- #1 Life is Strange: True Colors
97% matchVery Positive89% of 16,479 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Emotional 12.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #2 Road 96 🛣️
96% matchVery Positive92% of 24,497 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22%, Emotional 21.1%, Colorful 13.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Exploration 9.2%
- #3 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
96% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Emotional 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, Exploration 8%
- #4 Rosewater
95% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.8%, Drama 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #5 Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 528 reviews2023
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Become Atom Eve and take control of your own path as one of the most powerful superheroes in the Invincible universe! Unravel a mystery and balance the dangers and responsibilities of being a superhero with the relatable challenges of everyday life.
Why similar: Superhero 28% ★, Comic Book 21.5%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #6 Caravan SandWitch
94% matchVery Positive86% of 3,374 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Plane ToastPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.
Why similar: Futuristic 21.9%, Third Person 17.3%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 16.3%, Colorful 14.9%
- #7 Life is Strange: Reunion
93% matchVery Positive92% of 2,457 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Emotional 14%, Choices Matter 13%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Drama 8.7%
- #8 Life is Strange Remastered
91% matchVery Positive91% of 9,009 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Emotional 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #9 Dreamfall Chapters
92% matchVery Positive82% of 4,509 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Futuristic 8%
- #10 Sable
91% matchVery Positive86% of 6,173 reviews2021
Dev: ShedworksPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.
Why similar: Comic Book 29%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%
- #11 The Expanse: A Telltale Series
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,659 reviews2023
Dev: Deck NinePub: Telltale
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Drama 11.4%, Exploration 9.5%
- #12 Neo Cab
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,781 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Comic Book 29.8%, Emotional 17.9%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Futuristic 11.9%, Story Rich 11%
- #13 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
87% matchVery Positive86% of 5,787 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.1%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Story Rich 11%, Third Person 7.7%
- #14 Road 96: Mile 0
89% matchMixed68% of 1,995 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Emotional 25.6%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Exploration 16.1%, Story Rich 14.4%, Colorful 11.4%
- #15 Amarantus
88% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Choices Matter 22%, Emotional 17.6%, Drama 15.7%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #16 Eternal Strands
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,568 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Brick Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 8.2%
- #17 Eastward
86% matchVery Positive84% of 16,351 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.9%, Story Rich 25.6%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 11%, Indie 7.1%
- #18 Star Wars Outlaws
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 9,974 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft StudioPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Third Person 10.4%
- #19 Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,463 reviews2025
Dev: Myrkur GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on a perilous journey to rescue your brother and prevent a looming war. Harness the power of devastating magical abilities to conquer enemies, traverse treacherous landscapes, and unveil the hidden history of Aema.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.9%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Third Person 14.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
- #20 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
84% matchMixed69% of 9,290 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Choices Matter 16%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #21 The Invincible
82% matchVery Positive89% of 9,176 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Futuristic 27.7%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 8.8%
- #22 Heading Out
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 668 reviews2024
Dev: Serious SimPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
Why similar: Comic Book 43.9%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 6.2%
- #23 Thirsty Suitors
81% matchVery Positive97% of 255 reviews2023
Dev: Outerloop GamesPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Thirsty Suitors is a surreal story-driven game which throws turn-based RPG battles, skating and over-the-top cooking mechanics together in a spicy fusion! This isn't a dating sim - it's a breakup simulator. Battle your exes. Disappoint your parents. Find yourself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 8.4%
- #24 Best Month Ever!
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 202 reviews2022
Dev: Warsaw Film School Video Game & Film Production StudioPub: Klabater
Windows
🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅
Why similar: Emotional 30.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Drama 12.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #25 Firebird
81% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Ludogram
Windows · Mac
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
Why similar: Comic Book 32.5%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%
- #26 Road Trip to the End of the World
79% matchVery Positive97% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.5%, Emotional 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Colorful 8.2%
- #27 As Dusk Falls
80% matchVery Positive91% of 4,052 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.5%, Emotional 26.8%, Story Rich 18.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, Adventure 7.3%
- #28 UNBEATABLE
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,540 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
- #29 Cloudpunk
79% matchVery Positive88% of 15,104 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Why similar: Futuristic 20.9%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Story Rich 13.3%, Third Person 11%, Exploration 11%
- #30 Wayward Strand
78% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: ghost pattern
Windows
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.2%, Emotional 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Drama 10.9%
- #31 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
78% matchVery Positive93% of 37,673 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.1%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Story Rich 17.8%, Drama 8.2%, LGBTQ+ 8.2%
- #32 Deliver Us Mars
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,881 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Why similar: Emotional 23.4%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Story Rich 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Third Person 13.2%
- #33 Extra Coin
75% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: CINIC Games
Windows
Extra Coin is a story-rich life sim set between the real world and a virtual utopia: explore the city, do activities, and face your opponents. Would you rather respect the Loop or break it to find your lost parents?
Why similar: Emotional 18%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Drama 10.3%
- #34 Last Stop
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.3%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 15.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Exploration 11.8%
- #35 Saltsea Chronicles
74% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Emotional 19.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Drama 14%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #36 The Better Deal - Part I
75% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: zegamez
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel with a captivating story, ultrarealistic images, top-quality animations, and multiple love interests. Dramatic, emotional journey filled with adult content and meaningful player choices that shape unique endings. Straight or lesbian romances await. Dive in and start your adventure!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Emotional 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Drama 11.2%
- #37 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
72% matchVery Positive85% of 8,486 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.7%, Emotional 18.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Third Person 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #38 The Big Con
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,273 reviews2021
Dev: Mighty YellPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.3%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Story Rich 13.7%, Colorful 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #39 Desert Blossom
73% matchVery Positive97% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: ZH RPG制作组
Windows
In the deserts of the Baihe Continent, a girl named Mars was born, breaking the curse. -- Embarking on a journey, composing an epic adventure about courage, life and love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Emotional 13.2%, Drama 11%, Story Rich 11%
- #40 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
72% matchVery Positive94% of 5,842 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.6%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Colorful 5.1%
- #41 2064: Read Only Memories
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Comic Book 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #42 Thief of Thieves
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 237 reviews2018
Dev: Rival GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Thief of Thieves you play as a cat burglar using stealth, social engineering and team members to pull off some high profile heists across the world. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, it’s time for Celia to make the leap from apprentice to master.
Why similar: Comic Book 34%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 7%
- #43 Detroit: Become Human
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 236,046 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.7%, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 18.4%, Futuristic 10.5%, Third Person 4.8%
- #44 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
70% matchVery Positive84% of 3,927 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Emotional 12.5%, Drama 9%
- #45 The Uncertain: Light At The End
73% matchMixed64% of 1,182 reviews2020
Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Futuristic 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #46 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Emotional 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #47 A Plague Tale: Requiem
68% matchVery Positive91% of 24,285 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Alternate History 23.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Drama 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #48 Wander Stars
68% matchVery Positive92% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Castle GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Unleash custom attacks by combining words in this Super! Anime! Turn-Based! RPG! Collect all 200 words, earn Pep Ups from honorable victories and become a Kiai master. Befriend your rivals, uncover dark mysteries, and seek out the pieces of the Wanderstar map in a wild race across the universe.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Story Rich 20.4%, Colorful 9.6%, Adventure 4.6%
- #49 Protodroid DeLTA
70% matchVery Positive81% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Futuristic 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Colorful 8.3%
- #50 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
67% matchVery Positive91% of 3,767 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 33.2%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Female Protagonist 19%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #51 Always Sometimes Monsters
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,446 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.5%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Story Rich 18.6%, Indie 13.9%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #52 Across the Grooves
69% matchVery Positive93% of 127 reviews2020
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.9%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Colorful 7%
- #53 If Found...
68% matchVery Positive90% of 2,276 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 48%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #54 Even the Ocean
70% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.5%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Colorful 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #55 Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain
67% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Fiction Factory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A comic book adventure of freelance supervillainy, petting cats, and/or destroying capitalism in which your choices determine success in a series of daring heists and capers.
Why similar: Comic Book 35.1%, LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #56 Star Trek: Resurgence
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,970 reviews2024
Dev: Dramatic LabsPub: Bruner House
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Drama 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Futuristic 12%
- #57 Distortions
71% matchMixed59% of 215 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 13.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #58 Dust and Salt
69% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. You decide where to go and whom to form alliances with. Force your will with either diplomacy or through war.
Why similar: Story Rich 42.9%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 22.7%, Singleplayer 10.7%
- #59 Quartet
62% matchVery Positive97% of 336 reviews2025
Dev: Something Classic Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 33.8%, Female Protagonist 19%, Story Rich 11.6%, Colorful 10.9%, Exploration 10.9%
- #60 Winds of Change
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 583 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46.4%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Story Rich 14.5%, Female Protagonist 9%, Adventure 5.4%