- #1 The Thaumaturge
82% matchVery Positive83% of 5,403 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Narrative 18.4% ★, CRPG 17.3%, Isometric 12.6%, Detective 10.5%, Investigation 9.6%
- #2 Neoproxima
81% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Lonestone Studio
Windows
Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.
Why similar: Narrative 22.4% ★, Cold War 21% ★, Alternate History 13.5%, Investigation 9.6%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #3 Revolution's Eternal Debt
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trokhi Games
Windows
Revolution is not an easy task. It takes a lot of blood sweat and tears. What price are you willing to pay to stop it? Find your missing sister in the chaos of the uprising. Unravel the occult conspiracies. Lead the masses from the shadows. Every choice you make changes the course of history.
Why similar: CRPG 19.7%, Isometric 13.2%, Political 12.3% ★, Alternate History 12.1%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #4 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: CRPG 15.3%, Isometric 11.5%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Investigation 10.6%, Detective 8.3%
- #5 Savior Syndrome
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half-Price Punk Spiders
Windows · Linux
Is a psychological dialogue-based RPG set in a world where genetic experiments coexist with occult practices.
Why similar: Political 16.5% ★, Isometric 16.4%, CRPG 15.9%, Detective 15.7%, Choices Matter 10%
- #6 Hollow Home
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twigames Inc.Pub: Galaktus
Windows
Hollow Home is an isometric narrative RPG, told from the perspective of a teenager trapped inside an occupied city. Learn survival skills, build relationships, and face tough choices as each passing day brings new tragedies and destruction to your childhood home.
Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Political 15% ★, CRPG 14.6%, Isometric 10.9%, Lore-Rich 9%
- #7 Choose Your Own Alternative
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. You have 30 days to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: CRPG 17.5%, Narrative 17.1% ★, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Text-Based 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #8 Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
77% 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: Alternate History 15.8%, Political 12.6% ★, Detective 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #9 Can't Even See the Sky
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meshock Games
Windows
Your character is a man with a troubled past who finds himself trapped in a city on the brink of civil war. Look for ways to get out of the city and make peace with the past. Will you pull yourself together or drown in the abyss of despair?
Why similar: CRPG 18%, Political 16.2% ★, Alternate History 14%, Isometric 10.7%, Detective 10.5%
- #10 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
74% matchVery Positive93% of 124,783 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Political 15.3% ★, CRPG 15.2%, Isometric 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #11 Esoteric Ebb
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,952 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: CRPG 17.4%, Narrative 17.3% ★, Political 15.5% ★, Isometric 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #12 Mithra
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seventh Disorder
Windows · Mac · Linux
Investigate the world's first cult in a cryptic mystery adventure that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. We've been keeping an eye on you. Follow us further down the rabbit hole...
Why similar: Narrative 19% ★, Alternate History 13.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Detective 11.1%, Lore-Rich 11.1%
- #13 Glasshouse
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FLAT28
Windows
Feudalpunk CRPG, with Turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and make terrible choices before the flatmates do it for you!
Why similar: CRPG 18.2%, Political 18.1% ★, Narrative 18.1% ★, Isometric 12.8%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
- #14 Front Page
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Songbird Games
Windows
As Editor of an independent newspaper, you are in charge of printing daily front pages. You decide which story you want to publish, and see the world change depending on your choices and actions. What kind of Editor will you become?
Why similar: Political 30.4% ★, Narrative 17.1% ★, Alternate History 15.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #15 Shore of Jord
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TE NET
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shore of Jord is a story-driven cRPG set in an alternate world of Europa, where you take on the role of a retired military officer trying to resolve mysterious events from your past and survive the longest winter in history: strengthen or break friendships, find your love, and discover who you are.
Why similar: CRPG 18.8%, Isometric 13.9%, Alternate History 13.9%, Detective 12.8%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
- #16 Grayton the Detective
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Narrative 17.4% ★, Detective 16.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #17 Suzerain
70% matchVery Positive93% of 11,064 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political 17.4% ★, Narrative 14.5% ★, Alternate History 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #18 Lines We Draw
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostember Studios
Windows
Lines We Draw is a 3D isometric narrative strategy game set at a tense Cold War border. Inspect documents, interrogate travelers, and manage a shifting checkpoint between rival states. Your stamp decides fates: Will you be a hero of the people, or a tool of the regime?
Why similar: Cold War 23.9% ★, Narrative 21.8% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Isometric 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #19 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 720 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: Narrative 22.9% ★, CRPG 20.4%, Isometric 14.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #20 Impartial
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamerlyst
Windows
Impartial is an intriguing short 2D narrative game where you take on the role as a conflict resolver - tasked with resolving moral dilemmas between the Police Force and Superheroes to fight crime in Neo-Victorian London.
Why similar: Narrative 23.8% ★, Alternate History 20.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Point & Click 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #21 Breaking News Live
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Arcarium
Windows
When the truth and business are at odds, money prevails. Shape the reality of others by curating which news are worth telling and which are worth altering.
Why similar: Narrative 38.2% ★, Political 23.7% ★, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #22 Blind Frontiers
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLIND BEND STUDIO
Windows
Embark on an RPG-survival road trip adventure with Niuma, a unique and singular character on a quest to uncover The Eldorado. Navigate through a post-war world marked by limited resources. Explore cities, interact with locals, and manage resources while confronting your stigmas to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 23.3% ★, Isometric 19.8%, Political 14.1% ★, RPG 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%
- #23 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
68% matchVery Positive81% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.
Why similar: CRPG 20.6%, Isometric 16.6%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #24 The Restricted Index
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Narrative 23.6% ★, Investigation 19.4%, Alternate History 15.4%, Detective 13.7%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #25 The Hearth and Harbour
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Transform a run-down restaurant and build a new life for yourself in this management RPG. Decide what kind of restaurant you want to create and what kind of person you want to be. As a storm brews outside, every choice you make has consequences.
Why similar: CRPG 17.4%, Political 16.7% ★, Alternate History 13.6%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Isometric 12.5%
- #26 Pentiment
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,008 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Narrative 15.8% ★, Detective 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #27 Dead Gods Realm: Morar
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAVE gamedev team
Windows
Narrative RPG inspired by works of H.P. Lovecraft, celtic myths, rapiers and gunpowder. World awaits the Arrival of unknown creatures. It needs a hero who would stop the menace. Or he won't. He may even join them. Only you shall decide who would Morar become.
Why similar: Narrative 22.6% ★, CRPG 20.8%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Text-Based 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #28 Protocol Endfall
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Brick Studio
Windows
You are the captain of a space ship lost in time and space. You receive an order for delivery of a special cargo from an organization that has been considered destroyed for hundreds of years. What are your next steps?
Why similar: CRPG 27.7%, Alternate History 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #29 Dissension
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disguised Games
Windows
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 12.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Point & Click 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #30 ECHO RAILWAY
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tramdrey
Windows
ECHO RAILWAY is an adventure with non-linear storytelling, focused on exploration and narrative. It blends the routine of a tram conductor with detective elements and a touch of surreal retrofuturistic noir. You’re bound to the rails. Your story isn’t.
Why similar: Narrative 31% ★, Detective 14.1%, Point & Click 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #31 Get In Get Out
64% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Wessi
Windows
A post-apocalyptic alternate-history guard simulator. A mysterious infection is ravaging the German-occupied UK. Interrogate arrivals, scan for symptoms, and make moral calls as a guard. Randomized traits, scarce tools, an authoritarian regime, multiple endings and over 80 unique characters!
Why similar: World War II 20.8% ★, Alternate History 17.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10.6%
- #32 Ministry of Order
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Match babies to their parents by solving genetics puzzles. Get paid for being right, fined for mistakes. Each choice in branching dialogues has different consequences. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the gloomy 1920s totalitarian state.
Why similar: Political 22.2% ★, Narrative 15% ★, Point & Click 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #33 Velistra: Failed State
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the presidency of Velistra, a nation teetering on collapse. Every choice reshapes destiny amid ruthless factions, moral dilemmas, and global pressures. A careful balance must be struck in both economics and politics. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political 25.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Narrative 9.3% ★
- #34 Espionage
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cube of Cube
Windows
1941, occupied Europe. You are Siegfried, a British SOE agent paired with Selena, a Soviet spy posing as your wife. Infiltrate, decode, and choose — across Paris, Berlin, and Lisbon. Every decision rewrites history. A WWII spy thriller where love and betrayal are the deadliest weapons.
Why similar: World War II 22.9% ★, Narrative 22.6% ★, Alternate History 14.4%, Text-Based 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #35 Alice Through the Fey Realm
64% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Mirrored CookiesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.
Why similar: CRPG 26.9%, Isometric 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Point & Click 14.2%, RPG 8.6%
- #36 Okinawa Journal
64% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Miga Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game set during the summer of 2000 in the mysterious landscapes of Okinawa. You play as Kami, a guardian angel tasked with guiding Haruki, a struggling journalist, as he delves into the baffling disappearance of a beloved actress.
Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #37 The Sleeping Sickness
65% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Scrap LLC
Windows
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 28.1% ★, Investigation 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Detective 11.3%
- #38 Hexfinder
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You will play a hexfinder in the employ of Queen Charlotte’s Anglican Church, tasked with seeking out the witches and warlocks (colloquially known as hexcrafters) who threaten her fair nation. A story-rich, text-based RPG, Hexfinder is a supernatural alt-historical adventure!
Why similar: Alternate History 18.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Detective 12.5%, Political 12.1% ★
- #39 Transmission in Progress…
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinicats
Windows
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Detective 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #40 Before They Catch Us
62% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 26.8% ★, Text-Based 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #41 The Necromancer's Tale
62% matchVery Positive93% of 760 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Narrative 22.8% ★, CRPG 20.5%, Alternate History 16.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Detective 10.4%
- #42 The Beautiful Island
63% matchMostly Positive73% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: TBF
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about war, peace and hope. Explore a city after a devastating war. Talk to people, try to understand, try to help. The heroes of war are dead, but you can be a hero of peace!
Why similar: Political 28% ★, Alternate History 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #43 Orwell's Animal Farm
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 178 reviews2020
Dev: NerialPub: The Dairymen
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.
Why similar: Political 24.8% ★, Cold War 21.1% ★, Text-Based 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #44 OTHERS
62% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Sicosiber
Windows
This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.
Why similar: CRPG 22.7%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Point & Click 10%
- #45 Soviet Soldier
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Go Up Gaming
Windows
Experience history from the perspective of the Red Army in this story-driven FPS game. Make choices that will affect your comrades and the entire world. Fight in historical battles where you put down insurgents, eliminate enemies, and defend the motherland. The fate of the USSR rests in your hands.
Why similar: World War II 30.8% ★, Cold War 25.3% ★, Alternate History 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #46 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 20.4%, Narrative 18.9% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #47 Call the Tune
63% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: St☆rletPub: Elephant Shrew Crew
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Narrative 25.2% ★, Detective 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #48 Hopetown
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Longdue Games
Windows
Designed by some of the team behind the groundbreaking Disco Elysium, Hopetown is a narrative-first RPG with resonant storytelling and seismic conversations. Things will change under your nose and under your heel. Words will be your weapons, and you'll make your own truth.
Why similar: CRPG 20.8%, Isometric 14%, Investigation 13.5%, Alternate History 12.5%, Detective 10%
- #49 Upheaval
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Leone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Text-Based 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #50 Report on the Death of Robert Evergreen
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Local RagPub: The Local Rag
Windows
A retro audio-based narrative game about the power of the news. Robert Evergreen is dead! The public adored him, but what was he like in private? Listen to interviews with Robert’s friends and family, decide what kind of article you’d like your paper to print, and watch the story unfold.
Why similar: Political 21.7% ★, Alternate History 18.1%, Investigation 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #51 Dot's Home
63% matchVery Positive86% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: Weathered SweaterPub: Rise-Home Stories Project
Windows · Mac
DOT’S HOME is a single-player, 2D, narrative-driven video game that follows a young Black woman in Detroit living in her grandmother’s beloved home, as she travels through time to relive key moments in her family’s history where race, place, and home collide in difficult choices.
Why similar: Narrative 39.5% ★, Point & Click 15.2%, Text-Based 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Alternate History 7.1%
- #52 The Spirit Weaver
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
Windows
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Narrative 20.2% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 9.2%
- #53 Eastwynne
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WTS₂Pub: DaBest Entertainment
Windows
A narrative-focused CRPG set in the grandiose city of Eastwynne, where magic is commonplace. It's 2021, and the start of a new college year. Follow the stories of a group of magical university students; how will your choices alter their lives?
Why similar: CRPG 25.4%, Isometric 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #54 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
62% 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: Detective 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Text-Based 12.4%, Point & Click 11.8%, Investigation 11.3%
- #55 13 Germinal
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Barricades
Windows
A historical and narrative RPG set in the world of Emile Zola's novel. You are a young man in 1866, forced to work deep in the mines to survive. But every day, the work gets harder and the meals get smaller. Organize a strike, reignite the smoldering revolt, and try to change this unjust world.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Political 18.1% ★, Narrative 14.6% ★, RPG 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #56 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
62% matchVery Positive93% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Narrative 31% ★, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Alternate History 8.7%
- #57 Sinking The Boats
60% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Detective 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #58 Xochi's Apothecary
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Narrative 23.9% ★, Investigation 23%, Detective 18.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #59 On Tape << Rewind
61% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixfork Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Investigation 18.9%, Cold War 18.9% ★, Detective 14.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #60 Circus Saboteur
61% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: No Sequels Cooperative
Windows
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%