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24 alternatives to The Gristle and Grape

Interactive text adventure with multiple perspectives.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Gristle and Grape launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Quest▲56

   An old-school, hand-drawn RPG

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Expeditions: Viking▲69

   Historical turn-based tactical RPG

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Game Writing▲73

   Narrative Skills for Videogames

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4KA
   KernType, a typography game made with Raphaël▲268

   2011 · type.method.ac · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Inky Blocks▲95

   A colorful reimagining of Tetris

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7AT
   A text adventure and puzzle game with AI-generated story▲9

   2023 · theabysstalksback.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AT
   A text adventure for developers▲39

   2014 · avausadventure.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Margana▲60

   A beautifully-designed word game

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cursortag▲83

    Chatroulette meets Asteroids

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11SA
    Strife, a 2D game library for Go▲85

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12TC
    The Choice – An online programming puzzle RPG▲95

    2013 · thechoice.amos.me · its alternatives →

13. 13CA
    Caverns and Kobolds – A Text Based RPG in C++▲12

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Humani: Jessie’s Story▲76

    A conversation-based narrative game

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Shape▲81

    A letter shaping game

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Battlecade▲87

    A portable vintage gaming concept for two

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wings.io▲73

    Another fast paced multiplayer game

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Invisible Dragons▲73

    A text based game with amazing UI

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20AI
    Advenjure – Interactive fiction on the terminal and in the browser▲80

    2016 · facundoolano.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Trail▲66

    A frontier journey

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shards of Memories▲61

    An art puzzle adventure

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Storium▲69

    Online Storytelling Game

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    none*2▲87

    A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →