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A single-player story-driven 2D adventure book JRPG with choice-driven multiple endings, QTE-based humbling combat, and reviewer playthroughs around 16 hours.

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
A choice-heavy medieval RPG about a lifetime of consequential decisions in a gritty world with real gods, with reviewer-reported playtime around 7 hours.
2020-12-01

First person

Adventure

Strategy

Fantasy

Indie

Simulator

Role-playing (RPG)

Visual Novel

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The Tenth Line

A single-player indie RPG mixing turn-based combat and 2D platforming, with a story-heavy fantasy adventure that reviewers found engaging despite a clunky defensive mechanic and roughly 16-hour length.

2017-03-17

Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Arcadie: Second-Born

A roughly ten-hour, replayable interactive fiction RPG about love and war, where choices shape relationships, LGBTQ+ romance, and multiple endings.

2022-12-09

Fantasy
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Romance

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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

A hardcore single-player medieval RPG about one lifetime of consequential choices, with punishing stat checks and a reviewer median playtime around 5.5 hours.

2021-03-04

First person
Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel

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Roadwarden

A text-heavy dark fantasy RPG where investigation and choices drive a story that reads like a book.

2022-09-12

Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel

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Choice of Life: Middle Ages

A short single-player medieval card game where branching choices decide your life and the kingdom's fate, with casual play and occasional cryptic puzzles.

2020-11-06

Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Arcade
Card & Board Game

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Growing Up

A single-player, hand-drawn life sim charting a character's journey from toddler to adulthood, with career and romance shaped by your choices across roughly 22 hours.

2021-10-13

Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Text
Arcade
Drama
Visual Novel

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8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition

A story-focused retro JRPG with simple combat and a polished 8-bit look, lasting about 13 hours.

2015-05-22

Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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The Way of Life: DEFINITIVE EDITION

A short, choice-driven narrative adventure spanning three lives at different ages, with a poetic tone and about 4-5 hours of play.

2018-03-15

Indie

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MultiEnding Heroes

A choice-driven comedy adventure across multiple universes, with light RPG combat and many endings, in a compact ~8-hour package.

2026-03-11

Comedy
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Ash of Gods: Redemption

A single-player turn-based tactical RPG with card-game elements, a branching permadeath story, and a roughly 18–20 hour campaign that earns mixed reviews for its art and combat versus its dialogue and pacing.

2018-03-23

Thriller
Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game
Drama

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The Lords of the Earth Flame

A single-player, choice-driven text-based fantasy RPG with an old-book look and abrupt permadeath endings, lasting about two hours, though translation issues and typos detract.

2016-09-02

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel