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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Vampires.

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The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts. Your second life begins tonight...

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 158 reviews
Released: 2026-09-22
Developer: The Curiosity Engine
Publisher: Wadjet Eye Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive90% of 743 reviews2020
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Supernatural 17.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%

  2. #2 Unavowed
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2018
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

    Why similar: Supernatural 23%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Magic 9%

  3. #3 Fledgling Manor
    96% matchVery Positive99% of 169 reviews2024
    Dev: In Secret Places
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Supernatural 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  4. #4 Cabernet
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 2,376 reviews2025
    Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%

  5. #5 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 370 reviews2018
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

    Why similar: Text-Based 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, RPG 16.9%, Adventure 8.6%

  6. #6 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,151 reviews2019
    Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dark 10.6%, RPG 7.3%

  7. #7 The Night Market
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2023
    Dev: Zinnia DemitassePub: Lamplight Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Text-Based 16.2%, Choices Matter 15.3%, RPG 13.4%, Magic 10.1%

  8. #8 First Bite
    92% matchVery Positive85% of 166 reviews2022
    Dev: First Bite Games
    Windows · Mac

    An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Supernatural 12.3%, Multiple Endings 6%

  9. #9 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 393 reviews2022
    Dev: Entalto Studios
    Windows

    Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.

    Why similar: CRPG 31%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Supernatural 13.4%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 10.1%

  10. #10 When The Night Comes
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2021
    Dev: Lunaris Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.

    Why similar: Supernatural 27.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  11. #11 Hunter: The Reckoning — A Time of Monsters
    90% matchVery Positive80% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Topple the vampires from the streets below! Will you unite the homeless, the gangs, and the secret hunter societies to defy vampiric rule? An interactive novel set in the World of Darkness extended universe.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Supernatural 16.3%, RPG 16%, Text-Based 15.7%

  12. #12 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three
    89% matchVery Positive81% of 143 reviews2023
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Supernatural 18.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, RPG 12.2%

  13. #13 Darkness Revenge
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 124 reviews2024
    Dev: Hematite
    Windows

    Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Dark 9%

  14. #14 Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
    88% matchVery Positive95% of 330 reviews2021
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

    Why similar: RPG 20.7%, Text-Based 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  15. #15 Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York
    87% matchMixed67% of 376 reviews2024
    Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Text-Based 23.9%, RPG 22.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

  16. #16 Crimson Veil
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2023
    Dev: MKRUdesignPub: MKRUgames
    Windows

    An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, RPG 16.1%, Story Rich 13.1%

  17. #17 By Moonlight
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
    Dev: SugarHyped
    Windows · Mac

    ~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, RPG 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  18. #18 The Thaumaturge
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 5,995 reviews2024
    Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.

    Why similar: CRPG 31.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, RPG 9.3%, Mystery 9.2%

  19. #19 Blood & Lust [18+]🩸
    85% matchMostly Positive75% of 163 reviews2025
    Dev: Carnality INCPub: Taboo Tales 💘
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Don’t fall prey to the eternal hunger of the night as the initiation rite is getting closer! Dive into a dark world of seduction and explore the vampire academy in Blood Lust [18+]🩸 - an adult visual novel telling the story of an ordinary guy in extraordinary circumstances.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Magic 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Story Rich 10.4%

  20. #20 Vampire Therapist
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,019 reviews2024
    Dev: Little Bat Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Funny 17.8%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 7.3%

  21. #21 Mothmen 1966
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 329 reviews2022
    Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.

    Why similar: Supernatural 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  22. #22 A Kiss from Death
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2021
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As an immortal being in a world of epic fantasy, spend an eternity in romance with a host of unique, fantastical characters!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 19.6%, RPG 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Supernatural 10.2%

  23. #23 The Blood of Dawnwalker
    77% matchVery Positive87% of 27,631 reviews2026
    Dev: Rebel WolvesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 24.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    The Blood of Dawnwalker is an open-world dark fantasy action RPG set in 14th-century Europe. You play as Coen, human by day and vampire by night, fighting to save your family in a story shaped by your actions and the secrets you uncover.

    Why similar: RPG 27.7%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Story Rich 19.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 12.5%

  24. #24 Ashes of Immortality
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 113 reviews2015
    Dev: Warfare Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Vampires vs Werewolves vs Hunters... Guess which group you're playing with? Find out in this exciting 16-bit style RPG full of twists and colorful characters!

    Why similar: RPG 25.3%, Story Rich 22.4%, Dark 16.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Funny 8.8%

  25. #25 Blood Moon
    80% matchVery Positive90% of 107 reviews2023
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You’re a werewolf. You’re in a city, infested with witches, hunters, ghosts, and vampires. That’s how this story starts. You decide how it ends.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Text-Based 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, RPG 14%, Choices Matter 10.9%

  26. #26 Dark Nights
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 438 reviews2022
    Dev: Pinlin
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Nothing is as it seems.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Text-Based 9.9%

  27. #27 Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 198 reviews2021
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.

    Why similar: Text-Based 25.2%, RPG 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%

  28. #28 Shadows Over Loathing
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,334 reviews2022
    Dev: Asymmetric
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

    Why similar: CRPG 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, RPG 11%, Funny 10.5%, Comedy 9.3%

  29. #29 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 495 reviews2020
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 9.4%

  30. #30 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two
    79% matchVery Positive98% of 224 reviews2020
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.

    Why similar: RPG 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Adventure 11.8%

  31. #31 Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
    78% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,736 reviews2020
    Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 51.5%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Story Rich 19.5%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  32. #32 Betrayal At Club Low
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 587 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmo D Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Choices Matter 22.4%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, RPG 18.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%

  33. #33 Dig Night
    75% matchVery Positive99% of 116 reviews2024
    Dev: INUSHIT
    Windows

    A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.

    Why similar: RPG 34.9%, Story Rich 27.7%, Adventure 17%, Indie 7.1%, 2D 7.1%

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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 982 reviews2025
    Dev: Psychic Software
    Windows · Mac

    A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Commune with the realm of the dead and struggle with your descent into madness. Build the power to raise an undead army and march against your enemies. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion and seduction.

    Why similar: CRPG 33.8%, Magic 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 9.3%

  35. #35 Tri City Monsters
    73% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2026
    Dev: Studio Peaches
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%

  36. #36 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 13,129 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 11.3%

  37. #37 Mask of the Rose
    75% matchMostly Positive76% of 404 reviews2023
    Dev: Failbetter Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Choices Matter 26.3%, RPG 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 6.4%

  38. #38 MetaHuman Inc.
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 153 reviews2015
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As the CEO of a corporation that sells superpowers to the highest bidder, you'll harness dark magic and travel through time to inflate your stock prices!

    Why similar: Text-Based 43.1%, RPG 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Indie 9%

  39. #39 and yet, we dream
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: arda bolat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

    Why similar: Supernatural 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

  40. #40 Vampire: The Masquerade — Sins of the Sires
    77% matchMixed41% of 160 reviews2022
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this elegy of blood, everyone in Athens owes your boss a favor, making you untouchable! Who will you use, who will you help, and who will you prey on?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Text-Based 20.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 10.1%

  41. #41 Vampire's Fall 2
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 4,559 reviews2026
    Dev: Early Morning Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Rise as a vampire in a handcrafted 2D dark-fantasy RPG. Master devastating powers, confront horrific enemies, and forge your destiny in a world shattered by a brutal civil war between humans and vampires.

    Why similar: CRPG 49.8%, RPG 22.7%, Dark 14.3%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, 2D 4.2%

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    74% matchMixed68% of 967 reviews2020
    Dev: Night School Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.

    Why similar: Supernatural 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Comedy 8.1%

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    71% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: LandsharkRAWR
    Windows

    Play as a Gorlak, a recently resurrected dragon in this raising sim JRPG adventure! Featuring deep combat and multiple endings. Become the dragon you want to be!

    Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Multiple Endings 22.7%, RPG 18%, Funny 17.7%, Comedy 10.7%

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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 1,284 reviews2026
    Dev: Rain (orbitaldot)
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Magic 10.5%

  45. #45 Midnight Paradise
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 677 reviews2024
    Dev: Lewdlab
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    In Midnight Paradise you play as a college dropout who has nothing to lose and everything to prove! Compete against your rival on the path to riches, power and for the hearts of the sexiest girls! But beware, the people around you are keeping secrets. Can you find out the truth before it's too late?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Mystery 8.2%

  46. #46 The Fernweh Saga: Book One
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 111 reviews2023
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Supernatural 15.8%, Text-Based 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, RPG 9%

  47. #47 Break Wolf
    69% matchVery Positive99% of 178 reviews2025
    Dev: RE Atelier
    Windows

    "Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 21%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Dark 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%

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    72% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2019
    Dev: Argent Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    1996—Los Angeles, CA. A young newcomer is turned into a vampire and thrust into the dark underworld of society, forced to sink or swim. You are that newcomer.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 72%, Dark 16%, Indie 12%

  49. #49 🧠 OUT OF THE BOX
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 297 reviews2018
    Dev: Nuclear TalesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Dark 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Funny 10.4%

  50. #50 Choice of the Deathless
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 324 reviews2014
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

    Why similar: Text-Based 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, RPG 14.5%, Indie 4.9%

  51. #51 An Outcry
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 124 reviews2022
    Dev: Quinn K.
    Windows

    A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Dark 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%

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    69% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2023
    Dev: eNVy softworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 8%

  53. #53 Roadwarden
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 5,205 reviews2022
    Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, RPG 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.1%

  54. #54 Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
    68% matchMixed55% of 13,155 reviews2025
    Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.

    Why similar: RPG 23.9%, Dark 19%, Story Rich 17.7%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%

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    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 113 reviews2025
    Dev: kamti
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A disgraced former soldier is recruited into a secretive order of royal investigators to find a rogue mage, but becomes caught up in the politics of a mysterious order of undying wizards and travelling from icy forests to exotic jungles in this RPG dungeon crawler and management sim.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, RPG 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Adventure 9.8%

  56. #56 My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀)
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 118 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 29%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Adventure 10.2%, Comedy 9.4%

  57. #57 Near-Mage
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 246 reviews2025
    Dev: Stuck In Attic
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Magic 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 10.5%

  58. #58 Brocula
    70% matchMixed46% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: Destroyer Doggo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on an enchanting journey as Brocula, a vampire awakening after centuries. Earn money through part-time jobs, explore the town, salvage your castle, and enhance your vampire skills. Unleash your dark reputation, amass fortunes, and shape your immortal legacy.

    Why similar: RPG 52.3%, Adventure 20.5%, 2D 16.7%, Singleplayer 10.5%

  59. #59 The Specter's Desire
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: Themisian
    Windows · Mac

    This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Text-Based 15.4%, Choices Matter 10%

  60. #60 Parasite Black
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 403 reviews2024
    Dev: Damned StudiosPub: Satyr Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Parasite Black is a mature, dark fantasy RPG set in the world of Mirnos, where a deadly race known as the Demorai threatens everything. With your newfound "gift," you may hold the key to turning the tide of war and saving the realm from destruction.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 10.4%

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