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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Text-Based, Interactive Fiction, Singleplayer, Choices Matter.

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  1. #1 Arcadie: Second-Born
    97% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2022
    Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
    Windows · Mac

    In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 12.2%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%

  2. #2 Digital Influence
    96% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Sabiá Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're hired in 2010 to create and manage a groundbreaking social media platform. Your decisions will shape its growth, user trust, and societal impact.

    Why similar: Web Publishing 50%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 8.3%, Choices Matter 5.4%

  3. #3 Silence Archives Terminal
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: R.C. ZhangPub: Protocol 47 Press
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hack into a classified archive of 120 intercepted documents. In this retro terminal investigation, every file you read alters reality — your observations are irreversible, the Federation is watching, and three divergent endings await based on how deep you dare to dig.

    Why similar: Web Publishing 43.5%, Word Game 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 9.3%, Lore-Rich 5.1%

  4. #4 The Dreamwalkers
    95% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightbloomer Studio
    Windows

    Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.5%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

  5. #5 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this choice-driven interactive tale.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%

  6. #6 Dreaming After You
    94% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: MangoPower
    Windows

    Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Psychological 11.6%, Emotional 10.4%

  7. #7 April 8th
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: New++
    Windows

    In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.

    Why similar: Word Game 19.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 12.1%

  8. #8 History of Dragosa
    92% 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 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.5%

  9. #9 Lux, City of Secrets
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 20.7%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  10. #10 Slacking Off Company: Workplace Survival
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ByDesignK
    Windows

    Tired of the daily grind? Become the puppet master in this office survival sim! Guide your employee in the art of slacking off, avoid the boss's watchful eye, and test the limits under their nose. Can you help them 'survive' without getting fired?

    Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  11. #11 The Castle
    90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Sankurusu
    Windows · Linux

    Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Psychological 15.1%, Lore-Rich 10.1%

  12. #12 Stiff Neck
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 伤官制作组Pub: Tailtone Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.

    Why similar: Word Game 20.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological 11.4%

  13. #13 The Alchemist
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Azephir Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play the role of an apprentice alchemist on the road in a merchant caravan. During the journey you will discover many things, including love? A gay medieval fantasy visual novel.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Medieval 10.4%, Magic 8.7%

  14. #14 The Golden Rose: Book One
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  15. #15 I, the Forgotten One
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 189 reviews2023
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.

    Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, War 17%, Text-Based 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%

  16. #16 The Soul Stone War 2
    87% 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: Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Lore-Rich 16%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  17. #17 7 Days in Dystopia
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: YapabilityPub: Yapability Products
    Windows

    7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Psychological 17.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Text-Based 9.5%

  18. #18 定风波·宁州
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 瓦舍游戏
    Windows

    《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运

    Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Choices Matter 5.2%

  19. #19 Spellbound: Malachite Coven
    84% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Heart's Choice
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your magic awakes—and so does your heart! A whimsical, text-based interactive romance novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%

  20. #20 The Witch In The Woods
    83% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Dream Nyght Studio
    Windows · Mac

    In the treacherous Greywind Forest, a mysterious and dangerous witch resides. Nellie enters the forest, driven by her own motives. A fateful encounter awaits as their paths intertwine in this captivating fantasy Yuri visual novel. Unveil the secrets that lie ahead and make your choices.

    Why similar: War 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Emotional 10.8%

  21. #21 Faerie's Bargain: The Price of Business
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Become the greatest of the goblin merchants in this gaslamp faery-tale! Buy and sell secrets and memories! Trade in time, shadows, and stranger things!

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Magic 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%

  22. #22 Open Spaces SE
    81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.

    Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 14%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Emotional 10.4%

  23. #23 Vogvhathos
    81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows

    As an elf in a panicked flight from home, you discover a more dangerous secret: a human claiming to be a dragon.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Lore-Rich 9.8%

  24. #24 AI Script: Infinite Text Adventures
    79% match4 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Xiaoyao Culture Media Guangzhou Co. Ltd.
    Windows

    An infinite text adventure powered by an AI Game Master. Experience never-repeating generated stories and TRPG-style dice rolls, facing the surprises and challenges from a GM that can be generous or harsh in your "Starship Journey".

    Why similar: Word Game 35%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Text-Based 14.3%, Casual 8.1%

  25. #25 Telvoikai
    80% 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: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Text-Based 13.8%

  26. #26 Aunewyth
    79% 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 28.7%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

  27. #27 The Sword of Rhivenia
    78% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2022
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Text-Based 20.3%, Medieval 10%, Casual 8.6%

  28. #28 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Orscat
    Windows

    Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.

    Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 12.5%, Medieval 5.6%

  29. #29 Ink and Intrigue
    77% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: Heart's Choice
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Heed magic’s call! Find love as you explore ancient mysteries, craft dragon-rune tattoos, and discover your true loyalties. What passions shape your path?

    Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Magic 7.9%

  30. #30 A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
    78% 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: Text-Based 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Medieval 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Fantasy 9.6%

  31. #31 Uberich: Advent Sinners
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 306 reviews2025
    Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
    Windows

    The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.

    Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 9%

  32. #32 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
    76% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.

    Why similar: Text-Based 13.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological 12%

  33. #33 Get the Guy
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ByDesignK
    Windows

    A mysterious interface connects you to a troubled girl from an Eastern fantasy realm. Receive her words and visions instantly. Guide her choices through conscious labyrinths as your fates intertwine.

    Why similar: Word Game 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Text-Based 12%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  34. #34 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 20.8%, Text-Based 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%

  35. #35 Tower of the Ice Lich
    74% 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: Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  36. #36 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 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Medieval 9.8%

  37. #37 A War of a Madman's Making
    73% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
    Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
    Windows

    You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, War 14.8%, Text-Based 14.8%, Psychological 10.4%

  38. #38 Battlemage: Magic by Mail
    74% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2021
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Text-Based 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, War 12%, Magic 8.9%

  39. #39 阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
    73% 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%, Text-Based 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Emotional 12.3%

  40. #40 Room 337
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Wander liminal spaces where fragments of your past call you forward. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Emotional 12.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

  41. #41 Eclipse : Special Forces
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: MoonSun
    Windows · Mac

    MEN ARE EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. Welcome to Eclipse—a choice-driven Yuri VN where God, Kings, Soldiers, and even Villains are all women. As Haesu, an elite agent, your choices will forge her destiny and the very future of the world. Amidst love, desire, and bloodshed—can you handle the truth?

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Emotional 9%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  42. #42 The Adventures of Bunny and Pig
    71% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Li Min
    Windows

    It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.

    Why similar: Word Game 24.2%, Psychological 21.2%, Text-Based 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Emotional 13.8%

  43. #43 Graveyard Girls
    71% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Delphinium Interactive
    Windows

    Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%

  44. #44 Moonbriar
    71% 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: Text-Based 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 10%

  45. #45 The Peresmeshnik
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2020
    Dev: Sean Arnold
    Windows

    It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.

    Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Dark 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.5%

  46. #46 The Shame of a Daydreamer
    69% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: Micki
    Windows

    Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Text-Based 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Emotional 11.4%

  47. #47 Ukraine War Stories
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows

    Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, War 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Text-Based 15.2%, Psychological 9.8%

  48. #48 ALVAR
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: EMOKA
    Windows

    ALVAR is a ADV visual novel with raising mechanics and multiple endings. In the town of Nedtown, you guide and shape “your child” by choosing a trait to nurture, leading to different outcomes. Things may feel unsettling—but everything is normal. You have to trust it.

    Why similar: Word Game 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

  49. #49 Before They Catch Us
    68% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: ANTertainment
    Windows · Linux

    A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Choices Matter 10%

  50. #50 Devil on Your Shoulder
    69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Heart's Choice
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Text-Based 17.2%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  51. #51 The Dragon and the Djinn
    70% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  52. #52 Ashen Reverie
    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Tidalspire
    Windows

    You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Emotional 9.3%

  53. #53 What Is Sleeping In My Room?
    68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: CousinCatnip
    Windows

    Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  54. #54 Love the Guard, Be the King - A Visual Novel
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ligia NunesPub: Ursa em Percurso
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find the courage to save the Kingdom.

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Emotional 7.9%

  55. #55 Symbol of Sacrifice
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Umbrella Labs
    Windows

    After experiencing a devastating event, three young siblings find themselves at the center of a struggle between two civilizations that could spell disaster on a global scale. A sacrifice must be made — one that will reshape the entire story and events that unfold. Who will you choose to sacrifice?

    Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Magic 10.9%

  56. #56 The Quiet After
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
    Windows

    The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.

    Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Text-Based 15.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  57. #57 7 Days to End with You
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,158 reviews2022
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.

    Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Psychological 11.8%

  58. #58 Siege of Treboulain
    67% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2022
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, War 11.2%, Medieval 8.5%

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