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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Text-Based.

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  1. #1 The Trial
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NowakGamesPub: Pale Blue Dot
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%

  2. #2 Vanakan
    96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Erik Khachatryan
    Windows

    Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 17%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  3. #3 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
    96% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Will you infiltrate the gods' Elite Courte, stealing their superpowers, or turn double agent and join them, taking your place among the divine?

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Adventure 12.6%

  4. #4 Doppelganger
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Omotenashi Games
    Windows

    Yukari Niijima, a girl leading a mundane life, finds herself plagued by nightly nightmares filled with puzzles, keys, and eerie creatures, disrupting her usual routine of work and subway rides.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%

  5. #5 Survivor
    94% matchMixed64% of 115 reviews2019
    Dev: Reija Meriläinen
    Windows · Mac

    Outwit, Outplay, Outcast.

    Why similar: Adventure 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Indie 17.7%, Story Rich 12.8%

  6. #6 The Peresmeshnik
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2020
    Dev: Sean Arnold
    Windows

    It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 9%

  7. #7 CLOSED HANDS
    93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: PASSENGER
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Text-Based 23.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

  8. #8 The Dark Egg Demo
    92% matchVery Positive96% of 226 reviews2022
    Dev: Transcend Pixels
    Windows

    A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.

    Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%

  9. #9 Emily is Away
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 32,165 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Story Rich 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 9.9%

  10. #10 Parasite in Love
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows

    Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  11. #11 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
    90% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Adventure 12.7%

  12. #12 Roadwarden
    89% 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 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%

  13. #13 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 739 reviews2016
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Text-Based 12%, Adventure 11.9%

  14. #14 Hadean Lands
    88% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2016
    Dev: Zarfhome Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Text-Based 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 7.1%

  15. #15 Contra Spem Spero
    86% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

    Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 11.1%

  16. #16 Your Future Self
    87% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2019
    Dev: Contortionist Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Indie 12%

  17. #17 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 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 12.1%

  18. #18 Dandelion
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Accidental Tree
    Windows · Mac

    Dandelion is a psychological horror adventure game focused on exploration. Navigate through a cute town and get to know others, even if the world you live in doesn't make sense. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, Indie 13%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

  19. #19 Buddy Simulator 1984
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,160 reviews2021
    Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Text-Based 15%, Story Rich 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Retro 8.3%

  20. #20 Be Honest
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
    Windows

    The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Text-Based 21.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 9.7%

  21. #21 The Gate
    83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Nexus Media
    Windows

    The Gate is an interactive science fiction 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. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Adventure 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Indie 5.3%

  22. #22 Welcome to Moreytown
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2017
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Claw your way to the top of Moreytown, a furry slum for human-animal hybrids. Will you take down the gangs who rule the town, or take them over instead?

    Why similar: Text-Based 29.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Indie 12.4%

  23. #23 Lone Bird in the Tree
    80% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: Aosolagame
    Windows · Mac

    “Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Story Rich 10.8%

  24. #24 Choice of Robots
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Story Rich 6.5%

  25. #25 Choice of the Cat
    82% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Knock things over. Take a nap. Enslave humanity. It's the biggest text-based cat simulator ever, over 600,000 words! They will give you belly rubs, or else.

    Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 11.7%

  26. #26 Mainland
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2015
    Dev: Vasily VoronkovPub: INSTEAD Community
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Text-Based 31.8%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 13.2%

  27. #27 180 Files: The Aegis Project
    79% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2020
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover a web of evil as a superspy! Break rules, break hearts–don't break cover.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

  28. #28 A show she never watched.
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Source Macchiato
    Windows · Linux

    Clara, a teenager struggling with psychological issues, is visited one night by a mysterious entity through her TV. As she falls asleep, She begins her perilous adventure in her dreams. Will she be able to discover the truth? Or will she continue to dream for eternity?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%

  29. #29 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: April May
    Windows

    A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Text-Based 21.9%, Choices Matter 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Story Rich 10.1%

  30. #30 Castle of Terror
    77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Beam SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this classic graphical text adventure, originally released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 by the same studio that brought you The Hobbit, explore an adventure in the world of Count Dracula.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Retro 8.2%

  31. #31 Welcome To The Dark Place
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 559 reviews2025
    Dev: Zeekerss
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    The train is the only escape.

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Indie 11.7%

  32. #32 Samurai of Hyuga
    78% matchVery Positive80% of 66 reviews2016
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Samurai of Hyuga is a brutal, heart-pounding interactive tale. Prepare to enter the land of silk and steel, where fantasy clashes against grim reality, and where the good guys don't always win in the end. It's a harsh world with tough choices at every turn. Good thing you're the toughest ronin around.

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 11.6%

  33. #33 Tower of the Ice Lich
    75% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
    Windows · Mac

    A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 9%

  34. #34 The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
    76% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
    Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.

    Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Adventure 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Indie 14.7%, Story Rich 8.6%

  35. #35 ELISEISK 2074
    76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Indie Ninjas
    Windows

    The year is 2074. “Spark” organization wants to «establish order» in your hometown of Eliseysk. It’s time to answer the call (of justice) and join the resistance. Will you be the one to shoulder the burden of this mission, and persist in this cruel and dangerous world in order to shape its future?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Text-Based 15%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 7.7%

  36. #36 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Verse and Vision
    Windows

    A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?

    Why similar: Text-Based 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%, Adventure 8.2%

  37. #37 Penrose
    73% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2023
    Dev: doublespeak games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 8.8%

  38. #38 Heart of the House
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2017
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?

    Why similar: Text-Based 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 12.1%

  39. #39 Worn Out
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Morimichi
    Windows

    A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%

  40. #40 A Wise Use of Time
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 121 reviews2015
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 20.7%, Indie 11.5%

  41. #41 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
    72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Emperor
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Text-Based 11.6%

  42. #42 Harm Other
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dennis Farrell
    Windows

    The most anticipated game since chess! A text-based comedy adventure in which you interact with the world by slamming one of two brightly colored buttons: Harm or Other

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 8%

  43. #43 Freedom Tower
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fire Trail
    Windows

    Roleplaying set in a dystopian universe inspired by early twentieth-century wars and Ukrainian folklore. You are Orest, and you might be the last hope of your occupied land. Establish the truths about the world getting drained of its energy, meet captivating characters, and make your land free.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 9.3%

  44. #44 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2017
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 12.8%

  45. #45 The Company
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Crawler Games
    Windows

    The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Exploration 9.4%

  46. #46 An Imp and an Impostor
    68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You've spent years undercover, disguised as a human, infiltrating the city’s magical law-enforcement organization. They stole your magic from you. Can you steal it back? (A text-based interactive historical urban fantasy novel.)

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 21.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%

  47. #47 The Hero Unmasked!
    71% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2017
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Impersonate your identical twin as the Swashbuckler, masked champion of justice! You have two weeks to rescue the REAL Swashbuckler and marry the mayor before superpowered criminals take over the city.

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.4%, Choices Matter 22%, Adventure 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Indie 14.1%

  48. #48 Oremus
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Narkhos & Stormi
    Windows · Linux

    This text adventure, beautifully illustrated in pixel art, invites you to explore a medieval abbey filled with secrets. You take full control by entering commands directly on your keyboard through a flexible command parser, allowing for free and immersive interaction.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Text-Based 22.2%, Adventure 11%, Indie 5.8%

  49. #49 말리온
    69% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: BepavedPub: ARTAME
    Windows

    Play the game from the perspective of a traveler who comes to the dealer and is faced with numerous choices in a story prepared by the dealer. Experience a story that changes based on your choices and see the ending that changes based on your choices!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Text-Based 14.1%, Adventure 8.8%

  50. #50 Saga of the North Wind
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The gods chose you to lead your tribe on a deadly pilgrimage to the North! When future generations recite your saga, will they sing of glory or downfall?

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.5%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Adventure 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Indie 14.1%

  51. #51 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
    68% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Text-Based 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Choices Matter 15%, Adventure 6.1%

  52. #52 80 Days
    69% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 12.9%

  53. #53 Samurai of Hyuga Book 2
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2016
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The toughest ronin in Hyuga returns! Heated battles and even hotter romances await you in the land of silk and steel!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Text-Based 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 12.8%

  54. #54 Lake of Darkness
    67% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Steeze Games
    Windows

    Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Text-Based 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Exploration 8%

  55. #55 The Nascent Necromancer
    67% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Adventure 8%

  56. #56 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
    66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
    Windows

    A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

  57. #57 The Ammonite’s Whisper
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MITOH
    Windows

    A 2D exploration-based horror adventure set in the “Deep Realm,” an otherworld connected to a natural history museum. Experience a unique atmosphere where quiet intellectual spaces intertwine with unsettling phenomena.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Retro 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

  58. #58 Guns of Infinity
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2016
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Text-Based 25.5%, Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Indie 12.9%

  59. #59 Kafka at the Station
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Neji. Games
    Windows · Mac

    I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Text-Based 32.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%

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