Games like Further Explorations: 50 Years of Text Games

50 Years of Text Games: From Oregon Trail to A.I. Dungeon is an extensively researched book chronicling the first half-century of interactive fiction: video games made from words. Covering one text game released in each year from 1971 to 2020, in-depth chapters dive into classics like Zork, Trade Wars, and Hitchhiker's Guide; beloved fan games like Galatea and Photopia; wild experiments from Dwarf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 50 Years of Text Games: From Oregon Trail to AI Dungeon.

96%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor

96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

77%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

77% User Score Based on 930 reviews

Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 39 Steps.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 103 reviews

Once you step through the door to Zork, you leave the world of arcade games and trite fantasies behind and enter the dimension of your imagination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zork Anthology.

95%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

95% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Return to the first fantasy role-playing epic set in the legendary Dragonlance game world of Krynn. This immortal pack includes Champions of Krynn, Death Knights of Krynn and The Dark Queen of Krynn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Dragons: Krynn Series.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 857 reviews

Few are chosen. Fewer succeed. You stumble upon a battered old book and find yourself transported to the island of Myst. As you explore the surreal landscape, you quickly learn that something has gone wrong.  Terribly wrong. An ancient betrayal must be unveiled. Secret books concealed on the island of Myst lead the way to incredible worlds born of a master storyteller’s imagination. Yet one… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Myst: Masterpiece Edition.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

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91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

78% User Score Based on 86 reviews

AppGameKit Studio is a fully featured game development tool set. We’ve re-imagined the game development user interface with an all-in-one work space. You can now quickly drag & drop assets to visualise your scenes, code with AppGameKit Script, easily browse app media, run live debugging sessions, access online help and lots more. AppGameKit Studio allows you, in a few easy clicks, to quickly p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AppGameKit Studio.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 40 reviews

YOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Hell.

90%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 480 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 27 reviews

Join the celebration! Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes you on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games.At the heart of Atari 50 are the Interactive Timelines, which combine historical trivia, digital artifacts, over 60 minutes of new interviews, documentary footage, and playable games into one cohesive experience. When you encounter a game in the Timelines, you can immedia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

68%Game Brain Score

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65% User Score Based on 372 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, alternatively known as Alone in the Dark 4, is the fourth installment of the survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark, developed by Darkworks and published by Infogrames. The game was released in 2001 in North America and Europe on several platforms including Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color. The PlayStation 2 version of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.

89%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

89% User Score Based on 252 reviews

The Forgotten Realm Archives - Collection Two brings a healthy mix of “Gold Box” and nostalgia goodness to your PC, along with a combination of adventure builders, turn-based and real-time role-playing gameplay. Composed of RPG classics that premiered the Forgotten Realms to video gamers, The Forgotten Realm Archives - Collection Two contains the following titles: Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Az… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story

86% User Score Based on 1,500 reviews

Multiple page character sheet and character creator for fifth edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fifth Edition Character Sheet.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 281 reviews

▼ Purchase FULL version on Steam ▼ More content, cutscenes, areas, and unlockables exist in the Steam version. Haneko has forgotten her assigned homework at school, and they're due tomorrow. Feeling she has no choice, she decides her only way to avoid failing the semester is to make a trip back to school at night and retrieve the assignments. But something's not right in the building... an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Homework | 遅れた宿題.

99%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 112 reviews

A surreal, coming-of-age visual novel set in early 2010s Central Florida, "Siren's Call" is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside of you knows that this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.

62%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

After three world famous celebrities go missing inside the Void family mansion, it’s up to the Mystery Trackers to solve its mysteries once and for all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery Trackers: The Void.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Trackless is an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game set in the distant future. Trackless uses text input that allows you to interact with characters and objects. Using your in-game phone will help you find clues and give you special abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trackless.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

89% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Nox Archaist is a brand-new Ultima-style CRPG from 6502 Workshop, endorsed by Richard Garriott and Steve Wozniak. For Windows, MacOS, and original Apple II hardware, available as a Digital Download and Collector's Boxed Set. Within a deep and engaging story, you control one or more characters who travel Vali, visiting towns and castles, exploring dungeons, and fighting monsters. As your characters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nox Archaist.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

71% User Score Based on 503 reviews

Do you like Real Time Strategy? or are Role Playing Games your preference… Why not try both genres in one? … or even both separately? … In one game: KnightShift! In a mystical world beyond fantasy and imagination, where corruption and disaster go hand in hand, not all is as it seems. A dark adventure begins in the RPG part: divided into eight chapters of dungeons, rare treasures, very strange… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KnightShift.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

81% User Score Based on 206 reviews

You are the hero in Forest of Doom! Explore the sinister Darkwood Forest in the digital Fighting Fantasy Standalone version of Ian Livingstoneis classic RPG gamebook! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest of Doom.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

74% User Score Based on 76 reviews

Inspired by the novel of Gustave Flaubert and the works of Phillippe Druillet, Salammbo: Battle for Carthage puts you in the middle of two of antiquities greatest powers. Can you deliver Salammbo's message before it's too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Salammbô: Battle for Carthage.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

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93% User Score Based on 627 reviews

UNLEASH YOUR PASSION FOR RETRO RPGs For the first time ever, RPG Maker 2003 is officially available in English! This legendary game development engine is both highly affordable and easy to use, and it remains one of the most popular RPG Maker installments to date. It is the first engine in the series to employ a sideview battle system similar to the classic RPGs of the early-to-mid 90s. If you ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RPG Maker 2003.

85%Game Brain Score

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93% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

One that challenges to the limit and the other the true path. A shocking revelation will occur through this psychological thriller! "MazM: Jekyll and Hyde" is a darkly entertaining adventure game based on the classic 1886 novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson, in which you'll tackle the mystery from a totally new angle! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MazM: Jekyll and Hyde.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story

93% User Score Based on 586 reviews

Explore bright, fictional Japanese streets filled with details and interesting objects to capture with your camera. Each photograph you take will translate the name of the content into Japanese and English so you can learn with your surroundings. Features: A stylised, approachable 3D environment In-game photography system Japanese audio Photo album to store your flash-cards Game modes that test yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

These dark, deep woods are home to wild creatures and wild magic, and they're only dangerous if you disrespect either one. They're also your home. Here, you're safe, loved, and free, and tonight is a very special night; a good one for a ritual. Until a stranger interrupts your plans, and turns your night, and your life in an entirely new direction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Three-Body Problem.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

92% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

75%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

81% User Score Based on 430 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 12 reviews

Metamorphosis is a first-person puzzle platforming adventure. Wake up as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and use your newfound abilities and nimble legs to uncover the truth behind your mysterious transformation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metamorphosis.

71%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 602 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Dragon Pass.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

84% User Score Based on 520 reviews

Easily and quickly make your own multi-platform visual novels with TyranoBuilder, even if you know nothing about game programming or scripting! Bring your creativity to reality with our suite of drag-and-drop tools, plus scripting language for advanced users. Games made with TyranoBuilder can be easily exported to Windows, Mac, browsers, or converted* for iOS and Android smart devices, then sol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TyranoBuilder Visual Novel Studio.

92%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 7,920 reviews

Gather your party— the classic adventure returns! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baldur's Gate.

91%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,381 reviews

Fault is a Science Fantasy Kinetic Novel about Selphine, a bubbly, happy-go-lucky Princess and her sharp-witted but slightly misanthropic Royal Guard Ritona. Follow them on their journey of a lifetime as they try to make it back home to the Kingdom of Rughzenhaide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fault Milestone One.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 64 reviews

You play a wizard in this interactive novel set in a medieval fantasy world. Stay alive, manage your spell power, find treasure, and smite evil. Wizard's Choice is a series of RPG interactive novels that will engross you in a story while allowing you to make the decisions that will determine your fate. The game includes the complete story of Wizard's Choice in 6 chapters. No additional purchase. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

77% User Score Based on 113 reviews

An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gallery.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

79% User Score Based on 147 reviews

Star Control II, the sequel to the original Star Control, is a space adventure game that features role-playing elements alongside a 2D space ship melee combat system. The player assumes the role of The Captain of a single starship wandering a detailed environment of solar systems, gradually gathering information and resources in order to defeat a mysterious and implacable enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control II.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

44% User Score Based on 72 reviews

At the Mountains of Madness is an indie first-person horror adventure game with survival elements in which you assume the role of the Professor Dyer, geologist of the Miskatonic University, who in 1930 traveled to Antarctica as a leader of a research expedition. But in Antarctica disaster always lurks adventurers like a shadow. And in the most cold and desolate place on earth it is easy to find de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At the Mountains of Madness.

27%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

41% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Play the 4 original hacking simulation games developed by exosyphen studios, between 2002 and 2005 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hacker Series.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

78% User Score Based on 249 reviews

The DeLuca Family is a story-driven adult game. Try to win over the ladies of the house and increase in the ranks in the crimeworld. Choose your playstyle with three modes - full experience (Text-based rpg game), story+freeroaming, or VN-Mode. But no matter the mode, lots of lewd! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The DeLuca Family - Season 1.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization

89% User Score Based on 556 reviews

A story driven turn based combat RPG. Go on quest, fight, get XP, and level up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Illyria:Fallen Knight.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

81% User Score Based on 339 reviews

The famous game remastered for its Anniversary! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 7th Guest: Remastered.

81%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

81% User Score Based on 1,140 reviews

Epic tactics and massive battles in the campaign for history’s greatest empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROME: Total War.

92%Game Brain Score

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97% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Play the history. Go behind the scenes of Jordan Mechner's landmark game Karateka in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, with archival materials, video features, and more. Experience pixel-perfect versions of this legendary game, with all-new features. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Making of Karateka.

94%Game Brain Score

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93% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

What would you do if you found yourself trapped on an eerie space station with nothing but a computer? You play the hacker Alex and help your partner Sam uncover the horrible truth of the facility. Code 7 is a next-generation text adventure that combines a fully-voiced narrative with immersive hacking-gameplay. Gather information, navigate and hack your way through the prologue of an epic, five-ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code 7.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

60% User Score Based on 96 reviews

One frightening truth. Welcome to the remote French village of Rennes-le-Château. Gabriel and Grace arrive in this town in pursuit of a kidnapped child, but a deeper, far more frightening story begins to unfold. Whispers of a sacred bloodline, vampires and a boundless treasure set the shadow hunter and his companion on an inescapable path. Their ultimate destiny is to solve a dark mystery held se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

80% User Score Based on 430 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St. Andre and Michael Stackpole. Characters in Wasteland consequently have various statistics (strength, intelligence and luck among others) that allow them to use different skills and weapons. Experience is gained th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 256 reviews

Aurora Nights is an entertaining educational game for learning to identify the constellations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aurora Nights.

93%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 772 reviews

The Cat and the Coup is a documentary game in which you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall. As a player, you coax Mossadegh back through significant events of his life by knocking objects off of shelves, scattering his papers, jumping on his lap and scratch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat and the Coup.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swordbreaker The Game.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

59% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Guide a character through a series of rooms. Solve puzzles to advance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gateway Trilogy.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

74% User Score Based on 634 reviews

Three Kingdoms: The Last Warlord is a Turn-based strategy game based on a famous Chinese historical novel . The Three Kingdoms was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu. The novel deals with the plots, personal and military battles, intrigues, and struggles of these states to achieve dominance for almost 100 years. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord.