- #1 Exploring Friscott
97% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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 19.1%, Point & Click 16.7%, Text-Based 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 6.2%
- #2 Big Ear Detective
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Point & Click 14.7%, Detective 12.9%, Narration 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #3 DELETE AFTER READING
96% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Narration 12.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Detective 10%
- #4 MysteryOS
95% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Clermont Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at a terminal you've never seen before. The language is alien. The interface is hostile. Every wrong click has consequences. Decode constructed languages, navigate unfamiliar operating systems, and survive the unknown in this puzzle-survival experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Text-Based 16.7%, Point & Click 16%, Exploration 8.3%
- #5 The Mystery of Oak Island
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Narration 9.7%
- #6 Blue Bird's Song
94% 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 18.9%, Narration 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Point & Click 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #7 Universe Has No Favorites
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
Windows · Mac
Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Point & Click 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #8 You're a dad
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Linus Bohman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your path and accept the consequences in this sleep deprived text adventure about becoming a parent. Be a responsible adult, make dinner and take care of your child. You must do this. Nothing else.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Narration 13.4%
- #9 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Point & Click 13.6%, Detective 12%, Open World 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #10 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
Windows
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Detective 6.9%
- #11 Death off the Cuff
90% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Detective 11.6%, Narration 9.9%
- #12 Oremus
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Narkhos & Stormi
Windows · Linux
This text adventure, beautifully illustrated in pixel art, invites you to explore a medieval abbey filled with secrets. You take full control by entering commands directly on your keyboard through a flexible command parser, allowing for free and immersive interaction.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Narration 18.5%, Adventure 6%
- #13 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Point & Click 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Detective 9.8%
- #14 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
87% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Point & Click 21.5%, Detective 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 9.5%
- #15 Hadean Lands
89% matchPositive94% of 47 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: Text-Based 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 5.9%, Puzzle 3.3%
- #16 LifeOS
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: py_pionc
Windows
A text-based sandbox PC game about exploring the world through short phrases in the terminal. The player roams through events, acquires new items, locations, facts, or acquaintances, and combines them to unlock new events.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Narration 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #17 The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
86% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Point & Click 12.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Mystery 6.9%
- #18 YOUR HOUSE
84% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Narration 11.9%, Detective 11.8%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #19 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Point & Click 17%, Detective 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%
- #20 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 17.5%, Detective 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Mystery 10%
- #21 Hotel Hermes
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Point & Click 19.8%, Text-Based 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #22 Ecosphere - Prologue
82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Talestrike
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Pirate Princess must infiltrate a memorial to steal an orb with the power to control nature: Ecosphere. Will you manage to steal the precious loot?
Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Point & Click 15.4%, Detective 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #23 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Point & Click 17%, Mystery 11.8%, Detective 11.4%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #24 Serania - Path of the Scion
81% 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 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Fantasy 7.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #25 The Castle
81% 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: Text-Based 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Narration 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Adventure 6.1%
- #26 Major's Heart
79% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Point & Click 20.9%, Detective 12.9%, Text-Based 11.6%, Adventure 10.8%
- #27 Sarawak
80% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Detective 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
- #28 Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Shaman Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Point & Click 18.6%, Text-Based 16.7%, Detective 12.1%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #29 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
78% matchVery Positive84% of 342 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Narration 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Point & Click 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
- #30 Non-Linear Text Quests
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 45 reviews2018
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Linux
Non-Linear Text Quests is a bundle of text games of various genres. Here you can find interactive stories with branching plots and text-only versions of classic Point & Click quests, where you can communicate with different characters, use your inventory and combine items in various locations.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Narration 14.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%
- #31 ナカノ人格移植研究所
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Text-Based 14.9%, Detective 11.4%, Adventure 9%
- #32 Discarded Memories: A Red Iron Story
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toby Davis
Windows · Linux
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Point & Click 21.1%, Detective 15.2%, Narration 14.7%, Exploration 10.8%
- #33 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 18.8%, Point & Click 16%, Detective 10.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #34 Roadwarden
74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #35 Duppy Detective Tashia
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Text-Based 16.2%, Point & Click 15%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 7.6%
- #36 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
73% matchVery Positive86% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 6.8%
- #37 Frank and Drake
75% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Appnormals TeamPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Narration 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 11%
- #38 Escape Tales: The Awakening
72% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Bluekey Games
Windows
“Escape Tales: The Awakening” is a haunting narrative puzzle game that plunges you into a world shrouded in darkness and mystery. Immerse yourself in a gripping tale of loss, redemption, and the echoes of a forgotten past based on the well-received escape room card game.
Why similar: Narration 19.9%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Detective 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #39 Inflorescences
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloriProductions
Windows · Mac
A visual novel strategy game where your floral fragrances determine the fate of your mysterious shop and its patrons. Make choices, talk to customers, and shape the story. Get ready for a journey of heartfelt connections and strategic decision-making.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 21.7%, Point & Click 12.2%, Fantasy 12.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #40 Hostil
73% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2017
Dev: Eteru Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Hostil is a short emotional interactive tale about a young astronaut who has crashed on a extremely dangerous planet. No one will come to rescue him and his only hope is to move forward.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #41 Disney Villains Cursed Café
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 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 27.8%, Point & Click 26.7%, Text-Based 20.4%, Fantasy 10.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #42 CLOSED HANDS
73% 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: Text-Based 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #43 44 The Jail
71% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Marcial Gutierrez
Windows · Linux
They got locked up in a prison for a reason. Try to get the answers in this point and click adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Point & Click 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Narration 14.3%, Detective 11.2%
- #44 Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Microids Studio LyonPub: Microids
Windows
Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Narration 16.3%, Detective 12.6%, Exploration 7.6%
- #45 Misadventures of Laura Silver
71% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 11.6%, Detective 10%
- #46 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Include0
Windows
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Mystery 16%, Detective 12%, Adventure 11.2%
- #47 The Spirit Weaver
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
Windows
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Point & Click 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Text-Based 13.7%, Detective 9.4%
- #48 Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
69% match7 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Retroactive Fort
Windows
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Narration 16.3%, Detective 14.5%, Mystery 8%
- #49 Herald of the Mists
70% 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: Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Detective 9.6%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #50 Taina's Cursed Legacy
68% matchPositive82% of 33 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: Text-Based 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 7.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #51 Perciflette
67% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: LSCdual
Windows
Welcome, future hero! Perciflette is a narrative adventure with a simple goal : Find the way out. Explore, move forward with caution, and make the right choices…or start over!
Why similar: Narration 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 17.2%, Fantasy 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
- #52 Skool Days
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cocodrolo Games
Windows · Mac
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Narration 20.4%, Detective 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Exploration 8%
- #53 Bleeding Moons
69% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: IAN GamesPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Bleedings Moons is an interactive story revolving around the themes of fate, duty and free will. Your actions and decisions will shape the story of the game, so that Ian's story will be your story, with the logical consequences of your choices.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Narration 15.6%, Point & Click 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%
- #54 Penrose
68% matchPositive88% of 32 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 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 6.6%, Visual Novel 5.9%
- #55 Don't Let Me Fade
66% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Point & Click 23.3%, Text-Based 16.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #56 The Wild Case
67% matchVery Positive86% of 248 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Point & Click 17.9%, Narration 14.9%, Detective 14.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #57 Awakewood
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Point & Click 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Text-Based 11.8%, Adventure 10.3%
- #58 The Guilty Hearts
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Detective 18.7%, Point & Click 14%, Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 11%