- #1 Into the Waves
97% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #2 The Music at the end of the World
96% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Cihan Kuzu
Windows
"What music would you listen to at the end of the world?" Explore an abandoned world after the apocalypse of the final winter. Shape the story of a man whose loneliness threatens his sanity. Use violence to survive or avoid it to protect your mind. Experience the end of the world!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #3 Tale of android after the Apocalypse
96% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Team Moko App.
Windows
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Investigation 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #4 Watashi Suzume
95% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #5 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Hidden Object 12%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #6 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
94% matchVery Positive84% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Text-Based 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Hidden Object 11%
- #7 Stamped: an anti-travel game
93% match8 user reviews78% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Kawika GuillermoPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows
Stamped follows the journeys of six young travelers whose paths intersect across Asian urban landscapes. Bound by pleasure-fueled self-destruction, the group flounders from city to city, confronting the grief and discrimination that caused them to travel in the first place.
Why similar: Education 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Point & Click 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #8 Professor of Magical Studies
92% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Professor of Magical Studies is an interactive magical school novel by Stephen Granade, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Why similar: Education 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #9 Awakewood
91% 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: Point & Click 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 7.7%
- #10 楚漢女子
91% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: 株式会社Viola
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ancient China, the era of the Chu-Han War. This is a historical novel adventure that depicts the "what ifs" of the two leaders of the Chu-Han War, Han Yu and Liu Bang. ---Your choice will be the guidepost of this story.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Education 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #11 Hakuba School ! Hunting Prey
90% 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 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #12 summer story
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Investigation 10.3%
- #13 Good Bones
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 14.4%, Point & Click 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Hidden Object 11.9%
- #14 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,733 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #15 Artificial Nexus
88% 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: Point & Click 13.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Hidden Object 9.7%
- #16 Elroy Goes Bugzerk
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headbone InteractivePub: LAMAZAM Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
The 90s point-and-click classic returns! Help Elroy and Blue find the legendary Technoloptera to win the 10th Annual Insectathon. Outsmart arch-rival Gordon Smugs, solve brain-teasing puzzles, and learn real science in this fully animated interactive adventure story.
Why similar: Nostalgia 36.3% ★, Point & Click 15.4%, Education 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #17 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
- #18 Hellink
86% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Ikigai
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first visual novel about fake news! Investigate in 2044 in a humorous and cyberpunk universe. Counter your opponents' lies and thwart the plot that threatens Néo-Sorbonne!
Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Point & Click 12.8%, Investigation 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #19 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
83% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #20 Elroy Hits the Pavement
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headbone InteractivePub: LAMAZAM Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Blue has been dog-napped! Join Elroy and Syd in this comedic, fully animated, point-and-click adventure to rescue Elroy's dog and recover their stolen science project before summer school. Solve clever puzzles using lasers, codes, and battery power, and shape the story in this 90s classic!
Why similar: Nostalgia 38% ★, Point & Click 16.5%, Education 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%
- #21 These Nights Alone
84% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: ryArt
Windows
Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 14.9%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #22 Choose Your Own Alternative
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Point & Click 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #23 All (Too) Good Things
82% 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #24 Au Revoir
81% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Nostalgia 23.2% ★, Point & Click 13.3%, Text-Based 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Investigation 9%
- #25 Assassin at Crimson Keep
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Shadow Glass Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assassin at Crimson Keep is a short, point and click visual novel set in a dark, quasi-fantasy world. After a botched assassination attempt, you pursue the King into his lair known as the Crimson Keep. Your small choices can have great consequences, either for good or for evil.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.2%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #26 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
79% 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 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #27 Terranova
80% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Terranova
Windows · Mac
A nostalgic interactive fiction game set in the early 2000's. Chat with your friends, update your LimeJournal, and discover yourself through a rich world of storytelling, love and friendship.
Why similar: Nostalgia 22.3% ★, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #28 Wanderlust: The Magnificent Journey
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Join in a magnificent journey around the globe with a group of friends as they attempt to see as much of the world as they can before a mysterious illness claims the sight of one of their own.
Why similar: Education 15.8%, Text-Based 15.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #29 Universe Has No Favorites
78% 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: Text-Based 16.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 10%
- #30 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
78% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Point & Click 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #31 And who is the maiden?
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cipi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Why similar: Investigation 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Text-Based 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #32 Vanakan
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Text-Based 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #33 Madness within
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indra
Windows
Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Point & Click 13.4%, Hidden Object 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #34 Elroy: King of the Jungle
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headbone InteractivePub: LAMAZAM Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A Brand-New 30-Year-Old Game. This 90's animated point-and-click adventure is finally released! Crash-land in a dangerous jungle with Elroy, his sidekick Blue AND Elroy’s annoying little brother Slim. Solve puzzles, survive crazy calamities, and navigate challenges to bring everyone home safe.
Why similar: Nostalgia 35.3% ★, Point & Click 21.1%, Education 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%
- #35 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 11.6%, Point & Click 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #36 Fixer's Tale
75% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Emblem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #37 Glow Box
72% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: 月刊湿地帯Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows · Mac
A 60-minute adventure where all you do is glow.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #38 UNBIASED
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: The Otherworld Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Salvation or Damnation? Measure the worth of human souls in this psychological anime & FMV visual novel about moral dilemma! Will you allow your prejudices to call the shots? Or can you remain unbiased?
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Point & Click 13.7%, Anime 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #39 Elroy's Costume Closet
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headbone InteractivePub: LAMAZAM Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
The 1996 Headbone Interactive classic is back! Help Elroy and Syd save the Camelian Theater in this retro restored dress-up game. Mix wild outfits to unlock 75+ funny, fully voiced short animated skits. A retro revival packed with original 90s magic, optimized for modern desktops!
Why similar: Nostalgia 35.7% ★, Point & Click 21.8%, Education 12%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.4%
- #40 BEAST CRIMES
74% matchMixed62% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #41 FRACTURED RED
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STORY GAMES
Windows
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #42 Serania - Path of the Scion
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #43 Mystical Riddles: Ship From Beyond Collector's Edition
72% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
All hands on deck! A strange, oily fog has enveloped the waterfront of the port town of Quietcape, where local fishermen go, never to return again... Can you solve this mystery?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Hidden Object 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Point & Click 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #44 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Text-Based 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #45 My Merry May with be
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
主人公の前に突然現れた人工生命「レプリス」の少女・レゥ。人と変わらない感情を持つ彼女と過ごす中で、「心とは何か」「人間とは何か」という問いに向き合っていくSF恋愛アドベンチャー
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #46 The Zoo
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #47 キズツケ kizutsuke
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #48 Will Die Alone
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Text-Based 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Point & Click 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #49 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%
- #50 水彩画は水底に沈む
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: takonoko
Windows
Watercolors Sink Beneath the Surface is a nostalgic pixel-art point-and-click adventure set on Narumi Island, where only an abandoned high school stands. Years later, two girls return to complete a watercolor inspired by their school memories, gathering ideas from the remnants of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Adventure 9.2%
- #51 Exploring Friscott
68% 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 19.1%, Point & Click 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #52 HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Worthing & Moncrieff
Windows · Mac
HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer is a puzzle-driven adventure game set in a retro sci-fi universe. When the Endeavor stumbles into universe-shaking trouble, can you harness the power of the bureaucracy to rein in your crew’s worst impulses and survive to the next episode?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #53 어서오세요 신성재판에
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 지식보관소
Windows
Waking up after a car accident to find yourself in another world? Welcome to "Sacred Trial." In a magical world, you face the threat of being summoned to the sacred trial. A fantasy detective adventure where you must prove your innocence in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Adventure 8.4%
- #54 For Mother Matron
68% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #55 SOLEN
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 11.5%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #56 囚われホテル
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: akamilabPub: none
Mac
A world where humans and beastmen coexist. A secluded hotel exclusively for beastmen deep in the mountains. An incident occurs on a night when everyone has gone to sleep... Whether you can safely return from the hotel depends on your choices.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #57 Change the World
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #58 Brageskålen
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Education 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%
- #59 Scribe
66% matchPositive89% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: TalesBar
Windows
Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!
Why similar: Text-Based 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #60 Room 502 : School Mystery Game
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOTS
Windows · Mac
A cynical high schooler, Hae-eun's mundane life takes a colorful turn as she and her dorm roommates in Room 502 unravel mysterious incidents on campus. This game blends academy life, mystery, and youth in a captivating detective adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 15.1%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%