- #1 Before They Catch Us
97% matchPositive86% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 16.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #2 True Magician
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark CitadelPub: Brezg Studio
Windows
How do you become a true magician? Find out in True Magician, an interactive text adventure with RPG elements. Travel through the kingdom with your teacher, learn the art of magic, fight enemies and make friends. And remember, the world is not what it seems!
Why similar: Nonlinear 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, CRPG 11.4%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #3 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
96% 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: Nonlinear 17.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #4 Dancing with Shadows: Prologue
95% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Glass Umbrella Inc.
Windows
Dancing with Shadows: Prologue is a 2D dark fantasy visual novel with CYOA-influenced branching storylines. Guide three protagonists through an interlocked and inexorably connected storyline. There are no wrong answers, but your decisions have consequences.
Why similar: Narrative 16.2% ★, Nonlinear 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #5 A Spaceship Accident
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Pick Your Universe
Windows
A choice-driven narrative game with RPG mechanics, filled with cosmic wonders and horror. Forge your own path across more than 50 unique endings. Barter, upgrade your character, fight, and explore alien worlds, overcoming every obstacle to find your way back to Earth… and to your daughter.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Lore-Rich 10.8%
- #6 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
94% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.1%, Text-Based 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #7 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
93% matchVery Positive89% of 9,719 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Choices Matter 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, RPG 7.6%
- #8 Serania - Path of the Scion
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #9 Villienville. Echoes of Deception
91% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JAD Labs
Windows · Mac
A text role-playing game about the fate of a mercenary who finds himself in the strange village: Villienville. Investigate who benefits from the sudden appearance of “ghosts” and help residents protect their homes from a mysterious enemy. The main thing is not to make a mistake in your choice!
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #10 Gold & Brown
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Side Project Games
Windows
Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11%, Medieval 10.8%
- #11 Into Oblivion
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NanoLion
Windows
Into Oblivion is an immerse interactive novel where your choices shape the story. Set in the far-future, explore a galaxy on the brink of crisis with dynamic companions. So, settle your mind and pray you have what it takes to fly Into Oblivion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Text-Based 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, RPG 11.5%
- #12 Tower of the Ice Lich
89% 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: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 16.6%, Lore-Rich 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #13 The Will and Torment of El Brante
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosenior
Windows
A hardcore narrative RPG about an inquisitor who defied the Gods and returned from the Afterlife against Their Will. In a world where faith is fracturing, power is waning, and blood is spilled ever more often, your choices will decide what remains of the Empire. Complete the story of Sir El Brante!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choices Matter 15.2%, RPG 10.4%, Nonlinear 10%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #14 Chrongrid
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chrongrid Studio
Windows
Chrongrid is an AI-driven narrative experience. Inside an author's story blueprint, you make your own choices and the world responds in its own way — every choice echoes, no two journeys alike. Built-in blueprints are the start; play others' stories or write your own, in any language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13.2%
- #15 The Iron and the Oath
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FFire Studio
Windows
A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #16 God of Chaos
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defy nature’s laws and avenge your slain pantheon! Humanity once feared and hated you, but now, awakened from a thousand-year slumber, you are their only hope. A text-based interactive game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, RPG 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.1%
- #17 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
86% matchVery Positive97% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, RPG 7.3%
- #18 Taina's Cursed Legacy
85% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 16%, RPG 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #19 Wildwake
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #20 Faerie's Bargain: The Price of Business
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the greatest of the goblin merchants in this gaslamp faery-tale! Buy and sell secrets and memories! Trade in time, shadows, and stranger things!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, RPG 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #21 OMEA
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AImmersive Pub: AImmersive
Windows
Your words shape the adventure. Omea is a revolutionary AI-powered narrative game where your personal Game Master responds to everything you write. No menus, no limits. Just type and forge your own legend across fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and beyond.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Nonlinear 10%, RPG 8.9%
- #22 Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Revive The Spark
Windows
Two vampires — an ambitious Kindred and a wretched Thinblood. Their fates clash in this Visual Novel set in the World of Darkness, where your arsenal extends beyond just words — from political machinations to forbidden Alchemy. Claw your way to power and leave your bitemarks on Berlin's underworld.
Why similar: Narrative 20.5% ★, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #23 Moonbriar
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oldblood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #24 Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yohan Dupuy
Windows · Linux
Interactive psychological horror novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your grip on reality. Your choices shape a branching narrative where your mental state influences what you see and the paths that open before you. 5 routes, 8 endings, 15 to 20 hours of reading.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Narrative 17.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #25 Fugue of Delights
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Enygmage
Windows
A daemonic, handcrafted visual novel where your choices shape erotic dreams, secrets, and ritual desires.
Why similar: Nonlinear 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Text-Based 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
- #26 Aunewyth
80% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Captain Cool
Windows
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.2%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, RPG 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #27 The door has doubts
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: wrongchairstudio
Windows
The Door Has Doubts is a very short and absurd narrative game about manipulation, dialogue, and the existential crisis of room furnitures. You are stuck in a room, there is a door. Your only way out: Convince the door to open. Choose your words carefully, as you try to escape the room.
Why similar: Narrative 21.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Psychological 13.4%
- #28 Innsmouth 22
79% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Raven Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Lovecraftian 14.4%, Narrative 9.1% ★
- #29 The Sin Collector: Repentless
79% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, CRPG 8.6%
- #30 Ink and Intrigue
77% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heed magic’s call! Find love as you explore ancient mysteries, craft dragon-rune tattoos, and discover your true loyalties. What passions shape your path?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Text-Based 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, RPG 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.9%
- #31 Grave Knight
78% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamlight Games
Windows
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #32 The Portal Pirate
77% 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 20.5%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Psychological 11.8%, Nonlinear 10.7%
- #33 History of Dragosa
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.5%
- #34 Room 337
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 19.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 14.3%, Psychological 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #35 Scarlet Hollow
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,946 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Narrative 17.4% ★, Lovecraftian 14.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #36 Keeper of the Labyrinth
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Athena Abbott
Windows · Mac
An interactive fiction game about identity and self-discovery. Decide your own path through the labyrinth's strange halls, and confront the terrors and mysteries within.
Why similar: Nonlinear 27.2%, Text-Based 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Psychological 10%, Magic 8%
- #37 The Sleeping Sickness
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Scrap LLC
Windows
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
- #38 Decadent Heir
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRdroid GamesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Rewrite history in this narrative RPG set in the last days of Imperial Russia. Born into nobility, you will shape both your destiny and the fate of a nation.Will you preserve the old order, ignite the flames of revolution, or carve out your own path? Every decision will echo through time.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Medieval 9.3%
- #39 The Jewel of Monostructure
73% matchVery Positive96% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #40 Sub-Verge
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Narrative 28.8% ★, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choices Matter 10%, RPG 5.9%
- #41 The Pigment
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 11.4%, RPG 8.8%
- #42 Herald of the Mists
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromNiki
Windows
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
- #43 The Soul Stone War 2
73% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Text-Based 16.9%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #44 Marginalia
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Worn Spine Studio
Windows
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 32.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 20%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Psychological 12.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #45 The Bone Dancer's Bane
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 700,000-word epic fantasy interactive novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Text-Based 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, RPG 12.2%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
- #46 The Crown of The Vermillion Devil
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dylan WilliamsPub: River's Edge Gaming
Windows
Follow an Emperor's bounty to a rain-soaked island where the locals are going strange, an ancient god is waking, and you are exactly where you were meant to be. A narrative text RPG with real consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #47 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
69% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Narrative 12.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #48 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
68% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 14.9%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #49 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Text-Based 12.1%
- #50 The Golden Rose: Book One
70% 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 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Text-Based 19.4%, RPG 12.8%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
- #51 Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions
67% matchVery Positive96% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac
You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #52 Lux, City of Secrets
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 20.4%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, RPG 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #53 DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice
69% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: CCSPub: Delight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the wizard of this interactive fantasy story! Stay alive, manage your spell power, find treasure, and smite evil. All 6 episodes are included for 20+hours of adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Magic 8.3%
- #54 Witchcraft U
69% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rush the university's secret societies as a first-year Magical Studies major! Will you keep your magic a secret from the mundanes or expose the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Text-Based 18.2%, RPG 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #55 Choose Your Own Alternative
67% 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 15.9%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #56 SUBURBIA INFINITUM
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aerealis
Windows
A dialogue sim about eternity and our minds.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.2%, Nonlinear 14%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #57 Roadwarden
66% matchVery Positive94% of 5,066 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 27%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #58 The Castle
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sankurusu
Windows · Linux
Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Text-Based 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Psychological 14%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #59 The Farm of the Living
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, RPG 10%
- #60 Silk and Secrets: Rites of Pleasure
65% match3 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate the orgiastic secret society beneath the modern-day Palace of Versailles! Will you expose their sex rituals or surrender to their pleasures? An interactive romance novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Text-Based 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, RPG 14.2%