- #1 Tell Me Why
97% matchVery Positive82% of 16,033 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.2 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: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Emotional 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game features a similar small-town setting, supernatural elements, and a focus on uncovering deep-seated family secrets.
- #2 Life is Strange 2
96% matchVery Positive87% of 40,886 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 27.2 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 36.4%, Story Rich 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This entry continues the series' tradition of high-stakes emotional choices and character-focused storytelling within a supernatural framework.
- #3 Life is Strange Remastered
96% matchVery Positive92% of 10,972 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The original game that defined the series' signature blend of time-manipulation mechanics and teenage drama.
- #4 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,841 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Romance 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A poignant prequel that dives deep into character relationships and emotional growth in a familiar setting.
- #5 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
94% matchMixed68% of 10,597 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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+ 20.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Romance 7%
Why You'll Like It: The latest installment in the franchise that maintains the core identity of choice-based narrative adventure with a new supernatural twist.
- #6 Oxenfree
94% matchVery Positive91% of 12,110 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 25.6%, Story Rich 16.9%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Supernatural 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines supernatural mystery with a dialogue-heavy system where every choice impacts the relationships between the characters.
- #7 As Dusk Falls
93% matchVery Positive90% of 4,427 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Cinematic 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, cinematic narrative experience where the branching paths and moral dilemmas feel just as weighty as those in the Life is Strange series.
- #8 Detroit: Become Human
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 260,419 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 19.0 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 30.8%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Cinematic 13.4%, Emotional 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production-value narrative game where your choices significantly alter the lives of multiple protagonists and the world around them.
- #9 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
91% matchVery Positive86% of 6,312 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+ 22.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Romance 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the original Life is Strange developers, this game focuses on nostalgic storytelling and the complex bonds between friends.
- #10 What Remains of Edith Finch
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,461 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 35.6%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Emotional 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An unparalleled storytelling experience that explores family history and loss through unique, atmospheric gameplay vignettes.
- #11 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
90% matchVery Positive91% of 3,910 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique narrative adventure where your choices influence the musical numbers and the emotional outcomes of the story.
- #12 Night in the Woods
89% matchVery Positive95% of 20,210 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 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 25.9%, Narrative 22.8% ★, Story Rich 17.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Stylized 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of returning to a small town and dealing with personal trauma, friendship, and underlying mysteries.
- #13 Firewatch
89% matchVery Positive91% of 99,247 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 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 37.6%, Mystery 23.5%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric narrative game that relies on radio-based dialogue to build a powerful, intimate connection between two characters.
- #14 The Wolf Among Us
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 40,122 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Cinematic 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, choice-driven detective story that excels at character development and building a compelling, dark atmosphere.
- #15 If Found...
87% matchVery Positive90% of 2,350 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+ 51.2%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Emotional 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Stylized 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and emotional visual novel that uses a unique mechanic to tell a story about identity and belonging.
- #16 Lake
86% matchVery Positive87% of 5,864 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+ 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, character-driven game that captures the quiet, atmospheric charm of small-town life and personal discovery.
- #17 Road 96 🛣️
85% matchVery Positive92% of 26,081 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.5 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 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Multiple Endings 16%, Emotional 13.7%, Story Rich 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural narrative adventure where your choices determine your journey and the political landscape of the world.
- #18 Until Dawn™
84% matchVery Positive83% of 5,219 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 21.6 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 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, Cinematic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic choice-based cinematic thriller that emphasizes the consequences of every action taken by the player.
- #19 Twin Mirror
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,721 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Cinematic 13%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Story Rich 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a detective-style investigation mechanic that mirrors the analytical and psychological depth found in True Colors.
- #20 The Quarry
84% matchVery Positive82% of 24,804 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: 2K Games
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 20.2 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 42.9%, Multiple Endings 23.4%, Cinematic 15.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Narrative 7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, choice-driven horror game where the survival of your cast depends entirely on the relationships you build and the decisions you make.
- #21 Beyond: Two Souls
83% matchVery Positive88% of 42,823 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 30.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Cinematic 13.3%, Emotional 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural-themed narrative adventure that explores the life of a protagonist with unique abilities and emotional burdens.
- #22 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
82% matchVery Positive93% of 15,074 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.2 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 43.8%, Story Rich 26.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play narrative experience that serves as a perfect companion to the emotional tone of the Life is Strange universe.
- #23 Citizen Sleeper
81% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 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% ★, Multiple Endings 28%, Story Rich 22.3%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that focuses on empathy, survival, and the personal stories of the people you meet in a unique sci-fi setting.
- #24 Heavy Rain
82% matchVery Positive86% of 30,842 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 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 30.6%, Multiple Endings 20%, Story Rich 13.7%, Cinematic 11.9%, Emotional 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer of the cinematic, choice-driven genre that focuses on a desperate search for the truth through multiple perspectives.
- #25 Syberia: The World Before
80% matchVery Positive90% of 5,031 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.3%, Cinematic 14.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully written adventure game that weaves together two timelines and focuses on personal history and discovery.
- #26 Life is Strange: Reunion
77% matchVery Positive89% of 5,574 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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+ 20.9%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Emotional 6.6%
- #27 Coffee Talk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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+ 31.6%, Choices Matter 19%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Emotional 14%, Story Rich 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, character-focused game where you listen to the emotional stories of your patrons and influence their lives through conversation.
- #28 Gone Home
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,436 reviews2013
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 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 19.4% ★, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential atmospheric exploration game that tells a powerful, intimate story through environmental storytelling.
- #29 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
79% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Mystery 30.6%, Story Rich 21.5%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Supernatural 15.1%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric mystery game that uses supernatural investigation mechanics to uncover a tragic story.
- #30 A Plague Tale: Requiem
76% matchVery Positive91% of 26,638 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.5 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 20.7%, Cinematic 18%, Emotional 17.9%, Third Person 12.7%, Mystery 7.5%
- #31 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77% matchVery Positive93% of 37,865 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.7 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 24.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #32 Tacoma
78% matchVery Positive86% of 4,801 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.6%, LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Narrative 7.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused exploration game that allows you to piece together the emotional lives of a crew through recorded digital memories.
- #33 Life is Strange - Episode 1
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 175,606 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 27.3%, Story Rich 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Mystery 5.4%
- #34 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
78% matchVery Positive80% of 4,444 reviews2013
Dev: Cardboard Computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
Why similar: Story Rich 24.3%, Narrative 24.1% ★, Atmospheric 22.3%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, narrative-driven masterpiece that focuses on the magical realism of a journey through a mysterious landscape.
- #35 This Bed We Made
74% matchVery Positive91% of 3,323 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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+ 25.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Cinematic 10.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #36 OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
75% matchVery Positive88% of 2,070 reviews2023
Dev: Night School StudioPub: Netflix
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #37 The Medium
75% matchVery Positive89% of 10,180 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.9%, Story Rich 17.1%, Third Person 15.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 11%
- #38 Kena: Bridge of Spirits
72% matchVery Positive92% of 17,542 reviews2022
Dev: Ember Lab
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.4%, Cinematic 18.8%, Third Person 14.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 8%
- #39 A Plague Tale: Innocence
73% matchVery Positive93% of 71,326 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.6%, Story Rich 27.1%, Emotional 11.6%, Third Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #40 Erica
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,757 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #41 Mixtape
69% matchVery Positive88% of 8,422 reviews2026
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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+ 36.6%, Narrative 25.4% ★, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Third Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #42 Ghost on the Shore
73% matchVery Positive84% of 221 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 16.1%, Emotional 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #43 Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,888 reviews2025
Dev: Myrkur GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on a perilous journey to rescue your brother and prevent a looming war. Harness the power of devastating magical abilities to conquer enemies, traverse treacherous landscapes, and unveil the hidden history of Aema.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.3%, Third Person 15.6%, Story Rich 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Mystery 8.3%
- #44 Dreamfall Chapters
73% matchVery Positive82% of 4,524 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 19.2%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Emotional 9.9%
- #45 a new life.
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,420 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.5%, Romance 15.5%, Emotional 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #46 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 287 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Emotional 10.2%
- #47 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
69% matchVery Positive84% of 9,137 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.6%, Emotional 20.2%, Third Person 13.5%, Cinematic 12.4%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #48 Last Stop
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 369 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 25.6%, Narrative 17% ★, Adventure 14.1%, Emotional 14.1%, Mystery 12.8%
- #49 Dustborn
70% matchMixed66% of 756 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #50 The Walking Dead: The Final Season
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,475 reviews2018
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Story Rich 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 5.1%
- #51 Return to Ash
66% matchVery Positive99% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.5%, Emotional 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
- #52 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
66% matchVery Positive93% of 6,312 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Narrative 8.8% ★
- #53 Until Then
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,965 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Romance 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #54 The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
64% matchVery Positive91% of 54,496 reviews2025
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 29.2 hrsMean: 39.3 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+ 36.5%, Story Rich 17.4%, Emotional 15.4%, Third Person 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #55 I Saw Black Clouds
71% matchMixed61% of 657 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Narrative 10.2% ★
- #56 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
69% matchMixed68% of 6,887 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.8%, Story Rich 23.1%, Mystery 20.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #57 Closer the Distance
66% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2024
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Narrative 23.1% ★, Choices Matter 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #58 Across the Grooves
68% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2020
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Choices Matter 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #59 Paradise Killer
67% matchVery Positive93% of 4,509 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.3%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Mystery 10.1%
- #60 Sorry We're Closed
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,997 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.2%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Supernatural 7.1%, Third Person 7.1%
