
A dark fantasy interactive book — a personal, choice-driven story born from depression, built entirely from words.
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A dark fantasy interactive book — a personal, choice-driven story born from depression, built entirely from words.

Arcadie: Second-Born
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.

Digital Influence
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.
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
《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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%