- #1 Insects Awaken
97% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 21.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 11.1%
- #2 Reminiscence
96% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Ambling Alpaca Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the winter of 210 AD, the renowned genius strategist Zhōu Yú died of illness. Qiáo Qīng, his widowed concubine, reminisces on their bittersweet relationship while going through the belongs in their bedroom. The player's choices affect her sentiment, which in turn affects how the game ends.
Why similar: Historical 34%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, RPG 9%
- #3 Brageskålen
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Historical 30.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #4 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
95% 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: Historical 24.6%, Dynamic Narration 19% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #5 Als Gott schlief
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Campfire Tales UG
Windows
"Als Gott schlief" is an emotional and personal First-Person story-driven Adventure about the Holocaust. The Player explores, solves, and interacts with a chaotic and war-torn world around them to bear witness to the stories of three people, whose perspective on this atrocity could not differ more.
Why similar: Historical 21.2%, War 20%, Dynamic Narration 18.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #6 狂潮-Staggering Through The Dark
94% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Longxi Zhao
Windows
This is an AVG trying to tell a story about a city under British governance. In 1970s, newspapers were rife with exaggerated title and drama plots. Xu Dan, a fresh journalist accidentally ran into a collaboration of cops and mafia.
Why similar: Historical 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #7 OMEA
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AImmersive Pub: AImmersive
Windows
Your voice shapes the adventure. Omea is a revolutionary AI-powered narrative game where your personal Game Master responds to everything you say. No menus, no limits. Just speak and forge your own legend across fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and beyond.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 17.4% ★, Choices Matter 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, RPG 11.2%
- #8 残阳 1645/1937
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 未雪游戏(NotsnowyGame)
Windows
As a Ming officer in 1645’s Yangzhou & Jiangyin massacres, shield a girl from shouma fate while obeying orders. In 1937’s Battle of Yangzhou, protect a war journalist returned from Japan. Your choices decide their survival and shape their fates across 300 years.
Why similar: Historical 33.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Strategy 8.3%
- #9 Ukraine War Stories
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Historical 21%, War 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #10 Tyrant of the Southern Dynasty
90% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: WANG JIAN
Windows
Set against real historical backdrop, this work unfolds bloody political intrigues. navigating between the tyrant’s tyranny and relatives’ conspiracies. Every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate and witnesses the darkest court legends of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Why similar: Historical 38.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, RPG 16.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, 2D 5%
- #11 魔女低语时
91% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, RPG 20.1%, Multiple Endings 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #12 A War of a Madman's Making
89% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Historical 20.8%, War 18.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #13 Chickamauga Battles
89% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Refight one of the most significant battles of the American Civil War 'the Battle of Chickamauga'.
Why similar: Historical 30.2%, War 29.7%, Board Game 19.3%, Strategy 17.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #14 A Day in the Palace
88% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 44.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #15 Fraudster
87% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Xi Zhang
Windows
Fraudster is a role-playing game set against the backdrop of telecom fraud. Players take on the role of a recent graduate who accidentally ends up in a fraud company. While striving to achieve the fraud goals, players can also engage in various other activities.
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 32.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, RPG 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #16 First Crusader
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ferhat
Windows
Determine the fate of the Crusaders in this history-based visual novel game. Be the leader of the Christians or the leader of the Turks. Choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. You will change the history of this Crusade.
Why similar: Historical 26.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15%, War 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #17 The Long March: 20000 Miles of Journey
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JOX Studio
Windows
A story of a little girl joining the Red Army and finishing the Long March, while discovering her true faith.
Why similar: Historical 37.5%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Adventure 5.4%
- #18 The Golden Horde: Story of Jambul
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomers Entertainment
Windows
The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?
Why similar: Historical 30%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #19 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
84% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.8% ★, Historical 20.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #20 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Forest
Windows
古代重生题材文字冒险游戏,改编自小说《金瓶梅》。北宋政和年间,清河县出了一位大财主西门庆,风流倜傥,妻妾众多,却也在纸醉金迷中走向宿命终局。而如今,你化身西门庆,重来一世,命运的罗盘交到你手中。
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Historical 19.7%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, RPG 12%, Story Rich 9%
- #21 Neighbors - A Visual Novel
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amateur Studio
Windows
Know your neighbors. Find the truth. Betray them. Experience the nightmare of the Salem Witch Trials in this horror story based on true events.
Why similar: Historical 36%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #22 Soul Gambler
83% matchVery Positive87% of 2,715 reviews2014
Dev: Ilex GamesPub: Gamestorming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, RPG 13.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #23 The Saragossa Manuscript
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Igor Hardy
Windows
A 1st impressions roguelite, with real spanish rogues! Wander into Adventure. Solve matters of Honor. Romance remarkable people. Outwit pushy specters. Adapt your 3 heroes' character traits to win over both friends and enemies, weaving together a tale of passion, swash and demonic influences.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.4% ★, Historical 18.6%, Board Game 17.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #24 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
81% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Quick-Time Events 13.1% ★, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #25 浮生若梦-蜀宫
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 南瓜马车制作组
Windows
建安十二年,日渐衰落的东汉王朝在长期的军阀混战下早已名存实亡。为了攫取更多的权力,将天下纳入自己的囊中,诸多姓氏的野心家们开始了无休止的争斗,纷争无休的乱世就此展开。 这一年,怀着同样对争夺天下的渴望,长期处在四处奔逃的困境中的军阀刘备决意前往隆中拜访名士诸葛亮。同年,刘备之妾甘氏为其诞下一子。故事就此这里开始……
Why similar: Historical 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, RPG 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #26 Plague: London 1665
79% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: WASD Games
Windows · Mac
Plague: London 1665 is an RPG with pixel art graphics set in 1665's during the Bubonic Plague outbreak in overcrowded and polluted London. As a body collector, graveyard keeper, and family provider, avoid the disease while clearing the streets. Will you survive the outbreak or become another victim?
Why similar: Historical 34.8%, RPG 18.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #27 铜刀银剑
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 念绣科技
Windows
北宋熙宁年间,有奸相祸乱朝堂,穷兵黩武,不辨贵贱,以朝廷大臣之身妨害地主营贷,重草民布衣却轻士大夫;更不畏天威,妄图改道黄河以留名青史。江湖中人惊惧此举将毁大宋龙脉,推举一将,一侠,一刺,一贼,号“四剑除奸”,共伐奸相———王安石。
Why similar: Historical 29.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #28 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Historical 12.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #29 Jeanne at the Clock Tower
78% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
After being transported to a strange and distorted world shrouded by endless fog, a World War II French solider meets the fated girl trapped at the center of a history of war - Jeanne. The young soldier and Jeanne the Maiden set out on a journey of penance in this historic fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Historical 23.8%, Fighting 22% ★, War 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #30 The Count of Monte Cristo
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Veil Studios
Windows
Play as the Count of Monte Cristo in 19th-century France. Charm & Dominate your enemies. Exploit their weaknesses, and orchestrate their downfall in this gripping narrative-driven tale of revenge.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.7% ★, Historical 16.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #31 西门立志传
77% matchMostly Negative37% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: 2群:154681658(国区激活码找管理)Pub: 内含施虐受虐,以供医家研究
Windows
2群:154681658(国区激活码找管理) is a plot development management simulation game with multiple story clues. The main axis of the game is to cultivate Ximen Qing, the male master in the book, and improve different abilities through various activities or courses.
Why similar: Historical 24.5%, Dynamic Narration 23.9% ★, Fighting 14.4% ★, Multiple Endings 11%, RPG 9.5%
- #32 Max’s Adventures: Christmas Edition
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: J Indie Games
Windows · Mac
Join Max on a mischievous Christmas Eve adventure! When his dad doesn’t return home, Max’s imagination takes over, leading to hilarious choices, festive chaos, and a magical quest to find missing Santa in Christmas Land. Your decisions shape this funny, heartwarming holiday story.
Why similar: RPG 21.5%, Dynamic Narration 18.2% ★, Choices Matter 15.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #33 Conquer the world
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,312 reviews2025
Dev: 互动之星
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"Conquer the world" is a historical theme of live-action interactive film game. First-person immersive experience, super-long and massive endings,rich interaction with multiple gameplay. Here,you will cross the river of history, Against invaders!
Why similar: Historical 25.1%, War 18%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #34 绍宋
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 互动之星
Windows
"Shaosong" is a flagship historical interactive film-game from Wonder Cat, adapted from Liu Dan Pa Shui’s novel. Traverse the war-torn Song Dynasty, unite with heroes to overcome crises, uphold the Song spirit with modern resolve, and forge your own heroic legend!
Why similar: Historical 32.1%, War 22.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, RPG 7.9%
- #35 Murders at Tealwoods Manor
76% matchMixed71% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Cutlass Boardgames
Windows
You've been invited to a strange party at Lady Tealwoods' new mansion. It's not long until a sudden murder is revealed, and you must piece together who is lying, and who is the murderer as you uncover the secrets of the different strange guests of Tealwoods Manor.
Why similar: Historical 20.9%, Board Game 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 16.6%, War 14.1%
- #36 The price of tomorrow
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 10%
- #37 捱光:金瓶梅
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: RR GAMES
Windows
改编自明代奇书《金瓶梅》。每两年半,就会有一个爱坤穿越到《金瓶梅》世界,本作中,你将魂穿成为西门庆,遇到一位故人,仗着财势勾通官吏,称霸一方。除了感受现实社会与人性善恶,还要与潘金莲、李瓶儿、庞春梅、吴月娘、孟玉楼、李娇儿、孙雪娥等多位女子展开一段段故事。本作全动态Live2D角色,全对话音频,全角色图鉴互动。你,将在故事走向中做出选择。最终,你也要选择是否穿越回归。
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Historical 16.7%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, RPG 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #38 Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents
74% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help the eccentric inventor navigate the intrigue of the emerging electrical industry! Can you outsmart Thomas Edison and electrify the world?
Why similar: Historical 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, RPG 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #39 荧惑焚心录Yinghuo
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DongmianYueqiu
Windows
明末题材文字冒险游戏。背景为崇祯死后第二年(1645),你将扮演一名火器学者,无意中捡到了前朝公主,一场涉及复仇与真相、战乱与选择的旅途就此展开。约17万字剧情,有4个不同走向的结局和多个死亡结局。
Why similar: Historical 32.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, RPG 8.7%
- #40 Next Star
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oneleafplay
Windows · Mac
Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Story Rich 14.7%
- #41 Knights & Outlaws
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HYDRAGONPub: WIG Publishing
Windows
Defeat the Fate and become a knight, despite your lineage. Face the world's absurdity and other knights (as well as outlaws) in tournaments to prove yourself as the noblest knight in the kingdom.
Why similar: Swordplay 22.7% ★, Historical 22.6%, War 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #42 Dice Rollers
73% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: Amateur Sloth
Windows
One table, a pack of dice, five participants: This story is about playing a tabletop RPG with swords and dragons while overcoming inner weaknesses.
Why similar: Board Game 26.7%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #43 Humerous (REBOOT)
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Mimeface
Windows
After an awful time at a Halloween party, the night welcomes you with a deep cold breeze. With your car busted and unusable thanks to your drunk tennant, a single pavement awaits for your determined fate....
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.5%, RPG 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 14.1%
- #44 Et le grain mourut
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fülli
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: Historical 32.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #45 Best Day Ever
72% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: ReRolled Studio
Windows
Play 4 characters, live their unique stories and manage their daily lives to create their best day ever. In this narrative game, your decisions have consequences and change the outcome of the stories.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26% ★, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #46 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Historical 25.1%, War 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #47 Peter's Journey
70% matchMixed52% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamer StudioPub: Start Game
Windows
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Historical 26.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #48 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn - Prologue
69% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.
Why similar: Historical 19%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Building 11.7%, Base Building 11.1%, RPG 9.7%
- #49 Lotus: Lost Memories
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Fenyx Digital
Windows
Step into the richly woven tale of Atsushi, a young samurai bound by duty to his ailing father. Undertake a journey of purpose as he faces skilled adversaries and uncovers the echoes of a legacy that will shape his destiny. Realized in a pixel art visual novel with turn based combat.
Why similar: Swordplay 23.3% ★, Historical 17.9%, Quick-Time Events 17.3% ★, Visual Novel 16.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #50 Double
70% matchVery Positive83% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Tomato Fantasy Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Double is an action-quest game telling about a fight with a mental disorder by immersing in dreams. Choose your way and find out how this mystical story ends.
Why similar: Historical 20.5%, War 18.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #51 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, RPG 11.1%
- #52 卡牌游戏
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a highest death rate game of survival, combined with masculinity, survival, thriller, suspense reasoning and other elements. There are two main lines you can choose from the story - the male line and the female line. Meanwhile, you can also choose different talents as you like.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, RPG 13%, Strategy 9.4%
- #53 OMNIMUS
69% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Mac · Linux
Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #54 Marcel Pagnol and the Secret Spring
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Historical 23.9%, Dynamic Narration 21.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #55 三国荆襄风云
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 文若
Windows
Three Kingdoms: Turmoil in Jingxiang Set post-Battle of Red Cliffs Semi-real-time turn-based combat Procedural NPCs (non-historical) Open-world exploration Multiple endings via historical events Play as blacksmith, physician, faction ally, or mercenary leader Roles impact event participation
Why similar: Historical 43%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, RPG 14.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #56 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Realistic medieval noble simulator and, at the same time, a strategy game with historical depth. Manage your city and villages and make decisions in non-linear events. Command defenses in epic sieges and organize dangerous raids.
Why similar: Historical 24.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Building 11.5%, Base Building 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #57 Major\Minor
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 590 reviews2016
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A highly engaging visual novel, with memorable characters and multiple endings. Traverse worlds, solve a murder mystery -- and partake in political revolution. Inspired by greats such as Steins;Gate, Tales of Symphonia, Persona 4 and Future Diary. An unforgettable science-fiction/fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, RPG 11.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #58 The Widow's Boutique
66% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.
Why similar: Historical 34.6%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #59 Onigashima
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: azureXtwilightPub: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
ONIGASHIMA is a psychological horror visual novel with romantic tragedy, supernatural loop mechanics, and dual-layered narration. Play as a nameable protagonist and uncover the truth behind the Red Moon and the devouring of your villagers.
Why similar: Historical 41.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Multiple Endings 6.2%