- #1 Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
97% matchVery Positive90% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
A brutally challenging puzzle novel RPG. Reincarnate as a dark lord, plan your path, and conquer the world. *NOT a passive idle game*
Why similar: Time Management 24.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Management 15.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #2 The Reeve
96% matchVery Positive86% of 51 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 21.6%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #3 Terraformental
96% matchVery Positive97% of 336 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 29.5%, Text-Based 26.9%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 8.2%
- #4 Way to Oasis
95% 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 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #5 Next Caller: An Insider Threat
94% 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 26.6%, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #6 I Am Your President
94% matchMixed67% of 279 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 20.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #7 This Fallen Lizard Still Dreams of Flame
93% 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 18.6%, Text-Based 17.6%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Dark 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #8 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 32.6%, Management 19.5%, Strategy 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #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 10.2%
- #10 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 14.8%, Strategy 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #11 Publisher Tycoon
91% 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 24.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #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 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #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 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #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 29.3%, Management 16%, Strategy 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Time Management 10.7%
- #15 Footballogy
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BRANEPub: BRANE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Focused football management: play a full season in one evening. Scout players whose traits reinforce each other, build real chemistry, and outsmart richer clubs with a squad that clicks.
Why similar: Time Management 24.8%, Management 23.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
- #16 BOOK OF HOURS
85% matchVery Positive89% of 4,339 reviews2023
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 22.1%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Management 14.7%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #17 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 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #18 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 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #19 Battles of Norghan
86% 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 32.1%, Strategy 21.9%, RPG 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Indie 5.5%
- #20 Your Canvas
83% match9 user reviews56% of 9 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 9.2%
- #21 Walls of Fate
84% 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 20.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Strategy 8.5%
- #22 Dawn Village
82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Strategy 11.4%
- #23 Merchant's Odyssey
82% 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 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #24 Cold Bed on Route
81% matchPositive93% of 46 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%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #25 When Wolf Fades
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HoolignomesPub: Watt Studio
Windows
A noir crime management strategy where you play as the Wolf in Granny’s clothing. Hold your criminal empire together, unravel the city’s mystery, balance resources, recruit a gang through character cards, and survive 30 days without being exposed — or killed.
Why similar: Management 26%, Time Management 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #26 不完全调和少女
80% 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 36.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, RPG 13%, Strategy 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #27 The Keytox Project
79% 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 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.4%, RPG 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #28 Wildwake
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #29 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
78% matchVery Positive89% of 9,719 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 11.3%, Story Rich 11%
- #30 Aunewyth
78% 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 38.5%, Choices Matter 17.2%, RPG 15.6%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #31 We Were Here Before
77% 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 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #32 Liar-for-hire
76% 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%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, RPG 10%
- #33 Gold & Brown
76% 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 14.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choices Matter 13%, RPG 10.6%
- #34 Ferrule Instincts
77% 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 20.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%
- #35 History of Dragosa
75% 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 15.3%, RPG 13.6%
- #36 Midnight Therapy
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?
Why similar: Time Management 24.1%, Lore-Rich 14%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 11%, Visual Novel 10%
- #37 Sea of Choices
74% 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 41.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, RPG 16.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #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 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 10%
- #39 Amazing Superhero Squad
74% 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 19.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #40 Finale of Aeons:Lillia
73% 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 21.6%, Text-Based 19.5%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #41 Lotus Reverie: First Nexus
73% matchVery Positive87% of 61 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 25.9%, Text-Based 20.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #42 life: Start To Return
72% 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 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #43 3 DAYS: Ghosts of War
72% 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 23.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, RPG 9.6%
- #44 The Machine Stops
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tall Duck Studio
Windows
Make everyone obsolete with AI by managing resources on a Matrix-style interface. Grow the Machine in this fast-paced, challenging game.
Why similar: Time Management 34%, Text-Based 25%, Management 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #45 My Music Label
70% matchNo user reviews50% of 10 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 32.6%, Text-Based 26.3%, Management 21.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #46 Game Director Story
71% 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 19.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #47 Rouge Patrol
70% 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 26.3%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #48 Sinemorsk: oil inclusive
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: 7x7 Games
Windows · Mac
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #49 がんばれ!受付嬢!~Guild Receptionist~
69% matchPositive90% of 39 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 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, RPG 7.9%
- #50 Late Night Empire
69% 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 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 21.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #51 Aroma
69% matchVery Positive85% of 464 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 29.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dark 9.5%
- #52 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 25.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #53 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 24.6%, RPG 23.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #54 Lovely Lady RPG
66% matchVery Positive100% of 109 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 18.5%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, RPG 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #55 Deigon Witch
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Berk Arifoglu
Windows
Open your own potion shop in Deigon Forest. Listen to your customers’ stories, prepare the potions they need, and, through the choices you make, forge your own path in the struggle between fate and free will.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Text-Based 19.9%, Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 13.4%, RPG 10.3%
- #56 Decadent Heir
68% 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: Text-Based 20.4%, Management 20.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 8.8%
- #57 Roadwarden
67% matchVery Positive94% of 5,066 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 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 40.8%, RPG 16.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #58 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
67% 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 33.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #59 Vested
67% 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 18.8%, Time Management 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #60 Lux, City of Secrets
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 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 21.5%, RPG 16%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%