- #1 Front Page
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Songbird Games
Windows
As Editor of an independent newspaper, you are in charge of printing daily front pages. You decide which story you want to publish, and see the world change depending on your choices and actions. What kind of Editor will you become?
Why similar: Political 32.4% ★, Alternate History 16.2%, Point & Click 7.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%, Simulation 6%
- #2 Will Die Alone
96% 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 24.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #3 Split Decision
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quarc Games
Windows
In a dying town where boxing is the last stand of entertainment, you hold the judge’s pen. Bribes, threats, and loyalties will decide whether you live to judge another day… Or get knocked out cold. Split Decision is a tense narrative game where every point makes a difference.
Why similar: Political 32.1% ★, Crime 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Point & Click 8%
- #4 Splittown
95% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Mats KyyröPub: All-Seeing Eye
Windows · Mac · Linux
Splittown is a point-and-click adventure inspired by 90s classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit The Road. You are Leonard Nimby, a former top agent of the IM5, hot on the trail of a villanous mayoral candidate on the eve of a fateful election.
Why similar: Political 22.3% ★, Alternate History 17.1%, 1990's 13.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Retro 7.8%
- #5 The Night Fisherman
94% matchVery Positive82% of 771 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?
Why similar: Political 18.9% ★, Alternate History 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #6 Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Why similar: Alternate History 21%, Political 17.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #7 The Beautiful Island
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: TBF
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about war, peace and hope. Explore a city after a devastating war. Talk to people, try to understand, try to help. The heroes of war are dead, but you can be a hero of peace!
Why similar: Political 32.7% ★, Alternate History 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #8 Space Diva
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rave Team
Windows
Join Carmen, a somewhat absent-minded middle-aged lady who has to endure bizarre situations in her space truck. And possibly mess things up like crazy. An interactive narrative experience about the most flamboyant beings in the universe.
Why similar: Alternate History 23.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #9 JudgeSim
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,352 reviews2024
Dev: DelusionArt Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Things were worse than ever in Banana Republic, a somber island country. While anarchists roamed the streets, corruption was running deeper due to economic crisis and rising crime rates. Bearing these burdens were "judges" who tried to make things right with honesty...
Why similar: Political 29.5% ★, Crime 15.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Text-Based 11.6%, Point & Click 6.7%
- #10 Velistra: Failed State
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the presidency of Velistra, a nation teetering on collapse. Every choice reshapes destiny amid ruthless factions, moral dilemmas, and global pressures. A careful balance must be struck in both economics and politics. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political 30.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #11 Last Night Last Call
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Alternate History 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Crime 13%, Investigation 11.6%
- #12 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
89% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Crime 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%
- #13 Bleeding Moons
89% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: IAN GamesPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Bleedings Moons is an interactive story revolving around the themes of fate, duty and free will. Your actions and decisions will shape the story of the game, so that Ian's story will be your story, with the logical consequences of your choices.
Why similar: Political 23.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Text-Based 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #14 Sailors of Newport
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puppet Show Media
Windows · Mac
There are rumours of homosexuals in the Navy, and it’s your mission to date them! Sailors of Newport is a point-and-click puzzle game set in 1920s Rhode Island. Infiltrate the gay community, choose who to seduce and who to report, solve puzzles, and grapple with your own burgeoning desires.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 17.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #15 Where are you, Cinderella?
87% 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: LGBTQ+ 20%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #16 Editor's Hell
86% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Goose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You just became the editor for a newspaper in a troublesome country. After months of unemployment; you just had to took it. First, you have to make a choice. Will you support the government or will you go against it? Dreams, nightmares, don’t matter anymore; you have a new opportunity in your life.
Why similar: Political 28.9% ★, Alternate History 18.8%, 1990's 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #17 The Commentator
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tebasaki GamesPub: G-MODE
Windows · Mac
Shape the news. Sway the nation. A visual novel where your choices on-air shift the world.
Why similar: Political 34.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Point & Click 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #18 Suzerain
85% matchVery Positive93% of 11,339 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.3 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 23.3% ★, Alternate History 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #19 Emily is Away
84% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Story Rich 12.3%, Retro 11.1%
- #20 Last Broadcast
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: The Disc JockeysPub: USC Games
Windows
An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #21 Ministry of Order
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Match babies to their parents by solving genetics puzzles. Get paid for being right, fined for mistakes. Each choice in branching dialogues has different consequences. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the gloomy 1920s totalitarian state.
Why similar: Political 27.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #22 Juicy Futa
82% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Juicy EliotPub: Juicy Eliot Games
Windows · Linux
A lewd Visual-Novel about Futas on an open island
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, 1990's 17.7%, Retro 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #23 VEDETTE
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Saevus Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
You are the head of an experimental anti-crime task force in the city of Osteria. Use search history, recent emails, and criminal backgrounds to determine whether an individual is likely to commit a crime. The choices you make will have a significant impact on the entire city’s future.
Why similar: Alternate History 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Political 12.8% ★, Crime 12.3%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #24 Creepy Support
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Squirrel Melting
Windows
Save people from terrible paranormal dangers as a support operator of a secret SCP-like organization! Ask questions, give advice and watch the consequences of your choices... multiple endings in each story ;-)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Investigation 17.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Crime 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #25 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% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Retro 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #26 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
79% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #27 Anachronism\>
80% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: EloTherePub: Easy~ Interactive Software
Windows · Mac
It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?
Why similar: 1990's 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%
- #28 The Play's the Thing
79% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?
Why similar: Alternate History 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #29 Of Sense and Soul
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forsythia ProductionsPub: Forsythia Productions Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives can blossom—if you choose to change them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Alternate History 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #30 Next Patient
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Turtle Studios
Windows · Mac
As the checkpoint guard in the only safe zone of the dystopian Republic of Valdoria, you decide who survives.
Why similar: Political 46.2% ★, Point & Click 10.3%, Simulation 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8%, Retro 7.2%
- #31 Soulbond
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floating Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Customize your fate in a fallen world: forge bonds and uncover secrets in a tale of power, love, and the weight of grief. Your choices define your path: how will you rise in the hierarchy of the damned?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Text-Based 11%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #32 Dark City Trouble Nights
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Grey Hair Studio
Windows
DARK CITY TROUBLE NIGHTS es un videojuego de ROL narrativo con toma de decisiones. Toma el papel de Chad Simons, detective privado. Tu comportamiento decidirá el final de tu historia en Dark City, ¿podrás resolver el caso, y salir con vida?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Crime 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #33 Ichth.ys
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Steganographia Games
Windows
Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!
Why similar: Political 21.1% ★, Alternate History 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #34 Dear Edmund
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mind The Grease
Windows
As the new Street Overseer, every decision you make in this dystopian choice game carries weight. Enforce the rules, help the desperate, or exploit the people’s suffering for personal gain. Choose wisely.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #35 DRINKRIME
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
Jin, a talking liquor bottle with supernatural powers, has given you a mission. Face DRINKRIME's cast of unique characters and force them to confess their crimes. Interrogate them together and make those wrongdoers come to terms with their guilt!
Why similar: 1990's 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #36 Plobania 47/B
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Two Bites
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immortality is not a blessing, it is a burden. As Milton Clarke, you work at the 47/B Mandatory Sleep Hospital, review documents, surf the internet, and decide who will no longer exist. You don’t kill anyone. You only “put them to sleep.” The rules are clear. Every decision has consequences.
Why similar: Political 39.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Point & Click 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #37 VSCS-II
74% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Oliver MorrishPub: Skullbutton Interactive
Windows
VSCS-II is a retro-styled narrative game about privacy and security. Using an upgraded '80s operating system, navigate an underground network to make connections, unearth conspiracies, and ultimately decide the fate of the dark web.
Why similar: Political 19.5% ★, Crime 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 11.9%
- #38 Dawn After Dusk
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Alexis Clay
Windows
Asylum simulator. An interactive fiction about schizophrenia and finding meaning after near-death, with Disco Elysium-style mechanics.
Why similar: Political 26.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #39 A Weekend Trip
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: lukepagca
Windows
A short narrative about a trip with friends over the weekend. Decide what River does during the trip. Help your friends, explore the place, or just enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #40 lovebyte.exe
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, 1990's 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #41 Tower of the Ice Lich
71% matchPositive100% of 18 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: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #42 I Am a Dorm Resident (but Cat)
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Bon
Windows · Mac
You wake up as Bon, the dorm’s beloved cat — memories gone, paws in place. Roam a century-old student dorm, chat with residents, nap under the kotatsu, enjoy a cat life while uncovering lost secrets and your past. ※This game is distributed with permission from the Yoshida Dormitory Student Council.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #43 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
72% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Investigation 9.5%
- #44 Champion of the Gods
73% matchVery Positive86% of 174 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Text-Based 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #45 Neon Hearts City
70% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Investigation 17.2%, 1990's 14.5%, Crime 14.1%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #46 Attorney Disbarment Adventure
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ambearth Games
Windows
A darkly comedic legal sim where your goal is to get disbarred—spectacularly. Play as a defense attorney or prosecutor in ethically disastrous cases full of bad decisions, weird clients, and Kafkaesque courtroom chaos. Succeed, and you lose.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Text-Based 18.3%, Crime 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #47 Lone Bird in the Tree
69% matchPositive92% of 12 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: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 10.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #48 31 Days In Orange Carnival
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReversePI
Windows
10 participants. A death game that unfolds over 31 days. If you kill another participant, you can take their prize money. An interactive fiction game where the story changes based on your choices. In this dangerous game, choose who to trust and who to betray.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #49 TOBOR
69% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Cogoo
Windows · Mac
A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.
Why similar: Political 25.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Text-Based 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #50 Vanakan
69% 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 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Text-Based 16.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #51 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,086 reviews2016
Dev: iNK Stories
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 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 46% ★, Choices Matter 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #52 MIGHTY 1990
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hilarious retro game mixing text-based adventures with point-and-click mechanics! Solve puzzles, roll the dice, and shape your story with multiple endings in a pixel-perfect 16-color world. Relive the charm of classic games with a modern twist!
Why similar: Alternate History 23.6%, 1990's 20.4%, Text-Based 14.6%, Retro 12.2%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #53 Monitor State
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Artur Pukhavoi
Windows
You are an operator in a dystopia world, watch and punish citizens. Experience a deep narrative with moral dilemmas. Obey, resist or find another path.
Why similar: Alternate History 14.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Retro 11.1%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #54 Pitchforks and Daggers
66% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Idan Sheinkman
Windows · Linux
How far will you go to keep your crown? A branching court politics drama, where every choice matters. Navigate treacherous lords, scheming family members, and angry peasants- all while trying to secure your kingdom’s future.
Why similar: Political 20.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #55 BEAST CRIMES
68% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #56 LifeSimOS
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #57 Next Soul, Please!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: eNVy softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Judge the Fate of the Dead in this satirical, bureaucratic, decision-making game. Talk to Souls, check their documents, reference Holy Texts and decide if they're going Up or Down. Follow the Rules or trust your own moral compass and see where your choices take you - hopefully not the Elevator Down.
Why similar: Political 41% ★, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Point & Click 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #58 Flora Parasocial
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #59 Roadwarden
66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%