- #1 Voxabular P.I: Penny's First Case
97% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Tilt Studios, inc.
Windows
Learn Spanish by playing, not by studying! Practice languages by solving mysteries in this mix of the classic text adventure and point-and-click genres.
Why similar: Typing 30.4% ★, Word Game 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #2 Hysteria in Howlsbend
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jingyu Z.Pub: Chatbot AI Team @ CMU ETC
Windows
Hysteria in Howlsbend is an Interactive Narrative Experience driven by conversational AI Characters, created with the cutting-edge ChatGPT Language Model.
Why similar: Typing 33.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, RPG 10.5%
- #3 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
96% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: Typing 19.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Visual Novel 9%
- #4 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Word Game 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #5 Anachronism\>
94% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: EloTherePub: Easy~ Interactive Software
Windows · Mac
It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?
Why similar: Typing 34.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #6 Terranova
94% matchPositive97% of 34 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: Typing 33.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #7 7 Days to End with You
93% matchVery Positive88% of 3,158 reviews2022
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.
Why similar: Typing 27% ★, Word Game 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #8 Homicipher
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,818 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Typing 21.5% ★, Word Game 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Text-Based 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #9 Between the Lines
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PastPulse Games
Windows
In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.
Why similar: Typing 36.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Text-Based 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #10 Get the Guy
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ByDesignK
Windows
A mysterious interface connects you to a troubled girl from an Eastern fantasy realm. Receive her words and visions instantly. Guide her choices through conscious labyrinths as your fates intertwine.
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #11 Grave Knight
90% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamlight Games
Windows
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, RPG 11.3%, Text-Based 11%
- #12 1001 Nights
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ada Eden
Windows · Mac
Can you survive an evil King who kills a bride every night by telling stories? A story-crafting game based on a unique narrative system — Become the storyteller Scheherazade from Persian folklore, weave tales to the King through typing, and guide his words to forge magical weapons for your revenge!
Why similar: Typing 33.9% ★, Word Game 21%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #13 DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
89% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Oleg Skutte
Windows
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
Why similar: Typing 28.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #14 Homicipher: Demo
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Typing 23.8% ★, Word Game 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #15 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
87% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Text-Based 19.6%, Character Customization 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #16 对我好点!异世界HelloNewWorld
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Enchanter
Windows
A simple adventure about your life in the new world.
Why similar: Word Game 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Text-Based 17%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, RPG 7.1%
- #17 Shuffled Words
86% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Victor Corradi
Windows
Shuffled Words is a casual word guessing game!
Why similar: Typing 51.7% ★, Word Game 32.1%, Text-Based 16.3%
- #18 Siege of Treboulain
85% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Text-Based 16.2%, Action RPG 14%, RPG 12.1%
- #19 Whiskey-Four
84% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Character Customization 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #20 Soulfused
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Confoxing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Soulfused is a modern take on the classic text adventures from the early days of computer gaming. Dive into a dystopian future ruled by an empire focused on conquest and control. Take on the role of a newly converted Soulfused; a part human/part robot soldier in service to the Empire.
Why similar: Typing 37.5% ★, Text-Based 16.5%, Word Game 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, RPG 6.2%
- #21 Keystone Library
84% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Dream Gears
Windows · Linux
Enter a living library where each book is a new adventure. Solve puzzles, complete RPG quests, battle foes, and upgrade your library. Use a unique keyword interface to interact with characters and stories. Frequent updates bring new books, genres, and challenges to explore.
Why similar: Typing 31.2% ★, Word Game 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #22 Fallen Hero: Revelations
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Face down your ghosts and unearth secrets better left buried as you prepare to take vengeance on the ones who wronged you. But be warned, burying your past only works if it stays put.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 18.4%, RPG 14%, Character Customization 8.5%
- #23 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
82% 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 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #24 Jolly Good: Tea and Scones
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Extract yourself from another fine mess–this time, with your family watching! Mischief, mix-ups, and bewilderingly urgent capers at your ancestral estate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Text-Based 19.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, RPG 8.6%
- #25 Turncoat Chronicle
81% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your father stole his throne, intending to leave it to you. When the long-lost heir resurfaces, will you defend the king—or betray him to his enemies?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 19.5%, RPG 13.7%, Character Customization 7%
- #26 All (Too) Good Things
80% 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 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #27 Taina's Cursed Legacy
78% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, RPG 8.3%
- #28 The Nascent Necromancer
79% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Text-Based 19.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, RPG 9%
- #29 S-mail
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S-mail制作组Pub: OFF LAB
Windows · Mac
After the death of your lover May, you suddenly receive a new email: she is back, in the form of AI "M". The lover who "lives" in the mailbox, who is strong and eternal, always online, and always loves you. You just need to send letters to her: your choices will affect her and the story.
Why similar: Typing 25.7% ★, Word Game 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #30 Saturnine
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Veteran. You’re the oldest android in the Solar System, a relic and survivor of the ancient past. Now it’s time for you to fight again. A text-based science-fantasy novel, 700,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 18.7%, RPG 14.9%, Character Customization 7.1%
- #31 Honor Bound
77% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect an exclusive boarding school and rebuild your life after scandal as a military bodyguard! How far will you go for ambition, duty, and your country?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 14.1%, Character Customization 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #32 定风波·宁州
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, RPG 9%
- #33 Slacking Off Company: Workplace Survival
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ByDesignK
Windows
Tired of the daily grind? Become the puppet master in this office survival sim! Guide your employee in the art of slacking off, avoid the boss's watchful eye, and test the limits under their nose. Can you help them 'survive' without getting fired?
Why similar: Word Game 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #34 Serania - Path of the Scion
76% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Text-Based 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 9%
- #35 迷子公路
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零旗
Windows
《BanGDream! It’s MyGo!!!!!》的末世公路AU同人游戏,ansy cp向视觉小说。
Why similar: Word Game 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, RPG 12.9%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #36 Whispers From The Rift
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #37 Hero of Hoofbeat Hollow
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run with unicorns, fly with pegasi, and swim with kelpies as a magical horse! Will you reunite the herds or drive them further apart? A text-based interactive fantasy novel with hundreds of choices and without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Text-Based 18.6%, RPG 14.8%, Character Customization 6.5%
- #38 Keyboard Soldier
73% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Rogisimo
Windows
A fast-paced action-survival game where you fend off hordes of zombies by typing words, level up to unlock powerful items, and strategize to survive as long as possible in an ever-challenging environment.
Why similar: Typing 39.5% ★, Word Game 30.7%, Roguelike 13.4%, RPG 7.9%, Text-Based 6.3%
- #39 Neverland永无乡
73% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Roastfish
Windows
Waking up on a strange island, you find yourself transformed into the appearance of a child. You could make new friends, have fun, and explore the island. Depending on your choices, you may even become one with the darkside of the island.
Why similar: Word Game 34.2%, Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 5.8%
- #40 An Unexpectedly Green Journey
73% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From birth to death, craft your orc's legacy. Wield the powers of a shaman or chief. Conquer the world. Become a god or a demon lord. Do what orcs do best!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Character Customization 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #41 DnD Adventure: Rogue's Choice
74% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: CCSPub: Delight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With debts to pay to the underworld, you need to make a lot of coin fast! Perhaps worse, you're wanted by the King's men for desertion. Survival is your first priority...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Action RPG 13.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, RPG 9.8%
- #42 Mass of Consumption
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #43 Demon: Recollect
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of an ancient mutant and get thrown into the modern, mortal world. Learn what you can about your past as you don the mask of a villain!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Character Customization 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #44 Nick's Text Adventure
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: GXPlay
Windows
Nick’s Text Adventure is a cruel text-based RPG where everything unfolds one line at a time. Spells lie, gear gets worse, fishing can hurt you, and enemies mock your choices. Nothing is fair, nothing is explained, and the game remembers.
Why similar: Typing 25.4% ★, Word Game 21.5%, Text-Based 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%
- #45 Aliya: Timelink
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,841 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Word Game 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #46 Shadow of the Curse-Eater
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The wilderfolk of Ushinega Island waste away in a rotting tropical paradise, haunted by a deadly malediction. Yet behind every curse lurks a secret. You have the power to save them... but should you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Text-Based 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Character Customization 10.7%
- #47 Train of Thoughts
71% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Sivue
Windows
Train of Thoughts is a 3-5 player party game where the goal is to be as funny as possible. You do this by filling in part of a sentence. The catch, your answer now becomes the subject of the next sentence. After 5 sentences, vote for the best answers and prove you can become a standup comedian!
Why similar: Typing 35.9% ★, Word Game 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Choices Matter 5.1%
- #48 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, RPG 10.5%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #49 Scales of Justice
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across a magical kingdom with four eccentric individuals! Will you find your destiny—or will you write it for yourself? A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 600,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Character Customization 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Text-Based 12.3%
- #50 柔蒂亚克:永眠之城
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 华韵宇创工作室
Windows · Mac
Under the control of artificial intelligence, people in the city have fallen into a dream which they cannot wake up. You wake up in the dead city, and suddenly someone find you. Soon you fell into a hunting game, running through the empty streets. At this moment, a strange girl appeared...
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #51 House of the Golden Mask
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken your magic and break an ancient curse at a secret school of sorcery! What mysteries will you uncover at this crossroads between realms? A text-based fantasy novel, 280,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Text-Based 19%, RPG 14.3%, Character Customization 6.6%
- #52 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
67% matchVery Positive85% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Typing 21.7% ★, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #53 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑豆柴的幻影
Windows
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Word Game 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, RPG 12.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #54 Fields of Asphodel
68% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Text-Based 15.5%, Character Customization 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%
- #55 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
69% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #56 An Imp and an Impostor
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've spent years undercover, disguised as a human, infiltrating the city’s magical law-enforcement organization. They stole your magic from you. Can you steal it back? (A text-based interactive historical urban fantasy novel.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Text-Based 18.1%, RPG 14%, Character Customization 7.1%
- #57 The Soul Stone War 3
67% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
By the power of your Soul Stone and the strength of your own indomitable soul, uncover secrets held in blood and lead the charge that will change the world. A text-based fantasy novel, 260,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Text-Based 19.6%, RPG 15.2%, Character Customization 7.2%
- #58 Mart Mayhem
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Eleven Dot Studio
Windows · Mac
Be a convenience-store clerk in a first-of-its-kind chat game—and kick out AI Karens. There are no preset choices. Say what you couldn’t in real life and enjoy how the AI responds differently each time. A stress-relief game where your what-ifs come to life!
Why similar: Typing 36.5% ★, Text-Based 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #59 Witchcraft U
68% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rush the university's secret societies as a first-year Magical Studies major! Will you keep your magic a secret from the mundanes or expose the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 17.9%, RPG 14%, Character Customization 7%
- #60 The Wordbounder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Illia Nasanovich
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your vocabulary is your greatest weapon and your only defense. Delve into a cursed, procedurally generated castle where combat is a battle of words. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and fase monstrous foes in a unique blend of word-game tactics roguelike.
Why similar: Typing 42.5% ★, Word Game 34.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, RPG 5.5%, Exploration 5%