- #1 Shido's World
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shido Game Studio
Windows
Explore an amazing world with the Shido and learn a little more about our history. Many adventures, beautiful places and remarkable stories await you in the Shido's World
Why similar: Dogs 26.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #2 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Surreal 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #3 HOLEHOLE
96% matchVery Positive87% of 120 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"HOLEHOLE" is a relaxed adventure game where players freely explore a map, collect objects, and assist residents through conversations. The game features a visual novel-style storytelling experience and allows players to progress at their own pace.
Why similar: Dogs 42.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Collectathon 12.7%, Hidden Object 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #4 Project: New Light City
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catch Light Interactive, LLC
Windows
You are Max Boston, tasked with solving a murder-suicide crisis in this third person psychological thriller. Use futuristic forensic tools, gather evidence, interrogate suspects, and solve challenging puzzles as you explore the city. Fair warning, Max has to face a few demons of his own, as well...
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #5 Skool Days
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cocodrolo Games
Windows · Mac
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #6 Buried Shards
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Hurry Studio
Windows
Get Inmersed in the intriguing narrative adventure of BURIED SHARDS, progressing through the story chapters while alternating between day and night. Guide your sleepwalking self with house lights during the night and confront the traumas of your past in this unique blend of storytelling and puzzles.
Why similar: Collectathon 20.8%, Hidden Object 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #7 Pawsky
92% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: SimDevs
Windows · Linux
Welcome to a whimsical animal adventure in which your choices shape the story and the world reacts to your actions!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Collectathon 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #8 Buggy
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KnrcPub: Knrc Games
Windows · Linux
BUGGY is a multiplayer insect catching game! Fill your collection book, hop on with your friends, Relax and Catch a LOT of critters! Personalize your character to your liking and grab some cool cosmetics for yourself!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Collectathon 14.5%, Character Customization 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Hidden Object 10.2%
- #9 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Surreal 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #10 Mortal Valley
89% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Angour312Pub: AngourStudio
Windows
Will you survive in the Mortal Valley? A fantasy open world where you can find your way to vanguish the evil forces that have corrupted the Mortal Valley. Fight alone or alongside your friends. Create massive structures, or keep it simple with just a small house. Are you ready for the Mortal Valley?
Why similar: Collectathon 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Sandbox 11.5%, Character Customization 10.3%
- #11 Scarlet Enigma
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Braveforge
Windows
Investigate a chilling birthday murder in a branching mystery filled with secrets, suspects, and puzzles. Uncover the truth, bend time, and stop the killer before reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Hidden Object 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #12 Dreamless Kingdom
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hyperdense LLC
Windows
A narrative-driven exploration game where you collect hidden objects and help restore villagers' dreams.
Why similar: Collectathon 20.5%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Third Person 8.5%
- #13 Upper Morkezela: A Weird Game
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tempurra Games
Windows
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Detective 16.5%, Surreal 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #14 The Endless Dream
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Fortitudo Games
Windows
Dive into an enigmatic world, solve captivating puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of an endless dream. Reconstruct a fragmented life as the line between reality and illusion blurs. Challenge your mind and uncover the hidden truth in a gripping adventure that will leave you amazed!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Surreal 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
- #15 Ribby: The Game
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Octolivvy
Windows
An indie RPG adventure following the story of Ribby, an altruistic frog girl on a journey to get back home down a pathless road.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Collectathon 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Surreal 12.4%, Visual Novel 10%
- #16 Iridescence ~ A Charming, Seaside Epic!
86% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: NeoNight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a serene island where land and sea intertwine on your quest to help a mysterious girl from the sea find her way home. Uncover rich mythology and hidden truths in this heart-warming, epic tale, brought to life with gorgeous artwork and music. Embark on a truly unforgettable adventure!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Hidden Object 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Character Customization 11.6%
- #17 A Pigeon Detective Game: Twin Beaks
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Taylor
Windows
A Pigeon Detective Game: Twin Beaks is a 3rd person, murder-mystery novel game. Explore a surreal village as you investigate the death of the town's delivery pigeon. Utilise your sleuthing skills to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the residents of Twin Beaks.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Third Person 7.4%
- #18 Autumn with the Shiba Inu
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Quill Game Studios
Windows · Linux
Play as Quei-li the Labrador Retriever, a hacker dog! Uncover the secrets of the Allocated Reality Institute as an undercover hacker, in this mystery story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Dogs 33% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #19 Liar Luna
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Luna, a girl caught in a fight between armed insurgents and spies. Help her navigate her way to saving her friend. Explore a laboratory dedicated to the production of new materials. Enjoy a lighthearted and chaotic story of a girl out of her depth in an espionage mission.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Third Person 11.1%
- #20 Coincidence
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Softcatstudio
Windows
《阴阳错》是一款发生在中国本土题材民俗恐怖悬疑解谜游戏。故事发生在香港,一位意外失去生命的民间道士与一位丢失配枪的女刑警成为搭档。破解红磡五人连环杀人案,并找到丢失的配枪和肉身,随着受害者数量增加,调查的深入,案件的真相却变得扑朔迷离……一个丢失配枪的女警、一个意外死亡的半仙,一个嫁为人妻的女子,一场有关成仙的阴谋,正慢慢浮出水面。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Detective 16.6%, Surreal 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #21 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
83% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #22 UFO: Henfield
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: TACS Games Ltd.
Windows
A point and click puzzle adventure game set across multiple time periods. Discover and enjoy this strange and surreal story about a mysterious letter, a missing professor and a confusing mansion. With more than a hundred items, locations and objects to investigate, can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Surreal 15.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #23 Meiro Master
81% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Space Sheep Gaming Ltd
Windows
An epic adventure filled with discovery and skill. Earn your way into the history books and become the Meiro Master.
Why similar: Dogs 39.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Cute 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #24 Teen Zombie In Your Cabin
80% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Pent Panda
Windows · Linux
Three years have passed since the zombie uprising. You managed to escape the chaos and survive in an isolated cabin in the woods, all alone, for better and for worse. Until one day you come across a young zombie who doesn't seem entirely lost. Choose how to lead this adventure.
Why similar: Collectathon 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #25 Returning the favor of the dog
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: azucat
Windows
Living together with lovely dog-eared girl simulator. One snowy winter day, I picked up a dog shivering in the cold at a shrine. Heartbroken by my family's misfortune, I decided to take good care of this dog at least. and one day it became a dog-eared girl.
Why similar: Dogs 41.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Sandbox 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Character Customization 6.2%
- #26 Doggy Don't Care
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rohan NowellPub: Rotub Games
Windows
Unleash adorable chaos, solve puzzles, and leave your mark (literally!) as a mischievous dog on the loose.
Why similar: Dogs 47.9% ★, Collectathon 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 8.9%, Character Customization 7.2%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #27 Purrfect Apawcalypse: Patches' Infurno
79% matchVery Positive99% of 453 reviews2021
Dev: Denny TruongPub: 90% Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Patches is dragged to school for the first ever cat-and-dog school day! All he needs to do is get this damn collar off and wreck some havoc! Will he prove cats and dogs can get along, or will he make this the Purrfect Apawcalypse?
Why similar: Dogs 28% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #28 An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs
78% matchVery Positive86% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs is an open-world comedy adventure game. Talk to stock photo dogs. Solve their problems. Catch your flight. And call it Dog Airport Game when you get tired of saying the full title, like I did three months ago.
Why similar: Dogs 53.8% ★, Collectathon 11.2%, Surreal 10.6%, Sandbox 9.2%, Visual Novel 7%
- #29 This Game Is Easy
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: JeanbonPub: Homyrest
Windows
This Game Is Easy is a game that challenges you. It will test and confuse you. Are you up to the challenge of this super-easy game?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Detective 16.6%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Third Person 10.1%
- #30 Haiju
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Parable Acetate
Windows
Gather the 36 Heavenly Wind Bells from across otherworldly landscapes drawn from Japanese mythology. Charge through enemies and glide over vast gaps in a high-speed action platformer charged with electric energy.
Why similar: Dogs 36.1% ★, Collectathon 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Third Person 5.1%
- #31 Future Mirror
77% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #32 "I Know This Place..?" chapter I (prologue)
76% matchVery Positive90% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: SameFramePub: RBL LABS
Windows
The 1st chapter of mystic trans-media adventure with the atmosphere of Eastern Europe of the last century. After completing the 1st chapter, each player can influence the further plot of the game chapters/short films/visual novel.The plot in your hands...
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Surreal 15.8%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #33 Femboy Detective
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PepperjakPub: Pretty Boy ATS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dark yaoi horror game about learning who to trust. Investigate leads, interrogate suspects, and unravel a doomsday conspiracy in the search for your missing friend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Detective 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Surreal 10.8%
- #34 BEAST CRIMES
76% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 19%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #35 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,479 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Character Customization 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #36 Last Summer at Camp Apocalypse Blood: 101 Ways to Not Capture Bigfoot
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
A surreal dark comedy visual novel about monster camp politics, childhood trauma, and a bribe-prone Bigfoot. Battle rival camp Wonderfang during what could be the last summer at Camp Apocalypse Blood!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Surreal 15.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
- #37 Where are you, Cinderella?
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13%
- #38 Florida Man: Hurricane Hijinks
75% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Tag 44/24
Windows
Six hours until the hurricane hits. Six hours alone on a Florida island. Six hours to reach fame! What will your headline be?
Why similar: Collectathon 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Detective 12.5%, Character Customization 11.8%
- #39 Cannibal Court
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Detective 18.7%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #40 X.E.H.A. Rogue
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
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 23%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Character Customization 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%
- #41 Distant Sun
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Koboi Interactive
Windows
A sci-fi game based on character dialogue and choices. Uncover the mysteries of Pioneer Station by attempting diplomacy and seeking peace or gunning through those that stand against you. The decisions you make will have an impact on the ending.
Why similar: Character Customization 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%
- #42 Dumpster Baby
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Josef Arnold
Windows
Dumpster Baby is a game about being queer and homeless, and the importance of community and friendship in hard times. You play as Bandit, an optimistic racoon meeting new friends as he tries to find people to be roommates with. A narrative focused single player experience.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #43 Make Your Choice
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Adam Avramov
Windows · Linux
How would your life look like if you entered a magic school? if you became a monster hunter? or maybe if you were transported to another world? Pick your scenario, make your choice and discover what you become in this highly customizable choose your own adventure game
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Character Customization 18.1%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #44 Solid Liquid Gas
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShadowBITE Games
Windows
Journey through snow, rain, and dust storms as a lost fox searching for its memories beyond death. Solid Liquid Gas is a haunting exploration of the afterlife, where each element shapes your path and brings you closer to uncovering the truth of that day.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Collectathon 15.1%, Surreal 14.3%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 10%
- #45 超探偵シャーロックちゃん ~掟破りのミスディレクション~
70% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Hidden Object 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%
- #46 Siren's Call: Second Wind
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Surreal 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #47 Quirky Museum
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eva&MonaPub: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A museum and its stories… Think you know everything about them? To truly feel history, to sense the connection between generations of life and memory, one visit won’t be enough.
Why similar: Collectathon 17.7%, Detective 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Character Customization 10.9%
- #48 Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 883 reviews2021
Dev: Denny TruongPub: 90% Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!
Why similar: Dogs 29.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #49 Bitter Silver
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lookout Drive Games
Windows
You are an intergalactic bounty hunter leading a team of bickering misfits as you track down targets with your words and your weapons to find your missing mom. Make every choice count in this reactive, visual novel love letter to Cowboy Bebop.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #50 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
67% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Surreal 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #51 Area 86
70% matchPositive80% of 40 reviews2020
Dev: SimDevs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Area 86 is a physics-based escape room puzzle game. Control your robot in an interactive environment. Push, pick, throw, activate or destroy objects to escape.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #52 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
68% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #53 It's Time
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Willman Interactive
Windows · Mac
Play as a young scientist who invents a time portal and uses it to bring back his dead wife. Soon, things become chaotic in his life. Make choices and help people as you progress. Decide whom to save, your family or friends. Your choices determine the ending.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #54 Shadowless
68% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: ultron01
Windows
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #55 Selanìa
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: owof games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Selanìa is a narrative cozy game: meet a cast of eccentric characters, gain their trust, and help them rewrite their stories. And yours. Lose yourself in Selanìa, where the greenhouse blooms of curious plants, the kitchen is always hungry, and the library whispers tales. Or just sit down, and relax.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Surreal 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #56 Genimas: Life reborn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trialis Studios
Windows
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime as Drassil, a warrior trained by Freyja on a remote island! With newly discovered genetic powers, travel to a hostile continent full of dangerous enemies and extreme environments. Your mission: to save civilization from an imminent calamity.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Surreal 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Character Customization 12.9%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #57 Scarecrows of Illyria
69% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #58 Eternal Decay Souls
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Clovek Games
Windows
Explore dark places, enemies and traps on a journey of adventure and survival. Collect relics, activate portals and face the Dark Guardian in the last portal.
Why similar: Collectathon 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Sandbox 13%, Character Customization 10.5%
- #59 Our Life: Now & Forever
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
A paper airplane, two new neighbors, four autumns, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable, choice-heavy story where you grow from childhood to adulthood.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Character Customization 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%