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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Multiple Endings.

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  1. #1 Touhou: Fading Illusion
    97% matchVery Positive91% of 233 reviews2022
    Dev: Indie Game Order
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.5%, Detective 16%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 10.7%

  2. #2 Whisper Books
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 93 reviews2022
    Dev: 滑稽猫
    Windows

    Whisper Books is a collection of high-profile visual novel, artistically expressed based on literature, with hand-painted illustrations, dubbing and interactive options. The gameplay is weak relative to storytelling, suitable for players and readers who like stories.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.7%, Idler 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Text-Based 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  3. #3 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
    96% 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: Dynamic Narration 19.1%, Detective 17.4%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%

  4. #4 The Sych story: Human Being
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: Svyatoslav Burobin
    Windows

    Визуальная новелла с глубоким сюжетом о парне, который не умеет жить эту жизнь. Помогите ему разобраться со своими тараканами, познакомьтесь со множеством интересных героев и узнайте, в чём смысл жизни!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  5. #5 见习侦探
    94% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
    Dev: 全能侦探社
    Windows

    "Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .

    Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 7.8%

  6. #6 Detective Trent
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pegamob
    Windows

    Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Detective 18%, Dynamic Narration 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Nonlinear 10.4%

  7. #7 I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents
    93% matchVery Positive86% of 226 reviews2025
    Dev: ST SinovarPub: TopHouse Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    "I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...

    Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  8. #8 com__et
    92% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Margarita Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A queer romance/horror visual novel about being locked into a path, and having _______ words hidden from You. Find Your way to discover what's missing and reach Your ____ End.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 9.5%

  9. #9 The Seven Bad Apples
    91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: 1564 Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!

    Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Nonlinear 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Investigation 5.7%

  10. #10 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
    91% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
    Dev: Bushmonkey Games
    Windows · Mac

    A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

    Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Text-Based 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%

  11. #11 Scarpone Scamps
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pepperjack Productions
    Windows

    A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.

    Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

  12. #12 时忆 Memory of Time
    89% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
    Windows

    This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.

    Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  13. #13 雪凤山 Secret Opera
    89% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
    Dev: GOCORE
    Windows

    In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Detective 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Text-Based 10.5%

  14. #14 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    88% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: coly Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...

    Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 12.2%, Investigation 8.5%

  15. #15 Отделение 38
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 234 reviews2024
    Dev: The Three Windmills
    Windows

    После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.

    Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 8.7%

  16. #16 VIOLENT RUSH
    86% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2026
    Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
    Windows

    A near future where ruthless corporations reign supreme. A familiar story, isn’t it? Once again, few have the courage to challenge the authorities. Enter our heroes: desperate youths armed with spray cans and… the truth. A visual novel about street art in a cyberpunk world, by Sky Seekers Studio.

    Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Idler 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

  17. #17 Moth Cry
    86% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Harbinger Arts
    Windows

    Moth Cry is a non-linear visual novel about life and its consequences. Experience life alongside the main character. His fate is in your hands.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.6%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

  18. #18 You, in every Room.
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Obliviant Interactive
    Windows

    A psychological visual novel adventure about love, obsession, and blurred boundaries. Navigate a web of manipulation and dependency, make difficult choices, and face multiple endings.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Nonlinear 12.3%

  19. #19 Rose Academy
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KK Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?

    Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 12.1%, Anime 7.7%

  20. #20 No Recollection
    84% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: Jake Platt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!

    Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%

  21. #21 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
    83% matchNo user reviews
    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: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10%

  22. #22 末日航路-The Termination
    82% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".

    Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 8.4%

  23. #23 The Sin
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 224 reviews2021
    Dev: Baba Nura
    Windows

    The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair

    Why similar: Idler 22.2%, Detective 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%

  24. #24 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
    Windows

    Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?

    Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dynamic Narration 9.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

  25. #25 Reflection Of Feelings
    79% 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: Dynamic Narration 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 16%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  26. #26 知更鸟-The Robin
    80% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    “The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.

    Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Story Rich 6.4%

  27. #27 Scribe
    78% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
    Dev: TalesBar
    Windows

    Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  28. #28 Thoughtless
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aky Heart
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

  29. #29 我死后的那些天-After Death
    79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Story Rich 6.7%

  30. #30 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 reviews2024
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13.4%, Investigation 9.9%

  31. #31 CABALL: Innocence
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LevistokPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Linux

    Michelle receives an invitation from her grandfather, who had avoided her for years. But instead of a family celebration, she finds a grim reality, and the night erupts in violence. Fleeing, she finds refuge and the one her soul had been seeking.

    Why similar: Idler 31%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  32. #32 Suhoshin
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
    Dev: No More 500
    Windows

    Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Detective 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  33. #33 You're a dad
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Linus Bohman
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Choose your path and accept the consequences in this sleep deprived text adventure about becoming a parent. Be a responsible adult, make dinner and take care of your child. You must do this. Nothing else.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  34. #34 Circus Saboteur
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: No Sequels Cooperative
    Windows

    A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Text-Based 9.6%

  35. #35 Devil's Advocate: Alexander Twist
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: VisualBagel
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?

    Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Dynamic Narration 27.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 8.4%, Story Rich 8.3%

  36. #36 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 184 reviews2025
    Dev: 秦遥
    Windows

    这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。

    Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 6.3%

  37. #37 The Final Act
    74% matchMixed71% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: One Electron UniversePub: Mika Pi
    Windows · Linux

    The Final Act is a mix of visual novel and puzzle game where you assist writer Rebecca Carter in overcoming her writer's block by crafting the perfect murder plot for her novel. Solve intricate puzzles, adjust crime scenes, and navigate immersive storytelling to uncover the perfect crime.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29.4%, Detective 22.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 6.8%

  38. #38 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
    75% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Story Rich 6.3%

  39. #39 Reflections in Amber
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frog Croaked Team
    Windows · Mac

    Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.9%, Detective 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%

  40. #40 Everlasting Summer 2
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Soviet Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Everlasting Summer 2 – the continuation of the legendary visual novel “Everlasting Summer” is coming soon!

    Why similar: Idler 19%, Detective 16.8%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 11.6%

  41. #41 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
    Windows

    Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Text-Based 17.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Story Rich 10.7%

  42. #42 Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
    71% match7 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Retroactive Fort
    Windows

    Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.

    Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Investigation 9.5%

  43. #43 Chains of Judgment
    72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: ChaniMK
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Detective 18.7%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 7.3%

  44. #44 NA-Re: great chain of being
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 27 reviews2024
    Dev: NIN-GENPub: Visual Floss KONATA
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  45. #45 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
    71% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 8.8%

  46. #46 Savanna Story Diamond Edition
    70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: IrbisPub: Studio Irbis
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The fate of Savannah is in your hands!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 33.1%, Nonlinear 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 7.8%

  47. #47 迷渡桥
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......

    Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Drama 7.9%

  48. #48 Monsters of Little Haven
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 436 reviews2019
    Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  49. #49 Tomorrow Will Be Dying
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Robo
    Windows · Mac

    Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Text-Based 9.8%, Anime 9.5%

  50. #50 The Portal Pirate
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Text-Based 19.1%, Dynamic Narration 16.4%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  51. #51 The Tiny World
    67% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Remus
    Windows

    The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Text-Based 10.3%, Drama 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

  52. #52 Forest of Death Masks
    68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Remnants of mosaic
    Windows

    Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Text-Based 6.9%

  53. #53 The Dawn is Inevitable
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2023
    Dev: Last Spring
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.4%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  54. #54 Ballshit
    65% matchVery Positive96% of 336 reviews2025
    Dev: 疯兔游戏(FUNTOO Studio)
    Windows

    The first live-action visual novel with an anime flair! Gamer 'Eggy' turns into a girl. Join bro Monkey and his gf to uncover why the school belle hides a tough guy soul. Seek a cure or embrace your new life. Your choice drives this adventure!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.3%, Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  55. #55 The Gods of the Red Planet
    67% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Aurora Way Studios
    Windows

    Your team must uncover the secrets of the Terraforming Center on Mars and face an overwhelming battle for the future of the Red Planet. But remember: every choice you make will shape the outcome of this fight.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Text-Based 16.1%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%

  56. #56 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Scott Tipton
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 14.1%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

  57. #57 Black Lazar
    69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: Pleon Words
    Windows

    A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31.4%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.6%

  58. #58 The Solitary Existence of a Little Universe
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Wolkemann
    Windows

    In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else?

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 7.3%

  59. #59 Ezrebeth
    66% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.

    Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Drama 9.9%

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