughout the story.

Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.

Why similar: Text-Based 50.6%, RPG 33.5%, Indie 16%

Why You'll Like It: A mythological narrative where your choices determine your standing with the gods and mortals alike.

Explore the underground world of vigilantes as you wage war against the Chicago mafia. Roll the dice, and survive the consequences of your actions!

Why similar: RPG 46.1%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 24.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented interactive story that still maintains strong character-driven choices.

You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.

Why similar: Text-Based 69.7%, RPG 30.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines narrative choices with base-building and strategy in a reimagined classic tale.

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: RPG 34.6%, Text-Based 28.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy adventure that emphasizes personal relationships and the impact of your social choices.

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: Text-Based 36.3%, RPG 30.6%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven epic that relies heavily on your choices to define your protagonist's personality.

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: Text-Based 41.5%, RPG 38.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 9.6%

Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!

Why similar: Text-Based 47.6%, RPG 35%, Indie 17.4%

Why You'll Like It: Explores high school social dynamics and mystery through a lighthearted, choice-based lens.

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: RPG 43%, Text-Based 37.3%, Indie 19.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique narrative hook that challenges how you use your choices to influence the world around you.

Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!

Why similar: RPG 61.9%, Adventure 38.1%

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: Text-Based 42.4%, RPG 33.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 8%

Implant cameras in your eyes to win the news wars of 2061! Break stories, outwit rival reporters, and become a celebrity in this interactive noir novel.

Why similar: RPG 68.7%, Indie 31.3%

Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.

Why similar: Indie 62.8%, Adventure 37.2%

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: RPG 45.8%, Text-Based 32.3%, Indie 21.9%

You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

Why similar: RPG 63.7%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 12.8%

Turn a scripted steel-cage wrestling match into a real fight in this 250,000-word interactive novel, the greatest text-based pro-wrestling RPG in the world!

Why similar: RPG 42.9%, Text-Based 35.7%, Indie 21.4%

Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.

Why similar: Text-Based 58.4%, RPG 41.6%

Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!

Why similar: RPG 49.6%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 19.7%

A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.

Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

Why similar: Text-Based 57.8%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 17.4%

These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

Why similar: RPG 65.1%, Indie 34.9%

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

Why similar: RPG 100%

Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.

Why similar: Text-Based 50.4%, RPG 42.5%, Indie 7.1%

A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!

Why similar: Text-Based 63.4%, Adventure 36.6%

A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.

Why similar: Text-Based 42%, RPG 27.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 12.7%

Search for a ruthless assassin in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!

Why similar: RPG 50.2%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 20.7%

You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.

Why similar: RPG 55.2%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 22.4%

Design your own wizard to attend a magical school. Learn spells, explore dungeons, make friends, and find a date for the May Day Ball. But be careful, everyone has secrets - including you!

Why similar: RPG 51.9%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 21.4%

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: RPG 48.2%, Text-Based 22.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 9.3%

Become the vagabond you always knew you were. Rely on your blade and wits, for little else will save you amidst the cold and unforgiving North! Retrace the steps of your past and rekindle a love once lost. Or try your best to snuff it out—either way, it’s going to burn.

Why similar: Text-Based 39.8%, RPG 27.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 14.6%

Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

Why similar: Adventure 54.3%, Indie 45.7%

Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

Why similar: Text-Based 43.7%, RPG 38.1%, Indie 18.2%

Rule the land as you see fit, using alliances, intrigue or warfare to establish your House as a dominant force in the realm's politics.

Why similar: Text-Based 41.4%, RPG 28.5%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 13.6%

Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.

Why similar: Adventure 50.3%, Indie 49.7%

Step into the fog to confront your terror: the evil that hides within. Unravel the fog's mysteries before you become its next victim. Or join us, instead.

Why similar: Text-Based 38.3%, RPG 27.6%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 15.4%

Stop a deadly plague in a medieval fantasy tale of swords and surgery! Unearth medical knowledge, prevent the town’s purge, or plot your own escape.

Why similar: RPG 34.3%, Text-Based 28.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 16.8%

As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?

Why similar: RPG 38.9%, Text-Based 38%, Indie 23.2%

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: RPG 47%, Text-Based 44.9%, Indie 8.1%

Steal and raise a baby war gryphon! Will you fight dragons together to save the empire, or defy the empire and lead your people to freedom?

Why similar: RPG 33.3%, Text-Based 31.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 16.6%