- #1 The Red Strings Club
97% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 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 33.9%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, philosophical narrative experience that emphasizes the weight of your choices in a cyberpunk setting.
- #2 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
96% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 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%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful game that forces you to make difficult moral judgments about who lives and who dies.
- #3 The Soul Stone War
96% matchMixed69% of 109 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 39.1%, Adventure 24.4%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Indie 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based adventure that offers deep character relationships and significant branching paths based on your decisions.
- #4 The Council
95% matchVery Positive84% of 5,631 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 41.5%, RPG 23.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a complex social-influence system where your choices and moral decisions have lasting, supernatural consequences.
- #5 Neo Cab
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,815 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 40.5%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Point & Click 11.5%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, choice-driven narrative that explores human connection and morality in a futuristic setting.
- #6 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
94% 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 58.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Story Rich 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty visual novel that relies heavily on player choices to navigate a complex, dark narrative.
- #7 Citizen Sleeper
93% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 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: RPG 31.7%, Multiple Endings 30.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 11.5%, Story Rich 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG that focuses on survival and the impact of your choices within a decaying space station.
- #8 Sabres of Infinity
92% matchVery Positive93% of 183 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 31.2%, Indie 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic choose-your-own-adventure experience that emphasizes military strategy and personal moral dilemmas.
- #9 Long Live The Queen
91% matchVery Positive95% of 7,125 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.9%, RPG 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging visual novel where every decision can lead to a different, often tragic, ending for the protagonist.
- #10 The Use of Life
89% matchVery Positive90% of 756 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 25.5%, RPG 24.2%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gamebook-style RPG where your choices directly influence your character's alignment and the game's outcome.
- #11 Sinless + OST
91% 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 44.2%, RPG 17%, Adventure 16.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk visual novel that blends point-and-click elements with a branching story about identity and fate.
- #12 A Mage Reborn
90% matchVery Positive89% of 105 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 48.5%, Adventure 35.2%, Indie 7.1%, Story Rich 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed interactive fiction game where your choices define your character's path and ultimate destiny.
- #13 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,192 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.1%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the lives of others through dialogue and subtle choices, mirroring the intimate storytelling of Soul Gambler.
- #14 The Thaumaturge
87% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 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 29.4%, Choices Matter 19.6%, RPG 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Point & Click 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that emphasizes the consequences of your choices in a world filled with supernatural entities.
- #15 Fatehaven
88% 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 31.2%, Indie 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-based interactive fiction game that mirrors the classic RPG-meets-storytelling feel of the seed game.
- #16 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
86% matchVery Positive92% of 137 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 48.2%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Point & Click 12%, Story Rich 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that uses tarot and magic to explore multiple endings based on your decisions.
- #17 Choice of Robots
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Why similar: Choices Matter 58.1%, RPG 22.2%, Indie 11.1%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive interactive fiction title that explores the moral implications of creating artificial life.
- #18 Swordbreaker The Game
86% 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 44.2%, Choices Matter 23.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 8.6%, Point & Click 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique adventure game that offers numerous paths and endings based on your choices in a fantasy world.
- #19 Blake: The Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive90% of 62 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 58.5%, Choices Matter 28.4%, Indie 7%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired visual novel that focuses on mystery and branching narrative paths.
- #20 Coffee Talk
82% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.9%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 5.6%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet narrative-focused game where your interactions and choices influence the lives of your patrons.
- #21 Sentience: The Android's Tale
84% matchVery Positive84% of 350 reviews2017
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 23.1%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Adventure 15%, RPG 12.1%, Point & Click 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure that explores the nature of consciousness through multiple branching endings.
- #22 The Yawhg
83% matchVery Positive83% of 1,454 reviews2014
Dev: Damian Sommer
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.9%, RPG 20.6%, Indie 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, branching narrative game that focuses on how your choices shape the lives of characters facing an impending disaster.
- #23 STEINS;GATE
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,836 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 6.2%, Adventure 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential visual novel about the dangers of meddling with time and the weight of destiny.
- #24 Dark Scavenger
82% 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 39.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Point & Click 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, choice-driven RPG that blends humor with a branching adventure narrative.
- #25 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 713 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that requires careful investigation and decision-making to uncover the truth.
- #26 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
78% matchVery Positive97% of 142 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 20.8%, RPG 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear interactive fiction game that allows for deep exploration of its fantasy world through choices.
- #27 Dustborn
79% matchMixed67% of 674 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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 48.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 15%, Story Rich 11.1%, Singleplayer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich adventure that emphasizes character relationships and the impact of your words and actions.
- #28 SUNLESS SEA
79% matchVery Positive83% of 9,506 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: RPG 37%, Adventure 26%, Story Rich 17.2%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric exploration game where every choice is a gamble against madness and death.
- #29 Insects Awaken
76% matchVery Positive90% of 458 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%, Choices Matter 19.4%, RPG 15%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #30 Changeover: Decisions
80% 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 58.1%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-heavy experience that blends platforming with visual novel elements.
- #31 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,744 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Point & Click 57.7%, Adventure 30.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that deals with dark, existential themes and moral dilemmas.
- #32 Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
76% matchVery Positive80% of 348 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 18.2%, RPG 16.7%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #33 Memories of a Vagabond
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.9 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 20.1%, Indie 14.7%
- #34 OMNIMUS
77% 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 20.8%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Indie 13%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #35 The Swordbearer - Season 1
75% matchVery Positive91% of 202 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 43.9%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Adventure 5.9%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #36 Dice of God
74% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Dog Works.
Windows
Roll the dice, will the outcome be a blessing or a punishment?
Why similar: Adventure 74.1%, Indie 17.1%, Singleplayer 8.8%
- #37 RESTLESS SOUL
73% matchVery Positive92% of 321 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 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 43.5%, Adventure 36.2%, Singleplayer 11.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #38 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
72% matchVery Positive98% of 167 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 38.9%, Choices Matter 20%, Multiple Endings 14%, RPG 13.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #39 The Adventurer - Episode 1: Beginning of the End
75% matchMixed59% of 361 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 37.5%, Indie 18.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #40 Soulflow
74% matchMixed53% of 90 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 36%, Multiple Endings 30.5%, RPG 22.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #41 The Disguiser Of Fate
73% matchVery Positive91% of 67 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 39.6%, RPG 24.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 9.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #42 The Divine Speaker
71% matchVery Positive96% of 437 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 46.7%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15%, Adventure 9.3%, RPG 6.2%
- #43 Familiar Travels - Volume One
72% matchVery Positive88% of 112 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 42.7%, Adventure 17.7%, RPG 17.6%, Indie 11.1%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #44 Jackpot Crash Course
67% matchVery Positive99% of 186 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%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Point & Click 9.4%, RPG 8.9%
- #45 Always Sometimes Monsters
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Indie 16.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #46 The Pirate's Fate
70% matchVery Positive89% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 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 55.9%, RPG 14%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 8.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #47 Wild Island Quest
73% matchMixed53% of 345 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 40.5%, Choices Matter 21%, Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #48 Star Story: The Horizon Escape
71% 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 26.8%, Choices Matter 20.8%, Multiple Endings 15%, RPG 13.5%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #49 SPARK IGNITES
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 240 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 43.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #50 Signs of the Sojourner
69% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 21.7%, RPG 16.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7%
- #51 Fate of Kai
69% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2021
Dev: TRYLIGHT GAME STUDIOPub: TheGamePublisher.com
Windows
Fate of Kai is a new kind of adventure. Explore different storylines, solve complex puzzles, travel through time and manipulate characters ideas to help Kai reach the castle. The game is set in a magical illustrated book, which you will have to master to reach the end of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, Adventure 21%, Point & Click 15.8%, Indie 4.1%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #52 Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions
66% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac
You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Choices Matter 18.2%, RPG 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #53 CYBER EMOJI TALE 2099
69% 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 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, RPG 14%, Adventure 8.8%
- #54 Soma Spirits: Rebalance
70% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Torch60
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 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 70.7%, Indie 29.3%
- #55 Light Apprentice - The Comic Book RPG
70% 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 24.5%, Indie 22.1%
- #56 DIVINATION
68% matchVery Positive90% of 204 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 46.1%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Point & Click 13.6%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #57 BatteryNote
64% matchVery Positive100% of 203 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 51.1%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Adventure 7.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #58 The Sin Collector: Repentless
68% 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 39.2%, Choices Matter 20%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, RPG 12.8%, Adventure 7.3%
- #59 Reviver
65% matchVery Positive93% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 59.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 8.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #60 Minds Beneath Us
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,730 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 34.2%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, RPG 11.7%, Point & Click 9%