- #1 Ashina: The Red Witch
97% matchVery Positive92% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Adventure 16%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #2 Wytchwood
96% matchVery Positive93% of 4,661 reviews2021
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Why similar: Investigation 47.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Stylized 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #3 Hexed Time
96% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Petra Emmer
Windows
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #4 Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue
95% matchVery Positive87% of 180 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.7%, Adventure 20.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #5 The Little Red Lie
94% matchVery Positive93% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Tired Moon StudiosPub: Milpitians
Windows
2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #6 Little Misfortune
93% matchVery Positive92% of 13,710 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #7 Return of Red Riding Hood Enhanced Edition
94% matchVery Positive86% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
This visual novel is a collection of alternative realities. How events would turn out and how they end will depend on your choices. Visit wolf's den and solve his secret, or try to tame the wild beast. Eat a pasty with mushrooms and experience something new, or feed it to the old lady, because it's her favorite filling.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Adventure 18.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #8 The Mildew Children
91% matchVery Positive93% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Side Scroller 21%, Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #9 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
91% matchVery Positive89% of 526 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 117.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Text-Based 15.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #10 Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries
92% matchMixed59% of 1,545 reviews2015
Dev: GRINPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Are you afraid of the big bad Woolfe? Step into the boots of a vengeful Red Riding Hood in this twisted-fairytale platformer. Defeat deranged fairytale bosses with your trusty axe, explore a gorgeous fantasy universe and piece together the truth behind the mysterious passing of Red’s father.
Why similar: Adventure 35.4%, Side Scroller 29.9%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #11 Fostering Apocalypse
90% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Incisor Studios
Windows · Mac
The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Side Scroller 7%
- #12 Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,022 reviews2023
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #13 Wicked Willow
89% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: T.F. Wright
Windows · Mac · Linux
If they call me wicked for following my heart, then so be it. Awaken your inner witch, pursue forbidden love, and unlock your destiny in this visual novel adventure, with 8 unique plot paths.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Indie 19.9%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #14 Burnhouse Lane
88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,087 reviews2022
Dev: Harvester Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #15 Little Goody Two Shoes
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,377 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, 2D 9.8%
- #16 Lost in the Woods
86% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: delulu girl
Windows
'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Cartoon 18.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #17 Moonless Moon
85% matchVery Positive92% of 306 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: Visual Novel 28%, Text-Based 20%, Adventure 17.8%, Multiple Endings 7%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #18 Forgotton Anne
86% matchVery Positive90% of 2,007 reviews2018
Dev: Throughline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.6%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Stylized 17.4%, Story Rich 14%, 2D 9.8%
- #19 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Adventure 34.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #20 The Rule Of SHE
84% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #21 Scarlet Hollow
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,749 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 11%, Adventure 7.4%
- #22 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
82% matchPositive100% of 50 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: Interactive Fiction 42.8%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Text-Based 12%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, 2D 4.5%
- #23 The Witches' Tea Party
83% matchVery Positive96% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Witches Tea Party is a story-driven adventure game with a magical world and colourful characters. There will be small quests, collectables, mysteries, disturbing rooms and multiple endings. Having tea with witches is probably not an easy task...
Why similar: Adventure 54.9%, Story Rich 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Indie 11.2%
- #24 BAD END THEATER
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Stylized 6.9%
- #25 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
81% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Adventure 17.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #26 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
81% 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: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #27 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
80% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Investigation 21.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #28 Misadventures of Laura Silver
79% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Comic Book 15.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Investigation 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #29 The Button Witch
78% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Adventure game full of magic, puzzles and cute characters, featuring a young witch-in-training and a talking ghost-squirrel!
Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Cartoon 11.2%
- #30 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Cartoon 24.1%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #31 Fiendish Quest
76% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: オニチク屋!Pub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
To save her petrified mother, the heroine embarks on a journey to find the legendary orbs that can grant any wish.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.6%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Cartoon 14.4%, Adventure 14.2%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #32 Once Ever After
77% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2022
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows
Red Riding Hood wanders out of the woods... and into an infinite number of alternate dimensions twisting the classic fairy tale in countless ways.
Why similar: Adventure 43.2%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, 2D 16.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Indie 9.5%
- #33 Little Witch in the Woods
72% matchVery Positive89% of 12,587 reviews2025
Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, Puzzle 22.4%, Story Rich 22.4%, Indie 8.3%
- #34 Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 481 reviews2018
Dev: Somer GamesPub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!
Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Puzzle 17.6%, 2D 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #35 Red Line
74% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 10.5%
- #36 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
76% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Stylized 7.2%
- #37 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
73% matchVery Positive91% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Down the Rabbit Hole is an adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28%, Adventure 23%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Side Scroller 9%
- #38 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
73% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #39 Märchen Forest
75% matchVery Positive81% of 391 reviews2021
Dev: PrimaryOrbitPub: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This is the story of a young girl and her magical adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 63.7%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #40 The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
69% matchVery Positive95% of 445 reviews2026
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.3%, Comic Book 28.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Female Protagonist 7%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #41 The Witch in the Forest
74% matchVery Positive83% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
A young woman who lives alone in the forest one day meets another woman- a real witch!
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Indie 9.8%, 2D 7.4%
- #42 Mucorales
71% matchVery Positive96% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 51.2%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Female Protagonist 5.5%, 2D 5.4%
- #43 The Robot Girl Meets The Human!
72% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Usui Sio
Windows · Mac
This is an adventure game that takes you on a journey through a world after humans have disappeared. Lead the robot girl "Scarlet" to find the surviving humans.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #44 The Red Hood
75% matchMixed48% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: EgutidzePub: My Way Games
Windows
Game is about little lost girl, who tries to find right path to visit her grandmother
Why similar: Adventure 90%, Story Rich 5.7%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #45 7'scarlet
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 867 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Adventure 26.5%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #46 Blood Lily Loop
70% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #47 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
68% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Haunted Dude
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Multiple Endings 15%, Female Protagonist 13%, Story Rich 8%
- #48 Red Bow
71% matchVery Positive85% of 336 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Adventure 35%, 2D 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 11%
- #49 TEST TEST TEST
68% matchVery Positive92% of 999 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Investigation 28%, Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, 2D 7.1%
- #50 DEAD LAMB WALKING
67% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #51 Methods: The Illusion Murders
69% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Investigation 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 10.6%, Cartoon 8.8%
- #52 A Rose in the Twilight
71% matchVery Positive85% of 517 reviews2017
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A girl awakens in a castle void of color and time, affixed with the Curse of Thorns upon her back. After meeting a sleeping giant, the two work together to escape. Help them unravel the mystery of the thorns and the history behind the somber castle.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.4%, Adventure 26.7%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Puzzle 6.7%, 2D 3.2%
- #53 The World Next Door
70% matchVery Positive80% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: Rose City GamesPub: VIZ Media
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An addictive mix of lightning-fast puzzle battles, powerful storytelling and immersive visual novel elements, The World Next Door follows Jun, a rebellious teen girl trapped in a parallel realm inhabited by magical creatures, who must find her way home before time runs out.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Comic Book 21.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #54 Hazy Mind
66% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #55 Skaramazuzu
67% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Stylized 17.6%, Adventure 17.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, 2D 11.1%
- #56 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Investigation 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 10.2%, Choices Matter 8%
- #57 A Twisted Tale
66% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Voodoo Bembel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a humouristic point and click adventure inspired by all the masterpieces which made us stick to our computers back in the day (and therefore we played outside way too infrequently). [Chapter 1 available]
Why similar: Cartoon 34.2%, Adventure 23.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, 2D 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #58 Vambrace: Cold Soul
70% matchMixed66% of 946 reviews2019
Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 46.8%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, 2D 9.7%, Indie 9.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #59 Coralina: a Memory Tale
65% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #60 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
64% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 10.5%