- #1 Awakewood
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will returns to bury his mother and leave right away, but everything changes when he finds a stranger in the woods. As the house decays and roots swallow everything, saving her comes with an irreversible cost: uncovering a truth hidden in Awakewood for ten years.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Point & Click 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Adventure 10.4%
- #2 THE FIFTH MASK
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KafamaGore Games
Windows
A cinematic, choice-driven FMV horror. His friends left him alone in the forest as a prank — then hid among the trees in cheap masks to scare him. But not every mask out there is a friend. Every choice matters. Silence is a choice too.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Thriller 8.9%
- #3 Night Shift: Something Is Wrong
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bigesPub: SZD
Windows
Your night shift was supposed to be simple. Watch the cameras, patrol the building, and report anything that changes. But the longer you stay, the less certain you become of what is real. Follow procedure. Pay attention. Something is wrong. Endless Mode and Speed Run Mode included.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #4 Momo Don't Leave
95% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Point & Click 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Thriller 6.9%
- #5 Monologin
94% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, Thriller 7.1%
- #6 Ghost Lantern: Kilminorth Farm
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Point & Click 18.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 9%, Realistic 8.3%
- #7 K-Drama Game 1
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
Step into a dramatic K-drama mystery where nothing is quite what it seems. Investigate suspicious behavior, uncover hidden evidence, compare contradictions, and piece together the lies that reveal what really happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #8 Hidden Shore
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: amaebi entertainment
Windows
After many years, you have finally reached this mysterious place. Now, will you be able to uncover all its secrets and finally find what you have been seeking for so long? Explore a secret island, solve puzzles and riddles to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Adventure 14.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Realistic 8.1%
- #9 Make Moku Proud
91% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Point & Click 12.8%, Thriller 6.5%
- #10 Void's Ballad
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FedeG's GamesPub: Nameless Studio
Windows
Void’s Ballad is a dark investigative adventure through the biggest human fear: Death.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Thriller 8.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #11 Mota Must Die
90% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Thriller 14%, Point & Click 11.8%
- #12 TOY BOX
89% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.2%
- #13 Amanda the Adventurer 2
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,571 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Point & Click 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Adventure 7.9%
- #14 Shadows of Betrayal
88% 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: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Thriller 13%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #15 Monari Station
87% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monari Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #16 7 Deaths 1 Life
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Davter17
Windows · Mac · Linux
A serial killer named Karma has kidnapped 8 criminals and will force you to choose the order in which they are executed. Will you be able to decide who deserves salvation... and who deserves death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Adventure 13%, Mystery 6.8%
- #17 Whispering Eclipsia
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: First Front Game Studios
Windows
"Whispering Eclipsia is a gripping first-person psychological horror detective game. Step into the shoes of Inspector Keshav to solve a series of ritualistic murders, survive reality-bending loops, and uncover the dark secrets lurking in the shadows of Woodslane."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Point & Click 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.2%
- #18 Universe Has No Favorites
84% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
Windows · Mac
Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Point & Click 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Dialogue Heavy 6.8%
- #19 Beach Cafe II: The Escape Room
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing. It's time to find out what's hidden in this beach cafe. Continue the adventure of puzzles and mystery with Cafe Beach II: The Escape Room! Explore, discover all the clues and interpret them correctly to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Point & Click 21.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Escape Room 7.8% ★
- #20 Exploring Friscott
83% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Point & Click 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #21 Amanda the Adventurer 3
81% matchVery Positive87% of 750 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Thriller 11.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #22 Beach Cafe III: The Escape Room
84% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing and as you dive deeper into the investigation, everything becomes stranger and more enigmatic. The adventure of puzzles and mysteries continues with Beach Café III: The Escape Room. Investigate, discover all the clues and interpret them properly in order to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Point & Click 21.8%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 10.3%, Escape Room 7.1% ★
- #23 キズツケ kizutsuke
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 852話
Windows
To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Thriller 8.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%
- #24 Disturbed
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,876 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Point & Click 12.6%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #25 Tempest In A Teapot
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Adventure 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
- #26 The Wreck
80% matchVery Positive89% of 287 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 17%, Point & Click 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #27 Charon 卡戎
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shurei Studio
Windows
A point-and-click narrative puzzle game with a delicate art style and soothing pace. In this Underworld at the end of all things, guide souls who lost their memories and speech safely across the Styx. Luckily, our protagonist is about to face the most restless bunch of them all...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Puzzle 9%
- #28 Discount Nightmares - The Gulch
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SongMonkey
Windows
The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Point & Click 20%, Puzzle 11.6%, Thriller 8.9%, First-Person 6.8%
- #29 Don't Let Me Fade
77% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Point & Click 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #30 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Point & Click 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Thriller 10.1%
- #31 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Thriller 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Mystery 10.9%
- #32 Living on Plain Pasta
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Point & Click 7.1%
- #33 KillerNight
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Illusoria
Windows · Mac
Killer Night is a psychological survival thriller where a group of death row inmates face extreme trials in an isolated mansion to gain freedom. Among them lies a ruthless killer. Will you be able to discover the killer's identity before it's too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Point & Click 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Thriller 8.7%
- #34 Wychwood Hollow
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shadow Tor Studios
Windows
Eliza Trewithian haunts the old Wychwood Hollow, the largest ancient oak woodland in Cornwall. A place of myth and legend. You are dispatched alone to investigate the case, with help from some local Ghost-Hunters. Gather evidence, decipher the clues in old documents and explore the Hollow.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Point & Click 19.4%, Realistic 10.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #35 Cold Verdict
76% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows · Linux
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Thriller 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.6%
- #36 Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth is a story game about love, lost, hope, grief, medication, meditation and more. You will be the our nameless character and experience his memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 20.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #37 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
74% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Point & Click 22.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 10.3%
- #38 Epimutation
73% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Thriller 9%
- #39 Orange Wiki
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Clusion Games
Windows
You wake on the last train at an unfamiliar terminus. Only one app opens on your phone: Orange Wiki, a guide to this place, its entities, and your escape. Explore, compare clues with wiki entries, and find a way out in this first-person horror adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 6.3%
- #40 Mutual Harrow
73% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Thriller 10.9%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #41 南海饥年志
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Framea Studios
Windows
乱世饥年,岭南盐沼中的丰浦仍有热饭与灯火。你是账房执笔者江砚:翻名册、核份额,把「添丰」与「归丰」一笔一笔记清楚。供期临近,潮路、闭门规矩与人们过分周全的好意,让熟悉的日常渐渐显出不对劲。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 6.5%
- #42 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
71% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Point & Click 17.5%, Thriller 6.6%
- #43 Reigns: The Witcher
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 31.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #44 Scarlet Enigma
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Braveforge
Windows
Investigate a chilling birthday murder in a branching mystery filled with secrets, suspects, and puzzles. Uncover the truth, bend time, and stop the killer before reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #45 Hotel Hermes
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Point & Click 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #46 Annoy This Guy
70% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Samuel Leigh
Windows
Annoy this guys time in this comedic piece of interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Point & Click 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #47 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
68% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
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: Visual Novel 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Mystery 7.4%
- #48 Suixun 01: The Last Customer
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 玄猫
Windows
A linear paranormal mystery visual novel driven by dynamic text presentation. As timid but earnest rookie Mao-Rabbit, explore a mall after closing, rescue a customer the night guard cannot see, and uncover the anomaly rules already at work. No branches or bad endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Thriller 6.5%
- #49 LaurEli & the Blood Dipped Manor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkd3vPub: Arkd3v-Studios, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
An Ace Attorney/Danganronpa style Murder Mystery-esque Visual Novel where an unlikely duo must find the vampiric killer stalking the halls of a stormy manor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #50 Goetia 2
70% matchMixed54% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: MoeityPub: Forever Entertainment
Windows
Explore a dark & unknown Venice in this point-and-click adventure. Your goal? Find a way to reunite your soul & body. Gather information & solve puzzles in your spectral form to make your way into this world despite the shenanigans of a troublesome demon!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Point & Click 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Realistic 9.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #51 Parasite in Love
68% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #52 Evil Spirits
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Point & Click 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Mystery 7.5%
- #53 Artificial Nexus
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Point & Click 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
- #54 Network
70% matchMostly Negative27% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: NetGames
Windows
This game reveals the problem of the Internet. Now the global network has turned into a dump, in which you never know what file you can stumble upon. The so-called "deadly" files are no exception...
Why similar: Thriller 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Realistic 8.5%
- #55 In Your Hands
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nibble & HopPub: Lusty Robots
Windows · Mac
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 7.7%
- #56 Earth's Center of Gravity
69% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Beşinci Kural A.Ş.
Windows · Linux
Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Thriller 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Point & Click 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #57 Log.in
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #58 The Sin Of Fabien
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkvein Studio
Windows
Maybe you didn’t do it… but you watched. The Sin of Fabien is a psychological horror experience woven around guilt, denial, and silence, where every choice reshapes the world and the story. Each decision brings you closer to the truth… or pulls you further away from it forever.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Thriller 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Point & Click 7.9%, Dialogue Heavy 6.9%
- #59 Cascade Falls
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Paranormal
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Realistic 6.6%, Adventure 6.4%