
Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
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Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.

Acolyte
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.

Hymer 2000
Hymer 2000 is an interactive text puzzle game, where players freely converse with the "Hymer" and use an open "Search" function to retrieve past conversations. By discovering keywords, gathering clues, and collecting "Faces", players uncover Hymer's secrets and ultimately shut it down.
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 21.7%, Investigation 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Character Customization 8.8%, Conspiracy 7% ★
Hymer 2000 is an interactive text puzzle game, where players freely converse with the "Hymer" and use an open "Search" function to retrieve past conversations. By discovering keywords, gathering clues, and collecting "Faces", players uncover Hymer's secrets and ultimately shut it down.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Abstract 15.2%, Text-Based 12.3%
Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.
Why similar: Experimental 33.2%, Artificial Intelligence 18.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 6%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Investigation 22.8%, Text-Based 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Stylized 8.1%
A surreal, narrative adventure game where you shapeshift during conversations to uncover how God went missing.
Why similar: Abstract 22.7%, 2.5D 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Stylized 9.2%
A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Investigation 23.4%, Adventure 6.9%, Detective 5.5%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Adventure 43.2%, 2.5D 28.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Detective 11.6%, 2D 2%
A free 5-minute visual novel. A security concern demands your attention.
Why similar: Experimental 53.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Adventure 6%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Artificial Intelligence 16.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Detective 8.9%
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Experimental 32%, Artificial Intelligence 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Adventure 4.9%
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Choices Matter 40.2%, 2D 25.6%, Story Rich 18%, Adventure 14%, Singleplayer 2.1%
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43%, Investigation 36.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 4.4%, Story Rich 2.9%
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Experimental 34.5%, Investigation 29%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
From a consumer of stories to a creator of them. Saga & Seeker is a "storycrafting game" where you can generate endless tales with your favorite characters. The words you write become a part of the story itself in this immersive entertainment experience powered by your imagination.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 26%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Character Customization 13.5%, Text-Based 10.2%
Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.4%, Adventure 23.9%, 2D 19.6%, Story Rich 18.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Get to know the gods! This preview will give you a first glimpse into the world of Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Adventure 47.5%, Visual Novel 33.5%, Choices Matter 19%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Detective 15.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, 2D 13.3%
Bot Colony is the only game controlled by speaking or typing. You command robots to move and manipulate objects. The right questions unlock videos of the events they witnessed. No dialogue trees - the game unfolds 100% based on what you say, taking interactivity and immersion to a new level.
Why similar: Investigation 33.3%, Artificial Intelligence 32.4%, Experimental 17.5%, Adventure 7.9%, Detective 5%
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.3%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, 2D 8.4%
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Text-Based 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Text-Based 11.4%
Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042 is a narrative-driven interactive cyberpunk adventure game with secrets, survival, and justice. Experience a deep, and personal story of Aliya, and with her point of view, explore the dystopian cyberpunk world through fun and immersive gameplay.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 37.8%, Story Rich 24.2%, Adventure 19.5%, Detective 18.5%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Conspiracy 10.9% ★, Choices Matter 8.2%, Detective 5.3%
Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, 2.5D 29.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Narrative 8.9% ★, Story Rich 8.6%
Leons Identität (Leon's Identity) is a first-person adventure game which rigorously unfolds the drifting-off of a young man into the alt-right radical scene and his unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Experimental 55.3%, Investigation 29.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Engage with unique AI characters, each with distinct personalities, in immersive 3D environments. Currently in Early Access, a subscription is required for the full experience. Discover a growing roster of educational, entertaining, gaming, narrative, and creative interactions.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 35.5%, Interactive Fiction 34.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Conspiracy 14.5% ★
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Stylized 14.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, 2D 6%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Adventure 7.9%, 2D 7.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Investigation 44.1%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Text-Based 10.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Detective 7.1%
A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, reveal conspiracies and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery. Try the free prologue now!
Why similar: Stylized 33.2%, Adventure 23.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, 2D 11.5%, Choices Matter 10%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Abstract 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 8.6%
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: Investigation 24.1%, Nonlinear 18.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Text-Based 9.7%
The very first PUNCH & CLICK! Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
Why similar: Investigation 57.9%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Detective 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
World's first RPG in which all entities are AI-generated and all game mechanics are AI-directed.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 44.8%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Text-Based 19.4%, Adventure 9%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Investigation 21.1%, Adventure 18%, Text-Based 13.9%, Detective 7.5%
Error: Human Not Found is a visual-novel/puzzle game with portions of point-and-click adventure. Play as Grace and work to uncover the cause of death for the first AI to inhabit a physical body. Solve 4 types of computer-science based puzzles that increase in difficulty as the story progresses.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41%, Investigation 30%, Adventure 16.6%, 2D 7.9%, Story Rich 3.9%
No rules, no censorship, the only limit is your imagination, not someone else's. AIdventure is a text adventure game with an AI as a storyteller. It is shipped with more than 25 starting scenarios. Unleash your creativity by writing and sharing your own stories with other players.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Character Customization 15.4%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Investigation 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Adventure 5.6%
Sector Unknown - Prologue is a free demo of the story-rich, isometric RPG Sector Unknown. Start on the desolate planet of Maku, establish a stronghold, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a tyrannical organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.
Why similar: Character Customization 50.5%, Choices Matter 34.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Singleplayer 2%
In this cyberpunk 2D point-and-click adventure game, play as Grey, an amateur detective. Unravel the mystery by searching for clues, solving puzzles, talking to the mask-wearing residents of New Corium, and, if you have time, maybe go on a date!
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.1%, Story Rich 15%, Detective 13.7%, Adventure 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Experimental 29%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Text-Based 11%
The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.
Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, Narrative 25.7% ★, Story Rich 22.2%, Detective 19.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Experimental 36.8%, Artificial Intelligence 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Investigation 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Abstract 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 7.7%
A short Visual-Novel, made with Artificial-Inteligence art, about a party of adventurers on a medieval setting.
Why similar: Experimental 27.4%, Artificial Intelligence 17%, Abstract 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
An oriental narrative mystery. The story branches upon your choices. The dice lies.
Why similar: Investigation 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Text-Based 11.2%
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Investigation 26.2%, Nonlinear 24.5%, Stylized 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Adventure 10.8%
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Story Rich 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Adventure 10.5%
As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.
Why similar: Investigation 44.7%, Artificial Intelligence 37.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 41.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Conspiracy 14.4% ★, Visual Novel 9.2%, Detective 6.4%
Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!
Why similar: Investigation 36%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 11.5%, 2D 8.3%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Investigation 26.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Adventure 6.5%
A narrative adventure that combines the exploration and investigation of the enigmatic town of Düstenburg and its people, with trials that test your knowledge about the case.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Investigation 37%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 7.5%, Detective 6.9%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Investigation 20.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Stylized 9.2%
Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, 2D 28.4%, Story Rich 23.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Replay the crime scene from multiple perspectives as you follow detective Deacon Darnell in this mysterious case! A die-hard social puzzle game.