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  1. #1 Dimensions of Mind
    97% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: Don Dao VGS
    Windows

    Enter to the characters mind and make decisions. The game is played like interactive movie/adventure game with morality choices which influence the outcome which can be: a manipulative, balanced or violent. The game is based on psychology/philosophy and teaches about thoughts and their consequences.

    Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Psychological 21.7%, Conversation 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%

  2. #2 Psychologist Life | The Daily Struggle
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GazobellaGames
    Windows

    Can you heal a mind while racing against time? Psychologist Life is a strategic simulation game where you experience the life of a psychologist. Carefully plan your appointments, use your knowledge to treat patients, and prove your time management skills.

    Why similar: Life Sim 31.7%, Psychological 28.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Text-Based 10%

  3. #3 I Think
    96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: YukiNakajima
    Windows

    One day, a programmer had an idea. If he could make an AI learn his diary and have the same life experiences as himself, he could create himself in the electronic world.

    Why similar: Psychological 23.6%, Philosophical 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Life Sim 17.9%, Text-Based 8.9%

  4. #4 Thousand Lives
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: emfinite studioPub: ehmprah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A game as beautiful and unpredictable as life. Navigate what fate throws at you and explore what a life well lived can mean in this minimalist roguelite role playing life simulation. Life is wild and then you die – a thousand times over.

    Why similar: Life Sim 31.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Philosophical 11.8%, Psychological 10.6%

  5. #5 Free Agency
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Sheep's Meow
    Windows · Mac

    Free Agency is the life simulation where the agents gradually become self-aware and try to find meaning in their lives. Meanwhile, you have to keep them too busy to think about it.

    Why similar: Life Sim 46.1%, Psychological 23.3%, Philosophical 21.7%, Simulation 7.9%, Adventure 1%

  6. #6 The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
    94% matchVery Positive98% of 296 reviews2021
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...

    Why similar: Psychological 22.5%, Philosophical 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Life Sim 16%, Choices Matter 13.5%

  7. #7 Your Majesty
    93% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Vonnic Games
    Windows

    Enter your name and start your own dynasty. Rule your empire and choose between developing technology or culture, governing diligently or lazily. Through a series of memorials and decisions, you will determine the fate of your nation.

    Why similar: Life Sim 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Conversation 20%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Simulation 10.4%

  8. #8 Crown Delights Deli
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: baconeggandcheese
    Windows · Mac

    Crown Delights Deli is a visual novel with multiple dialect/language choices. As the cashier at a Brooklyn bodega, choose to talk in English, AAVE, or Spanish to a diverse cast of characters as you try to maintain a five-star rating for your boss.

    Why similar: Life Sim 32.2%, Conversation 23.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Text-Based 13.6%, Simulation 7.9%

  9. #9 Your Story: Games with Death
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: BoldBox
    Windows

    A medieval text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where each choice could be your last. Create your story with more than 2,000 events, 200 of which will prove fatal. In a world where death plays against you, can you outsmart it and write your own story?

    Why similar: Life Sim 35.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Choices Matter 16%, Text-Based 13%, Simulation 6.1%

  10. #10 Ephemera
    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: Ashley Moore
    Windows

    Guide your character through it all, from their birth to their last breath. Make sure they remember you.

    Why similar: Life Sim 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Text-Based 15.8%, Conversation 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  11. #11 NOAH: 2050
    90% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Team NOAH
    Windows

    『NOAH: 2050』 is a 2D visual novel game that blends an adventure format where you can explore a school.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Conversation 18.5%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Life Sim 9.8%

  12. #12 Darkly Glass
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BioSignosis
    Windows · Linux

    Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Conversation 25.2%, Psychological 25.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Adventure 4.3%

  13. #13 Princess Maker : Children of Revelation
    89% matchMixed60% of 344 reviews2025
    Dev: GEAR2
    Windows · Linux

    「Princess Maker: Children of Revelation」is a raising simulation game that returns after 18 years as part of the "Princess Maker" package series, where you raise a young girl into adulthood. Become a parent in the game and help fulfill your daughter's dreams!

    Why similar: Life Sim 49.4%, Simulation 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, 2D 3.1%

  14. #14 The Hand of the Crownbearer
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: WheatField studio
    Windows · Mac

    “The Hand of the Crown-Bearer” is a character-training adventure game where you develop the protagonist while building relationships with specific characters. With numerous branching paths and a higher difficulty level, your choices shape the story. One playthrough lasts about two hours.

    Why similar: Life Sim 40.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Adventure 12%

  15. #15 Welcome Demon
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NurTab
    Windows

    You are a dungeon warden. Sitting in the chair of the previous warden you killed, you must cleanse yourself of your sins within 666 hours. Place the incoming demons into six different dungeons based on your information, intuition, and limited resources.

    Why similar: Life Sim 51%, Simulation 25%, Choices Matter 18.9%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 1%

  16. #16 Elevator Pitch
    86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Solo Gaming Studios
    Windows

    Elevator Pitch is a narrative-driven game where you pitch ideas you come up with during elevator rides right before presenting to your boss. Build a strong pitch navigate branching conversations, and rise through the floors of a satirical office tower.

    Why similar: Life Sim 51%, Simulation 24.7%, Choices Matter 19%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  17. #17 Monster Loves You Too!
    86% matchPositive100% of 40 reviews2023
    Dev: Dejobaan Games
    Windows · Mac

    Live the life of a Monster within a society of fantastic creatures. Hunt for food, make friends and allies, and battle your own instincts in order to rise above your humble origins in the sequel to the best-selling Monster Loves You!

    Why similar: Life Sim 35.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Conversation 18.4%, Adventure 6.5%

  18. #18 아무 일도 없었다.
    84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: app_G
    Windows

    Endure the gaze inside the elevator.

    Why similar: Life Sim 41%, Psychological 26%, Simulation 21.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  19. #19 7 Days in Dystopia
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: YapabilityPub: Yapability Products
    Windows

    7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.

    Why similar: Psychological 29.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Conversation 13.8%, Text-Based 8.9%

  20. #20 Seeking My Fate: Medieval Fantasy
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Sermath
    Windows

    Shape your fate and live your life. Can you survive in this fantasy world? Can you use the power in your blood? Will luck smile on you? There is one way to learn!

    Why similar: Life Sim 36%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Text-Based 12%, Adventure 6.5%

  21. #21 GiLGuL
    82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Production ExabilitiesPub: Skeleton Crew Studio
    Windows

    Why Do People Want to Die? Why Don't People Want to Die? This is a story about a group of girls in a world that exists in limbo between life and death. Embark on a dramatic real-time tactical adventure.

    Why similar: Psychological 23%, Philosophical 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%

  22. #22 Throw Me in the River
    83% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2020
    Dev: Side Group
    Windows · Mac

    A visual novel about a man experiencing his family relationships through a state of compressed time. Choose what happened in his past and then watch it play out as you explore family dynamics and the effects that a person's life events can have on the way they interact with others.

    Why similar: Life Sim 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Conversation 18.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Text-Based 10.4%

  23. #23 White Room
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FreezyCat
    Windows

    White room. White light. A white table. And only white intentions. A story that always ends before it begins. But one day the circle will be broken. All you have to do is realise...

    Why similar: Psychological 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Philosophical 19.4%, Text-Based 14%, Choices Matter 10.1%

  24. #24 Therapist Simulator
    81% matchNegative25% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Kanuni Games Oyun Yazılım ve Pazarlama Ticaret Limited Şirketi
    Windows

    As a psychiatrist, journey into the minds of your patients. Make tough decisions, uncover hidden stories, and strive to maintain your mental well-being.

    Why similar: Psychological 30.6%, Life Sim 26.3%, Text-Based 19.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Choices Matter 8%

  25. #25 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2023
    Dev: Dream Harvest
    Windows

    You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.

    Why similar: Life Sim 25.4%, Conversation 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%

  26. #26 Ted
    79% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: Başar Melih Tümtürk
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Parent Ted, your own childhood. On this journey, you will have the chance to discover your inner child and better understand the trauma and emotions of your childhood.

    Why similar: Life Sim 30.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Philosophical 17.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Simulation 10.4%

  27. #27 The Test: Reimagined
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2026
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    The Test: Reimagined is a masterful mix of Personality Test Psychology and Dark Tarot. Answer a series of fully-narrated questions to receive a personalized, unique ending based on your choices. Dive deep into your own psyche and join millions in a social experiment that you will NOT want to miss!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 18.9%, Conversation 18.1%, Philosophical 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Psychological 15.3%

  28. #28 Nirvana Game Of Life
    80% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Goldtusks
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A darkly humorous life simulator where every decision matters. Swipe left or right to guide a life through hundreds of strange events while balancing Health, Money, Social, and Happiness. Live well, die horribly, and try again.

    Why similar: Life Sim 35.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Text-Based 9.7%, Simulation 9.1%

  29. #29 Clown Theft Auto: Woke City
    79% matchMostly Negative30% of 69 reviews2022
    Dev: RIVERSIDE SPORTS
    Windows

    Woke City is the city of future, dreams and hope. Imagine a perfect society where everything is built on equality, where crimes are nonexistent, and anger is just a theory of the past. Immerse yourself into the wokeness. This is the future everyone wants and needs.

    Why similar: Life Sim 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Simulation 18.7%, Conversation 14.4%, Adventure 10.2%

  30. #30 Hydrodynamics of Hope & Optimism
    77% match5 user reviews67% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: J.R.C.Pub: Seal of Spades
    Windows

    Is the glass half-full or half-empty? What does you answer say about you? Explore your outlook on life by filling glasses with your friend Tea-Total in Hydrodynamics of Hope & Optimism (in short, H2O). But are you ready to hear those answers? Are you reeeeeeeeeally sure?

    Why similar: Psychological 42.5%, Conversation 29.6%, Philosophical 16.3%, Choices Matter 7.8%, 2D 3.3%

  31. #31 anxiety.exe
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HexyArts
    Windows

    Relaxing, cute and informative game about anxiety disorders and mental health in general.

    Why similar: Psychological 37.6%, Conversation 23.4%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 5.3%

  32. #32 Day Repeat Day
    78% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2021
    Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
    Windows

    Day Repeat Day is a story based match-3 game about life, work and the meaning of it all.

    Why similar: Life Sim 27.7%, Conversation 24.6%, Philosophical 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.7%

  33. #33 Chick'n Mushroom Soup
    76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Team Sermath
    Windows · Mac

    Chick’n Mushroom Soup is an anime styled Visual Novel which you've been accepted into a culinary academy with sweet girls. Although you were a total asocial in the past, you now have an opportunity to change this.

    Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Conversation 17.7%, Philosophical 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 14.2%

  34. #34 Dependency Psychological Test
    76% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Siying Wu
    Windows

    A narrative-driven point-and-click game that explores dependent personality through interactive psychological testing. Make choices, build relationships, and discover how your behavior shapes your mental assessment.

    Why similar: Psychological 44.3%, Life Sim 27.7%, Simulation 15.3%, Text-Based 8.2%, 2D 3.4%

  35. #35 Lenrual
    75% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: Jonathan Guite
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dive into a small, dense open world with cryptic puzzles, weird interactions and interesting characters. Will you fit in? Join in divine communion? Or become something of your own!

    Why similar: Conversation 34.1%, Philosophical 27.6%, Psychological 26.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Stylized 2.2%

  36. #36 Dreaming After You
    75% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: MangoPower
    Windows

    Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 22.5%, Psychological 22.1%, Philosophical 21.2%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%

  37. #37 Fursona Festival
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: BubblegumDrgn
    Windows · Mac

    Wander into the carnival of a giant magical dragon lady, where nobody ever leaves unchanged! Answer an extensive list of questions disguised as mini games as you explore the carnival grounds to discover what animal spirit lives inside you.

    Why similar: Psychological 26.5%, Philosophical 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Choices Matter 13%, Text-Based 9.7%

  38. #38 Time To Live
    73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: WTFMAN
    Windows

    A story of living with a woman whose identity is unknown for 30 days.

    Why similar: Life Sim 38.2%, Text-Based 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Simulation 12.3%

  39. #39 The Feudal
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SimTalesPub: SimTales Studio
    Windows

    It is a card game in the medieval setting, where you play a role of a feudal, manage your settlement, protect it and help the peasants resolve their problems.

    Why similar: Life Sim 25.6%, Conversation 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%

  40. #40 The Horrorscope
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    Why similar: Psychological 29.7%, Life Sim 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Simulation 11%

  41. #41 Prolegomena To a Hyperdimensional Interface That Will Be Able to Manifest From Three-Minute Interchanges
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Caramel Column Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    This is a collaborative experiment between you and I. We will participate in a series of interchanges, each lasting three minutes. What will be revealed across our interfaces during that limited time?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.7%, Philosophical 31.4%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Adventure 9%, 2D 3.8%

  42. #42 ADHD Simulator
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kyrsoft Studios
    Windows

    Four little letters that can turn your whole day upside down – ADHD. Think it’s nothing? That everyone has it? Then watering a few plants, walking the dog, or writing one simple email shouldn’t be a problem... right?

    Why similar: Life Sim 39%, Simulation 18.6%, Psychological 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Choices Matter 5.8%

  43. #43 Voicemail of God
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LumeGames
    Windows

    God is on vacation, and you’re the one answering the prayers. Shape destinies with absurd choices in this satirical narrative adventure full of comedy, melancholy, and multiple endings.

    Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Life Sim 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%

  44. #44 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

    Why similar: Psychological 29.4%, Philosophical 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Conversation 8.5%

  45. #45 The Ultimate Death Clock
    71% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2023
    Dev: Apoptosis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!

    Why similar: Psychological 28.6%, Philosophical 23.4%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 11.7%

  46. #46 Surreality Check
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Absurdity Interactive
    Windows

    An absurdist, psychological choose your own adventure, Surreality check has the player helping Rowan Roach discover the meaning of his life through therapy sessions with the Universe personified. The Universe being a massive tool doesn't help matters.

    Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Conversation 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 10.6%

  47. #47 Wifey's Dilemma Revisited
    70% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2024
    Dev: 3Diddly Games
    Windows

    In Wifey's Dilemma Revisited, the main character marries his friend so that she can stay in the country. He had feelings for her when they were younger, but never managed to act on them. Now that she's married to him... who knows? He may be able to turn this sham marriage into a real one!

    Why similar: Psychological 27.4%, Conversation 23.4%, Life Sim 21.9%, Choices Matter 16%, Adventure 5.9%

  48. #48 安特卫普的尼洛 Nello in Antwerp
    71% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Libeccio
    Windows

    Nello in Antwerp is a free-to-play experience set in the world of A Dog of Flanders (in development). You will play as a young boy in 19th century Belgium, penniless but with an artistic dream of painting. You will use pencil and brush to record the landscape you see.

    Why similar: Life Sim 52.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 1%

  49. #49 The Great Plague Exodus
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2021
    Dev: Priory Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Year is 1665 and the Great Plague has struck London. Guide your family through the darkest period of English history as you flee across the country. Navigate 100s of random events that challenge your ethics and your drive to survive.

    Why similar: Life Sim 37.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Text-Based 13.1%, Simulation 11.1%

  50. #50 Mistel Garden
    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Arne Brandt
    Windows

    Mistel Garden is a cozy school RPG/fantasy Visual Novel similar to ‘Princess Maker’. The player raises a child to become a hero, a magical prodigy or uncover ancient secrets. You choose school lessons, work and activities to navigate the events of the story and (hopefully) get a good ending!

    Why similar: Life Sim 37.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Philosophical 12.8%, Simulation 11%, Adventure 7.5%

  51. #51 Snowy Heaven
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Reinfree
    Windows

    Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!

    Why similar: Psychological 33.4%, Conversation 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Adventure 13%, Choices Matter 10.6%

  52. #52 Mnemosyne's Cube
    67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Muzutaru
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.

    Why similar: Psychological 27.6%, Philosophical 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  53. #53 Your Very Last Words
    67% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: Interactive Dreams
    Windows · Mac

    Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.

    Why similar: Psychological 27.6%, Philosophical 26.2%, Text-Based 18.7%, Conversation 17.9%, Adventure 5.1%

  54. #54 Our Personal Space
    70% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2021
    Dev: Metasepia Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel where your choices determine the future of your relationship and the success of your colony. Choose how to treat your husband and how to spend your free time in this frontier sci-fi story.

    Why similar: Life Sim 33.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Conversation 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Text-Based 10.2%

  55. #55 Second Thoughts
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: Gestmorph Games
    Windows · Mac

    A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.

    Why similar: Psychological 28.3%, Philosophical 20.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

  56. #56 Second Thoughts: Terminal
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gestmorph Games
    Windows · Mac

    A text-based psychological horror game where you execute a list of people based on gradually revealed information about their lives, all while secretly following a trail laid out by a mysterious messenger.

    Why similar: Psychological 28.3%, Philosophical 19.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Text-Based 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%

  57. #57 囚人カウンセリング
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MoshikabaStudio
    Windows

    An interactive prison adventure. You play as a psychiatrist, working one-on-one with inmates who have committed crimes. Use case files to choose appropriate responses and hand out items from the drawer to maintain their trust. Your choices can either open up or close the inmates.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.3%, Psychological 29.9%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  58. #58 Good Mourning
    68% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2021
    Dev: Platonic PartnershipPub: Platonic Partnership
    Windows

    Run-based story game. Which mistakes would you repeat if you could?

    Why similar: Conversation 26.6%, Philosophical 25.3%, Psychological 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Adventure 5.8%

  59. #59 Deluge: Raintime
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Certain things are better left alone, they don't willingly submit to the games of man, but develop a grudge, that sleeps under the soil for decades— An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

    Why similar: Psychological 32.7%, Philosophical 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Conversation 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  60. #60 Dirty Texts - New Intern
    66% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: RoyalCandy
    Windows

    In "New Intern" you play the role of a man who's the CEO of an important marketing corporation. The game starts when a new employee, Sophie, takes a position as your intern. It's your responsibility to guide and groom Sophie to become a successful, productive asset for the company

    Why similar: Life Sim 36.1%, Text-Based 21.1%, Conversation 17.6%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Simulation 12.1%

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