- #1 Terraformental
96% matchVery Positive97% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Shady Games
Windows · Mac
Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.
Why similar: Time Management 33.6%, Text-Based 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Story Rich 6.7%, Space 6.5%
- #2 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Crispy Creative
Windows
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Why similar: Time Management 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Space 8.1%
- #3 Neoproxima
95% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Lonestone Studio
Windows
Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.
Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Space 15.7%, Story Rich 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #4 The Away Team: Lost Exodus
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: Underflow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #5 BatteryNote
94% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Text-Based 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #6 Sky Caravan
94% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bravarda
Windows
Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #7 The Pale Beyond
92% matchVery Positive89% of 2,252 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, 2D 6.8%
- #8 Out There: Oceans of Time
93% matchMixed54% of 237 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Roguelite 21.4%, Space 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Sci-fi 10%
- #9 Space Sprouts
91% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Schleuder Games
Windows · Mac
Launch into a chaotic spaceship adventure: bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets and toss everything around. With each journey, you will have limited time to reveal the mysteries aboard your solar punk spaceship - how much will you discover before you arrive home?
Why similar: Time Management 47%, Space 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Sci-fi 11.8%, 2D 8.1%
- #10 Peaches Interplanetary
91% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: clover_p
Windows
Peaches Interplanetary is a short relaxing game about growing peaches on a spaceship. Explore the ship, talk to trees, drink some tea or coffee, and help Margot prepare for her first day spreading the power of peaches throughout the stars.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Cute 14.3%, Space 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #11 Starstruck Vagabond
89% matchVery Positive86% of 573 reviews2024
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
A space captain accidentally freezes themselves for two thousand years, finding themselves in an unfamiliar galaxy. Fortunately, there's always someone who needs cargo delivered.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.9%, Story Rich 22.5%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #12 Aliya: Timelink
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,693 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Space 9.6%
- #13 Starlight Drifter
90% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Create your own character and explore the universe in this sci-fi space game allowing you to choose where to explore and what to do, where your decisions will affect the universe and the ending you experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Space 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Cute 8.9%
- #14 Lust Element - Season 1
88% matchVery Positive84% of 370 reviews2023
Dev: Night IconsPub: Bear in the Night
Windows · Mac
In this choice-driven sci-fi adult Visual Novel, you'll take the role of aspiring captain of the spaceship! Explore the universe, with all its mysteries, danger and pleasures!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #15 Lost Crew
89% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Gamecosm
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 99%
This is text adventure game of survival of the astronauts on the orbital station that is lost in time. You will have to take care of the rescue of the station's crew, and lots of complicated riddles and situations will make this adventure even more interesting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Adventure 28.1%, Casual 13.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #16 Don't Let Me Fade
86% matchVery Positive99% of 140 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 35.3%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 15.5%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 6.8%
- #17 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,726 reviews2025
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Text-Based 23.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Space 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #18 Alone With You
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 105 reviews2017
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 12.9%
- #19 Dead in Antares
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Futuristic 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #20 Citizen Sleeper
83% matchVery Positive92% of 10,638 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Text-Based 22.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Space 11.6%, Sci-fi 10%
- #21 Shortest Trip to Earth
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,437 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.1%, Space 21%, Sci-fi 15%, Choices Matter 14.5%, 2D 6.1%
- #22 Save My Scrap
82% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Unio AnouPub: AMATA Games
Windows
"They mean everything to me. Please, make them whole again." An interactive visual novel puzzle game. By fixing the broken android, you may uncover the truth about your client's past.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #23 Sierra Ops - Space Strategy Visual Novel
82% matchVery Positive88% of 378 reviews2020
Dev: Innomen TeamPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 57.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Woefully ill-prepared, play as Captain Fahrenheit as they uncover long-lost secrets new and old, while fighting in an impossible war between Earth and Mars.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #24 60 Parsecs!
81% matchVery Positive89% of 4,110 reviews2018
Dev: Robot Gentleman
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
60 Parsecs! is an Atomic Space Age adventure of scavenge and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, face soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.
Why similar: Text-Based 66.8%, Sci-fi 21.6%, 2D 11.6%
- #25 Control, I'm Not Coming Back
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,795 reviews2026
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows · Mac
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Space 23.2%, Story Rich 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #26 Keep Driving
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,576 reviews2025
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 38.2%, Inventory Management 28.7%, 2D 12.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #27 Low Oxygen
80% matchVery Positive89% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Cute 24.5%, 2D 14.9%, Futuristic 14.3%, Casual 12.8%, Adventure 11.9%
- #28 College Bound: Arctic Adventure
81% matchMixed60% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: FOZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
An official spin-off of College Bound, a game loved by hundreds of thousands players all over the Internet. Hop on a plane and spend best winter break of your life in beautiful Iceland! Meet new people, play winter sports, try your luck in seducing local hotties, become a detective...and much more!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Text-Based 13.4%
- #29 The Captain
79% matchVery Positive93% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: Sysiac GamesPub: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.1%, Space 17.4%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #30 Andromeda Six
77% matchVery Positive97% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Wanderlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Text-Based 20%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Cute 11.6%
- #31 Star Story: The Horizon Escape
79% matchVery Positive83% of 183 reviews2017
Dev: EvilCoGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Join the journey of a funky space archaeologist who crashed on an unknown planet. A text turn-based adventure RPG in which your choices actually matter. Talk, explore, fight, make decisions to find a way out! Colourful graphics and the old comic book spirit.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Roguelite 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #32 Beautycopter
78% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Graceless Games
Windows
A Beautycopter is an ultralight aircraft used in the hospitality industry. And YOU will get to fly it! Come spend a day at earth's coldest spa in this wintery flight adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 55.4%, Choices Matter 22%, Adventure 12.8%, Casual 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #33 Katagiri-san is very cold
76% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Plus Design Pub: Hanabi Games
Windows
You wake up in a dimly lit room, with your classmate Katagiri-san in front of you. Why are you here? Who could've done it? Why is she here? Maybe there is a way to get out of this place... Try to find your way out in this short escape room RPG with hints of horror, comedy, and a bit of spice!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Story Rich 17.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Cute 13.4%, 2D 9.4%
- #34 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,796 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #35 Dream about yoU
73% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: 雏形游戏
Windows · Mac
A dashing blond partner drops in from the sky, declaring they're taking responsibility for you—but they need a small favor.Find them in your dreams, wake them up, and crack the dream maze. Sci-fi comedy, adventure starts now!
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.9%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Story Rich 16.6%, Futuristic 9%
- #36 Snowman Story
75% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?
Why similar: Story Rich 33.5%, 2D 27.6%, Casual 19.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #37 Debtors' Club
75% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: mecagames
Windows
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.2%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Resource Management 5.3%
- #38 Blankspace
76% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and figure out the the mystery behind Chris and Beryl's predicament.
Why similar: Casual 23.4%, Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #39 Yolo Space Hacker
74% matchVery Positive95% of 214 reviews2020
Dev: BKNLab
Windows
Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the network, crack passwords, bypass server security and solve the mystery of the Bikini-72 space station.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Text-Based 5.6%
- #40 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
73% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: polte
Windows
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Cute 16.9%, 2D 12.1%, Casual 5.1%
- #41 Procrastinaut
73% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: cptbuk
Windows
Stranded for unknown reasons in the lower orbit of a purple gas giant, you are kind of just chilling out. You should probably get on with your mission. There's still plenty of time, though.
Why similar: Space 37.9%, 2D 20.6%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Casual 13.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #42 Lost:Antinomy
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,077 reviews2024
Dev: IMaiIna
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With just a swipe to the left or right, you can make all kinds of decisions. So, please embark on your own unique adventure tale through the continent of Astra!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Roguelite 18.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #43 Kaiju Princess 2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,219 reviews2024
Dev: PantyParrotPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey across the galaxy with a cute kaiju and her ravenous appetite as you collect ingredients to cook up the ultimate feast!
Why similar: Time Management 31.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Space 9.9%, Cute 8.1%
- #44 Glow Box
69% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: 月刊湿地帯Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows · Mac
A 60-minute adventure where all you do is glow.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #45 OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,717 reviews2018
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Space 12.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #46 Underchoice
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: TG IndiePub: Targem Games
Windows
Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.5%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Inventory Management 11.7%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #47 no signal
69% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Space 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, Futuristic 10.8%
- #48 Out There: Ω Edition
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,733 reviews2015
Dev: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Roguelite 22.4%, Space 19.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #49 Starship Inspector
72% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: Roguelite 35.2%, Space 19.5%, Sci-fi 15%, Adventure 9.9%, 2D 8.5%
- #50 BARDA: Backpack Roguelike
67% matchPositive91% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Mudita Games
Windows · Mac
In BARDA, it won't be your sword that saves you. It's how you pack your bag. But hunger, fatigue and madness will take up space! Do your best as you climb an ever-changing mountain to spread the ashes of your grandfather, improve your base camp, and try again.
Why similar: Roguelite 53%, Inventory Management 22.6%, 2D 14.3%, Resource Management 7.6%, Adventure 1.9%
- #51 Wanderlust: Travel Stories
71% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2019
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a bridge between literature and gaming. Step into the shoes of modern travelers—explore their desires, hopes and fears, and shape how their stories unfold. Make this journey your own.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #52 Chronoquartz
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 527 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Stairs
Windows
In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?
Why similar: Sci-fi 41%, 2D 32.5%, Casual 12.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #53 Snow Cone Serenade
68% matchVery Positive97% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: potion of midi
Windows
Snow Cone Serenade is a short and sweet liminal adventure. Choose your mood and roll the dice to succeed or fail in spicy situations. Enter a cursed snow world to save your sick dog, Jedediah. Unravel a mind-bending mystery to face your innermost fears.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Text-Based 27.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 4.8%
- #54 En Route: A Co-Op Space Escape
70% matchMixed63% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
En Route: Space is a 2 player co-op puzzle game where you need each other to figure your way out through the mysteries of space. Work together, open your mind and trust one another to persevere this adventure.
Why similar: Space 37.3%, Cute 21.4%, Futuristic 20.2%, Adventure 11%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #55 Coffee Break
67% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Sin(Time)Pub: AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi
Windows
It's time for a well-deserved break from your space-engineering stuff. Unravel the functioning of your freshly repaired coffee machine, while trying not to destroy the Earth. The fate of all humanity lies on your mug!
Why similar: Time Management 46.1%, Space 26.7%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Casual 8.3%, Adventure 0.9%
- #56 Lust in Space 🔞🪐
68% matchVery Positive80% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Play and Cum 💦
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting space adventure in the genre of adult visual novel. In the game Lust in Space 🔞🪐 you take on the role of Leon, an agent of the Peace Corps, who, during one of his missions, finds a wrecked, deserted ship from Earth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Space 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #57 ELECTROBASIS
67% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Room Games
Windows
ELECTROBASIS is a 3d dialogue-driven game, sprinkled with platforming and puzzle quests. Meet a cast of heavenly hosts that come with a MYRIAD of issues, and help to fix (most of) them! The casino yearns for a savior - she awaits a restoration.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.8%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #58 Nova-111
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Funktronic Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pilot your trusty orange vessel in this quirky sci-fi strategy game that cleverly mixes turn-based and real-time gameplay. Your mission: fix space-time and recover all the scientists lost in the aftermath of the Universe's Greatest Science Experiment.
Why similar: Sci-fi 41.1%, Space 38.1%, 2D 18.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #59 Stellar Code
64% matchVery Positive97% of 501 reviews2025
Dev: Fragaria
Windows
Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Cute 9.8%, Space 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%