- #1 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
97% matchVery Positive94% of 5,842 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Interactive Fiction 22%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choices Matter 14%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that focuses on complex character relationships and the weight of your choices in a magical setting.
- #2 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique branching narrative system where your choices influence the fate of a world, much like the decision-making in Seers Isle.
- #3 Across the Grooves
96% matchVery Positive93% of 127 reviews2020
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Beautiful 11.2% ★, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that uses a time-bending narrative to explore the consequences of past choices.
- #4 Scarlet Hollow
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-drawn visual novel where your choices have profound and lasting impacts on the story and the characters around you.
- #5 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,518 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Choices Matter 18%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly deep, choice-heavy narrative where every decision shapes the protagonist's personality and the fate of their colony.
- #6 Roadwarden
93% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This text-heavy fantasy adventure captures the feeling of exploring a mysterious, dangerous world where your choices define your path.
- #7 Along the Edge
94% matchVery Positive83% of 863 reviews2016
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?
Why similar: Comic Book 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that emphasizes how small choices can fundamentally change the protagonist's personality and the story's outcome.
- #8 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
92% matchVery Positive91% of 3,767 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Mythology 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Comic Book 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that blends music and narrative, allowing players to shape the story through impactful dialogue choices.
- #9 The Pale Beyond
91% matchVery Positive89% of 2,115 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused narrative game where your leadership decisions directly affect the lives of your crew in a harsh, unforgiving environment.
- #10 Heaven's Vault
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused adventure with a strong female protagonist that rewards careful exploration and narrative deduction.
- #11 Cinders
90% matchVery Positive87% of 787 reviews2014
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Choices Matter 14%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that deconstructs classic fairy tales through a branching narrative where your choices dictate the ending.
- #12 Ghost on the Shore
89% matchVery Positive84% of 214 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Narration 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich exploration game that emphasizes personal connection and narrative discovery.
- #13 Pentiment
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 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: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game with a distinct art style that focuses on the long-term consequences of your choices within a small community.
- #14 Inua - A Story in Ice and Time
88% matchVery Positive91% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: The Pixel HuntPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Inua is a narrative game in which three protagonists have their destinies intertwined decades apart in the same locations in the far north. Explore each era, collect ideas and manipulate their minds to change the course of history.
Why similar: Mystery 26%, Story Rich 20%, Narration 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that explores historical and mystical themes through a unique, choice-influenced perspective.
- #15 Solstice
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that offers multiple endings based on the choices you make, emphasizing the importance of player agency.
- #16 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
87% matchVery Positive89% of 80 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 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Narration 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-based interactive fiction game that captures the spirit of a tabletop adventure with meaningful branching paths.
- #17 The Banner Saga
86% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.3%, Story Rich 18.1%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Fantasy 11.9%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy epic that emphasizes the weight of leadership and the difficult choices required to keep a group of people alive.
- #18 Heralds of the Avirentes - Ch. 1 Wings of Change
84% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: TellerySpyro_GTX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel that features a strong female protagonist and a focus on character-driven story development.
- #19 Legends of Savvarah: Children of the Sun
83% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy interactive story (visual novel) where the mysteries of ancient gods, enigmas of bygone eras, magic, and the complex relationships between various beings are intricately woven together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Mythology 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel that provides a rich, interactive story with multiple paths to explore.
- #20 The Ballad Singer
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 reviews2019
Dev: Curtel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Ballad Singer is an asymmetric adventure, inspired by RPGs and game books, where you can experience many dynamic stories. Forge the fate of Hesperia through the stories of four different adventurers in a fantasy world completely illustrated and narrated.
Why similar: Beautiful 22.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A choose-your-own-adventure game with beautiful hand-drawn art that focuses on the consequences of your narrative decisions.
- #21 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
82% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Mythology 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that builds a complex world through dialogue and character-driven choices.
- #22 Citizen Sleeper
81% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 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 38.9%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Story Rich 18.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative experience that forces players to make difficult choices to survive in a complex, atmospheric world.
- #23 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
84% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-themed visual novel that uses a unique narrative structure to reveal the truth behind its characters.
- #24 Alice Through the Fey Realm
80% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Mirrored CookiesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Fantasy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused interactive fiction game that blends fantasy elements with a mystery-driven plot.
- #25 Over the Alps
81% matchVery Positive88% of 243 reviews2020
Dev: Stave Studios
Windows · Mac
Over The Alps is a choices-matter narrative adventure game told through interactive postcards, sent from a secret agent to their handler, in 1930s Switzerland.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Beautiful 12.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that uses a branching dialogue system to shape the protagonist's journey.
- #26 The Island: Into The Mist
82% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused choose-your-own-adventure game that relies on player choices to navigate a dangerous environment.
- #27 The Radiants
77% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #28 The Witch's Isle
79% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: COCOSOLA
Windows · Mac
An adventure game that takes place in a dream-like town on a solitary island.
Why similar: Indie 55.6%, Adventure 44.4%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure game with a unique art style that focuses on narrative discovery and character interactions.
- #29 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
77% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Mystery 20.9%, Choices Matter 19%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Story Rich 13.1%
- #30 Serafina's Crown
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Woodsy StudioPub: Thesis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Serafina’s Crown is a visual novel with elements of fantasy, adventure and romance. You play as Odell Perin, the newly-appointed regent of Darzia as she tries to solve the murder of the queen and a host of other domestic and international crises.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Indie 31.7%, Adventure 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel featuring a female protagonist navigating political intrigue and personal choices.
- #31 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
76% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Fantasy 8.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #32 Mira
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Too Husky
Windows
Mira is a Slavic-themed visual novel with adventure game elements. The gameplay has a strong emphasis on art, atmosphere, and story. Discover your destiny by walking into Navia, a magical land hidden from the eyes of mortals, and decide on its fate.
Why similar: Mythology 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #33 Reviver
73% matchVery Positive92% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.8%, Mythology 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #34 Wild Island Quest
78% matchMixed54% of 342 reviews2015
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that combines exploration with choice-based gameplay to tell a compelling story.
- #35 Elsinore
74% matchVery Positive96% of 356 reviews2019
Dev: Golden Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, Indie 10.3%
- #36 She and the Light Bearer
75% matchVery Positive85% of 381 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Beautiful 26.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Mythology 18.9%, Indie 7.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #37 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,644 reviews2012
Dev: CapybaraPub: Capybara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.5%, Beautiful 15% ★, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Indie 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #38 Burly Men at Sea
76% matchMixed63% of 490 reviews2016
Dev: Brain&Brain
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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: Visual Novel 18.1%, Mythology 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #39 Sigh of the Abyss
71% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13%
- #40 Röki
72% matchVery Positive89% of 3,110 reviews2020
Dev: Polygon TreehousePub: United Label
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Why similar: Mythology 27%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Fantasy 8.6%, Beautiful 8.3% ★
- #41 Sonata Theory
73% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Mayj Studios
Windows
2D/3D story-adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #42 Firebird
70% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Ludogram
Windows · Mac
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #43 Lair Land Story
72% matchVery Positive86% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: CIRCLE Ent.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Fantasy 12.7%
- #44 Neighboring Islands
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.2%, Choices Matter 24.6%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Indie 8.3%, Adventure 8%
- #45 If Found...
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,276 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: Beautiful 22.5% ★, Visual Novel 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #46 Wheels of Aurelia
74% matchMixed50% of 199 reviews2016
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 11%
- #47 Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
69% matchVery Positive92% of 7,420 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
- #48 Morok
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 115 reviews2019
Dev: Varoi games
Windows · Linux
Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Beautiful 24.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Indie 10.1%, Adventure 7.1%
- #49 An Octave Higher
71% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Indie 7.2%
- #50 Tails Noir Preludes
68% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #51 The Frostrune
70% matchVery Positive92% of 362 reviews2017
Dev: Grimnir MediaPub: Snow Cannon Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Unravel a mystery inspired by Viking myth and legend in The Frostrune, a classic point-and-click adventure based on historically accurate Norse culture and environments.
Why similar: Mythology 54.7%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #52 Myst
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,089 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: Mystery 18.8%, Story Rich 18.1%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Adventure 14.1%
- #53 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #54 What Comes After
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,011 reviews2020
Dev: PikselnesiaPub: Rolling Glory Jam
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Beautiful 12.4% ★, Narration 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
- #55 Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Salix Games Ltd
Windows
London, 1888: The people of Whitechapel live under the ghastly shadow of Jack the Ripper, tempting Arthurian legends - Du Lac & Fey - back to English shores to intervene. Will they stop Jack before more blood is spilt on the cobbled streets? Victorian London awaits you...
Why similar: Beautiful 22.2% ★, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%
- #56 Misericorde: Volume One
65% matchVery Positive98% of 489 reviews2023
Dev: XEECEE
Windows · Linux
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Mystery 28.6%, Female Protagonist 25%, Adventure 5.9%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #57 Winds of Change
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 583 reviews2019
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Visual Novel 23.8%, Choices Matter 18%, Beautiful 16% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #58 Grotto
66% matchVery Positive91% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #59 Sorcery! Part 3
68% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An epic open-world narrative adventure through a world of monsters, traps and magic. Explore two intermeshed worlds, past and present, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered. Survive, and defeat the Seven Serpents - if you can!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #60 Fatermyth
65% matchVery Positive84% of 517 reviews2024
Dev: KDreamPub: Merlion Games
Windows
"Fatermyth" is an RPG game that combines tabletop role-playing and adventure. The storylines of seven characters from different eras intertwine, depicting an epic of human heroes. The strategic battles with dice + skills add more challenges to the adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Fantasy 9%
