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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Text-Based, Multiple Endings, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure.

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Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.

Reviews: Mixed — 68% — of 28 reviews
Released: 2020-11-03
Developer: Tin Man Games
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    96% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Dev: Turtletop Software
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    Windows

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    94% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%

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    Windows

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    Dev: Linus Bohman
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Dev: NOLAS project
    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 171 reviews2024
    Dev: GOCORE
    Windows

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    74% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2016
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio Attic Salt
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%

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    Windows

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    Dev: OwataStudio
    Windows

    見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Text-Based 23.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Mystery 8.6%

  58. #58 AmaTisMo
    66% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: VegetinES
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Conversation 16.5%, Drama 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%

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