- #1 Into the Waves
97% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #2 Cascade Falls
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Paranormal
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 12%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #3 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Text-Based 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #4 Serania - Path of the Scion
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Text-Based 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #5 Grave Knight
94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamlight Games
Windows
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Medieval 9.8%
- #6 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #7 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #8 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
92% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #9 Your Story: Games with Death
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BoldBox
Windows
A medieval text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where each choice could be your last. Create your story with more than 2,000 events, 200 of which will prove fatal. In a world where death plays against you, can you outsmart it and write your own story?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Medieval 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #10 Pitchforks and Daggers
91% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Idan Sheinkman
Windows · Linux
How far will you go to keep your crown? A branching court politics drama, where every choice matters. Navigate treacherous lords, scheming family members, and angry peasants- all while trying to secure your kingdom’s future.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Medieval 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #11 Peter's Journey
90% matchMixed52% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamer StudioPub: Start Game
Windows
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Romance 10.9%, Medieval 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #12 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
89% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #13 Whispers of Gold
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #14 All (Too) Good Things
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #15 On Love, On Monsters
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lighthouse Theory Games
Windows
On Love, On Monsters is a Frankenstein-inspired story with an emphasis on love in its many forms. Play as three characters with alternating POVs; the Doctor, The Priest, and The Exile. Bond with allies and enemies, avoid raising suspicion in the town of Blackmoore, and learn what it means to love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Drama 9.2%, Romance 8.7%
- #16 Vanakan
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #17 Shadows of Betrayal
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #18 Parasite in Love
85% matchVery Positive94% of 52 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 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #19 Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Cupcakes
Windows
"Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram" is a charming Nonogram puzzle-adventure game . When Nono, a watchmaker's daughter, finds a mysterious headband called "Riddle Me Bunny," she meets Gram, a magical blue rabbit. Together they solve picture-logic puzzles to restore their village's vanishing scenery!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #20 Taina's Cursed Legacy
83% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, Medieval 7.6%
- #21 Mass of Consumption
82% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #22 Fox Spirit: A Two-Tailed Adventure
84% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dazzle humanity or destroy it as a magical, two-tailed fox! Weave illusions, shapeshift, or control minds. You'll set the world on fire, one way or another.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 11.9%, Romance 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #23 Herald of the Mists
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromNiki
Windows
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Text-Based 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #24 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #25 Saintess of the Golden Bow
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Transparent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reborn as the Saintess of the Golden Bow in your favorite fantasy novel, rewrite fate in this otome visual novel. Forge bonds, evade death, and battle the Demon Queen, your choices shape the realm's destiny. Will you save the world or meet a tragic end?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #26 Fruit Salad Theory
81% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Romance 11.6%
- #27 A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
79% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Medieval 15.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Fantasy 9.2%
- #28 summer story
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #29 オクリ -OKURI-
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Y軸23Pub: ダンプ'sクリエイティブギルド
Windows
人気コンカフェ「troisième(トロワジエム)」で。 嬢を送迎する「送りドライバー」として働く主人公はある日、店長から依頼を受ける。 「最近、どうにもウチの子たちの様子がヘンなの。どこか仕事に身が入っていないというか……」 「そこでアンタ、送りの時にそれとなく事情を聞き出してもらえないかしら?」 嬢たちの事情を暴き、 依頼を遂行するか?それとも禁断の愛を育むか……? 決断は、アナタの手に委ねられています……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 16.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #30 Wild Island Quest
79% matchMixed54% of 342 reviews2015
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%
- #31 Between
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A story-driven visual novel set on a quiet coastal town, where fleeting connections, unspoken desires, and personal choices shape how every relationship unfolds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 9.1%, Drama 8.3%
- #32 Cryspace
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
Windows
Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #33 I Wani Hug that Gator!
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,486 reviews2024
Dev: Cavemanon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #34 Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #35 阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
76% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: SnowyYANGPub: 逐夏
Windows
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Romance 14.5%, Text-Based 12.9%
- #36 My Egg Girls: A Gentle Story
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HUMAN SIMULATE
Windows
Spend 100 days living with two “Egg Girls” in a gentle, bittersweet romance visual novel where four emotions—Affection, Empathy, Comfort, and Tension—gradually shape dialogue, distance, events, and endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #37 Hearts in Hades: Divine Passion
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
An interactive fantasy romance novel set amongst the Greek gods.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 12.7%, Romance 11.7%, Drama 11.2%
- #38 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #39 Fields of Asphodel
74% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Text-Based 10.9%, Romance 10.4%
- #40 Pick My Heart Chapter 2
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Secret GamesPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Discover the continuation of Sota's unusual love story in a world where mythology encounters reality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #41 The Reeve
72% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Medieval 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #42 Emily is Away
73% matchVery Positive89% of 32,165 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Story Rich 12.6%, Romance 9.7%
- #43 Kissrim
70% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: iMel
Windows
“Please give your vital energy to Lily.”
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Romance 11.7%, Drama 10.4%
- #44 Reigns: The Witcher
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #45 Bleeding Moons
73% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: IAN GamesPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Bleedings Moons is an interactive story revolving around the themes of fate, duty and free will. Your actions and decisions will shape the story of the game, so that Ian's story will be your story, with the logical consequences of your choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Romance 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #46 Where are you, Cinderella?
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #47 Married Woman's Heaven2 - Breeding Apartments, Filling Married Women's Wombs with Child Seeds -
71% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: eroitPub: bootUp
Windows
The main character builds a condominium in order to have a married woman as his object of desire, Two beautiful wives become his targets.They get close to married women, make them drown in the pleasures of sex, and impregnate them with the seed of a child other than their husbands' into their wombs!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 12.5%, Drama 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #48 The Soul Stone War 2
71% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Romance 12.2%, Text-Based 12%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #49 Inflorescences
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloriProductions
Windows · Mac
A visual novel strategy game where your floral fragrances determine the fate of your mysterious shop and its patrons. Make choices, talk to customers, and shape the story. Get ready for a journey of heartfelt connections and strategic decision-making.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #50 Telvoikai
69% 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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 11.2%, Choices Matter 9%
- #51 NOAH: 2050
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Team NOAH
Windows
『NOAH: 2050』 is a 2D visual novel game that blends an adventure format where you can explore a school.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Text-Based 12.8%
- #52 Rewrite+
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 9%, Drama 8.5%
- #53 History of Dragosa
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Choices Matter 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #54 Moonbriar
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oldblood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #55 Along the Edge
69% matchVery Positive83% of 863 reviews2016
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Romance 13.5%
- #56 Tower of the Ice Lich
66% matchPositive100% of 17 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 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #57 Scribe
66% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: TalesBar
Windows
Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Text-Based 11%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #58 My Wife is a Spy?!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Transparent Games
Windows
In this otome isekai visual novel you're thrown into an arranged marriage with the cold Duke of the North. Explore political tension, shifting loyalties, and two routes: romance or rebellion. Support your husband or betray him like a true villainess and take control of your fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Romance 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #59 Aunewyth
67% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Captain Cool
Windows
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #60 Cheerleaders
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lounatick Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cheerleaders, sisterhood, sex, and competition. Follow the cheerleading team of an elite university for the rich and privileged as they aim for victory at the national championship, led by their ambitious captain, Elena.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Romance 12.4%