- #1 Tell Me Why
97% matchVery Positive82% of 15,432 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.5%, LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Story Rich 12%, Emotional 11%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game features a deeply emotional narrative with supernatural elements and significant choices.
- #2 Life is Strange: True Colors
96% matchVery Positive89% of 16,617 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone entry in the series that maintains the emotional depth, supernatural abilities, and choice-driven gameplay of the original.
- #3 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
96% matchVery Positive93% of 37,748 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This prequel focuses on the relationship between Chloe and Rachel, capturing the same coming-of-age atmosphere and emotional weight.
- #4 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
94% matchVery Positive86% of 6,039 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Choices Matter 16%, Romance 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor from the original creators that captures the nostalgic, character-focused mystery of the Life is Strange series.
- #5 Life is Strange 2
95% matchVery Positive87% of 39,703 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Why similar: Choices Matter 40.9%, Story Rich 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Adventure 4%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of high-stakes, choice-based storytelling centered on the bond between two brothers.
- #6 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,750 reviews2020
Dev: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 42.8%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Story Rich 22.9%, Third Person 6.6%, Adventure 3%
Why You'll Like It: A cornerstone of the choice-driven narrative genre that focuses on intense emotional bonds and difficult moral dilemmas.
- #7 Detroit: Become Human
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 244,033 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.7%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Cinematic 13.1%, Emotional 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic experience where every choice significantly alters the branching narrative and the fates of the protagonists.
- #8 Until Dawn™
92% matchVery Positive83% of 4,730 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.1%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Cinematic 9.2%, Emotional 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy cinematic horror game where the survival of the characters depends entirely on the player's decisions.
- #9 The Quarry
91% matchVery Positive82% of 22,702 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: 2K Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.
Why similar: Choices Matter 41.9%, Multiple Endings 23.7%, Cinematic 14.7%, Story Rich 9%, Narrative 6.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: Features a large cast of characters and a branching narrative where your choices determine who lives and who dies.
- #10 Beyond: Two Souls
91% matchVery Positive88% of 40,195 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.2%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 15.7%, Cinematic 13.1%, Emotional 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a supernatural protagonist and a cinematic narrative that explores the bond between a human and an entity.
- #11 Heavy Rain
90% matchVery Positive86% of 28,418 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.1%, Multiple Endings 20.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Cinematic 11.6%, Emotional 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer of the cinematic, choice-driven thriller genre that focuses on the desperate actions of parents in a mystery plot.
- #12 Oxenfree
89% matchVery Positive91% of 12,063 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.4%, Story Rich 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Supernatural 13%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery that uses a unique dialogue system to build deep connections between a group of teenagers.
- #13 Firewatch
89% matchVery Positive91% of 97,344 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Story Rich 43.8%, Mystery 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully written narrative mystery that focuses on character development and emotional exploration in a secluded setting.
- #14 As Dusk Falls
88% matchVery Positive91% of 4,224 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Cinematic 14.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Emotional 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive drama that emphasizes the long-term consequences of choices made by multiple characters in a gritty, grounded story.
- #15 What Remains of Edith Finch
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 40.4%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Mystery 16%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Emotional 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly poignant, story-rich experience that explores themes of family and loss through unique narrative vignettes.
- #16 Twin Mirror
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,651 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.2%, Cinematic 15.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Third Person 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological mystery from the creators of Life is Strange that features a unique mind-palace mechanic for investigation.
- #17 Road 96 🛣️
85% matchVery Positive92% of 24,985 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.4%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 18%, Adventure 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural narrative adventure where your choices determine the fate of various characters attempting to flee a country.
- #18 Night in the Woods
86% matchVery Positive95% of 19,929 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.2%, Narrative 22.7% ★, Story Rich 20.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Stylized 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply relatable coming-of-age story that balances humor and melancholy with a strong focus on character relationships.
- #19 Goodbye Volcano High
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,819 reviews2023
Dev: KO_OP
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.4%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Emotional 15.2%, Cinematic 14.3%, Story Rich 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that explores LGBTQ themes, friendship, and the anxiety of impending change.
- #20 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
82% matchVery Positive93% of 14,906 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2
Why similar: Choices Matter 44.8%, Story Rich 28.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Emotional 4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play narrative experience that perfectly captures the childhood imagination and emotional tone of the series.
- #21 Last Stop
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 363 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Story Rich 27.5%, Narrative 15.7% ★, Emotional 14.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural anthology that weaves together the stories of three different characters in modern-day London.
- #22 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,382 reviews2015
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.6%, Choices Matter 25.2%, Cinematic 12.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Supernatural 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic cinematic adventure that blends supernatural mystery with intense, choice-based gameplay.
- #23 Lake
82% matchVery Positive87% of 5,712 reviews2021
Dev: GamiousPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Story Rich 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-focused game about making choices that affect the lives of the people in a small town.
- #24 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,636 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Choices Matter 28.3%, Multiple Endings 20%, Story Rich 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy narrative game where your decisions over years of life on an alien planet shape your character and relationships.
- #25 The Wolf Among Us
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 39,110 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.8%, Multiple Endings 25.1%, Story Rich 18.3%, Cinematic 8.8%, Mystery 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, choice-driven detective story that excels at building atmosphere and complex character dynamics.
- #26 Life is Strange: Reunion
77% matchVery Positive90% of 4,784 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Emotional 8.2%, Cinematic 7.7%
- #27 a new life.
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.6%, Romance 16.2%, Emotional 14%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant visual novel that focuses on the emotional journey of an LGBTQ relationship.
- #28 Citizen Sleeper
78% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Narrative 35.4% ★, Multiple Endings 32.4%, Story Rich 26.3%, Adventure 4.8%, Atmospheric 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tabletop-inspired narrative RPG that focuses on emotional survival and the choices of a marginalized character.
- #29 Coffee Talk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Multiple Endings 16%, Emotional 15.8%, Story Rich 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy game that focuses on listening to the personal, emotional stories of customers in a cozy setting.
- #30 The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
76% matchVery Positive91% of 50,108 reviews2025
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 28.9 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.3%, Story Rich 19.7%, Emotional 17.4%, Third Person 11%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #31 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
77% matchMixed69% of 9,703 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Romance 8.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #32 Gone Home
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,283 reviews2013
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Narrative 19.6% ★, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Emotional 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental storytelling that uncovers a deeply personal and emotional family mystery.
- #33 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
78% matchVery Positive85% of 4,286 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Romance 9.1%
- #34 Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered
75% matchVery Positive84% of 6,817 reviews2024
Dev: Guerrilla GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.1%, Story Rich 18.9%, Emotional 18%, Third Person 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 7.1%
- #35 Life is Strange - Episode 1
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,795 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.4%, Story Rich 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
- #36 The Last of Us™ Part I
74% matchVery Positive84% of 103,184 reviews2023
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.8%, Emotional 25.6%, Cinematic 20.9%, Third Person 15.6%, Adventure 4.1%
- #37 Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,393 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.5%, Third Person 23.1%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Action 10.6%
- #38 Syberia - Remastered
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 756 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuallyz GamingPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Rediscover the clockpunk universe of Benoît Sokal in this fully remastered version of the first Syberia game. Join Kate Walker and Oscar, a strange and charming automaton, in pursuit of the brilliant inventor Hans Voralberg, and embark on an adventure more immersive and poetic than ever.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.4%, Emotional 19.2%, Story Rich 18.4%, Third Person 16.2%, Cinematic 11.3%
- #39 Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
72% matchVery Positive84% of 8,357 reviews2024
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Discover Lara Croft’s Original Adventures, Lovingly Restored – Now with New Challenge Mode
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.1%, Story Rich 23.4%, Third Person 18.3%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 6.2%
- #40 The Expanse: A Telltale Series
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,743 reviews2023
Dev: Deck NinePub: Telltale
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #41 Mixtape
70% matchVery Positive88% of 6,954 reviews2026
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Narrative 27.2% ★, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Third Person 7.5%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #42 Dreamfall Chapters
75% matchVery Positive82% of 4,513 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.2%, Female Protagonist 19%, Story Rich 18.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Cinematic 8.4%
- #43 SILENT HILL 2
69% matchVery Positive95% of 61,098 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.5%, Multiple Endings 22.3%, Third Person 13.4%, Cinematic 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%
- #44 Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,396 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Full Package, Remastered – With enhanced graphics, improved lighting, reworked environments, and visual effects, Steelport and The Third Street Saints have never looked so good.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.9%, Third Person 36.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 12.6%
- #45 Syberia: The World Before
71% matchVery Positive90% of 4,909 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Cinematic 15%, Emotional 15%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #46 Fate/stay night REMASTERED
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,490 reviews2024
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.9%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Emotional 16.5%, Story Rich 16.3%, Romance 11%
- #47 CONTROL Ultimate Edition
71% matchVery Positive86% of 60,348 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.9%, Supernatural 22.5%, Story Rich 19.6%, Third Person 13.4%, Action 4.8%
- #48 Erica
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,724 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.1%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Story Rich 13.3%, Cinematic 11.1%
- #49 Road 96: Mile 0
71% matchMixed68% of 2,048 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.9%, Multiple Endings 20%, Emotional 16.6%, Narrative 13.7% ★, Story Rich 13.7%
- #50 If Found...
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,299 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Emotional 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
- #51 The Better Deal - Part I
70% matchMixed67% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: zegamez
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel with a captivating story, ultrarealistic images, top-quality animations, and multiple love interests. Dramatic, emotional journey filled with adult content and meaningful player choices that shape unique endings. Straight or lesbian romances await. Dive in and start your adventure!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Emotional 13.2%, Romance 10.7%
- #52 This Bed We Made
67% matchVery Positive91% of 3,051 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Cinematic 12.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Mystery 11.5%
- #53 Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
67% matchVery Positive91% of 64,838 reviews2021
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.3%, Story Rich 23.9%, Romance 15.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%
- #54 A Plague Tale: Requiem
66% matchVery Positive91% of 24,842 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.7%, Emotional 20%, Cinematic 19.2%, Third Person 12.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #55 missed messages.
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,474 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Romance 14.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #56 Ghost on the Shore
68% matchVery Positive84% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Romance 16.6%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #57 The Casting of Frank Stone™
67% matchMixed62% of 5,609 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.9%, Multiple Endings 22.6%, Cinematic 13.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Supernatural 8.2%
- #58 Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
65% matchVery Positive88% of 28,765 reviews2024
Dev: GuerrillaPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 30.6 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.6%, Story Rich 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Third Person 12.2%, Action 4.5%
- #59 Remothered: Broken Porcelain
69% matchMixed60% of 1,009 reviews2020
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Broken Porcelain brings an abundance of welcome changes to the series, introducing new gameplay and storytelling elements that breathe new life into the characters and an unprecedented level of immersion in this haunting adventure – perfect for both new and returning fans to the series.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.3%, LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Third Person 13.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%
- #60 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
68% matchMixed55% of 5,946 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.6%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Third Person 11.3%, Cinematic 9.4%