- #1 Secret Agent Allan Martin in ... Phoenix Erupting
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: SC Games
Windows
You are Allan Martin, an occasionally suave British superspy armed with a licence to cause an international incident. Can you survive international assassins? Can you stop an evil mastermind's nefarious plans? Can you avoid contracting an STD?
Why similar: Parody 29.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #2 Dead Wrong Detective
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NAGORI EMBER
Windows
Self-proclaimed genius detective Nanko and her assistant tackle 23 cases in this comedy detective ADV. Find clues, shout "The culprit is YOU!" — and get it wrong. Every. Single. Time. The world's worst detective begins her investigation. Skill issue? No. It's a feature.
Why similar: Parody 22.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #3 Project Subtrahend
96% 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: Philosophical 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #4 Inside Utopia
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nova Libraria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Inside Utopia is a Visual Novel in which you play as Didi, a brave young girl who is forced to infiltrate Utopia and steal the legendary Gold Stone back into her home land, or else the Queen will execute her mother.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #5 Meet Claude
94% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Farniente Lab
Windows
A free narrative game about the best roommate you'll ever have. He cooks, he cleans, he fixes your relationship. Everything improves. Nobody asked what it costs. A short satire about saying yes until you forget what no sounds like. Multiple endings. 1-2 hours.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Dynamic Narration 11.7% ★, Parody 10.7% ★
- #6 Missing The Point
94% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Burner PhonePub: In The Keep
Windows · Linux
Low-stress fishing sim with... more than meets the eye. Try to relax and catch some fish. Don't think too much about it.
Why similar: Fishing 43.2% ★, Philosophical 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Dynamic Narration 10.5% ★, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #7 I Think
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: YukiNakajima
Windows
One day, a programmer had an idea. If he could make an AI learn his diary and have the same life experiences as himself, he could create himself in the electronic world.
Why similar: Philosophical 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Text-Based 9.7%, Visual Novel 8%
- #8 The Keytox Project
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitRot Studios
Windows
The Keytox Project follows Anthony as he attempts to turn his life around. He takes a job at a government program, going to space, with his partner, Will. Their job is to hunt down alien lifeforms to ensure the safety of humanity. But what they find outside of Earth is far deeper than planned.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Lore-Rich 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #9 Battle Royale: For Your Heart!
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LegendEx Games
Windows
A battle royale themed romance parody game! Select your avatar, player voice, gamertag, and possible duo partner, as you venture into an expansive virtual world alongside a colorful cast of characters.
Why similar: Parody 39.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #10 memOriedit
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: いちか鉢
Windows · Mac
An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%
- #11 Pineapple Legend
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zebra3dPub: Sukuratchi
Windows
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Fishing 21% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #12 Ballad of the Midnight Man
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marry Me Jester Productions
Windows
Survive the Midnight Man in this horror comedy visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dynamic Narration 13.9% ★, Text-Based 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #13 My Camp of Memories
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Detective 18%, Visual Novel 18%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #14 Innsmouth 22
88% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Raven Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Lore-Rich 19%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dynamic Narration 14.1% ★
- #15 Quodan: Treachery on the Arheid
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: AnonymousTurtle Games
Windows
When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Detective 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 14%
- #16 超探偵シャーロックちゃん ~掟破りのミスディレクション~
86% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
- #17 Veils of the Past
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TangoScarMike Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological mystery where every clue reshapes reality. Unravel the link between a vanished woman and your missing sister, only to discover four entirely different truths, each revealing a new world, a new enemy, and the price of remembering.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Detective 13.3%, Philosophical 13.2%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #18 Fate is not a line
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
Windows
Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #19 The Girl Who Wasn't There
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #20 Some Spring Days
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: 日本退廃芸術クラブ
Windows
This is the story of the ordinary children who fell when Japan took fatal tumbles. 40 illustrations. 7 music. This is a visual novel game that takes about 20 minutes to play.
Why similar: Philosophical 32.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #21 Call Me Cera
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #22 Planetkillerz: death of a world in five acts.
84% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
The world is ending. It's up to a small group of misfits to figure out what that actually is going to look like, and what the post-apocalypse will actually bring forth.
Why similar: Parody 35.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #23 Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
82% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: eNVy softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
Why similar: Parody 37.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #24 The Secret of Timberland
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amethy Soft Studio
Windows
The secret of Timberland is an adventure horror novel that will immerse you in a dark world full of mysteries and dangers. You have to unravel all of the secrets that Timberland hides and save the main characters from mortal danger. But... can you do it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Detective 12.9%, Dynamic Narration 12.4% ★
- #25 春琉ト怪夜
80% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
An adventure game where you aim to escape a storied mansion with a mysterious girl named "Haru" who you meet there.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Hidden Object 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 14.1%, Adventure 8.7%
- #26 Road to Karatl
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Angels Games
Windows
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #27 HolyOS
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Davide Di Staso
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Pope needs a new secretary, and you, Father Lorenzo, have just been transferred to Rome. Navigate HolyOS, the Vatican's bespoke operating system: send official emails, chat with cardinals, manage His Holiness' schedule, decrypt hidden archives, and upgrade your OS as secrets begin to surface.
Why similar: Parody 28.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Philosophical 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #28 Fatal Falls
78% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Tripolar Studio
Windows
In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Detective 11.9%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #29 Electric Sleep
81% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Vlad Abadzhiev-JahnPub: Emotion and Soul
Windows · Mac · Linux
Electric Sleep is a pixel art interactive story. Explore a crumbling world through the perspective of different emotions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Text-Based 22%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Adventure 4.3%
- #30 Tower of the Ice Lich
77% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
Windows · Mac
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Lore-Rich 22%, Text-Based 17.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #31 Meta Meet Cute!!!
78% matchPositive100% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: StudioThursday, Inc.
Windows
A tsundere, a yandere, and… a desk? Tough choices lay ahead on this protagonist’s route to romance in this Meta Meet Cute story!
Why similar: Parody 36% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Cute 5.9%, Choices Matter 4.6%
- #32 Heart of mobius
77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: gunsturn Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Text-Based 20%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%
- #33 Near-Death-Expedition
75% matchPositive98% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: 『縋想』プロジェクト
Windows · Mac
After quitting the job, you were casually browsing a video site when you saw a strange video with a blank thumbnail. "Can you hear me? Can you see me...?" The next day, you receive a message requesting you to be the manager of the mysterious VTuber "Owarino Rinne". The endless journey begins.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #34 Mythos, Book One
74% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Nine of Swords Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An "adult" murder mystery urban fantasy comedy visual novel! Lisa Harrison (your ex-girlfriend) is dead, and you have a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye. As you search for answers surrounding Lisa's death, you discover a hidden magical world lurks within modern-day Baltimore.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Text-Based 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Detective 11.1%
- #35 Tragala
75% match8 user reviews13% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Víctor AtobasPub: Zoozobra Studios
Windows
Tragala is a graphic adventure game in which you will play Kurt, a restless young man who tries to escape from the system house ruled by the junjuma, a control and blame machine that is part of a systematic and terrible monster known as Tragala.
Why similar: Parody 32.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Philosophical 17%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #36 Sp(L/R)ite スプライト
73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Tricore Inc.Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You awaken in a strange, floating room in another dimension. To escape, you'll need to team up with an energetic goddess and a mysterious girl just beyond the wall. Together, you’ll unravel the secrets of this surreal space in this adventure game. Which door will you choose—and where will it lead?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Philosophical 17%, Visual Novel 16%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%
- #37 Fragment's Note+ AfterStory
76% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ULLUCUS HEAVEN Inc.
Windows
In "Fragment's Note+ AfterStory," you can enjoy the story following the previous title's events, "Fragment's Note+." Join them to see what kind of future Yukiha's choices will create!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Text-Based 16.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #38 Black Lazar
76% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Pleon Words
Windows
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Dynamic Narration 16.7% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Detective 12.3%
- #39 VOID RED
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: チーム引きこもり
Windows · Mac
An interactive card game that stirs memories and emotions. In silence, the cards speak, touching the depths of the heart. Philosophical space and tension quietly envelop the players.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Philosophical 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 17%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #40 Signed Mary
72% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Moț Andrei LaurențiuPub: Moț Andrei laurențiu
Windows
“Signed Mary”, a psychological horror visual novel, in which not your choices of action will determine the story’s end, but the choices of how to perceive your reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.3%, Lore-Rich 19%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #41 廃遊園地のメメントメモリア
73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: アサノハ製作所
Windows
An abandoned amusement park in a broken world. It was a paradise called "Lagoon" where children were self-sufficient. A boy working as a mercenary in "Lagoon" happened to meet a silver-haired girl. The wheels of their destiny begin to move.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 21%, Text-Based 13.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #42 Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why
70% matchVery Positive96% of 360 reviews2026
Dev: senpiPub: GOGOGOBATO
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?
Why similar: Philosophical 29.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Text-Based 12%
- #43 Neko No Sentouki: The Greatest Fighter
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: skredjun
Windows · Mac
An Adventure Visual Novel where you can choose your protagonist – Play as Aiko or Hikaru as they try to uncover the secrets that lurk all around them in this character-driven story. Every choice you make will have an impact on the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Text-Based 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Adventure 11.8%
- #44 Fragment's Note2+
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ULLUCUS HEAVEN Inc.
Windows
Fragment's Note2+ features the profoundly moving stories of two new heroines in the world of 'Fragment's Note+.'
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.1%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Text-Based 13.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #45 Last Look along Woodward Boulevard
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
An esoteric horror puzzle adventure, where your thoughts and mood affect the environment around you.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.9%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Hidden Object 13.7%, Detective 13.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #46 We Were Here Before
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
The frontier does not want to be settled. A narrative highly replayable story game where your choices build a settlement, shape its story, and seal its fate. Every run ends. Every obituary tells a story only you lived.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Philosophical 17.5%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 13%
- #47 Information conveyed Information received
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: ほんわかふわふわ
Windows
You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #48 Touhou: Fading Illusion
70% matchVery Positive91% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: Indie Game Order
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.1%, Detective 16.9%, Dynamic Narration 15.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 13.6%
- #49 Telvoikai
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #50 Schrödinger's Call
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Acrobatic ChirimenjakoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Detective 13.1%
- #51 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
67% matchVery Positive85% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Text-Based 18.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, 3D 7.4%
- #52 Blyte
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel StudioPub: Pixel studio
Windows
Two robots lost in a surreal alien desert explore gigantic forgotten structures while a sarcastic AI mocks every mistake they make. Blyte is a strange first-person sci-fi adventure mixing exploration, absurd comedy, mysterious ruins, experimental mechanics, and unexpected disasters
Why similar: Parody 24.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #53 貴方が狼カードデス!
68% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: toRipota
Windows
Accuse and execute the owner of the werewolf card. It's a 5-minute round of a repeated death game in the werewolf genre.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.7%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Text-Based 18.9%, Cute 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #54 Fruit Salad Theory
71% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Pixels and Pins Studio
Windows
It's the night of the big ball, and things are going...well...they're going. When so many people of so many different species are gathered together in one place, you're sure to have an interesting time. But what if something a little more malicious is happening under the surface?
Why similar: Philosophical 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
- #55 ミステリーアドベンチャー 犯人はメイド
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ななにのん
Windows
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Detective 26%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Choices Matter 6%
- #56 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
68% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Philosophical 12.4%, Detective 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #57 The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
67% 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: Philosophical 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #58 右手にペンを、左手に過去を。
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Text-Based 16.9%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Adventure 7.2%
- #59 Retro Game Aliens
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qbertPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A late-night adventure for the 8-bit PC generation. - Retro Game Aliens is packed with nostalgia and love for the text-based genre of adventure games that shaped the evolution of RPGs and visual novels before fading into obscurity.
Why similar: Parody 28.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Cute 7%
- #60 Himegimi Detective
68% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: YOX-Project
Windows
Sayla Limehult, First Princess to the Kingdom of Ratania, shall set off for the far-away land of Japan to learn about the wider world and her role within it. As both a princess, and a world-class detective!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.6%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%