- #1 Glitch
97% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Point & Click 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Incremental 8.2%
- #2 Ecos de Luaré
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Treelight Atelier
Windows
A supernatural mystery visual novel where your choices shape relationships and determine the fate of a coastal town. Explore ancient secrets, unravel supernatural enigmas, and make decisions that lead to three distinct endings based on your choices across four intense days.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Incremental 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #3 The Spirit Weaver
96% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
Windows
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Point & Click 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #4 Definitely Not a Cult
95% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: NeuroSlop Studio
Windows
Build your “totally normal” community, upgrade your base, gather weird resources, recruit suspiciously calm members, and pretend the red flags are just decorative. Manage the chaos, unlock content, earn achievements, and do not ask why everyone keeps talking about pyramids.
Why similar: Abstract 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Incremental 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Casual 7.9%
- #5 Ritual
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Rock Games
Windows
The sky is lying to everyone but you. Step into the role of a Seer in this dark, atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Search ancient Observatories, reveal the stars it hides, and complete the Ritual that will shape the fate of all who walk beneath it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 17%, Abstract 16.2%, Adventure 9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #6 AGERASIA
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Olivia WestmorlandPub: Rantan Games
Windows
Eight time periods from across human history collide in a competitive bid to stop the end of the world. Go from fighting monsters to solving a murder, dating sim to escape game. Experience seven vastly different routes in a bid to solve the mystery as to why you've all been brought together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #7 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
- #8 Ruins of Araethia
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Gloomy Lantern
Windows
An open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic medieval fantasy world. Learn to survive, fight off threats, and thrive in a harsh world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Incremental 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Point & Click 14.6%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #9 Travelling Light
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio IDUNPub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows · Mac
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Point & Click 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #10 Whispering Memories
91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Incremental 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #11 Dere-chat
90% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Sleepy_Fox_Interactive
Windows · Linux
An Interactive Visual Novel with 35 story branches, 150 unique lines of dialogue, unlockable skins and many wholesome vibes! Dere-chan is always kind, happy, and energetic so whatever happens she'll always be there with kindness and support!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Incremental 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #12 Mass of Consumption
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 10.7%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #13 視靈
89% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: 巧娃工坊
Windows
An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Point & Click 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%
- #14 Exploring Friscott
88% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Point & Click 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #15 Cyberside Picnic
87% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Michael LuoPub: Cathode Radiator
Windows
Cyberside Picnic is a eulogy for the cyberian commonplace that just eluded us. A love letter to a lost future of alternative video games, delete and overwrite.
Why similar: Abstract 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Incremental 13.7%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #16 Tower of the Ice Lich
86% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #17 Reigns: The Witcher
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
- #18 Awakewood
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Point & Click 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #19 Aletta - Visual Novel
86% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
- #20 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
85% matchVery Positive84% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Point & Click 14.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #21 Dungeon Of Desperation
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SpoonForge
Windows · Mac · Linux
A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #22 Prayerplay Order of Knowledge(PrayerPlay Trial version)
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Furoshiki Lab.
Windows
Folk Horror Adventure gameGame ConseptThree ritualsNew original languageMysterious Knights
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Point & Click 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Abstract 15.5%, Horror 10.2%
- #23 Seaside Picnic
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: unSAMEPub: Shepherd Games
Windows
A mini point and click puzzle + visual novel, an experience of Nihilism and self-salvation. The storm is coming. The storm has never left.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Point & Click 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Casual 7.9%
- #24 Rewrite - DYH
82% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Colorful 6.6%
- #25 DT.O: Hanes
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: E
Windows · Mac · Linux
When a woodcutter is hired to map the ancient forest of Ethrna, a mysterious substance called ■■■■■ shatters his reality. Face a world of forgotten memories and a past that shouldn't exist...? Can Phabius find the truth within his mind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Incremental 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #26 The Last Survey
81% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Nicholas O'Brien
Windows · Mac
A Hand-Drawn Visual Novel Essay Game
Why similar: Abstract 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12%
- #27 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
78% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Point & Click 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #28 KaRu
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Mirror Studio
Windows · Linux
- Search for clues to progress the story. - Make choices to help your partner. - Collect bits and pieces to reveal secrets and lore bits. - Use your visions to see what he is feeling at the moment. - Don't drown in your own regrets.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Point & Click 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Horror 5.8%
- #29 Taina's Cursed Legacy
77% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #30 Breaking Point
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #31 Bleeding Moons
79% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: IAN GamesPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Bleedings Moons is an interactive story revolving around the themes of fate, duty and free will. Your actions and decisions will shape the story of the game, so that Ian's story will be your story, with the logical consequences of your choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Point & Click 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
- #32 Gold & Brown
76% 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 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Incremental 12.3%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
- #33 Faded Solitude
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forgotten Game Studios
Windows
An Isolated young girl, haunted by a mysterious, reoccurring nightmare for years, finds an odd portrait that may reveal the truth she has been searching for… and more…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Incremental 15.9%, Point & Click 15%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #34 Twisted: A Dark Fairytale
78% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Fablesoft Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #35 All (Too) Good Things
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
- #36 Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth is a story game about love, lost, hope, grief, medication, meditation and more. You will be the our nameless character and experience his memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Point & Click 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #37 Myth of Mirka
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Shawn Kilian
Windows
Immerse yourself in a mind-bending choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, powered by AI. Follow a daring streamer's quest, uncovering the chilling secrets of yetis, witches, and covert military operations. Each decision unveils a new layer of mystery, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Abstract 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Incremental 13.2%
- #38 Shepherd's Eye
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio AdaminaPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone has secrets at Found Sheep Farm, but it’s so much easier to pretend no one does! Will you pull the wool over your eyes, or will your pursuit of the truth make you the black sheep in this thrilling horror visual novel?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Point & Click 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 7.4%
- #39 Brownie's Adventure: The Final Resolution
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Beardy Ramblin Games
Windows
An incompetent wizard is tasked with stopping a recently awakened evil entity that just so happens to be trapped inside a (deeply suspiciously heavy) spoon. What follows is a sprawling, absurd 1990s-style point-and-click comedy adventure across bizarre fantasy realms and also North Derbyshire.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #40 Royal Duality
74% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Hyakuten Games
Windows
Royal Duality is an immersive dark fantasy visual novel with 15 endings, various side stories and hidden Easter Eggs all set in an engaging lore-rich world
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Lore-Rich 11%, Hand-drawn 6.8%
- #41 The Leak
73% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows
Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Abstract 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 9.8%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #42 Kluber's Adventure
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sundin Games
Windows
Kluber's Adventure. Finally, your choices matter... Unless Kluber has better plans. Welcome to an absurdist narrative experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Hand-drawn 16%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #43 Nymera
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexei Shumilov
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in a surreal world drawn with pastels on paper. Here, locked in a Case, the player meets the Key. Seeking a way out, he plunges into "What's In Me", where his decisions change what is happening, shifting him closer to or further from the mysterious Source.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Point & Click 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Abstract 14.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #44 Among Us Story: On Guard
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Live life as a Crewmate in this dangerous narrative adventure through space. As Guard, you're in charge of shipwide security and everything is fine. Until there's a MURDER?! Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew... and you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 6.6%
- #45 The Fridge Is (NOT) Empty
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mankind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Point & Click 18.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Horror 6.4%
- #46 RAIN;CHECK
71% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Meow Meow Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
RAIN;CHECK tells a short story set in a small, remote town about a girl just trying to get by in the middle of a rainy, tumultuous night. On this special occasion, an unexpected storm of events brews ever closer.
Why similar: Abstract 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Incremental 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%
- #47 Mother May I
70% 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: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Incremental 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%
- #48 Devils
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Francesco Cabbai
Windows
Your soul is on the line. Manage devils, manipulate fate through dice-based negotiations, and make soul deals in a Barcelona narrative strategy game about debt, temptation, and survival.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Point & Click 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #49 Charon 卡戎
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shurei Studio
Windows
A point-and-click narrative puzzle game with a delicate art style and soothing pace. In this Underworld at the end of all things, guide souls who lost their memories and speech safely across the Styx. Luckily, our protagonist is about to face the most restless bunch of them all...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
- #50 Don't Let Me Fade
68% matchVery Positive99% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Point & Click 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #51 Universal Weirdness Season 2_宇宙怪谈2
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
Universal Weirdness 2 is a hand-drawn point-and-click adventure. Explore ten strange, connected worlds, gather clues, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets hidden beneath their peaceful surfaces.
Why similar: Incremental 21.3%, Point & Click 20.1%, Abstract 16.8%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Casual 8.6%
- #52 Camille and Laura
68% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: BonjourBorzoi
Windows
Camille and Laura is a point and click about the greatest adventure of all - parenting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Point & Click 21%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Adventure 9.9%
- #53 For Mother Matron
70% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%, Point & Click 8.1%
- #54 We Were Here Before
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
The frontier does not want to be settled. A narrative highly replayable story game where your choices build a settlement, shape its story, and seal its fate. Every run ends. Every obituary tells a story only you lived.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Point & Click 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
- #55 Creepy Crypt Critters
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Horror 8.2%
- #56 Purrfect Tale
68% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: BadMouse
Windows · Mac
When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #57 Scary Stories
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bruce Devlin
Windows · Linux
A spooky text-based, choose-your-own-adventure style game that tells several spine-chilling tales with several choices and items throughout, these may change your path... Can you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
- #58 Log.in
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #59 Past Spirals to Present
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You are a soul, ready for your next lifetime on earth. To prepare for incarnation, you visit the Interdimensional Museum to remember your personalities from past lives. Tour the museum artifacts, remember who you were, and when you're ready, the museum will reveal your next life to you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #60 Grizzly Man
66% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: LCB Game Studio
Windows
1983, Alaska... During the Salmon Run, a deadly figure known as The Grizzly Man terrorizes a group of tourists led by Bob, an amnesiac former Man in Black. Survive the journey or become the catch of the day in this breathtaking pixel-art interactive fiction with heart-pounding pace!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Incremental 15.5%, Point & Click 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%