Games like The Grim and I
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Fallen Hero: Rebirth and Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One play most like The Grim and I. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its text-based; 17 are free or under $10. The best known is The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, with 8,159 Steam reviews.
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Fallen Hero: Rebirth
Mar 15, 2018 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!
Text-BasedIndieRPGAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureVillain ProtagonistSuperheroChoices MatterInteractive FictionLGBTQ+👍 462Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
Mar 8, 2018 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
IndieRPGAdventureText-BasedChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionRomanceLGBTQ+DetectiveChoices Matter👍 358Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two
May 7, 2020 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.
IndieCasualAdventureRPGText-BasedRomanceChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionChoices MatterLGBTQ+👍 214Choice of Robots
Dec 19, 2014 · Choice of Games
Both: Text-Based
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Choose Your Own AdventureText-BasedChoices MatterInteractive FictionRobotsIndieRPGSci-fiStory RichSingleplayer👍 1,892Doomsday on Demand 2
Jun 26, 2018 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
Picking up where you left off, you will encounter new challenges and face tough decisions in the hope to finally escape the living nightmare in the districts that only became worse. Decide whom you will trust, and how will you achieve your goal. It's kill or be killed.
AdventureIndieRPGText-BasedChoose Your Own AdventureThe Nascent Necromancer
Nov 30, 2023 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
RPGInteractive FictionText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerCharacter CustomizationMultiple EndingsAdventureIndieRoadwarden
Sep 12, 2022 · Moral Anxiety Studio
Both: Text-Based
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.
RPGText-BasedAdventureIndiePixel GraphicsInteractive FictionStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterFantasy👍 4,491The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Mar 4, 2021 · Sever, Schisma Games
Both: Text-Based
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Choices MatterStory RichRPGInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelText-BasedMedievalIndieSingleplayer👍 8,159Saturnine
Aug 7, 2025 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
You are the Veteran. You’re the oldest android in the Solar System, a relic and survivor of the ancient past. Now it’s time for you to fight again. A text-based science-fantasy novel, 700,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
RPGInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureText-BasedSingleplayerCharacter CustomizationChoices MatterIndieAdventureMultiple EndingsThe Soul Stone War
Mar 5, 2020 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
Become the Wielder of Soul Stone, an ancient artifact of untold power, and shape the fate of your world. Outrun the past so that you may have a future.
RPGIndieAdventureCasualChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionText-BasedChoices MatterRomance👍 107Doomsday on Demand
Jun 26, 2018 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
Survive in the demolished district after the nuclear bombings. Face mutants born of the nuclear radiation, while dealing with what humans are left in the struggle for the hope to end your living nightmare. Decide who you'll trust and overcome the challenges that await you.
AdventureIndieRPGText-BasedChoose Your Own AdventureSamurai of Hyuga Book 4
Aug 29, 2019 · Hosted Games
Both: Text-Based
Become the vagabond you always knew you were. Rely on your blade and wits, for little else will save you amidst the cold and unforgiving North! Retrace the steps of your past and rekindle a love once lost. Or try your best to snuff it out—either way, it’s going to burn.
AdventureIndieRPGText-BasedChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive Fiction
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