- #1 Guilt Free
97% matchVery Positive86% of 292 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: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #2 Do 11
96% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #3 Pasajeros
96% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #4 All (Too) Good Things
95% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #5 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
94% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #6 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
94% 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 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #7 Between the Lines
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PastPulse Games
Windows
In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #8 Cryspace
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
Windows
Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #9 Thoughtless
91% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #10 Emily is Away
91% matchVery Positive89% of 32,242 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #11 Presidential Shaman
90% 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: Dialogue Heavy 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #12 Whispering Memories
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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 17.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #13 Our Personal Space
89% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Metasepia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel where your choices determine the future of your relationship and the success of your colony. Choose how to treat your husband and how to spend your free time in this frontier sci-fi story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #14 Where Control Ends
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softveil StudioPub: Softveil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #15 Venus: Improbable Dream
88% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Borealis
Windows · Mac
Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Emotional 9.2%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #16 Tequila Moonrise
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Swan Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take over a struggling bar on the politically tense Moon Village. Prepare and serve drinks, befriend and help your customers, find your purpose, and maybe even love... all while keeping the bar's lights on in this narrative driven bartending simulator set on the moon.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #17 Yuika My Bestie
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Emotional 9.5%
- #18 This Warm Place
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wundev
Windows
Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Emotional 11.7%
- #19 Project Salon
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
Windows
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #20 Alcyone: The Last City
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 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: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #21 Over The Phone
84% matchVery Positive83% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #22 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
82% matchMixed62% of 21 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: Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #23 The Afterlife Cafe
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #24 To Be With You
82% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Illus Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 9.2%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #25 Zugzwang
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Text-Based 7%
- #26 Next Star
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oneleafplay
Windows · Mac
Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%
- #27 Drinks With Abbey
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%
- #28 Lost Connections
78% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #29 Tower of the Ice Lich
77% matchPositive100% of 18 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: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #30 Come to my party!
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIMSANG YOONPub: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Come to My Party! is a coming-of-age visual novel where choices matter. Jimin sets out to win class president and have her first birthday party. What begins as a simple goal spirals into social pressure, fragile friendships, and choices that can’t be taken back, hitting closer than you’d like.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Text-Based 10%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #31 Detours
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Story Rich 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #32 Kamilia
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Emotional 9.6%
- #33 Arderico's Journey
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #34 Black Dog Bar
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Emotional 8.7%
- #35 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
75% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 15.9%, Emotional 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #36 目を閉じてプレイするゲーム「星の記す真実」
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamKomori
Windows
When you start the game, the narrator will instruct you to “close your eyes.” At that moment, whether you actually close them or keep them open will change the course of the story. Listen carefully to the voice as you proceed, and find your way to the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Text-Based 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #37 阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
75% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: SnowyYANGPub: 逐夏
Windows
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Text-Based 18.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Emotional 9.2%
- #38 Mass of Consumption
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #39 Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
Finding true love is hard enough when it’s in person! Build a relationship through the screen as a couple copes with lockdown life by staying connected online! Will their love be loud and clear, or will their signals fade away?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #40 The Wreck
72% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #41 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
71% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #42 Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #43 We should talk.
73% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Insatiable CyclePub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Emotional 9.2%
- #44 VIDEOVERSE
71% matchVery Positive95% of 238 reviews2023
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Narrative 9.3% ★, Story Rich 8.8%
- #45 Where are you, Cinderella?
71% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Text-Based 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #46 Border of her Heart
73% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #47 A Date With Yuika
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You meet with Yuika to talk about your relationship. Where is this conversation headed towards?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Emotional 11%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #48 Transparent
70% 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: Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Emotional 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #49 AN IOU
70% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Red Room Games
Windows · Mac
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Emotional 10.5%
- #50 The Trial
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #51 The Meridian
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #52 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,676 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Emotional 6.3%
- #53 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
68% matchVery Positive90% of 9,592 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 13.4%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #54 Chief Emoji Officer
69% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Bodeville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chief Emoji Officer is a text adventure that recreates the absurdities of the tech world by letting you become CEO using only emojis. Climb your way through corporate America by getting promoted, making allies, avoiding layoffs, and turning Redify into the most successful company in the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #55 Text Your Life
67% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Writers
Windows
Who did you kiss that night? Text Your Life is a mobile phone chat simulator that lets you put yourself in the shoes of our protagonist, a female university student with a group of eccentric friends and a love life that has suddenly turned somewhat... complicated.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Choices Matter 8%
- #56 Coffee Talk Tokyo
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #57 The Great Sassanelli – An Interactive Novel
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Forking Paths Gardening InteractivePub: DigiTales Interactive
Windows · Mac
A war of unseen ferocity is ravaging the continent. You, ringmaster dilettante, must keep the circus afloat. Travel, entertain, and keep the troupe’s spirits up while trying to find a mythical safe haven to last out the storm in this beautifully illustrated, text-based narrative adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Text-Based 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 9%
- #58 Sabbatical In Merzouga
66% 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: Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #59 Road 96: Mile 0
66% matchMixed68% of 2,044 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Choices Matter 10%
- #60 Watashi Suzume
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Text-Based 17%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%