- #1 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 287 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 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Stray Gods, this game features a protagonist navigating divine politics and complex choices within a beautifully stylized, mythological world.
- #2 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,312 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 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 25.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy game centers on a powerful female protagonist making life-altering choices in a world of magic and ancient entities.
- #3 Life is Strange: True Colors
96% matchVery Positive89% of 16,841 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply emotional, choice-driven narrative with a strong focus on character relationships and a prominent musical atmosphere.
- #4 Across the Grooves
95% matchVery Positive93% of 139 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: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly mirrors the musical theme of the seed game, using a soundtrack-driven narrative to explore how choices change the protagonist's fate.
- #5 Paradise Killer
94% matchVery Positive93% of 4,509 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.9%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Stylized 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal mystery game that features a vibrant cast of characters and a focus on investigative dialogue that feels similar to the mystery-solving in Stray Gods.
- #6 Goodbye Volcano High
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,860 reviews2023
Dev: KO_OP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Why similar: Music 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Comic Book 11.1%, Cinematic 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines a cinematic, choice-based narrative with a heavy emphasis on music and the emotional stakes of growing up.
- #7 Heaven's Vault
93% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 24.7%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This archaeological mystery game features a strong female lead and a branching narrative that rewards careful exploration and dialogue choices.
- #8 We Are OFK
92% matchVery Positive92% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: OFK
Windows · Mac
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Romance 14.6%, Cinematic 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game centered on a music band, capturing the emotional highs and lows of creative collaboration and personal relationships.
- #9 Citizen Sleeper
91% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 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 30.6%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Story Rich 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, text-based narrative experience where every choice carries weight, set in a beautifully realized and atmospheric sci-fi world.
- #10 If Found...
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,350 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: LGBTQ+ 35.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Story Rich 10%, Stylized 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional and intimate story told through a unique interactive medium, focusing on personal growth and the impact of one's choices.
- #11 The Artful Escape
90% matchVery Positive92% of 2,010 reviews2021
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.
Why similar: Music 42.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Stylized 8.9%, Comedy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the musical, performative spirit of the seed game through its stunning visual journey and focus on artistic expression.
- #12 BAD END THEATER
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Romance 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at showing how small choices can lead to vastly different outcomes, mirroring the branching narrative structure of Stray Gods.
- #13 Mask of the Rose
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 401 reviews2023
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Romance 26.2%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a reimagined Victorian London, this visual novel blends romance, mystery, and folklore in a way that fans of mythological settings will enjoy.
- #14 The Red Strings Club
88% matchVery Positive93% of 14,255 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 31.1%, Story Rich 24.5%, LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven experience that explores themes of fate and humanity through deep, choice-heavy dialogue and investigation.
- #15 Coffee Talk
87% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the power of listening and conversation, creating an atmospheric space where characters share their supernatural and personal struggles.
- #16 Seers Isle
86% matchVery Positive92% of 201 reviews2018
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Mythology 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Comic Book 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully illustrated narrative game where your choices determine the fate of a group of characters in a mystical setting.
- #17 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
84% matchVery Positive86% of 6,312 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Romance 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven narrative adventure that focuses on the complex bonds between friends and the weight of past choices.
- #18 Life is Strange Remastered
84% matchVery Positive92% of 10,972 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Romance 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational choice-based narrative game that focuses on the emotional journey of its protagonist and the consequences of her supernatural powers.
- #19 Overboard!
85% matchVery Positive90% of 672 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Comic Book 15.7%, Hand-drawn 12%, Choices Matter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A clever, time-looping mystery where you must manipulate dialogue and choices to change the outcome of a murder investigation.
- #20 Pentiment
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,748 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.5 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 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in choice-based storytelling, this game uses a distinct art style to explore historical mystery and the consequences of your decisions.
- #21 The Ballad Singer
86% 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: Music 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A branching fantasy adventure where the story evolves based on your choices, featuring a hand-drawn aesthetic and high stakes.
- #22 UNBEATABLE
80% matchVery Positive92% of 7,467 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: Music 40.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based narrative game that captures the energy of music and the importance of self-expression in a stylized world.
- #23 Fields of Asphodel
82% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Romance 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven RPG set in a mythological world that allows players to shape their own destiny through dialogue and character interaction.
- #24 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
82% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 39.7%, Story Rich 29.2%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Funny 9.9%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for choice-based narrative games, offering unparalleled depth in dialogue and character development.
- #25 GNOSIA
81% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.7%, Story Rich 27.2%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant mystery game that uses a time-loop mechanic to force players to analyze characters and make critical choices to survive.
- #26 Roadwarden
79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive text-based RPG that relies on player choice and world-building to create a compelling, atmospheric experience.
- #27 This Bed We Made
79% matchVery Positive91% of 3,323 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Cinematic 18.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery game set in the 1950s that focuses on investigation, character secrets, and the consequences of prying into others' lives.
- #28 Murder by Numbers
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,683 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Comic Book 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: A charming mystery game that combines puzzle-solving with dialogue-heavy investigation and a strong female lead.
- #29 Life is Strange: Reunion
75% matchVery Positive89% of 5,574 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Cinematic 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #30 Sigh of the Abyss
76% matchVery Positive96% of 190 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 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Cinematic 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #31 Mythos, Book One
77% matchVery Positive84% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Nine of Swords Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An "adult" murder mystery urban fantasy comedy visual novel! Lisa Harrison (your ex-girlfriend) is dead, and you have a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye. As you search for answers surrounding Lisa's death, you discover a hidden magical world lurks within modern-day Baltimore.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Romance 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #32 Expelled!
75% matchVery Positive94% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #33 Signs of the Sojourner
78% matchVery Positive88% of 256 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: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique narrative game where conversations are handled through a card-based mechanic, emphasizing the difficulty and importance of communication.
- #34 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,138 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 51.1%, Story Rich 21.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%, Choices Matter 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An urban fantasy visual novel that captures the feeling of navigating a hidden society with its own complex rules and political tensions.
- #35 The Radiants
76% matchVery Positive85% of 87 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 16.6%, Romance 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #36 Champion of the Gods
77% matchVery Positive86% of 174 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Romance 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #37 Astoria: Fate's Kiss
73% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
Windows
It's a dangerous thing, gods and monsters living among mortals. Good thing your agency exists to keep them in line. With big dreams and an even bigger heart, you aspire to climb the agency's ladder... That is, until one day five mythical beings ask for your help!
Why similar: Mythology 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Romance 17.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
- #38 Sonata Theory
74% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Mayj Studios
Windows
2D/3D story-adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #39 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
72% matchVery Positive98% of 168 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: Mythology 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #40 Half Past Fate
73% matchVery Positive92% of 303 reviews2020
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.
Why similar: Romance 30.2%, Adventure 18.3%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Comedy 13.2%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #41 Dustborn
73% matchMixed66% of 756 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Comic Book 26.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #42 Legends of Savvarah: Children of the Sun
70% matchVery Positive92% of 85 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 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Mythology 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #43 Wandersong
72% matchVery Positive95% of 3,900 reviews2018
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Why similar: Music 56.7%, Comedy 12.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Funny 6.1%, Adventure 5.2%
- #44 Seraphim Slum
70% matchVery Positive96% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: Mythology 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Romance 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #45 Reviver
70% matchVery Positive92% of 242 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: Mythology 22.3%, Comic Book 17.9%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Romance 11.3%
- #46 vivid/stasis
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,903 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.6%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #47 Amarantus
71% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Romance 19.1%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Hand-drawn 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%
- #48 Solstice
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Romance 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #49 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
69% matchVery Positive85% of 4,841 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Romance 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #50 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
69% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%
- #51 Afterparty
71% matchMixed68% of 960 reviews2020
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Comedy 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #52 Pendula Swing - The Complete Journey
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Valiant Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact with, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Romance 19.2%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #53 ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree
68% matchVery Positive84% of 158 reviews2023
Dev: Wildboy StudiosPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
ATONE is a Norse mythology-inspired, hand-drawn game that blends interactive storytelling and complex puzzles with a rhythm game combat system. Inherit the role of a young warrior named Estra as she journeys through Midgard to unveil the truth behind her father’s death.
Why similar: Mythology 22%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #54 Infinite Stars - The Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Wraiith303Pub: IF THEN ELSE Interactive Fiction
Windows
Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Romance 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #55 Super Lesbian Animal RPG
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,930 reviews2022
Dev: ponett
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.4%, Romance 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Funny 10.1%
- #56 Mutazione
67% matchVery Positive95% of 1,408 reviews2019
Dev: Die Gute FabrikPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.3%, Female Protagonist 23%, Story Rich 17.7%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 6.4%
- #57 Love Shore
67% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Perfect Garbage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Cinematic 18.1%, Stylized 10.3%
- #58 Athenian Rhapsody
64% matchVery Positive90% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Nico PapaliaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Funny 9%
- #59 People of Note
62% matchVery Positive91% of 458 reviews2026
Dev: Iridium StudiosPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
In this turn-based RPG musical, join Cadence as she recruits an ensemble of musicians on her quest for stardom. Experience turn-based combat like never before, where each battle is a musical performance with evolving combat conditions and genre-bending mashup attacks!
Why similar: Music 41.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Stylized 12.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #60 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
66% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Romance 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Cinematic 9.6%
