- #1 Civic Story
97% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Shining Spark Entertainment Ltd
Windows
When a sudden election rocks the country, whose side are you on? In Civic Story, you'll encounter colorful characters & situations that show how the upcoming election affects you, your colleagues, and the nation in this comedic 8-chapter Visual Novel parody that helps you understand our world today.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.1% ★, Parody 22.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #2 Secret Agent Allan Martin in ... Phoenix Erupting
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: SC Games
Windows
You are Allan Martin, an occasionally suave British superspy armed with a licence to cause an international incident. Can you survive international assassins? Can you stop an evil mastermind's nefarious plans? Can you avoid contracting an STD?
Why similar: Parody 28.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Text-Based 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #3 Presidential Psychologist
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
You're not a real psychologist. He's not a sane president. Welcome to the most unhinged therapy session ever held in office.
Why similar: Parody 27.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Political Sim 10.6% ★, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #4 Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
95% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: eNVy softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
Why similar: Parody 33.6% ★, Text-Based 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
- #5 HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Worthing & Moncrieff
Windows · Mac
HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer is a puzzle-driven adventure game set in a retro sci-fi universe. When the Endeavor stumbles into universe-shaking trouble, can you harness the power of the bureaucracy to rein in your crew’s worst impulses and survive to the next episode?
Why similar: Parody 23.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #6 Do 11
94% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #7 The King's Whisperer
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Demian Vrij Games
Windows
You are the Whisperer, hooded advisor to King Alric the Uncertain. Forty days. Twenty-five court crises. Four pillar-leaders pulling the realm in four directions. The King hears you last before every decision. Twenty-one endings. No correct path.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #8 All (Too) Good Things
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
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 20.5%, Text-Based 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #9 Within the Inner Palace
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celadon Dev
Windows
Play as an official’s daughter entering the imperial palace as a consort. Build relationships, shape your family’s fate, speak freely with memory-driven AI characters, navigate favor and political intrigue, or overturn the order of the court and pursue an entirely different ending.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #10 LifeSimOS
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 14.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #11 The Newspapers of the day
90% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: divingstudio
Windows
Run a newspaper under censorship. Report, choose your articles, strike out words, lay out the page. Sharp reporting draws the censors; a compliant paper loses its readers. 1920s Gyeongseong — a newspaper management simulation adventure where you complete a single page, every single day.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Text-Based 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #12 Presidential Social Media Manager
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the most stressful job in politics making the President look sane online. Fix typos, fight trolls, and spin chaos into strategy. One wrong emoji could spark a crisis. A satirical management game where timing and damage control are your only lifelines.
Why similar: Parody 31% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #13 Liar-for-hire
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
Windows
Follow the new worker of the disinformation agency day by day. Decide how to oppose news and people through the use of fake scandals and redirections. Ensure a win for your employers - or find some conscience after all.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.2% ★, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Management 8.9%
- #14 Furry Shakespeare: Two Incredibly Ripped, Absolutely Shredded Noble Kinsmen
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Will you help the Emperor get re-elected, or will you just straight-up start a rebellion? It's up to you to decide in this political ballgame.
Why similar: Parody 34.2% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Political Sim 12.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #15 BatteryNote
86% matchVery Positive99% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Philosophical 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #16 Headliner: NoviNews
87% matchVery Positive89% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Political Sim 36.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #17 The Zoo
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 11%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #18 Loop//Error
84% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Text-Based 14.6%, Philosophical 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #19 HIGHSCHOOLFIXERS
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 沢田臣彦ソフト
Windows · Mac
Set in a student-run academy, Shirou Asami of the newspaper club infiltrates the student council election. Gather information, conduct interviews, and publish articles to influence the outcome. A stylish school politics adventure in beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.3% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Text-Based 13%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
- #20 VSCS-II
84% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Oliver MorrishPub: Skullbutton Interactive
Windows
VSCS-II is a retro-styled narrative game about privacy and security. Using an upgraded '80s operating system, navigate an underground network to make connections, unearth conspiracies, and ultimately decide the fate of the dark web.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.5% ★, Hacking 19.6% ★, Programming 12.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Visual Novel 6.2%
- #21 Chronicles of Humanity
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
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: Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #22 Battle Royale: For Your Heart!
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LegendEx Games
Windows
A battle royale themed romance parody game! Select your avatar, player voice, gamertag, and possible duo partner, as you venture into an expansive virtual world alongside a colorful cast of characters.
Why similar: Parody 40.2% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #23 Whispering Memories
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #24 Guilt Free
82% matchVery Positive85% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #25 氷点下30度の絶望
79% matchVery Positive98% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #26 Oh My Lord
80% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: One Man Down
Windows
Manage your fantasy city, balance resources, and navigate the demands of different factions. Unlock new characters to join your city and help maintain order. Earn new cosmetics to customize the look of your lord. But beware the dangers that plague your little city at night.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.5% ★, Parody 21.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Management 8%
- #27 Kate Don't Wait
81% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Víctor AtobasPub: Zoozobra Studios
Windows
You are in love with Kate, a beautiful and determined woman who is part of the rebooters movement. She encourages you to keep going by getting involved in the fight against the Accumulator, but you fear that the buts will catch you. Aren't Kate and the reboot worth any risk?
Why similar: Hacking 17.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Philosophical 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #28 Successor To Your Throne
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Adam Avramov
Windows · Linux
In this short character-focused narrative experience you are a monarch of a small medieval kingdom and must name your successor before it is too late
Why similar: Political Sim 38.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%, Choices Matter 7%
- #29 Everything Will Be Fine!
77% matchVery Positive85% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #30 Pitchforks and Daggers
77% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Idan Sheinkman
Windows · Linux
How far will you go to keep your crown? A branching court politics drama, where every choice matters. Navigate treacherous lords, scheming family members, and angry peasants- all while trying to secure your kingdom’s future.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Political Sim 11.3% ★, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #31 There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 港ねずみPub: PLAYISM
Windows
「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: Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Text-Based 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #32 ChatNPC
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.
Windows
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: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #33 Paper Shakespeare: Stick Julius Caesar (with a dagger)
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
The dramatic retelling of the death of Julius Caesar, as only stick figures can. We know that we already did that joke. We don't care. We'll probably do it again. Shakespeare's classic political drama about how political violence never goes over well.
Why similar: Parody 33.5% ★, Political Sim 29.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 6%
- #34 VOID RED
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: チーム引きこもり
Windows · Mac
An interactive card game that stirs memories and emotions. In silence, the cards speak, touching the depths of the heart. Philosophical space and tension quietly envelop the players.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Philosophical 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #35 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #36 Sabbatical In Merzouga
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Text-Based 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #37 アイアイ喫茶店
73% matchVery Positive96% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
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 23.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 14.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #38 Don't Fraud My Heart!
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dogwood Gaming
Windows
Don't Fraud my Heart is a visual novel made entirely in Microsoft Powerpoint. It is a romantic, financially literate adventure that brings you into the exciting world of tax auditing.
Why similar: Parody 34.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #39 Spirit Driver
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Horse Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the everyday passenger to the horrors of Halloween, Spirit Driver is a short, casual conversation visual novel where your choices can affect the fates of people and spirits alike. Remember, your choices have consequences. Good luck!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.8%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #40 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
73% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Transolar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
- #41 Lords of Infinity
72% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.9% ★, Text-Based 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Management 8.8%
- #42 水彩画は水底に沈む
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: takonoko
Windows
Watercolors Sink Beneath the Surface is a nostalgic pixel-art point-and-click adventure set on Narumi Island, where only an abandoned high school stands. Years later, two girls return to complete a watercolor inspired by their school memories, gathering ideas from the remnants of the past.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #43 Suzerain
71% matchVery Positive92% of 11,765 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political Sim 28.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #44 Archon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tome & Blade
Windows
In this story-rich interstellar political drama, ascend as humanity's next leader. Rebuild a broken empire in a war-torn galaxy through might, diplomacy, or espionage. Every choice has a consequence. What will you choose, Your Eminence?
Why similar: Political Sim 39.4% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #45 Furries & Scalies: Super Scary Halloween Spooky Times
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Manage a Halloween store. Don't kill your co-workers. Don't sell out to corporate. Don't lose your sanity. November is just around the corner.
Why similar: Parody 33.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #46 Imperium Europae What Remains?
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simone Castaldo
Windows
A social critique visual novel exploring the void of contemporary Europe. Through a ruthless comparison between past and present, the player faces a narrative where every choice is an illusion, reflecting the impotence and lack of real change in our historical period.
Why similar: Parody 28.3% ★, Philosophical 22.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #47 CITADEL
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Liam Atkinson
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awake from your slumber and venture out to the mighty CITADEL.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Text-Based 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #48 Angel Wings
70% matchVery Positive88% of 645 reviews2021
Dev: RumR Design
Windows
Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful introspection, will you be able to unravel the reason you are here?
Why similar: Parody 27.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
- #49 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Text-Based 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #50 Road to Karatl
69% matchMixed67% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Angels Games
Windows
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Philosophical 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #51 Retro Game Aliens
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qbertPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A late-night adventure for the 8-bit PC generation. - Retro Game Aliens is packed with nostalgia and love for the text-based genre of adventure games that shaped the evolution of RPGs and visual novels before fading into obscurity.
Why similar: Parody 28.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, 1980s 7.5%
- #52 Always On
69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Skydome Studios
Windows
Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Philosophical 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #53 All That Glitters
68% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: lestudiodetrop
Windows
All That Glitters is a narrative first person game of about one hour, only available in french as of now. Search a polluted river looking for treasures, discuss with your hallucinations, and find the weapon allowing you to defend yourself against the curse of the Idiot.
Why similar: Parody 28.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Philosophical 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #54 Media Circus
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Papercoda Games
Windows
Launch your own newspaper and manipulate a funny animal world! Direct reporters, investigate leads, blow up stories for impact and throw in ads for profit. How far will you go to keep your paper in print, and yourself out of trouble?
Why similar: Political Sim 27.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #55 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
67% matchVery Positive100% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #56 Living on Plain Pasta
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows · Mac
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #57 TOY BOX
66% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #58 memOriedit
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: いちか鉢
Windows · Mac
An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Text-Based 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Management 8.2%
- #59 Kamilia
65% match7 user reviews88% of 7 reviews2026
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: Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 9.2%
- #60 Above the Haze
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vrutup
Windows
A choice-driven visual novel centered on addiction, happiness, and the search for meaning. As a bartender in a rapidly decaying world, serve drinks and substances that shape your customers' fates. Experience their stories through minimalist 1-bit pixel art and an atmospheric liquid DnB soundtrack.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 39.9%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Story Rich 7.4%