
Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!
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Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!

Electioneering
You are at the nexus of the events of 2020; you will hire agents, run political ads, research topics, use hacking, and more in this turn-based political strategy game. In Electioneering, your goal is to ensure your candidate becomes the next President of the United States.

Night Hacking
An interactive story about hacking, unveiling secrets, chatting with people, and searching for purpose.
You are at the nexus of the events of 2020; you will hire agents, run political ads, research topics, use hacking, and more in this turn-based political strategy game. In Electioneering, your goal is to ensure your candidate becomes the next President of the United States.
Why similar: Political Sim 20% ★, Hacking 17.9% ★, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Alternate History 15.5%, Dystopian 13.1%
An interactive story about hacking, unveiling secrets, chatting with people, and searching for purpose.
Why similar: Hacking 27.4% ★, Conspiracy 19.1% ★, Alternate History 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Dystopian 9.6%
F around and find out! A ruthless no F's given dark comedy where you play the president of the United States of America, abuse executive power, crank up the FAFO meter, deal with robot overlords, alien invasions, drain swamps, flip off allies, crush protests, and destroy all that oppose you!
Why similar: Political Sim 18.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Alternate History 12.3%, Conspiracy 11% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
NEWS CENSOR: edit headlines, replace words, and approve only the “safe” stories. But remember: one wrong word can end your career.
Why similar: Political Sim 20.7% ★, Conspiracy 19.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Dystopian 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Why similar: Alternate History 19.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Historical 11%
The World Well: Blood of Caro is a cinematic dark fantasy visual novel where every choice reveals another piece of the truth. Join 4 and Noma as they journey through a vampire-ruled world filled with unforgettable characters, hidden secrets, and difficult decisions.
Why similar: Alternate History 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Text-Based 10.8%
A political sim RPG space opera with 4X elements, inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris. Become the first president of a fallen empire, choose any ideology, and expand into the stars. Your decisions shape the nation and the galaxy. Follow any ideology, be the leader you want in Pax Astra!
Why similar: Political Sim 20.3% ★, Alternate History 12.3%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
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 21.5% ★, Alternate History 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%
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: Hacking 23.9% ★, Political Sim 20.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Dystopian 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?
Why similar: Alternate History 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Text-Based 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
Joe Biden is back as the one term president hoping to become the two time president. November 2024 is only months away but the world is getting more ridiculing by the day. Choose your decisions wisely and help Mister 46 survive his next 3 weeks in office. You must help Joe Escape From MAGA, again.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21% ★, Political Sim 18.2% ★, Alternate History 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
"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 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Dystopian 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.
Why similar: Hacking 18.3% ★, Alternate History 17.1%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
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: Alternate History 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Historical 11%
Code.Breaker() is a cyberpunk visual novel about technology, cybercrime, and trying to survive in a world ruled by corporations. Hack your way out of your worst day at a job you´re not supposed to have.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.7%, Hacking 14.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Uncover the truth investigating the RE:Solver case files. Dive into murder mysteries, solo or with friends. Hack, investigate and unravel cases in a virtual internet. Photorealistic characters, engaging gameplay, and stream-friendly. Crack cases reveal secrets. Can you solve the mysteries?
Why similar: Hacking 24.3% ★, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Alternate History 17.5%, Detective 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
Rise against the corporate overlords and become a cyber activist hacker. Join the uprising in a cyberpunk world using radio waves.
Why similar: Hacking 28.8% ★, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Dystopian 9.8%
A Game Noir espionage thriller set in an alternative 1872, presented as an interactive story game with role-playing elements. Make skill-based decisions in locally branching dialogue. Not a novel to read. A chamber piece to play.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.8% ★, Alternate History 23%, Historical 12.1%, RPG 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Take the role of Redactor at Liaise, the world’s largest social media firm in the year 2062. Deal with noisy chat bots, hateful messages, fake news, and anything else that disrupts the fragile social ties in a dystopian world. Can you keep people engaged on the platform without losing your sanity?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.1%, Capitalism 17.4%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Dystopian 16.5%, Futuristic 10.6%
Work as a body modification consultant in a dystopian future. Talk to clients, make recommendations, and decide how much to upsell them. Balance helping others with earning enough to save your sick rabbit. Make decisions and change lives.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Dystopian 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
Anime Cyberpunk Visual Novel You have a job, it's up to you how to finish it. Become a Fixer and help your client for the day navigate the underground crime world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Capitalism 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Hacking 21.9% ★, Cyberpunk 16.3%, Dystopian 15.8%, Detective 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.4%
An HD-remaster of a comedy-horror visual novel from 2009, mixing classical Russian literature with anime, zombies and glam rock.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Historical 9.9%
Join Carmen, a somewhat absent-minded middle-aged lady who has to endure bizarre situations in her space truck. And possibly mess things up like crazy. An interactive narrative experience about the most flamboyant beings in the universe.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%
Act as Premier Alexander Sants in a time of stagnation, division, and the falling of walls. Will you steer the brotherly nations of the People's Republic of Sudlivia toward the liberal West, reinforce the crumbling East, or forge a new path? Or even be ousted before becoming the General Secretary?
Why similar: Alternate History 16.2%, Capitalism 14.5%, Political Sim 13.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
You are Juno, a teenage girl getting evidence to clear her brother's name. Choose who helps you solve the mystery. With multiple endings, some scenes are flashbacks to the past. Your actions there may even change who committed the crime, with what, and where!
Why similar: Hacking 25% ★, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Be a troll-for-hire on social media! You will serve in the Social Warfare battalion and promote loyalty to the Great Kingdom of Eternia, while disrupting society in the enemy nation.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.5% ★, Alternate History 20.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Dystopian 8.5%
Overthrow a corporate oligarch and uplift your neighbors through the information you observe and learn.
Why similar: Capitalism 18.8%, Alternate History 17.7%, Dystopian 15.7%, Cyberpunk 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%
Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Alternate History 14.6%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Political Sim 15.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Alternate History 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Go from Prehistoric age to the future in this text-based adventure.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Historical 11.9%
A narrative-driven hacking simulator set in an alternate 1989. Enter a clandestine, hacker Bulletin Board System to crack games, control communities, and solve programming puzzles. Featuring retro-inspired mini-games, irl global leaderboards, and a story that will haunt you long after you log off.
Why similar: Hacking 27.3% ★, Alternate History 18.5%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Dystopian 8.6%
You wake up as North Korea’s Supreme Leader. Manage diplomacy, internal power struggles, and national survival. Balance nuclear ambition, public needs, and elite loyalty. One wrong move could cost you everything — will you rule or fall?
Why similar: Political Sim 34.6% ★, Alternate History 13.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Historical 8.7%
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, RPG 10.3%
夜を歩く、血だまりの上を走る、永遠を断ち切る。 復讐のための翼は折れない。
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.2%, Dystopian 13.6%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 12%
In 2070’s Novacore, humanoid robots go rogue—play operative Brian as he infiltrates floating island Enigma to disable control nodes and confront a rogue AI.
Why similar: Hacking 28.2% ★, Conspiracy 22.4% ★, Cyberpunk 20.4%, Dystopian 15.3%, Choices Matter 6%
A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives can blossom—if you choose to change them.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Historical 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Hacking 32.7% ★, Dystopian 18%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Futuristic 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
Prove your worth to Big Boss and rule the assigned country from the shadows. Manipulate politics, the media, and the streets to funnel all national resources into the hands of The Company. Swipe decision cards, stay undercover, and hold onto power.
Why similar: Political Sim 17.6% ★, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Capitalism 13.5%, Dystopian 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
The median lifespan of a new operative is 8 minutes. Try to beat the average. Hack a dying space station, outsmart a corrupted AI, and dodge rogue autodocs in cheesy FMV glory. Halcyon HR reminds you that dying on the clock instantly voids your pension. 12 brutal endings.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Dystopian 14.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%
Tensions both political and personal are rising at the Brightworld mining colony. In this dynamic sci-fi visual novel you must decide where your heart and loyalties lie if you’re to shape the future and save yourself.
Why similar: Dystopian 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Capitalism 10.5%, Text-Based 9.9%
sionic Love is a visual novel game in which you search for goals and love by moving between the viewpoints of two main characters in the world of cyberpunk. Explore the world, talk to different characters, and reach different endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 11.3%
A sci-fi visual novel about climate, class, and the relationships that shape our worldview.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Futuristic 8.6%
Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.6% ★, Cyberpunk 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Detective 8.7%
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, RPG 9.8%
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 27.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Conspiracy 10.1% ★
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 33.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Dystopian 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Join a mysterious internet cult in a visual novel that plays out like a real conversation happening within a chat app.
Why similar: Hacking 15.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%
You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?
Why similar: Political Sim 30.2% ★, Alternate History 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 10.7%, Historical 9.4%
Manage our AI girlfriend product as the newest engagement lead at Bigger Tech Corp. Make the tough choices for Alice as she slowly drives her user insane. A satirical choose-your-own-adventure with beautiful pixel art and widely branching narrative.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Cyberpunk 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Text-Based 11.4%, Detective 10.9%
A political sim where you are Delphi, the AI that guides the world government. Manage laws, budgets and global crises while you pull the strings from the shadows. Will they shut you down… or will you seize power?
Why similar: Political Sim 25.7% ★, Capitalism 18.6%, Alternate History 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Dystopian 8.3%
Ministry of Truth: False Memory is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. The Great Father is watching you!
Why similar: Political Sim 29% ★, Dystopian 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%
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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%
VERUM: a thought-provoking game exploring ethical issues surrounding tech corporations and personal data usage. Embark on a journey through multiple side stories, gain diverse perspectives, and unlock multiple endings to uncover the full story. Simple yet immersive gameplay with captivating graphics
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%
MASK IT is a black-comedy adventure about manufacturing outrage by "editing" the news. As a fresh news editor, your job is to give dull everyday news a little "touch-up" and turn it into a viral sensation no one can look away from!
Why similar: Political Sim 34.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 11.6%, Dystopian 6.8%
Ocean City Killer is an open-world corporate dungeon crawler. You play as Rick Atlanta, a private eye investigating the death of a former colleague. What starts out as a routine case pulls you into the dark labyrinth of a seedy megacorp. Hop in your muscle car to explore the city!
Why similar: Hacking 21% ★, Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Alternate History 17%, Capitalism 15.3%, Cyberpunk 14.4%
Embark on an insane journey with Comer Sintra through MMOs, hacking, the financial markets, love, and a philosophical understanding of how absolutely everything works.
Why similar: Hacking 27% ★, Political Sim 17.7% ★, Capitalism 16.1%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Visual Novel 9.9%
The year is 2074. “Spark” organization wants to «establish order» in your hometown of Eliseysk. It’s time to answer the call (of justice) and join the resistance. Will you be the one to shoulder the burden of this mission, and persist in this cruel and dangerous world in order to shape its future?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Cyberpunk 15%, Futuristic 14.3%, Text-Based 12.7%