- #1 Trials of the Thief-Taker
97% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In London, 1729, before they had police, they had you: thief-takers, hunting criminals for cash! Fire a flintlock and sip gin in the age of powdered wigs. Will you grow rich catching smugglers and highwaymen, show mercy, or become a crime boss yourself?
Why similar: RPG 51.5%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 20.2%
- #2 Choice of Zombies
96% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight for survival in a world overrun by zombies! Can you stay alive long enough to get your friends to a place of safety? Will you keep your humanity intact or become a bloodthirsty zombie hunter? And will you discover the secret behind the zombie virus?
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #3 The Superlatives: Shattered Worlds
96% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer assassins and alien invaders in Superlative London! Defend Earth and negotiate interplanetary peace as you race to rescue Queen Victoria in this thrilling sequel to The Superlatives: Aetherfall.
Why similar: RPG 48.9%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 22.3%
- #4 The Mysteries of Baroque
95% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mad science raised you from the dead! Pursue justice or vengeance, love or secrets, as you save or destroy the world with forbidden eldritch power.
Why similar: RPG 49%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 22.5%
- #5 Gladiator: Road to the Colosseum
94% matchMostly Negative27% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Romans call you many names. A slave. A gladiator. A champion. Who and what will you be? You decide. Conquer the arena, navigate petty Roman politics and etch your name in the annals of Rome! Or die trying.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #6 Stronghold: A Hero's Fate
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your stronghold from invading monsters and lead your people to glory! Rule your territory, punish your enemies, and build a legacy.
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #7 T-Rex Time Machine
93% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Face the world's fiercest dinosaurs and make it back to the future in one piece! You're a physics student with a dream: travel back in time and document the world of dinosaurs. Can you survive the terrors of the Tyrannosaurus rex?
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #8 Choice of the Vampire
92% matchMixed53% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slake your thirst, without becoming a Beast! Blessed with the blood-soaked gift of immortality, will you tend the flock of humanity—or twist it to your whims? When a brash young country butts heads with a brash young vampire, who will come out ahead?
Why similar: RPG 39.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 16.3%
- #9 Heaven And Earth
91% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Michael Hobbs
Windows · Mac
War threatens to engulf the world, and your choices will determine how it plays out.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #10 Silverworld
90% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of trackless jungles, colossal beasts, and cruel pre-human civilizations, you must survive the past if you want to save the future! Face the savage inhabitants of Silverworld and build your own civilization—or plunder the past and return home unimaginably rich!
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #11 DinoKnights
89% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Saddle up to defend the queen on dino-back! Fight duels and cast spells with a dinosaur at your side and sword in hand—the realm’s fate rests on you!
Why similar: RPG 50.2%, Adventure 29%, Indie 20.7%
- #12 Chinomikon
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: dimosha_92
Windows
You are a young teacher, who arrived in China, with the aim to earn some money and have a jorney. During it you are going to learn some basic Chinese words. Learn and play at the same time!
Why similar: RPG 49%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 21.3%
- #13 Monkey Rush
88% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: KILLZONE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into adventure with the main character Maka, immerse yourself in beautiful worlds and defeat all the enemies!
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #14 Tokyo Wizard
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a powerful wizard or witch in modern day Japan! Learn Shinto animal spirit magic, powerful battle spells, or choose the path of necromancy and command an undead army!
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #15 Ratings War
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 49.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.4%, Indie 19.4%
- #16 Trial of the Demon Hunter
85% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle the forces of evil in this thrilling interactive fantasy novel! When a powerful demon destroys your village, you embark on a perilous journey alongside your shape shifting companion, determined to avenge your shattered village and banish the devil back to the Netherworld.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #17 Pon Para and the Great Southern Labyrinth
83% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chosen by the gods, you must battle savage monsters, corrupt priests, and mad philosophers to save reality from the dark god of destruction!
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #18 Fog of War: The Battle for Cerberus
84% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take command of an off-world fighting force! Use tactics, diplomacy and your own skills to find a way to victory. Who says a sublieutenant can’t win the war?
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #19 Magikiras
84% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don powered armor as you take on terrorists and eldritch aliens in the not too distant future! Modify your armor to suit your needs and stand tall against your foes.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #20 Forgotten Light
87% matchNo user reviews2017
Dev: Luke CrippsPub: FellowPlayer
Windows
In a world of complete darkness there is always light, since you were born you felt something was wrong with living in this darkness. Not knowing what happened to your family you are alone, like many others in your cells you are forbidden to seek the light. This all changes when the light suddenly calls to you.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #21 The Harbinger's Head
82% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Visit a myth-infested 1820s Ireland. One dark (if not particularly stormy) night, you find yourself face to face with a frightening visage—or lack thereof. Though shaped like a man, the creature you’ve encountered appears to have lost his head. Worse, he seems to think you are the one to blame!
Why similar: RPG 38.8%, Adventure 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Indie 16.8%
- #22 The Last Monster Master
82% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will your monsters save the world, or destroy it? As a Monster Master, you'll telepathically train wild monsters to be treasure guardians, royal pets, or giant stone masons. As war breaks out with the kingdom to the north, will you train monsters to be vicious soldiers and mindless power generators?
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #23 Samurai of Hyuga Book 3
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Life isn’t getting any easier for our favorite ronin! The journey continues in the land of silk and steel, where fantasy and reality clash and tough choices await you on every page. Get ready to prove why you’re the toughest ronin around.
Why similar: RPG 39.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 17%
- #24 It's Killing Time
81% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel the world, meet new people, and assassinate them for money! In this ultra-violent interactive novel, who can you trust? Who will you betray?
Why similar: RPG 39.2%, Adventure 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Indie 16.2%
- #25 Life of a Mobster
79% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the mob and rule the city! Will you become a celebrity mobster, or rule from the shadows?
Why similar: RPG 39.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 16.2%
- #26 The Lost Heir 3: Demon War
80% matchMixed58% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An epic medieval fantasy tale! Assume the throne of Daria and avenge your parents' death in the thrilling conclusion of this three-part series.
Why similar: RPG 40.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Adventure 21%, Indie 17.3%
- #27 Catacombs of the Undercity
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2016
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Head deep beneath Orlandes City and uncover a dark brotherhood in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!
Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Adventure 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Indie 15.7%
- #28 Choice of the Star Captain
78% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight on the front lines of the war between humanity and the hideous Blobs. (Not that anyone has actually seen a Blob up close, but everyone knows they’re hideous!) Go on stealth missions, run alien blockades, and investigate mysterious planets, "aided" by Lloyd, your insufferably obnoxious shipboard computer.
Why similar: RPG 37.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 17.1%
- #29 Highlands, Deep Waters
77% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
While investigating a murder in a small Scottish town, you’ll find yourself embroiled in a world of secrets, cultists, and abyssal horror. What are you willing to do to solve the case? And what will you do when you don’t like the answer?
Why similar: RPG 38.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 16.6%
- #30 An Assassin in Orlandes
78% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Search for a ruthless assassin in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!
Why similar: RPG 40.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 14.4%
- #31 Caverns of the Snow Witch (Standalone)
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
YOU are the hero in Caverns of the Snow Witch! Triumph agains the villainous Snow Witch in Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook!
Why similar: RPG 42.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 14.9%
- #32 Sorcery! Part 4
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An epic adventure through an open world of monsters, traps and magic. Infiltrate the Fortress of Sorcerers, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered, no matter how small. Cheat death, uncover ancient mysteries, and recover the Crown of Kings - if you can.
Why similar: RPG 40.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 15.4%
- #33 Cannonfire Concerto
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an 18th century symphony of intrigue, your supernatural virtuoso performance begins an overture to war! Spies, lovers, generals…who holds the strings?
Why similar: RPG 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 16.3%
- #34 Broadway: 1849
74% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight your way to box office glory, while fending off the gangs of New York! Will you spur a revolution or keep order in a fractious city?
Why similar: RPG 39.7%, Adventure 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Indie 17.2%
- #35 House of Hell (Standalone)
75% matchVery Positive87% of 63 reviews2016
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
YOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook?
Why similar: RPG 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Adventure 22%, Indie 13.3%
- #36 The Superlatives: Aetherfall
73% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a superpowered team of "Superlatives" to defend 19th-century Victorian London! Battle a Martian warship, clockwork monsters, and nefarious inventors. Don your mask, take to the skies, and God save the Queen!
Why similar: RPG 41.2%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%
- #37 Congresswolf
75% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Is the next member of Congress a werewolf? Can you survive a lycanthrope's bite? There’s no silver bullet for winning an election!
Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 15.9%
- #38 The Great Tournament
72% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play a young peasant boy who becomes squire to a legendary knight. Travel the realm competing in jousts, archery, and melee competitions. Train hard in order to become a powerful knight and eventually compete in The Great Tournament to decide the fate of the realm in this medieval story.
Why similar: RPG 42.3%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%
- #39 The Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump to hyperspace aboard the Lady Luck, the fastest starship in the galaxy! Join her ragtag crew of space pirates, or infiltrate their ranks, working undercover for the Galactic Police.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #40 Gohan Quest
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hurma Games
Windows
Gohan Quest is a humorous adventure RPG that takes place in modern Eastern Europe. Play as anime girls, explore the typical russian town, beat the shit out of gopniks and find the missing "children"! Inspired by golden age JRPGs, from fans to fans.
Why similar: RPG 50.5%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 20.8%
- #41 Curse of the Assassin
74% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fight, outwit and explore in Orlandes City as you uncover a conspiracy in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!
Why similar: RPG 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 12.7%
- #42 Lantern of Worlds - Storybook
69% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Fasold Games
Windows · Mac
'Lantern of Worlds - Storybook' is a collection of adventure games and stories set in the Lantern of Worlds universe.
Why similar: RPG 49.8%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #43 Drag Star!
69% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready, honey! You're a contestant on Drag Star!, the reality TV drag competition. You better throw shade, serve looks, and slay each episode to become the next drag icon!
Why similar: RPG 49.8%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #44 Captive of Fortune
72% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac
Continuing your journey to banish the mysterious and elusive demon, you travel to the city of Lorden, where romance and new dangers await. With new allies but even more enemies presenting themselves, the trials set before you leading you along a dangerous path to face your greatest challenge yet.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #45 The Hero Project: Redemption Season
73% matchMixed63% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
America's #1 reality show for heroes is back for another season! Harness your superpowers to steal the spotlight, win votes, and save your sister!
Why similar: RPG 40.1%, Adventure 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Indie 16%
- #46 Doomsday on Demand 2
71% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Picking up where you left off, you will encounter new challenges and face tough decisions in the hope to finally escape the living nightmare in the districts that only became worse. Decide whom you will trust, and how will you achieve your goal. It's kill or be killed.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #47 Chronicon Apocalyptica
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle Norse raiders, ghosts, and changelings to save medieval England! But beware, if the elves can capture the Book you hold, the world will end.
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #48 To the City of the Clouds
70% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Search for the lost Incan city known as La Ciudad de las Nubes in the mountains of Colombia. Your fledgling archaeologist will battle venomous pit vipers, tropical diseases, and the FARC guerrilla army to secure fame, fortune, and tenure at a prestigious university.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #49 Weyrwood
67% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Advance in Society and bargain with creatures in the Wood in a Regency fantasy of manners, daring, and magic. Will you join your daemon overlords in destroying your hometown or will you defy them?
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #50 Machinations: Fog of War
71% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gunpowder diplomacy in a city primed to explode! Steal, lie, and persuade your way to success. Navigate plots and treachery as a shapeshifting android.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #51 Starship Traveller (Standalone)
71% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
YOU are the hero in Starship Traveller! Captain a futuristic Starship in Steve Jackson's classic sci-fi RPG gamebook!
Why similar: RPG 36%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 14.9%
- #52 Sorcery Is for Saps
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An apprentice sorcerer should never steal a master's identity! Will your powers save the king--or will you turn traitor and seize the throne yourself?
Why similar: RPG 36.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 16.8%
- #53 Mayonez - Dark Comedy Slav Adventure RPG
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Mold
Windows
A dark comedy adventure RPG, set in the fictional Slavic industrial town of Mayonez.
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 21%
- #54 Doomsday on Demand
68% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive in the demolished district after the nuclear bombings. Face mutants born of the nuclear radiation, while dealing with what humans are left in the struggle for the hope to end your living nightmare. Decide who you'll trust and overcome the challenges that await you.
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #55 Eternal Fantasy
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: CircusPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Eternal Fantasy is a galgame with RPG elements. You'll embark on a journey, a journey so wonderful with all the girls and laughter, that you may almost forget what's lurking behind. It is developed by CIRCUS, which was also the developer of the 「D. C.」 series, and proudly presented by SakuraGame.
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #56 Meriwether: An American Epic
69% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Sortasoft LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this historically rigorous RPG, you'll play as Meriwether Lewis & join with Captain William Clark to lead an epic expedition across North America. Can you endure harsh climates, keep starvation at bay, befriend Native Americans, document new species for science, and map these uncharted lands?
Why similar: RPG 49.8%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #57 Achievement Lurker: Easiest Cosmetic Numbers
66% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2018
Dev: Perverse Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Turn based combat. XP based leveling system. Boss fight. Talk to NPC Turn based combat XP level system Boss fight NPC
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #58 The Road to Canterbury
67% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
May the best story win! Enter the medieval world of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," where your journey, and the stories you tell, will change history.
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #59 The Last Wizard
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s a regular Tuesday evening when you are pulled from the Earth and sent to a place where magic still exists. You are given a wizard's tower filled with arcane knowledge that you are expected to learn. Thrust into a war between two nations, it's up to you to save the kingdom where you now live.
Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%