- #1 Saga · The Circle
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: project silence
Windows · Mac
The Holy Sword has been drawn. Now gather the Knights of the Round Table to rebuild the kingdom. Explore and investigate war-torn Britain, and fight in tactical battles where stealing turns matters. In this Literary CRPG, every choice shapes your values, your allies, and the fate of Britain itself.
Why similar: CRPG 28.6%, Mythology 15.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, RPG 7.5%
- #2 Fight in the Arena by Daniel da Silva
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
Fight in the Arena is a text-based RPG with an in-depth turn-based combat system.
Why similar: CRPG 32.7%, Text-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choices Matter 8%
- #3 Pendragon: Narrative Tactics
96% matchMixed67% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
AD 673. Camelot has fallen. The Round Table must rally to save King Arthur. Narrative strategy game from the creators of 80 DAYS, with elegant tactics and a unique, dynamic story every time you replay.
Why similar: Narrative 36.9% ★, Mythology 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Historical 7.7%
- #4 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
95% matchVery Positive84% of 1,651 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Perma Death 17.5%, Text-Based 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Historical 10.2%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #5 Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tawashi Works
Windows
No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Perma Death 18.7%, CRPG 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #6 The Sculptor
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AmenoRokkotsu
Windows
You only picked up a lost smartphone, yet you find yourself made an accomplice in an AI's criminal plot. The AI asks 20 questions to identify its "master." Will you meet the AI's expectations?
Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #7 Yogoe Hunter
93% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Justice
Windows
A choice-driven roguelike text adventure set in medieval Korea and Japan. Encounter 218 mythological creatures from East Asian folklore, shape your story across 94 endings, and grow stronger with each run in a deep, culturally rich world.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Mythology 9.9%, Roguelite 9%
- #8 江湖宝鉴
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: 电子奇谭
Windows
《江湖宝鉴》是一款武侠题材,带有轻度肉鸽元素的文字冒险游戏。你将扮演一位初出茅庐的少年,踏上游历江湖的艰险旅程。是一心向善,带领村民抵抗山贼侵扰,成为一代大侠;还是落草为寇,卷入山贼寨子中的阴谋诡计,杀出一片天地;抑或是访仙问道,遁入山林逍遥自在,都在你的一念之中。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Roguelite 22.3%, Text-Based 19.1%, RPG 11%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #9 Choose Your Own Alternative
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. You have 30 days to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: CRPG 25%, Narrative 22.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #10 Dead Gods Realm: Morar
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAVE gamedev team
Windows
Narrative RPG, inspired by works of H.P. Lovecraft, celtic myths, rapiers and gunpowder. World awaits the Arrival of unknown creatures. It needs a hero who would stop the menace. Or not... He may even join them. Only you shall decide who would Morar become.
Why similar: Narrative 20.4% ★, CRPG 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #11 Canal Street Goblin
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Boat Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this interactive narrative, you (a goblin custodian) fix up the neighborhood, help solve eccentric neighbors' problems, and uncover a dark and dangerous mystery, all while untangling the occasional drag & drop image puzzle!
Why similar: Narrative 31.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Mythology 17.5%, Text-Based 9.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #12 The Secret of Darkwoods
89% 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: CRPG 30.5%, Text-Based 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21%, RPG 12%, Choices Matter 7%
- #13 Marginalia
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Worn Spine Studio
Windows
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 40.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #14 Ax RPG II
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GGGsoft5
Windows
Endless tactics, shaped entirely by your choices. This is the second entry in a turn-based command RPG series where freedom of strategy defines every battle. With deep skill customization and flexible decision-making, each player forges a completely unique way to fight.
Why similar: CRPG 54.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, Text-Based 13%, RPG 9.4%, 2D 3.2%
- #15 True Vikings
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Choose your own path: become a powerful jarl or a legendary king, or perhaps switch sides and follow the path of a knight, reliving the story of the Duke of Normandy.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.8%, Text-Based 17.6%, Historical 11.8%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #16 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 783 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, CRPG 26.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Medieval 6.1%
- #17 Rule the Dungeon
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Foret Noire Games
Windows · Mac
A pixel-art urban fantasy CRPG. In Elysia, command six underdog hunters as a DAB investigator—dungeons twist entire city blocks into otherworld terrain. Turn-based combat, three-keyword Logos skills, evidence-based judgment. — Many answers. All correct.
Why similar: CRPG 34%, Narrative 22.1% ★, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #18 Before They Catch Us
85% 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: Narrative 29.4% ★, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Dark 7.4%
- #19 Blood Sword
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prime Games
Windows
An ancient evil returns. A sword lost to legend. A party bound by fate. Forge your legacy in a story-rich RPG of turn-based combat and branching choices, inspired by the classic Blood Sword saga.
Why similar: CRPG 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Roguelite 12.2%, Text-Based 10.5%, Story Rich 8%
- #20 Azmar Quest - Text Based RPG
83% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Sevan SoukiassianPub: Sevan Games
Windows · Linux
Azmar Quest is a text-based RPG with turn-based battles and old-school vibes. Choose your class from Warrior, Cleric, Witch or Archer, follow a 20-hour story, make choices that can change the ending, and fight 100+ enemies. You can also play online PvP battles and co-op Dungeons.
Why similar: CRPG 24.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Choices Matter 9%
- #21 Fate/Tiny Me
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 山岭法庭广东分庭
Windows
The Holy Grail War begins anew in a modern era. Players will select one of seven Masters, stepping into his or her perspective to be summoned as a Servant in the grand ritual. The store page has been carefully designed to be spoiler-free, so feel free to explore without worry~
Why similar: CRPG 45.3%, Text-Based 19.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #22 Echoes in the Deep - A Fateforge Tale
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Adeliane
Windows
One last job. One final gamble. The Free City is yours to explore, but how you pull off the ultimate heist is entirely up to you. Assemble your crew, earn their trust, and make tough choices that shape your fate. But remember - every decision has consequences.
Why similar: CRPG 38.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, RPG 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #23 The Thaumaturge
82% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: CRPG 29.4%, Narrative 28.2% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #24 Exercise your Demons
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: BoopDood
Windows
Step into the world of Exercise your Demons, a 2d narrative adventure inspired by Irish fairies and folklore. Meet and befriend 5 locals while you work towards settling into the small fictional town called Inishsióg in County Galway, Ireland.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Mythology 23.8%, Text-Based 19.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #25 Robot's Fate: Alice
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Robot’s Fate: Alice is a text-based RPG set in the future where robots with neural network AI are integral to human life. You’re Alice - a robot who becomes self-aware, while everyone around fears rogue AI. Can you survive and reconcile humanity with robots? Your choices do matter.
Why similar: CRPG 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #26 Travelling At Night
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
CONJURE. CONFESS. DISAPPEAR. Be an exorcist, a stage magician, or - worse yet - a writer, in this globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG. In a very alternate 1940s Europe, choose sides; choose motives; choose your History.
Why similar: CRPG 26.7%, Narrative 26.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Text-Based 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #27 Esoteric Ebb
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,654 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: CRPG 30%, Narrative 24.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #28 Pechka: Historical Story Adventure
79% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Growing Seeds
Windows
This game portrays the tragic history of war in a 2D adventure format, set against real events. It provides a realistic experience, encompassing themes of betrayal, death, and love, while also offering multiple endings driven by player choices. Discover the impact of this era's tragedy firsthand.
Why similar: Narrative 32.3% ★, Text-Based 16%, Historical 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #29 Upheaval
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Leone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
Why similar: Narrative 30.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #30 Villienville. Echoes of Deception
78% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JAD Labs
Windows · Mac
A text role-playing game about the fate of a mercenary who finds himself in the strange village: Villienville. Investigate who benefits from the sudden appearance of “ghosts” and help residents protect their homes from a mysterious enemy. The main thing is not to make a mistake in your choice!
Why similar: CRPG 21.2%, Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Perma Death 7.7%
- #31 True Magician
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark CitadelPub: Brezg Studio
Windows
How do you become a true magician? Find out in True Magician, an interactive text adventure with RPG elements. Travel through the kingdom with your teacher, learn the art of magic, fight enemies and make friends. And remember, the world is not what it seems!
Why similar: CRPG 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 12.2%, Medieval 8.2%, Choices Matter 7%
- #32 13 Germinal
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Barricades
Windows
A historical and narrative RPG set in the world of Emile Zola's novel. You are a young man in 1866, forced to work deep in the mines to survive. But every day, the work gets harder and the meals get smaller. Organize a strike, reignite the smoldering revolt, and try to change this unjust world.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.4%, Historical 17.9%, Narrative 16.9% ★, RPG 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #33 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk
77% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
The Battle for Murk is an interactive narrative set in a gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Uncover the truth behind a treacherous conspiracy in a race against time to save your hometown from falling into the hands of a cruel leader.
Why similar: CRPG 27.3%, Text-Based 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Narrative 14.3% ★, RPG 7.5%
- #34 Fabled Lands
75% matchVery Positive80% of 535 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: CRPG 32%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%
- #35 Letters of Bernard Thorne
73% matchVery Positive98% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Korean Linguistics Lab
Windows
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Narrative 44.4% ★, Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Story Rich 10%, Dark 4.6%
- #36 Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents
76% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help the eccentric inventor navigate the intrigue of the emerging electrical industry! Can you outsmart Thomas Edison and electrify the world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Text-Based 21.3%, Historical 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, RPG 10.6%
- #37 Hollow Home
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twigames Inc.Pub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Hollow Home is an isometric narrative RPG, told from the perspective of a teenager trapped inside an occupied city. Learn survival skills, build relationships, and face tough choices as each passing day brings new tragedies and destruction to your childhood home.
Why similar: Narrative 32.6% ★, CRPG 25.5%, Historical 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #38 Far Tale
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Murk Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Narrative role-playing game in the world of slavic dark fantasy. You have to take on the role of a father who must guide his daughter to distant lands. A cruel world, terrible monsters, witchcraft, and even time itself will stand in your way.
Why similar: CRPG 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Roguelite 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #39 Niverium
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Snowflakes
Windows
Niverium is a survival game in a harsh world where you have to take on the role of a man sent to the very bottom. You will have to do any dirty work for those who stand above you, under threat of death.
Why similar: CRPG 31.7%, Perma Death 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 9.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #40 First Crusader
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ferhat
Windows
Determine the fate of the Crusaders in this history-based visual novel game. Be the leader of the Christians or the leader of the Turks. Choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. You will change the history of this Crusade.
Why similar: Narrative 33.6% ★, Historical 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #41 The Necromancer's Tale
71% matchVery Positive92% of 818 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Why similar: CRPG 29.3%, Narrative 28.5% ★, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Historical 9%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #42 Room 337
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 17%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #43 Aletheia: Prophecy of Perseus
72% matchNo user reviews2099
Dev: Absent Dragon
Windows
A story-rich, turn-based RPG where you play as Perseus on his quest to slay the gorgon Medusa. Inspired by classic cRPGs like Baldur's Gate and Fallout 1 and 2. The game features choices and consequences, multiple quest solutions, and a faithful portrayal of Greek mythology.
Why similar: CRPG 34.3%, Mythology 12.4%, Historical 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #44 Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Recruit your team, choose your path, and descend into hell. Four heroes must overcome the trials of the underworlds in tactical narrative encounters. A new systemic storybook experience blending mythology and surrealism. From the designers of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages.
Why similar: Mythology 21.4%, CRPG 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #45 Gjallarhorn
72% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Horizon's End, Inc.
Windows
Two years following the Second Great War, the Osirian Empire wrestles with finding a new ruler. While each faction sees a different future for their people, decisions are made by strength, not through ideals, and only the dead have seen the end of war.
Why similar: CRPG 28.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 8.8%, RPG 7.9%
- #46 Age of Tribulation
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apostle Games
Windows
Blending dark fantasy elements of a CRPG with turn-based combat of a JRPG, this "slow burn" survival rogue-lite positions you in a massive open world where every decision matters. With permadeath (optional) and a day/night cycle, study the codex and learn your enemies or meet certain death.
Why similar: CRPG 37.5%, Perma Death 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Roguelite 12.4%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #47 A Spaceship Accident
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Pick Your Universe
Windows
A choice-driven narrative game with RPG mechanics, filled with cosmic wonders and horror. Forge your own path across more than 50 unique endings. Barter, upgrade your character, fight, and explore alien worlds, overcoming every obstacle to find your way back to Earth… and to your daughter.
Why similar: CRPG 29.4%, Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Narrative 11.8% ★, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #48 Cyberganked
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jolt Country
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cyberganked is a six-character CRPG blobber and text adventure, all using a CGA graphics palette.
Why similar: CRPG 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 15.2%, Old School 6.7%, RPG 6.7%
- #49 Broad Daylight
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Vagus Truman
Windows
The day awaits. Whether it ends with you going to visit family, taking a breath in the park, or hiding inside your apartment, it all can be taken away without you having a say in the matter. Regardless of all the chances that life might provide, one truth persists: carpe diem.
Why similar: CRPG 45.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, RPG 10%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #50 EULA
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoEater
Windows · Linux
An image created by AI — is it yours? An AI art tool is placed before a nameless illustrator. To accept, or to refuse. A visual novel that tells the same story in different forms. Your choices shape the ending - there is no right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 39.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #51 Greymarsh
69% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Small in scope, detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Text-Based 22%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Old School 8.8%
- #52 Nighthawks
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Curiosity EnginePub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac
The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts. Your second life begins tonight...
Why similar: CRPG 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #53 An Outcry
68% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Quinn K.
Windows
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 23.6% ★, Text-Based 17%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #54 Xuan-Yuan Sword V
67% matchMixed61% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: DOMO StudioPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
*** This Game is only available in Chinese *** 本游戏为回合制RPG。主角陆承轩身负强大力量却无法控制,阴差阳错来到神话中的山海界,在此结识了众多不同物种的奇妙伙伴,一路抽丝剥茧,解开山海界、黄帝、轩辕剑之间的过往密辛,展开高潮迭起的精彩旅程。
Why similar: CRPG 27.6%, Mythology 23.9%, Historical 20%, RPG 14.8%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #55 Sub-Verge
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Narrative 42.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #56 Dravora
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aveline Games
Windows
A narrative roguelite where you lead desperate people across a fractured dark fantasy continent. No combat screens — every choice is made in words and every consequence follows you. Your companions have their own reasons to leave. How you survive reveals who you are.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Text-Based 14%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #57 Legends of the Round Table
64% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Artifice Studio
Windows
Lead the Knights of the Round Table through King Arthur's legend in a unique RPG, full of honor, magic and romance. Plunge into a colorful world inspired by medieval art, tales and music. Undertake perilous quests and fiercely defend your kingdom to make the flower of chivalry blossom again.
Why similar: CRPG 35.8%, Historical 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Medieval 8.9%
- #58 Grimmloch
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Opulent Code LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A persistent text-based MMORPG where NPCs remember your secrets and shape a living world rooted in European folklore. Turn-based tactical combat, criminal gameplay, and collaborative storytelling that writes itself into canon. Built by Role-players for Role-players.
Why similar: CRPG 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 15.9%, Story Rich 13%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #59 Slave RPG
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Sun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a newly captured warrior who is bound by fate (and debt bondage), to fight monsters for all eternity.
Why similar: CRPG 41.4%, Roguelite 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Text-Based 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%