- #1 人生记事簿:Life Memoirs
97% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 悦文Yuewen
Windows
A choice-driven text game about living an ordinary life in modern China. Shape your path through study, work, love, and family, and see how your future unfolds year by year.
Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #2 小夜怪奇物语
96% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: 漠然旅者
Windows
本游戏是一款呈现方式新颖的对话小说类文字游戏,具有百合与微恐怖要素。 游戏将根据你的选择具有不同的走向。 感受贴贴与恐怖交织的美妙体验吧!
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #3 Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square
96% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Magical girl idols are here! Get ready for the performance of a lifetime from the idol group Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square! Gao~!
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #4 浮生箓 Floating Life
95% matchMixed49% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: 心流工作室(Heart Stream Studio)
Windows
《浮生箓》是一款剧情重开模拟游戏,互动式轻量小说游戏。支持创意工坊自由编辑与上传自己的剧本,融合如修仙、武侠、玄幻等小说题材的背景,可自由选择出生的剧本,体验千变万化的人生,从出生开始让你体验到丰富多变的剧情,多种多样的选择,不同选择带来不同的变化,各种有趣的梗。来吧,开始你的浮生之旅,随着进程生成自己的浮生箓!
Why similar: Word Game 33.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #5 Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ResiCat Studio
Windows
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
Why similar: Word Game 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #6 Ted
94% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Başar Melih Tümtürk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Parent Ted, your own childhood. On this journey, you will have the chance to discover your inner child and better understand the trauma and emotions of your childhood.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Life Sim 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #7 Hidden Clause
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AUVMUJICA
Windows
Hidden Clause is a standalone interactive narrative game about consent, permissions, records, and interface obedience. Sign, refuse, wait, stare, click, and type as the system turns your actions and silence into evidence.
Why similar: Word Game 29.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #8 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
92% matchPositive98% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #9 Your mom
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Macro-Ionic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join a mysterious internet cult in a visual novel that plays out like a real conversation happening within a chat app.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Memes 13.2%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #10 旧时光/新天地
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 虽陨
Windows
The theme of "the gaming industry", a Galgame centered on romantic plots and nurturing gameplay.
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Life Sim 10.9%
- #11 Office Sirens Hard at Work
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Yusuke "JuicyChicken" HasegawaPub: JuicyChickenGames
Windows
A real-time interactive visual novel about a group of office sirens who compulsively blurt out “That’s what she said” in response to every innuendo at work. Time your interruptions to survive the corporate chaos.
Why similar: Word Game 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #12 未择之路
89% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: 未择之路工作室
Windows
"The Road Not Taken " is a live-action interactive game exploring life's choices through Yi Jing (I Ching) philosophy. Follow a student's struggles in parallel modern China, reflecting youth anxiety. A student-made project celebrating Chinese cultural wisdom.
Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #13 Study Abroad Sim
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleepless Studio
Windows · Mac
A life simulation game inspired by the real experiences of international students. Study, survive, pay rent, manage your mental health, and build your life in foreign cities across the world.
Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Life Sim 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13%
- #14 Rainbow Heights Academy: Year 1
89% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: White Room Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've been given the chance to go to the country's most prestigious academy. Your future couldn't have looked brighter! But you'll soon find out nothing is ever as it seems...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Immersive Sim 20%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Life Sim 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #15 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
87% matchVery Positive100% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 11%
- #16 Bench Simulator
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Kanuni Games
Windows · Linux
You are a park bench. Watch strangers sit, talk, break down, fall in love, argue, and reveal their secrets in a story-rich narrative simulation where your smallest reactions can change everything.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Life Sim 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Text-Based 12.8%
- #17 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
85% matchVery Positive93% of 929 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Immersive Sim 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Life Sim 12.6%, Dating Sim 11.8%
- #18 Interrogation Simulator
86% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Word Game 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #19 Joe Biden Vs. Jeo Boden - Escape From MAGA Chapter 2
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Quest Helper Studios
Windows
Joe Biden is back as the one term president hoping to become the two time president. November 2024 is only months away but the world is getting more ridiculing by the day. Choose your decisions wisely and help Mister 46 survive his next 3 weeks in office. You must help Joe Escape From MAGA, again.
Why similar: Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Satire 14.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
- #20 灰烬溪AshCreek
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pigeon Studio
Windows · Mac
AshCreek is a female-oriented interactive visual novel centered on Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Players take on the role of an outsider who is unwillingly drawn into AshCreek, uncovering the truth behind its anomalies step by step by taking part in stories set across different worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
- #21 Neverland永无乡
83% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Roastfish
Windows
Waking up on a strange island, you find yourself transformed into the appearance of a child. You could make new friends, have fun, and explore the island. Depending on your choices, you may even become one with the darkside of the island.
Why similar: Word Game 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 17.5%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #22 Sunlit remedy
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MygrationPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Sunlit remedy is a visual novelYou will meet a girl who belongs only to you, and through your long days together, you will find courage, companionship, and love—slowly stepping out of your room to embrace the bright sunlight outside. Come and date the girl who is most dear to you!
Why similar: Word Game 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #23 Love Around Ladies College
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NiuNiu Game
Windows
I failed the entrance exam and was transferred to a women's college. And the school had to assign me to be the international student's study partner? Ladies, can you please go away, I just want to study hard. This visual novel game focuses on college life, with a fun plot and full of fan service...
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #24 Algorithm Prescription
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shochiku
Windows
Xenoria, a city run entirely by AI Trust, occupation, romance, everything in life is pre-determined by "Empathy Score" which reveals a person's personality. Cocoro will unravel the secret of this city, and pursue the truth about herself. An indulging love suspense.
Why similar: Word Game 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #25 Every Legend
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VeDoN
Windows
Every Legend is a text-based AI RPG where each adventure is generated around your choices. Create your hero, type your actions, explore branching stories, meet unique characters, and shape a new legend every playthrough.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #26 我的时光:大学日记
80% matchMostly Negative29% of 412 reviews2026
Dev: WaterWood Studio
Windows · Mac
《College Diaries》 is a simulation game set against the backdrop of college life. Players take on the role of a college freshman, shaping their college career by choosing different majors, joining various clubs, participating in campus activities.
Why similar: Word Game 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Life Sim 15.3%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #27 海鸥灯塔Seagull Lighthouse
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazzyCat
Windows
In a lighthouse, you read letters, write back, and wait. Only a sea, a flock of seagulls that deliver bottles, and bottles that drift in from nowhere, carrying the lives of strangers inside. Your replies may shape their stories. In an age of anxiety and speed, let yourself slow down.
Why similar: Word Game 38.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #28 Fairy Comedy: A Love Hard To Find
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DOVEFLOWERSPub: 2P Games
Windows
这是一段关于幸福的故事。不谙世事的鸟儿,跌跌撞撞地前进,找寻着关于幸福的答案。在鸟儿与重要之人度过的时而温暖、时而令人啼笑皆非的日子里,心的色彩逐渐累积。碧色、赤色、湛蓝……待到映射出“自我”与“梦想”的光谱被拼凑出后,在银白色的雪花中,幸福的答案将会揭晓。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Life Sim 13.6%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #29 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
78% matchVery Positive93% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Word Game 32.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Surreal 8.5%
- #30 我才不会被女孩子欺负呢
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lingdong
Windows
The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.
Why similar: Word Game 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #31 相亲对象竟然是女鬼?
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows
This is a text-based adventure horror & humor game. You are a restless college student who is lured into dangerous encounters with ghost women, murderers, and other supernatural beings through the enigmatic matchmaking site. You need to survive, making them blush, and let them fall in love with you.
Why similar: Word Game 35.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #32 Soy Supremacy
76% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: AL StudioPub: NSFW18 Games
Windows
Run a vegan cafe by day, sell illegal meat & fast food by night! Romance rebellious girls while dodging the law in the world of Soy Supremacy, romantic and sweet visual novel. Can you make profit, make your girls happy and stay out of jail?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Life Sim 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dating Sim 12.9%
- #33 Cellveillance
76% matchVery Positive86% of 623 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Life Sim 11.2%
- #34 Edenfall
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an eldritch in love with your angel. A glutton in love. You may be a mass of vines and branches but you have a confession to make. Somehow, you must find a way. (A darker sequel to Seraphim Slum.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #35 夏日重奏
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 俺们寻思工作室
Windows · Mac
夏日重奏 is a visual novel RPG in which you play as a seemingly ordinary high school student. In order to reclaim a once-lost dream of music, you will strive to improve yourself, search for teammates, spark new chemistry with your companions, and ultimately decide both your own future and theirs.
Why similar: Word Game 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #36 Eggshit
73% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: 疯兔游戏(FUNTOO Studio)
Windows
Overnight, otaku “DanDan” wakes up in the college dorm… as a drop-dead gorgeous girl! His absurd new life begins—only to discover he’s not the only one. The once-icy campus queen Wu Yangyang, formerly a burly jock, and a chubby shut-in whose soul was always a pretty girl, are in the same boat.
Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Memes 15.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Dating Sim 9.9%
- #37 I Lost Someone
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Forget-Me-Not Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The story of a father and son experiencing the ups and downs of life, and how they try to make the best of the twists and turns life puts them through
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, 2D 3.2%
- #38 Silence Archives Terminal
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: R.C. ZhangPub: Protocol 47 Press
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hack into a classified archive of 120 intercepted documents. In this retro terminal investigation, every file you read alters reality — your observations are irreversible, the Federation is watching, and three divergent endings await based on how deep you dare to dig.
Why similar: Word Game 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #39 Coalescence
75% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%
- #40 Threads of You: Beyond the Bay
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lavendeer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
1 broken down car, 2 weeks in a hidden seaside town, and 7 men waiting to sweep you off your feet. Will you follow the threads of destiny in Brine Bay?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Life Sim 11.5%
- #41 牛马兄弟职场记
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 趣悟工作室
Windows
Cow & Horse Bros.: Office Diaries is an anthropomorphic workplace sim. Featuring cel-shaded anime art, it recreates real office routines & teamwork with funny stories. Casual story-focused gameplay, simple controls for relaxing spare-time fun.
Why similar: Word Game 34.1%, Immersive Sim 21%, Life Sim 15.2%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Text-Based 8%
- #42 OmOneko
71% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Immersive Sim 16%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #43 致经济下行的我们
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: 汪景航Pub: 扶桑
Windows
集回合、养成、随机事件、Galgame、藏品、人生模拟、危机系统等玩法的一款2D视觉恋爱小说游戏。内含78个剧情事件、70个模拟玩法事件结局、24个藏品、3个IF线结局。
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Life Sim 13%, Simulation 9.1%
- #44 Corti Co.
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jawolz Gaming
Windows · Linux
Corti Co is a Science Fiction, Visual novel sandbox. Follow several people involved in a conspiracy surrounding Corti Co, an AI development and research firm.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Life Sim 16%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Conspiracy 11.5% ★
- #45 Gobby McGobblenutz Presents - The Questionably Quirky Quiz Show
73% matchVery Positive99% of 144 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Are you Quirky enough to win The Questionably Quirky Quiz Show with Gobby McGobblenutz, and permanently enter your name into the Hall of Legends for other players around the world to see how incredibly awesome you are?! Well then... What are you waiting for?!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Memes 11.7%
- #46 Night of her vanishing in fireworks
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 心室二
Windows
The Night She Disappeared in the Fireworks is a short visual novel set in a small Chinese city and centered on esports. You play as Liu Lan, a high school esports player, as he faces three life-changing matches and, together with two heroines, witnesses a fate rewritten by fireworks.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Dating Sim 16%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #47 My Merry May with be
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
主人公の前に突然現れた人工生命「レプリス」の少女・レゥ。人と変わらない感情を持つ彼女と過ごす中で、「心とは何か」「人間とは何か」という問いに向き合っていくSF恋愛アドベンチャー
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #48 I'm On My Way
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Defios Game Studio
Windows · Mac
On a quiet night, you text your friend Sugimoto: “I’m on my way.” This first-person horror adventure unfolds through smartphone chats. Walk the city at night, face strange encounters, and make choices that lead you to his room. Can you trust the words on your screen?
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Simulation 10.3%
- #49 候鸟
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,971 reviews2023
Dev: KIDFansClubPub: Syawase Works China
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
你知道候鸟吗?候鸟有夏候鸟和冬候鸟之分。夏候鸟就是「春天来北方,秋天去南方」的鸟,他们一年四季都生活在很温暖的环境里,而冬候鸟……则是春天就飞向北方,飞到又远又冷的地方生活,冬季才返回的鸟。尽管它们可能会在同一个地方各自度过一生中一半的时光——却从来没有机会在一起。
Why similar: Word Game 42.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Story Rich 4%
- #50 Wagashi Read
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wagashi Read
Windows
Wagashi Read is a visual novel that teaches players practical Japanese through numerous cozy vignettes. From dark thrillers to the fantastically glamorous. Get to know each other after all that time by shaping how each story unfolds on and beyond the page!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Immersive Sim 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #51 BUG
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: INT Games Studio
Windows
You're HR investigating a missing employee. On the surface, it seems like a routine personnel issue until you open his computer, and a dark world built on overtime work and psychological control slowly comes into view. Peer through the screen to uncover the truth and stay awake until the end.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Life Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
- #52 睢阳:诗与火
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 绘诗社PoetryCanvas
Windows · Mac · Linux
唐天宝十一载的上元夜,浮浪子弟韩承业在盛世长安城邂逅一位神秘的贵族少女。三年后,安史之乱爆发。本不可能走到一起的两个人,会被命运的漩涡抛向何处?玩家将经历多个主角生命中一系列的变故,以及,投入到那场中国古代史上最为惨烈的守城战中。是死守,是挽救,还是逃亡?做出你的抉择。
Why similar: Word Game 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #53 Mass of Consumption
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 10.8%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #54 Just a Turkey Leg
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Halfislan Daily
Windows
This is a romance visual novel rotating around a murder mystery, with multiple-endings and gender selectable protagonist.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #55 Procambarus fallax
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Sunowflake Studio
Windows
This is a visual novel game featuring toxic wave of electricity with a gameplay duration of 5-10 minutes. You will spend some bedtime moments with your “best friend” that can be either enjoyable or less pleasant. Will you take the medicine?
Why similar: Word Game 41.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #56 Almost Castaways
66% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Pent Panda
Windows
Stranded on a mysterious island after a sudden shipwreck, two girls must work together to survive. Balance deep narrative choices with sandbox survival mechanics as you build your camp, uncover ancient secrets, and navigate a story filled with humor, drama, and unexpected destiny.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Life Sim 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%
- #57 The Witch and the Wish
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 不眠鸟制作组
Windows
Keep choosing until you reach the outcome you desire
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Dating Sim 17.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #58 Whispers From The Rift
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Horror 8.5%
- #59 只属于我们的世界 ONLY WORLD
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 神光源君
Windows
With the emergence of the Dark Witch, the familiar daily routine is shattered one by one. Countless man-eating monsters swarm out from the Dark Rift. Whether to take up arms and resist to the end in order to protect everything you cherish, or to escape from all this, it all depends on your choice!
Why similar: Word Game 34%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Dating Sim 4.6%
- #60 Your Love Story 被你忘记的那个夏天
67% matchVery Positive85% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Mingyu Information Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd.
Windows
This is a AVG with love as the theme. No matter how old you grow, every summer when cicadas sing, you can still remenber of your childhood dreams, childhood friends with whom you share memories, and those pure and shining love like crystal.
Why similar: Word Game 32%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%