- #1 A War of a Madman's Making
97% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: War 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Military 12.4%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #2 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Anime 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #3 Lavender Quartz 境界秤動
96% matchVery Positive95% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Edanoue, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
希望を求めた二つの運命がゼロ地点で交差する、分岐なしのビジュアルノベル。故郷の村を戦争で奪われたイコヌは、戒厳令下の州都ミラナルクで諜報員キルシウムと出会った。墜落した人工衛星から戦局を塗り替える超常物質「原石」を持ち去った不可視の少年を追い、二人は都市を疾走する。
Why similar: War 21.4%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Military 15.4%, Anime 13.7%
- #4 I, the Forgotten One
95% matchVery Positive91% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.
Why similar: War 31%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Military 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 13.6%
- #5 R/A\W
94% matchMixed44% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Russian Devs Against The WarPub: Visual Floss KONATA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Anthology of anti-war stories by award-winning authors from Russia
Why similar: War 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Military 15.8%, Text-Based 14.5%
- #6 summer story
94% 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 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #7 獣人ちゃんは今日も命を狙われる | Jujinchan
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MFC STUDIO
Windows
New Experience! Anomaly Search x Novel Game!! Beware of demons lurking in the city, targeting the life of "Jujin-chan" every day! Escape from demons disguised as humans and survive until January 1st! The demons are attempting to drink Jujin-chan's blood to achieve immortality! Be careful!
Why similar: Sniper 33% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Anime 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #8 Whispers From The Rift
92% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #9 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
91% 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 21.7%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #10 The Last Bastion
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Voidpeak Games
Windows
The Last Bastion is a survival-management game where you lead an army of defeated soldiers across a setting inspired by medieval India. Fight overwhelming forces, manage dwindling resources and make choices with devastating consequences in a bitter struggle for survival and salvation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Roguelike 15.5%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #11 Aussie Clowns At War
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: aussiebattlergamesPub: scotia3d
Windows
Aussie Clowns At War Dec 15, 2021 a free humorous fast paced multiplayer pc fps war shooter with some favored old school qualities like "COD MW2 kil streak announcer and Vietcong CTF" & 5 game modes 20 maps, awsome weapons classes including flame thrower, easy secure player hosting.
Why similar: Sniper 34.1% ★, War 24.2%, Military 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #12 Tokyo Girls Chronicle
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FUNAKI GAMES
Windows
A Fully Animated and Fully Voiced Light Novel Game! Set in Tokyo, a lonely android girl, Rin, meets Aoi and forms a deep friendship, gradually reclaiming her humanity. However, when Rin learns the secret of her origins, the story takes a dramatic turn.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Anime 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
- #13 Fate is not a line
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
Windows
Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 10.7%
- #14 Diptych: The Great War
88% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
Windows
A visual novel about the Great War with anthropomorphic animals in the continuation of the story of the game Diptych.
Why similar: War 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Military 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #15 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #16 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
86% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 12.6%
- #17 Tomorrow Will Be Dying
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Robo
Windows · Mac
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Anime 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #18 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
84% 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 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 10.4%
- #19 ANIME WAR — Modern Campaign
85% matchVery Positive82% of 483 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
ANIME WAR — Modern Campaign transports you along with the H.E.N.T.A.I. army to one of the hottest hotspots around the globe to take down our №1 threatening enemy.
Why similar: War 24.4%, Sniper 23.6% ★, Military 17.3%, Anime 14.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #20 The War of 2022
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enlist, fight, and decide how loyal you are to your country in this modern military war novel!
Why similar: Military 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Text-Based 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, War 16.6%
- #21 Sword Princess Amaltea - The Visual Novel
84% match6 user reviews67% of 6 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: Interactive Fiction 19%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Anime 15%, Visual Novel 14.1%
- #22 Ukraine War Stories
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: War 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #23 Where are you, Cinderella?
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%
- #24 All (Too) Good Things
81% 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 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #25 The Dagger of Hisei
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sword of Dew Studio
Windows
After the revolution, Kikoku is plunged into chaos. Takekosen joins the secret organization Hiseido, facing her final trial. She must abandon her name, wear the mask, and forge her path through fate. A fantasy visual novel set in an ancient Eastern world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 17.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%
- #26 Guardian of the future
81% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Lotos Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this fantasy visual novel, you will play as Miyuri, the heiress of the great Bakuto clan of adherents to ancient martial arts. She has inherited a very important ability from her deceased mother: a mysterious power that would help save the world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Anime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%
- #27 Taina's Cursed Legacy
79% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #28 Breaking Point
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Anime 14.9%, Text-Based 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%
- #29 Molly the Werezompire
78% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment
Windows
Interactive fiction starring Molly the Werezompire - a grad student who jumped into a portal, was killed by a werewolf, a zombie, and a vampire, and became a heroic werezompire! Also includes the sci-fi parody, Epiphany in Spaaace! Originally released on XBLIG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Text-Based 19.5%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Adventure 4.1%
- #30 memOriedit
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: いちか鉢
Windows · Mac
An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #31 Letters From the Moon
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Spiral Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this sci-fi pick your own story game, you must help astronaut Dorothy Chen survive in a vast underground alien city beneath the moon's surface. She faces insane robots, mutant canines, starvation, and insanity inside the city of the Anthria. Whether she survives is up to YOU.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Female Protagonist 18%, Anime 16.4%, Hand-drawn 4.9%
- #32 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"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 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 14.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #33 Romance of a Demon Kingdom's Fall
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LuxStreetlight
Windows
In a fantasy world, play as a girl who rebelled against a group of demonic rulers, searching for all truths about the royal House, and about her heart.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 13.2%
- #34 How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The cute fantasy visual novel, "How to Take Off Your Mask" returns as a remastered version. One day, Lilia wakes up as a girl with cat ears and a tail! How could this happen, and how will her love story with her childhood friend, Ronan, unfold?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #35 Kittengumi Short: Chapter 0
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Guarida Games Studio S.L.
Windows
A short visual novel set in the peculiar universe of Kittengumi. Meet its characters, make decisions, and discover what lies behind this title.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Anime 15.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #36 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #37 The Trials of Ozymandias
74% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Golden Axolotl Studios
Windows · Mac
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Anime 15.4%
- #38 Death Becomes You: Yuri Onsen Vacation
73% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alice and Sophie finally have the time to go on an onsen retreat. However, their trip gets inturrupted by mysterious magic. The last straw: "MY FOOD!!!" Will the couple be able to find the culprit and finally enjoy their vacation?
Why similar: Anime 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Female Protagonist 19%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #39 Moonless Moon
71% matchVery Positive93% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Text-Based 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Anime 12.3%
- #40 Shadows Of Memory ll
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pixelyarn
Windows
Go home, Alice. The past awaits you. This is the second chapter in the horror visual novel trilogy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #41 Ottoman Dreams: Rise of Süleiman
72% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: panmable studiosPub: rpg ajans
Windows
"Witness the rise of the great 16th-century Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Navigate palace intrigue, strategic battles, and critical decisions to guide the Ottoman Empire. Shape Suleiman's destiny and write your own history with multiple endings."
Why similar: Military 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, War 16.1%, Anime 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #42 Koncolos
73% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Anime 15.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #43 The Witch In The Woods
70% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Dream Nyght Studio
Windows · Mac
In the treacherous Greywind Forest, a mysterious and dangerous witch resides. Nellie enters the forest, driven by her own motives. A fateful encounter awaits as their paths intertwine in this captivating fantasy Yuri visual novel. Unveil the secrets that lie ahead and make your choices.
Why similar: War 33.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 11.4%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #44 Sorcerer's Dream
74% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Boy meets girl against a backdrop of magical battles in a dramatic visual novel!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Anime 22.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%
- #45 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
70% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #46 The Island: Into The Mist
71% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Anime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #47 Telvoikai
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 12.7%
- #48 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
68% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 13.8%
- #49 Change the World
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Story Rich 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Anime 13.6%
- #50 Pick My Heart Chapter 2
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Secret GamesPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Discover the continuation of Sota's unusual love story in a world where mythology encounters reality.
Why similar: Anime 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%
- #51 Miya Might Break
67% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Female Protagonist 13%
- #52 Yonder World: Interview with the Void
69% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #53 My Toes Story
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osjey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dating visual novel where you play as a young salaryman trying to balance work and romance. Make choices that guide your relationships, meet unique waifus, and fulfill your hidden desires.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Text-Based 11%
- #54 Dead End Aegis: Gaiden
69% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: metalogiqPub: JAST USA
Windows
A squad of magical girls are the Earth's only defense against an alien invasion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, War 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 13.3%
- #55 Mass of Consumption
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 12.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #56 Liar Luna
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Luna, a girl caught in a fight between armed insurgents and spies. Help her navigate her way to saving her friend. Explore a laboratory dedicated to the production of new materials. Enjoy a lighthearted and chaotic story of a girl out of her depth in an espionage mission.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Anime 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%
- #57 The Judge
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Team Syukino
Windows
Take down multiple criminals case by case as you judge each and every one of them. Will you be naughty or nice? The final verdict is up to you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 8.5%
- #58 Dear Mirror Flower
66% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: KOGADO STUDIO
Windows
I am here, in this world... A Japanese-style fantasy adventure by Kogado Studio. In this town, strange incidents never cease. Join Satoree Mizuki, a girl who can read others’ minds, and uncover the truth behind these supernatural cases.
Why similar: Anime 27.5%, Visual Novel 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 7.1%
- #59 fault - milestone two side:above
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,564 reviews2015
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
fault - milestone two side:above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Anime 28.6%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 1.5%