- #1 Attentat 1942
97% matchVery Positive93% of 504 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: World War II 17.9% ★, FMV 16.2% ★, Historical 10.7%, Cinematic 9.1%, Investigation 7.6%
- #2 Undying Symphony
96% matchVery Positive85% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: Siberian Koala
Windows
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: World War II 37.8% ★, Historical 19.4%, Realistic 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #3 South of the Circle
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,728 reviews2022
Dev: State of PlayPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.7%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Emotional 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #4 My Child Lebensborn Remastered
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,362 reviews2023
Dev: Teknopilot ASPub: Hypotyposis
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Adopt Karin or Klaus in this dark, story-driven parenting game. Help your child cope with the effects of hatred and bullying. Balance resources to meet their needs. Based on the true stories of the Lebensborn children, you’ll make difficult choices that will impact your child’s life forever.
Why similar: World War II 20.2% ★, Historical 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Emotional 11.1%, War 9%
- #5 Gerda: A Flame in Winter
94% matchVery Positive95% of 552 reviews2022
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?
Why similar: World War II 30.3% ★, Historical 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Emotional 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #6 Ukraine War Stories
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,081 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: War 19.5%, Historical 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 9.3%
- #7 Through the Darkest of Times
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,155 reviews2020
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.
Why similar: World War II 32.6% ★, Historical 17.5%, Emotional 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #8 BatteryNote
90% 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: Dialogue Heavy 23.7%, Emotional 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #9 Telling Lies
92% matchMixed63% of 1,323 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 37.2% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Realistic 10.9%, Point & Click 10.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #10 1428: Shadows over Silesia
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 279 reviews2022
Dev: KUBI Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
Why similar: Historical 51.7%, Point & Click 24.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #11 Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv
91% matchVery Positive90% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Brenntkopf DevelopmentPub: Brenntkopf Publishing
Windows
The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.
Why similar: War 24.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Realistic 14.7%, Historical 11.3%
- #12 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,194 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Historical 16%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #13 Wanderlust: Travel Stories
89% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2019
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a bridge between literature and gaming. Step into the shoes of modern travelers—explore their desires, hopes and fears, and shape how their stories unfold. Make this journey your own.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Realistic 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Point & Click 12.4%
- #14 Over the Alps
89% matchVery Positive89% of 255 reviews2020
Dev: Stave StudiosPub: Tributary Games
Windows · Mac
A choices-matter spy thriller told through interactive postcards. Play a secret agent racing across 1930s Switzerland, sending coded reports to your handler. Charm, deceive or strong-arm your way through a Hitchcockian tale where every choice shapes the story.
Why similar: World War II 35.7% ★, Choices Matter 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #15 Breakout 13
86% matchVery Positive88% of 7,474 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
Why similar: FMV 30.7% ★, Cinematic 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Realistic 8.9%
- #16 Through The Fragmentation
87% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 45.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #17 Torn Away
86% matchVery Positive93% of 702 reviews2023
Dev: perelesoq
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, War 16.4%, Emotional 13.1%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #18 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,127 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 38.7% ★, Historical 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Cinematic 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #19 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
84% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #20 Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,250 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
Why similar: FMV 34.4% ★, Historical 16.7%, Cinematic 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #21 The Light in the Darkness
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Voices of the ForgottenPub: Arcade Distillery
Windows
The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust, releasing free for educational purposes.
Why similar: World War II 42.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Emotional 17.2%, Adventure 7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #22 Chornobyl Liquidators
83% matchMixed48% of 705 reviews2024
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?
Why similar: Historical 28.4%, Emotional 19.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #23 Revolution: Young Mao
82% matchMostly Negative27% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: Runzhi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!
Why similar: Historical 39.7%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Emotional 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #24 Syberia: The World Before
80% matchVery Positive90% of 5,031 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Cinematic 17%, Historical 14.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Emotional 11.9%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #25 December 1914
81% matchVery Positive85% of 153 reviews2023
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
A comic-style narrative-oriented game based on the Christmas Eve Truce during World War I.
Why similar: Historical 25.9%, War 22.9%, Emotional 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #26 The Safe Place
79% matchVery Positive91% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a dramatic deep social point&click adventure about tough childhood and self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Hand-drawn 22.5%, Point & Click 22%, Adventure 8.6%, Emotional 5.9%
- #27 Panzer Hearts - War Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive82% of 135 reviews2018
Dev: HELYEES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Build the tanks, Date the girls, Choose your side. Live through the adventure and drama of an alternate universe World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 52.6% ★, Visual Novel 22.6%, Historical 19.4%, Adventure 5.4%
- #28 Viy: Retold Story
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Crazy HousePub: First Games Interactive
Windows
the game in the quest genre is based on the Gogol's story 'Vij'.
Why similar: FMV 29% ★, Cinematic 16.8%, Point & Click 11.2%, Investigation 9.9%, Realistic 8.8%
- #29 Monologue: Winter melancholy
78% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #30 Conquer the world
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,370 reviews2025
Dev: 互动之星
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"Conquer the world" is a historical theme of live-action interactive film game. First-person immersive experience, super-long and massive endings,rich interaction with multiple gameplay. Here,you will cross the river of history, Against invaders!
Why similar: FMV 32.6% ★, Historical 17.2%, War 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Cinematic 10.3%
- #31 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
78% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: FMV 28.1% ★, Cinematic 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Investigation 9.9%, Emotional 9.4%
- #32 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
76% matchVery Positive87% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Emotional 31.8%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #33 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 35.7%, Emotional 18.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #34 Portrait of a Torn
75% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Emotional 25.9%, Investigation 25%, Story Rich 16.7%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #35 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
73% matchVery Positive85% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Historical 26.6%, Investigation 21.8%, Point & Click 17.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #36 Unforgotten
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #37 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
76% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Gard Interactive
Windows · Mac
Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, War 17.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Choices Matter 12%
- #38 Fall of Porcupine
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 723 reviews2023
Dev: Critical RabbitPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #39 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan Lysenko
Windows
Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.
Why similar: FMV 30.7% ★, Cinematic 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Realistic 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #40 Forgotlings
72% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Throughline GamesPub: Hitcents
Windows
Award-winning cinematic narrative adventure set in a hand-drawn world of living forgotten objects. Lead Fig and the crew of the Volare through a story of identity, unity, and survival—where diplomacy, difficult choices, and moments of action shape the fate of five divided tribes.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.1%, Emotional 17.4%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #41 Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
75% matchVery Positive90% of 152 reviews2017
Dev: Wispfire
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.6%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #42 The Kids We Were
73% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: GAGEX Co., Ltd.
Windows
A cinematic adventure game with a heavy focus on narrative.
Why similar: Emotional 37.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #43 BROKEN LIFE
70% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: False Memory Dept.
Windows
BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Emotional 18.3%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #44 Guilty Parade
72% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: War 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #45 Mothmen 1966
71% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #46 WW2 Rebuilder
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,577 reviews2023
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.
Why similar: World War II 70.5% ★, Realistic 19.9%, Adventure 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #47 Road to Empress I
67% matchVery Positive87% of 13,226 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: FMV 36.3% ★, Choices Matter 13.2%, Historical 12.8%, Cinematic 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #48 Insects Awaken
67% matchVery Positive89% of 468 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: Historical 22.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #49 Sinking The Boats
67% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: World War II 33.3% ★, Historical 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #50 Misty Judgment
65% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: FMV 37.3% ★, Cinematic 18.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #51 Pentiment
66% 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: Historical 20%, Investigation 14.8%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #52 My Memory of Us
69% matchVery Positive92% of 951 reviews2018
Dev: Juggler GamesPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
My Memory of Us is a moving fairy tale about friendship and hope in the darkest moments of our times. Enter a hand-crafted, gorgeously animated 2D world full of adventure, exploration, stealth and puzzles. Meet the kids brought up in different worlds and help them survive during times of occupation.
Why similar: World War II 42.1% ★, Historical 19.8%, Emotional 15.3%, Story Rich 8%, Atmospheric 7%
- #53 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,087 reviews2016
Dev: iNK Stories
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.
Why similar: Historical 28.8%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #54 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 695 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: FMV 26.6% ★, Cinematic 16.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #55 Nine Witches: Family Disruption
69% matchVery Positive91% of 318 reviews2020
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).
Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Story Rich 26.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #56 WW2 Rebuilder: Germany Prologue
68% matchVery Positive85% of 416 reviews2022
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visit a part of war-torn Hamburg in the FREE Germany Prologue! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.
Why similar: World War II 49.9% ★, War 20.8%, Historical 13.8%, Realistic 12.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #57 The Berlin Apartment
64% matchVery Positive92% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Historical 35.7%, Story Rich 18.7%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 8.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #58 The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth
62% matchVery Positive91% of 3,009 reviews2026
Dev: 玛奇阿朵互娱科技Pub: 凤麟工作室
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You, an ordinary modern person, cross into the Three Kingdoms. There you meet legendary heroes and beauties. Will you retreat with your love, or rise to conquer the land? Every choice rewrites history—or leads to your doom.
Why similar: FMV 26.8% ★, War 10.4%, Cinematic 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #59 The Longest Road on Earth
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 647 reviews2021
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Why similar: Narrative 34.3% ★, Historical 18.9%, Emotional 15.6%, Point & Click 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #60 Siberian Way
66% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: ROOT GAMES
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Historical 28.6%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 7.5%