- #1 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #2 Mass of Consumption
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #3 Wild Island Quest
96% matchMixed53% of 346 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: Visual Novel 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #4 The King of Cats
95% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a cargo ship and try to survive a night with man-eating tigers on the loose. Your choices will determine who lives and who dies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Thriller 11.1%, Choices Matter 7%
- #5 Under the Table
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
An office-based shrinking horror adventure in visual novel format! Explore a workplace packed with man-eating coworkers as you try to survive being tiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Thriller 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #6 The Farm of the Living
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Thriller 7.6%
- #7 Echoes of Pinebridge
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Thriller 10.4%
- #8 Whispers From The Rift
92% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 9.1%
- #9 The Shadow
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
What starts as a simple, highly-paid night shoot in an abandoned marble quarry descends into a psychological nightmare. You are Stefano Caldara, a photographer caught in a web of dark rituals and dangerous secrets. Every choice shapes your morality, your sanity, and your survival...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Thriller 7.9%
- #10 Flora Parasocial
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Horror 7.3%
- #11 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Thriller 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #12 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #13 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neural Break Inc.
Windows
Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #14 POPULARITY CONTEST
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Thriller 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%
- #15 Monologin
86% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Thriller 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #16 キズツケ kizutsuke
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 852話
Windows
To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Thriller 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #17 The Meridian
85% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Thriller 8.4%
- #18 For Mother Matron
86% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #19 Parasite in Love
84% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Choices Matter 7%, Horror 6.5%
- #20 Momo Don't Leave
84% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Thriller 8.7%
- #21 Brageskålen
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #22 10mg: Locked In
83% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Locked In is a two-player visual novel simulating the breakdown of a marriage during lockdown.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #23 Cascade Falls
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Paranormal
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #24 Make Moku Proud
80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Horror 9.1%, Thriller 7.9%
- #25 Witchlight Woods
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Horror 9%
- #26 STAY
82% matchMixed68% of 569 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Thriller 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #27 Reigns: The Witcher
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #28 Doppelgänger
79% matchPositive100% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: HOLOSTARS English
Windows · Mac
The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Horror 7.3%
- #29 All (Too) Good Things
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #30 The Zoo
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #31 Endless Monday: In Progress
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #32 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #33 Vacation Terminal
75% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Thriller 9.4%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #34 Change the World
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #35 Arderico's Journey
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #36 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #37 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
73% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Thriller 7.6%
- #38 Mortality... Please
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penelope falls for a nineteen-year-old who has not aged in over a century. His face survives in yearbooks, VHS tapes, and dead forum pages. Then an elderly woman arrives with a photograph of herself beside him. A short psychological horror VN about eternal youth and the people it leaves behind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choices Matter 8%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #39 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #40 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
73% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 10%
- #41 Mota Must Die
72% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Thriller 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Horror 9.1%
- #42 Don Quijote
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Rubén Prende
Windows · Linux
An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #43 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
72% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #44 Contra Spem Spero
71% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Horror 10.5%
- #45 恐怖夜話 第二夜
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Thriller 11%, Horror 10%
- #46 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
69% matchVery Positive95% of 786 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Thriller 9%
- #47 The Book of Regrets
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Synodic Arc
Windows · Mac
Escape a nightmarish realm filled with puzzles and deadly beasts!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.1%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #48 Echoes of Chang'an
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: N Studio
Windows · Mac
Echoes of Chang'an is a Tang-dynasty mystery visual novel from NSTUDIO. You play the adopted son of general Duan Xiushi (fictional), pulled off a simple errand into a death trap that decides an empire's fate. Observe, reason, choose — break the plot, get out alive, earn your own ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #49 Stay Alive For Me
69% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Thriller 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #50 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
70% matchVery Positive88% of 13,129 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #51 At the Mount Leng of madness
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 井頭。
Windows
Four female college students visit a mountain where spirits live. There had been a number of disappearances there in the past, and it was known as a dangerous place. This work is a visual novel that depicts the secrets of Mount Leng and the adventures of college students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.4%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #52 Whispers of Gold
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #53 忌品管理部
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: zentac studio
Windows
My mother passed away. It was dismissed as an unfortunate accident... But was it truly just an accident? I need to know... what happened that day. Will the son hunting for answers reach the absolute truth? The player's choices and actions will divide the final outcome.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Thriller 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Horror 8.2%
- #54 Slippery Flippers: Episode One - Amulet of the Gods
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A group of thieves have found their next gig: a museum holding the "Amulet of the Gods," a mysterious artifact said to contain godlike power inside of it. It's sitting there, just asking to be stolen. With law enforcement on the prowl, will the crew's leader, Orlando, lead them to riches or ruin?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #55 Creepy Crypt Critters
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #56 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #57 Living on Plain Pasta
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #58 They’ll Hang You for That Face
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NITOPU
Windows
Tomorrow, you burn at the stake as a "Werewolf". To save your family, you gladly accept a false execution. But after death, you witness them being ravaged in a living hell. Through a time loop triggered by your absolute despair, you must weave the world's kindest lie.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Thriller 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #59 囚人カウンセリング
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MoshikabaStudio
Windows
An interactive prison adventure. You play as a psychiatrist, working one-on-one with inmates who have committed crimes. Use case files to choose appropriate responses and hand out items from the drawer to maintain their trust. Your choices can either open up or close the inmates.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 4.1%
- #60 Awakewood
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will returns to bury his mother and leave right away, but everything changes when he finds a stranger in the woods. As the house decays and roots swallow everything, saving her comes with an irreversible cost: uncovering a truth hidden in Awakewood for ten years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Thriller 11.2%, Adventure 4.9%