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  1. #1 80 Days
    97% matchVery Positive90% of 2,020 reviews2015
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

  2. #2 Roadwarden
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
    Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

  3. #3 Pentiment
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
    Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 13%

  4. #4 Attentat 1942
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 479 reviews2017
    Dev: Charles Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

    Why similar: World War II 38.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

  5. #5 Across the Grooves
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 127 reviews2020
    Dev: Nova-box
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Beautiful 12%

  6. #6 Heaven's Vault
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 8.1%

  7. #7 Seers Isle
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 197 reviews2018
    Dev: Nova-box
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Beautiful 12.1%

  8. #8 Svoboda 1945: Liberation
    92% matchVery Positive98% of 185 reviews2021
    Dev: Charles Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

    Why similar: World War II 35.2%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  9. #9 The Red Strings Club
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 13,842 reviews2018
    Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Choices Matter 28.5%, Story Rich 22.4%, Visual Novel 6.7%, Adventure 5.2%

  10. #10 Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
    91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,703 reviews2018
    Dev: Dim Bulb GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7.1%

  11. #11 Emily is Away Too
    90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,144 reviews2017
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 24.5%, Text-Based 17.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%

  12. #12 Insects Awaken
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
    Dev: HelloMeow
    Windows · Mac

    Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

  13. #13 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,085 reviews2016
    Dev: iNK Stories
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 29.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%

  14. #14 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Text-Based 11.8%

  15. #15 Sinking The Boats
    85% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
    Windows

    It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...

    Why similar: World War II 33.1%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

  16. #16 Wheels of Aurelia
    89% matchMixed50% of 199 reviews2016
    Dev: Santa Ragione
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Text-Based 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Adventure 11.5%

  17. #17 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
    87% matchVery Positive80% of 4,374 reviews2013
    Dev: Cardboard Computer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Story Rich 19.8%, Beautiful 17.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 9.7%

  18. #18 Dear Devere
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 328 reviews2020
    Dev: Jasmine Osler
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A romance/mystery visual novel set in 1930s Scotland, told through a letter correspondence.

    Why similar: Beautiful 24.7%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Indie 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 13.4%

  19. #19 Elsinore
    84% matchVery Positive96% of 356 reviews2019
    Dev: Golden Glitch
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 26%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 16%, Indie 11.8%

  20. #20 Lost Horizon
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 542 reviews2010
    Dev: Animation ArtsPub: Ravenscourt
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...

    Why similar: Adventure 35.6%, Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Story Rich 22.3%, Retro 6%, 2D 3.7%

  21. #21 A Perfect Day
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,802 reviews2022
    Dev: Perfect Day Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 7.9%

  22. #22 Letters - a written adventure
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 282 reviews2022
    Dev: 5am Games GmbH
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Letters is a fun word puzzle game about friendship, growing up and finding your place in life. Follow Sarah, a shy girl from Switzerland, by moving through her pen pal letters and chat messages. Use the power of words to solve riddles, interact with her friends and decide who she will grow up to be.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 37.4%, Multiple Endings 24.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 5.9%

  23. #23 Eternal Threads
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 817 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Thriller 11.5%

  24. #24 Blues and Bullets
    83% matchMixed62% of 1,373 reviews2015
    Dev: A Crowd of Monsters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  25. #25 The 39 Steps
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,608 reviews2013
    Dev: The Story MechanicsPub: The Secret Experiment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel.

    Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Interactive Fiction 35.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Indie 8.6%, Thriller 5.4%

  26. #26 Unusual Findings
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 550 reviews2022
    Dev: Epic Llama GamesPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Three friends uncover mysteries in the 1980s. Follow their amazing adventures in a game where your decisions really matter. Be prepared to spin like a record on your incredible journey back to the era of synthesizers, VHS Rental stores, 8 bits games and evil alien conspiracies.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 33%, Multiple Endings 23.9%, Story Rich 18.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 8.9%

  27. #27 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
    Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 28.6%, Story Rich 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Adventure 10.8%

  28. #28 Mothmen 1966
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 313 reviews2022
    Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Thriller 12.1%, Story Rich 10.8%

  29. #29 Lern Island Letters
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: River and Oak
    Windows

    You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 20.2%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Thriller 11.6%

  30. #30 Artifact Adventure Gaiden
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2018
    Dev: bluffmanPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Experience the Game Boy-like design and 2D open world of this retro JRPG. The choices you make are all up to you, and they may end up providing invaluable help in the future, when disaster strikes... Embark on an adventure in which you sew the threads of your own future.

    Why similar: RPG 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Indie 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  31. #31 Overboard!
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 640 reviews2021
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choices Matter 19%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 8.3%

  32. #32 Gerda: A Flame in Winter
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 515 reviews2022
    Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: DON'T NOD
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

    Why similar: World War II 41.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%

  33. #33 Last Day of June
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 4,640 reviews2017
    Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Choices Matter 21%, Beautiful 18.7%, Story Rich 18.7%, Adventure 9.3%

  34. #34 TR-49
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 930 reviews2026
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

    Why similar: World War II 45%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Story Rich 18.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 4.3%

  35. #35 OneShot
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
    Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Story Rich 21.2%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Indie 5.3%

  36. #36 The Sin Collector: Repentless
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
    Dev: Sylen Studio
    Windows

    THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 10.1%

  37. #37 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 684 reviews2020
    Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.6%, Story Rich 22%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Adventure 10.3%

  38. #38 Signs of the Sojourner
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 244 reviews2020
    Dev: Echodog Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?

    Why similar: Choices Matter 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Text-Based 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%

  39. #39 We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2023
    Dev: Act Zero
    Windows

    ‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 11.3%

  40. #40 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 106 reviews2020
    Dev: Gard Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Text-Based 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.5%

  41. #41 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 9,045 reviews2021
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%

  42. #42 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,603 reviews2023
    Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Text-Based 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Story Rich 11.4%

  43. #43 11-11 Memories Retold
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,085 reviews2018
    Dev: Aardman AnimationsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.

    Why similar: Story Rich 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 30.8%, Adventure 28.4%, Singleplayer 5.6%

  44. #44 The Longest Road on Earth
    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 616 reviews2021
    Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.9%, Story Rich 26%, Indie 11.2%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 5%

  45. #45 Cinders
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 787 reviews2014
    Dev: MoaCube
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%

  46. #46 Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,120 reviews2014
    Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.4%, Story Rich 33.4%, Adventure 17%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%

  47. #47 Undying Symphony
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2024
    Dev: Siberian Koala
    Windows

    «Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history

    Why similar: World War II 53%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 13%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Visual Novel 4.8%

  48. #48 Old Skies
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 960 reviews2025
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.5%, Adventure 16.7%, Mystery 15.5%, 2D 7.7%, Retro 7.4%

  49. #49 The Golden Rose: Book One
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choices Matter 14.7%, RPG 8.8%

  50. #50 The Use of Life
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 734 reviews2025
    Dev: だらねこげーむず/Daraneko GamesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 15%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, RPG 7.2%

  51. #51 Through the Darkest of Times
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,135 reviews2020
    Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

    Why similar: World War II 41.3%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9%

  52. #52 OneShot: World Machine Edition
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,777 reviews2024
    Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 26.7%, Story Rich 19.5%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Indie 6.2%

  53. #53 Amarantus
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2023
    Dev: ub4q
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 9.4%

  54. #54 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,845 reviews2018
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 32.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Adventure 6.1%

  55. #55 Sky Caravan
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Bravarda
    Windows

    Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 13.2%, Story Rich 7.5%

  56. #56 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 342 reviews2019
    Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Story Rich 11.3%

  57. #57 Neoproxima
    66% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2024
    Dev: Lonestone Studio
    Windows

    Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.

    Why similar: Story Rich 28.3%, Text-Based 21%, Mystery 19.9%, Adventure 9.4%, RPG 9.4%

  58. #58 Truberbrook / Trüberbrook
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,295 reviews2019
    Dev: btfPub: Headup
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

    Why similar: Adventure 30%, Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Story Rich 20.9%, Indie 11%, Singleplayer 4.6%

  59. #59 Grotto
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 332 reviews2021
    Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Digerati
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Story Rich 10.3%

  60. #60 Decade
    63% matchVery Positive97% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: Last Piscean
    Windows

    Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 25.9%, Story Rich 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%

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