- #1 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #2 Alcyone: The Last City
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Dystopian 11%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #3 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #4 Silent Earth
95% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Fring Frang Games
Windows
Silent Earth is a short sci-fi text adventure about finding one’s place despite an uncertain future. Explore an off-world mining colony ship, navigate multi-linear character relationships, and steer the story toward one of five endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Futuristic 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #5 All (Too) Good Things
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Text-Based 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #6 Robot's Fate: Alice
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Robot’s Fate: Alice is a text-based RPG set in the future where robots with neural network AI are integral to human life. You’re Alice - a robot who becomes self-aware, while everyone around fears rogue AI. Can you survive and reconcile humanity with robots? Your choices do matter.
Why similar: Text-Based 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Artificial Intelligence 8.4%
- #7 时忆 Memory of Time
93% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
Windows
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, Drama 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #8 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #9 Arderico's Journey
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Text-Based 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #10 Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEWB GAMES, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology features multiple text-based adventures from a variety of genres. Explore a curated vault of brand-new, modern mysteries and sci-fi epics. No graphics. No limits. Just your imagination and a world waiting for your command.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Detective 10.8%
- #11 NOAH: 2050
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Team NOAH
Windows
『NOAH: 2050』 is a 2D visual novel game that blends an adventure format where you can explore a school.
Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #12 Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out
90% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Detective 11.9%
- #13 Message in a Melody
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Text-Based 23.6%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 11%
- #14 Vanakan
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Text-Based 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #15 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Text-Based 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Detective 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #16 Choice of Robots
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #17 ION.A
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Кооператив Юность
Windows
Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?
Why similar: Dystopian 20.2%, Detective 17.9%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #18 Hypoxia - One Last Breath
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: NagiPub: Hypoxia Studio
Windows
A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #19 Stellar Reflections
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Badger Can Fly
Windows
Aurelia is a nobody living out her life on a space station orbiting Earth, spending her days working in a junkyard, frequenting a bar, or retreating to her cabin. She will confront a life-altering decision that challenges her perception of the world. Can she change and grow, or is she too far gone?
Why similar: Dystopian 17.7%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Drama 8.9%
- #20 Orbital Abyss: Cipher Division
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JointPoint Studios LLC
Windows
Decipher interstellar transmissions encoded via substitution ciphers aboard Eremite Station. In this choice driven narrative, uncover secrets from planetary governments while conversing with crewmates to reveal their stories and troubles. The ripples of your choices may be felt through the galaxy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #21 Biocybernetic Trap
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #22 7 Days in Dystopia
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YapabilityPub: Yapability Products
Windows
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Dystopian 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #23 Across Kiloparsecs
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows · Linux
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #24 右手にペンを、左手に過去を。
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Drama 9.2%
- #25 After the Storm
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rebuild society after the climate apocalypse! Can you keep your settlement alive? Will you hold onto your humanity or lose it in the directionless expanse?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Text-Based 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #26 Always On
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Skydome Studios
Windows
Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Artificial Intelligence 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #27 Into the Waves
80% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Text-Based 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%
- #28 Whispers From The Rift
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #29 CODE::LUX
78% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: すやすやファクトリー
Windows
泥沼化した世界大戦によって主要な電力インフラが失われ、文明が崩壊した未来。 遺物を求めて廃墟を渡るスカベンジャーのカイは、旧国家システムを掌握する謎の少女ミツハと出会う。 彼女の願いは、ただひとつ――かつて世界を支えた核融合炉を再び動かすこと。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Futuristic 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
- #30 The price of tomorrow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Dystopian 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #31 Mother May I
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CloudSnake
Windows
Unravel the story of three siblings determined to break free from the iron grip of an AI named "Mother." In a world of virtual imprisonment, navigate rebellion, unveil dark secrets, and fight for freedom. Will you defy Mother's control, or succumb to her virtual prison?
Why similar: Dystopian 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
- #32 XVTM
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Mischief and Craft
Windows
The abyss awaits. Descend into a minimalist visual novel about a girl in the future, and guide her through branching conversations, microgames, and explorable locations. Make friends with criminals, drink too much at dinner, or relax in a spa. Whatever happens, it was your choice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #33 ナカノ人格移植研究所
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Detective 13.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #34 Roadwarden
74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #35 ELISEISK 2074
77% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Indie Ninjas
Windows
The year is 2074. “Spark” organization wants to «establish order» in your hometown of Eliseysk. It’s time to answer the call (of justice) and join the resistance. Will you be the one to shoulder the burden of this mission, and persist in this cruel and dangerous world in order to shape its future?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Futuristic 15.5%, Detective 8.6%
- #36 Tower of the Ice Lich
74% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
Windows · Mac
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #37 Cold Bed on Route
73% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Old Retina Museum
Windows · Linux
"Cold Bed on Route" is an equation-like adventure game. Work with to find and dump unwanted items. Then, let's make up for the excess weight caused by having her on board. And let's prove that the universe is not yet completely cold and frigid. Now, pilot, it's your turn.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #38 Tempest In A Teapot
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 13%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Futuristic 8.9%
- #39 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #40 A Line Held Tight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Humble Grove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tensions both political and personal are rising at the Brightworld mining colony. In this dynamic sci-fi visual novel you must decide where your heart and loyalties lie if you’re to shape the future and save yourself.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Futuristic 10.2%
- #41 Quodan: Treachery on the Arheid
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: AnonymousTurtle Games
Windows
When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Detective 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #42 The Sin Collector: Repentless
73% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #43 Mass of Consumption
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #44 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
70% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!
Why similar: Text-Based 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #45 Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
71% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Detective 14.1%, Alternate History 9.1%
- #46 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
67% matchVery Positive86% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #47 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%
- #48 The Crimson Call
69% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows · Mac
Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.6%, Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%
- #49 永恒地牢与刹那之恋
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zeros
Windows
《永恒地牢与刹那之恋》是基于AI实时推演的动态叙事AVG。在这个视觉小说内,输入你独一无二的选择生成新的世界线与游戏CG。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Artificial Intelligence 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #50 The Away Team: Lost Exodus
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Underflow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Artificial Intelligence 14.2%, Text-Based 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #51 Herald of the Mists
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromNiki
Windows
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Detective 11.6%
- #52 Baskerville
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: DragonCog Interactive
Windows
A sci-fi visual novel reimagining The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Follow Vornovians Sherr-Lok & Watt-Sun as they try to uncover the truth of the "curse"
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Futuristic 18%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 15.6%, Artificial Intelligence 8.5%
- #53 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
68% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #54 Sym.BIOS: Torn Asunder
68% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Cassiopeia Developments
Windows · Linux
Sym.BIOS: Torn Asunder is a visual novel with tricky moral choices and beautiful art. Its epic sci-fi story is told through vivid dialogue, featuring 7 main characters. All your decisions will have consequences down the line: will you succeed in your mission?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #55 Dull Grey
68% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Provodnik Games
Windows · Linux
Dull Grey is an award-winning visual novel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of a mother and son in a dystopian world, make simple but meaningful choices and discover multiple endings. Will you see your story unfold in full colour?
Why similar: Dystopian 20.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #56 Trauma Record
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unnamed Moon
Windows
夜を歩く、血だまりの上を走る、永遠を断ち切る。 復讐のための翼は折れない。
Why similar: Text-Based 20.4%, Dystopian 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #57 Avatar Zero
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AnylightPub: Anvil Studio
Windows
Avatar Zero is a text-based interactive narrative centered around “choice.” Set in a cyberpunk dystopia, you become the subject of a secret experiment. Your entire gameplay consists solely of sequential binary choices. Through continuous choices, you will uncover the truth behind the experiment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Dystopian 15%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #58 TOBOR
66% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Cogoo
Windows · Mac
A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.8%, Dystopian 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Detective 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #59 The Nascent Necromancer
67% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%