- #1 un/FRAGMENT.
97% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: izakiko paradox
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Surreal 44.1%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and surreal experience that explores dark, philosophical themes through a minimalist lens.
- #2 For Goodness Sake
96% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Belief Engine
Windows
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the dark, philosophical, and atmospheric tone of 10:16 while emphasizing the weight of player decisions.
- #3 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.5%, Text-Based 38%, Surreal 6%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: This short, surreal psychological experience mirrors the abstract and unsettling narrative style found in 10:16.
- #4 Who's Lila?
95% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.7%, Surreal 22.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 11%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, surreal psychological thriller where your choices and facial expressions dictate the outcome of a dark, mysterious story.
- #5 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,042 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Multiple Endings 29.5%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This dark, narrative-driven game features heavy themes and multiple endings that reward players for exploring the consequences of their choices.
- #6 Everything Ends In 0
94% matchVery Positive94% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: findaeden
Windows
The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.3%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Text-Based 21%, 2D 7.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and lore-rich experience that deals with dark, emotional themes in a concise, impactful way.
- #7 BAD END
94% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.2%, Visual Novel 35.8%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, Indie 3.9%, Casual 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie visual novel that focuses on horror and multiple endings, perfectly aligning with the tone of the seed game.
- #8 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 58.1%, Multiple Endings 29.9%, 2D 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes death game that relies heavily on visual novel mechanics and difficult choices to determine who survives.
- #9 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more expansive, this game is a masterclass in choice-based storytelling where every decision significantly impacts the protagonist's fate.
- #10 It Paints Me
89% matchVery Positive97% of 224 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Hand-drawn 12%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, story-rich visual novel that delivers a dark and atmospheric experience similar to the seed game.
- #11 For Mother Matron
90% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that leans into psychological horror and multiple endings, much like the seed game.
- #12 Interactive Horror Stories
91% matchMixed68% of 147 reviews2019
Dev: Aslan Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Choose your own adventure" style nightmares
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 44.4%, Text-Based 31.4%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of short, choice-driven horror narratives that mirror the text-based nature of the seed game.
- #13 Knell of St. Godhrkar
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: 二律背反Pub: 旅人计划
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Text-Based 45.6%, Visual Novel 44.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich adventure that combines visual novel elements with a unique, dark narrative structure.
- #14 The Tales of Bayun
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: FlyinDogs
Windows
Can a flat world resting on the backs of three demon bears live in peace? Of course not! Immerse yourself in the universe of the dark Slavic legends, explore the characters' stories and make difficult choices that affect the course of events. Bayun the Cat will help you. If you're lucky, that is.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that emphasizes the importance of choices and the branching paths of its multiple endings.
- #15 The Horrorscope
87% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation-heavy horror game relies on atmospheric storytelling and psychological tension to keep the player engaged.
- #16 Wicked Games
86% matchVery Positive96% of 222 reviews2022
Dev: Sibcat Team
Windows
To get a "Ticket to Paradise" while being in Hell. A ticket that’s obviously worth it. A ticket that sends you to the obstacle path. What kind of road from Hell to Heaven could it be? What difficulties are awaiting you on this road? Are you worthy of a chance at redemption?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 36%, Choices Matter 33%, 2D 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, thriller-oriented game that focuses on psychological horror and the consequences of player choices.
- #17 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Text-Based 18.3%, Surreal 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, 2D 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the original, continuing the surreal and deeply psychological exploration of the protagonist's mind.
- #18 Welcome To The Dark Place
84% matchVery Positive88% of 559 reviews2025
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Text-Based 82.5%, Indie 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, text-based adventure that captures the same indie, psychological-horror vibe as 10:16.
- #19 Something Strange
86% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Text-Based 36.9%, 2D 11.5%, Casual 5.8%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual yet unsettling visual novel that blends psychological horror with a 2D aesthetic.
- #20 WORLD OF HORROR
83% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: 2D 56.4%, Atmospheric 35.7%, Singleplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game that uses choice-based mechanics and surreal, retro-inspired visuals to create a sense of impending doom.
- #21 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
81% matchVery Positive100% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Surreal 13.7%, Narration 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet surreal choose-your-own-adventure game that relies on text-based storytelling and branching paths.
- #22 Scarlet Hollow
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven horror game where your decisions have profound and lasting effects on the story and the characters you meet.
- #23 Doki Doki Literature Club!
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 91.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Indie 2.9%, Casual 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that subverts expectations and delivers a dark, psychological experience.
- #24 Train of Afterlife
84% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Surreal 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Choices Matter 7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and emotional visual novel that explores themes of death and the afterlife in a casual, narrative-driven format.
- #25 12 Hours to Die
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.6%, Narration 18.1%, 2D 8.6%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that uses a ticking clock mechanic to build tension and urgency.
- #26 The Cat Lady
79% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Surreal 58.8%, 2D 14.5%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that masterfully blends surreal imagery with a deep, character-driven narrative.
- #27 The Heavens
78% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: ctcPub: Expedition Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ascend to the Heavens and find out if you're pure enough to be reborn on the Earth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Narration 16.3%, 2D 9.9%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #28 Paratopic
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Surreal 77.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and highly atmospheric narrative experience that leaves a lasting impression through its cryptic storytelling.
- #29 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 84.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Casual 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel that starts as a slice-of-life story before descending into dark, psychological horror.
- #30 Story: Heaven & Hell
82% matchMostly Negative33% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: KuKo
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
"Story: Heaven & Hell" - this is a interactive fiction about good and evil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 36%, 2D 12.1%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled adventure game that explores themes of the afterlife through a simple, choice-based narrative.
- #31 EBBIL: Alternative Bible
77% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: First Choir
Windows
In Heaven, mistakes have been made. In this story inspired by TMC, follow Archangel Gabriel through a trial of corruption and feigned purity as he explores celestial realms and the rekindling of lost friendships. Will you save the Heavens, or will you see them fall?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Text-Based 10%
- #32 10 Seconds
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: ithinknotM8!
Windows
Time loop puzzle horror, where you're stuck in a failed experiment and must escape or face being eaten for eternity.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 51.7%, Atmospheric 32.5%, Singleplayer 8.1%, Indie 7.8%
- #33 氷点下30度の絶望
74% matchVery Positive97% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #34 Hellevator
76% matchVery Positive92% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Quasar Games
Windows
Hellevator is a 2D platformer in hell where the only way to escape is to die. Find creative ways to die in order to solve the puzzles and progress through this infernal hotel.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 38.5%, 2D 33.6%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #35 Purgatory’s Flower
74% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows
Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.5%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, 2D 10.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #36 Dark Light
75% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%
- #37 Derealized
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
Derealized is a choice based game inspired by games such as The Stanley Parable and Undertale. This experience offers 10 different endings for you to explore! How many will you find?
Why similar: Text-Based 47.9%, Surreal 25.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #38 The Specter's Desire
73% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Narration 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #39 The Dark Egg Demo
73% matchVery Positive96% of 226 reviews2022
Dev: Transcend Pixels
Windows
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Text-Based 25%, Surreal 20.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, 2D 6%
- #40 click to ten
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,712 reviews2022
Dev: funl
Windows
click to ten
Why similar: 2D 49.6%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 17.3%, Singleplayer 12.8%
- #41 sun-rise.exe
72% matchVery Positive92% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: louis morel
Windows
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: Narration 36.5%, Hand-drawn 30.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Surreal 10.5%, 2D 8%
- #42 • Dread Chess ✣
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
Windows
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Multiple Endings 24.7%, Choices Matter 15.6%, 2D 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #43 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,554 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.4%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #44 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #45 Endless
73% matchMixed59% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: shademakesgames
Windows · Mac
A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings
Why similar: Multiple Endings 85.8%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #46 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
71% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Text-Based 15%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #47 Playing Kafka
69% matchVery Positive95% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Surreal 40.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 40%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Indie 0.8%
- #48 Midnight Witch
69% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Casual 3%
- #49 A Place for the Unwilling
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: ALPixel Games
Windows · Mac
You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.6%, Choices Matter 29%, Dark Fantasy 20%, Indie 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #50 This Is Not Your House
67% matchVery Positive88% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Tierson (Trash Eyes)Pub: Trash Eyes
Windows
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Surreal 21.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #51 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
68% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.1%, Narration 35.9%, 2D 9.7%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #52 The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 681 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choices Matter 17.2%
- #53 Sub-Verge
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.1%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #54 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
66% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 52.4%, Visual Novel 28.6%, 2D 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #55 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #56 The Test
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,124 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #57 Underfishing
66% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Petros Anastasiadis
Windows
You just arrived in hell. Nothing left to to do but contemplate the life you lived, and fish. Fish out ancient treasures, upgrade your fishing abilities, and face your biggest regrets in this narrative fishing game! Will you manage to fish out Lucifer's crown and earn another chance at life?
Why similar: Surreal 84.7%, Casual 7.8%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Atmospheric 1.7%
- #58 Midnight Syndrome
65% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 50.3%, Visual Novel 36.4%, 2D 10.1%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #59 End of Lines
67% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Narration 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
