60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, Singleplayer, Choices Matter.
Ghosts over the Water: Changing the Tides of Japan's Future is an engaging strategy-based, multi-route historical visual novel. It is designed by a team of four undergraduate students associated with University of Texas, Austin's Japan Lab and Epoch Games Initiative.
Warsaw: Paris of the North (prototype)
Warsaw: Paris of the North is a Choose Your Own Adventure Game, built on text, graphics with plenty of choices that develop the main character’s features and direct him to a variety of plots. Set in 1930’s Warsaw.
J-Town: A Visual Novel
A friendly crash course in Japanese American history, culture, and community! Inspired by the real stories of the three historic Japantowns of California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles's Little Tokyo.
Warsaw: Paris of the North is a Choose Your Own Adventure Game, built on text, graphics with plenty of choices that develop the main character’s features and direct him to a variety of plots. Set in 1930’s Warsaw.
Why similar: Education 21.9%, Politics 20.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Hand-drawn 9%
A friendly crash course in Japanese American history, culture, and community! Inspired by the real stories of the three historic Japantowns of California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles's Little Tokyo.
Why similar: Education 25.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 13%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Anime 9%
Историческая новелла с элементами РПГ и пошаговыми боями о зарождении Руси с 862 года.
Why similar: Education 27.5%, Historical 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, RPG 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!
Why similar: Politics 38.1% ★, Education 18.6%, Historical 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 6.6%
Stamped follows the journeys of six young travelers whose paths intersect across Asian urban landscapes. Bound by pleasure-fueled self-destruction, the group flounders from city to city, confronting the grief and discrimination that caused them to travel in the first place.
Why similar: Education 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, RPG 9.5%
Play as a pregnant woman experiencing daily life from early pregnancy to childbirth prep. Learn about local medical and support systems through interactive choices. Features 1-hour playtime and save/load. Great for those interested in healthcare, education, or social welfare
Why similar: Education 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 13.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
Chekhov's quiet masterpiece becomes a cinematic visual novel about longing, choice, and the impossible shape of an honest life.
Why similar: Education 29.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Historical 12.6%, Dynamic Narration 9.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
A singleplayer, story game where you can make decisions and read your way through history.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, RPG 15.2%, Historical 13.1%, Text-Based 9.9%
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Historical 14.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Historical 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 13%, Dynamic Narration 11% ★
Go from Prehistoric age to the future in this text-based adventure.
Why similar: Education 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Historical 13.3%
You play as pharaoh Horem during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. You have to balance your work and home life as the living embodiment of a god, how hard could it be? What is right and wrong? Can there be an allowance for a lapse in judgment? Can you forge a path to getting to sleep peacefully each night?
Why similar: Historical 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Education 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%
Please note: This game does not support English at current stage. 《小厨杂记》是一款融合了烹饪元素的视觉小说，通过为食客端上不同的菜肴与食客对话，并最终达成不同的结局。
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Text-Based 21.9%, Historical 14.8%, 2D 6.7%
Set against real historical backdrop, this work unfolds bloody political intrigues. navigating between the tyrant’s tyranny and relatives’ conspiracies. Every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate and witnesses the darkest court legends of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Historical 24.6%, RPG 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, 2D 7.6%
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Historical 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Education 19.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Yours decisions matters, leading to multiple unique endings that reflect your influence on Iris’s fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, RPG 16.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choices Matter 6.4%
Play as the Count of Monte Cristo in 19th-century France. Charm & Dominate your enemies. Exploit their weaknesses, and orchestrate their downfall in this gripping narrative-driven tale of revenge.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Dynamic Narration 11% ★, Historical 9.7%
Survive the Midnight Man in this horror comedy visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Dynamic Narration 12.2% ★, Hand-drawn 8.1%
「その選択肢、正気か？」シンプルなノベルゲームのはずなのに、とにかく“選択肢”がおかしい！？ 予想を超える展開が待ち受ける、奇想天外なテキストアドベンチャーゲーム！
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
"Satoyama note: natsukusa komichi" is a novel game about the creatures that live in satoyama. Collect illustrated books and take the quiz-style satoyama test. The background music is played live by a shinobue flute, and the world is depicted by hand-drawn ink paintings.
Why similar: Education 29.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Text-Based 13%
Becoming a girl in a year!?Shyly, ended up transferring to a girl's academy in girl's clothes...
Why similar: Education 31.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 4.1%
CaliaQuest is an erotic hypnosis roleplaying game where you are the brave hero, on a quest for the Princess. Can you make it through six chapters full of branching paths, monster girls, and seductive women and complete your quest, or will you fall in love along the way?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, RPG 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%
This is a short video game about how the game you are playing was made and published on Steam. In the game, your choice will change the game you are playing......well, not much.
Why similar: Education 46.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, RPG 16%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Practice and test your kanji knowledge! Drag and drop components to form the right kanji in the right place. While you learn, you help an overweight buffoon cheat his way through his first official sumo match! Some knowledge of Japanese language is required to play.
Why similar: Education 37.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Anime 8.2%
Experience school life with the members of Lazulight in this unofficial free fan-game. Go through a story full of ups and downs as you face new challenges and overcome your problems with the help of your new friends.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 25%, Anime 16.6%, RPG 14.8%, Choices Matter 6.9%
Stalin's on your couch, and one wrong word sends you and your family to the gulag. Get inside his head before he decides you're the problem. Freud, Adler, Jung - pick your psychological method. A dark comedy about therapy, power, and what it costs to tell a tyrant the truth.
Why similar: Politics 37.2% ★, Education 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Historical 9%
Your parents have been eaten by a monster and a royal princess adopts you into her family! What will you do once you join the royal magic academy? Remember player, your choices matter.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, RPG 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
Professor of Magical Studies is an interactive magical school novel by Stephen Granade, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Why similar: Education 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Text-Based 18.7%, RPG 12.9%, Choices Matter 7.5%
The "Debating Sim" returns! Engage famous philosophers of all stripes, challenge their ideas, and change the world— or just tell everyone they smell terrible. NONSENSE!
Why similar: Education 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Anime 11.1%
The Keytox Project follows Anthony as he attempts to turn his life around. He takes a job at a government program, going to space, with his partner, Will. Their job is to hunt down alien lifeforms to ensure the safety of humanity. But what they find outside of Earth is far deeper than planned.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, RPG 17.5%, Text-Based 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Historical 12.5%, Dynamic Narration 10.6% ★
A visual novel about detective William Beckett, investigating the case of a servant uprising in the ducal house of "Gentry." Together with intern Michelle Rouge, William must delve deep into the country's political life to uncover the secrets. Gather evidence, take notes, and analyze the information
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Historical 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, RPG 10%
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Historical 14.3%, Dynamic Narration 11.6% ★, Text-Based 9.7%
Immerse yourself in ChatNPC, a retro pixel-art adventure where every conversation unlocks new stories. Interact with unique AI-driven characters, explore vibrant settings, and shape your journey through dynamic dialogue in this engaging, simplified RPG experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Text-Based 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, RPG 12.9%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 22.8%, RPG 20%, Text-Based 13%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Text-Based 16.7%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Become friends or foes with the three most notorious criminals at your school as you help them transform into pop idols and compete in a nearby contest! A short, quick game with six possible endings!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Anime 11.7%, Text-Based 10.9%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, RPG 14.4%
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 17%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Education 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 8.8%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
Explore a war-torn city, avoid capture by soldiers, and collect the supplies Albert and Camille need to create the first vaccine to fight tuberculosis. As you progress, you will learn about the methods used to create BCG and how vaccines work.
Why similar: Education 41%, RPG 19.7%, Historical 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Stylized 6.7%
Answer Campus: First Semester is a comic book style narrative adventure about identity, belonging, and the moments that define us. Make your way through the first semester of college as you make new connections, experience high stakes encounters, and settle in to your new life.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Education 20.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, RPG 17.1%, Stylized 8.1%
A visual novel about returning home. That is, trying to get home. After all, your home is no longer there. You could say that it is actually about drinking in a bar and talking to strange people.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Hand-drawn 14%, Anime 13.5%, Text-Based 8.7%
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
Debate for your life against brilliant thinkers, poke holes in their arguments and cause them to freak out— or just tell them their faces are ugly. NONSENSE!
Why similar: Education 30.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Historical 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Anime 10%
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
A visual novel with RPG elements set in a Cyberpunk dystopia where you play a detective tasked with solving a smorgasbord of cases.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, RPG 17.6%, Text-Based 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%
Find a way out, for a dream that never fade away.
Why similar: Education 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Historical 13.4%, Text-Based 11.6%, RPG 9.5%
Play the role of a merchant's apprentice in this 1600s-inspired realistic setting full with trading companies and business ploys. A short (2-3h) but replayable visual novel/RPG with logistics and trading aspects, brought to life with beautiful baroque paintings and classical music.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Historical 15.4%, Text-Based 6.8%
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Anime 12.1%
Play as VT, a lonely TV-boy who seeks solitude until the sudden message from a strange bunny named IV. Discover the different endings of this cozy visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, RPG 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Love remembers you. Even if you’ve forgotten.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.2%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Text-Based 26.1%, RPG 13.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Historical 15.4%, RPG 10%
何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Anime 6.6%
is a story about the passionate teaching life of the main character (player), who is a college assistant. Be a player and enjoy the sweet and sexy relationship with the first heroine of the series, Song Ha-Yoon!
Why similar: Education 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
After a questionable decision, Coral gains the ability to talk to jellyfish. Isn't it just so convenient that there's seven of them in her class?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.7%, RPG 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Anime 8.6%
inFINIte Robotics is a visual novel game that is set in a fantasy world filled with modern technology. The premise of the game is to find out the mystery of the world and learn about electronics by solving puzzles!
Why similar: Education 32.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 13.4%, Choices Matter 6.4%
To get to heaven, you must climb the Nine Circles of Hell. But you might never make it to the depths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 19.8%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%
This game was made for my NMU CS120 Winter 2025 semester final project. It is a text-based game where you use number inputs to control the game through the console. Open JDK no longer needs to be installed and added to your systems PATH do not be alarmed when a Command Prompt window opens.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.3%, RPG 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Historical 16.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
