- #1 Roadwarden
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, RPG 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #2 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
96% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 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 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #3 The Tales of Bayun
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 200 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 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #4 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
95% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Narration 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #5 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Text-Based 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #6 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 8%
- #7 Lawless Lands
94% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #8 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
91% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Narration 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #9 Sovietpunk: Chapter one
92% matchMixed70% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Hot Chill
Windows
Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.
Why similar: Alternate History 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Narration 15.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #10 Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
91% matchVery Positive82% of 338 reviews2025
Dev: EXLIXPub: GRAVITY
Windows
“The world you knew is already collapsed.”As an explorer in a bunker, explore a new world 500 years in the future and decide its fate. You can lead the world back to doom or bring it to peace. It all depends on your choices.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #11 The Thaumaturge
90% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #12 Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions
89% matchVery Positive98% of 85 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #13 Aeon of Sands - The Trail
89% matchVery Positive87% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: Two Bits Kid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aeon of Sands – The Trail is a roleplaying game set in a post-apocalyptic desert world. It combines real-time exploration gameplay with classic gamebooks where you create your very own non-linear story adventure.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, RPG 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Fantasy 4.4%
- #14 The Jewel of Monostructure
88% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
Why similar: Narration 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #15 Repella Fella
86% matchVery Positive98% of 454 reviews2023
Dev: MisadventurousPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Repella Fella is an interactive, point and click, choose your own adventure. This cinematic tale is set in a post-apocalyptic, futuristic Australia. Alternate between 3 intertwining stories. Replay the game multiple times to attempt different solutions and achieve every possible ending.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Alternate History 17.8%, Narration 16%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #16 The Use of Life
85% matchVery Positive90% of 734 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 26.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #17 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
87% matchMixed68% of 417 reviews2022
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Text-Based 27.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, RPG 10.8%
- #18 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
86% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #19 Duskpunk
82% matchVery Positive92% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!
Why similar: Text-Based 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #20 Over the Alps
83% matchVery Positive88% of 243 reviews2020
Dev: Stave Studios
Windows · Mac
Over The Alps is a choices-matter narrative adventure game told through interactive postcards, sent from a secret agent to their handler, in 1930s Switzerland.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #21 Story: Heaven & Hell
84% matchMostly Negative33% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: KuKo
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
"Story: Heaven & Hell" - this is a interactive fiction about good and evil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Story Rich 14%, 2D 10%
- #22 Knell of St. Godhrkar
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: 二律背反Pub: 旅人计划
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, RPG 11.5%
- #23 Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 689 reviews2014
Dev: Lostwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Story Rich 18%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #24 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
79% matchVery Positive98% of 133 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Narration 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #25 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
76% matchVery Positive88% of 29,168 reviews2025
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.3%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, RPG 15%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #26 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
84% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: RPG 19.8%, Choices Matter 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #27 Swordbreaker The Game
81% matchVery Positive83% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: DuCats Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Magic 9.3%
- #28 The Golden Rose: Book One
79% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 21.5%, RPG 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #29 Repentant
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
The game is a dramatic point&click adventure about a criminal who is trying to atone for the sins of his past.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #30 Legends of Savvarah: Children of the Sun
77% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy interactive story (visual novel) where the mysteries of ancient gods, enigmas of bygone eras, magic, and the complex relationships between various beings are intricately woven together.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Magic 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #31 1428: Shadows over Silesia
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 268 reviews2022
Dev: KUBI Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
Why similar: Story Rich 32.8%, RPG 27.3%, Fantasy 25.9%, Adventure 14%
- #32 A War of a Madman's Making
75% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Text-Based 13.9%, Alternate History 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #33 Solstice
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
- #34 The Ballad Singer
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 reviews2019
Dev: Curtel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Ballad Singer is an asymmetric adventure, inspired by RPGs and game books, where you can experience many dynamic stories. Forge the fate of Hesperia through the stories of four different adventurers in a fantasy world completely illustrated and narrated.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #35 The Inquisitor
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 407 reviews2024
Dev: The Dust S.A.Pub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Jesus did not die on the cross, but came down and unleashed vengeance on all the nonbelievers. 1500 years later, an army of Inquisitors brutally enforce the faith. In this dark fantasy adventure you solve intricate cases and unveil abysmal secrets as Inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin.
Why similar: Alternate History 33.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Magic 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #36 A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight
76% matchVery Positive95% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.3%, Text-Based 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, RPG 15.6%
- #37 Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
73% matchVery Positive94% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: Studio [notes.]
Windows
Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, RPG 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Alternate History 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #38 CYBER EMOJI TALE 2099
75% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: MICROCHELIK5000
Windows
CYBER EMOJI TALE 2099 is a classic RPG with elements of a graphic novel, set in an open rail world with a system of hardcore real-time battles, in the universe of the near future.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 10%
- #39 Prophecy of Ashen
71% matchVery Positive80% of 213 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Magic 22.2%, RPG 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #40 The Age of Decadence
74% matchVery Positive82% of 3,941 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, RPG 10.8%
- #41 PRODUCER 2021
72% matchVery Positive100% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Stuffed Wombat
Windows
a ~2 hour long graphic adventure novella. Tasked with disrupting the end of the world, you explore, investigate and produce your way through a strangely familiar world.
Why similar: Alternate History 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, RPG 8.3%
- #42 ICY: Frostbite Edition
73% matchVery Positive86% of 400 reviews2017
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
ICY: Frostbite Edition is a narrative-driven post-apocalyptic survival RPG set in a new Ice Age. Create your character, lead your family, make difficult choices, and try to survive in a frozen world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, RPG 19%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #43 Break Wolf
69% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.9%, Choices Matter 18%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #44 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,603 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.8 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: Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #45 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
72% matchVery Positive89% of 739 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Text-Based 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, RPG 9.8%
- #46 Sigh of the Abyss
68% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #47 Omen Exitio: Plague
71% matchVery Positive85% of 621 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #48 A Place for the Unwilling
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: ALPixel Games
Windows · Mac
You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.8%, Text-Based 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #49 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
70% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Narration 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #50 RGB GlitchGazer
66% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Visual Novel 28%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, 2D 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #51 The Secret of Darkwoods
68% matchVery Positive89% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Rap2h
Windows · Mac · Linux
Open-world illustrated text-based RPG. Inspired by classic role-playing video games and fantasy gamebooks, the secret of darkwoods is a free game, a non-linear standalone adventure with side quests in a vast world.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, RPG 18.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #52 Naudrion: Fall of The Empire
70% matchMixed65% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Aleksey Skvortsov
Windows
Dark fantasy RPG with open world. Together with Markus, you can experience an unforgettable journey, any of your actions may have consequences.
Why similar: Magic 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Fantasy 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #53 Survive the Blackout
71% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Baby Bison Games
Windows
Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose your adventure-type gameplay, squad-level management, exploration and scavenging, difficult moral choices. Modern-times tribute to Oregon Trail.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #54 End of Lines
68% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Narration 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #55 RECORD_DrowsyVortex
67% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: LunarHillz
Windows
RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.3%, Narration 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #56 Misericorde: Volume One
66% matchVery Positive98% of 489 reviews2023
Dev: XEECEE
Windows · Linux
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Text-Based 23.2%, Alternate History 11.3%, 2D 11%, Adventure 9%
- #57 BlightFog
67% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #58 Whisper Books
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: 滑稽猫
Windows
Whisper Books is a collection of high-profile visual novel, artistically expressed based on literature, with hand-painted illustrations, dubbing and interactive options. The gameplay is weak relative to storytelling, suitable for players and readers who like stories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #59 Bewitching Sinners
65% matchVery Positive96% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #60 The Night Market
67% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Zinnia DemitassePub: Lamplight Inc.
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Narration 17.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, RPG 9%