- #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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dynamic Narration 13.7% ★, Historical 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #2 You're a dad
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Linus Bohman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your path and accept the consequences in this sleep deprived text adventure about becoming a parent. Be a responsible adult, make dinner and take care of your child. You must do this. Nothing else.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Dynamic Narration 15.4% ★, Visual Novel 10.4%, Conversation 9.2%
- #3 Aeonic
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
In Aeonic you experience the greatest events in different parts of the planet and beyond in the most important epochs of civilization throughout the whole history from the beginning to nowadays and to the possible futures.
Why similar: Alternate History 30.4%, Historical 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Adventure 4.3%
- #4 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
95% 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 17.5%, Dynamic Narration 13.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Historical 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #5 All (Too) Good Things
94% 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 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Conversation 11.4%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #6 Brageskålen
94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Historical 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #7 Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files - Rise of the Rat King
93% 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 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Dynamic Narration 14% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #8 Evil Shogun
92% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: A. A. BillsPub: Flat 47 Productions
Mac
Evil Shogun® is our first iOS mobile game, and now on macOS! The fictitious story is set during the Japanese Shogunate period. You are a samurai hired by a wicked shogun to do all sorts of evil at his behest. What will be your punishment in the end? There are three different endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Historical 15.5%, Alternate History 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #9 The Night Fisherman
91% matchVery Positive82% of 771 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?
Why similar: Alternate History 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Conversation 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #10 Reigns: The Witcher
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 24.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Conversation 4.6%
- #11 When Silence Fell
91% 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 16.6%, Dynamic Narration 15% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Alternate History 14%, Historical 12.4%
- #12 Hentai Novel: Lily is stripping
89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dynamic Narration 9.3% ★, Conversation 8.2%
- #13 Kino
88% matchPositive100% of 22 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 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Historical 12.7%, Conversation 9.5%
- #14 Thoughtless
89% matchNo user reviews
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%, Dynamic Narration 17.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Conversation 13.3%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #15 The Portal Pirate
87% 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 21.9%, Narration 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Text-Based 11.5%, Dynamic Narration 10.5% ★
- #16 The Sin Collector: Repentless
86% 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 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Narration 9.9%
- #17 StarStruck
86% 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 24.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Conversation 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #18 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
85% matchVery Positive89% of 80 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: Dynamic Narration 17.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Historical 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #19 My clinical death
84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: TerryFlyoPub: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about a girl who experiences a clinical death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Narration 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #20 A War of a Madman's Making
84% matchVery Positive96% of 101 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 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Alternate History 13.6%, Historical 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #21 Whispering Memories
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Conversation 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #22 Adventure Awaits in The Secret of the Golden Key
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon Post Games
Windows
A family friendly adventure visual novel that makes reading fun! Accessibility is top of mind with voice-acted read-along narration with friendly fonts for readers with dyslexia. Experience hand drawn art and make important choices to determine how your story unfolds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Narration 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 8%
- #23 Best Day Ever
83% 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 20.5%, Dynamic Narration 19.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Narration 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #24 Ukraine War Stories
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Historical 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Narration 9.3%
- #25 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #26 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
80% matchMixed60% of 20 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Conversation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #27 Skin Tailor
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Historical 17%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 6%
- #28 Scribe
78% matchPositive91% 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 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Dynamic Narration 16.7% ★, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #29 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
79% 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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Conversation 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #30 Spirit Whisperer Conversation With Akari
78% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Akari was a beloved streamer—until she died live on camera. Now, as a spirit, she’s still performing. You’ve been hired to speak with her, and uncover the truth behind the smile she never took off.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dynamic Narration 11% ★, Conversation 9.8%
- #31 Tempest In A Teapot
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Conversation 12.7%, Choices Matter 7%
- #32 Space Diva
76% matchNo user reviews
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Alternate History 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #33 Story of You: The Allied Kingdoms
77% 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 32.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #34 Of Sense and Soul
75% 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 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Historical 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #35 Whispers From The Rift
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 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 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #36 The Count of Monte Cristo
74% 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 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Dynamic Narration 16.9% ★, Visual Novel 12.3%, Historical 10%
- #37 Death off the Cuff
76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Conversation 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #38 Guilt Free
75% matchVery Positive86% of 288 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: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Narration 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Conversation 10%
- #39 Undelivered
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Tap Games
Windows · Mac
What are the crazy chemists doing in their laboratories? Is the military test range near the town really dangerous? What is the doctor’s secret? Undelivered is a detective quest where you have to find the answers to all these questions and decide what to do next!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Conversation 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #40 La Dimensione Interna
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PolyTrauma Studios
Windows
La Dimensione Interna (The Dimension Within) is a third person 3D narrative adventure game in which you'll play as Giorgio, a journalist living in a small town in Tuscany, Italy, during his worst moment in life.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Conversation 12%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #41 Mass of Consumption
72% 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 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #42 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
73% matchNo user reviews
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%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%, 2D 5.3%
- #43 Pale Flamingos
72% 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 19.8%, Historical 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Conversation 12.1%
- #44 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #45 Tome of Fates
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 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 24.7%, Dynamic Narration 22.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #46 True Roman
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Axis Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cinematic interactive novel set in Ancient Rome. With impactful choices and a well written story with deep characters. You will command legions, navigate relationships and immerse yourself in history. Shaping your fate or being shaped by it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Dynamic Narration 17.7% ★, Historical 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Conversation 11.6%
- #47 Dere-chat
70% matchPositive92% of 12 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 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Conversation 11.7%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #48 Where Is My Pocket?
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MoldyBits
Windows · Mac
A voxel-powered comedy about clothes, pockets, and the people who need them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 8.8%, Historical 8.3%
- #49 Talescape
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aureola
Windows · Mac
Talescape is a world for storytellers and dreamers. Create interactive stories without coding, publish them across platforms, and explore tales that move you, make you think, and stay with you long after they end.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Narration 9.9%
- #50 Defragmenting
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pngTriads
Windows
The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Conversation 9.9%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #51 A Day in the Palace
68% 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 30.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Casual 7.1%
- #52 小厨杂记
69% 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 26.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Historical 15.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #53 Revenge Story
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deus Marmota
Windows
A visual novel with a very open narrative: Revenge Story offers you to play as an avatar in search of justice, as well as the worst of the scum. Customize your character's gender, romance the character you like or get rid of the others!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Narration 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #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 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Narration 14%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #55 Oremus
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Narkhos & Stormi
Windows · Linux
This text adventure, beautifully illustrated in pixel art, invites you to explore a medieval abbey filled with secrets. You take full control by entering commands directly on your keyboard through a flexible command parser, allowing for free and immersive interaction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Narration 14.4%, Text-Based 13%, 2D 5.6%
- #56 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
66% matchVery Positive100% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Conversation 11.5%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #57 Mistbound
65% matchPositive92% of 12 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 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Dynamic Narration 16% ★, Conversation 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #58 Insects Awaken
65% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Historical 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #59 Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
66% matchPositive89% of 28 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 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Historical 10.3%
- #60 Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,381 reviews2019
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Kyle tries to prepare for his most important interview yet. Choose his path through over 100 endings and accept the consequences in this comedic adventure.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Conversation 11.5%, Narration 10.3%