- #1 Citizen Sleeper
97% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Hand-drawn 24.4%, Point & Click 22.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Saltsea Chronicles, this game features deep, choice-driven narrative mechanics set in a unique, atmospheric world where your decisions shape the lives of those around you.
- #2 Pentiment
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,748 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Stylized 10%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similarly stylized, narrative-heavy mystery where your choices have long-lasting consequences on the community and its inhabitants.
- #3 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
96% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 39%, Story Rich 27.3%, Point & Click 24.3%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for choice-driven, character-focused interactive fiction that prioritizes dialogue and internal narrative over traditional action.
- #4 Night in the Woods
95% matchVery Positive95% of 20,210 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Stylized 18.9%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Mystery 17%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Story Rich 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same emotional resonance and focus on small-town community dynamics and character relationships found in Saltsea Chronicles.
- #5 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
94% matchVery Positive93% of 6,312 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 8.4%, Mystery 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative experience that revolves around making impactful choices and exploring the lives of complex, well-written characters.
- #6 Wayward Strand
94% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: ghost pattern
Windows
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Emotional 19.2%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Stylized 14%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, time-sensitive narrative adventure that encourages players to explore and uncover the stories of various characters within a specific location.
- #7 Beacon Pines
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,465 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Emotional 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a charming, stylized aesthetic to tell a dark, mystery-filled story where you manipulate the narrative through a unique word-based choice system.
- #8 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,802 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends life-sim elements with a branching narrative where every choice you make significantly alters the story and your relationships.
- #9 NORCO
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,226 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Investigation 27.4%, Point & Click 21.9%, Mystery 19.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Colorful 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, stylized mystery that excels in world-building and atmospheric storytelling, mirroring the investigative curiosity found in Saltsea Chronicles.
- #10 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
90% matchVery Positive88% of 527 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Investigation 22.4%, 2.5D 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a compelling sci-fi mystery with a branching narrative that forces players to make difficult moral choices.
- #11 Goodbye Volcano High
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,860 reviews2023
Dev: KO_OP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Emotional 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, character-driven narrative that explores themes of identity and relationships with a strong focus on LGBTQ representation.
- #12 Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
91% matchVery Positive90% of 152 reviews2017
Dev: Wispfire
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Why similar: Point & Click 51%, Story Rich 24.7%, Adventure 18.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy, dialogue-driven experience that focuses on social dynamics and uncovering secrets in a historical setting.
- #13 Oxenfree
89% matchVery Positive91% of 12,110 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.3%, Mystery 23.7%, Story Rich 23.4%, 2.5D 10.8%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on dialogue-based choices and a gripping, supernatural mystery that unfolds through the interactions of a close-knit group of characters.
- #14 The Wreck
88% matchVery Positive88% of 283 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Emotional 12.4%, Point & Click 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A powerful, choice-driven story that deals with emotional trauma and memory, much like the introspective nature of Saltsea Chronicles.
- #15 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
87% matchVery Positive89% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: Sarepta StudioPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.6%, Emotional 27.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery adventure that emphasizes emotional storytelling and uncovering the truth behind a tragic event.
- #16 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Crispy Creative
Windows
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven space adventure that features strong LGBTQ themes and a focus on managing relationships while on the run.
- #17 Amarantus
85% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 14%, Mystery 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich adventure that focuses on choices and mystery, perfect for those who enjoy the investigative side of Saltsea Chronicles.
- #18 No Longer Home
86% matchMixed63% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Emotional 16.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Stylized 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal, minimalist interactive fiction game that focuses on the emotional transition of leaving home and the complexity of relationships.
- #19 Signs of the Sojourner
84% matchVery Positive88% of 256 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game where your ability to connect with others is represented through a unique deck-building mechanic, emphasizing the importance of communication.
- #20 Mutazione
83% matchVery Positive95% of 1,408 reviews2019
Dev: Die Gute FabrikPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Mystery 18.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Story Rich 13%, Colorful 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven adventure that focuses on community, secrets, and emotional growth within a beautifully stylized, surreal environment.
- #21 Unforeseen Incidents
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,070 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Stylized 11%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure that balances a compelling mystery with a strong, character-focused narrative.
- #22 Paradise Killer
82% matchVery Positive93% of 4,509 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Investigation 26.2%, Point & Click 17%, Stylized 16.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that allows you to explore a surreal, stylized island and uncover a deep conspiracy at your own pace.
- #23 Frank and Drake
82% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Appnormals TeamPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Point & Click 15.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery adventure that uses a unique day-night cycle to tell a story about two characters whose lives are intertwined through their choices.
- #24 Winds of Change
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 592 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that features a rich, branching story with significant choices and a strong emphasis on LGBTQ romance and political intrigue.
- #25 Roadwarden
79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An illustrated text-based RPG that emphasizes exploration, choice, and the impact of your actions on the world and its inhabitants.
- #26 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
80% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Emotional 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy interactive fiction game that puts you in the center of a fantasy mystery where your decisions determine the outcome.
- #27 Burden Street Station
76% matchVery Positive97% of 336 reviews2026
Dev: IODINEPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
A surreal, narrative adventure game where you shapeshift during conversations to uncover how God went missing.
Why similar: Abstract 16.9%, 2.5D 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Stylized 10.2%, Investigation 9.9%
- #28 Lake
78% matchVery Positive87% of 5,864 reviews2021
Dev: GamiousPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.8%, LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-driven game that focuses on the simple, meaningful interactions of daily life and the choices you make for your future.
- #29 2064: Read Only Memories
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Emotional 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk adventure that focuses on dialogue, investigation, and the relationships you build with a diverse cast of characters.
- #30 Coffee Talk
78% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Emotional 18.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, character-focused game where you listen to the stories of others and influence their lives through your choices and conversations.
- #31 Love Shore
79% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Perfect Garbage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Stylized 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed interactive fiction game that prioritizes character relationships and the weight of your choices in a noir-inspired setting.
- #32 Tides of Tomorrow 🌊
76% matchVery Positive87% of 695 reviews2026
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
From the creators of Road 96 comes a groundbreaking solo narrative adventure where other players’ choices matter. Follow in your friends’ footsteps, face the consequences of their actions, and decide the fate of a plasticpunk world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Emotional 15.7%, Stylized 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #33 Esoteric Ebb
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,245 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Story Rich 13.6%
- #34 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,629 reviews2025
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Hand-drawn 26.4%, Point & Click 19.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 6%
- #35 Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story
73% matchVery Positive94% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Lost & Found is a standalone, short story game taking place aboard a 1960s transatlantic ship. Play as Sophie Roy in her new job as a stewardess, and help solve a curious series of thefts in this narrative-driven mystery set after the events of This Bed We Made.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 12.1%
- #36 Void Sails
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Ticking Clock Games
Windows
VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40%, Mystery 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #37 BEAST CRIMES
77% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 11.1%, Investigation 8.2%
- #38 The Mermaid Mask
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,528 reviews2026
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Point & Click 16.3%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Mystery 13.3%
- #39 Cape Hideous
73% matchVery Positive98% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Jake CloverPub: Nonsense Machine
Windows
Amongst the motliest of all crews, an enigmatic woman prepares the ship to enter an intense thunderstorm raging in the middle of the ocean. What otherworldly mysteries lie within?
Why similar: Mystery 23.1%, Stylized 17.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Colorful 11.2%, Adventure 9.3%
- #40 The Pirate's Fate
75% matchVery Positive89% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 46.9%, LGBTQ+ 33.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Choices Matter 5.4%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #41 Burly Men at Sea
77% matchMixed63% of 498 reviews2016
Dev: Brain&Brain
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Point & Click 18.5%, Choices Matter 16%, Stylized 12.8%, Adventure 11.6%
- #42 Sail Forth
72% matchVery Positive93% of 641 reviews2022
Dev: Festive VectorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Sail a fleet of customizable ships across an ocean whose ancient depths have swallowed the key to the mysterious past. Befriend fishfolk to expand your boat crews, take up arms against petulant pirates, and chart a course across an expansive watery world. Will you answer the call of High Adventure?
Why similar: Stylized 37%, Story Rich 23.2%, Colorful 20.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #43 Why Am I Dead At Sea
74% matchVery Positive95% of 428 reviews2015
Dev: Peltast Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Mystery 49.8%, Story Rich 22.8%, Adventure 22.4%, Singleplayer 5%
- #44 Storyteller
70% matchVery Positive89% of 9,102 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel BenmerguiPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Hand-drawn 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #45 In Other Waters
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,561 reviews2020
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Stylized 23.6%, Mystery 23.3%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #46 Sagres
71% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: oozePub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Set sail for adventure in the Age of Discovery! Explore the seven seas as the fresh-faced ship captain Fernando. Customise your ship, battle against pirates and sea monsters, and assemble your crew to delve into the mysterious disappearance of the legendary explorer, Sir Antonio.
Why similar: Story Rich 33.2%, Adventure 23.8%, Colorful 23.3%, 2D 13.9%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #47 Slice of Sea
71% matchVery Positive90% of 622 reviews2021
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.7%, Stylized 24.3%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #48 Embracelet
72% matchVery Positive94% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Mattis FolkestadPub: machineboy
Windows
Explore a beautiful, low-poly Norwegian island as 17-year-old Jesper. Armed with a mysterious, magical bracelet, you'll solve puzzles, uncover your grandfather's past, and make choices in this heartwarming coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and family.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Point & Click 11.4%, Emotional 10.2%
- #49 Tangle Tower
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #50 Six Legends
68% matchVery Positive100% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Paquin
Windows
The epic and emotional journey of six dragons growing up in a broken civilization, each with their own unique perspectives on life. Mixing Visual Novel, Point-And-Click, Rhythm, Cooking, Fighting and more, Six Legends is a unique experience about life and friends.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Point & Click 12.7%, Choices Matter 9%
- #51 Caravan SandWitch
67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,851 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Plane ToastPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Stylized 13.8%
- #52 Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town
70% matchVery Positive88% of 578 reviews2020
Dev: imaginarylab
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A letter from 10 years ago, an intricate web of lies to unravel and a mystery to solve. Explore an unconventional town of pirates, dive into the past, collect items and look for clues to help Willy find out what happened to his father...
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, 2.5D 16.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Cartoon 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%
- #53 Sky Caravan
69% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bravarda
Windows
Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Point & Click 11.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #54 A Guidebook of Babel
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,787 reviews2023
Dev: StarryStarryPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Point & Click 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.7%
- #55 Seers Isle
69% matchVery Positive92% of 201 reviews2018
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Emotional 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Hand-drawn 13%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #56 Neon Hearts City
66% matchVery Positive84% of 56 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: Investigation 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 8.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #57 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 695 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, 2.5D 17%, Point & Click 15.7%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 10.7%
- #58 Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 575 reviews2022
Dev: Madcraft StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, dive into native rituals, reveal conspiracies, and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Point & Click 17%, Mystery 16.5%, Stylized 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #59 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
64% matchVery Positive89% of 1,761 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Emotional 12.6%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
- #60 Dustborn
67% matchMixed66% of 756 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.6%, Emotional 21.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Colorful 9.3%
