Games Like Brageskålen

Echoes of Chang'an is a Chinese-style mystery visual novel developed by NSTUDIO. You play as the adopted son of the renowned mid-Tang general Duan Xiushi who is unexpectedly drawn into an inescapable conspiracy that threatens the fate of the Tang Dynasty while carrying out a mission.

Why similar: Historical 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%

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: Historical 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 8.1%

Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!

Why similar: Historical 36.7%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 6%

Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.

Why similar: Historical 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

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: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Historical 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%

In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Adventure 11.4%

Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 5.5%

Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

Why similar: Historical 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%

ONIGASHIMA is a psychological horror visual novel with romantic tragedy, supernatural loop mechanics, and dual-layered narration. Play as a nameable protagonist and uncover the truth behind the Red Moon and the devouring of your villagers.

Why similar: Historical 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Adventure 8%

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: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?

Why similar: Historical 26.5%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%

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 29.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Adventure 9.7%

Chekhov's quiet masterpiece becomes a cinematic visual novel about longing, choice, and the impossible shape of an honest life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Historical 19.4%, Education 16.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Learn about the ancestors of your PC with this visual novel! ENIAC...UNIVAC... Wait, why are these machines so handsome?!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Historical 25.2%, Education 18.2%, 2D 2.1%

Go from Prehistoric age to the future in this text-based adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Historical 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Education 15.8%

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: Historical 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Historical 20%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%

Alice & Aidy: The Big Adventure is a warm interactive story with a gentle children’s sci-fi feel. When Alice struggles to write about the future, she meets Aidy, an old companion robot. Read, choose, and explore as they search for lost sparks and learn to ask, create, and choose for themselves.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Education 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%

An HD-remaster of a comedy-horror visual novel from 2009, mixing classical Russian literature with anime, zombies and glam rock.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Historical 17.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Adventure 7.5%

A voxel-powered comedy about clothes, pockets, and the people who need them.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Historical 11.7%, Education 8.6%

Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Historical 18.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%

"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: Visual Novel 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

In the winter of 210 AD, the renowned genius strategist Zhōu Yú died of illness. Qiáo Qīng, his widowed concubine, reminisces on their bittersweet relationship while going through the belongs in their bedroom. The player's choices affect her sentiment, which in turn affects how the game ends.

Why similar: Historical 35.6%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 6%

Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 8%

Pencil Plus: The Wrath of the Spankster is an interactive novel style choose your own adventure game in which players take the role of Conner, a normal high school kid that gains a very unique super power: the ability to pull limitless pencils out of his pockets.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Education 17.3%, Choices Matter 7.8%

A story of a little girl joining the Red Army and finishing the Long March, while discovering her true faith.

Why similar: Historical 35.1%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Adventure 6.1%

《黑绳话·西门庆》是一款取材自《金瓶梅》与《水浒传》的中式暗黑互动叙事游戏。你将化身徘徊生死之间的西门庆，在阳谷城重走酒、色、财、气四道黑绳，于开放街区、亡宅冷房、雨伞铺与酒楼中探查旧债。每次选择都会改变业障、净魂与人物命运；收集三魂七魄，唤醒困于魂瓶中的李瓶儿。与潘金莲、王婆、武松及更多原著人物周旋，通过影像分支、物件回忆、AI人物自由对话与皮影共演，改写熟悉却未必注定的结局。试玩版开放第一结完整轮回。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Historical 20.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Choices Matter 7.7%

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 20.8%, Historical 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%

Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!

Why similar: Historical 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%

A short visual novel with quizzes to help you dip your toes into the world of startups.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Historical 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%

A small visual novel about the adventures of a guy named Leon, who wants to change his past. During his school years, a lot of interesting things happened, there were a lot of girls, and where is all this now… That's what Leon thought until he found an amulet that could send him back several years.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 10.1%

Know your neighbors. Find the truth. Betray them. Experience the nightmare of the Salem Witch Trials in this horror story based on true events.

Why similar: Historical 32.1%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Adventure 8.7%

A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%

The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

You’ve just landed in Japan with nothing but a suitcase and a lot to learn. Navigate cultural minefields, engage with a cast of local characters, and decide what kind of visitor you want to be. Part social simulator, part cinematic journey—it’s time to choose your own adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Adventure 10.5%

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 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10%

Play as a pregnant woman experiencing daily life from early pregnancy to childbirth prep. Learn about local medical and support systems through interactive choices. Features 1-hour playtime and save/load. Great for those interested in healthcare, education, or social welfare

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Education 18.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%

Want a good laugh? Well, in 184 BC Plautus wrote a play you will not easily forget! "Casina: the Forgotten Comedy" is a modern adaptation of his ancient work of literature, brought to you as a fully voiced and animated Visual Novel.

Why similar: Historical 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.

Why similar: Historical 28.7%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%

A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

When a pretty plant in Alma's garden begins to speak to her, she knows that a dark mystery is afoot! But in Victorian England, women are often dismissed as nothing more than hysterical fantasists. Can you help Alma find her power, and solve this dangerous situation before it's too late?

Why similar: Historical 29.3%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, 2D 4.4%

“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.3%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Adventure 14.9%

You play as pharaoh Horem during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. You have to balance your work and home life as the living embodiment of a god, how hard could it be? What is right and wrong? Can there be an allowance for a lapse in judgment? Can you forge a path to getting to sleep peacefully each night?

Why similar: Historical 31.1%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Education 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a cargo ship and try to survive a night with man-eating tigers on the loose. Your choices will determine who lives and who dies.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Visual Novel 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%

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 26.3%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Set against real historical backdrop, this work unfolds bloody political intrigues. navigating between the tyrant’s tyranny and relatives’ conspiracies. Every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate and witnesses the darkest court legends of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Why similar: Historical 38.9%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Story Rich 5.8%, 2D 5.3%

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: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8%

A fully voiced branching narrative RPG of the Roman arena with a unique engraving and VO for every choice and outcome. Four origins, over 1,800 choices, and 19 endings. You will bleed on the sand. The only question is whether you bleed for them, or for yourself. Every choice leaves a scar.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Historical 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

There are rumours of homosexuals in the Navy, and it’s your mission to date them! Sailors of Newport is a point-and-click puzzle game set in 1920s Rhode Island. Infiltrate the gay community, choose who to seduce and who to report, solve puzzles, and grapple with your own burgeoning desires.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Historical 12%, Choices Matter 7.8%

Friendship or fate—what will they choose? A karmic and occult visual novel where urban legends blur the line between life, death, and reincarnation.

Why similar: Historical 28.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

"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: Visual Novel 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8%

Atonement is an interactive graphic novel set in the Wild West. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. There are 3 storylines featuring a manhunt, a bank job, and a train robbery.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%

The 4K Ultra HD Remaster of "Template!! An Angel's Gift"—a hilarious slice-of-life visual novel—is now on Steam! Follow Sakura Sora, whose bizarre new condition makes ridiculous "classic tropes" real, sparking a twist-filled daily comedy with unique companions.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Adventure 14%, 2D 3.3%