- #1 All You Can Eat
97% matchVery Positive80% of 429 reviews2017
Dev: Gamechuck
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Meet a modern hero of our times, a man so lazy he decided to quit his job and just spend his life inside an All-you-can-eat diner. As years go by, his freeloading nature becomes legend, but then a tragedy occurs - the diner is about to close down! Will he settle down and get a regular job? Never!!!
Why similar: Comic Book 16.7%, Experimental 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, 1990's 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #2 Interactive Empathy
96% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Animafest Workshop 2019Pub: Goethe Institute in Croatia and French Institute in Croatia and Gamechuck
Windows
Two small experimental games made as part of a one-week game workshop in Zagreb, Croatia, as part of a project called "Interactive Empathy - Citizenship & Storytelling in Video Games". Inside is also a documentary video about the workshop, as well as a booklet about the whole project.
Why similar: Experimental 24.3%, Comic Book 17.1%, Text-Based 9.8%, Point & Click 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #3 Road to Karatl
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Angels Games
Windows
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 16.4%, Experimental 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #4 1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here! 幽铃热线
95% matchVery Positive97% of 158 reviews2021
Dev: Furoshiki Lab.
Windows
An action novel adventure game in which you instantly judge and understand the contents of multiple conversations displayed simultaneously and continue to make the correct choice. You can experience the wonder of listening to several conversations at once.
Why similar: Comic Book 19%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Experimental 11.9%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #5 A Lozenge
94% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Party for Introverts
Windows · Mac
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Experimental 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Text-Based 12.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #6 Solis
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gibberish Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solis a hand drawn adventure. The city of Solis never sleeps — and tonight, neither will you. Elixer, the company you've dedicated yourself to, has gathered its people for an end-of-year celebration with a staggering promise at its heart: eternal life.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.7%, Comic Book 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #7 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
93% matchVery Positive83% of 349 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Point & Click 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #8 Breaking Point
92% 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 18.3%, Comic Book 15.6%, Text-Based 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #9 The Dreams in the Peacock House
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Harlequin Diver
Windows · Mac
Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Retro 10%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #10 Melbourne: Route 96
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Lindsay Mansfield
Windows
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Experimental 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Surreal 8.8%
- #11 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
"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: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Comic Book 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #12 イカスミポーション
89% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
"イカスミ"でポーションをつくる!?怪しいポーション屋さんのイカ『スミミ』と共に、個性豊かな人外キャラクター達にポーションを売るアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Comic Book 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Visual Novel 9%
- #13 CatTrigger Horror Collection
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Linux
Slice through a collection of HORROR STORIES, produced by a solo dev! Survive through the body horror of health clinics, haunted dating sims, robot takeovers, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE VIDEOS & MORE!
Why similar: Comic Book 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #14 Burden Street Station
87% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: IODINEPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
A surreal, narrative adventure game where you shapeshift during conversations to uncover how God went missing.
Why similar: 1990's 15.6%, 2.5D 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Surreal 10.5%
- #15 DRINKRIME
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
Jin, a talking liquor bottle with supernatural powers, has given you a mission. Face DRINKRIME's cast of unique characters and force them to confess their crimes. Interrogate them together and make those wrongdoers come to terms with their guilt!
Why similar: 1990's 28.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #16 Wednesdays
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,921 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #17 All (Too) Good Things
86% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%
- #18 YOUR HOUSE
85% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Comic Book 15%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, 1990's 11.2%
- #19 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
84% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Text-Based 15.1%, Point & Click 12%, Multiple Endings 12%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Retro 10.6%
- #20 Misadventures of Laura Silver
84% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Comic Book 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #21 Firebird
83% matchVery Positive100% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Ludogram
Windows · Mac
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.4%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Text-Based 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #22 Let Me Play!
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows · Mac
After shouting "Let Me Play!" to the cast in a theatre, the fiction comes crashing down as everyone, including you, becomes aware they're only following a script. Will you let the play continue? Or will you write your own ending?
Why similar: Experimental 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Surreal 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Adventure 8.1%
- #23 Brownie's Adventure: The Final Resolution
82% 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: 2.5D 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, 1990's 12%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #24 ComicKingdom
81% matchPositive100% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: HippoCube
Windows
Comic Kingdom is a text-based adventure game primarily featuring a black-and-white comic style. It tells the story of a group of young manga artists who are trapped in a suburban farm.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #25 Change the World
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #26 Purrfect Tale
80% 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: Comic Book 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #27 In Search of the Ice Pop
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guanpeng Chen
Windows · Mac
A short, nostalgic slice-of-life visual novel with a coming-of-age story about a forgotten ice pop and the girl who once felt like a big sister to you.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%
- #28 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: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Text-Based 19%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #29 Acolyte: Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2021
Dev: SuperstringPub: Superstring
Windows
Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Experimental 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, 2.5D 17.4%, Visual Novel 10%, Text-Based 7.1%
- #30 The Beyond: An Interactive Comic Book
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your death was a tragedy... your afterlife is a mystery. Unravel the secrets of death with the help of Xochitl, your guide. Can you find your way through the doors of the great library of the Beyond? A new choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Surreal 12%
- #31 Guilt Free
78% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Experimental 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #32 Glitch
74% matchPositive94% of 31 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: Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #33 卧槽,我只是捡了个钥匙,竟......
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MOMO
Windows
The game allows you to reach different storylines by making choices. This is a comic game, mainly allowing you to experience different storylines through choices. Players can achieve different endings by selecting different buttons.
Why similar: Comic Book 30.1%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #34 Assassin at Crimson Keep
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Shadow Glass Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assassin at Crimson Keep is a short, point and click visual novel set in a dark, quasi-fantasy world. After a botched assassination attempt, you pursue the King into his lair known as the Crimson Keep. Your small choices can have great consequences, either for good or for evil.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #35 視靈
76% 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: Hand-drawn 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #36 Non-Linear Text Quests
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 reviews2018
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Linux
Non-Linear Text Quests is a bundle of text games of various genres. Here you can find interactive stories with branching plots and text-only versions of classic Point & Click quests, where you can communicate with different characters, use your inventory and combine items in various locations.
Why similar: Experimental 21.6%, Text-Based 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #37 Vacation Terminal
73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, 1990's 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #38 Lone Bird in the Tree
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 13.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #39 Reflection Of Feelings
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mind Shift
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alex, a mid-level manager from the big city, is forced to return to his home village following a family tragedy. A temporary visit soon becomes a deeply emotional trial. He will have to confront a mystical lake, put his friendships to the test, and find true love.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #40 Wanderlust: Travel Stories
75% matchVery Positive84% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Experimental 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #41 Come to my party!
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIMSANG YOONPub: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Come to My Party! is a coming-of-age visual novel where choices matter. Jimin sets out to win class president and have her first birthday party. What begins as a simple goal spirals into social pressure, fragile friendships, and choices that can’t be taken back, hitting closer than you’d like.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, 1990's 14.6%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #42 Exploring Friscott
72% 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 23.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Point & Click 14.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #43 Lucky Fat Cat Diner
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Century Egg Studios
Windows
Lucky Fat Cat Diner is a cozy narrative cooking adventure where you play as Bao, helping Grandma Lola keep the family restaurant open. Keep her legacy alive, by updating her restaurant’s menu, but not without some sizzlin’ spice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, 2.5D 19.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%, 1990's 10.2%
- #44 Concealed
71% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: CASCHA GAMESPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Why similar: Comic Book 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #45 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #46 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
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 25.8%, Text-Based 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.5%
- #47 Magic Sexyland
71% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Funky_ForestPub: Nutaku Publishing
Windows
Magic Sexyland – probably the only classic NSFW point and click adventure game available! Everything is possible here! Horny girls, sexy fairies, angel beauties and devilish babes await you! Help Adam solve interesting and funny point and click puzzles, save girls!
Why similar: Comic Book 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Point & Click 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #48 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TedRed
Windows
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #49 Blue Bird's Song
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple Meadows Studio
Windows · Mac
Dive into the shadows of this fairytale-like narrative experience with Birdie, making choices and helping her find freedom and light in the darkness. Love isn't always what it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Point & Click 10%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #50 Late Bird
69% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: Vladimir SlavPub: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Experimental 17.9%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Visual Novel 13%
- #51 Schastye
70% matchMixed69% of 483 reviews2020
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 12%
A miniature frozen between the atmosphere of a small room and Castaneda with Lovecraft. The story of radical spiritual practices in the search for truth among panels and stacks.
Why similar: Experimental 37.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Retro 7.1%, Stylized 7%
- #52 The Adventures Of Hooman
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Panda Blade Software
Windows
A sci-fi comedy graphic novel where you play Hooman, an android too conceded to be scared and too lucky to die. Your crew is going to die but they could have avoided an untimely death if they had only listened to you. You are not the problem.
Why similar: Comic Book 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Exploration 13.1%
- #53 Shadow of Paris
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aris Script
Windows
Paris’s life changes when she encounters a charming stranger who seems to be watching her. This choice-driven psychological visual novel delivers a tense, intimate story focused on curiosity, trust, and crossing dangerous boundaries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Comic Book 15.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #54 About a Boy
67% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Return 0 Game StudioPub: P.R.A.R
Windows · Mac
“About a Boy” immerses players in a narrative-driven journey set in a future city devoid of humanity as we know it. Through the eyes of Miro, a boy with the unique ability to perceive people based on their animal temperaments, players embark on a puzzle point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.8%, Comic Book 17.8%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, 1990's 12%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #55 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
66% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: 2.5D 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 12.8%
- #56 Windrush Tales
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Hand-drawn 23.2%, Text-Based 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #57 Grandma's Secret
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 40A Game StudioPub: Dmitriy Bely
Windows
"Grandma's Secret" is a blend of kinetic visual novel and interactive text adventure. The last hope for a peasant girl named Tatiana to find a happy marriage is a service and dowry from her grandmother, who is believed to be a witch. But what price will she have to pay for it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Comic Book 20.5%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Exploration 9.3%
- #58 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 23.5%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #59 Nigudin really fought against Furong Wangyuan
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,498 reviews2024
Dev: 理塘时报游戏制作组Pub: 理塘锐刻科技发行
Windows
brief introductionNicotine vs. Furong Wangyuan "is a brain pumping game that takes place in a fantasy world called" Litang County ". Players will play as" Ding Zhen ", defeat Furong Wangyuan, and gradually uncover the truth about their ability to manipulate the level of Sharp Cut 5
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Comic Book 20.5%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%