60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Text-Based, Choices Matter.
A text-based psychological horror game where you execute a list of people based on gradually revealed information about their lives, all while secretly following a trail laid out by a mysterious messenger.
Second Thoughts
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
7 Days in Dystopia
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 10.8% ★, Psychological 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.2%, Philosophical 9.1%, Text-Based 8.9%
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Psychological 18.4%, Dystopian 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Philosophical 18%, Psychological 15.6%, Text-Based 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 19.3%, Psychological 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
Yukari Niijima, a girl leading a mundane life, finds herself plagued by nightly nightmares filled with puzzles, keys, and eerie creatures, disrupting her usual routine of work and subway rides.
Why similar: RPGMaker 20.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Philosophical 9.7%
“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+ 20.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Philosophical 9.9%
Every headline has a cost. Shape the story of a city — and watch what it turns you into.
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Dystopian 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dynamic Narration 11% ★
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Wander liminal spaces where fragments of your past call you forward. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Psychological 13%, Philosophical 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Philosophical 16.5%, Psychological 14.5%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Philosophical 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Abstract 11.3%
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Philosophical 18.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.4% ★, Philosophical 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.3%, Psychological 18%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Text-Based 10.3%
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.4% ★, Text-Based 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Philosophical 16%, Text-Based 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Abstract 10.9%
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.4% ★, Text-Based 14%, Philosophical 13.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Absurdist Interactive fiction. Talk to the beings that inhabitant the world at its end. We forgot how to die.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 12.3%, Philosophical 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 9.4%
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Text-Based 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Choices Matter 9%
Adventure Gamebook: Dive into an interactive experience where you can create, play, and share your own unique stories. Use the intuitive story editor to craft narratives without coding, explore them solo or in co-op with friends, and share them on the Workshop for everyone to enjoy.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.2% ★, Text-Based 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Philosophical 18.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%
Play as an AI interacting with users.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Philosophical 13.6%, Dystopian 10.9%, Psychological 10.6%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Philosophical 16%, Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, Philosophical 15.9%, Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Abstract 10.8%
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
A queer romance/horror visual novel about being locked into a path, and having _______ words hidden from You. Find Your way to discover what's missing and reach Your ____ End.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Dynamic Narration 20.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.3%, Philosophical 13.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Abstract 9.7%
Immerse yourself in a first-person psychological horror experience where every choice matters. Confront the echoes of a forgotten past and uncover the truth behind your lost identity.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Psychological 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
A story of a simple walk home, with a sprinkling of intrusive thoughts. Make a few choices, decide what's best, and please, try not to overthink.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.3%, Psychological 15.4%, Abstract 14.1%, Dynamic Narration 11.1% ★, Minimalist 8.5%
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Text-Based 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Your Canvas is a Text-Based Psychological Horror game set during three therapy sessions with different time periods where the player will be presented with various choices for deciding the outcome of the story.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, RPGMaker 15.3% ★, Choices Matter 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Abstract 10%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Psychological 14.1%, Dark 7.5%
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: Text-Based 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Dystopian 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Psychological 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Have you ever wondered what happens when we fall into a coma? Why do only some make it back? Aphasia is a first-person horror where you’re trapped inside your own mind, with no memory of who you are. As you explore your fractured memories, your sense of guilt won’t let you escape...
Why similar: Psychological 24%, Dynamic Narration 18.6% ★, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
Why similar: Philosophical 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Psychological 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
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 26.2%, Text-Based 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Adventure 7.7%
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Dystopian 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, LGBTQ+ 10%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.8%
More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Text-Based 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Abstract 12.2%
An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo!
Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Text-Based 19.7%, Abstract 12%, Dark 9.5%, Minimalist 8.1%
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Philosophical 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Psychological 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Dynamic Narration 13.2% ★
This is a collaborative experiment between you and I. We will participate in a series of interchanges, each lasting three minutes. What will be revealed across our interfaces during that limited time?
Why similar: Philosophical 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Choices Matter 17.1%, 2D 5.3%
An abstract visual novel about a girl dealing with the challenges of having ADHD while trying to complete a school assignment before the deadline.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Abstract 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.
Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Dynamic Narration 17.3% ★, Philosophical 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.8%
Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 17% ★, Psychological 16.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dystopian 13.7%
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+ 22.6%, Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Text-Based 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Text-Based 20.7%, Psychological 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 7.6%
Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Psychological 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Minimalist 7.3%
Awake from your slumber and venture out to the mighty CITADEL.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.8%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 12.3%, Psychological 11.5%
