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Wield ancient technology to overthrow your mage oppressors and save the kingdom If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magehunter: Phoenix Flame.

Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atlantis Academy.

You've played this game before. You may not remember, but the game does. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Restore, Reflect, Retry.

Diaspora is a low-fantasy, text-based interactive novel about navigating unknown waters, deadly politics, and ancient magic to save your clan. Forced from your ancestral home, you lead a refugee community through conflict with a powerful empire and dangerous raiders, making alliances, steering raids, and seeking long-lost answers. Along the way, storms, sea monsters, and mysterious relics push yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diaspora.

31%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Rule a mighty city, fight battles, and embark on quests in a steampunk-fantasy land. As the Ardent or Ardessa of Lake Steelthorne, find love, power and a secret which could change the world. Dragon of Steelthorne is a 170,000-word interactive novel by Vance Chance, weaving together story, city management and combat in a unique take on choice-based Interactive Fiction. Customize the level of chall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon of Steelthorne.

Backed by interstellar weaponry, the nation of Panwestia has annexed half the globe. Resistance appears futile--but the hegemon has a very unique weakness... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Airgap.

Go in search of your father’s legacy! Will you challenge Fate—or submit to it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scales of Justice.

In this magical baking contest, you'll team up with the Queen Undying to bake your rivals into an early grave—or out of the grave, with necromancy! The Bread Must Rise is a 450,000-word interactive comedy/fantasy/baking/eldritch horror novel by James Beamon and Stewart C Baker. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imaginati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bread Must Rise.

Can you navigate a web of intrigue and assassination to make peace among warring fae? The fate of their realms and yours is in your hands! A Court of Seven Crowns is an interactive fantasy novel by Cas Bright, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based with hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Court of Seven Crowns.

Can the power of music save the human race? When you and the Raqullan regime descend upon Earth, the plan is to force all humans into submission. Otherwise, exterminate. But when you learn about this curious practice they call music, you realize the humans may be worth more than just labor. Music does not exist in Raqullan society, and your curiosity to learn more may be enough to keep the human… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Message in a Melody.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

As a paranormal agent, your job is to keep magic under wraps. Can you catch a magical arsonist before you lose your heart? Forbidden Magic is a 145,000-word interactive paranormal romance game by Frances Pauli, author of Brimstone Manor. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. You’re a mage on parole for a crime … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forbidden Magic.

Fight for survival in a world overrun by zombies! Can you stay alive long enough to get your friends to a place of safety? Will you keep your humanity intact or become a bloodthirsty zombie hunter? And will you discover the secret behind the zombie virus? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Zombies.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, emotional

64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

As the eldest child of the Usurper King, you were always meant to inherit your father's stolen throne. When the lost heir of the dynasty he ended resurfaces, bent on revenge, you face a difficult choice. Your father's enemies don't have to be your own. Without allies, the Kidia heir has no hope of taking the throne back, but you could offer them that hope. By allying with his enemy against your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turncoat Chronicle.

Conquer assassins and alien invaders in Superlative London! Defend Earth and negotiate interplanetary peace as you race to rescue Queen Victoria in this thrilling sequel to The Superlatives: Aetherfall. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Superlatives: Shattered Worlds.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 113 reviews

Would a hero like you assassinate the president? "Heroes Rise: HeroFall" concludes the epic "Heroes Rise" trilogy of interactive novels where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes Rise: HeroFall.

Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass, or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone? "Scarlet Sails" is an 80,000-word interactive novel by Felicity Banks, author of "Attack of the Clockwork Army". Your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Sails.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

72% User Score Based on 25 reviews

At our superhero academy, you'll lead a team of teen heroes to battle supervillains! Will you fulfill your heroic legacy or forge your own path? Heroes of Tomorrow: Hidden Potential is an interactive superpower novel by Eloy Lasanta, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, 600,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, uns… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Tomorrow: Hidden Potential.

Rebuild society after the climate apocalypse! Can you keep your settlement alive? After the Storm is a 185,000 word speculative fiction interactive novel written by Luiza Alves and illustrated by Lorry Jamison. It's mostly text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Climate change has run its course, and you have to deal with the co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After the Storm.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 279 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Demonic lawsuits will pay off your student loans in this undead legal thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of the Deathless.

Blast spirits out of a haunted subway system! Can your team defeat rival exterminators, shoddy gear, and City Hall? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Luminous Underground.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 143 reviews

In the battle to save your people, will you serve the gods or overthrow them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Champion of the Gods.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Saddle up to defend the queen on dino-back! Fight duels and cast spells with a dinosaur at your side and sword in hand—the realm’s fate rests on you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DinoKnights.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

36% User Score Based on 9 reviews

Face the world's fiercest dinosaurs and make it back to the future in one piece! You're a physics student with a dream: travel back in time and document the world of dinosaurs. Can you survive the terrors of the Tyrannosaurus rex? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to T-Rex Time Machine.

Extract yourself from another fine mess–this time, with your family watching! When your aunt summons you home, mischief, mix-ups, and bewilderingly urgent capers abound at your ancestral estate. Jolly Good: Tea and Scones, unwilling to offer you a mere one million words, is prepared to offer you a lavish two million words, each and every one polished to an exquisite sheen! This interactive come… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly Good: Tea and Scones.

Will you spill the tea about the secret, cozy magical cafe on the college campus? Brew potions and romance on coffee dates with your new friends! Witch’s Brew: Love and Lattes is an interactive cozy romance novel by Cay Macres. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, 426,000 words, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. After years of hiding your magi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch's Brew: Love and Lattes.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics

88% User Score Based on 343 reviews

Do you have what it takes to become an A-list celebrity hero? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes Rise: The Prodigy.

The uprising continues! You fled the armies of the Hegemony into a nightmare wilderness. Now escape the storms of chaos magic to spread the flames of rebellion in your homeland’s capital. Choice of Rebels: Stormwright is an interactive epic fantasy novel by Joel Havenstone, the sequel to Choice of Rebels: Uprising, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, without graphics o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Rebels: Stormwright.

These monsters aren’t just in the movies! Will you hunt the vampires, werewolves and others stalking Hollywood, or will you become a monster instead? An interactive, text-based game set in the World of Darkness shared story universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunter: The Reckoning — Day For Night.

Take command of HMS Foraker, a crack 38-gun frigate. Train your crew, face wild storms and sudden crises, and prepare yourself for the ultimate challenge: a showdown with a powerful enemy warship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker.

Revolution consumes a Persian dieselpunk city! Will you let it consume you, too? Make a name for yourself as a powerful astralchemist and resist the usurpers…or join them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Solve a magical mystery and save your city! Find the truth before it's too late! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leas: City of the Sun.

The King lies. Your memories are a weapon. In humanity's last city, floating in a worldwide seascape, will you fight for truth or defend the crown? A 380,000-word text-based interactive post-apocalyptic science fantasy novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spire, Surge, and Sea.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Lead a mercenary company seeking fame and fortune! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life of a Mercenary.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

78% User Score Based on 250 reviews

What's scarier: the principal, your psychic powers, or finding a date for prom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psy High.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 5,758 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 3 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadwarden.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 224 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 2 reviews

Try the demo! Savegames are compatible with the full game! SURVIVE THE WHITE WASTELAND ICY is a narrative-driven post-apocalyptic survival RPG set in a new Ice Age, where your life and the lives... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICY: Frostbite Edition.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 222 reviews

Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Community College Hero: Trial by Fire.

The blight eats the world while humans war for scraps. Will you fight, run, or lead your people to the stars? Or murderously ascend the human throne? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aegis Saga.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

82% User Score Based on 462 reviews

Infinite text-based RPG, powered by cutting-edge AI technology which runs on your graphics card. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI Roguelite.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

63% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Command the undead to take revenge on the suburbs! Oh, everyone at school laughed at you, but no one will laugh when your minions seize control of critical local infrastructure. Perhaps you’ll start by taking over a convenience store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neighbourhood Necromancer.

Pick up where Breach: The Archangel Job left off. Will you continue your story fighting the Chicago Outfit and the newly arrived Cartels alongside your motley crew of international criminals, join the FBI and hunt down your former allies and close friends, or set out on your own to search for the truth behind your entire life? Breach: Chicago War Zone is a thrilling [Word Count (cat * | grep -v &… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breach: Chicago War Zone.

The Yeti, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra, and Mothman are aliens, sentenced to prison on Earth by the Pan-Galactic Prisons Bureau. As the Yeti's parole officer, you must defend the galaxy from these convicts, unravel their criminal conspiracy, and bring them to justice! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yeti's Parole Officer.

Your magic awakes in your new college town—and so does your heart! Can you discover who is trying to steal your power before it's too late?  Spellbound: Malachite Coven is an interactive romance novel by Erin Rowlands. It’s entirely text-based, 150,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. As you arrive at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spellbound: Malachite Coven.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

93% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Demonheart: The Cursed Trial is an otome visual novel set in a dark fantasy world of demons and magic. Step into the boots of one with a demonic heart and join the twisted game of romance and betrayal. Female protagonist Hundreds of conversation choices - you pick nearly every line the main character says Two human male love interests (Ran and Kaisar), some flirting with a female hu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonheart: The Cursed Trial.

Steal Death’s power and break free of his corrupt realm! Hide your heartbeat from the dead as you harness soul magic, navigate political intrigue, determine the fate of the Afterlife—and perhaps even claim its throne yourself. Escape from Death is a 256,000-word interactive horror adventure novel by Tova Näslund. It’s entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Death.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Unleash your lust and your thirst in a battle for the soul of London! Will passion lead you back to humanity, or will you embrace the night as a vampire? Vampire’s Kiss is a 170,000-word interactive erotic vampire novel by Dash Casey. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fuelled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. In life, you were the guardian of a pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire's Kiss.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development

96% User Score Based on 1,657 reviews

Your decisions as a robot maker will change the world—but at what cost? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Robots.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 814 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.