60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Text-Based, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter, Psychological Horror.
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
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A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
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In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Dystopian 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 23%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.3%
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Dystopian 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Surreal 12.8%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Narration 13.1%, Dark Humor 11.8%
A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.
Why similar: Dystopian 14.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Surreal 9.8%, Dark Humor 9.4%
As the CEO of a corporation that sells superpowers to the highest bidder, you'll harness dark magic and travel through time to inflate your stock prices!
Why similar: Text-Based 55.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, RPG 18.8%
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Surreal 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Illuminati 27.5% ★, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 7.7%
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Dark Humor 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Surreal 18%, Dystopian 17.5%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 10.9%
Auto-cannibalism. Demonic Seduction. Occult Rituals. Bloodfeasting Worms. This dark, horrific Twine-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements. Navigate this sprawling narrative-driven labyrinth bristling with otherworldly doom.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 35.3%, Horror 22.6%
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Surreal 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
Why similar: Dystopian 19.8%, Text-Based 18.4%, Surreal 15%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.3%
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
"Choose your own adventure" style nightmares
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Text-Based 18.2%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Narration 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%
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: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Dystopian 12.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Dystopian 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%
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: Text-Based 15.2%, Surreal 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Horror 13.1%, Surreal 11.5%
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.8%, Surreal 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Horror 9.9%
A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.
Why similar: Narration 33.7%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Surreal 10%
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Dystopian 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 8.7%
An interactive psychological horror drama.
Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 10.3%
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Horror 11.2%
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Trolley Problem, Inc. is a darkly comedic narrative game based on real-world philosophical papers, in which you are asked to make a series of impossible choices from two awful answers. Wrestle with your moral compass, decide the fate of millions – and compare your choices with the rest of the world.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.4%, Dark Humor 23.4%, Surreal 19.6%, Choices Matter 16%, Minimalist 9.2%
An atmospheric retro inspired survival horror game. Enjoy the late shift at 'The Month' in an abstract and unsettling night of terror, spooks and convenience.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Multiple Endings 19.9%
Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.1%
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Narration 19.3%, Surreal 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 10.6%
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.7%, Dark Humor 14.3%
If you're nervous about job searching and interviews, face your fears head-on in "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" a Japanese horror business punk visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Horror 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: Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Horror 11.8%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Text-Based 17.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Horror 14.5%, Stylized 9.8%
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Horror 16.6%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark Humor 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Horror 10.3%
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Text-Based 22.9%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Choices Matter 6.8%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
You were hired to extract a bioengineer. Now your team is cut off, your comms are dead, and you're surrounded by something wearing human skin. Hold the line, make the calls, and survive the night in this choice-driven visual novel with turn-based combat.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, RPG 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Dark Humor 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Narration 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Text-Based 31.2%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Dark Humor 18.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Horror 11.3%, RPG 10.7%
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Minimalist 23.5%, Story Rich 23.3%, Multiple Endings 21.9%
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.7%, Horror 28.8%, Story Rich 19.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Singleplayer 4.3%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Surreal 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 11.5%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%
You are a monster under someone's house.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Horror 18.9%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
