- #1 Schrödinger's Call
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,258 reviews2026
Dev: Acrobatic ChirimenjakoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #2 Decollate Decoration
96% matchVery Positive93% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.8%, Point & Click 23.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Adventure 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #3 Strange Telephone
96% matchVery Positive83% of 366 reviews2019
Dev: HZ3 SoftwarePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.6%, Point & Click 28.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, 2D 5%
- #4 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
95% matchVery Positive88% of 6,230 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Text-Based 20.6%, Point & Click 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #5 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
94% matchVery Positive83% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.5%, Text-Based 27%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 16.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #6 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 992 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Adventure 11.3%
- #7 Overboard!
94% matchVery Positive90% of 672 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Comic Book 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #8 Mr. Rightaway
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 511 reviews2024
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
古风多结局乙女向文字冒险游戏,完全免费
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.3%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #9 YOUR HOUSE
91% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.7%, Text-Based 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #10 Moonless Moon
91% matchVery Positive92% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Text-Based 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #11 ウーマンコミュニケーション
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 815 reviews2023
Dev: YAMADA
Windows · Mac
たぶん世界初! 会話の中でうっかりできあがってしまった淫語を見つけ出す ハイスピード淫語アクションアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Experimental 29.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Story Rich 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #12 Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open
89% matchVery Positive93% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Cellar Vault GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Third Eye Open is a supernatural narrative adventure about a young girl coming of age. The game is set in a small Malaysian suburb which the player navigates to speak to friends, families, and ghosts. Various minigames immerse the player deeper into the protagonist's journey.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.7%, Female Protagonist 30.5%, Story Rich 22.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #13 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 731 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Female Protagonist 35.1%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 3.2%
- #14 The Final Prize is Soup
88% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.2%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, 2D 5.1%
- #15 BAD END THEATER
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.1%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Story Rich 22.4%, Female Protagonist 7%, 2D 2.2%
- #16 Hellink
87% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Ikigai
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first visual novel about fake news! Investigate in 2044 in a humorous and cyberpunk universe. Counter your opponents' lies and thwart the plot that threatens Néo-Sorbonne!
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Comic Book 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #17 For the GHOSTs
84% matchVery Positive99% of 337 reviews2024
Dev: GenSanKoku
Windows
幽霊のために、何ができるの
Why similar: Text-Based 45.9%, Visual Novel 33.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Singleplayer 5%
- #18 风起长安:驭骨人
86% matchVery Positive81% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Text-Based 23.2%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Adventure 15%, Story Rich 13.6%
- #19 Ghost in the pool
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 358 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Comic Book 29.1%, Text-Based 20.1%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #20 Ghostwriter Workshop
82% matchVery Positive95% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: 秘密結社マテンロウ計画Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37%, Point & Click 35%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 5.5%, 2D 4.5%
- #21 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
84% matchVery Positive92% of 5,480 reviews2017
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Adventure 9%
- #22 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
83% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.4%, Female Protagonist 36.8%, Adventure 11.2%, 2D 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #23 Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 592 reviews2023
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Become Atom Eve and take control of your own path as one of the most powerful superheroes in the Invincible universe! Unravel a mystery and balance the dangers and responsibilities of being a superhero with the relatable challenges of everyday life.
Why similar: Comic Book 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #24 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
81% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #25 The Ethereal Dream
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 290 reviews2025
Dev: 鸭子与葱制作组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
乙女向多结局AVG——在蓝色的月夜里,邂逅那些已逝之人的灵魂吧。
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #26 Homicipher
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,289 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Hand-drawn 14.2%
- #27 Help Me
82% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Wallace Lovecraft
Windows
A horrific choices matter adventure game where you need to get out of the house!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.8%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Hand-drawn 22.5%, Adventure 8%, 2D 2.5%
- #28 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
78% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 黎厘星游戏工作室
Windows
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏,玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Comic Book 34.7%, Visual Novel 33%, Adventure 18.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, 2D 4.1%
- #29 Кукуево / Kukuevo
79% matchVery Positive80% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kukuevo is a unique experience for those who are into mystery stories and love visual novels. Get ready for an exciting adventure in a world of mysteries and mysteries where every step you take can determine the outcome of the game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Text-Based 22.7%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Adventure 8.7%
- #30 欢迎加入奇趣社
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: Dream CrackerPub: 2P Games
Windows
Tired of a suffocating college routine? Yearning for something more? Join the Qiqu Club! We promise unforgettable experiences beyond your wildest dreams. But beware, our club is extremely exclusive. Only those daring enough to seek adventure will be admitted...
Why similar: Comic Book 36.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Point & Click 13.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #31 Ghost on the Shore
78% matchVery Positive84% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.9%, Point & Click 25.4%, Story Rich 24.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #32 Homicipher: Demo
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.2%, Text-Based 24.4%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Adventure 7%
- #33 Subway Midnight
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.3%, Female Protagonist 27.4%, Abstract 19.8%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #34 Mobius’ Radio Waves
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: 獭獭社Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
刚入学的大一新生伊琳,却在一个风雨交加的夜晚,听到了来自杂物间内部的来电铃声……这通神秘电话究竟来自何人?杂物间为何会成为禁忌?伊琳手臂上的无限印记又意味着什么?文字冒险推理游戏《莫比乌斯的电波》,就此展开!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.9%, Adventure 25.4%, Visual Novel 23.4%, 2D 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #35 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,767 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 8.7%
- #36 RGB GlitchGazer
72% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.3%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 6.7%, Text-Based 4.9%
- #37 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
71% matchVery Positive95% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Story Rich 27.8%, Adventure 21.6%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #38 Yuri Dating Agency
74% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Comic Book 26.3%, Text-Based 18.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #39 Creepy Support
72% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Squirrel Melting
Windows
Save people from terrible paranormal dangers as a support operator of a secret SCP-like organization! Ask questions, give advice and watch the consequences of your choices... multiple endings in each story ;-)
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.7%, Text-Based 33%, Story Rich 13.9%, Adventure 6.9%, 2D 2.4%
- #40 Sonata Theory
75% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Mayj Studios
Windows
2D/3D story-adventure game
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Hand-drawn 26.6%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #41 Far Away
71% matchVery Positive95% of 8,179 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Female Protagonist 22.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 6.9%
- #42 of the Devil
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,569 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Comic Book 41.8%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #43 Sensual Haunting
74% matchMixed63% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Lesson of Passion
Windows
Play as a ghost and influence women in the house in order to get sexual pleasures from them and achieve your goals by manipulating both the environment as well as their mind.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.5%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Story Rich 18%, Adventure 14.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #44 Void's Calling ep.1
73% matchVery Positive81% of 836 reviews2020
Dev: Novel
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Void's Calling" - is a visual novel with RPG elements where every decision you make can drastically change the course of game's story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Text-Based 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #45 Lovely Lady RPG
69% matchVery Positive100% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.3%, Dark Comedy 33.3%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Indie 1.3%
- #46 Goetia
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 790 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.9%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Adventure 17%, Story Rich 6.6%, Indie 2.4%
- #47 halfmoon
68% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: lvl374
Windows
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.5%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Story Rich 16.5%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D 5.5%
- #48 Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
70% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fabulous Action Adventure game based on the wonderful graphic novel series, Girl Genius™, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 54.4%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #49 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
76% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, Point & Click 18.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #50 Mesmalie
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 924 reviews2026
Dev: Rain (orbitaldot)
Windows · Linux
MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.9%, Point & Click 24.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 3.8%
- #51 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband
67% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: 劳斯麦斯Rolls-MicePub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Murders quietly upend May's life. A strange husband, a reckless courier, a dutiful officer—reality and hallucination blur together. In this narrative adventure of food, intimacy, and death, make choices as May and reach her ending. If she can still tell what she's eaten from what she's loved...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.5%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Comic Book 13.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #52 Speed Dating for Ghosts
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 545 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 38.4%, Visual Novel 33.7%, Story Rich 26.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #53 欺神弄鬼
67% matchVery Positive91% of 887 reviews2025
Dev: 猫台班子工作室 Cat Caboodle
Windows · Mac
Tricks of Gods and Ghosts is a female-oriented pixel rpg game set in a hollow female background. In the game, you will play the role of Zhen Wu Si's Tiqi to move freely in the Jianghu and the imperial court. The sea of bureaucracy is full of changes. The fate of the world is yours to decide.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 82.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, 2D 8%
- #54 Over The Phone
71% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 61.2%, Visual Novel 38.3%, Indie 0.6%
- #55 INtLOVErt Game Club
66% matchVery Positive96% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: じょせふPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is interested in you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #56 Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 258 reviews2023
Dev: Veratrum
Windows · Linux
Four students find themselves trapped in the restroom of an abandoned school; the door is locked. Without a way of escaping, they can only cling to their remaining shreds of hope or come face to face with their inevitable ruin.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.9%, Dark Comedy 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Point & Click 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #57 The Specter's Desire
66% matchVery Positive98% of 56 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: Dark Comedy 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Text-Based 19.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #58 The Island: Into The Mist
70% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Point & Click 17.9%, Text-Based 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #59 幽灵高校(Ghost College)
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: 血色双眸
Windows
An average college girl takes an elective class and everything is different. Death, spooky, enveloped her, uncovering the truth, looking for clues, making the right choice was the only way.
Why similar: Text-Based 40.3%, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Abstract 20.2%, Adventure 10.8%, 2D 6.3%
- #60 Dyscourse
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 444 reviews2015
Dev: Owlchemy Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 56.8%, Adventure 20.9%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%