- #1 Death and Taxes
97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Point & Click 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Conversation 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a Grim Reaper tasked with deciding who lives and who dies, mirroring the core premise of the seed game.
- #2 HEADLINER
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 925 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Why similar: Political 26% ★, Politics 16.7% ★, Choices Matter 11.8%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on how your choices influence public opinion and the political stability of a nation.
- #3 Papers, Please
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Political 50.4% ★, Point & Click 14%, Indie 12.7%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Story Rich 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, you act as a bureaucrat making life-or-death decisions that carry heavy political consequences.
- #4 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
94% 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 24.9%, RPG 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Story Rich 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG where every choice you make defines your character's life and the political future of the empire.
- #5 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
95% 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: Political 39.9% ★, Choices Matter 14.8%, Adventure 13%, Indie 8.3%, Point & Click 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven historical adventure that captures the tension of political conflict and personal sacrifice.
- #6 Suzerain
93% matchVery Positive93% of 11,092 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political 22.2% ★, Politics 19.1% ★, RPG 10.6%, Point & Click 8%, Visual Novel 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a president navigating complex political landscapes where every decision impacts the fate of your country.
- #7 Unrest
94% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
Why similar: Isometric 15.8%, RPG 14%, Point & Click 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Conversation 10%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG set in ancient India that focuses on political instability and the impact of your choices on the common people.
- #8 We. The Revolution
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,370 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.4%, Point & Click 22.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: You serve as a judge in a revolutionary era, balancing moral choices and political survival in a high-stakes environment.
- #9 Long Live The Queen
91% matchVery Positive95% of 7,115 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, RPG 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Politics 13.9% ★, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that requires careful decision-making to survive a dangerous royal court.
- #10 Beholder
90% matchVery Positive92% of 30,197 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Political 30.2% ★, Choices Matter 12.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Dark 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation where you must make difficult moral choices while under the pressure of a totalitarian regime.
- #11 A Mortician's Tale
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,410 reviews2017
Dev: Laundry Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Indie 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Dark 10%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused game that explores the theme of death and the industry surrounding it.
- #12 Organs Please
89% matchVery Positive84% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally.
Why similar: Political 25.8% ★, Politics 21.9% ★, Point & Click 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian management game that forces you to make grim moral choices about who is worthy of survival.
- #13 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
89% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.
Why similar: Isometric 22.2%, RPG 21.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Point & Click 12.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, narrative-driven experience that emphasizes moral choices and social manipulation.
- #14 Headliner: NoviNews
88% matchVery Positive89% of 806 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Political 22.9% ★, Politics 19.2% ★, Point & Click 7.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%, Conversation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A follow-up to Headliner that continues the exploration of media influence and political consequences.
- #15 Tyranny
86% matchVery Positive87% of 13,114 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: RPG 38.4%, Isometric 22.5%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG where your choices determine the political fate of a world already conquered by evil.
- #16 Dyscourse
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 444 reviews2015
Dev: Owlchemy Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Indie 21.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Casual 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused adventure where your choices dictate the fate of your group in a hostile environment.
- #17 Yes, Your Grace
85% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Choices Matter 23.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Indie 13%, Story Rich 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a kingdom by making difficult moral choices that directly affect the lives of your subjects.
- #18 Post Mortem
86% matchMixed57% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: MC2Pub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Adventure 38.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Dark 7.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed adventure that shares a similar dark, investigative tone and point-and-click mechanics.
- #19 Will Die Alone
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Political 28.1% ★, Point & Click 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-driven narrative experience that explores themes of isolation and consequence.
- #20 Second Thoughts
83% 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: Choices Matter 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological interactive fiction game that forces you to confront difficult moral dilemmas.
- #21 Mind Scanners
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,287 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...
Why similar: Political 36.8% ★, RPG 17.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation where you must decide the fate of citizens through difficult moral and medical interventions.
- #22 The Council
81% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: RPG 31.1%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Adventure 20.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure where social manipulation and moral choices are the primary mechanics for influencing the plot.
- #23 One's Own Exile
78% matchVery Positive100% of 394 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Adventure 18.2%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Dark 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #24 Murder
82% matchMixed51% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: Peter MoorheadPub: CDP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
From the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a cyberpunk future where both have become commodities.
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Indie 26.1%, Point & Click 22.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused adventure with a dark tone that mirrors the brevity and impact of the seed game.
- #25 Nobodies: After Death
79% matchVery Positive98% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Indie 11.4%, Dark 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that deals with the aftermath of death and the necessity of making difficult choices.
- #26 Justice.exe
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Political 30.7% ★, Point & Click 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation that focuses on narrative-driven decision-making in a high-stakes environment.
- #27 Many Nights a Whisper
77% matchVery Positive95% of 654 reviews2025
Dev: Deconstructeam
Windows
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
Why similar: Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Conversation 15.4%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #28 The Almost Gone
79% matchVery Positive80% of 1,195 reviews2020
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Isometric 20.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Indie 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration game that deals with themes of life, death, and memory.
- #29 Sentenced VR
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Samuel Gordon
Windows
What does it mean to become an agent of authority? Master the art of beheading, become an agent of authority, and enact a divine drama of justice, death, and redemption.
Why similar: RPG 22.4%, Multiple Endings 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Story Rich 12%, Dark 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental psychological drama that focuses on the weight of moral judgment.
- #30 Not Tonight
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,674 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
Why similar: Political 40.3% ★, Politics 24.5% ★, RPG 17.6%, Adventure 4.5%, Multiple Endings 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A political commentary game where your choices determine your survival in a post-Brexit dystopian Britain.
- #31 Love Alone Death
77% matchVery Positive99% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Choices Matter 17%, Adventure 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%
- #32 The Dark Queen of Mortholme
74% matchVery Positive82% of 3,218 reviews2025
Dev: MosuPub: Monster Theater
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You are the final boss, the Dark Queen of Mortholme, unrivaled in power. A hero invades and is easily crushed. Yet, they keep returning. A short-form indie game about an unusual bond, perspectives, and the beauty of change.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.4%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Dark 14.1%, Story Rich 14%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #33 Road to Empress I
72% matchVery Positive87% of 11,428 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: RPG 22.2%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #34 Knock on the Coffin Lid
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,838 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: RPG 42.7%, Indie 17.8%, Story Rich 17.7%, 2D 8.4%, Casual 6.7%
- #35 Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
75% matchVery Positive95% of 315 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Why similar: RPG 38.8%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 14.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #36 Trainee Death Simulator
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,956 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: RPG 33.9%, Choices Matter 25.7%, Multiple Endings 20.6%, Indie 15.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #37 Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath
75% matchVery Positive82% of 131 reviews2015
Dev: Daring TouchPub: Adventure Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
When Silvia is hunted by the person behind the attempted murder she was assigned to commit, she knows the only option remaining is to face the deadly conspirator openly. In the heart of the local underworld, Silvia will discover a game of power in which everyone is an expendable pawn...
Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Point & Click 24.3%, Indie 19.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #38 IZGUB 2001
72% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Dbrhdk
Windows
You decide how a civil war in the country of Izgub is supposed to end. Visual novel with strong themes of war, political violence and moral dilemma.
Why similar: Political 28.3% ★, RPG 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #39 Mata Hari
76% matchMixed58% of 142 reviews2009
Dev: 4Head StudiosPub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war. As a double agent, you must find clever ways to pit enemy factions against each other while eluding pursuers in each of your increasingly dangerous missions.
Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Point & Click 39.5%, Female Protagonist 20.1%
- #40 KingSim
73% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Political 36% ★, RPG 21.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #41 Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions
70% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac
You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.
Why similar: RPG 27%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #42 Tribute
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Titanzzz
Windows
A narrative-driven exploration game where your choices shape the outcome as you traverse an ancient temple and confront the fate of an Old God's eternal slumber.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28%, Multiple Endings 25.6%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Singleplayer 8%
- #43 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,102 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Adventure 31%, Choices Matter 30.5%, Story Rich 17.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #44 Darkway: Murder of King Mere
69% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: IM/MORTAL Studios
Windows · Mac
The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.
Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Conversation 17.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14.9%
- #45 Train of Afterlife
74% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Adventure 23.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Indie 16.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #46 Belladonna
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 776 reviews2015
Dev: NeckboltPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Adventure 25.7%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Indie 16.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #47 Decollate Decoration
67% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Adventure 29%, Point & Click 24%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Indie 7.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #48 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
71% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Indie 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 10%, Casual 8.4%
- #49 You are the Judge!
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Political 42.5% ★, RPG 21.3%, Indie 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #50 this morning I decided to die
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.6%, Visual Novel 27%, Multiple Endings 23.3%, Indie 10.4%, Casual 3.8%
- #51 Whispers of a Machine
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Point & Click 26.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #52 Choice of the Deathless
70% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Why similar: RPG 55.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Indie 22%
- #53 Rainy Butcher
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: RPG 33%, Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 5.2%
- #54 PEPPERED: an existential platformer
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2025
Dev: Mostly Games
Windows · Mac
An existential platformer where Doomsday is just around the corner. Save the world or become an eternal corporate slave for the God of Death. Choices matter. Or do they? Goof around and find out.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.3%, Multiple Endings 26%, Story Rich 21.1%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #55 It was a human.
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 478 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Adventure 29%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Dark 16.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, 2D 8.8%
- #56 Cabernet
63% matchVery Positive95% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.3%, RPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Point & Click 12%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #57 For Your Tranquility
67% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Choices Matter 18%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%