- #1 Makoku - The Seductive Twilight Squadron
97% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: INTERHEARTPub: ARTLINK
Windows
The women of the Makoku use both their bodies and blades to lure in and dispatch their opponents.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Historical 12.1%
- #2 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neural Break Inc.
Windows
Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #3 Adventurers Guild Receptionist
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio LITTE
Windows
Always wanted a fantasy world desk job?! Manage eccentric adventurers like a lazy witch, tsundere fairy & useless bard! Approve quests, keep them alive, pay off Elfie's crippling tax debt, and rake in gold for the Guild!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, RPG 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 9.9%
- #4 Scales of Justice
95% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across a magical kingdom with four eccentric individuals! Will you find your destiny—or will you write it for yourself? A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 600,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Character Customization 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, RPG 11.3%
- #5 An Unexpectedly Green Journey
94% matchPositive98% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From birth to death, craft your orc's legacy. Wield the powers of a shaman or chief. Conquer the world. Become a god or a demon lord. Do what orcs do best!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Character Customization 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choices Matter 15.1%, RPG 11%
- #6 Casina: The Forgotten Comedy
94% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Want a good laugh? Well, in 184 BC Plautus wrote a play you will not easily forget! "Casina: the Forgotten Comedy" is a modern adaptation of his ancient work of literature, brought to you as a fully voiced and animated Visual Novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Historical 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #7 Cloud Heart
93% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Sodafrost
Windows
A turn-based RPG and adventure game. Travel around the world and face various stories.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, RPG 11.3%, Anime 9.8%
- #8 Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest
92% matchVery Positive85% of 421 reviews2021
Dev: TencoPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A young man takes up his sword and leads an army in search of his missing past. Carefully plan strategic turn-based battles against adorable portrayals of historical and mythical world heroes, as you conquer the globe... for not well explained reasons!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Historical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #9 Template!! An Angel's Gift
91% matchVery Positive94% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: CIRCUSPub: Kagami Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The 4K Ultra HD Remaster of "Template!! An Angel's Gift"—a hilarious slice-of-life visual novel—is now on Steam! Follow Sakura Sora, whose bizarre new condition makes ridiculous "classic tropes" real, sparking a twist-filled daily comedy with unique companions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 11.2%, Comedy 8%
- #10 江山如画
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: 七度灰工作室
Windows
This game is an RPG turn based combat game of the Three Kingdoms type. Focusing on the promotion of the plot, it tells the story of a despondent royal family who fled, made contributions, and dominated the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Historical 19.4%, RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%
- #11 Brageskålen
90% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Historical 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Choices Matter 13.4%
- #12 魔石
89% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ZCN Games
Windows
In a vast continent, there is a country called Reese, where ancient human civilization lives for hundreds of years of peace. Until one day, evil forces descended from the sky and launched the most brutal attack in history, plunging Reese into endless chaos...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 38.4%, Character Customization 14.5%, RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #13 The Soul Stone War 3
89% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
By the power of your Soul Stone and the strength of your own indomitable soul, uncover secrets held in blood and lead the charge that will change the world. A text-based fantasy novel, 260,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, RPG 18.3%, Character Customization 11.7%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #14 Ravelle - Last Draw
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EileenPub: Everburngames
Windows
What starts as casual matches in a humble café becomes a shared effort to protect a place that matters. Ravelle is a free-to-play turn-based strategy card game with visual novel elements, blending tactical card battles and personal character stories.
Why similar: Card Game 29.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%
- #15 Heart is Muscle
87% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: HeidenGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Flex your muscles, bake cookies and save the world! Heart is Muscle is a quirky RPG-VN where every action you take moves time forward!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Anime 8.7%
- #16 Demon: Recollect
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of an ancient mutant and get thrown into the modern, mortal world. Learn what you can about your past as you don the mask of a villain!
Why similar: Character Customization 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.7%, RPG 12.9%
- #17 Marriage Impossible 2 ~Love Love♥Christmas~
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: AvoCavo
Windows
Marriage Impossible 2 is a game playable only for a streamer with 45~ viewers. Gather gold and upgrade chat viewer's Unit! Collaborate with chat and streamers to capture the ❤️Love❤️
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Comedy 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Anime 13.8%
- #18 Reigns: The Witcher
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #19 Ashbane
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Shiverblade Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ashbane is a turn-based tactics RPG built around expeditions. Recruit Freeblades, grow your roster, and deploy a warband to accept paid jobs or launch your own raids. Choose your path, push deeper, and bear the cost.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, RPG 12.5%, Character Customization 10%
- #20 プリンセス×オーディエンス
84% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
選択肢を間違えると即エンディング!?ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Anime 10.8%, Cute 9.3%
- #21 Cute Chocomancer
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Apropia's Welcome
Windows
A sweet, bite-sized Visual Novel RPG adventure! Lighthearted, wacky short story that is an easy read with simple RPG mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, RPG 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 13.9%, Comedy 11.8%
- #22 Crown Gambit
82% matchVery Positive95% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Card Game 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Choices Matter 10%
- #23 Paper Shakespeare 3: Girl Werewolf Hamlet Absolutely Solves the War of the Roses
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Comedy 11.9%
- #24 An Imp and an Impostor
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've spent years undercover, disguised as a human, infiltrating the city’s magical law-enforcement organization. They stole your magic from you. Can you steal it back? (A text-based interactive historical urban fantasy novel.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, RPG 17.2%, Character Customization 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #25 Reigns: Three Kingdoms
81% matchMixed53% of 362 reviews2024
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.
Why similar: Card Game 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Historical 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #26 Sword of Shandar
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Sword of Shandar is a narrative-driven light RPG focused on choice, consequence, and discovery. Engage in turn-based combat, resolve challenges through dice-roll skill checks, crack locks in hands-on minigames, and decipher ancient runes as you uncover the secrets of a fading world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, RPG 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%
- #27 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run with unicorns, fly with pegasi, and swim with kelpies as a magical horse! Will you reunite the herds or drive them further apart? A text-based interactive fantasy novel with hundreds of choices and without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 19%, Character Customization 11.2%, Fantasy 9.5%
- #28 The Specter Chronicles: Episode 1 - The False Prophet
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Forge 215
Windows
The Specter Chronicles is a cyberpunk visual novel that combines text-based adventure with turn-based tactical combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
- #29 White Blade
78% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
Strategic turn-based combat, utilizing various complementary skills to deal with enemy attack patterns.
Why similar: Card Game 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Anime 11.7%
- #30 Sugoi Adventure! DragonSlayer
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game of choices where you get to become a hero, impress hot girls, and slay a dragon. 💕 Choose your own adventure and make it truly sugoi!
Why similar: Card Game 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 12.1%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #31 Honor Bound
77% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect an exclusive boarding school and rebuild your life after scandal as a military bodyguard! How far will you go for ambition, duty, and your country?
Why similar: Character Customization 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Choices Matter 16.6%, RPG 12.4%
- #32 Keeper's Vigil
76% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 19%, Character Customization 11.2%, Fantasy 9.5%
- #33 Alter
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Azarys
Windows
Humanity is almost extinct and only one fortress remain : Bastion. Defended for centuries by mutated humans called Alter, it may not withstand the upcoming internal and external threats. Help Mavenna change this corrupted society for something better... or worse, it's up to you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #34 Turncoat Chronicle
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your father stole his throne, intending to leave it to you. When the long-lost heir resurfaces, will you defend the king—or betray him to his enemies?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, RPG 17.9%, Character Customization 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #35 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Extract yourself from another fine mess–this time, with your family watching! Mischief, mix-ups, and bewilderingly urgent capers at your ancestral estate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Character Customization 15%, RPG 11.4%
- #36 HimaNatsu: Of Churches, Sunflowers, and Long Summers
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MakuraPub: Kagami Games
Windows
The classic visual novel 'HimaNatsu' from the critically acclaimed developer Makura is available in English for the first time! Weave a cheerful yet sometimes painful tale of promises and redemption together with the Oboshiro Choir Squad in this never-ending summer vacation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Anime 12.7%, Comedy 10.4%
- #37 Samurai of Hyuga Book 6
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to Hyuga just in time for the new semester! Sword fights, love confessions, demonic rituals—nobody said graduating was going to be easy! A text-based novel, 300,000 words and hundreds of choices, without animations or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, RPG 18.2%, Character Customization 14.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #38 求闻编年史 ~ Gensokyo Recollection
74% matchVery Positive97% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: Forever Shrine
Windows
这是一部以九代阿礼少女为主角展开的宏大叙事向东方同人RPG:拥有过目不忘能力的稗田阿求因一场噩梦丧失了所有前世的记忆。 为了找寻自己的记忆,稗田阿求跟随幻想乡众人踏遍幻想乡的每一个角落,重新见证幻想乡的历史。
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Historical 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #39 A Clockwork Ley-Line: Daybreak of Remnants Shadow
74% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
Windows
In search for her grandmother's keepsake, an unlikely visitor--Adelheid Ritter von Weinberger pushed order after order towards the bureau. Time felt like it passed by at their command--what could it mean for the academy?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Anime 11.4%, Comedy 8.8%
- #40 Whiskey-Four
73% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Character Customization 20.9%, Choices Matter 16.2%, RPG 11.8%
- #41 Welcome To... Chichester 2 - Part I : DayRise
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grendel Jinx, the megalomaniacal kleptomaniac has returned to Chichester, England for a secret mission. Can the protagonist stop her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 11.6%, Comedy 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #42 Kino
72% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Lacking Finesse Games
Windows
Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Historical 13.6%, RPG 9.1%
- #43 The Last Days of Friendship Valley
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEATHER FLOWERS
Windows
A deckbuilding narrative RPG about conflict negotiation, goats, and impending doom. Make your own goat character, navigate arguments with cards, uncover an ancient mystery, and try to save the world.
Why similar: Card Game 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Character Customization 14%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #44 Rewrite+
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 774 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 15.9%, Comedy 9%
- #45 Olympus Rangers
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MechanoPub: Jandusoft
Windows
Welcome to the ultimate battle simulator where you can create, manage and face dozens of opponents in multiple battle modes. Can you become the champion? Throw away your fainted teammates? How about becoming the world's best in online play? Take on the Olympus! Can you become the very best?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Anime 9.3%, Colorful 8.3%
- #46 Sounds of Her Love 2
69% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cute romance visual novel set at an international school in Japan. As you approach the final hours of your school years together, help your sweet but shy girlfriend Ceri overcome her fears to be able to play the harp at the school's graduation ceremony. A tender, wholesome love story awaits.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 11%, RPG 10.5%
- #47 Coins of the Wonderland
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Japan Interactive Game StudioPub: Interactive Art Studio
Windows
A relaxing visual novel game focusing on cozy adventure and learning Japanese.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Anime 12.3%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #48 In The Days of My Life
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redamantine Studios
Windows
Management and life-simulation Game with elaborate Relationships, where players manage their character’s actions and activities as they explore topics about self-discovery, parent-children relationships, friendships, and growing up as a College Student.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Anime 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #49 夜烬迷航 Veil of Ember
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: YZTStudio
Windows
夜烬迷航 Veil of Ember 是一款以卡牌战斗为核心的回合制游戏。 你可以不断收集并组合卡牌来战胜敌人。
Why similar: Card Game 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #50 LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
67% matchVery Positive95% of 370 reviews2025
Dev: SMEEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Anime 16%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Comedy 10.2%
- #51 ADA: Além d' Aventura
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Opala Project
Windows
A J-RPG set in a fantasy world, rich in history, with a Brazilian touch, tactical and nostalgic combat, innovation, implementations based on card game systems, and an exploration of adventure games.
Why similar: RPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Historical 14.4%, Anime 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #52 Lost in Endoria: A Monster Girl Harem
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YukariGames
Windows
What would happen if a frail nerdy guy got transported and isekai’d into a world full of monster girls? Embark into a magical fantasy world where powers, mysteries, and secrets exist, waiting to be solved and discovered. what will you do if the only one who can help you return to your world is gone?
Why similar: Card Game 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #53 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,996 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Anime 11.8%
- #54 Hakuba School ! Hunting Prey
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Kenbu
Windows
Welcome to Hakuba school! Live a student life in Hakuba and solve the mysteries surrounding the school and your past...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 13.8%, Comedy 11%
- #55 Esperia ~ Uprising of the Scarlet Witch ~
68% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Prismalice
Windows
Dive into the world of Esperia, a fantasy tactical RPG with visual novel elements! Lead Diana and her allies into grid-based tactical battles to uncover the secrets of the Kingdom and the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, RPG 12.1%, Anime 10.2%
- #56 Endless Monday: In Progress
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Anime 10.5%
- #57 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Comedy 10.1%
- #58 My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀)
65% matchVery Positive84% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ubai TransPub: Kagami Games
Windows
In this suspenseful fantasy visual novel, play as a young man stranded in snowy mountains. Guided by unseen forces, you enter an isolated mansion. As a peculiar daily life unfolds, you live alongside two vampire girls. Immerse yourself in this profound, dreamlike dark fairy tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Comedy 11.3%, Anime 9.8%
- #59 Diaspora
65% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Navigate unknown waters, deadly politics, and ancient magic in this low-fantasy adventure. Can you turn the tides of war and forge a future for your clan? A text-based interactive novel, 1 million words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, RPG 17.9%, Character Customization 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #60 Echoes of Chang'an
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: N Studio
Windows · Mac
Echoes of Chang'an is a Chinese-style mystery visual novel developed by NSTUDIO. You play as the adopted son of the renowned mid-Tang general Duan Xiushi who is unexpectedly drawn into an inescapable conspiracy that threatens the fate of the Tang Dynasty while carrying out a mission.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Historical 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%