- #1 Neo Cab
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,901 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Choices Matter 20%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same deeply narrative-driven, choice-heavy cyberpunk feel where emotional management and conversation choices dictate the flow of the story.
- #2 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
97% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: RPG 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar short, intense narrative format where you make morally heavy decisions that permanently alter the fate of characters.
- #3 The Red Strings Club
95% matchVery Positive93% of 14,320 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.3%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Point & Click 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Soul Gambler, it dives deep into philosophical questions about human nature, morality, and manipulation through narrative choices.
- #4 Sinless + OST
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2015
Dev: MGP StudiosPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Adventure 17.4%, RPG 17.2%, Point & Click 13.5%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This noir cyberpunk visual novel offers a parallel atmospheric depth and decision-focused gameplay reminiscent of Faust's dark modern world.
- #5 The Use of Life
94% matchVery Positive91% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: だらねこげーむず/Daraneko GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.9%, RPG 24.7%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It centers around the existential theme of trading away or utilizing one's life force and time for power, mirroring Soul Gambler's central mechanic.
- #6 The Soul Stone War
94% matchMixed69% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the Wielder of Soul Stone, an ancient artifact of untold power, and shape the fate of your world. Outrun the past so that you may have a future.
Why similar: RPG 39.5%, Adventure 25.1%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Indie 16%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title captures the same focus on destiny, personal relationships, and heavy moral consequences as you navigate an epic plot.
- #7 Sabres of Infinity
93% matchVery Positive93% of 189 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?
Why similar: RPG 48.7%, Adventure 31.7%, Indie 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeply immersive text-based and choose-your-own-adventure experience where every major decision reshapes your character's fate.
- #8 OMNIMUS
92% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Mac · Linux
Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Adventure 21.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Indie 13%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive sci-fi fiction game that relies entirely on text choices and branching paths to determine the outcome of a tense narrative.
- #9 A Mage Reborn
91% matchVery Positive88% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.
Why similar: RPG 48.4%, Adventure 35.8%, Indie 7%, Story Rich 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven interactive fiction adventure that explores heavy personal sacrifice and the consequences of wielding dark powers.
- #10 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
91% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.8%, Adventure 20.5%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Story Rich 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy visual novel that emphasizes investigation and player choices to steer a gritty, urban storyline.
- #11 Swordbreaker The Game
90% matchVery Positive83% of 408 reviews2015
Dev: DuCats Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Choices Matter 22.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 8.6%, Point & Click 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a classic choice-driven interactive fiction format where selecting the right path is crucial to surviving a dark adventure.
- #12 Fate of Kai
89% matchVery Positive93% of 227 reviews2021
Dev: TRYLIGHT GAME STUDIOPub: TheGamePublisher.com
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore a magical hand-drawn comic book, travel through time, manipulate characters’ ideas, and solve visual puzzles in this innovative point-and-click adventure to uncover Kai’s fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Singleplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-adventure told through comic panels and interactive fiction where manipulating thoughts alters the characters' destinies.
- #13 Memories of a Vagabond
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You play as a young mercenary and travel from soul to soul to avenge your fiance and her family. While finding a way to change the flow of past events, you will encounter many obstacles and meet new allies. Will you be brave enough?
Why similar: RPG 65.2%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled indie RPG with a heavy emphasis on storytelling and straightforward character progression.
- #14 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 732 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.3%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a detective investigation with visual novel elements and multiple endings, focusing heavily on unraveling a fateful mystery.
- #15 Insects Awaken
86% matchVery Positive89% of 472 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Choices Matter 18.8%, RPG 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG centered around narrative choices and rich storytelling elements that impact your journey.
- #16 Dark Scavenger
87% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Psydra Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?
Why similar: RPG 39.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky choice-driven RPG adventure where resource management and moral decisions heavily influence the narrative outcome.
- #17 Sentience: The Android's Tale
85% matchVery Positive80% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.7%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Adventure 15.5%, RPG 12.7%, Point & Click 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure offering branching paths and multiple endings shaped entirely by the player's ethical dilemmas.
- #18 Blake: The Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59%, Choices Matter 27.8%, Indie 7%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty choose-your-own-adventure style narrative that puts you right into the shoes of a protagonist navigating a dangerous world.
- #19 Wild Island Quest
86% 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 40.6%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Indie 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A lightweight indie visual novel focused on exploring a mysterious environment through choices and text interactions.
- #20 The Disguiser Of Fate
84% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Windward_BirdsPub: XNZONE
Windows
This is a world at the brink of destruction, but he comes from a destroyed world. Bearing the burden of changing the fate of this world and facing everything before him, especially the eminent destruction, what can he do, and what price will he pay?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, RPG 24.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 9.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure game that leans into themes of destiny, deception, and alternate outcomes.
- #21 Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2025
Dev: EXLIXPub: GRAVITY
Windows
“The world you knew is already collapsed.”As an explorer in a bunker, explore a new world 500 years in the future and decide its fate. You can lead the world back to doom or bring it to peace. It all depends on your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Choices Matter 17.7%, RPG 17%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy deckbuilder set in a wasteland where survival depends on navigating text-based moral dilemmas.
- #22 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
82% matchVery Positive92% of 143 reviews2020
Dev: Garoa Studios
Windows
A branching visual novel with multiple endings about fortune telling for eccentric clients with tarot cards.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Point & Click 12%, Story Rich 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mysticism, divination, and fate-altering choices in a 2D visual novel format.
- #23 The Swordbearer - Season 1
82% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: CaramelCowboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on the role of a young adventurer who recently inherited a sword. Your journey starts after you apply to the Knights Guild at the capital. Meet loveable characters as you explore this world that awaits you. Face the darkness that surfaces and uncover the evil plot as your story progresses.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.2%, Choices Matter 21%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Adventure 6.2%, Story Rich 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel series built around critical choices that influence romance, character arcs, and the overarching plot.
- #24 and yet, we dream
81% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, RPG 8.2%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel where your decisions guide a moody, mystery-laden narrative toward varied conclusions.
- #25 Soulflow
83% matchMixed53% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.4%, Multiple Endings 30.4%, RPG 22.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a thematic focus on souls and spiritual journeys while offering multiple story-driven endings.
- #26 The Thaumaturge
79% matchVery Positive83% of 5,995 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Choices Matter 19.4%, RPG 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Point & Click 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG deeply concerned with otherworldly entities, internal flaws, and the moral weight of choices.
- #27 Dice of God
79% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Dog Works.
Windows
Roll the dice, will the outcome be a blessing or a punishment?
Why similar: Adventure 75%, Indie 16.6%, Singleplayer 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the mythological and fate-driven nomenclature and themes of cosmic gambling and chance.
- #28 Nighthawks
77% matchVery Positive93% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: The Curiosity EnginePub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts. Your second life begins tonight...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Choices Matter 18.3%, RPG 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #29 RESTLESS SOUL
78% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: RPG 43.6%, Adventure 36.9%, Singleplayer 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An afterlife-themed adventure game that explores spiritual realms with a lighthearted comedic touch.
- #30 The Adventurer - Episode 1: Beginning of the End
80% matchMixed59% of 366 reviews2017
Dev: ZemunBREPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Imagine if every time you fall asleep, a new adventure awaits you.
Why similar: RPG 41.2%, Adventure 38.1%, Indie 17.7%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: An episodic narrative adventure that blends casual RPG elements with choice-based progression.
- #31 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
76% matchVery Positive98% of 169 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: Visual Novel 39%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 8%
- #32 Changeover: Decisions
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your character has lost his memory and finds himself in a godforsaken place. An adventure with a nonlinear storyline, lots of choices, and a unique combat system. Could he get out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.6%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 16%
Why You'll Like It: An indie title structured entirely around making critical decisions that pivot the story in different directions.
- #33 Save My Scrap
74% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Unio AnouPub: AMATA Games
Windows
"They mean everything to me. Please, make them whole again." An interactive visual novel puzzle game. By fixing the broken android, you may uncover the truth about your client's past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #34 The Pirate's Fate
77% matchVery Positive89% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.1%, RPG 14.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 8.7%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #35 Dustborn
75% matchMixed66% of 784 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.
Why similar: Choices Matter 47.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 15.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #36 The Divine Speaker
74% matchVery Positive96% of 451 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Adventure 9.6%, RPG 6.4%
- #37 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
73% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Choices Matter 20.3%, RPG 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #38 Fatehaven
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?
Why similar: RPG 48.7%, Adventure 31.7%, Indie 19.7%
- #39 Star Story: The Horizon Escape
75% matchVery Positive83% of 183 reviews2017
Dev: EvilCoGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Join the journey of a funky space archaeologist who crashed on an unknown planet. A text turn-based adventure RPG in which your choices actually matter. Talk, explore, fight, make decisions to find a way out! Colourful graphics and the old comic book spirit.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, RPG 13.9%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #40 Jackpot Crash Course
70% matchVery Positive100% of 425 reviews2026
Dev: RachelDrawsThisPub: STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE
Windows · Mac
In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Choices Matter 18%, Multiple Endings 13%, Point & Click 9.3%, RPG 9.3%
- #41 Signs of the Sojourner
72% matchVery Positive88% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Choices Matter 21.1%, RPG 16.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 7%
- #42 Soma Spirits: Rebalance
73% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: Torch60
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Guide Heart and Soul, the guardian spirits of Soma, through a divided realm in a colorful RPG adventure where your choices decide the fate of the world.
Why similar: RPG 71.2%, Indie 28.8%
- #43 Familiar Travels - Volume One
72% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: Rose TudorPub: Halftone Studios
Windows · Mac
Familiar Travels is a different kind of graphic adventure with a focus on diverse relationships, an important, story and forging genuine connections with the cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Adventure 18.2%, RPG 17.8%, Indie 11%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #44 Light Apprentice - The Comic Book RPG
73% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2017
Dev: Amazu Media
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Comic GameBook in which you make choices and fight/spare your foes in turn-based challenges. Help Nate and his friends on their journey to revitalize the Planet!
Why similar: RPG 53.4%, Adventure 25%, Indie 21.6%
- #45 CYBER EMOJI TALE 2099
71% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: MICROCHELIK5000
Windows
CYBER EMOJI TALE 2099 is a classic RPG with elements of a graphic novel, set in an open rail world with a system of hardcore real-time battles, in the universe of the near future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Choices Matter 17.3%, RPG 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Adventure 9.1%
- #46 DIVINATION
71% matchVery Positive89% of 210 reviews2019
Dev: Mojiken
Windows · Mac
"What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Choices Matter 20.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #47 Minds Beneath Us
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,428 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, RPG 11.9%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #48 Mythic Ocean
71% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2020
Dev: Paralune LLCPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Adventure 23.2%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Indie 14.9%
- #49 SPARK IGNITES
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: Ignicorvus Studios
Windows
Spark Ignites - A pixel fantasy RPG where the Star God's Blessing grants one wish each century. Orphan Ash and Clover uncover its bloody truth during their pilgrimage. Holding a world-changing secret, will you steal divine power or defy the gods? Every choice writes a new ending.
Why similar: RPG 43.7%, Adventure 20.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #50 The Sin Collector: Repentless
70% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, RPG 13.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #51 start;again
69% matchVery Positive95% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.3%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Story Rich 5.1%, Indie 2.6%
- #52 Kill The Shadow
66% matchVery Positive88% of 621 reviews2026
Dev: ShadowlightPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: RPG 31.8%, Multiple Endings 31.3%, Adventure 21.2%, Story Rich 11%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #53 White Paper
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
Windows
What is your subconscious mind trying to tell you when you are mindlessly drawing on a piece of paper? Maybe someone trapped there, in a dark, damp basement and yes, screaming for help and trying to break out?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Adventure 19.9%, RPG 17.5%, Point & Click 14.5%, Indie 3.8%
- #54 Gemini Rue
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,892 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.4%, Adventure 32.1%, Indie 10.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #55 No More Future
68% matchVery Positive99% of 136 reviews2022
Dev: Sedge
Windows
In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 70.2%, Adventure 17%, Story Rich 7.3%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #56 Reviver
67% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Visual Novel 59%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 8.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #57 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
65% 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: Visual Novel 53.9%, Choices Matter 23.2%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Story Rich 4.7%, Indie 1.1%
- #58 BatteryNote
64% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.3%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #59 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
67% matchVery Positive84% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Point & Click 13.9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #60 An Adventurer's Gallantry
66% matchVery Positive90% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Zetsubou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 89.6%, Indie 5%, Story Rich 3.4%, Singleplayer 2%