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  1. #1 Child of Ash
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Imoyokan
    Windows

    The hero who stopped a world-eating calamity was branded a demon by history. Centuries later, an orphan carrying his last fragment pieces the truth together from rumor and record. No combat — only Ashen Flame, a power that costs you with every use. Two loops. One truth.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 9.4%

  2. #2 DELETE AFTER READING
    96% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Text-Based 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%

  3. #3 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?

    Why similar: Conspiracy 26.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%

  4. #4 Don't Let Me Fade
    95% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2025
    Dev: AinkOink
    Windows

    Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Point & Click 20.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Emotional 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%

  5. #5 City of Voices
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kini Games
    Windows

    A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 30.6% ★, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Point & Click 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%

  6. #6 VERUM
    94% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: GILP Studio
    Windows

    VERUM: a thought-provoking game exploring ethical issues surrounding tech corporations and personal data usage. Embark on a journey through multiple side stories, gain diverse perspectives, and unlock multiple endings to uncover the full story. Simple yet immersive gameplay with captivating graphics

    Why similar: Conspiracy 31.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Text-Based 17.5%, Adventure 3.1%

  7. #7 Viridian
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pneuma Games LLC
    Windows

    A journalist is trapped in a terrifying technological box of illusions where he is on a journey to discover the truth behind his family's darkest secrets.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 26.1% ★, Text-Based 19.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%

  8. #8 Across Kiloparsecs
    92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Dragon Dropper
    Windows · Linux

    A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Text-Based 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%

  9. #9 MysteryOS
    91% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Clermont Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You wake up at a terminal you've never seen before. The language is alien. The interface is hostile. Every wrong click has consequences. Decode constructed languages, navigate unfamiliar operating systems, and survive the unknown in this puzzle-survival experience.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Point & Click 16.8%, Text-Based 16.1%, Mystery 6%

  10. #10 Hotel Hermes
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Point & Click 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Text-Based 15.2%, Adventure 9.8%

  11. #11 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
    90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
    Windows

    A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.

    Why similar: Text-Based 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Point & Click 15%, Investigation 9.6%

  12. #12 Major's Heart
    89% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Dormouse
    Windows

    A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Point & Click 20.2%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 10.3%, Text-Based 10.1%

  13. #13 Alien History
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Adam
    Windows

    A knowledge discovery game inspired by ancient astronaut theories. Travel across nine world regions, consult expert informants, and piece together evidence of non-human intelligence hidden in ancient civilizations. Every discovery brings you closer to the truth.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Point & Click 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 8.3%

  14. #14 Universe Has No Favorites
    88% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
    Windows · Mac

    Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.

    Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Point & Click 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Sci-fi 8.9%

  15. #15 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,733 reviews2024
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Investigation 17.5%, Text-Based 16.4%, Point & Click 15.4%, Emotional 8.3%

  16. #16 Saltsea Chronicles
    87% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2023
    Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
    Windows · Mac

    It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 12.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Point & Click 11.7%

  17. #17 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
    86% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2026
    Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Point & Click 14.6%, Emotional 10.5%

  18. #18 題名のないゲーム理学会
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: taro
    Windows

    ゲームハードの品薄はなぜ起こるのか 転売ヤーがいかに悪いのか ゲームにまつわる知的好奇心を満たすSFアドベンチャーここに開幕 タイトルの由来にもなった某コンサート番組をモチーフに オーケストラ調の楽曲が物語を彩ります。 Unity1WeekGameJamにてサウンド一位を獲得した製作者によって 全ての楽曲が手掛けらています。

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Text-Based 12.4%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 10.6%

  19. #19 Eternal Affairs
    84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Heart's Choice
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Recover a stolen artifact and lose your heart as a secret magical agent! Can you uncover an arcane conspiracy before the clock runs out? An interactive, text-based magical romance novel.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 26.2% ★, Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Emotional 10.2%

  20. #20 hallucination - 幻觉
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 207 reviews2021
    Dev: 灰烬天国
    Windows · Mac

    Sequel of Old Watch

    Why similar: Conspiracy 27.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 15.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%

  21. #21 スマートフォン
    82% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2026
    Dev: OwataStudio
    Windows

    見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Text-Based 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 10.8%

  22. #22 Epimutation
    83% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: Barbieronpa
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Point & Click 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%

  23. #23 Awakewood
    82% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: NeuroCreativa
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Will returns to bury his mother and leave right away, but everything changes when he finds a stranger in the woods. As the house decays and roots swallow everything, saving her comes with an irreversible cost: uncovering a truth hidden in Awakewood for ten years.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Point & Click 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Text-Based 10.1%

  24. #24 Faultline.Exe
    80% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Jason BannPub: VibeAxis
    Windows

    The median lifespan of a new operative is 8 minutes. Try to beat the average. Hack a dying space station, outsmart a corrupted AI, and dodge rogue autodocs in cheesy FMV glory. Halcyon HR reminds you that dying on the clock instantly voids your pension. 12 brutal endings.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 24% ★, Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 11.5%

  25. #25 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,702 reviews2026
    Dev: yattytheman
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 29.1% ★, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 13.7%

  26. #26 Hadean Lands
    81% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2016
    Dev: Zarfhome Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Text-Based 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 1.7%

  27. #27 Direct Investigation
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Socopus Interactive
    Windows

    Seoul, 2035. A first-person noir text adventure. Step into the shoes of Park Eunkyul, an investigator who verifies what no one else wants verified. Read the scene, question the witness, follow erased traces — and watch every certainty you started with quietly fall apart.

    Why similar: Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Conspiracy 13.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%

  28. #28 Watashi Suzume
    79% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
    Windows

    Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 16.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Emotional 11.8%

  29. #29 Welcome to Victorville
    77% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
    Dev: Studio 7e
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your name is Gary Patterson. After waking up in a strange facility with your work partner Victor Adams, you must make a choice: Play along with Victor's plans? Or go it alone and make an escape? Only YOU can decide.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 13.8%, Conspiracy 10% ★, Investigation 8.9%

  30. #30 The Mansion of Campanillas
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Lacinia Estudio
    Windows

    Campanillas, 1963. A stranger leaves you a ruined house and a district hiding its disappearances. You don't solve a crime: you learn to read a place. Weigh every account —Trust, Doubt, Dismiss. Andalusian rural horror.

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.5%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Point & Click 9%

  31. #31 My Dear Frankenstein -English Edition-
    78% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: NUMBER7Pub: Moonchime Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Play as man-made boy, Adam, in this emotional adventure. Explore the city at night in search of the fragments of his heart!

    Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Emotional 20.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Adventure 8.7%

  32. #32 Still Joking
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: Purple Brick Games
    Windows · Mac

    What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 11%

  33. #33 Inflorescences
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FloriProductions
    Windows · Mac

    A visual novel strategy game where your floral fragrances determine the fate of your mysterious shop and its patrons. Make choices, talk to customers, and shape the story. Get ready for a journey of heartfelt connections and strategic decision-making.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Text-Based 19.5%, Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Mystery 12.4%, Point & Click 12.3%

  34. #34 Ruins of Araethia
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Gloomy Lantern
    Windows

    An open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic medieval fantasy world. Learn to survive, fight off threats, and thrive in a harsh world.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Text-Based 16.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%

  35. #35 Sherlock Mysteries: Victorian Investigations
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Socrates Games Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Book-style murder investigation game set in Victorian London. Logic, Deduction and Attention to Details - use this to solve game mysteries. Unfold story chapters, investigate clues, visit London historical locations - and help to get murder into jail.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Text-Based 17.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 8%

  36. #36 振り子が止まった夜に-ThePendulumLies-
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ElefseriaGames
    Windows

    “A full-fledged 3D mystery adventure that blends exploration and deduction” Use your own deductive skills to uncover the truth hidden within the mansion!

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Mystery 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 13.2%, Emotional 12.9%

  37. #37 It Could Happen to You
    73% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixel Noire GamesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
    Windows

    Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Point & Click 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  38. #38 Camille and Laura
    72% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: BonjourBorzoi
    Windows

    Camille and Laura is a point and click about the greatest adventure of all - parenting.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Point & Click 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Emotional 10.7%, Adventure 10.2%

  39. #39 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Infinite Zone
    Windows

    A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.1%

  40. #40 Artificial Nexus
    72% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%

  41. #41 Dissension
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Disguised Games
    Windows

    Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 21% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%

  42. #42 Z Diaries
    71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Nexus Media
    Windows

    Z Diaries is an interactive zombie fiction game where you read daily diary entries. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. The objective is to escape from Portland before the bombs drop.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Zombies 19.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%

  43. #43 Cold Case
    70% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
    Windows · Mac

    Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Point & Click 17.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%

  44. #44 Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 97 reviews2021
    Dev: Old World Studios™
    Windows · Mac

    Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening is an epic Egyptian adventure into the Giza Sphinx & Great Pyramid—the last of the seven ancient wonders. Explore secret chambers, discover hidden tombs, unearth sacred relics, & unravel an ancient Riddle, entombed for centuries by the ancient Egyptians!

    Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Point & Click 17.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 9.5%

  45. #45 Forgotten Paths
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bronixia
    Windows · Mac

    Awaken in a ruined world with no memory. A second chance to redeem yourself, but survival is a daily challenge. Aid survivors, manage madness with a black cat's help, and uncover your true purpose.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Emotional 11.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 7.9%

  46. #46 水彩画は水底に沈む
    68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: takonoko
    Windows

    Watercolors Sink Beneath the Surface is a nostalgic pixel-art point-and-click adventure set on Narumi Island, where only an abandoned high school stands. Years later, two girls return to complete a watercolor inspired by their school memories, gathering ideas from the remnants of the past.

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Text-Based 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Adventure 11.3%

  47. #47 Old Skies
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,045 reviews2025
    Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Point & Click 19.1%, Emotional 14.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%

  48. #48 The Last Among The Dead
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gamecision
    Windows

    Dive into a devastated world where survival depends not only on your weapons… but on your choices. In The Last Among The Dead, play as a survivor trapped in a land ravaged by a mysterious infection.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 14.5%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Zombies 12%

  49. #49 A Hundred Light Years
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Green Apple Tree Games
    Windows

    A text-based space survival game inspired by The Oregon Trail. Lead your family 100 light-years across deep space to a distant colony. Every choice matters. Not everyone makes it. Some things out there are worse than death.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Text-Based 19.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%

  50. #50 CLOSED HANDS
    70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: PASSENGER
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Text-Based 29.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Adventure 13.2%

  51. #51 Oremus
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Narkhos & Stormi
    Windows · Linux

    This text adventure, beautifully illustrated in pixel art, invites you to explore a medieval abbey filled with secrets. You take full control by entering commands directly on your keyboard through a flexible command parser, allowing for free and immersive interaction.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Text-Based 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Mystery 9.9%, Adventure 6.2%

  52. #52 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    66% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2025
    Dev: coly Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 17%, Mystery 16.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%

  53. #53 Pact of the Black Tide
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Dunlin Productions
    Windows

    A narrative point-and-click adventure game blending puzzles and wit. Explore, interact with a cast of colorful characters, combine items, and manipulate reality through an integrated magic system. Humor, adventure, and discovery await to bring you into new and unexpected worlds.

    Why similar: Point & Click 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Text-Based 22.7%, Adventure 14.6%, 2D 4.1%

  54. #54 Where is Starlingdive
    66% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Studio N
    Windows · Mac

    A college radio DJ has vanished, but the school says she withdrew. Search forum posts and confidential records to uncover the people behind anonymous handles. Piece together what happened to Starlingdive in a deduction mystery spanning three connected cases, from college radio to the music industry.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Point & Click 18.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 16.5%, Text-Based 14.8%

  55. #55 Tale of android after the Apocalypse
    65% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Moko App.
    Windows

    Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 9.7%

  56. #56 Sarawak
    68% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
    Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Investigation 11.8%

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