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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Multiple Endings.

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Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 14 reviews
Released: 2026-01-22
Developer: S&J Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
    Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
    Windows

    In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.

    Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Horror 13.4%, Investigation 13%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  2. #2 Abscission
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2023
    Dev: Beyond Booleans
    Windows

    Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

    Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Horror 17%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Point & Click 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

  3. #3 Isle of Maligree
    96% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Gilded Rune Games
    Windows · Mac

    Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?

    Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

  4. #4 Welcome To The Survey
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Peanut Dev
    Windows

    A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize

    Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.9%

  5. #5 Brood Year
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wurm Fud
    Windows

    Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Horror 14.4%, Detective 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Investigation 10.5%

  6. #6 Mass of Consumption
    94% 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: Interactive Fiction 25%, Horror 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  7. #7 Until Dawn™
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 5,319 reviews2024
    Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
    Windows
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 22.4%, Horror 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

  8. #8 KaRu
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 40 reviews2022
    Dev: Mirror Studio
    Windows · Linux

    - Search for clues to progress the story. - Make choices to help your partner. - Collect bits and pieces to reveal secrets and lore bits. - Use your visions to see what he is feeling at the moment. - Don't drown in your own regrets.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Horror 12.4%, Point & Click 10.4%

  9. #9 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 47,413 reviews2020
    Dev: Skybound Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%

  10. #10 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
    Windows

    Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Horror 20%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%

  11. #11 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Telltale
    Windows

    A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 9.7%

  12. #12 Haze
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Glassmind Interactive
    Windows

    Pilot a biomechanical android through a derelict spacecraft consumed by alien corruption. Every scene, narrative, and horror is procedurally generated by AI. No two explorations are the same. Uncover what happened to the crew in this 16-bit sci-fi horror adventure.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Horror 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Dark 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

  13. #13 Jackie Hart: Headhunter
    89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Hazy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An urban fantasy 2D point & click adventure set in Taipei, where the supernatural lurks beneath reality. You play as a paranormal investigator with abilities of her own. Unravel a brutal case of human sacrifice, piece together the clues, interview witnesses and try to keep your head—literally.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Detective 15.6%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Point & Click 10.6%

  14. #14 Welcome to Victorville
    88% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
    Dev: Studio 7e
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your name is Gary Patterson. After waking up in a strange facility with your work partner Victor Adams, you must make a choice: Play along with Victor's plans? Or go it alone and make an escape? Only YOU can decide.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Detective 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  15. #15 スマートフォン
    87% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2026
    Dev: OwataStudio
    Windows

    見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Horror 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Dark 9.7%, Adventure 8.9%

  16. #16 Silent Harbor
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PimpGameStudio
    Windows

    Silent Harbor is a first-person horror adventure game that will immerse you in a creepy story.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Horror 15.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  17. #17 Rumor Reporter
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Greyhaven Craft
    Windows

    Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.

    Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

  18. #18 Deep Under
    85% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: WildOmul
    Windows

    DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Horror 16.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Dark 10.8%, Choices Matter 9%

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    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nibble & HopPub: Lusty Robots
    Windows · Mac

    A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.

    Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Dark 9.1%

  20. #20 COLIVING
    84% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Taiwan Computer Graphics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    COLIVING is an interactive narrative adventure where you play as a hard-boiled detective and a relentless journalist on two distinct paths. As their cases converge on a shared apartment, your choices shape a complex, branching story. Trust no one—the real danger lives right behind the wall.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Detective 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%

  21. #21 RUNT
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
    Windows

    RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Investigation 11.5%

  22. #22 Blackthorn Witch
    83% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: BDOneArt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Horror 17%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%

  23. #23 The Sleeping Sickness
    81% 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: Horror 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Detective 12.1%, Investigation 11.4%

  24. #24 FAKEBOOK
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Horror 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Detective 9.3%

  25. #25 Morth
    82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Crawlspace Studios
    Windows

    A darkness has fallen over the village of Drakehorn. People have gone missing in the night and have been seen walking into the woods and never returning. Find out what's causing these disappearances before time runs out.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Detective 13.9%, Horror 13.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  26. #26 Cannibal Court
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Loomnorth Studios
    Windows

    Convince the cannibals not to eat you.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Detective 16.1%, Horror 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%

  27. #27 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
    81% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...

    Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Horror 14.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%

  28. #28 Discarded Memories: A Red Iron Story
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Toby Davis
    Windows · Linux

    Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Detective 20%, Horror 13.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

  29. #29 Creepy Crypt Critters
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Arcade Eleven
    Windows

    A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Horror 17.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

  30. #30 The Casting of Frank Stone™
    77% matchMixed62% of 6,021 reviews2024
    Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 18%, Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%

  31. #31 Evil Spirits
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Horror 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Point & Click 9.4%

  32. #32 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
    74% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2026
    Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

  33. #33 Sybil is Haunted
    77% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2023
    Dev: Nemuristar
    Windows

    Sybil has a very scrambled mind. Some days she just needs you to push her along. Help Sybil navigate the horrors of her bedroom and see what adventures await. Find every ending to see what lays in her future. HYIPHYOP

    Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Multiple Endings 19%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Casual 6%

  34. #34 The Spectre Files: Deathstalker
    78% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2020
    Dev: Game RefugePub: Galloping Ghost Productions
    Windows

    Question. Investigate. Save the girl. SURVIVE! The choices are yours in this retro, wacky, b-class horror, FMV arcade game.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Detective 15.6%, Horror 15.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%

  35. #35 A Study in Blue
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Relate Games
    Windows

    Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.

    Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Investigation 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

  36. #36 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wildspell Games
    Windows · Linux

    What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Detective 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  37. #37 D3L3T3.exe - Aplicativo do Mal a origem
    76% matchMixed68% of 157 reviews2021
    Dev: LabbitspacePub: Oobyou
    Windows

    Racing against time, a guy wanders around a graveyard on the middle of nowhere, searching for something that may break a deadly curse. Among murders and secrets, only darkness is certain.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Horror 23.2%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Investigation 7.9%

  38. #38 Xochi's Apothecary
    73% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

  39. #39 Echoes of Chang'an
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: N Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Echoes of Chang'an is a Tang-dynasty mystery visual novel from NSTUDIO. You play the adopted son of general Duan Xiushi (fictional), pulled off a simple errand into a death trap that decides an empire's fate. Observe, reason, choose — break the plot, get out alive, earn your own ending.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Detective 19.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  40. #40 Linework
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Overlyunderqualified
    Windows

    Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death

    Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

  41. #41 DarkCage
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: RealStone Studio
    Windows

    DarkCage is a mystery escape-room adventure where you must solve puzzles and gather clues alongside others trapped in an unfamiliar place. Only by uncovering the truth can you hope to escape.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Horror 17.1%, Detective 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Investigation 9.4%

  42. #42 Duppy Detective Tashia
    70% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2026
    Dev: Spritewrench
    Windows

    Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 16.3%, Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

  43. #43 Private Eye: The Young Heir
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
    Windows

    Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.

    Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

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    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 10.8%

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    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
    Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.

    Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choices Matter 14%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

  46. #46 For Mother Matron
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2022
    Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac

    A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Horror 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%

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    69% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

    Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.

    Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 11%

  48. #48 No Recollection
    70% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: Jake Platt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Detective 20.6%, Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Dark 10.3%

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio51 Inc.Pub: Voltage Inc.
    Windows

    With over 2 million downloads, this smash-hit suspense visual novel arrives on PC! Your choices determine the fate of 14 passengers trapped on a runaway subway train. With a killer in your midst, can you survive the paranoia and escape? Play the complete edition uninterrupted!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%

  50. #50 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
    Dev: Indra Studio
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Horror 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

  51. #51 Siren's Call: Second Wind
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ThePenSword
    Windows

    A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

  52. #52 忌品管理部
    66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: zentac studio
    Windows

    My mother passed away. It was dismissed as an unfortunate accident... But was it truly just an accident? I need to know... what happened that day. Will the son hunting for answers reach the absolute truth? The player's choices and actions will divide the final outcome.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Horror 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

  53. #53 Remedy for Personality
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
    Windows

    Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Detective 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Investigation 10.6%

  54. #54 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As a weird detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%

  55. #55 Window Of Perspectives
    67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Orange Hourglass_GamesPub: This was once revealed to me in a dream
    Windows

    Play as a contractor for a mysterious organization in a new mystery point and click. You're tasked to review tapes and complete reports about strange situations. Find clues, connect dots, choose what you want to believe and influence the world.

    Why similar: Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%

  56. #56 Parasite in Love
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows

    Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Horror 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Dark 9.7%

  57. #57 Deep Fog Signals
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
    Windows

    Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.

    Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Investigation 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  58. #58 Mycorrhiza
    68% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2022
    Dev: Distorted WanderersPub: Tim Reichert
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Horror 18.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Dark 11.6%

  59. #59 The Case of Arcadia Springs
    66% match4 user reviews80% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: K-20 Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.

    Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Story Rich 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

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