- #1 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: iNK Stories
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.
Why similar: Political 43% ★, Historical 22.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #2 Court of Ma'at
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acarenoh Games
Windows
You play as pharaoh Horem during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. You have to balance your work and home life as the living embodiment of a god, how hard could it be? What is right and wrong? Can there be an allowance for a lapse in judgment? Can you forge a path to getting to sleep peacefully each night?
Why similar: Historical 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Education 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #3 Through the Darkest of Times
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,135 reviews2020
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.
Why similar: Political 25.6% ★, Historical 16%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #4 My Lovely Empress
72% matchVery Positive82% of 298 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Political 26% ★, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #5 Project Subtrahend
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: LilyDynamite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Subtrahend is a choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, where you have the chance to get to know the stories, lore, and personalities of nine unique characters. Choices matter in this game, and it's up to you who lives or dies as you explore what it means to be human.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.7%, Political 19.3% ★, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #6 Brageskålen
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Historical 28.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Choices Matter 15%, Education 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #7 Genji Reincarnation: The Seven Mysteries of Shirahata High
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MOON USAGI
Windows
Friendship or fate—what will they choose? A karmic and occult visual novel where urban legends blur the line between life, death, and reincarnation.
Why similar: Historical 24.6%, Lore-Rich 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #8 Stop the Press!
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebuchadnezzar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Political 35.8% ★, Historical 11.6%, Resource Management 10.3%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Simulation 8.3%
- #9 Synaxarion: Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro
71% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Ignatios Productions
Windows
Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro (or Theodore the Recruit) lived in the early 300s. This Synaxarion will step through his story as it is known today.
Why similar: Historical 36.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Education 14.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
- #10 A Day in the Palace
70% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 39.7%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #11 Velistra: Failed State
69% 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 36.5% ★, Choices Matter 17.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Visual Novel 6.7%
- #12 Quarter Lie
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: prosto
Windows
A narrative adventure game where you take on a role of a fake exorcist on a demon-ridden ship in a long sea voyage. Remember; you can’t lie your way out of everything!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Resource Management 25.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #13 The Widow's Boutique
69% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.
Why similar: Historical 27%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Immersive Sim 11.1%
- #14 우리집 반려소녀
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: nyamnyamgames
Windows
One day, I got a pet. But it turned out… she was a beautiful girl!?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Lore-Rich 21.7%, Simulation 16%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #15 Sagger
69% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Media Alliance Gaming Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
This is a BETA VERSION of the Sagger game - historical simulator that will give you control over all Israel resources to face the Yom Kippur War. With the help of your advisor and knowledge, you will acquire, make the crucial decisions that will lead the state of Israel to Victory or Defeat.
Why similar: Political 22% ★, Education 15.9%, Historical 13.2%, Immersive Sim 11%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #16 Help Will Come Tomorrow
69% matchVery Positive80% of 925 reviews2020
Dev: Arclight CreationsPub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.
Why similar: Political 28.5% ★, Historical 17.7%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Resource Management 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #17 Royal Duality
69% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Hyakuten Games
Windows
Royal Duality is an immersive dark fantasy visual novel with 15 endings, various side stories and hidden Easter Eggs all set in an engaging lore-rich world
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #18 Void Authority
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fork In The Code Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sci-fi roguelike document-inspection game where you approve or deny alien travelers, scan for contraband, and navigate shifting galactic laws across border outposts, with each run shaping the future political climate.
Why similar: Political 48.4% ★, Choices Matter 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Simulation 8.4%, Hand-drawn 3.9%
- #19 Berlin Maniacs
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Achtung Autobahn StudiosPub: Looking for Publisher!
Windows
In Berlin Maniacs you take on the role of the young and impressionable Tina in a fictionalized snapshot of West Berlin in the year of 1968, a time when state violence led to radicalization within the student protest movement.
Why similar: Political 43.6% ★, Historical 26.4%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 3.9%
- #20 The Ming Dynasty: Firewood and Flames
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drilling Wood For Fire
Windows · Mac
Visual Novel: Late Ming. Players take on the role of the scheming Zheng Wuji, who is compelled to procure a batch of giant golden sandalwood for the imperial palace. They navigate through a series of conspiracies and uncover the truth, while experiencing the love and hatred of seven beauties.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.2%, Historical 22.1%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #21 13 Germinal
66% 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: Historical 28.2%, Political 25.6% ★, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #22 Khitarii and Khimoshi
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XeroStryker
Windows
Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Dark 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #23 Shadow Division: Spymaster
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asterism Games
Windows
A modern-day strategy game where you lead a covert intelligence agency, run sabotage and assassination missions, manipulate international politics, and adapt your strategy in a highly replayable campaign.
Why similar: Political 38% ★, Immersive Sim 25.9%, Simulation 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #24 Civil Purgatory
65% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: AIGroundPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.
Why similar: Political 53.7% ★, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 6.7%
- #25 The Cummunist Manifesto: Dommy Mommy Commie Adventure
65% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: RevScarecrow
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Cummunist Manifesto is a kinetic novel retelling of the classic Communist Work "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx except Karl is now a busty babe.
Why similar: Political 42.6% ★, Visual Novel 20.2%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Education 4.9%
- #26 30 Days Another
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: THE BRICKS GAMES
Windows
「30 Days」 will change someone's life, maybe your life.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Education 11.3%
- #27 Neighbors - A Visual Novel
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amateur Studio
Windows
Know your neighbors. Find the truth. Betray them. Experience the nightmare of the Salem Witch Trials in this horror story based on true events.
Why similar: Historical 32.6%, Visual Novel 25%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #28 Fire & Crown: A Romantic Tale of the Hundred Years' War
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IrisCrownStudio
Windows
A historical visual novel about faith, power, and impossible love. Fire & Crown takes place during the Hundred Years’ War, where you must choose between duty and desire as France tears itself apart. Be the reason someone lives—or dies. History may have never loved anyone, but you still might.
Why similar: Historical 18.9%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 9%
- #29 Breaking News Live
64% 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: Political 37.4% ★, Choices Matter 15.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Simulation 9.3%
- #30 光辉耀浙里 Brilliance shines in Zhejiang
65% matchMixed58% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: 微光工作室
Windows
2D role-playing game Players will play the protagonist, the protagonist's first-person perspective to experience the historical changes in Zhejiang in the past hundred years, and experience and learn from the protagonist's tenacious ideals, beliefs and spiritual strength.
Why similar: Political 30.6% ★, Historical 20.5%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Education 17.8%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #31 Front Page
64% 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 50.4% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #32 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,841 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: Historical 20.7%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #33 My Liege
63% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: SugoiPenguin Gaming
Windows
As lord of the smallest noble house sworn to your Liege, you must lead your people and family through turmoil. In this choose your own adventure RPG, can you grow your influence while keeping neighbors from taking over thy lands? Pick everything from house name, sigil, and commands for your house!
Why similar: Political 27% ★, Choices Matter 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Resource Management 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #34 里山のおと 夏草こみち
64% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: 里山のおと
Windows · Mac
"Satoyama note: natsukusa komichi" is a novel game about the creatures that live in satoyama. Collect illustrated books and take the quiz-style satoyama test. The background music is played live by a shinobue flute, and the world is depicted by hand-drawn ink paintings.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Education 18.8%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #35 Sinking The Boats
61% 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: Lore-Rich 20.9%, Historical 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #36 K-Pattern Master
62% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: FunPick
Windows
Help us find the cultural treasures of the National Museum of Korea through a matching game featuring beautiful Korean patterns.
Why similar: Historical 32.2%, Lore-Rich 24.6%, Education 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%, Linear 7.1%
- #37 Plobania 47/B
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Bites
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immortality is not a blessing, it is a burden. As Milton Clarke, you work at the 47/B Mandatory Sleep Hospital, review documents, surf the internet, and decide who will no longer exist. You don’t kill anyone. You only “put them to sleep.” The rules are clear. Every decision has consequences.
Why similar: Political 46.7% ★, Choices Matter 12.3%, Simulation 8%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Dark 6.7%
- #38 The Lusanti Chronicles
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GOA
Windows · Mac
The Lusanti Chronicles is the first interactive visual novel set in the fantastical World of Krondoria. Guide your character through meaningful choices. Learn hidden secrets, unlock a gallery of portraits, unlock the rich lore of the Tome of insight, choose a queen or will you build a harem?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #39 Beholder 2
63% matchVery Positive87% of 7,874 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Why similar: Political 32.5% ★, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Dark 9.3%
- #40 Tales of Maana: Lucy
61% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Antharuu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into an enchanting world where every decision matters—alliances, betrayals, romance, and power struggles shape a story as deep as it is unforgettable.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Simulation 11.4%
- #41 The Commentator
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tebasaki Games
Windows · Mac
Shape the news. Sway the nation. A visual novel where your choices on-air shift the world.
Why similar: Political 43.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Simulation 5.7%
- #42 Book Smugglers
59% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: FLUXO GAMES
Windows
Smuggle banned books to save the Nation! Make tough choices, manage resources, and decipher secret messages in this narrative adventure based on true events. Help preserve a forbidden language - one dangerous mission at a time.
Why similar: Historical 23.1%, Resource Management 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #43 JudgeSim
60% matchVery Positive85% of 1,303 reviews2024
Dev: DelusionArt Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Things were worse than ever in Banana Republic, a somber island country. While anarchists roamed the streets, corruption was running deeper due to economic crisis and rising crime rates. Bearing these burdens were "judges" who tried to make things right with honesty...
Why similar: Political 40.3% ★, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #44 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Forest
Windows
古代重生题材文字冒险游戏,改编自小说《金瓶梅》。北宋政和年间,清河县出了一位大财主西门庆,风流倜傥,妻妾众多,却也在纸醉金迷中走向宿命终局。而如今,你化身西门庆,重来一世,命运的罗盘交到你手中。
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Historical 19.1%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #45 Will Die Alone
62% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Political 36.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #46 Rites & Receipts
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Infinite Inbox
Windows
Clock in at the Dark Magic Federation. As a ritual clerk, you must verify public requests, consult the manual, and process the paperwork for a world of petty hexes. Stamp requests, catch counterfeits, and avoid costly compliance fines. The quota is rising. Work starts now.
Why similar: Political 24.9% ★, Choices Matter 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Simulation 14.1%, Dark 12.2%
- #47 Sigh of the Abyss
59% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Historical 19.6%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #48 Bit The Apple, So What?
62% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Hajduk Arthouse
Windows
A short musical theater play set in dystopian Eastern Europe, based on a biblical story.
Why similar: Political 46% ★, Immersive Sim 26.7%, Historical 18.2%, Story Rich 4.9%, Simulation 3.6%
- #49 Next Soul, Please!
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: eNVy softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Judge the Fate of the Dead in this satirical, bureaucratic, decision-making game. Talk to Souls, check their documents, reference Holy Texts and decide if they're going Up or Down. Follow the Rules or trust your own moral compass and see where your choices take you - hopefully not the Elevator Down.
Why similar: Political 48.4% ★, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, Simulation 7.6%
- #50 Warsaw: Paris of the North (prototype)
62% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: No Gravity DevelopmentPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Warsaw: Paris of the North is a Choose Your Own Adventure Game, built on text, graphics with plenty of choices that develop the main character’s features and direct him to a variety of plots. Set in 1930’s Warsaw.
Why similar: Political 28.6% ★, Education 18%, Historical 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #51 BO020880
63% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Italian Party of Indie DeveloperPub: IV Productions
Windows · Mac
On 2 August 1980 Bologna is the victim of a neo-fascist attack. Bologna 020880 is a visual novel created to commemorate the victims of the massacre and keep the memory of those terrible facts alive.
Why similar: Historical 35%, Visual Novel 19%, Education 18.3%, Adventure 7%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
- #52 Crimson Silk
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Swirling Pentapod
Windows
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Political 39.1% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #53 The Communist Manifesto ~ A Visual Novel
59% matchVery Positive87% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Non Fiction Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The visual novel adaptation of The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Experience the Manifesto in a conversational style for the first time and fully customize your reading.
Why similar: Political 52.8% ★, Historical 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Education 13%, 2D 1.3%
- #54 Astronaut: The Best
61% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Universal Happymaker
Windows
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Resource Management 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #55 The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
61% matchVery Positive98% of 296 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.5%
- #56 Crown Land
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Codexton LLC
Windows
What if MEDIEVAL EUROPE and PRECOLONIAL AMERICA were swapped? Meet kings in TEXAS, lords in CALIFORNIA, knights in NEW YORK, Cherokees in France, and many more! Crown Land features over THIRTY characters, medieval twists on popular North American locations, and a dark, gripping plotline. Wishlist!
Why similar: Political 32% ★, Historical 20.9%, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #57 Insects Awaken
58% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 25.4%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #58 The Hearth and Harbour
60% 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: Political 27.8% ★, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Historical 16.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #59 Krusenstern: A Stellar Sail
61% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: RIALAB
Windows
This is a monumental immersive project that tells the story of Russia’s first circumnavigation by captains Krusenshtern and Lisyansky on board Nadezhda and Neva. Walk in captain’s shoes, recruit a ship crew, secure the Emperor’s backing and sail out on a history-altering journey.
Why similar: Historical 24.1%, Political 18.3% ★, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Education 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%