Games like The War of 2022

In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, snuff it out, or play both sides against each other? “Heavens’ Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress” is an interactive retrofuturistic fantasy novel by Peter Adrian Behravesh, inspired by eighteenth-century Iran, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-ba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress.

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.

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.

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.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Take command of an off-world fighting force! Use tactics, diplomacy and your own skills to find a way to victory. Who says a sublieutenant can’t win the war? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fog of War: The Battle for Cerberus.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

98% User Score Based on 507 reviews

The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

22%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Choose from 20+ distinct superpowers! Lead your team of superheroes to the moon and beyond, and stop the supervillains of PSION—unless, of course, you join them. Posthuman: Guardians vs PSION is an interactive superhero novel by Evan J. Peterson, author of Drag Star!, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, 300,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Posthuman: Guardians vs PSION.

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.

27%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

50% User Score Based on 4 reviews

You awake as an undead lich after performing a powerful ritual and will have to recruit undead minions and manage your underworld domains, exploring to discover the dark secrets within them and travel to other planes of existence to interact with fellow immortals. You will have to carefully balance the pursuit of your research of new spells, the logistical challenges of managing large numbers of u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life as a Lich.

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.

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.

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? Hunter: The Reckoning – Day for Night is an interactive novel by Josh Labelle set in the World of Darkness. It's entirely text-based, 900,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable pow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunter: The Reckoning — Day For Night.

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.

Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace? As the valet or lady's maid of Rory Wintermint, you'll go head to head with recalcitrant aunts, light-handed houseguests, manage a fox hunt and corral exotic birds! "Tally Ho" is a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tally Ho by Kreg Segall.

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.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

50% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Path To Knighthood is a 250,000-word interactive fantasy novel written by Ian Lai, 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. This game depicts a classic story in a new way. A brave and dashing knight on the back of a white horse, rushing headlong to slay the dragon and come to th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path to Knighthood.

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.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

52% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Sail forth to a land of gods and giants! Wield your sword, words, and magic to take your place among Iceland’s chieftains and forge your legacy of honor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of the Viking.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 277 reviews

Can you defeat the rebellion in your kingdom before your past consumes you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I, the Forgotten One.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Fight your way to box office glory while fending off the gangs of old NYC! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broadway: 1849.

Born with incredible powers, you did what anyone would do—mined your abilities for content and became a popular influencer. When you join a team of heroes, can you earn their trust, defend the city, and prove you’re worth more than your follower count? The Victory League can’t seem to stop accidentally destroying city property, and everyone thinks you were only added to the team to win back citize… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Superheroes Inc: #VictoryLeague.

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.

Will your monsters save the world, or destroy it? An epic interactive novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Monster Master.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Think fast and lie faster! When you go undercover to retrieve a deadly new bio-weapon, can you pull off the mission and escape with your life? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undercover Agent.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

71% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 8 reviews

Fallen Legion is an intense action RPG where every battle is a heart-pounding fight and each gut-wrenching choice impacts the realm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

SteamCity is a turn-based strategy game with a unique world setting, merging steampunk art direction with strong Japanese influences. You can control dozens of characters, from brave Rose Militia members, to powerful steam robots, renegade enemy soldiers, and even the main heroes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SteamCity Chronicles: Rise of the Rose.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

92% User Score Based on 272 reviews

Your magic can battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, but at what cost? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Magics.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

A world blanketed by everfalling ash. Humanity faces its inevitable end due to the Convergence of the Aukeran Sea and twelve otherworldly Calamities. This is the story of Velour Two-Six, a child soldier in a land ravaged by war over the time that remains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallstreak: Requiem for my Homeland.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics

58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Is the next member of Congress a werewolf? Can you survive a lycanthrope's bite? There’s no silver bullet for winning an election! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Congresswolf.

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.

31%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

35% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Can you win The Hero Project, America's #1 reality competition for heroes? Team up with allies old and new to unravel a conspiracy threatening your world, and save the planet from destruction! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hero Project: Open Season.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

84% User Score Based on 2,406 reviews

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syrian Warfare.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

79% User Score Based on 151 reviews

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VERSUS: The Lost Ones.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

82% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Start practicing your evil laugh! You are a villain heck-bent on conquering the world. Rob banks, fight godlike heroes, and command a horde of henchmen! Romance an intrepid reporter, your partner-in-crime, your biggest fan, or even your archenemy! Top Villain: Total Domination is a 175,000-word interactive novel by Brandon Greer. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Top Villain: Total Domination.

Defy nature’s laws and avenge your slain pantheon! Humanity once feared and hated you, but now, awakened from a thousand-year slumber, you are their only hope. Will you liberate them from the tyrants who now rule over them, or let the world burn? God of Chaos is an interactive dark fantasy novel by Brennan Gilpatrick. It is entirely text-based,  250,000 words and hundreds of choices, without grap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God of Chaos.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

A fanmade Tactical RPG inspired by Fire Emblem, made using characters from Holostars English. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protostar Twilight.

Jump to hyperspace aboard the Lady Luck, the fastest starship in the galaxy! Join her ragtag crew of space pirates, or infiltrate their ranks, working undercover for the Galactic Police. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck.

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.

Year 1442, Unified Calendar The world has been plunged into a devastating state of chaos, as two mighty powers wage war for supremacy. The Vollcross Empire, a brutal fascist regime, has launched a surprise invasion of the Kazanov Union, intent on eradicating the perceived communist threat. In the early days of the war, the Empire's forces were unstoppable, crushing opposition with ruthless eff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khaligrad.

Delve deep beneath the earth to uncover ancient secrets before the dragon rises! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

100% User Score Based on 24 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.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

90% User Score Based on 528 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

The Art of Long Gone Days includes 72 pages of concept and production art from the game by Camila Gormaz & This I Dreamt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Gone Days.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

92% User Score Based on 2,022 reviews

As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

76% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are a reviser from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide all living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies to grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightracer Spark.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

82% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Fight for what's right—as an up and coming pirate! Battle slavers, sea monsters, and your own corrupt government to become a hero of the high seas. But will you betray your own crew for wealth and power? 7th Sea: A Pirate's Pact is a 200,000-word interactive adventure novel by Danielle Lauzon, set in the world of the table-top role playing game 7th Sea. It's entirely text-based, without graphic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7th Sea: A Pirate's Pact.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere

87% User Score Based on 366 reviews

This could be the most important conversation of your death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Grim and I.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In Will: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will: A Wonderful World.

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.