- #1 貴方が狼カードデス!
97% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: toRipota
Windows
Accuse and execute the owner of the werewolf card. It's a 5-minute round of a repeated death game in the werewolf genre.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.4%, Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 7.1%
- #2 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
96% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.1%, Text-Based 21.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Adventure 10.1%
- #3 MOOZ
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: motsuhouse
Windows
This is an adventure novel of suspense and horror in which the story diverges depending on the choices you make. An online drinking session with friends. A person with a knife is lurking in the background. What will you do to rescue your friend?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.7%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 16.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Mystery 10.3%
- #4 Kamaitachi no Yoru x3
95% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
サウンドノベル「かまいたちの夜」シリーズ30周年を記念して、『かまいたちの夜×3』がSteamに登場! シリーズ3作目にして完結編となる本作には、『かまいたちの夜』『かまいたちの夜2』のメインストーリーも収録。 初めてシリーズを遊ぶ方でも登場人物たちの関係性や過去にあった事件を知ることができるので、安心してプレイできる。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Text-Based 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 12.1%
- #5 Days with the Ogre Girl
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: POISONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Izumi, the demon girl you accidentally captured. A novel adventure game where you gradually connect hearts as you spend your days together with Izumi.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.7%, Visual Novel 24%, Text-Based 19.5%, Adventure 14%, 2D 6.5%
- #6 Twinkle★Nights
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: シラビノ遊屋Pub: shirabino
Windows
夜の世界で「星のかけら」を集める少女アイの ゆるくてかわいい街ブラノベルゲーム!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Text-Based 26.9%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Adventure 14%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #7 海鳥野ガクの精神鑑定録
93% matchVery Positive83% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: いもチャイ屋
Windows
「彼は本当に精神疾患なのか?それとも……」 精神科医である道島(主人公)は、ある入院患者の担当を任される。母親を刺したというその少年は、 奇妙な幻聴の症状を抱えており……。貴方は神話生物の魔の手から逃れ、生き延びる事が出来るのか…!?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.6%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Text-Based 18.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 11.1%
- #8 Secret Crush -Unrequited love-
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
My second spring in high school. Surrounded by my dreamy upperclassman, that classmate I'm interested in, and my childhood friend who's a year younger than me. She's been in the search for a boyfriend who would look at her, and only her. The protagonist Chika decides to confess her feelings to……
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 19.4%, Adventure 13.8%, 2D 6.4%
- #9 未然探偵 The Protea Cases
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: orange
Windows
予測された未来に挑め―― 探偵見習いである伊月千春は失踪人探しの仕事の最中、犯罪予測AI『プロテア』を偶然、手に入れるが…
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.7%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%, 2D 6.9%
- #10 Until the End
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 八萩
Windows
Love remembers you. Even if you’ve forgotten.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.4%, Text-Based 28.3%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #11 Sign White
90% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Team Marlo
Windows
"Sign White" is a text visual novel set in a fictionalized medieval era. Send letters from your pigeon house to communicate with people for a limited period of time. Make connections to save people, listen to their worries, and participate in important decisions to change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.2%, Text-Based 27%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #12 Pursuing My Uncle
89% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: ふわふわ電子研究所
Windows · Mac
Spend a week at your uncle’s house in this short visual novel.From time to time, a special “Pursue” button will appear, guiding the story toward one of two endings.Approx. 30 minutes playtimeTwo possible endingsRated R12[Features]The “Pursue” button cannot be skipped.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.4%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Text-Based 19.6%, Adventure 13.7%, 2D 6.7%
- #13 Enjoyable Family Trip
89% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy the warm family trip.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.7%, Visual Novel 24%, Text-Based 19.5%, Adventure 14%, 2D 6.5%
- #14 Cuckold my brother's wife
87% matchNo user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy your new life living with your brother's wife, who suddenly appeared.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.7%, Visual Novel 24%, Text-Based 19.5%, Adventure 14%, 2D 6.5%
- #15 恋ひ焦がるるカミカクシ
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GloryField
Windows · Mac
Tetsuya Kai sneaks into school at night to pick up a forgotten item and is suddenly attacked by an unidentified monster. In a desperate pinch, he is saved by his classmate Tomomi Soshi.The mystery surrounding the "shikigami" that attacked him and saved him is explored.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #16 アカイロマンション完全版
86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: studio.praparat
Windows · Mac
A complete version of the well-received free game “Akairo Mansion - Horror Edition” is now available with additional episodes! A dramatic horror novel presented to sound novel lovers by the author who is a sound novel lover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Adventure 13.8%
- #17 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
86% matchVery Positive84% of 334 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, Text-Based 24.2%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #18 Trick × Trick
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Akizuki Yume
Windows
Supernatural × Mystery × Death Game Twelve high school students awaken trapped in a mysterious building. To escape, they must identify the mastermind by vote—choose wrong, and someone is executed. Each student has a unique supernatural power. Uncover the truth and reveal the mastermind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 8.6%
- #19 Buried: An Interactive Story
85% matchVery Positive95% of 161 reviews2016
Dev: Bromoco Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text. You play the role of Roger Hastings, a logger who awakens to find his friends missing, uncovering something that should have stayed hidden...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34%, Text-Based 34%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 13.7%
- #20 アパシー学校であった怖い話1995特別編
84% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
怖すぎるにも ほどがある。新聞部は、夏休み前の学校新聞で「学校の七不思議」を特集することになった。七人の学生を集めて、彼らから怖い話を聞き、それを特集としてまとめるのだ。新聞部三年生の日野から命を受け、新入部員の坂上修一はその集会の聞き役を担当することになった。集会当日、放課後の新聞部部室に日野によって集められた七人の語り部と聞き役の坂上修一は初めて顔を合わせる。しかし、七人集められたはずの語り部は、何故か六人しかいなかった。七人目が姿を見せぬまま始まる七不思議の集会。七人目は、現れるのか。そして、この集会の終わりに待っているのは……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34%, Text-Based 26.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #21 沈める楽園
83% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
少女達の「最期の一日」を辿り、真相を紐解いていく
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Text-Based 20.3%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 6.7%
- #22 探偵Rと預言者J
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NUMBER7
Windows · Mac
Gather evidence and uncover the truth through your interactions with others in this mystery adventure game about a case where past and present collide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Mystery 18.7%, Adventure 17%, 2D 8.7%
- #23 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
81% matchVery Positive85% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, Text-Based 23.9%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #24 retrospect
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: pankuzufactory
Windows · Mac
"retrospect" is a linear, full-length visual novel. Trace the memories of the ghosts and learn about them. That is the only mourning you can do.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.8%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #25 オクリ -OKURI-
81% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Y軸23Pub: ダンプ'sクリエイティブギルド
Windows
人気コンカフェ「troisième(トロワジエム)」で。 嬢を送迎する「送りドライバー」として働く主人公はある日、店長から依頼を受ける。 「最近、どうにもウチの子たちの様子がヘンなの。どこか仕事に身が入っていないというか……」 「そこでアンタ、送りの時にそれとなく事情を聞き出してもらえないかしら?」 嬢たちの事情を暴き、 依頼を遂行するか?それとも禁断の愛を育むか……? 決断は、アナタの手に委ねられています……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.4%, Text-Based 23.9%, Visual Novel 22.8%, 2D 6.8%, Adventure 4%
- #26 Tutor X Hypnosis
80% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: POISONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
The main character is looked down upon at her part-time job. Using a hypnotic object given to him by a college senior, we'll test the mother and daughter by making them do various naughty things.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.6%, Text-Based 23.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Adventure 12.7%, 2D 6.4%
- #27 방과 후 특별지도 (After-school Confession)
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: gotokiPub: UNIZSHOP
Windows
“지애 쌤이랑 사귀고 싶지?”, "너랑 지애 쌤이 잘 될 수 있게 도와줄게.” ㅡ짝사랑을 좇아 멘토링 프로그램에 들어온 주인공. 그러나 그곳에서 만난 멘티 서희는 선생님과 맺어질 수 있게 돕겠다며 이상한 제안을 해오는데—서희의 제안 뒤에 숨겨진 진짜 의도는 무엇일까? 어딘가 수상한 4차원 소녀와 함께하는 예측 불가능한 연애 협동.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.5%, Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 19.9%, Adventure 7.7%, 2D 6.9%
- #28 The Ancient Magus' Bride Midsummer Pilgrimage
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: mebiusPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The first visual novel game of The Ancient Magus' Bride!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Text-Based 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 4.6%
- #29 少女首領の推理領域 -黄金島の密約-
79% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
マフィアが支配する島で、少女の危険な謎解きが始まる――舞台は2002年、大西洋に浮かぶグイムル諸島。マフィアのボスである父を殺された主人公は事件の真相に迫るため、その跡を継ぐ。グイムルには4つのマフィアの縄張りがあり、そこを調べるためには各ボスと交渉して、協力を求めなければならないといった事情があるからだ。時に証拠を武器にマフィア達と渡り合い、時にボスとして守られながら行く先に待ち受けるものは、さらなる事件と島に隠された宝?選択によって、いくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Mystery 23.8%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Adventure 14%, 2D 5.3%
- #30 サスペクツルーム -警視庁門前署取調班-
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
「取調室」で容疑者や参考人を取調べ、情報を得ながら事件の真相へ迫っていく推理アドベンチャーゲーム。 全5章、コメディあり・シリアスありでお届けします。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Adventure 15.6%, 2D 6.7%
- #31 Heart of mobius
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: gunsturn Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.4%, Text-Based 27.3%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #32 PIGBLUE
76% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows · Mac · Linux
A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Text-Based 27.4%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 5.8%
- #33 Scream - Steam Edition -
75% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy watching how team members react to the various mishaps that occur during the intensive training camp.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.2%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Adventure 17.2%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #34 春琉ト怪夜
74% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
An adventure game where you aim to escape a storied mansion with a mysterious girl named "Haru" who you meet there.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Text-Based 20%, Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #35 因果律 Inside The Memory
76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Garnet Bloom
Windows
[Using Live2D, almost full voice] (Voice is only in Japanese)A mystery that begins with a single invitation received from your uncle.A ``mystery'' that happens to someone who was supposed to be an invited guest. Please try to solve it by yourself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.3%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Mystery 12.5%, 2D 6.6%
- #36 ふりかけ☆スペイシーOVA ベトナム・カンボジア・タイ・フィリピン編
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: よんとんトマチン
Windows
お騒がせ少女たちが東南アジアで難民に!?「さぁたん」たちの地元・日本列島が沈没しちゃった。あれやこれやで「かがみ」がトゥクトゥク化!謎の小包を運ばされる一行に忍び寄る影とはいったい…?──「ORIGINAL VIDEOGAME of ASIA」略して「OVA」!もうネオ昭和とか関係ないけど腹をくくれ!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.9%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Text-Based 22.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 DUSK INDEX: GION(ダスクインデックスギオン)
74% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: mebius.Pub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
When the past awakens, the future bleeds. A full length cinematic sci-fi mystery visual novel where augmented reality, history, AI technology and murder collide in the heart of Kyoto.
Why similar: Text-Based 39.9%, Visual Novel 35.2%, Adventure 14.9%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #38 Electric Sleep
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Vlad Abadzhiev-JahnPub: Emotion and Soul
Windows · Mac · Linux
Electric Sleep is a pixel art interactive story. Explore a crumbling world through the perspective of different emotions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.7%, Text-Based 30.5%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Adventure 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #39 Dance by the River (former: Silence of Switchblade)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Summertime
Windows
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.5%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Adventure 14.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #40 終わりの鐘が鳴る前に Chapter3
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Cynical Honey
Windows
「これは何を手にするために、何かを失う物語」 季節は変わり冬になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は菅野雪乃への恋心を自覚するが、彼女の親友に想いを寄せられてしまい、今度は三角関係の当事者になってしまった。自分の未来を掴むためにも菅野雪乃との両思いを目指すことになるが…。青春群像劇ビジュアルドラマ三部作の最終章が遂に開幕!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.2%, Text-Based 24.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 6.3%
- #41 Nimue
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nagi
Windows
A man awoke by the lake with no memory. Guided by a pilgrim, he discovers he was once the sorcerer Merlin—and learns the truth about the "Saint" who sealed him away. A dark fantasy visual novel about unrequited love. Three endings await.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.4%, Text-Based 25.9%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #42 Days With Ollie
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: PT. Global Digital ArthaPub: hololive Indonesia
Windows
The day has finally come. The day that will determine on whether or not you'll be accepted as a reporter in hololive. And not just any reporter, but the exclusive reporter for Kureiji Ollie! What goes down on in the life of the zombie idol? Find out what it'll be like to spend Days with Ollie!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.4%, Text-Based 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Adventure 6.9%, 2D 6.9%
- #43 エスケープゴート ~吾妻衛士の冤罪~
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: orange
Windows
これまで多くのミステリーゲームを手掛けたオレンジが届ける、テキストアドベンチャーゲーム。 本作は「探偵 神宮寺三郎」シリーズなどでお馴染みのコマンド式を採用しており、 コマンドで情報集めや推理をしながら真相へと迫っていきます。 無実の罪で警察から追われることになった男が、逃げながら事件解決に挑む “逃亡×推理”のサスペンスをお楽しみください。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Adventure 15.1%, 2D 5%
- #44 Sophie the best titty fuck expert
71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: POISON EXTASYPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy the sex life of lovers. Especially the heroine mother's sex technique is wonderful. The protagonists work hard to be recognized by their mother.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.7%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Text-Based 20.8%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 6.6%
- #45 さらば劇薬 -encore-
72% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
普通の女子高生・ソワレは、普通な自分を変えるために普通じゃない劇団のオーディションを受けることにした。そこで出会ったのは元子役の女子高生・マチネ。彼女もまた、ソワレと同じく主役の座を狙っていたのだった……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.5%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Mystery 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%
- #46 Waiting in the Lime forest
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: UnicaPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILE
Windows
Face your friend's twisted mind and do your best. You should stay sane until the end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Text-Based 12.5%, Adventure 10.7%
- #47 Putrika 2nd.cut:For the Exquisite Attire
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
Is cutting down a young girl a sin, or a salvation? In the Haku-a Church where pure love and jealousy collide, a young gem-craftsman is forced to choose—to let her live, or to end her life.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.4%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Text-Based 20.2%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 6.2%
- #48 Wanna Get Lucky?
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Kwon Jin Ha
Windows
A mystery adventure - uncover the truth behind a series of deaths by collecting clues hidden across internet. news articles, and wikipedias—creating an immersive experience that feels like real. Information is visually organized into a mind map, gradually open as the investigation progresses.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Text-Based 24.2%, Mystery 19%, Adventure 17%, 2D 8.8%
- #49 アパシー学校であった怖い話 極
71% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: 七転び八転がり
Windows
エンディング数140種類以上!縦横無尽に広がりを見せる選択肢が恐怖の世界へ誘います。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.2%, Text-Based 28.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #50 Days with Marie, My Love - MOTION EDITION -
69% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: POISON EXTASYPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
You can enjoy the sex life of the lovers. The heroine's sex technique is especially wonderful. The hero is tossed around, but he boldly tries his best to satisfy the heroine.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.2%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Text-Based 20.5%, Adventure 13%, 2D 6.7%
- #51 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
70% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 21%, Adventure 14.9%, 2D 5.3%
- #52 Go For It Guile!
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tragic Masc.
Windows
Guile Murdoch is ready to start his second university attempt at the admittedly strange Yumi University. Through chance encounters with various men, he is forced into a self discovery journey to prove he is NOT INTO ANY OF THEM IN THE SLIGHTEST!!!! AND HE'S TOTALLY NOT GAY!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 44.1%, Text-Based 30.4%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #53 AOISHIRO HD REMASTER
68% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Aoi Shiro is an adventure game that sets stage in both the modern real world and a mythical world. Aoi Shiro takes place in the same universe as its predecessor, Akai Ito.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.9%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Adventure 15%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #54 The 257th Element
67% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: REAL co.Ltd
Windows · Linux
In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 20.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #55 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
67% 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 40.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 17.5%, Text-Based 10.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #56 Findme ~30才の夢追い人~
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 三ノ宮グループPub: Blue Moon
Windows
It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #57 Triple Pairing
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HOOKSOFTPub: Kagami Games
Windows
治愈系ADV游戏《三角圆舞曲 -Triple Pairing-》正式登陆Steam!面对天降的大小姐,孽缘的青梅竹马,以及充满母性的看板娘,会发生什么有趣的事情呢?玩家将化身为本作中刚刚毕业的男主角,拥抱既轻松又欢快的俱乐部日常。与朋友一起谱写属于你们的物语,共同起舞吧!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Text-Based 22.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #58 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
63% matchVery Positive95% of 516 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #59 ぼくの葬式にようこそ -happy rebirthday-
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
死後、白黒の世界に迷い込んだ「ぼく」は生前の記憶を取り戻す"旅"に出る。主人公の葬式から始まる、切なくて温かい成長譚。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Text-Based 15.6%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 7.1%
- #60 深夜1時の交換手
66% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: ツノウサギの家
Windows
Have you heard the rumor? If you call a certain number at 1am, you will be connected to a person called the 1am operator. This person is said to be able to connect you to the past.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Adventure 17.4%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%