- #1 All (Too) Good Things
97% 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 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
- #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 20.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #3 Fixer's Tale
96% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Emblem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #4 Death off the Cuff
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #5 Solar Echoes: The Star Legation
94% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Corefun Studios, LLC
Windows
Solar Echoes: The Star Legation is a choice-driven cinematic Sci-Fi Visual Novel game with RPG elements. Journey through space to gather and manage an alien crew, visit new worlds, negotiate with alien leaders, and even risk romance across the stars!
Why similar: Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #6 Alexandria IV
94% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: J. M. BeraldoPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tasked with commanding of one of the most challenging sectors of the galaxy, the future of the Alexandria IV space station depends on your diplomatic and strategic capabilities. How far will you go to prevent a war? A space opera visual novel by J.M. Beraldo.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
- #7 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,040 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
- #8 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #9 Furry Shakespeare: Two Incredibly Ripped, Absolutely Shredded Noble Kinsmen
91% 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 24.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #10 StarStruck
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Strawberrytail
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey through this highly engaging science fantasy visual novel with memorable characters and multiple endings. Journey through space, uncover the past and pull off a heist or two as you negotiate the pitfalls of friendship and a crumbling reality. Can you save the universe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #11 Space to Grow
90% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Metasepia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel where you play as a farmer, father, and community member. Decide what to plant, which faction to support, and what kind of dad you want to be. How will you react when your daughter won't stop crying? When she bullies her friend? Or when she wants to hang out with the cool kids?
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #12 Tempest In A Teapot
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #13 Chief Emoji Officer
89% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Bodeville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chief Emoji Officer is a text adventure that recreates the absurdities of the tech world by letting you become CEO using only emojis. Climb your way through corporate America by getting promoted, making allies, avoiding layoffs, and turning Redify into the most successful company in the world.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #14 Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
88% 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 25.8% ★, Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #15 Quarantine Circular
87% matchVery Positive88% of 442 reviews2018
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.4% ★, Text-Based 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Aliens 7.5%
- #16 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #17 Do 11
86% 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: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 11%
- #18 Slippery Flippers: Episode One - Amulet of the Gods
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A group of thieves have found their next gig: a museum holding the "Amulet of the Gods," a mysterious artifact said to contain godlike power inside of it. It's sitting there, just asking to be stolen. With law enforcement on the prowl, will the crew's leader, Orlando, lead them to riches or ruin?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 10%, Space 9.7%
- #19 Space Court
84% matchVery Positive98% of 161 reviews2020
Dev: Uphill Promise
Windows
As a newly appointed Judge, you will rule over Space Court and its denizens to keep the universe safe. Or possibly blow it all up. Either way, you’re tenured.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #20 LifeSimOS
83% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #21 Presidential Shaman
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #22 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
82% 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 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #23 Across Kiloparsecs
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows · Linux
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%
- #24 Glow Box
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月刊湿地帯Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows · Mac
A 60-minute adventure where all you do is glow.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #25 There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices
81% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Text-Based 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #26 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #27 My Merry May with be
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%
- #28 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
79% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #29 墨心:波云诡船
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #30 Orbital Abyss: Cipher Division
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JointPoint Studios LLC
Windows
Decipher interstellar transmissions encoded via substitution ciphers aboard Eremite Station. In this choice driven narrative, uncover secrets from planetary factions while conversing with crewmates to reveal their stories and troubles. The ripples of your choices may be felt throughout the galaxy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #31 summer story
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #32 Chronicles of Humanity
77% 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: Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #33 Presidential Psychologist
76% 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 22.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%
- #34 Coolmath Games: The Game
75% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Sideby InteractivePub: Coolmath Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure where you get to play the role of a Coolmath Games intern! Talk with the crew, solve puzzles and help us launch our game!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Parody 14.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Funny 9.1%
- #35 CHERI BLANC : Mystery Shelter
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO WILLS
Windows
9 kids who wake up in a mysterious shelter with lost memory. Investigate the signs of intruders and murders and discuss them with your colleagues to move towards the truth! Listen to everyone's statements and use your counter-arguments to uncover the truth behind someone's lies!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #36 Guilt Free
75% 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 20.9%, Text-Based 15%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #37 Donutal
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
An alien conversation adventure where conversation is your only weapon. Awakened from a 150 year cryosleep, you are suddenly appointed as a Chief Extraterrestrial Counselor at the spaceport. Interview the aliens visiting Earth and uncover their true intentions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Diplomacy 16% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Aliens 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #38 I Did It ALL for the COOKIE!
73% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Paul RodenburgPub: Rodenburg Films Ltd
Windows · Mac
You are hanging out at a festive Christmas party when your eyes discover the most perfect Christmas confectionery ever! You must have it!... but someone already has it! What will you be willing to do, to get your Christmas wish?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #39 VOICE
74% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: WTFMAN
Windows
VOICE is a game about the story of living in a dystopian world where speaking is forbidden.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #40 Alcyone: The Last City
72% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Artifice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #41 Universe Has No Favorites
72% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
Windows · Mac
Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #42 Cold Bed on Route
71% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Old Retina Museum
Windows · Linux
"Cold Bed on Route" is an equation-like adventure game. Work with to find and dump unwanted items. Then, let's make up for the excess weight caused by having her on board. And let's prove that the universe is not yet completely cold and frigid. Now, pilot, it's your turn.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #43 Silent Earth
73% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Fring Frang Games
Windows
Silent Earth is a short sci-fi text adventure about finding one’s place despite an uncertain future. Explore an off-world mining colony ship, navigate multi-linear character relationships, and steer the story toward one of five endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #44 Presidential Social Media Manager
73% 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 24% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #45 Whispers From The Rift
71% 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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #46 Whispering Memories
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #47 Plan B from Outer Space: A Bavarian Odyssey
71% matchPositive83% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: RobotPumpkin GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Escape the grasp of the Barbvarians! Plan B from Outer Space is a stellar adventure in the style of an interactive book and takes inspiration from classic science-fiction stories and Bavarian culture. Every decision will affect the outcome of your mission; to leave this strange planet unscathed!
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Parody 13% ★, Text-Based 10.8%
- #48 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neural Break Inc.
Windows
Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%
- #49 Karen: An Outrage Simulator
70% matchVery Positive95% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows
You are Karen - Argue your way through ridiculous scenarios, and get everything you rightfully deserve in this short comedic game about entitlement.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.7% ★, Parody 17.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #50 Message in a Melody
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Text-Based 21.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #51 Reigns: The Witcher
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #52 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
69% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #53 Outsider
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Galantrix
Windows
Shape humanity's future in a sci-fi narrative game where choices matter. Experience an extraterrestrial contact while deciphering an overarching mystery of far-reaching consequences. Who is the Outsider?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #54 目を閉じてプレイするゲーム「星の記す真実」
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamKomori
Windows
When you start the game, the narrator will instruct you to “close your eyes.” At that moment, whether you actually close them or keep them open will change the course of the story. Listen carefully to the voice as you proceed, and find your way to the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Text-Based 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
- #55 Into Oblivion
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NanoLion
Windows
Into Oblivion is an immerse interactive novel where your choices shape the story. Set in the far-future, explore a galaxy on the brink of crisis with dynamic companions. So, settle your mind and pray you have what it takes to fly Into Oblivion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 8.3%
- #56 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
68% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Text-Based 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #57 Mistbound
66% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: aworyrate
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mistbound is a surreal narrative adventure about overcoming trauma, where the line between reality and dreams is blurred. Loneliness can be too loud. And salvation can be too quiet!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%
- #58 Woodsalt
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Team Woodsalt
Windows · Mac
"Woodsalt" is an adventure game set on the planet of Nu-Terra, 1000 years after Earth was evacuated during chaotic natural disasters and an attack by giant creatures.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #59 201 - The Bad Number
66% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
"201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set on a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten civilization's end. Players make choices that impact the fate of humanity and the colony in a unique dystopian setting.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #60 Tower of the Ice Lich
65% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
Windows · Mac
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%