- #1 Exploring Friscott
97% 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 18.6%, Point & Click 16.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Narration 7.8%
- #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 14.7%, Narration 14.7%, Point & Click 14%, Detective 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #3 The Mystery of Oak Island
96% 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 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Narration 13.6%, Detective 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%
- #4 MysteryOS
95% matchMixed40% of 10 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 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Point & Click 15.7%, Exploration 8.3%
- #5 Oremus
94% 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: Narration 25.1%, Text-Based 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #6 LifeOS
94% 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: Narration 24.7%, Text-Based 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #7 Universe Has No Favorites
93% match8 user reviews100% of 8 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 21.9%, 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 19.4%, Narration 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Point & Click 12.8%
- #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 The Castle
91% 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 23.4%, Narration 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #11 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
90% 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 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Point & Click 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Detective 6.9%
- #12 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
89% 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 9.4%
- #13 Hadean Lands
89% matchPositive94% of 48 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 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 5.9%, Puzzle 3.4%
- #14 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
88% matchNo user reviews2026
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 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Point & Click 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Detective 9.8%
- #15 Frank and Drake
87% 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: Narration 24.6%, Point & Click 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #16 Discarded Memories: A Red Iron Story
86% 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 23.2%, Narration 20.3%, Point & Click 19.8%, Detective 14.3%, Exploration 10.1%
- #17 Escape Tales: The Awakening
85% 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 26.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Detective 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #18 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 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Point & Click 12.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 6.9%
- #19 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
84% 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 18.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Detective 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%
- #20 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 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 17.4%, 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 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Adventure 10.5%
- #22 False Testimony
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Point & Click 22%, Detective 14.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #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 10.6%
- #24 Ecosphere - Prologue
81% 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 18.9%, Point & Click 15.4%, Detective 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #25 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 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Fantasy 7.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #26 Perciflette
79% 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 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Fantasy 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #27 DELETE AFTER READING
80% 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 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Point & Click 13.9%, Detective 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #28 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
78% matchVery Positive88% of 224 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%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 6.8%
- #29 Sarawak
79% 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 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Detective 9.7%, Mystery 8.7%
- #30 Major's Heart
77% 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 24.5%, Point & Click 21%, Detective 13%, Text-Based 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%
- #31 Blue Bird's Song
77% 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%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Point & Click 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #32 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,993 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 19%, Text-Based 18.6%, Point & Click 16%, Detective 10.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #33 Yuntai
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yuntai
Windows · Mac
Yuntai is a story-driven horror game, where Veris travels to Yuntai City for the Qiqiao Festival after a friend's invitation, but ends up uncover a sinister cult and a series of eerie supernatural events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Text-Based 19%, Narration 18.9%, Detective 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #34 Knight, Death and the Devil
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frequency eye
Windows
Knight, Death and the Devil — This is a dark visual novel that will take you into a creepy world full of danger and unexpected twists.
Why similar: Narration 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Point & Click 14.3%, Exploration 7.3%
- #35 Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 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 16.5%, Detective 12.2%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #36 The Spirit Weaver
73% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2026
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 22.2%, Point & Click 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, Detective 9.4%
- #37 ナカノ人格移植研究所
74% matchNo user reviews2027
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 14.7%, Detective 11.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #38 Roadwarden
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 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 38%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #39 Burder
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guillaume Pham ngoc
Windows · Mac · Linux
On Halloween night, explore your neighborhood and solve puzzles with weird mobile apps, as strange events start to occur.
Why similar: Narration 40.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Open World 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%
- #40 44 The Jail
72% 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: Narration 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Point & Click 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Detective 10.5%
- #41 Non-Linear Text Quests
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 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 23.8%, Narration 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #42 Inflorescences
71% 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 21.5%, Point & Click 12.3%, Fantasy 12.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #43 Disney Villains Cursed Café
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 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 27.9%, Point & Click 26.8%, Text-Based 20.2%, Fantasy 10.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #44 CLOSED HANDS
71% 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 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #45 All Whispering Tome
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beşinci Kural A.Ş.
Windows · Linux
All Whispering Tome is a reading adventure game about exploring stories. The hidden stories in the game are unfold while you read multiple seamingly unrelated stories. May you discover what the All Whispering Tome, whispers to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Narration 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #46 Penrose
70% 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 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 6.9%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #47 Misadventures of Laura Silver
70% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 16.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, Detective 10.1%
- #48 Taina's Cursed Legacy
68% 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: Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 7.8%, Adventure 6.6%
- #49 Death off the Cuff
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 12.9%, Mystery 6.3%
- #50 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
69% 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 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Mystery 16%, Detective 12.1%, Adventure 11.3%
- #51 Herald of the Mists
69% 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%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Detective 9.7%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #52 Adventure Awaits in The Secret of the Golden Key
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon Post Games
Windows
A family friendly adventure visual novel that makes reading fun! Accessibility is top of mind with voice-acted read-along narration with friendly fonts for readers with dyslexia. Experience hand drawn art and make important choices to determine how your story unfolds.
Why similar: Narration 33.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #53 Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Point & Click 20.1%, Narration 12.5%, Detective 12.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #54 Grave Knight
68% 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 22.9%, Text-Based 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Narration 15.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #55 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 11.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #56 Vanakan
66% 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: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Text-Based 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #57 Don't Let Me Fade
64% matchVery Positive99% of 131 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 28.2%, Point & Click 24%, Text-Based 16.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #58 Upheaval
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Leone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
Why similar: Text-Based 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Open World 10%