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  1. #1 POPULARITY CONTEST
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ScrythaDev
    Windows · Mac

    Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Detective 11.7%

  2. #2 The Girl Who Wasn't There
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 1564 Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...

    Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  3. #3 Kill The Clock
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Happy Slugs
    Windows

    Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Detective 16.4%, Time Travel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%

  4. #4 The Island: Into The Mist
    95% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
    Dev: BADA Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  5. #5 summer story
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: karol_thegame
    Windows · Linux

    Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  6. #6 ナカノ人格移植研究所
    94% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Detective 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Exploration 9.2%

  7. #7 Whispers of Gold
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Falling Raven
    Windows

    In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

  8. #8 Rumor Reporter
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Greyhaven Craft
    Windows

    Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.

    Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%

  9. #9 Parallel Convergence
    91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: NYEKO Studio
    Windows

    A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?

    Why similar: Time Travel 26.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Anime 9.8%

  10. #10 Endless Monday: In Progress
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: hcnone
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

  11. #11 The Judge
    90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Syukino
    Windows

    Take down multiple criminals case by case as you judge each and every one of them. Will you be naughty or nice? The final verdict is up to you!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.1%

  12. #12 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,887 reviews2023
    Dev: hcnone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    "Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 10%

  13. #13 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
    89% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Abigail Fuller
    Windows · Linux

    This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 12.6%, Anime 6.5%

  14. #14 In The Days of My Life
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Redamantine Studios
    Windows

    Management and life-simulation Game with elaborate Relationships, where players manage their character’s actions and activities as they explore topics about self-discovery, parent-children relationships, friendships, and growing up as a College Student.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  15. #15 Isle of Maligree
    86% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Gilded Rune Games
    Windows · Mac

    Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?

    Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  16. #16 Letters From the Moon
    87% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: Marvelous Spiral Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this sci-fi pick your own story game, you must help astronaut Dorothy Chen survive in a vast underground alien city beneath the moon's surface. She faces insane robots, mutant canines, starvation, and insanity inside the city of the Anthria. Whether she survives is up to YOU.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Anime 8.1%

  17. #17 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
    86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Jack Astral
    Windows

    DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  18. #18 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: artbakeries
    Windows

    Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  19. #19 Friendly Facade
    84% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: Emergence
    Windows

    In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.

    Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 8.5%

  20. #20 Pick My Heart Chapter 2
    84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Secret GamesPub: RedDeer.Games
    Windows

    Discover the continuation of Sota's unusual love story in a world where mythology encounters reality.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  21. #21 Re:Curse
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Papertrail Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.

    Why similar: Time Travel 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%

  22. #22 BEAST CRIMES
    83% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: LINK
    Windows

    Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 8%

  23. #23 Mato Fragments
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ArrowizPub: Soft Source
    Windows

    You are a photo shop owner moonlighting as an informant in the vibrant, but dangerous streets of Neo City. After harboring a strange fugitive, your skills as an informant are put to the test, as the fate of the entire city rests in your hands.

    Why similar: Time Travel 21.3%, Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%

  24. #24 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 reviews2023
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  25. #25 Conviction Chronicles
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
    Windows

    15 prisoners are trapped in a deadly game of murder and deception. Investigate or create twisted cases, clash in ruthless trials, and expose lies with razor‑sharp manipulation. Roles shift, alliances fracture, and a hidden mole works against the group. Adapt fast.... or be eliminated.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Detective 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

  26. #26 Shadows of Betrayal
    79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8%

  27. #27 Elisa: the Innkeeper
    81% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
    Dev: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  28. #28 Cannibal Court
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Loomnorth Studios
    Windows

    Convince the cannibals not to eat you. Collect knowledge, choose your responses carefully and dig up secrets to pit the cultists against each other. Get wiser, get manipulative and mastermind your way out of being dinner in this trial-simulator set in the snowy Canadian north.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Detective 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%

  29. #29 Snips & Snails
    79% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2022
    Dev: Lacydigital
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Every day we meet people who can change the trajectory of our whole life. In the sleepy town of Edgewood, how will your life change after meeting one unique Arcane family?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  30. #30 ミステリーアドベンチャー 犯人はメイド
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ななにのん
    Windows

    The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.

    Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Mystery 9.1%

  31. #31 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
    78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  32. #32 Brood Year
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wurm Fud
    Windows

    Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

  33. #33 Blind Dog
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: kankan gamesPub: kankan games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  34. #34 Lachesis or Atropos
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.

    Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%

  35. #35 Poison Noir: Desire, Time & Gangsters
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Brunomir
    Windows

    A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.

    Why similar: Time Travel 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  36. #36 Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows - Known Factors
    75% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
    Windows

    Join Lydia as she takes her fight to expose the corruption in Cypress Ridge to City Hall in the second part of the visual novel series What Lydia Knows.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Detective 13.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

  37. #37 Linework
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Overlyunderqualified
    Windows

    A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.

    Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 6.7%

  38. #38 Tempest In A Teapot
    74% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: StrandGames
    Windows

    A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Time Travel 15%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  39. #39 Guilt Trip
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Made With Squares
    Windows

    A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.

    Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 6.9%

  40. #40 My Camp of Memories
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Daniil Tarasau
    Windows · Mac

    A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Detective 20.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 8.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%

  41. #41 Reigns: The Witcher
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
    Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 5%

  42. #42 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac

    A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  43. #43 Project Kuragava
    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: SimpleWhite Games
    Windows

    Project Kuragava is a visual kinetic novel with a thoughtful plot The protagonist Yuki enters Kuragawa Academy, he is the first guy in this academy. Will Yuki be able to change his past and future? Or will he lose this fateful battle?

    Why similar: Time Travel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

  44. #44 Pick My Heart Chapter 1
    71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Secret GamesPub: RedDeer.Games
    Windows

    Fall in love… with a goddess?! In this visual novel divinely beautiful girls will steal your heart!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  45. #45 Kamilia
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RQ play
    Windows · Mac

    Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.

    Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  46. #46 Where are you, Cinderella?
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KimiNako
    Windows · Linux

    Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

  47. #47 Holy Shift
    70% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
    Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

  48. #48 Blackthorn Witch
    69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: BDOneArt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%

  49. #49 The Case of Arcadia Springs
    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: K-20 Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.

    Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  50. #50 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
    69% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%

  51. #51 Along the Edge
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 863 reviews2016
    Dev: Nova-box
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  52. #52 Paramnesia
    70% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2022
    Pub: Meridian4
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Paramnesia is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, memory, and unsettling atmosphere rather than combat.

    Why similar: Detective 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

  53. #53 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Emperor
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  54. #54 Kino
    66% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: Lacking Finesse Games
    Windows

    Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%

  55. #55 何度目かの式
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: orange
    Windows

    殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――

    Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 10.9%

  56. #56 I,bag
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DarkSwanLab
    Windows

    A mystery visual novel in theme of reincarnation and science-fiction. Opposite to other game, you are not the hero takes item bag, you are the bag yourself! You forge, dissolve, combine, throw, absorb items to change the fate of heros. Has 200 endings and 30+ hours main story.

    Why similar: Time Travel 20.8%, Detective 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  57. #57 The Guilty Hearts
    67% 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: Detective 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 7.3%

  58. #58 超探偵シャーロックちゃん ~掟破りのミスディレクション~
    66% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
    Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
    Windows

    The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.

    Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Exploration 7.7%

  59. #59 Memories Of Zattera
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: YouGo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Exploration 9.3%

  60. #60 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    65% 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 21.9%, Detective 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 7.2%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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