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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Multiple Endings, Singleplayer, Choices Matter, Management.

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Set in the world of Cultist Simulator, haunt mortals and escape divine punishment in this unique relationship and resource management game. Strike Faustian pacts, manipulate mortals, and forsake your immortal life. Developed by Common Logic via Weather Factory's Sixth History License.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Common Logic
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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  1. #1 The Reeve
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 50 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: Management 21.7%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%

  2. #2 Terraformental
    96% matchVery Positive98% of 284 reviews2026
    Dev: Shady Games
    Windows · Mac

    Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.

    Why similar: Time Management 29.6%, Text-Based 26.6%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 8.3%

  3. #3 Way to Oasis
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 透明板
    Windows

    Way to Oasis : a post-apocalyptic visual novel. You lead a six-member caravan after the captain’s death. Manage scarce resources, navigate moral dilemmas, and face hidden threats. Your choices decide if the group survives or perishes.

    Why similar: RPG 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%

  4. #4 Next Caller: An Insider Threat
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Orderline Games
    Windows

    Live a double life in a cubicle. Siphon money in secret. Stay under the radar. Balance risk, reward, and relationships. See how long you can get away with it.

    Why similar: Management 26.8%, Strategy 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

  5. #5 I Am Your President
    94% matchMixed67% of 277 reviews2023
    Dev: President
    Windows

    Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.

    Why similar: Management 20.4%, Text-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  6. #6 This Fallen Lizard Still Dreams of Flame
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DoriDreams
    Windows

    For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Text-Based 17.6%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Dark 14%, Multiple Endings 12.6%

  7. #7 Retale
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: Grocery Guys
    Windows

    Experience working in retail with hardly any similarities to actually working in retail! Manage your time wisely to keep the shelves stocked, control the complaints of colorful and cranky customers, and be wary of the watchful eye of your manager to avoid being fired... or worse.

    Why similar: Time Management 32.5%, Management 19.6%, Strategy 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  8. #8 Publisher Tycoon
    93% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2016
    Dev: 14Dimension Enterprise
    Windows

    At this game, you will become a manager of a book publishing company, and run it on your own. This is really fun management simulation game! You can feel manage real publisher and there are over 110 books you can produce.

    Why similar: Time Management 35.9%, Text-Based 24.8%, Management 24.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  9. #9 Five Nights at Roner's 3
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Roane VaydichPub: RedShift Interactive
    Windows

    Five days to decide how a town-wide scandal plays out. Five nights to fend off the perilous ghosts and decide your own fate. Roner and his friends are back again - and this time, they're going all out.

    Why similar: Time Management 30.8%, Text-Based 19.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, RPG 10.1%

  10. #10 Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Cuddle Code
    Windows

    An idle RPG where you play as a dark lord with the power to reincarnate. Choose different paths with each life to grow progressively stronger, eventually gaining enough power to conquer the world.

    Why similar: Time Management 31.6%, Text-Based 16.9%, Management 16.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%

  11. #11 Rise of the Insurged
    90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Destiny Forge Studio
    Windows

    Rise of the Insurged is a dark fantasy strategy/management game where you lead a company of adventurers. Recruit, train, and send your mercenaries on choice-driven missions, fight in the arena, and master craftable elemental magic to overthrow the Queen.

    Why similar: Time Management 20.1%, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%

  12. #12 海边的忘川亭
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 乱星工作室
    Windows

    Lethe Bar by the sea is a pixel-art afterlife sitcom. Play as AQi, a new Meng Po. Listen to ghost stories and brew custom soup using bizarre ingredients. Serve the perfect bowl to grant satisfaction or instant amnesia, sending souls on their way to reincarnation.

    Why similar: Time Management 31.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  13. #13 memOriedit
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: いちか鉢
    Windows · Mac

    An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Management 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

  14. #14 Concrete Coffin
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: YMV
    Windows

    Become the Governor of people trapped in a concrete coffin. Manage resources and citizens, make cold decisions, and try to survive inside the shelter.

    Why similar: Text-Based 29.2%, Management 16.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Time Management 10.7%

  15. #15 BOOK OF HOURS
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 4,246 reviews2023
    Dev: Weather Factory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

    Why similar: Time Management 22%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Management 14.8%, Text-Based 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  16. #16 Taste of the Wind
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 一留留
    Windows · Mac

    A simulation and RPG game with multiple endings, set in a Chinese restaurant. Play as the owner, and manage the restaurant, form bonds with characters, and explore the lively town. Uncover the secrets behind the restaurant’s mysterious downfall.

    Why similar: Time Management 24.5%, Management 16%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%

  17. #17 Battles of Norghan
    87% matchMostly Positive76% of 37 reviews2016
    Dev: Mitorah Games
    Windows

    Battles of Norghan is a unique gladiatorial management and strategy game where you not only must recruit, train, and equip fantasy gladiators, but also control them on a tactical grid in turn-based combat.

    Why similar: Management 32.3%, Strategy 21.9%, RPG 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Indie 5.5%

  18. #18 Walls of Fate
    85% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: elevel
    Windows

    Rule a fortress on the brink of collapse: listen to the residents’ requests, manage limited resources and time, strengthen relationships with key characters in the fortress, and move closer to solving the mystery of the ruler’s disappearance.

    Why similar: Time Management 21.2%, Management 20.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Strategy 8.5%

  19. #19 Tower of the Ice Lich
    84% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
    Windows · Mac

    A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.5%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%

  20. #20 Your Canvas
    83% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Abihumsi
    Windows

    Your Canvas is a Text-Based Psychological Horror game set during three therapy sessions with different time periods where the player will be presented with various choices for deciding the outcome of the story.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Lore-Rich 9.3%

  21. #21 Merchant's Odyssey
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unlucky Dwarf
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a young merchant on a journey where you'll trade goods, recruit a diverse array of mercenaries, engage in tactical combat, and make critical decisions that shape both your path and the unfolding story.

    Why similar: Time Management 21.8%, Management 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  22. #22 Dawn Village
    82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Aesthmaris Studio
    Windows

    A Joseon-era survival strategy game where even goodwill becomes a resource. Manage companions and scarce supplies during a great famine. Every crucial decision is resolved by dice. There are no perfect choices—only surviving today and preparing for tomorrow.

    Why similar: Time Management 27.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Text-Based 15%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Strategy 11.4%

  23. #23 Cold Bed on Route
    82% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2025
    Dev: Old Retina Museum
    Windows · Linux

    "Cold Bed on Route" is an equation-like adventure game. Work with to find and dump unwanted items. Then, let's make up for the excess weight caused by having her on board. And let's prove that the universe is not yet completely cold and frigid. Now, pilot, it's your turn.

    Why similar: Time Management 32.4%, Text-Based 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  24. #24 The Keytox Project
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BitRot Studios
    Windows

    The Keytox Project follows Anthony as he attempts to turn his life around. He takes a job at a government program, going to space, with his partner, Will. Their job is to hunt down alien lifeforms to ensure the safety of humanity. But what they find outside of Earth is far deeper than planned.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.4%, RPG 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  25. #25 不完全调和少女
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 三鱼渔工作室
    Windows

    申户市高二学生兼小乐队主唱的少女时雨,在放学回家的路上摸摸野猫,打工的时候专心致志的摸鱼,合练之余去W记整点薯条,还有和大家一起为开Live而努力! 只是,这样的生活随着某人的离开而戛然而止—— 那么,下一步要做什么呢? 是就这样回归日复一日的平常生活,还是……试着从零开始复辟乐队呢?

    Why similar: Time Management 36.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Strategy 12.9%, RPG 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  26. #26 SEO or Die
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Zakhoda Oleksandr
    Windows

    Build your first websites, chase search traffic, earn online money, and survive student dorm life in a nostalgic narrative management RPG about the old internet and growing up between 2011 and 2026.

    Why similar: Time Management 23.4%, Management 20.6%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  27. #27 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,604 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 23.1%, Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, RPG 11.2%, Story Rich 11%

  28. #28 Aunewyth
    79% 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 38.6%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, RPG 15.5%, Story Rich 7.4%

  29. #29 We Were Here Before
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Inkdrift
    Windows

    The frontier does not want to be settled. A narrative highly replayable story game where your choices build a settlement, shape its story, and seal its fate. Every run ends. Every obituary tells a story only you lived.

    Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  30. #30 Liar-for-hire
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
    Windows

    Follow the new worker of the disinformation agency day by day. Decide how to oppose news and people through the use of fake scandals and redirections. Ensure a win for your employers - or find some conscience after all.

    Why similar: Management 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, RPG 10%

  31. #31 Gold & Brown
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Side Project Games
    Windows

    Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choices Matter 13%, RPG 10.6%

  32. #32 Ferrule Instincts
    78% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Yellow Optic
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You’re Kayla Ferrule - And your birthday is in a week. However, your friend Miles Hector got in with some bad apples. Can you outsmart everyone and make it to your 20th in one piece? Test your instincts in this brief interactive adventure based on Yellow Optic’s Fool Me Twice.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%

  33. #33 History of Dragosa
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Violence in Video Games
    Windows

    A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.6%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Text-Based 15.5%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, RPG 13.5%

  34. #34 Midnight Therapy
    76% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Cointinue Games
    Windows

    A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?

    Why similar: Time Management 24.1%, Lore-Rich 14%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 11%, Visual Novel 9.9%

  35. #35 Sea of Choices
    75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: SwanSoftPub: N/A
    Windows

    With both RPG and Time Management mechanics, plot out your day to day life in the shoes of Aura! In combat use turn-based tactics to employ a strategy that leads to victory! Or just chill out and collect records and read books!

    Why similar: Time Management 41.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, RPG 16.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

  36. #36 Amazing Superhero Squad
    75% matchMixed66% of 38 reviews2021
    Dev: Siberian Koala
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Do you think it is easy to solve all the problems of a cursed city and not go insane? Lead a team of superheroes, save Storborg City from looming disasters and beat your dishonourable rivals. Amazing Superhero Squad is a vivid superhero corporation sim.

    Why similar: Time Management 25.8%, Management 19.6%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Strategy 8%

  37. #37 Finale of Aeons:Lillia
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 1up
    Windows

    《Finale of Aeons》 is a text-based narrative game that blends tabletop RPG and role-playing elements. In this fantasy world, you can take on the roles of five different protagonists, experience five completely distinct storylines, and make your own choices in the face of adversity and intrigue.

    Why similar: RPG 21.5%, Text-Based 19.5%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%

  38. #38 SUBURBIA INFINITUM
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: aerealis
    Windows

    A dialogue sim about eternity and our minds.

    Why similar: Text-Based 25.3%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Visual Novel 10%

  39. #39 Lotus Reverie: First Nexus
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2021
    Dev: Keinart Lobre
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Do you like adventure and strategy games? A visual novel at the end of the world with a focus on time management. Experience battles in original parallel turn-based strategy minigames or classic novel mode. Half of the survivors are not human, and only one pair will survive.

    Why similar: Time Management 26%, Text-Based 20.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  40. #40 life: Start To Return
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Salutations=System
    Windows · Mac

    Live an 'ordinary life' as a game programmer. Go to work, pay your rent, and make time for yourself in your free time. What could go wrong?

    Why similar: Time Management 33.5%, Management 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  41. #41 3 DAYS: Ghosts of War
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KovalGames
    Windows · Mac

    In the heart of the Afghan wilderness, amidst the chaos of war, you awaken to the stark reality of your mission: three days to navigate the perilous landscape, uncover hidden truths, and confront the ghosts of the past.

    Why similar: Time Management 24.8%, Text-Based 23.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, RPG 9.5%

  42. #42 Game Director Story
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Double Blit Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Game Director Story is an unflinching and satirical look behind-the-scenes at how big-budget AAA games are made. Based on first-hand accounts by industry veterans, Players experience the emotional roller coaster of guiding a team through the agonizing decisions and compromises needed to ship a game.

    Why similar: Time Management 22.7%, Management 19.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  43. #43 The Machine Stops
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Tall Duck Studio
    Windows

    Make everyone obsolete with AI by managing resources on a Matrix-style interface. You have one year to strategize resource allocation, unlock new layers of growth, and keep an accelerating company from collapsing under its own scale.

    Why similar: Time Management 33.9%, Text-Based 24.9%, Management 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Resource Management 9.3%

  44. #44 My Music Label
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Tristan Glowa
    Windows

    My Music Label is a music management and simulation game where you take full control of your label. Discover young talents, manage legendary artists, and shape the evolution of the music industry. Every decision influences careers and the history of music.

    Why similar: Time Management 32.5%, Text-Based 26.3%, Management 21.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Story Rich 5.3%

  45. #45 Lovely Lady RPG
    69% matchVery Positive100% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.

    Why similar: Text-Based 32.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, RPG 13%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  46. #46 Rouge Patrol
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grimlark
    Windows

    A war that outlived the soldiers who fought it. Enemies inherited by a generation not grown. You will lead your precocious unit into this unending conflict and find out if the bonds of friendship can withstand the tides of war. Overflowing with black humour, you'll laugh till you cry...

    Why similar: Time Management 26.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 9.4%

  47. #47 がんばれ!受付嬢!~Guild Receptionist~
    69% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2024
    Dev: OBTcompany
    Windows · Mac

    Become a guild receptionist and save the world! Or pay back your debts! This is a simulation game of a receptionist. Serve the King or turn to the Demon King, the future depends on your choice!

    Why similar: Time Management 29.5%, Management 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, RPG 7.8%

  48. #48 Aroma
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 457 reviews2022
    Dev: Oyashiro.dev
    Windows · Mac

    This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.

    Why similar: Text-Based 29.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dark 9.6%

  49. #49 Late Night Empire
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ThroneGutter
    Windows

    Build your dream late-night TV empire in this deep management sim. Book celebrity guests, shape your show's identity, hire staff, craft unforgettable episodes, and battle rival networks for ratings, relevance, and cultural dominance in a living entertainment world of fame.

    Why similar: Text-Based 30.7%, Management 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 21.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  50. #50 Apotheker
    70% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2020
    Dev: Pine Drake Games
    Windows

    After inheriting your grandmother's old shop, you must learn the subtle art of potion-making. Balance the effects of your brew using a variety of ingredients and tools and discover the intricacies that the magic of science has to offer!

    Why similar: Time Management 30.5%, Management 26%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  51. #51 The Fifth Horseman
    71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: Angelo Parodi
    Windows

    The Fifth Horseman is a narrative adventure game, set in a fantasy-medieval world, where you will experience many unique stories. After years of war, hunger and diseases mankind finds itself on the verge of extinction and it's up to you to decide its fate.

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, RPG 23.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%

  52. #52 Roadwarden
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 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: Text-Based 40.6%, RPG 16.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Visual Novel 8%, Story Rich 8%

  53. #53 Decadent Heir
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PRdroid GamesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows

    Rewrite history in this narrative RPG set in the last days of Imperial Russia. Born into nobility, you will shape both your destiny and the fate of a nation.Will you preserve the old order, ignite the flames of revolution, or carve out your own path? Every decision will echo through time.

    Why similar: Management 20.4%, Text-Based 20.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 8.7%

  54. #54 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    68% 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: Text-Based 33.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 5.1%

  55. #55 Vested
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Paper Wasp Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Found a tech startup in 1990 and try to survive the dot-com bubble. Navigate 48 quarters of hype, hubris, and hostile board meetings across 19 possible endings.

    Why similar: Management 18.9%, Time Management 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

  56. #56 Before They Catch Us
    66% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: ANTertainment
    Windows · Linux

    A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%

  57. #57 丹命
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pelican Game
    Windows

    In this realm, all beings can attain immortality—but also can be exploited and forged into materials. You are about to step into this world. You have no backing, no resources. Yet by chance, you are chosen by an immortal from the upper realm to serve as a divine officer. How will your story unfold?

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.9%, Strategy 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 10.6%

  58. #58 Lux, City of Secrets
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?

    Why similar: Text-Based 31.1%, Lore-Rich 21.6%, RPG 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

  59. #59 The Cloudvale Protocol
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Antidawn Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A story-rich strategy game where you protect a boy stranded on a collapsing utopian vessel. Use your mysterious device to assign protocols and restore the Astral Ark, or spend them to help the boy. Uncover the Ark’s secrets, the boy’s origins, and his mission. Then decide their future.

    Why similar: Management 19.4%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Story Rich 10.1%

  60. #60 Lies Under Ice
    67% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Lead the first settlement on Jupiter's frozen moon, Europa! What alien life lurks beneath the ice? Who is sabotaging your mission? Who can you trust?

    Why similar: Text-Based 27%, Management 16.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.3%

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