- #1 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
97% matchVery Positive88% of 13,129 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 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 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Medieval 10.2%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #2 Sovereign Tower
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,742 reviews2026
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Medieval 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Management 14%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #3 Sky Caravan
96% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bravarda
Windows
Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!
Why similar: Management 16%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #4 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
95% 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: Medieval 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Management 10.9%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #5 KingSim
94% matchVery Positive84% of 212 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: Medieval 18.3%, Management 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #6 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn - Prologue
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.
Why similar: Medieval 22.6%, Management 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #7 Anvil Saga
93% matchMixed70% of 1,838 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Medieval 21.7%, Management 20.6%, Choices Matter 12.4%, RPG 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #8 Underchoice
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: TG IndiePub: Targem Games
Windows
Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Multiple Endings 15%, Resource Management 11.7%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #9 The Succession of Changing Kings
91% matchVery Positive86% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Medieval 27.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Management 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Visual Novel 7.3%
- #10 Ye Guild Clerk!
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,278 reviews2025
Dev: Devclerk
Windows
The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!
Why similar: Medieval 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
- #11 Tavernier
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: From The Bard
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Tavernier is a mix between a tavern-management game and an interactive fiction. You'll play as a barkeeper managing his tavern, coping with events, good and bad alike, in a (not so peaceful) town. A town that keeps a dark secret...
Why similar: RPG 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Simulation 13.2%
- #12 Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,567 reviews2025
Dev: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Medieval 18.4%, Management 14%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #13 Milord
89% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: InEv Creative
Windows · Mac
Milord is a Kingdom Management RPG with city-building mechanics. Immerse yourself in a world where your decisions shape your fiefdom's destiny. Rule wisely as you construct, strategize, and navigate the challenges of leadership. Will you rise to glory or crumble under the weight of your choices?
Why similar: Medieval 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Resource Management 10.9%, RPG 9.4%
- #14 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,847 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Medieval 24%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, RPG 8.2%
- #15 Yes, Your Grace
86% matchVery Positive87% of 14,249 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: Medieval 20%, Management 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #16 Mittelborg: City of Mages
88% matchMixed63% of 116 reviews2019
Dev: Armatur GamesPub: Asterion Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mittelborg: City of Mages is a strategic adventure with elements of rogue-like and resource management. You are crowned to be Chancellor of the city, but this power is a heavy burden. Face tough decisions, fight mystical tempests, look for the cause of upcoming chaos. Will Mittelborg have a future?
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.3%, Management 19.3%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Resource Management 11.5%
- #17 You are the Judge!
85% matchMostly Positive70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choices Matter 12%, RPG 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #18 Mistwinter Bay
84% 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: Choices Matter 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, RPG 11%
- #19 Silmaris: Dice Kingdom
86% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: PyrogenPub: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unforgiving storytelling adventure with dice rolls and turn-based management. Make the right choices and roll the dice to rally the monarchs to your medieval kingdom by diplomacy, war or deception.
Why similar: Medieval 33.4%, Text-Based 22%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Resource Management 15.7%, Indie 8.5%
- #20 A guard walks into a tavern
84% matchVery Positive84% of 435 reviews2023
Dev: SuQing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!
Why similar: Medieval 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #21 Suzerain
83% matchVery Positive92% of 11,925 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.5 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #22 Death and Taxes
82% matchVery Positive86% of 8,579 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 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #23 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,007 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: Medieval 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #24 Reigns
81% matchVery Positive87% of 8,136 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: Medieval 32.4%, Choices Matter 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, RPG 7.6%, Simulation 5.3%
- #25 Debtors' Club
81% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: mecagames
Windows
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Management 19.7%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Resource Management 12%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #26 Medieval Legacy
79% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Ninetoplay
Windows
Start as a humble commoner and guide your family through generations in this family sim meets city builder. Climb the ranks of society to become the most influential family in the land. With wit, strategy, and a bit of luck, build your legacy - just try not to trip over your ambition!
Why similar: Medieval 24.8%, Management 19.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, RPG 9%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #27 Under The Yoke
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Priory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under The Yoke is a 2D medieval peasant life-sim. Make your mark in the Domesday book as you control a family of serfs through 250 years of English history. Cultivate your lands, craft goods and hone your reputation as you navigate the tumultuous Middle Ages. Your family’s future is yours to shape!
Why similar: Medieval 30.8%, Management 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Simulation 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #28 King of Dragon Pass
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 571 reviews2015
Dev: A SharpPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Medieval 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Text-Based 11.3%, RPG 10.9%
- #29 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,731 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Medieval 18.7%, Text-Based 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #30 The Sword of Rhivenia
78% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Medieval 16.4%, Text-Based 16.1%, RPG 14.9%
- #31 The End of History
76% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: TatamibeyaPub: WorldMap
Windows
A medieval sandbox. Serve a king, rule your own fief, or raise a claimant to the throne. Marry, scheme, rebel, claim a crown, or just watch. Every NPC in this world lives by the same rules you do, driving it toward collapse. Stopping it is your task; the higher you rise, the more ways you have.
Why similar: Medieval 35%, Management 14.1%, Resource Management 13.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, RPG 11.7%
- #32 Fantasy Town Regional Manager
78% matchVery Positive80% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Caps Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a fantasy town for adventurers. Save it from monsters. Save it from itself. Watch it crumble to dust. Do it all again.
Why similar: Medieval 27.9%, Management 24.4%, Roguelite 17.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #33 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
76% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Medieval 13.6%, Management 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #34 For the People
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 817 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Management 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #35 The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,712 reviews2026
Dev: Schisma GamesPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
This is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a crown prince of the Blessed Arknian Empire. You possess great power, but are also burdened by duty. Can you change the world and stay true to yourself? Every decision comes with a cost.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.9%, Medieval 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #36 God For A Day
74% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Funky Forest
Windows
In this narrative-based simulation game, you play as the Son of God. Your mission: Decide, bless or condemn city residents. Uncover the person's story through their items and secrets before making decisions. Your choices alter the city's destiny, and impact your revelation on Judgment Day.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Simulation 12%
- #37 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
73% matchVery Positive81% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Medieval 31%, Management 22.1%, Choices Matter 15.3%, RPG 11.5%, Simulation 9.7%
- #38 Crown Gambit
73% matchVery Positive95% of 482 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: Medieval 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #39 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
75% matchMixed69% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Medieval 34.3%, Management 22.4%, Resource Management 16.2%, RPG 14.3%, Simulation 11.1%
- #40 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 141 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: Interactive Fiction 18%, Medieval 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Management 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #41 Space Court
74% matchVery Positive98% of 161 reviews2020
Dev: Uphill Promise
Windows
As a newly appointed Judge, you will rule over Space Court and its denizens to keep the universe safe. Or possibly blow it all up. Either way, you’re tenured.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #42 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: dicehit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.
Why similar: Management 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #43 Plebby Quest: The Crusades
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,909 reviews2020
Dev: PiedPipers TeamPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
Why similar: Medieval 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, RPG 13.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #44 Palais de Reine
72% matchVery Positive86% of 146 reviews2020
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Diplomatic queen simulation + medieval fantasy romance. As the sole heiress to the late king, you must show that you have what it takes to rule the kingdom. Or perhaps you'd prefer to take one of your nobles as a consort?
Why similar: Medieval 36%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Management 18.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #45 Retale
69% 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: Management 26.7%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Resource Management 11.2%
- #46 Randoville
71% matchMixed65% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: AVE Team
Windows
Randoville is a medieval chill-builder where everything is decided by your luck! Will you get a shabby hut or a gorgeous palace? Throw D20 and find out!
Why similar: Medieval 31.9%, Management 22.6%, Choices Matter 13%, Roguelite 12.8%, Simulation 11.4%
- #47 BLOODLETTER
67% matchVery Positive80% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: ALDAMAMI GAMES
Windows
A grim medieval deckbuilder where you use your dubious healing methods to protect bizarre villagers from the corrupting influence of ancient evils.
Why similar: Medieval 34.9%, Choices Matter 20.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #48 Lords of Infinity
69% 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: Text-Based 19.7%, Management 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, RPG 14.7%
- #49 Slay or Fall
68% matchVery Positive90% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: ostsergeyPub: Ostsergey Games
Windows
As the Lord of the Dungeon, defend yourself from the heroes' attacks before they reach you! Command your own subordinates, devise schemes, and tackle pressing issues!
Why similar: Medieval 22.7%, Management 21.8%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #50 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
70% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Management 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #51 Ministry of Truth: False Memory
67% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Ministry of Truth: False Memory is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. The Great Father is watching you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #52 The Piper of Dawn
66% matchVery Positive86% of 474 reviews2026
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Grow magical crops—and your own workforce. Run an alchemy shop in a city trapped in a time loop, forge bonds with humans and non-humans, and shape its fate. A dark fantasy management sim with branching stories and multiple endings.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Resource Management 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #53 Life is Hard
70% matchMixed62% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: Pirozhok Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game developed by a two-man-team. Your main aim here is to manage your town. Expand your domain, prevent famine, make war, trade with others, attract new people. Make history!
Why similar: Medieval 33.5%, Simulation 25%, Strategy 21.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 8%
- #54 Idle Medieval Tavern
70% matchMixed47% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: A-GamesPub: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Once upon a time, in a realm of danger and intrigue, you find yourself entrusted with the management of a quaint medieval tavern. This captivating idle game weaves a tale of daring quests, legendary heroes, and a thriving tavern that serves as the heart of a bustling community.
Why similar: Management 36.1%, Medieval 26.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Resource Management 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #55 The Pale Beyond
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,252 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.8%, Resource Management 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #56 Fantasy Kingdom Simulator
71% matchMixed48% of 213 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fantasy Kingdom Simulator transports you into a medieval realm where you reign as King of four villages, and your duty is to help them grow and blossom into fully developed cities. You'll be making meaningful choices, important decisions and face the consequences if you plan poorly.
Why similar: Management 41.4%, Simulation 28.9%, Strategy 20.6%, Indie 9%
- #57 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
68% matchVery Positive89% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Gard Interactive
Windows · Mac
Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Text-Based 16.5%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #58 Lords and Villeins
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 979 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Medieval 32.2%, Management 28.5%, Resource Management 11.8%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #59 The Change Architect
69% matchMixed65% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Text-Based 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #60 Sultan's Game
62% matchVery Positive94% of 35,266 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 10.6%