
A narrative-driven, choose-your-own-adventure game where a young survivor must make difficult decisions in order to survive the foggy wasteland of Cacti Coast and find a community to call home.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Interactive Fiction, Multiple Endings, Story Rich.

A narrative-driven, choose-your-own-adventure game where a young survivor must make difficult decisions in order to survive the foggy wasteland of Cacti Coast and find a community to call home.

Nocturnals
A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.

Last Broadcast
An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.
A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Nonlinear 8.7%
An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Emotional 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%
We were only supposed to go see the Ferris wheel together. One last adventure before all of us grow up to become a productive part of The Community. But we learned the hard way why The Zone is strictly forbidden. I don't know if we can make it back home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, First-Person 9.3%
Racing against time, a guy wanders around a graveyard on the middle of nowhere, searching for something that may break a deadly curse. Among murders and secrets, only darkness is certain.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Exploration 11%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts is a brief and cozy narrative game that lets you explore a character via thoughts and momentos you find in stages of their life. Its an introspective game, meant to share some experiences a peer-group of neurodivergent queers, including the dev, had growing up.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Emotional 8.7%
The world has burnt to ash. Wander the wasteland, scavenge and trade for vital supplies, hook up with over a dozen hot guys, develop relationships—however fleeting—and decide how you want to live in this new world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Emotional 6.7%
A story of love, connections, and separation, a story about philosophy and science. Marharyta and Mykhailo try to figure out their relationships - and cannot help but fall in love over and over again.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Nonlinear 14%, Choices Matter 11.5%, First-Person 8.6%
A cozy tea-making game set in a post-colonial fantasy world. As a herbalist’s apprentice, serve magic elemental teas to influence a colourful cast of characters. Connect with your estranged home, discover your gifts, and find your place in a fractured, healing world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Nonlinear 12.8%
Heartstop is an emotional, story-driven game, taking place in a world where every living being has suddenly stopped moving. Uncover the mystery of this eerie event while building a dynamic relationship between the only two people remaining, through the many impactful and hard-hitting choices.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Emotional 12.3%
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
A feud between old gods, a missing flock of faer, and every choice has consequences. Ren is in the middle of it all. What will her story be? You will decide in this narrative driven adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choices Matter 13%, Cartoony 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Sugarcreek is a story-based adventure game following Eddie the high-school goat and his closest friends as they try to find his missing step-sister before the week is over!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Cartoony 9.1%
“A single wingbeat can destroy everything.” New Elysium is a cinematic narrative drama where every choice reshapes the story. Explore a shattered utopia, survive the night, and decide the final wingbeat of destiny.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Dumpster Baby is a game about being queer and homeless, and the importance of community and friendship in hard times. You play as Bandit, an optimistic racoon meeting new friends as he tries to find people to be roommates with. A narrative focused single player experience.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Emotional 12.3%
This is a BL-themed FMV game where players will control the protagonist "Xiaoshu" make choices for him, and experience four completely different love stories. Will they lead to a sweet ending or end in regret? Every choice you make will determine the protagonist's ultimate romantic destination.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 9%
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Emotional 8.7%
Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Emotional 9.8%
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: LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Nonlinear 15.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
You are Max Boston, tasked with solving a murder-suicide crisis in this third person psychological thriller. Use futuristic forensic tools, gather evidence, interrogate suspects, and solve challenging puzzles as you explore the city. Fair warning, Max has to face a few demons of his own, as well...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12%
You are a Switchboard Operator, and you're about to be replaced by a machine. Use your last week of work to connect townsfolk, overcome problems, and explore the history of a cast of engaging characters. Your choices matter, so use each day to leave lasting bonds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
In this hand-drawn romance mystery visual novel set in a quake post-apocalypse, play as Sky, an impostor scientist racing to recreate a cure only she knows existed. Weave or snap ever-shifting bonds with lovers, friends, and foes, each harbouring a deadly obsession that will end your own. Unless...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Explore an alien planet with adverse conditions and dangerous life. Solve relevant puzzles and repair your ship. Along the way uncover an ancient story in this cerebral sci-fi exploration and survival VR game. Takes full advantage of nearly every aspect of VR.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
Trapped in a snowbound medical camp, battlefield nurse May clings to a mysterious letter—a final hope. Uncover hidden truths, test fragile bonds, and navigate a path toward a distant sanatorium. Will you find salvation, or something far darker?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Your choices are all that matter in this adventure comedy. Solve mysteries, survive the furry and fight for love but beware of the consequences of your decisions.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Cartoony 9.3%
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Emotional 10.1%
Set off on an adventure set in a sprawling world that blends satisfying, mechanical puzzles with a rich narrative. Explore a stunning pixel-art world, repair intricate machines & meet unforgettable characters in a story about connection, resilience, and life that clings on in a world left to ruin.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Emotional 8.8%
Road to Salvation is a stylized action adventure game set in the 80s. As a result of the chaos and gangs that arise as a result of a spreading virus, your wife dies and your daughter is kidnapped. Throughout the journey, you will be trying to find out who kidnapped your daughter, where and why.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.6%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Emotional 9.5%
A war that outlived the soldiers who fought it. Enemies inherited by a generation not grown. You will lead your precocious unit into this unending conflict and find out if the bonds of friendship can withstand the tides of war. Overflowing with black humour, you'll laugh till you cry...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Choices Matter 19%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
"My Qi Is Unlimited" is a first-person immersive puzzle game. Play as a girl with a unique constitution. Explore a secluded manor, solve mechanisms, and combine items. Shape relationships through choices, leading to vastly different endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37%, First-Person 20.1%, 3D 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choices Matter 17.3%, First-Person 12%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Nonlinear 10.4%
A first-person psychological horror game about identity and what you give up to keep going. You wake up somewhere you don't remember. You go through different rooms. Each one wants something from you. You make choices, and the game watches you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, 3D 10.2%
CELL is a short non-linear visual novel in a post-apocalypse/cyberpunk setting. Kenzo is an artificially grown human who lived his entire life alone isolated with a sweet, but artificial service intelligence. He's not okay. Help him to go through the disturbing situation he's about to get into.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.4%, Nonlinear 20.2%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Choices Matter 10%, Emotional 8.9%, Stylized 8.5%
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Nonlinear 23.4%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Survive in a post-apocalyptic city where every resource is worth its weight in blood. Explore the ruins, fight mutants and traitors, and uncover the dark secrets of the disaster. Your decisions will determine whether you become a legend... or another victim.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.8%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, First-Person 13.1%, 3D 9.7%
WHEN THE CROW SINGS is an adventure mystery game with a focus on exploration, characters, and world building, featuring a cast of diverse survivors trying to keep the status quo as their compound life grows more complicated and dangerous.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Quinn T. Cooper was sent to the island to repair the multi-dimensional gate and bring the spacetime rift under control. He has the key to the world's destiny in his hands. To stop an invasion and control the spacetime rip.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Choices Matter 14%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 9.9%
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.2%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 9%
Embark on a hilarious, choice-driven adventure in MultiEnding Heroes! Guide The Priest and The Hero through multiple universes, making decisions that lead to over 75 unique endings. Every choice matters, will you lead them to glory or disaster?
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.1%, Action-Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Emotional 10.6%
Your words shape the adventure. Omea is a revolutionary AI-powered narrative game where your personal Game Master responds to everything you write. No menus, no limits. Just type and forge your own legend across fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and beyond.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Choices Matter 25.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
Welcome to Tales of Herring Lake, where your favourite Sunday fishing show meets Alfred Hitchcock. Grab your gear and start shaping your story!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Nonlinear 22.2%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Exploration 6.7%
In the shadow of Europa, a top secret research station run by mega-corporation Artemis falls to alien chaos. Scavenge, explore, and interact with a fully reactive and physics-driven world as you meet other crew members, and fight, sneak, or puzzle-solve your way to survival – and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 8.8%
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choices Matter 20%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Story Rich 9%
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Emotional 9.4%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12%, Emotional 10.7%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.5%, Choices Matter 25.5%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Emotional 10.4%, Story Rich 9.8%
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Emotional 8.5%
The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Emotional 9.1%
(RPG) The Legends of Power Volume 1 is a pixel, adventure and horror game. You have to choose the fate determined of characters they'll be alive or death, but there might be other things that could help you to have advantage...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Action-Adventure 19%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Emotional 11%, Exploration 9%
Create your character and experience a fun story in which you will meet friends, enemies and partners as you try to carry out a vital project with your friends: to create an anime before you finish your studies.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 6.8%
Create your own love story with those adorable men who were once just background characters.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Emotional 9%