- #1 Minds Beneath Us
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.7%, Cinematic 19%, RPG 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Psychological 9.1%
- #2 Reborn
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gecko Gaming
Windows
A visual novel written as a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape your life, leading to irreversible consequences and determining how your descent into darkness unfolds. The game can end in many different ways. Your choices determine how.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.5%, RPG 25.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #3 Uraz the Journalist
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Balarısı Games
Windows · Mac
Every headline has a cost. Shape the story of a city — and watch what it turns you into.
Why similar: Dystopian 29%, Psychological 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Cinematic 13.9%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #4 SELF_DELETED
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: SmogGames
Windows
In a cyberpunk city, debts are paid with memories. You have 30 minutes to choose what to erase — love, friendship, or yourself. An interactive story with 7 endings about identity, survival, and the price of memory.
Why similar: RPG 23.8%, Cinematic 23.7%, CRPG 22.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #5 ARCHETYPES - The Rite Of Passage
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dominik Saur
Windows
Discover the depth of your personality while journeying along the path of initiation as the young Viking Olaf. Every choice will impact your environment, and contribute to a map of your archetypal psychology. Embrace your inner warrior, lover, chieftain, and druid - and change the world!
Why similar: Cinematic 21.4%, RPG 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Emotional 7.9%
- #6 Side Alley
94% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
The city is a labyrinth. You always knew it, you just didn't have time to try different paths. Now, you have no choice. Did your coworker put a curse on you? Find out in this bleak horror visual novel featuring point-and-click gameplay elements.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Cinematic 16.2%, Dystopian 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #7 La Jetée
93% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Arthouse indie Games
Windows
‘This is the story of a man marked by an image from his childhood.’ An 30minute black noire game, with an deep story, 30 beautiful images and stunning backroundsound.
Why similar: Dystopian 29.9%, Noir 28.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 7%
- #8 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: RPG 22.3%, Noir 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #9 Can't Even See the Sky
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meshock Games
Windows
Your character is a man with a troubled past who finds himself trapped in a city on the brink of civil war. Look for ways to get out of the city and make peace with the past. Will you pull yourself together or drown in the abyss of despair?
Why similar: Dystopian 21%, CRPG 17.1%, Psychological 11.5%, RPG 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #10 Tails Noir: Prologue
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: RPG 29%, Noir 26%, Dystopian 11.9%, Cinematic 9.9%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #11 Fork in the Road
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon in the Booth
Windows · Mac
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Noir 18.4%, Cinematic 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, RPG 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #12 Sunset Inferno
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treasured Trash
Windows
Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But a targeted explosion shatters your programming. Find the saboteur before your makers decide you've learned too much.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.8%, Choices Matter 15.8%, RPG 15.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Psychological 11.4%
- #13 Seed of God
89% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: One guy no gang production
Windows
Seed of God is a epic scale turnbased Battle 2D/3d JRPG with a characterdriven story that will take you on a unforgettable journey in the style of FinalFantasy. Face choices that define your morale(Good/Bad) and change events as you explore a fantasy world and unfold this epic saga
Why similar: CRPG 20.3%, Cinematic 18.2%, RPG 16.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #14 倘若你想见到明天
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AppleSeeds Studio - Juvia
Windows
Welcome, Test Subject 0216. The collar on your neck will explode in one hour. To survive, you must quickly raise your scores in Appearance, Wealth, and Power to over 85. If not, you’ll be disposed of. Don't be nervous - This girl, Tomorrow, will guide you. Yet, surviving might come at a cost.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.3%, Noir 22.2%, RPG 16.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #15 The price of tomorrow
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Dystopian 26.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, RPG 14.9%, Story Rich 13%
- #16 Dissent
87% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows
A visual novel with mild choice-based progression. In this prologue story, follow an inquisitve college student into the depths of deceptive corporate lab: Moniker Innovation. Begin to unravel a mystery larger than the young journalist looking for answers and even this game itself.
Why similar: Noir 31.1%, RPG 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Clicker 11.7%
- #17 Awaken 8 : Fragments left behind
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heartily StudiosPub: Heartily studios
Windows
Emotions are illegal. Memories are erased. But eight lost souls are starting to remember. Awaken 8 is a dark cinematic RPG where every feeling could save or destroy you. Two worlds. One truth. Your past is the key
Why similar: Cinematic 27.2%, Dystopian 19.5%, RPG 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #18 Big City Dreaming
85% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hari Jago
Windows
An open world visual novel filled with lots of intrigue and stories.
Why similar: RPG 20.6%, Clicker 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #19 Jump the Track
84% matchVery Positive97% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Seed by Seed
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're Sam, a young dreamer struggling in the gig economy. However, tonight may change everything. In this absurd comedy, fight your inner battles, rally your forces, and get ready to overthrow the system!
Why similar: Dystopian 29.5%, Psychological 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Emotional 11.1%
- #20 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
84% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: RPG 20.6%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Noir 16%, CRPG 15.1%, Story Rich 14.5%
- #21 Betrayed
83% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Joraell
Windows
Betrayed is erotic game that focuses on the main storyline. The player's choices throughout the game will influence the direction of the story. In addition to the main storyline, the game also features side quests, hidden scenes, and bonus content.
Why similar: Clicker 16.9%, Cinematic 16.4%, CRPG 15%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #22 THAT PLACE
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JEANA
Windows
This game is a short narrative visual novel. Years ago, the protagonist left his hometown due to a misunderstanding. Though he often thought of returning, he never did. One day, feeling lost, he meets a mysterious blue-haired girl who seems to know everything—and inspires him to finally go home.
Why similar: RPG 27.7%, Psychological 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, CRPG 18.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #23 The Quiet After
82% 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 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Emotional 10.9%
- #24 Alcyone: The Last City
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.2%, RPG 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #25 Dear Edmund
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mind The Grease
Windows
As the new Street Overseer, every decision you make in this dystopian choice game carries weight. Enforce the rules, help the desperate, or exploit the people’s suffering for personal gain. Choose wisely.
Why similar: Dystopian 35.8%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #26 Echoes in the Deep - A Fateforge Tale
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Adeliane
Windows
One last job. One final gamble. The Free City is yours to explore, but how you pull off the ultimate heist is entirely up to you. Assemble your crew, earn their trust, and make tough choices that shape your fate. But remember - every decision has consequences.
Why similar: CRPG 26.6%, RPG 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #27 MINDFLUX: Dead Man Walking
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Gate StudiosPub: Salix Augeat
Windows
You are a cybernetic detective on the brink of madness. The only doctor who can save you is missing. Modify your brain to extract clues, bargain with ghosts from your past at the cost of sanity, and survive a decaying world of nightmares in this first-person horror RPG.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.1%, Cinematic 21.4%, RPG 18%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #28 ThroneBreaker
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: RPG 29.5%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #29 她毕业了 So Long, My Youth
77% matchMixed68% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: 煎饼工作室 PanCakeStudio
Windows
I am Pancake. On the last day of college, I met her – How are you my dear?(Can't run, please turn off the antivirus system!)
Why similar: Cinematic 25.2%, RPG 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #30 Mother May I
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CloudSnake
Windows
Unravel the story of three siblings determined to break free from the iron grip of an AI named "Mother." In a world of virtual imprisonment, navigate rebellion, unveil dark secrets, and fight for freedom. Will you defy Mother's control, or succumb to her virtual prison?
Why similar: Dystopian 32.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Clicker 12.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #31 Her Other Side - Season 1
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ObscurynAVN
Windows
Her Other Side is a romantic, dramatic, adult slice-of-life visual novel centered on meaningful storytelling, emotional choices, and character-driven moments. This game explores moral choices, slice-of-life elements, and rediscovering a sense of purpose.
Why similar: Clicker 23.4%, RPG 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Cinematic 9.3%
- #32 The Glued
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
The peg doll faces from your childhood bedroom reappear at every turn. Struggle to find a path forward through your own personal hell in this bleak visual novel with light puzzles and point-and-click elements.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.8%, Noir 22.9%, Dystopian 21.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological 7.3%
- #33 谍:玫瑰
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: RPG 40%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 8%
- #34 Fate/Tiny Me
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 山岭法庭广东分庭
Windows
The Holy Grail War begins anew in a modern era. Players will select one of seven Masters, stepping into his or her perspective to be summoned as a Servant in the grand ritual. The store page has been carefully designed to be spoiler-free, so feel free to explore without worry~
Why similar: CRPG 32.5%, RPG 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #35 Forgotlings
74% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Throughline GamesPub: Hitcents
Windows
A fully voice-acted cinematic adventure set in a hand-drawn world of living forgotten objects. Lead Fig and the crew of the Volare through a story of identity, unity, and survival—where diplomacy, difficult choices, and moments of action shape the fate of five divided tribes.
Why similar: Cinematic 29.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #36 gorepunk
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: heartcase
Windows
gorepunk is a bloody hopeful eco-punk RPG where recycling is religion, and humanity thrives in the corpse of a dead titan.
Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, RPG 21.3%, Dystopian 17.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Story Rich 7%
- #37 第九档案-网管篇
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: 任意门AnyAnyGame
Windows
"Archive 9 - Network Administrator's Chapter" is a visual novel depicting the era of economic transformation. It allows players to experience the life of those marginal youth in 2009, the time before the advent of mobile internet, from the perspective of a network administrator.
Why similar: RPG 29.2%, Clicker 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Strategy 12.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #38 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
74% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Pumpkiny GamesPub: Sky Den Games
Windows
Go ahead and take on this psychological point and click puzzle adventure. Uncover the truth behind Jim’s shady past, his current mental illness and his peerless journey to vanquish a madman!
Why similar: Noir 23%, Psychological 15.6%, RPG 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #39 BYLITSA: VASNA
75% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Dnovel
Windows
Bylitsa is a card visual novel inspired by Russian folk tales and the work of classics of literature.
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, CRPG 25.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #40 Laurel's Day
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: David ListzwanPub: Not Allowed to Die Gaming Studios
Windows
Play through a school day with Laurel to get back her locket from the 'monster' that stole it. Navigate through a concerned community and classroom questions to find out what really happened and why Laurel bares so much guilt.
Why similar: RPG 29.1%, Cinematic 27.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Emotional 7.8%
- #41 The Wall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dad and Son Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cinematic sci-fi horror visual novel, with multiple endings and a shocking mature story where your decisions will impact your psichology and the events of the story.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.7%, Noir 22.6%, Dystopian 20.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #42 青羽沉梦-终霰篇
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 青羽Traum
Windows
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒,触碰记忆泡沫,坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】:你将跌落至古老的东方傩村,在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中,亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Cinematic 27.2%, RPG 15.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #43 7 Days in Dystopia
72% 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: Dystopian 27.5%, Psychological 17.2%, Choices Matter 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 13.2%
- #44 A Mind Apart
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Purple Cat
Windows
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.
Why similar: RPG 21.4%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Emotional 10.8%
- #45 Free Will
70% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Psychological 27.2%, RPG 26.6%, Story Rich 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Emotional 6%
- #46 Beasts Of Merit
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beasts Of Merit
Windows
In this non-linear dystopian adventure, your goal is to hunt down dissidents standing in the way of a brighter future. Interrogate your fellow citizens, gain evidence of dissent, reveal their motives, and decide their fates. Support the system or use your position to dismantle it, brick by brick.
Why similar: Dystopian 40%, RPG 19.5%, Choices Matter 17%, Story Rich 9.4%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #47 End of Lines
70% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Dystopian 27.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, Psychological 10.4%
- #48 Burial of Shortcake
68% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: NANTEDOW
Windows · Mac
"The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story. It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer.
Why similar: Cinematic 30.6%, Noir 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #49 Torment: Tides of Numenera
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,341 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Why similar: RPG 36.4%, CRPG 25.4%, Story Rich 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Adventure 4%
- #50 Agent of Strange
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SeverPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Agent of Strange is a dark role-playing thriller where every mission is a labyrinth of choices and possibilities. You play as a Conspirator who infiltrates a sealed city ruled by the monstrous Family. Overthrow the regime, uncover occult secrets, and shape the City's fate.
Why similar: CRPG 19.3%, RPG 18.5%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Dystopian 14.2%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #51 氷華の雪化粧/Snow Veil
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: JlooPub: Sub:06
Windows
A visual novel depicting the daily life of a high school boy continuously tormented by guilt on a winter's day. It features layered music played on string instruments and piano, characterized by serious, deep psychological portrayals.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.9%, Psychological 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #52 Wishful Journey:Love Across Time
67% matchVery Positive89% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Hillhouse Holdings Limited
Windows
Xu yuan, who was a loser in real life traveled to an ancient palace. By transforming into the male protagonist, players will be in love with many beauties with different personalities, such as the unruly princess, the cold female assassin, embark on a love adventure that spans time and space.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.2%, CRPG 17.7%, RPG 15.4%, Clicker 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%
- #53 Beneath their Names
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Owl's Howls
Windows
You are a scholarship student at the secluded Veir Academy. Two heroines. Nora or Lika? Trust or distance? Submit to the system — or break it? An introspective visual novel about tension, closeness, and silent choices.
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, CRPG 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 11.1%
- #54 Just Prices
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UmeboshiLover
Windows
A futuristic Sci-fi Point-and-Click Adventure Game with American Sign Language animations, everything in pixelart style.
Why similar: RPG 27.7%, CRPG 27.4%, Dystopian 22%, Adventure 7.4%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #55 Detroit: Become Human
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 236,046 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Cinematic 32.6%, Choices Matter 26.3%, Story Rich 16.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Emotional 8.7%
- #56 曦Lost girl
68% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: AutomaticGrasshopper
Windows
In the dark, the girl seems to have returned to her early time, On the way to escape, monsters keep chasing her... She wanna escape, but the end comes before her leaving...
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, CRPG 23.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Adventure 8.2%, Emotional 7.6%
- #57 One's Own Exile
65% matchVery Positive100% of 394 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #58 囚人カウンセリング
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoshikabaStudio
Windows
An interactive prison adventure. You play as a psychiatrist, working one-on-one with inmates who have committed crimes. Use case files to choose appropriate responses and hand out items from the drawer to maintain their trust. Your choices can either open up or close the inmates.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Psychological 16.2%, Story Rich 16.1%
- #59 Soul Gambler
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,715 reviews2014
Dev: Ilex GamesPub: Gamestorming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, RPG 23.5%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Adventure 7%, Multiple Endings 6.7%