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  1. #1 TOY BOX
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: DEADline Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Dark Comedy 14%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

  2. #2 We Were Here Before
    96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Inkdrift
    Windows

    The frontier does not want to be settled. A narrative highly replayable story game where your choices build a settlement, shape its story, and seal its fate. Every run ends. Every obituary tells a story only you lived.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Text-Based 16.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark Humor 9.5%

  3. #3 The Peresmeshnik
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 110 reviews2020
    Dev: Sean Arnold
    Windows

    It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%

  4. #4 Will Die Alone
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Arianna Ravioli
    Windows · Mac

    Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

    Why similar: Text-Based 23%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Point & Click 8.5%

  5. #5 Be Honest
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
    Windows

    The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌

    Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dark Comedy 6.7%

  6. #6 The Trial
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NowakGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%

  7. #7 Trapped with Jester
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,570 reviews2022
    Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Dark Comedy 13%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

  8. #8 Hadean Lands
    93% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2016
    Dev: Zarfhome Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.9%, Text-Based 36.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 1.6%, Indie 1.6%

  9. #9 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2025
    Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  10. #10 Cannibal Court
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Loomnorth Studios
    Windows

    Convince the cannibals not to eat you.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Choices Matter 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Point & Click 7.9%

  11. #11 Daria: A Kingdom Simulator
    90% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Rule your realm, train heroes, and build a legendary kingdom in Daria. Experience strategy, storytelling, and diplomacy in this immersive sim.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Text-Based 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  12. #12 Whispers From The Rift
    89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
    Windows

    A choose-your-own-adventure novel. ​Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Text-Based 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Visual Novel 6.9%

  13. #13 Vanakan
    89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Erik Khachatryan
    Windows

    Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.

    Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 4.3%

  14. #14 Recluses
    88% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
    Dev: Timofei UsikovPub: cd-doma production
    Windows

    More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 21.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.3%

  15. #15 Choice of Robots
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    Why similar: Text-Based 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 2.6%

  16. #16 Penrose
    86% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2023
    Dev: doublespeak games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 5.2%

  17. #17 Happy Birthday: With Sergio Spellbound
    86% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: Lazer Genu
    Windows

    Better than a birthday card. Use the Steam gift system to deliver this birthday present to your friends. The amazing Sergio Spellbound will ensure they have the magical birthday adventure of a lifetime. They will Point&Click their way to BIRTHDAY GLORY. If they’re lucky, they may even survive …

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Dark Comedy 12.6%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Point & Click 10.3%

  18. #18 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 12,070 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Text-Based 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 5.8%

  19. #19 Do 11
    85% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
    Dev: SJR Team
    Windows · Mac

    Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Text-Based 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Dark Comedy 12%, Choices Matter 11.5%

  20. #20 All (Too) Good Things
    84% 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 27.2%, Text-Based 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Choices Matter 8%, Visual Novel 6.9%

  21. #21 The Golden Rose: Book One
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2022
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Text-Based 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Casual 6.5%

  22. #22 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
    82% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Text-Based 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Indie 0.9%

  23. #23 31 Days In Orange Carnival
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ReversePI
    Windows

    10 participants. A death game that unfolds over 31 days. If you kill another participant, you can take their prize money. An interactive fiction game where the story changes based on your choices. In this dangerous game, choose who to trust and who to betray.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Text-Based 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Simulation 7.4%

  24. #24 A Wise Use of Time
    82% matchMostly Positive80% of 122 reviews2015
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Text-Based 25.2%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Indie 2.6%

  25. #25 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    81% 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: Text-Based 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%

  26. #26 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
    80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Infinite Zone
    Windows

    A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Text-Based 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Visual Novel 6.8%

  27. #27 ghostpia Season One
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 980 reviews2023
    Dev: ChosuidoPub: room6
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    "In my dreams, I can get out. In my dreams, I can fit in." 'ghostpia' mixes the adorable art style of an illustrated book with glitches-and-noise effects. There are no choices to be made. There's only a lonely girl in a ghost town and her story full of mystery, friendhood...and a bit of violence.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark Humor 10.7%

  28. #28 Tower of the Ice Lich
    79% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
    Windows · Mac

    A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Dark Comedy 7.5%

  29. #29 OTHERS
    78% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Sicosiber
    Windows

    This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  30. #30 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
    77% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2024
    Dev: CatTrigger
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Point & Click 9.7%

  31. #31 Choose Your Own Alternative
    77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
    Windows

    A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  32. #32 Not It: Spookiest Edition
    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Snowhaven Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  33. #33 The Sculptor
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: AmenoRokkotsu
    Windows

    You only picked up a lost smartphone, yet you find yourself made an accomplice in an AI's criminal plot. The AI asks 20 questions to identify its "master." Will you meet the AI's expectations?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Text-Based 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%

  34. #34 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Extract yourself from another fine mess–this time, with your family watching! Mischief, mix-ups, and bewilderingly urgent capers at your ancestral estate.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Text-Based 29.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Indie 0.9%

  35. #35 Ostera : The curse of...
    75% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2025
    Dev: Profits Troll Studio
    Windows

    Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Dark Comedy 15.1%, Dark Humor 12.1%

  36. #36 Blue Bird's Song
    75% 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 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  37. #37 Scribe
    73% 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: Text-Based 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Point & Click 8.4%

  38. #38 Popular Kids
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Peter Newing
    Windows

    Navigate school life, build friendships, survive rumours, and climb the social ladder through natural conversations with students who remember your choices. Every interaction shapes your reputation in this AI-powered social simulation.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Text-Based 20%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 3.7%

  39. #39 Momo Don't Leave
    72% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  40. #40 Love Potions Suck: A Text Romance
    73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Grumpo Games
    Windows

    A funny, emotional text-based romance where your awkward crush meets accidental magic. Make branching choices, build relationships, and maybe ruin Valentine’s Day with a love potion that definitely shouldn’t have worked.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Text-Based 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Casual 6%, Indie 1.1%

  41. #41 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
    74% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Will you infiltrate the gods' Elite Courte, stealing their superpowers, or turn double agent and join them, taking your place among the divine?

    Why similar: Text-Based 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choices Matter 16%, Story Rich 4.5%

  42. #42 Dorm Till Dawn
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: RB Ashton
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, Dark Humor 11.8%

  43. #43 Pet
    72% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: beepsoft industries
    Windows

    A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Text-Based 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Visual Novel 6.5%

  44. #44 Defragmenting
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: pngTriads
    Windows

    The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Text-Based 17.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%

  45. #45 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

    Why similar: Text-Based 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Indie 2.3%

  46. #46 For Mother Matron
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 169 reviews2022
    Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac

    A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 7.4%

  47. #47 Holy Shift
    70% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2024
    Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
    Windows

    This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Dark Humor 10.8%

  48. #48 Contra Spem Spero
    69% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

    Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Text-Based 11.1%

  49. #49 Dorm Till Dawn 2
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: RB Ashton
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Can you survive a night in St Fiacre's at tiny size? This feature-length interactive visual novel returns to the world of Sensus Supra, with better visuals, dozens of animations, more complex puzzles and even more dangerous giantesses hunting for your blood. Every action has consequences...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Text-Based 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Dark Comedy 13.5%, Dark Humor 11.3%

  50. #50 The Sword of Rhivenia
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Text-Based 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Casual 7.1%

  51. #51 Exploring Friscott
    68% 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 28.7%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Point & Click 13.5%, Choices Matter 7%

  52. #52 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 30.1%, Text-Based 29.1%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Thriller 4.4%

  53. #53 Depression Quest
    70% matchMixed62% of 3,936 reviews2014
    Dev: The Quinnspiracy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 77.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Text-Based 13.1%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Visual Novel 5.3%

  54. #54 Disney Villains Cursed Café
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
    Windows

    Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Text-Based 20.4%, Point & Click 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Casual 8.4%

  55. #55 Monologin
    66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Point & Click 11%, Visual Novel 8.2%

  56. #56 AFK_GF
    67% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Camocipher12
    Windows

    A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dark Comedy 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%

  57. #57 FAKEBOOK
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 799 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark Humor 12%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  58. #58 LaughterLost
    66% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2024
    Dev: Mix StudioPub: USC Games
    Windows

    LaughterLost takes you through a surreal journey of work and family life. Face psychological twists, narrative choices, puzzles, and unexpected unique confrontations! Will you break this dystopian cycle of everyday life?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Text-Based 19.2%, Dark Comedy 15.1%, Dark Humor 15%, Point & Click 10.7%

  59. #59 CLOSED HANDS
    68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: PASSENGER
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Text-Based 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Atmospheric 2.5%, Indie 1.2%

  60. #60 Emily is Away
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 32,322 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 14%, Story Rich 6.9%

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