- #1 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dynamic Narration 13.6% ★, Historical 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #2 Eugene Onegin vs. the Undead
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamlore
Windows · Mac · Linux
An HD-remaster of a comedy-horror visual novel from 2009, mixing classical Russian literature with anime, zombies and glam rock.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Alternate History 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Historical 10.2%
- #3 Aeonic
96% matchMostly Negative25% of 549 reviews2024
Dev: devPub: publisher
Windows
Go from Prehistoric age to the future in this text-based adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Alternate History 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Historical 13%, Visual Novel 12%
- #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: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #5 Chronicles of Humanity
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #6 Brageskålen
94% 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 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Historical 20%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #7 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dynamic Narration 15.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #8 The Iron and the Oath
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: FFire Studio
Windows
A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Alternate History 13.7%, Dynamic Narration 10.8% ★, Historical 9.2%
- #9 Reigns: The Witcher
91% 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 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 4.7%
- #10 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TedRed
Windows
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Dynamic Narration 14.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Historical 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #11 Echoes of Chang'an
90% 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 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Historical 19.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 7%
- #12 When Silence Fell
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maximilian Niebuhr
Windows
This grim interactive novel takes you directly into a period full of dread and peril - the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Dynamic Narration 16.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Alternate History 15.9%, Historical 13.9%
- #13 1453: Fall of Constantinople
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Historical 14%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #14 A War of a Madman's Making
88% matchVery Positive97% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Alternate History 13.8%, Historical 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #15 Popular Kids
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Peter Newing
Windows
Navigate school life, build friendships, survive rumours, and climb the social ladder through natural conversations with students who remember your choices. Every interaction shapes your reputation in this AI-powered social simulation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Choices Matter 9%, Text-Based 8.8%, Family Friendly 5.9%
- #16 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
86% 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 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #17 Hentai Novel: Lily is stripping
85% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Sexy Baguette Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
🔞 Step into an erotic journey with Hentai Novel: Lily is stripping! 📸 Follow Lily, a mysterious muse, in a slow-burn visual novel where sensual tension builds frame by frame. Enjoy explicit scenes, seductive animations, and steamy voice acting as you blur the line between art and desire!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Dynamic Narration 9.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 9%
- #18 Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
86% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Why similar: Alternate History 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Historical 14.6%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #19 Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files - Rise of the Rat King
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play On Words Studios
Windows
Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files – Rise of the Rat King is a narrative game set in Shadow City’s underbelly. Assume the role of the Rat King, an underworld mastermind fighting for absolute power. Shape your legend by forging alliances, crushing rivals, and leaving a trail of consequences.
Why similar: Alternate History 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Dynamic Narration 14.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12%
- #20 Whispering Memories
83% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #21 Tempest In A Teapot
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #22 Space Diva
81% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Rave Team
Windows
Join Carmen, a somewhat absent-minded middle-aged lady who has to endure bizarre situations in her space truck. And possibly mess things up like crazy. An interactive narrative experience about the most flamboyant beings in the universe.
Why similar: Alternate History 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #23 The Lady with the Dog
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marat Zimnurov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chekhov's quiet masterpiece becomes a cinematic visual novel about longing, choice, and the impossible shape of an honest life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dynamic Narration 15.1% ★, Historical 14%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #24 Story of You: The Allied Kingdoms
82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 3 Gentle Giants
Windows
Story of You: The Allied Kingdoms is a game about choices and consequences. See your character change according to the ways of life you choose, through a journey of discovery.
Why similar: Alternate History 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Adventure 4.8%
- #25 Pale Flamingos
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mrs. Battle's Games
Windows
Pale Flamingos is a visual novel murder mystery with choices and a branching narrative. The year is 1986; the place, Miami. Florita and Melba, two Cuban grandmothers, are at the Miami Travel Agents' Convention where the owner of St. Neville Airways is found dead. Florita and Melba investigate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Historical 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%
- #26 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%, 2D 5.2%
- #27 Whispers From The Rift
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #28 Mass of Consumption
79% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #29 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
78% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #30 StarStruck
78% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Strawberrytail
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey through this highly engaging science fantasy visual novel with memorable characters and multiple endings. Journey through space, uncover the past and pull off a heist or two as you negotiate the pitfalls of friendship and a crumbling reality. Can you save the universe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #31 Tome of Fates
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Grey Mount Studio
Windows · Linux
Adventure Gamebook: Dive into an interactive experience where you can create, play, and share your own unique stories. Use the intuitive story editor to craft narratives without coding, explore them solo or in co-op with friends, and share them on the Workshop for everyone to enjoy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Dynamic Narration 22.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #32 Ecos de Luaré
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Treelight Atelier
Windows
A supernatural mystery visual novel where your choices shape relationships and determine the fate of a coastal town. Explore ancient secrets, unravel supernatural enigmas, and make decisions that lead to three distinct endings based on your choices across four intense days.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 9.7%, Casual 5.6%
- #33 Where Is My Pocket?
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MoldyBits
Windows · Mac
A voxel-powered comedy about clothes, pockets, and the people who need them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 8.6%, Historical 8.4%
- #34 Dere-chat
77% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Sleepy_Fox_Interactive
Windows · Linux
An Interactive Visual Novel with 35 story branches, 150 unique lines of dialogue, unlockable skins and many wholesome vibes! Dere-chan is always kind, happy, and energetic so whatever happens she'll always be there with kindness and support!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #35 Exo's CYOA
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Stephan Birkl
Windows · Linux
Exo's CYOA is an LLM-driven choose-your-own-adventure that adapts to you. Guide a party through dangerous places, talk to characters, inspect the world, collect gear, craft solutions, and make choices that reshape the narrative. You describe your next move, and the game responds with new narration.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Dynamic Narration 24.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
- #36 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
75% 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 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #37 LifeSimOS
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #38 小厨杂记
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 山石
Windows
Please note: This game does not support English at current stage. 《小厨杂记》是一款融合了烹饪元素的视觉小说,通过为食客端上不同的菜肴与食客对话,并最终达成不同的结局。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Historical 16.1%, Text-Based 14.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #39 Mistbound
72% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: aworyrate
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mistbound is a surreal narrative adventure about overcoming trauma, where the line between reality and dreams is blurred. Loneliness can be too loud. And salvation can be too quiet!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Dynamic Narration 16.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #40 Living on Plain Pasta
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows · Mac
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #41 The Portal Pirate
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Dynamic Narration 12.4% ★, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #42 A Day in the Palace
73% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Casual 7.1%
- #43 The Count of Monte Cristo
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Veil Studios
Windows
Play as the Count of Monte Cristo in 19th-century France. Charm & Dominate your enemies. Exploit their weaknesses, and orchestrate their downfall in this gripping narrative-driven tale of revenge.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dynamic Narration 17.2% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Historical 10.5%
- #44 Crash-Land Fantasy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArachnidAnt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mysterious magic force knocks your research satellite out of orbit. You crash land and must try to survive on this planet ruled by nature. You meet character's and discover the mystery of the magic force as you try to get back home.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #45 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
71% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #46 Best Day Ever
72% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: ReRolled Studio
Windows
Play 4 characters, live their unique stories and manage their daily lives to create their best day ever. In this narrative game, your decisions have consequences and change the outcome of the stories.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Dynamic Narration 22.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #47 Sokolov Test
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Holytoor
Windows
Sokolov Test is a psychological sci-fi visual novel in which a machine examiner evaluates your answers one by one. Face strange questions, visual tests, system anomalies, secrets and fragmented memories. The test is not asking whether you are good. It is asking whether you are a person.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Dynamic Narration 20.8% ★, Visual Novel 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #48 The Zoo
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #49 My Merry May with be
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
主人公の前に突然現れた人工生命「レプリス」の少女・レゥ。人と変わらない感情を持つ彼女と過ごす中で、「心とは何か」「人間とは何か」という問いに向き合っていくSF恋愛アドベンチャー
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #50 The Sin Collector: Repentless
70% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #51 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 7.1%, Casual 6.5%
- #52 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
69% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Dynamic Narration 19.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Historical 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #53 Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
67% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Wispfire
Windows · Mac · Linux
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Historical 10.8%
- #54 Shadows of Betrayal
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #55 目を閉じてプレイするゲーム「星の記す真実」
68% 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 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #56 Astrologaster
68% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2019
Dev: Nyamyam
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. Play as 'Doctor' Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology. A story-driven adventure based on a truly ridiculous story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Historical 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #57 Death off the Cuff
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #58 Durka Simulator
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,713 reviews2023
Dev: Xrisofor
Windows · Linux
"Durka Simulator" is a visual novel with humorous elements that takes place in an alternative reality in the Russian Federation.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Historical 9.6%
- #59 Of Sense and Soul
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forsythia ProductionsPub: Forsythia Productions Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives can blossom—if you choose to change them.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Historical 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #60 Scribe
66% matchPositive89% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: TalesBar
Windows
Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Dynamic Narration 18.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 11.1%