- #1 Heaven's Vault
97% matchVery Positive84% of 2,498 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Narrative 28.1% ★, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #2 Trips'n'Traps - A Vicious Odyssey
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vagabundo
Windows
Join Rat Girl on a gloriously unhinged adventure. Explore a hand-painted world filled with bizarre creatures and unforgettable characters. Solve creative puzzles, make choices that shape your journey, and discover an irreverent story full of dark humor about rebellion and identity.
Why similar: Narrative 27.6% ★, Point & Click 14.6%, Dystopian 13.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Mystery 9%
- #3 Willow's Paper House
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blooming Bats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Narrative 11.1% ★, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #4 Project Atlas
95% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Outerlynx
Windows
Inspired by the 3I/Atlas comet, Project Atlas is a story-driven sci-fi narrative following Commander Simth as she tracks a mysterious object through deep space and discovers a truth no one is prepared for.
Why similar: Narrative 37.3% ★, Space 10.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #5 Marginalia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Worn Spine Studio
Windows
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 38.2% ★, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 9%
- #6 Talewarden: Riders of the New Day
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bucket Hat Cat
Windows · Mac
In this adventure visual novel, you travel across an alien planet stuck in an endless sunset. Shape the fates of 7 companions from different worlds. Uncover the truth about anomalous locations, hidden corridors, and a child who aged in a day. See what remains of a world abandoned by its creators.
Why similar: Narrative 33.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #7 HIVESWAP: ACT 3
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
Windows
Joey has survived evil clowns and an explosive train crash, but the only refuge from Alternia's deadly sun is deep underground. Point-and-click your way through ancient ruins, confounding puzzles and the horrors of the dark to help our plucky teen adventurer make it home to Earth in one piece.
Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Point & Click 16.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%, LGBTQ+ 8.1%
- #8 Ashes
92% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Plot Twist Australia
Windows · Mac
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Narrative 17.2% ★, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 11.3%
- #9 How Was Your Day?
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Carnival
Windows · Mac
After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things in this supernatural thriller set in 80s New Zealand.
Why similar: Narrative 30.5% ★, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #10 Solo
91% matchMixed69% of 131 reviews2018
Dev: Team Gotham
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solo is an introspective puzzler set on a gorgeous and surreal archipelago. Reflect on your loving relationships by exploring contemplative, dream-like islands.
Why similar: Narrative 36.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #11 I'm Making a Monster
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: zorkie studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Minimalist 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Stylized 8.1%
- #12 Sky of Tides
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.Pub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Sky of Tides is a choice-driven isometric sci-fi adventure following Rin D’Lorah as she searches for her missing father in a shattered world where oceans float in the sky. Shape her through decisions, balance who she is becoming, and uncover a mystery where every choice quietly rewrites the future.
Why similar: Narrative 37.5% ★, Point & Click 17.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #13 Dot's Home
89% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Weathered SweaterPub: Rise-Home Stories Project
Windows · Mac
DOT’S HOME is a single-player, 2D, narrative-driven video game that follows a young Black woman in Detroit living in her grandmother’s beloved home, as she travels through time to relive key moments in her family’s history where race, place, and home collide in difficult choices.
Why similar: Narrative 42.5% ★, Point & Click 19.3%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #14 Field Recordings
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuskSoft
Windows
Field Recordings is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure set in the fragments of a collapsing reality. Guided by a lonely AI from the abandoned Project Ariadne, explore isolated pockets of the world and search for survivors. Use a Field Recorder to tune into echoes and uncover what remains.
Why similar: Narrative 29.7% ★, Mystery 17.9%, Story Rich 15.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #15 Land of Infinite Dreams
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Tales Studio
Windows
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna, a young girl who escapes into Lunaria — a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness, and imagination. She harnesses the power of moonlight to overcome challenges and confront creatures born from her fears.
Why similar: Narrative 40% ★, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #16 Gap Year
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mythical Voltage
Windows
Gap Year is a story-focused point & click adventure played through comic book panels that reconfigure as you explore Vera Novak’s one-bedroom apartment. Vera is a bright young scientist, but the arrival of an unexpected guest and a strange fixation with a cosmonaut may derail her academic pursuits.
Why similar: Narrative 30.5% ★, Point & Click 16%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #17 In Their Shoes
86% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: We Are Muesli
Windows · Mac
From the first day of spring, to the last day of winter, wear seven shoes of seven characters and live their most intimate moments. Explore their thoughts, choose their steps and shape their paths in a mumblecore narrative game where the most extraordinary setting is ordinary life itself.
Why similar: Narrative 31.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #18 ECHO RAILWAY
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tramdrey
Windows
Step into the role of a tram conductor robot in a future where humanity is preparing to leave Earth. Are you suited for something greater than being scrapped?
Why similar: Narrative 36% ★, Point & Click 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Dystopian 10.6%, Stylized 7.5%
- #19 The Restricted Index
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
You are Britain’s last librarian. Investigate a world of censorship and secrets in this first-person mystery puzzle game. Analyse clues, deduce which books each patron needs, uncover forbidden stories and decide what knowledge survives.
Why similar: Narrative 34.7% ★, Dystopian 16.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #20 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
83% matchMixed68% of 10,809 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Narrative 13.6% ★, Story Rich 10.5%
- #21 Behind Room 102
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Underrise Studios
Windows
In a dark nation of crime and corruption, you're more than just a hotel worker. Inspect the people in front of you, catch their lies, and make decisions. Your boss expects the best. To survive in this ruthless world, doing what you're told is a MUST! But will you follow every order?
Why similar: Narrative 29.4% ★, Choices Matter 19.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Dystopian 12.8%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #22 Sub-Verge
82% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Narrative 37.1% ★, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #23 Neoproxima
82% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Lonestone Studio
Windows
Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.
Why similar: Narrative 32.8% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Dystopian 12.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #24 Canal Street Goblin
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Boat Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this interactive narrative, you (a goblin custodian) fix up the neighborhood, help solve eccentric neighbors' problems, and uncover a dark and dangerous mystery, all while untangling the occasional drag & drop image puzzle!
Why similar: Narrative 33.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #25 The Quiet Things
80% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Silver Script Games
Windows
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Narrative 29.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Point & Click 11.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #26 The Inspireist
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nabi Hamdi Mortan
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 49.8% ★, Mystery 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #27 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
79% matchVery Positive93% of 6,412 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Narrative 19.2% ★, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #28 The Forgotten Ones
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Blazing Soft
Windows
Leidy dreamed of the city, she never imagined violence would force her there. In this 90s narrative adventure, explore streets and interiors, inspect traces people left behind, hear conflicting family memories, and reconstruct meaningful objects by hand while restoring what violence left unfinished.
Why similar: Narrative 40.1% ★, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #29 Okinawa Journal
78% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Miga Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game set during the summer of 2000 in the mysterious landscapes of Okinawa. You play as Kami, a guardian angel tasked with guiding Haruki, a struggling journalist, as he delves into the baffling disappearance of a beloved actress.
Why similar: Narrative 39.4% ★, Point & Click 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%
- #30 A Tale In The Garden
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Dream Outpost
Windows · Mac
A short, slow-paced, narrative-driven point-and-click game where you follow Filomena as she prepares her garden for a competition and awaits the arrival of her grandchild, Frida.
Why similar: Narrative 42.7% ★, Point & Click 18.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Story Rich 7.7%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #31 Intruder In Antiquonia
78% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Narrative 25.7% ★, Point & Click 16.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #32 Framing Dawes
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jinx-It Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich, dark fantasy, single-player, 2d point and click adventure, where a witch's curse means it's Groundhog Day in a forgotten wonderland. Cast spells, build a flying bathtub, talk to inanimate objects, find missing socks and much more!
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Point & Click 16.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #33 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,734 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 12%, Space 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #34 Lunchroom Lies
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio BrainSwarm
Windows
A thief's on the loose! In this point-and-click investigation game, look through people's things to uncover who stole your lunch and confront them. Be careful to not get caught, or you might get fired before you can exact your revenge!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Mystery 21.3%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%
- #35 The Sundew
76% matchVery Positive86% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.4%, Dystopian 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #36 Life is Strange: True Colors
75% matchVery Positive89% of 16,903 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Narrative 15.1% ★, Story Rich 11.4%
- #37 Tales From Eternity - Interactive Preview
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: J.M Jonsson
Windows
Step into the universe of Tales From Eternity and experience the complete first two chapters through an atmospheric digital reader.
Why similar: Narrative 38.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Minimalist 8%
- #38 Closer the Distance
73% matchVery Positive90% of 297 reviews2024
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Narrative 40.8% ★, Point & Click 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #39 GOD: B
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SandStew
Windows
After Earth’s fall, only distorted data remains. Join GOD Corp and restore the past in a virtual space.
Why similar: Narrative 41% ★, Dystopian 14.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 11%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #40 The Rescuer's Escape
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Esther Games
Windows
You pulled the lost back from the brink. You were everyone's savior. But in the history books of mankind, the clearest thing they remembered— was the day you burned out.
Why similar: Narrative 40% ★, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Dystopian 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #41 Back in the Swamp
71% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Cryo Swamp
Windows
A first-person point-and-click exploration adventure set in a mysterious post-apocalyptic swamp filled with giant insects and abandoned robots. Observe your surroundings, find the right objects, and progress through the ruins in this 3–4 hour atmospheric journey.
Why similar: Narrative 28.8% ★, Point & Click 18.5%, Mystery 10%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #42 The Antarctic Sphere
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dotsquare
Windows · Mac
The Antarctic Sphere is a sci-fi narrative game in which you decipher an unknown language in order to communicate with a mysterious sphere that has been found under the ice of Antarctica.
Why similar: Narrative 38.1% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #43 Blood Nova
72% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #44 We Grew Up in War
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Charles Games
Windows
This narrative adventure tells stories of children from Sarajevo and Ukraine based on locals’ testimonies. See contemporary war from an overlooked perspective, highlighting resilience and imagination of kids whose future was taken from them.
Why similar: Narrative 28.8% ★, Point & Click 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #45 Life is Strange Remastered
71% matchVery Positive92% of 11,246 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Narrative 14.9% ★, Story Rich 13.3%
- #46 Good Bones
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #47 Beneath the Woods
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frozen Star Games
Windows
'Beneath the Woods' is a stylized, narrative-focused 3rd person mystery / horror / puzzle game about a young man in a race against time to investigate the disappearance of his younger sister. What he stumbles upon is something far more sinister than he could ever imagined.
Why similar: Narrative 42.3% ★, Mystery 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #48 Miniatures
69% matchVery Positive95% of 387 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #49 Vessels
71% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Narrative 41.3% ★, Mystery 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #50 Sayonara Okaasan
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Slimomo
Windows · Mac
Sayonara Okaasan is an interactive abstract poem about saying goodbye to a mother and exploring life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 43.9% ★, Point & Click 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Minimalist 9.7%, Puzzle 7%
- #51 Peaches Interplanetary
69% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: clover_p
Windows
Peaches Interplanetary is a short relaxing game about growing peaches on a spaceship. Explore the ship, talk to trees, drink some tea or coffee, and help Margot prepare for her first day spreading the power of peaches throughout the stars.
Why similar: Narrative 43.5% ★, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Space 8.4%
- #52 Project B-FER: Prime Cut
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Streamcope
Windows · Mac · Linux
You and 4 other people are trapped underground on a moving subway train. What are you willing to do to get out? Will you play by the rules, or break them?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.4%
- #53 Lost in Love: Berlin
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lake System
Windows · Mac
Swipe, date & survive Berlin’s wild winter nights in this story-rich horror dating sim. Help Nora find herself — balance Energy, Cash & rising Pain while sex clubs, techno raves, and a messy ex tear your heart apart. Merry Christmas! Your choices decide who you wake up as.
Why similar: Narrative 29.5% ★, Choices Matter 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Story Rich 10%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #54 Rain of Hunger
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Murwake
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror game. Play as a novelist searching for her missing nephew, and the man the whole town still blames for the truth she's about to uncover. Two perspectives, One town.
Why similar: Narrative 35.7% ★, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #55 Death and Taxes
68% matchVery Positive86% of 8,579 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Point & Click 18.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #56 A Heavy Morning
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saf Interactive
Windows
Some mornings, getting out of bed can feel impossible. In A Heavy Morning, you play as a woman fighting an invisible battle within her own mind. Help her overcome everyday obstacles and make it to work before it's too late.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Point & Click 18.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #57 Ministry of Order
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Inspect the parents’ medical record and match the newborn who can only be theirs — that is the day’s work in this 1920s dystopian puzzle. A fire burned the birth records, and the Ministry put you in charge of giving the children back. Your choice goes into the report.
Why similar: Narrative 21.3% ★, Point & Click 19.4%, Dystopian 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #58 Vaulted Valor
66% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Vast Games
Windows
You are in a post-apocalyptic underground vault where every decision carries weight. As you embark on quests and unravel a deep, twisting story, your actions will permanently alter the lives of your fellow inhabitants.
Why similar: Narrative 30.6% ★, Dystopian 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #59 Lexa
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ward Games
Windows
Lexa is a sci-fi language mystery. Crash-landing on a mysterious planet, you find that everything is written in an alien language. Use your handy translator to decipher unknown glyphs, explore a strange world, and – hopefully – return home.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Stylized 12%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #60 Read Only
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TheLight Interactive
Windows
A psychological narrative game about memory, identity, and things that were never meant to be “fixed.” Explore your past, piece together what was lost, and decide what you’re ready to see.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Choices Matter 15%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 10.5%