- #1 Expelled!
97% matchVery Positive94% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Historical 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #2 King of the Cul-De-Sac
96% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Matthew Vimislik
Windows · Mac · Linux
An Interactive Comic with PUNCHING in it.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Funny 7.4%
- #3 Astrologaster
96% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2019
Dev: Nyamyam
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. Play as 'Doctor' Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology. A story-driven adventure based on a truly ridiculous story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Historical 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #4 Kensei
95% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Bjorn The Fire
Windows
Kensei is a branching narrative RPG where you can influence events as a Samurai, a Ronin, or a Monk. Set in 1612 Japan, the game features a historical fiction based storyline which ends with the most famous duel of all time.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Historical 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
- #5 Overboard!
94% matchVery Positive90% of 672 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Comic Book 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Historical 12.3%
- #6 Henchman Story
94% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2021
Dev: Silken Sail Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #7 CRASH: Autodrive
93% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Nightcap
Windows
When your self-driving Autocab kills a cyclist in this murder mystery visual novel, it's up to you as Emily Knight to talk with fellow passengers and use the clues you find to contradict their lies as you unravel how you ALL could possibly know the victim and have a motive for murder - even the car!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Comic Book 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #8 Always On
92% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Skydome Studios
Windows
Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?
Why similar: Comic Book 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 10%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #9 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,996 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Comic Book 15.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #10 アイアイ喫茶店
90% matchVery Positive96% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Comic Book 24.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Funny 7.7%
- #11 I Did It ALL for the COOKIE!
91% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Paul RodenburgPub: Rodenburg Films Ltd
Windows · Mac
You are hanging out at a festive Christmas party when your eyes discover the most perfect Christmas confectionery ever! You must have it!... but someone already has it! What will you be willing to do, to get your Christmas wish?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Funny 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #12 Reigns: The Witcher
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Cartoony 5.7%
- #13 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
89% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Transolar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #14 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TedRed
Windows
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Historical 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #15 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Jack Astral
Windows
DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Funny 9.7%
- #16 Brageskålen
86% 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: Historical 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Choices Matter 11%
- #17 Marcel Pagnol and the Secret Spring
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Historical 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%
- #18 Atonement
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Atonement is an interactive graphic novel set in the Wild West. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. There are 3 storylines featuring a manhunt, a bank job, and a train robbery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Comic Book 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #19 Star's Peaces: Memorial Edition
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Heisei High School Game Creation ClubPub: YOX-Project
Windows
A manga-style visual novel game featuring 30 high school students. Hikari Kamikura races around Heisei High School in an attempt to change her friendless situation!
Why similar: Comic Book 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #20 1453: Fall of Constantinople
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Historical 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #21 Eugene Onegin vs. the Undead
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamlore
Windows · Mac · Linux
An HD-remaster of a comedy-horror visual novel from 2009, mixing classical Russian literature with anime, zombies and glam rock.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Historical 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
- #22 Echoes of Chang'an
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: N Studio
Windows · Mac
Echoes of Chang'an is a Chinese-style mystery visual novel developed by NSTUDIO. You play as the adopted son of the renowned mid-Tang general Duan Xiushi who is unexpectedly drawn into an inescapable conspiracy that threatens the fate of the Tang Dynasty while carrying out a mission.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Historical 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #23 Sword Princess Amaltea - The Visual Novel
82% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Senpai Media GroupPub: Natalia Batista
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Amaltea is sent out on this quest, and rescues Prince Ossian. They are both unwilling to play along in these traditional expectations of them, and after fleeing their own wedding they are now out on the open roads – on to new adventures in this gender flipped world!
Why similar: Comic Book 24%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%
- #24 Vulnerable
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Breakpoint Games
Windows
Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #25 Chronicles of Humanity
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Choices Matter 11%
- #26 Jackie Hart: Headhunter
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Hazy
Windows · Mac · Linux
An urban fantasy 2D point & click adventure set in Taipei, where the supernatural lurks beneath reality. You play as a paranormal investigator with abilities of her own. Unravel a brutal case of human sacrifice, piece together the clues, interview witnesses and try to keep your head—literally.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%
- #27 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Historical 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #28 Leviathan: An Interactive Comic Book
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
A seaside village – and a monstrous threat. Explore as you choose, by day or by night. Can you unravel the secrets of history and defeat the Leviathan? A choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.
Why similar: Comic Book 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #29 Blake: The Visual Novel
78% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #30 summer story
78% 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 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13%, Funny 9%
- #31 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
76% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Pastel Magic
Windows · Mac · Linux
A magical girl visual novel about giving middle-schoolers way too much power. Make (bad) choices, fight unexpected enemies, and maybe learn a lesson or two...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #32 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Historical 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #33 Legend of Cozar
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Legend of Cozar is an interactive fantasy graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. There are 3 possible story endings. Lead Cozar on a quest to return the Fire Stone to the Temple of Vulcan.
Why similar: Comic Book 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Casual 4.3%
- #34 Hakuba School ! Hunting Prey
77% 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 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Comic Book 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #35 Death Trick: Double Blind
75% matchVery Positive88% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Historical 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #36 Chief Emoji Officer
75% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Bodeville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chief Emoji Officer is a text adventure that recreates the absurdities of the tech world by letting you become CEO using only emojis. Climb your way through corporate America by getting promoted, making allies, avoiding layoffs, and turning Redify into the most successful company in the world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #37 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
73% matchVery Positive95% of 765 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Comic Book 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #38 Good Gaijin, Bad Gaijin
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wamill
Windows · Mac
You’ve just landed in Japan with nothing but a suitcase and a lot to learn. Navigate cultural minefields, engage with a cast of local characters, and decide what kind of visitor you want to be. Part social simulator, part cinematic journey—it’s time to choose your own adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Comic Book 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #39 Koncolos
74% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
"Do you know a monster that dwells around here?" she asked. An ordinary barkeepers' journey, intertwined with the only survivor from a shrouded monster hunter company, started with this question.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #40 Kino
72% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Lacking Finesse Games
Windows
Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, Historical 14.9%
- #41 Living on Plain Pasta
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows · Mac
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #42 ROOMS EPISODE 1
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: injangi studio
Windows
Your choices matter—literally. One decision could end your story in five minutes, while another could keep it going for thirty. A choice-driven graphic novel where every decision can change what happens next.
Why similar: Comic Book 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #43 Solomania
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio EphuaPub: Ephua Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
SOLOMANIA is a romance drama about flawed heroes and their collateral damage. With your new reluctant partner, prove that you're not as messed up as everyone thinks. Your mission? Investigate a strange civilian report in the woods. Sounds easy, right?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Comic Book 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #44 A Day in the Palace
71% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 34.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Casual 6.2%
- #45 At Your Feet 2
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winter WolvesPub: Andrealphus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Linda arrives on the tropical island of Trigue for work, but finds romance instead. This yuri visual novel features three gorgeous women to woo, including Alex from Summer in Trigue. Explore a story centered on foot fetishes and unique kinks with multiple routes and comic-style CGs.
Why similar: Comic Book 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Funny 8.1%
- #46 Take a Hint
69% matchVery Positive97% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: FloramisuPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
Take a Hint! is a comic-style visual novel where you control Delfina and must convince your best friend Ailén that her boyfriend is not good for her. It won't be easy, and no one will leave until the truth comes out.
Why similar: Comic Book 27.3%, Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #47 Secrets In Green
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Borealis
Windows · Mac
When a pretty plant in Alma's garden begins to speak to her, she knows that a dark mystery is afoot! But in Victorian England, women are often dismissed as nothing more than hysterical fantasists. Can you help Alma find her power, and solve this dangerous situation before it's too late?
Why similar: Historical 23%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%
- #48 All (Too) Good Things
70% 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 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #49 Waifu Pilled
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReddX
Windows
A satirical match-3 dating sim set in a neon-drenched corporate dystopia. Crush tiles, charm synthetic waifus, and glitch your way to power in this vaporwave nightmare of love and late-stage capitalism. If you found this game, it wasn't an accident... I have something I want you to hear.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #50 Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Top Floor Studios
Windows
An interactive VR narrative adventure in which you operate a fully interactive elevator, meet fascinating characters, and make decisions that change their lives, and the fate of the hotel forever.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Heist 15.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #51 Wednesdays
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,030 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Comic Book 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #52 ComicKingdom
67% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: HippoCube
Windows
Comic Kingdom is a text-based adventure game primarily featuring a black-and-white comic style. It tells the story of a group of young manga artists who are trapped in a suburban farm.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #53 A Sketchbook About Her Sun
70% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Team SolEtude
Windows
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
- #54 Death off the Cuff
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #55 Purrfect Tale
68% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: BadMouse
Windows · Mac
When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...
Why similar: Comic Book 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #56 Last Journal
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Last Journal is an interactive graphic novel where you play as John Weston, fighting to survive a deadly pandemic. Your choices shape the story, leading to branching paths, alliances, and multiple endings. Choose wisely—survive or perish.
Why similar: Comic Book 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #57 Still Joking
67% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Brick Games
Windows · Mac
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #58 Misadventures of Laura Silver
68% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #59 Watch out, the Doors are Closing
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cat TalesPub: TERNOX
Windows
A magical-realist visual novel, a funny and sad tale about ghosts of a Ukrainian subway, and an exploration of the meaning of life where there seems to be no meaning.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #60 The Beyond: An Interactive Comic Book
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your death was a tragedy... your afterlife is a mystery. Unravel the secrets of death with the help of Xochitl, your guide. Can you find your way through the doors of the great library of the Beyond? A new choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.
Why similar: Comic Book 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 5%