- #1 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
97% matchVery Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct spiritual predecessor, it offers the same intense focus on life-simulation, social hierarchy, and consequential decision-making.
- #2 Suzerain
96% matchVery Positive92% of 11,790 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political Sim 26.6% ★, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This political simulation excels at forcing players to balance personal ideology with the brutal realities of governing a nation.
- #3 Long Live The Queen
96% matchVery Positive95% of 7,162 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Political Sim 51.8% ★, Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 5.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.1%, Choices Matter 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging life-simulation game where managing your character's growth and navigating political intrigue is essential for survival.
- #4 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
95% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.1%, RPG 19%, Story Rich 16%, Visual Novel 13%, Point & Click 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled narrative depth and choice-driven roleplaying within a dark, atmospheric world that reacts to your every decision.
- #5 Lords of Infinity
94% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Political Sim 35.9% ★, Diplomacy 27.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, RPG 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intricate text-based political simulation that captures the nuance of navigating complex social and military hierarchies.
- #6 Pentiment
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,748 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Medieval 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This historical narrative RPG features deep, long-term consequences for your choices that ripple through the lives of the townspeople.
- #7 Citizen Sleeper
93% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric life-sim that uses tabletop-inspired mechanics to explore themes of survival, identity, and choice in a dystopian setting.
- #8 Roadwarden
92% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, RPG 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Dark Fantasy 9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric text-based RPG that emphasizes world-building and the significant impact of your interactions with a hostile environment.
- #9 Tyranny
91% matchVery Positive87% of 13,315 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30%, RPG 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Fantasy 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy RPG where your political choices determine the fate of a world already conquered by evil.
- #10 Yes, Your Grace
91% matchVery Positive87% of 14,150 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Life Sim 21.3%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Medieval 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 12%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the struggle of managing a kingdom's resources while balancing the needs and demands of your subjects and family.
- #11 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,689 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Medieval 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, replayable life-sim that forces you to make difficult choices to survive the horrors of war.
- #12 We. The Revolution
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,476 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Political Sim 44.6% ★, Choices Matter 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Point & Click 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the immense pressure of judicial and political decision-making during a period of intense social upheaval.
- #13 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Big Trouble
Windows · Mac
Lead the King’s Council for generations as the consequences of your decisions decide the kingdom’s resources and political standing. Form alliances, solve dilemmas, and prepare for the final uprising that was foretold by an ancient prophecy
Why similar: Political Sim 36.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, RPG 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on political strategy and branching narratives where your decisions shape the legacy of a kingdom.
- #14 The Banner Saga
88% matchVery Positive89% of 15,944 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 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: Choices Matter 25.9%, RPG 20.9%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG features a dark, branching narrative where every choice carries heavy weight for your caravan's survival.
- #15 Reigns
87% matchVery Positive87% of 8,124 reviews2016
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.9%, Life Sim 25.7%, Medieval 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, RPG 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly effective political simulation where every swipe of a card carries life-or-death consequences for your reign.
- #16 Beholder
86% matchVery Positive92% of 31,023 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Political Sim 42.8% ★, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Point & Click 8%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian political simulation that forces you to make impossible moral choices to protect your family while serving an oppressive state.
- #17 KingSim
86% matchVery Positive84% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Political Sim 28.3% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused medieval management game that emphasizes the narrative consequences of your royal decrees.
- #18 The Tales of Bayun
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 211 reviews2023
Dev: FlyinDogs
Windows
Can a flat world resting on the backs of three demon bears live in peace? Of course not! Immerse yourself in the universe of the dark Slavic legends, explore the characters' stories and make difficult choices that affect the course of events. Bayun the Cat will help you. If you're lucky, that is.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy narrative experience that relies heavily on branching paths and moral choices.
- #19 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,842 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!
Why similar: Life Sim 23.4%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Medieval 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that offers numerous branching paths and endings based on your decisions in a medieval setting.
- #20 The Thaumaturge
83% matchVery Positive83% of 5,876 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Choices Matter 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, RPG 11%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric RPG with a deep narrative that explores the moral complexity of its characters and their choices.
- #21 Crown Gambit
82% matchVery Positive95% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Medieval 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that centers on political intrigue and the consequences of your actions in a fantasy setting.
- #22 The Reeve
84% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Choices Matter 17%, Medieval 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines medieval management with RPG elements, focusing on the branching paths of a local official navigating community politics.
- #23 My Lovely Empress
82% matchVery Positive82% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Point & Click 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark simulation game that explores the moral cost of power through complex decision-making and narrative branching.
- #24 Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions
81% matchVery Positive96% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac
You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that provides deep narrative choices and character-driven drama.
- #25 A Legionary's Life
81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,491 reviews2019
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 52.4%, RPG 41.2%, Singleplayer 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim RPG that captures the gritty, unforgiving reality of a soldier's path through the Roman army.
- #26 Frostpunk
78% matchVery Positive93% of 137,048 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Choices Matter 67.1%, Atmospheric 23.7%, Singleplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A political survival simulation where your choices as a leader directly impact the morality and survival of your society.
- #27 The Horrorscope
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Life Sim 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological simulation that features multiple endings based on your choices and character development.
- #28 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,138 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Story Rich 12%, RPG 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark visual novel that emphasizes the political maneuvering and moral dilemmas inherent in vampire society.
- #29 Sovereign Tower
76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,646 reviews2026
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Medieval 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #30 Papers, Please
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 80,270 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.5%, Point & Click 29.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential political simulation that forces you to weigh your personal survival against the moral cost of your duties.
- #31 Galaxy Princess Zorana
77% matchVery Positive91% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
You are the Evil Emperor's only daughter, but can you claim the throne? Raise stats, make deals, appoint advisors, and scheme your way through the Imperial Election - unless an assassin gets you first. Rule the galaxy or die trying!
Why similar: Political Sim 27.8% ★, Diplomacy 24.7% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #32 The Succession of Changing Kings
76% matchVery Positive87% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.9%, Medieval 19.9%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #33 Headliner: NoviNews
79% matchVery Positive89% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that focuses on the impact of media and public perception, mirroring the political weight of the seed game.
- #34 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
77% 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: Diplomacy 25.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #35 Sultan's Game
72% matchVery Positive94% of 34,938 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #36 Choice of Life: Samosbor
73% matchVery Positive88% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?
Why similar: Life Sim 21.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #37 Mistwinter Bay
75% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Swordlake Entertainment
Windows
Rule a town in this story heavy, visual novel-like fantasy RPG! Interact with townsfolk and foreign leaders, build and expand, and tackle randomized events that affect the town and its people.
Why similar: Life Sim 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #38 The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou
73% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 鹏砚
Windows · Mac
Three Kingdoms of Shadows blends dark political intrigue with occult folklore. As Liu Bei, raised to rule Xuzhou as a pliable puppet, enact decrees, manage resources, and outmaneuver the factions behind your rise. Follow history—or pursue optional mysteries to unlock a path no chronicle recorded.
Why similar: Political Sim 39.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #39 Cabernet
72% matchVery Positive95% of 2,300 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #40 The Price Of Flesh
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,143 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #41 You are the Judge!
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 262 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
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: Political Sim 35.3% ★, Diplomacy 29.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.4%, RPG 5.9%
- #42 Beholder 2
74% matchVery Positive87% of 8,130 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Why similar: Political Sim 42.1% ★, Choices Matter 18%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 7.3%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #43 Minds Beneath Us
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,307 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #44 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
73% matchVery Positive96% of 150 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: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #45 Volcano Princess
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 48,973 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Why similar: Life Sim 32.1%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, RPG 7.3%
- #46 Mandate Of Heaven
69% matchVery Positive91% of 6,581 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Choices Matter 18.6%, RPG 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #47 Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,533 reviews2025
Dev: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rule your crumbling kingdom as you try to satisfy the petty needs of your people in this cinematic kingdom management RPG. Balance your resources, collect taxes, hire agents and make difficult decisions to see your kingdom prosper or fail.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.7%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Medieval 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #48 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,000 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Medieval 14.8%, RPG 11.3%
- #49 The Use of Life
68% matchVery Positive91% of 820 reviews2025
Dev: だらねこげーむず/Daraneko GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, RPG 11.4%
- #50 Esoteric Ebb
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,245 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 11%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #51 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
68% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #52 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
70% matchVery Positive93% of 417 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.9%, Life Sim 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #53 Growing Up
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,699 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: Life Sim 25.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #54 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,680 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #55 The Necromancer's Tale
66% matchVery Positive92% of 935 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Commune with the realm of the dead and struggle with your descent into madness. Build the power to raise an undead army and march against your enemies. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion and seduction.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.9%, Visual Novel 26.7%, RPG 16.1%, Story Rich 15.4%, Atmospheric 12.9%
- #56 The Last Sovereign
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,207 reviews2025
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Why similar: Diplomacy 34.7% ★, Choices Matter 25.6%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #57 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 605 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.5% ★, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #58 Depression The Game
71% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
Dev: DeepWorks Studios
Windows
Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?
Why similar: Life Sim 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #59 The Sword of Rhivenia
69% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, RPG 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Medieval 12%
- #60 Death and Taxes
67% matchVery Positive86% of 8,511 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Point & Click 11.7%
