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

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  1. #1 Arcadie: Second-Born
    97% matchVery Positive95% of 400 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%, Text-Based 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%

  2. #2 Digital Influence
    96% matchMixed57% of 14 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 52.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 7.7%, Choices Matter 5.1%

  3. #3 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 103 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 character-driven interactive tale.

    Why similar: Text-Based 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%, Lore-Rich 9.5%

  4. #4 The Dreamwalkers
    95% matchPositive90% of 30 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 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

  5. #5 Chrongrid
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Chrongrid Studio
    Windows

    Chrongrid is an AI-driven narrative experience. Inside an author's story blueprint, you make your own choices and the world responds in its own way — every choice echoes, no two journeys alike. Built-in blueprints are the start; play others' stories or write your own, in any language.

    Why similar: Word Game 15%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13.3%

  6. #6 April 8th
    94% 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 19.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 12.1%

  7. #7 Dear Nobody
    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 3Cats Studio
    Windows · Mac

    You are a censor in a nameless war, blacking out the letters of two lovers who have never met. Their whole romance lives on paper — so every word you strike is struck from the love itself. Then the letters begin, impossibly, to answer your pen. A melancholy epistolary romance. Six endings.

    Why similar: Text-Based 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Choices Matter 10%, Mystery 9.3%

  8. #8 Before They Catch Us
    92% matchPositive86% 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: Psychological 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Text-Based 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.6%

  9. #9 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 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%

  10. #10 Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ResiCat Studio
    Windows

    A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.

    Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Lore-Rich 11%, Text-Based 10.7%

  11. #11 History of Dragosa
    90% 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 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Lore-Rich 12.3%

  12. #12 Dreaming After You
    89% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: MangoPower
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Psychological 11.5%, Emotional 10.4%

  13. #13 Ukraine War Stories
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 1,081 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: War 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 14.2%, Psychological 9.1%

  14. #14 魏识的夜晚
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: GOOD NEWS Editorial Department
    Windows · Mac

    Wei Shi becomes your reflection in your senior year. Drifting without a fixed self, they set out into oblivion—or piece together fragments of an unfamiliar youth. With your friends, they tend each other's restless hearts and share what it takes to find happiness.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Psychological 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Word Game 12%

  15. #15 DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice
    86% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2022
    Dev: CCSPub: Delight Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are the wizard of this interactive fantasy story! Stay alive, manage your spell power, find treasure, and smite evil. All 6 episodes are included for 20+hours of adventure.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Magic 7.8%

  16. #16 Room 337
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Emotional 12%, Psychological 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%

  17. #17 Lux, City of Secrets
    85% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 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 21.2%, Text-Based 20.6%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  18. #18 Stiff Neck
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,122 reviews2026
    Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 20.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological 11.2%

  19. #19 The Witch In The Woods
    83% matchPositive89% of 38 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 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Text-Based 9.8%

  20. #20 Moonbriar
    84% 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 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%

  21. #21 The Golden Rose: Book One
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 161 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 21%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  22. #22 The Alchemist
    82% 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+ 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Medieval 10.4%, Magic 8.8%

  23. #23 Hidden Clause
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: AUVMUJICA
    Windows

    Hidden Clause is a standalone interactive narrative game about consent, permissions, records, and interface obedience. Sign, refuse, wait, stare, click, and type as the system turns your actions and silence into evidence.

    Why similar: Word Game 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Lore-Rich 11.2%

  24. #24 The Zoo
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
    Windows · Mac

    You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Text-Based 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  25. #25 I, the Forgotten One
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 200 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 19.4%, War 17%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%

  26. #26 纸上的魔法使
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 259 reviews2026
    Dev: UGUISUKAGURAPub: TamaMako Gaming
    Windows

    莺神乐的知名作品,在Steam中高清化上架! 与书本坠入爱河,畅游在书本与魔法的世界中吧!

    Why similar: Word Game 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Mystery 8.3%

  27. #27 The Portal Pirate
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 20.7%, Psychological 13%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

  28. #28 The Castle
    79% 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 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Psychological 15%, Lore-Rich 10%

  29. #29 定风波·宁州
    77% 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 19.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Choices Matter 5.1%

  30. #30 The Soul Stone War 2
    77% matchPositive90% of 29 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: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 17.9%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  31. #31 无人归家
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 码码不在家
    Windows

    Read immersive dialogue sequences, make crucial choices to shift the storyline, and unlock multiple distinct endings in this story-focused visual novel. Your decisions alter character relationships and rewrite the fate of every role.

    Why similar: Word Game 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Psychological 6.8%

  32. #32 Spellbound: Malachite Coven
    76% 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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Text-Based 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13.2%

  33. #33 Gold & Brown
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Side Project Games
    Windows

    Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Medieval 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  34. #34 GONE
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 《走了》制作组
    Windows

    This is a story about self-discovery, wrapped in the guise of family. You step into the shoes of Gu Huixing. Watching my life unfold as an outsider, re-examining trivial days from an omniscient perspective — what will I become? Life is never a dead end. It is always a choice.

    Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Psychological 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Text-Based 10.3%

  35. #35 Project Aphotic
    73% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: MuYou
    Windows

    Players assume Lucien's perspective, unraveling the truth behind his coma and amnesia, while cultivating a relationship with Hugh. Throughout the game, choices shape the narrative, leading to diverse storylines and multiple endings.

    Why similar: Word Game 22%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9%

  36. #36 Faerie's Bargain: The Price of Business
    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 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 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Magic 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  37. #37 Get the Guy
    73% 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 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Text-Based 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  38. #38 Open Spaces SE
    74% 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 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Emotional 10.4%

  39. #39 Columbus
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ZHANG CHUNNING
    Windows

    Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.

    Why similar: Word Game 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Psychological 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Emotional 9.8%

  40. #40 DEAR SUSPECT
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ELEGISTS STUDIO
    Windows

    Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.

    Why similar: Word Game 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 10.5%, Mystery 9.1%

  41. #41 1453: Fall of Constantinople
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 3Cats Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%, War 7%

  42. #42 Vogvhathos
    72% 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 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Lore-Rich 9.5%

  43. #43 Flora Parasocial
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Laments_VN
    Windows

    Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Text-Based 9.4%

  44. #44 Insomnia Club
    70% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Memo Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A dark visual novel. By day, you monetize insomniacs’ pain and privacy. By night, you seek help in a real insomnia club, only to find those you treated as collateral sitting beside you. The closer you get, the harder it is to tell whether you’re protecting them—or turning them into better products.

    Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Psychological 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Emotional 9.1%

  45. #45 Telvoikai
    71% 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 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Lore-Rich 15%, Text-Based 13.6%

  46. #46 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
    67% matchPositive96% of 57 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 32.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Medieval 5.6%

  47. #47 The Sword of Rhivenia
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 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 20.7%, Text-Based 20.1%, Medieval 10%, Casual 8.6%

  48. #48 Ink and Intrigue
    69% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Magic 8%

  49. #49 A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
    70% matchMixed67% of 21 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 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Medieval 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Fantasy 9.7%

  50. #50 ALVAR
    69% 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%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Lore-Rich 9.6%

  51. #51 Aunewyth
    69% 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 28.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

  52. #52 Serania - Path of the Scion
    68% 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 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Medieval 9.8%

  53. #53 A War of a Madman's Making
    67% matchVery Positive97% of 116 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 15.1%, War 15.1%, Text-Based 14.6%, Psychological 10.3%

  54. #54 Orbital Abyss: Cipher Division
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JointPoint Studios LLC
    Windows

    Decipher interstellar transmissions encoded via substitution ciphers aboard Eremite Station. In this choice driven narrative, uncover secrets from planetary factions while conversing with crewmates to reveal their stories and troubles. The ripples of your choices may be felt throughout the galaxy.

    Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Lore-Rich 10.7%

  55. #55 Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo
    66% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2026
    Dev: FUF Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Lore-Rich 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  56. #56 Tower of the Ice Lich
    66% 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: Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  57. #57 Uberich: Advent Sinners
    65% matchVery Positive83% 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 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 9.1%

  58. #58 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
    67% matchMixed50% of 12 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 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Psychological 11.9%

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