- #1 THE TEMPLE
97% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: TAO
Windows
The Temple is an interactive visual novel game adapted from the short story of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft. The game is being developed by a single person.
Why similar: Submarine 25.9% ★, Underwater 19.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Text-Based 14.6%, Narration 7.8%
- #2 Submarine Terror
96% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Sungame Studio
Windows
A sinister entity lurks in the depths. Descend into the abyss and extract knowledge about it.
Why similar: Submarine 46.7% ★, Underwater 27.4% ★, Sailing 19.7% ★, Multiple Endings 5.1%, Adventure 1.2%
- #3 Burn Depth
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luke Van Zandt
Windows
Burn Depth is an tense, underwater, horror exploration game. Find a path through a dangerous and unexplored area of the ocean filled with menacing creatures. Manage your vessel's resources, survive the dive, and uncover the mysteries beneath the sea floor.
Why similar: Submarine 38.1% ★, Underwater 28.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #4 After the Storm
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rebuild society after the climate apocalypse! Can you keep your settlement alive? Will you hold onto your humanity or lose it in the directionless expanse?
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #5 The Sin Collector: Repentless
94% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Text-Based 15%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Narration 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #6 All (Too) Good Things
94% 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: Text-Based 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Conversation 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%
- #7 Alcyone: The Last City
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
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: Text-Based 15%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Conversation 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #8 Presidential Shaman
92% 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 16.7%, Conversation 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 13.7%, Narration 11.2%
- #9 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
91% 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: Text-Based 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #10 NOAH: 2050
91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Team NOAH
Windows
『NOAH: 2050』 is a 2D visual novel game that blends an adventure format where you can explore a school.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Conversation 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #11 Whispering Memories
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 14.1%, Conversation 13.9%, Clicker 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #12 The Castle
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sankurusu
Windows · Linux
Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Narration 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #13 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
89% 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 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Narration 11.7%
- #14 Tower of the Ice Lich
88% matchPositive100% of 17 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: Text-Based 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #15 Grave Knight
87% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamlight Games
Windows
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, RPG 10.9%
- #16 Vida
86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: YEON 연
Windows · Linux
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Conversation 12.8%
- #17 Raptors of SouthEdge
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: SouthEdge Studios
Windows
A Post-Apocalyptic Gamebook by SouthEdge Studios.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Narration 12.5%, Conversation 11.8%
- #18 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
85% 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 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%
- #19 Titanic Terror
84% matchNo user reviews
Windows
A submarine touring the Titanic has gone missing. As part of the coast guard, you have been called in to locate and rescue the crew before their oxygen runs out.
Why similar: Submarine 46.4% ★, Underwater 32.2% ★, Narration 12.5%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Adventure 1.6%
- #20 Thalassophobia
84% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NGreenDev
Windows
As a cataclysmic event rocks the planet, you find yourself in an old, decrepit submarine tasked with only one goal: survive. Manage the internal systems to keep yourself alive and fend off undersea horrors as they attempt to cut your journey short.
Why similar: Submarine 62% ★, Underwater 38% ★
- #21 Transparent
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamDSN
Windows
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Narration 20.9%, Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #22 命运之轮(序章)/Journey of Destiny(dependent origination)
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cai JiahePub: Changle Games
Windows
A Chinese ancient-style visual novel made with Ren'Py. Two factions fight for a mysterious relic. Your choices unlock multiple endings. The story includes suspense, time travel and soul fusion. Simple mouse and keyboard controls. Enjoy an immersive storytelling experience.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Conspiracy 11.9% ★, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #23 Rouge Patrol
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimlark
Windows
A war that outlived the soldiers who fought it. Enemies inherited by a generation not grown. You will lead your precocious unit into this unending conflict and find out if the bonds of friendship can withstand the tides of war. Overflowing with black humour, you'll laugh till you cry...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #24 Defragmenting
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pngTriads
Windows
The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Text-Based 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #25 The Trench
81% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Submarine 44% ★, Underwater 30.9% ★, Narration 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Adventure 2.2%
- #26 Aunewyth
80% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Captain Cool
Windows
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, RPG 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #27 Into Oblivion
79% 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 18%, Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, RPG 11.3%
- #28 Aquarift
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloxStudios
Windows
Survive in a harsh underwater environment filled with mysterious and aggressive fauna. Gather resources, build bases, and craft equipment to explore an underwater alien world! Swim through interconnected biomes in a metroidvania style.
Why similar: Submarine 56.3% ★, Underwater 37% ★, Adventure 3.5%, 2D 3.2%
- #29 Guilt Free
78% matchVery Positive86% of 288 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: Narration 17.9%, Text-Based 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Conversation 10.9%
- #30 Black Submarine: deep seek
77% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: fShark Games
Windows
Descend as the AI mind of a cutting-edge submarine, tasked with safeguarding mysterious waters. A narrative-driven tale blending sci-fi, underwater mythology, and a chilling exploration of Artificial Intelligence’s moral evolution.
Why similar: Submarine 30.4% ★, Underwater 18.7% ★, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Narration 13.4%, Conversation 10.4%
- #31 StarStruck
77% 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 15.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Narration 14.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Conversation 12.9%
- #32 Under The Waves
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,801 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...
Why similar: Underwater 47.1% ★, Submarine 37.5% ★, Narration 9.9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #33 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
76% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #34 VERUM
78% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: GILP Studio
Windows
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 23.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Text-Based 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Conversation 12.4%
- #35 Abyssal Rust
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inmersionbit
Windows
Navigate an open-world ocean in a rusted submarine with monstrous creatures lurking in the depths. Collect artifacts, upgrade your submarine and descend into even deeper waters. If you didn’t fear the deep sea before, now you will.
Why similar: Submarine 47.3% ★, Underwater 40.9% ★, Sailing 9.3% ★, Adventure 2.4%
- #36 Sunken Seeker
74% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Reckonment Studio
Windows
Sunken Seeker is a short, first-person underwater horror experience. Forced to pilot a decaying submersible, you have 7 days to pay off a massive debt. Navigate pitch-black waters, scan for salvage beyond your headlights, and survive the shift before the Director cuts your life support.
Why similar: Submarine 55.1% ★, Underwater 41.4% ★, Adventure 3.5%
- #37 Scrap Diver
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Bricchi Games
Windows
A minimalist 3d incremental clicker about cleaning a dam with a submarine. Dive Deep. Scrap Hard. Get Paid.
Why similar: Submarine 37% ★, Underwater 33.5% ★, Clicker 19.6%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, Adventure 3.3%
- #38 Thoughtless
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aky Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Conversation 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Narration 14.6%
- #39 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
73% matchVery Positive100% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Conversation 12.4%, Narration 11.8%
- #40 Sabbatical In Merzouga
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Conversation 12.4%, Text-Based 12%
- #41 The Fifth Horseman
75% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Angelo Parodi
Windows
The Fifth Horseman is a narrative adventure game, set in a fantasy-medieval world, where you will experience many unique stories. After years of war, hunger and diseases mankind finds itself on the verge of extinction and it's up to you to decide its fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, RPG 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #42 Don Quijote
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rubén Prende
Windows · Linux
An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Narration 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #43 You're a dad
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Linus Bohman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your path and accept the consequences in this sleep deprived text adventure about becoming a parent. Be a responsible adult, make dinner and take care of your child. You must do this. Nothing else.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Narration 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Conversation 12.1%
- #44 Eclipse Below
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: CactusBall
Windows
A co-op submarine piloting horror game with asymmetrical elements where your survival is dependent on the effectiveness of communication between your crew and the efficient management of resources left behind by the old world.
Why similar: Submarine 40.4% ★, Sailing 26.7% ★, Underwater 18.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, RPG 4.2%
- #45 The Portal Pirate
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Narration 18.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #46 Next Please
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Your mom left you alone at the checkout. With a full cart. It's your turn. What do you do? A short psychological game about everyday anxiety.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Conversation 14%, Narration 13.5%
- #47 20,000 Miles Under the Sea
72% matchMostly Negative39% of 150 reviews2020
Dev: CreaTeam
Windows
Become a fearless underwater explorer and reach the bottom of The Mariana Trench to win 20,000* REAL DOLLARS!
Why similar: Submarine 49.9% ★, Underwater 36.1% ★, Idler 14%
- #48 Rubicon : a conspiracy of silence
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Midnight Mood StudioPub: La Belle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this narrative game, you play as Paula Cole, a food safety officer for a multinational corporation, who gradually takes on the role of whistleblower. The whole scenario is based on a journalistic work, coordinated with the online newspaper Mediapart.
Why similar: Narration 19.4%, Conversation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Text-Based 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #49 Drunk But Not Wasted Monk
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
The life of a serf is hard, but its time to change that. Could the legendary monk really change your fortune?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Conversation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Narration 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%
- #50 Moonbriar
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oldblood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Narration 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #51 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
68% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!
Why similar: Text-Based 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #52 Noblesse Oblige
69% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spark romance amid secrets in a crumbling mansion! What will you sacrifice for love? Can you trust your own heart?
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, RPG 11.3%
- #53 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
69% matchMixed60% of 20 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: Conversation 20.5%, Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #54 Project SEVER
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Siberian MakeshiftPub: IndieArk
Windows
Project Sever is a fusion of submarine simulator and horror. Master the controls of the Soviet Project "Sever" submarine and learn to keep it in working order to escape the deadly underwater trap and solve the mystery of the Anomalous Zone.
Why similar: Submarine 45.2% ★, Underwater 29.3% ★, Sailing 22.5% ★, Adventure 3%
- #55 Rusted Sea
66% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Meerkatapult Games
Windows
The surface is dead. The war is lost. As a Rusted Retaliator, you must survive the post-apocalyptic ocean of 1963. Pilot submersibles, feed scrap to the Replicator, and mine Nukelium to earn Pressure Points from HQ. Buy better gear, fight the SeaBots, and reclaim the deep.
Why similar: Submarine 40.2% ★, Underwater 34.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, RPG 4.6%, Adventure 2.8%
- #56 Dungeon of Departure
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: quite adept
Windows
Trapped in a mysterious cave system, four dungeon explorers struggle to find a way out before the light fades forever... Navigate a mysterious underground as you navigate through multiple story paths in this text-based, pixel-art, dark fantasy rpg, visual novel computer game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Lore-Rich 10.6%
- #57 Dere-chat
68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Sleepy_Fox_Interactive
Windows · Linux
An Interactive Visual Novel with 35 story branches, 150 unique lines of dialogue, unlockable skins and many wholesome vibes! Dere-chan is always kind, happy, and energetic so whatever happens she'll always be there with kindness and support!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Clicker 18%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 13.5%
- #58 Road to Karatl
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Angels Games
Windows
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Narration 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #59 The Nascent Necromancer
67% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #60 Lords of Infinity
66% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.9% ★, Text-Based 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, RPG 8.4%