- #1 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
97% matchVery Positive84% of 342 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Text-Based 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Hidden Object 9.7%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #2 The Dark Prophecy
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Start Warp
Windows · Mac
The Dark Prophecy is a 2D pixel-art Point&Click adventure inspired by the best retro games of the 90s. Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Text-Based 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 10%
- #3 The Music at the end of the World
95% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Cihan Kuzu
Windows
"What music would you listen to at the end of the world?" Explore an abandoned world after the apocalypse of the final winter. Shape the story of a man whose loneliness threatens his sanity. Use violence to survive or avoid it to protect your mind. Experience the end of the world!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%
- #4 Exploring Friscott
94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Point & Click 14%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #5 Omen Exitio: Hunger
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Forces beyond human comprehension draw a macabre veil over the icy NY of 1927. A child has disappeared and you, a reporter with an unhappy past as an artist, become entangled in the drama. In this story, inspired by true events, you will investigate between reality, dreams and Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #6 Seeker: Halina
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jestercraft
Windows
Collection of free & paid, fully narrated visual novel which features a story rich, family friendly adventure in a fantasy world full of exciting Seeker species. The majestic cities and cozy villages are blooming – there is joy to share and mysteries to solve. Your journey starts here!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Text-Based 10.6%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #7 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Point & Click 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #8 All (Too) Good Things
91% 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 20.4%, Text-Based 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #9 Into the Waves
91% 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 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #10 Spy 1 Lovecraftian
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: GoatDragonStudio
Windows
Teen Romance x Comedy x Lovecraftian. This visual novel is a must-play for fans of all three genres. It features a heartwarming romance, hilarious comedy, and edge-of-your-seat thrill. With its engaging story and memorable characters, this visual novel is sure to leave you wanting more.
Why similar: Assassin 32.6% ★, Lovecraftian 26.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #11 Mass of Consumption
89% 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #12 Omen Exitio: Plague
89% matchVery Positive85% of 621 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #13 Reigns: The Witcher
87% 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 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Cartoony 6.8%
- #14 3 DAYS: Ghosts of War
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KovalGames
Windows · Mac
In the heart of the Afghan wilderness, amidst the chaos of war, you awaken to the stark reality of your mission: three days to navigate the perilous landscape, uncover hidden truths, and confront the ghosts of the past.
Why similar: Assassin 22.3% ★, Text-Based 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #15 Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Shaman Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Point & Click 13.7%, Text-Based 11.8%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #16 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
86% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: Text-Based 18%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #17 Defragmenting
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pngTriads
Windows
The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #18 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
84% 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 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #19 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #20 Too Small To Matter
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: André AntunesPub: GameDev Técnico
Windows
Journey of animals trying to survive a War. An emotional tale where you'll decide the fate of all who embark on this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #21 Disney Villains Cursed Café
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Point & Click 19.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #22 Change the World
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Multiple Endings 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #23 The Spirit Weaver
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
Windows
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #24 Endless Monday: In Progress
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #25 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #26 SimpleToons Adventure
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lukeshardo
Windows
In this Choose Your Own Adventure spin-off of the comic/animated series, SimpleToons, you get to choose between a multitude of routes to determine how the main character's day gets to go, with plenty of cartoonishly comedic moments and hijinx to ensue!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Point & Click 17.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Funny 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #27 One Night Stand
79% matchVery Positive90% of 762 reviews2016
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Point & Click 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #28 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
78% 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: Text-Based 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%
- #29 Fruit Salad Theory
80% 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: Text-Based 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #30 You are a Failed Murderer
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rambi_PorkChop
Windows
A visual novel passed through an image compressor Play as a murderer unsure of their entire life, down to their name. But you have a mission. One you NEED to undertake.
Why similar: Assassin 22.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #31 Chief Emoji Officer
77% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Bodeville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chief Emoji Officer is a text adventure that recreates the absurdities of the tech world by letting you become CEO using only emojis. Climb your way through corporate America by getting promoted, making allies, avoiding layoffs, and turning Redify into the most successful company in the world.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 10%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #32 Butt Tattoo Artist Simulator
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hat Jump
Windows
Leo Pujols is just a wholesome man with a simple calling: open up a butt tattoo parlor. The historic town of Las Nalgas will never be the same. In this visual novel, your choices decide the fate of Leo and Las Nalgas. Also, you draw tattoos on butt cheeks.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Funny 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #33 Inflorescences
75% 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 19.1%, Text-Based 16%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #34 The Innsmouth Case
76% matchMixed66% of 197 reviews2020
Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Text-Based 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #35 Grave Knight
75% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #36 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
73% 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 21.4%, Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #37 summer story
74% 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 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #38 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
74% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Transolar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Funny 8.8%
- #39 Glitch
72% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Text-Based 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Point & Click 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #40 Serania - Path of the Scion
73% 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: Text-Based 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #41 Taina's Cursed Legacy
71% 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 20.9%, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #42 Alchemy Academy
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hokkori Games
Windows
Danger looms over Calder and its citizens. Is it linked to the Alchemy Academy, the workings of a secretive cult, or an ancient god rising to erase the city? In this narrative game with multiple endings, each choice you make unfolds its own story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #43 Blue Bird's Song
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple Meadows Studio
Windows · Mac
Dive into the shadows of this fairytale-like narrative experience with Birdie, making choices and helping her find freedom and light in the darkness. Love isn't always what it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Point & Click 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #44 Morningtide Motel
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #45 Horny Academy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wet Ink
Windows
Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #46 Vanakan
70% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Text-Based 21.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #47 The Rose of Cravenmor
70% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Salin
Windows
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Assassin 20.2% ★, Text-Based 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Lovecraftian 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #48 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #49 Lone Bird in the Tree
68% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #50 I Did It ALL for the COOKIE!
69% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Paul RodenburgPub: Rodenburg Films Ltd
Windows · Mac
You are hanging out at a festive Christmas party when your eyes discover the most perfect Christmas confectionery ever! You must have it!... but someone already has it! What will you be willing to do, to get your Christmas wish?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Funny 10.1%
- #51 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Jack Astral
Windows
DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #52 Arderico's Journey
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #53 Not It: Spookiest Edition
70% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #54 TOY BOX
67% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #55 어서오세요 신성재판에
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 지식보관소
Windows
Waking up after a car accident to find yourself in another world? Welcome to "Sacred Trial." In a magical world, you face the threat of being summoned to the sacred trial. A fantasy detective adventure where you must prove your innocence in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 6.5%
- #56 Soulbond
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floating Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Customize your fate in a fallen world: forge bonds and uncover secrets in a tale of power, love, and the weight of grief. Your choices define your path: how will you rise in the hierarchy of the damned?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #57 Alcyone: The Last City
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #58 ナカノ人格移植研究所
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #59 You're a dad
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Linus Bohman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your path and accept the consequences in this sleep deprived text adventure about becoming a parent. Be a responsible adult, make dinner and take care of your child. You must do this. Nothing else.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%