- #1 Birb Café
97% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Birbgames
Windows · Linux
Birb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter!
Why similar: Cooking 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Conversation 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #2 The Inspireist
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nabi Hamdi Mortan
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 45.5% ★, Conversation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #3 Venba
96% matchVery Positive93% of 3,365 reviews2023
Dev: Visai Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Narrative 28.1% ★, Cooking 23%, Conversation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #4 Peaches Interplanetary
95% matchPositive100% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: clover_p
Windows
Peaches Interplanetary is a short relaxing game about growing peaches on a spaceship. Explore the ship, talk to trees, drink some tea or coffee, and help Margot prepare for her first day spreading the power of peaches throughout the stars.
Why similar: Narrative 39.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 7.8%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #5 The Archipelago
94% matchVery Positive90% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: Never Done Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.
Why similar: Cooking 24%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Conversation 11.3%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #6 Dungeon Hotpot
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Renala Games
Windows
Dungeon Hotpot is a cozy narrative game set in a torchlit dungeon, where you comfort weary adventurers with warm, delicious bowls of monster hotpot.
Why similar: Cooking 26%, Narrative 22% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #7 Coffee Talk Tokyo
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Narrative 28.8% ★, Conversation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, Choices Matter 7%
- #8 Black Dog Bar
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Cooking 30.1%, Conversation 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #9 Loading Story
91% matchVery Positive94% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Potatodog
Windows
A short story about loading, I guess. Play as Memu@ as she explores the cyberpunk(ish) little town and interacts with its inhabitants.
Why similar: Narrative 33.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Conversation 19%, Cute 5.6%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #10 Cooking For MA!
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tuatara Tea Party
Windows
Go on an adventure through the spirit world to save your grandma from an evil sea serpent using the power of cooking! Cook dishes for different characters, exploring Korean cuisine in this story about identity, diaspora, and family.
Why similar: Cooking 30.7%, Narrative 28.1% ★, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 4.9%
- #11 Tails Noir Preludes
90% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Conversation 24.5%, Narrative 19.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Story Rich 7%
- #12 Beloved Bound
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lylac Games
Windows
A story-driven adventure game about a boy trapped in a mysterious virtual sanctuary. Explore, solve puzzles, and discover the secrets hidden in a world that never lets him go.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.6%, Narrative 13.3% ★, Story Rich 11%, Conversation 10.9%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #13 A Frail Qubit
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sledgehog Software
Windows · Linux
You control an Artifically Intelligent Quantum Bit (Qubit) completing mysterious Trials. Juggle being controlled by a Superintelligent master of the Infinite and employees of a large, ill-intentioned Corporation while reckoning with the nature of your reality.
Why similar: Narrative 35.4% ★, Conversation 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Story Rich 6%
- #14 Gazelle in a Winter Coat
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Box of Mushrooms
Windows
Gazelle in a Winter Coat is a story-exploration game with narrative puzzles and deep characters. Play through memories of Rene's adventure to find his mysteriously-vanished Big Bro in a looming-but-whimsical, mundane-but-magical, pixel and ink world.
Why similar: Narrative 33.2% ★, Lore-Rich 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Exploration 6.3%
- #15 Potion Tales
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NighttrainGames
Windows
Potion Tales is a potion brewing game, in which the potions you create decide the fate of your customers. Make yourself at home in a cozy potion kitchen and prepare different potions for the unique problems of your customers.
Why similar: Cooking 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #16 Forgotten Fields
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Frostwood InteractivePub: Dino Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Narrative 35.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Conversation 15.8%, Walking Simulator 8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #17 Alia's Chronicles
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: N-Zone
Windows
Alia’s Chronicles is a puzzle-narrative game where you play as Neniu, a semi-elf on his quest for identity. Every action you take impacts the story! Craft tools, use your powers to solve puzzles, and prove yourself to the inhabitants of this enchanting world.
Why similar: Narrative 36.5% ★, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #18 Soup Weather
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brie HealyPub: BeemBag
Windows · Mac
A short narrative exploration game in which you play as Bean, an unemployed, 20-something, smart-ass. Wander around town, play mini games, feed the geese, and get to know the neighbours as Bean’s sanity begins to slip...
Why similar: Narrative 47.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Exploration 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #19 KUU
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, Limited
Windows
Trapped in the fading light of a broken moonhouse, you have 30 nights to balance scarce resources. Grow meager rations in the weak earthlight. Navigate the emotional sanity of a fragile sisterhood. Decode ancient documents in search of secrets. Your only choices will be impossible ones.
Why similar: Narrative 37.2% ★, Conversation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #20 Sips and Sonnets
83% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a tea shop in the British countryside and enkindle your love for poetry in this heartfelt visual novel. Play as Ms Meadows, retired journalist and tea enthusiast, as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Listen to customers’ stories, brew tea, and craft wholehearted poems.
Why similar: Cooking 24.2%, Conversation 19.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #21 Moonlight Apothecary
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: tinymuse studio
Windows
Moonlight Apothecary is a visual novel and potion brewing simulator set in the witchy world of Ravensport. Meet, talk to, and help customers in search of fantasy-themed concoctions and a listening ear.
Why similar: Cooking 19.2%, Conversation 18.8%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #22 Grey Wake
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Second Fiddle Studio
Windows
In an intimate narrative-driven exploration game, wake up on a forgotten island between life and death equipped with only a compass, a telescope, and a weathered sailboat. Chart the haunted archipelago, relive faded memories, and uncover the truth about what, and who, you came here to find.
Why similar: Narrative 31.7% ★, Conversation 16%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #23 Grifford Academy
81% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: LandShark Games
Windows · Mac
Grifford Academy is a story-rich, coming-of-age RPG set in a mystical book realm where your decisions shape the personalities of the characters. Engage in strategic turn-based combat as you set out to discover the secrets of Caldria.
Why similar: Narrative 31.9% ★, Conversation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #24 The Glitch Witch
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glitchcraft GamesPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
In a tech-dead future, you play as Rosette, repairing broken tech by solving circuit puzzles to uncover the lost power of 80s technology. She is thrilled about this discovery - until she faces accusations of witchcraft. Will friendship triumph, or force her to choose between power and acceptance?
Why similar: Narrative 42.7% ★, Conversation 15%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 5.4%
- #25 Old Thiess: The Werewolf’s Trial
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Wrwwoulf Studio
Windows
Inspired by a historical event, relive the trial of Old Thiess, a 17th-century Livonian peasant accused of being a werewolf. Through his testimony, fight demons and witches in Hell to protect the villagers of Jürgensburg from a diabolical cult.
Why similar: Narrative 51% ★, Lore-Rich 14%, Conversation 8.9%, Exploration 6.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #26 Pelican Post
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shoreside StudioPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows
Pelican Post is a cozy narrative game about building community by delivering mail to a town of charming characters. As Port Pleasant's mailman, you'll get to know the townsfolk and make a difference in their lives.
Why similar: Narrative 47.8% ★, Story Rich 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Cute 6.6%, Female Protagonist 4.2%
- #27 Pechka: Historical Story Adventure
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Growing Seeds
Windows
This game portrays the tragic history of war in a 2D adventure format, set against real events. It provides a realistic experience, encompassing themes of betrayal, death, and love, while also offering multiple endings driven by player choices. Discover the impact of this era's tragedy firsthand.
Why similar: Narrative 33% ★, Conversation 15.7%, Lore-Rich 15%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #28 Midnight Ramen
78% matchVery Positive98% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Cooking 29%, Conversation 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #29 Fractured Library
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Raguthra Studios
Windows · Mac
An enchanted library - once bustling with life - now swirls with dangerous magic that is weakening barriers between worlds, causing some strange things to happen. Travel to the worlds within the pages to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore the library to its former glory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Conversation 15.5%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Exploration 9.5%
- #30 Sky of Tides
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.Pub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Explore numen9, where the oceans float in the sky. In this rich narrative adventure, Rin D'Lorah sets off to find her missing father with a runaway rebel and a robot with humor settings on max. Make choices and balance your character to reach the true ending and unlock an exclusive animated series!
Why similar: Narrative 48.8% ★, Conversation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8%, Story Rich 6%
- #31 Radio Ghosts
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: B.J. Best
Windows
Radio Ghosts is a narrative game about geometry tests, vampire baristas, and camping with your mom.
Why similar: Narrative 40.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
- #32 India 89
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bhaumik Patel
Windows
India ’89 is a story based cooking game, where you are a 10 year old from the UK experiencing a small village in India in 1989. You cook various dishes as a street food vendor in different locations. Explore the joy of village life, family and cooking.
Why similar: Cooking 32.4%, Conversation 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Narrative 12.7% ★, Exploration 5.1%
- #33 Koko's Cafe
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Conversation 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #34 Project Salon
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
Windows
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Conversation 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Relaxing 10%
- #35 Frog Bard
74% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Moon Candy
Windows
Frog Bard is a short, poetic experience about finding inspiration in the world around you. Explore a simple forest and perform reflective ballads as you travel from inn to inn.
Why similar: Narrative 41.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Relaxing 9.2%, Cute 6%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #36 手撕道祖,脚踩大乘(Tao Ancestor's Vanquisher)
73% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Jinglin Games
Windows
A story-rich single-player AVG RPG. Features a 2-hour main storyline with multiple branching narratives, encompassing political intrigue, demon clan wars, and emotional entanglements. confront the apocalyptic crisis of the demon clan's resurgence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Conversation 23.8%, Lore-Rich 20.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #37 Road 96: Mile 0
74% matchMixed68% of 1,995 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Narrative 22.5% ★, Conversation 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #38 Sub-Verge
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Narrative 41.7% ★, Conversation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #39 Death and Taxes
75% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Narrative 31.3% ★, Conversation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #40 Heaven's Vault
75% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Narrative 43.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Exploration 5.6%
- #41 Many Nights a Whisper
70% matchVery Positive95% of 654 reviews2025
Dev: Deconstructeam
Windows
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
Why similar: Narrative 33.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Conversation 13.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #42 Panoptia
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: EnricosUt
Windows
Panoptia is a narrative-driven atmospheric exploration game about a strange building called Panoptia that has mysteriously appeared in town. No one knows what secrets hides in its depths. Uncover these secrets if you hope to ever escape...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Exploration 8.5%
- #43 Refrain: Verse of Fate
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: illusorys
Windows
A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Narrative 32.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #44 Colors of the Past
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: YEON 연
Windows · Linux
Soo-ji is pulled back into her past through haunting melodies and unsaid words. As she uncovers hidden truths, she must face her trauma and decide whether to find redemption or let go forever.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Lore-Rich 21.3%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Relaxing 8.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #45 随风而逝 Story About Times
73% matchVery Positive81% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: cdhy interactive
Windows
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Why similar: Narrative 39.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #46 Lost in Love: Berlin
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lake System
Windows · Mac
Swipe, date & survive Berlin’s wild winter nights in this story-rich horror dating sim. Help Nora find herself — balance Energy, Cash & rising Pain while sex clubs, techno raves, and a messy ex tear your heart apart. Merry Christmas! Your choices decide who you wake up as.
Why similar: Narrative 31.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Conversation 13.5%, Story Rich 9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #47 Bartender Hustle
71% matchVery Positive84% of 231 reviews2022
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mix amazing cocktails while you climb the ranks as a bartender and unlock diverse bartending venues in this narrative-driven bartender simulator.
Why similar: Narrative 36.8% ★, Cooking 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Relaxing 4.6%
- #48 Interdimensional Gas Station
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hadi ChaabanPub: Twin Dragon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a sci-fi narrative where you run a gas station on a drifting asteroid in the infinite void. Service increasingly complex alien ships, upgrade and expand your gas station's operations, and shape the fate of the galactic stage through your choices!
Why similar: Narrative 17.7% ★, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #49 The Faraway King
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Out of Time Interactive
Windows
A narrative adventure with exploration and visual novel elements. Join J.D. on a journey through the nation of Yoom to find the mythical figure known as the Faraway King and rid himself of his supposed curse. But should J.D. trust his bizarre companion, Zxtabella?
Why similar: Narrative 45.7% ★, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Fantasy 5.1%, Exploration 4.9%
- #50 Far from Noise
72% matchVery Positive84% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: George Batchelor
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Far from Noise is a narrative set on the edge of a cliff, where two characters discuss what it means to balance between life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 35.6% ★, Conversation 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Story Rich 7.1%, Choices Matter 6%
- #51 Come to my party!
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIMSANG YOON
Windows
Set in a South Korean elementary school in 1999, 『Come to my party!』 follows 10-year-old Jimin's quest for her first-ever birthday party. Through multiple endings filled with laughs and heart, step into a story that might remind you of your own childhood.
Why similar: Narrative 26% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Conversation 15.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #52 Project Atlas
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Outerlynx
Windows
Inspired by the 3I/Atlas comet, Project Atlas is a story-driven sci-fi narrative following Commander Simth as she tracks a mysterious object through deep space and discovers a truth no one is prepared for.
Why similar: Narrative 48.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #53 Project Homecoming Haven
66% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Narrative 53.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Relaxing 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Exploration 4.7%
- #54 Before They Catch Us
66% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 35.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #55 10mg: Stroke
70% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Bluish-Green ProductionsPub: Bluish-Green Games Inc.
Windows
The memory of a medical emergency crafted into an Interactive Fiction. How will you act when someone you love is in the middle of a medical emergency and all you can do is wait?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Narrative 26.6% ★, Story Rich 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #56 Talewarden: Riders of the New Day
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bucket Hat Cat
Windows · Mac
Talewarden is a weird west adventure visual novel. Restore time on a planet where the sun never sets as you explore locations, talk, romance, and bond with your companions. Find the source of the voice in your head and discover why you all fell here from different worlds.
Why similar: Narrative 39.1% ★, Conversation 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #57 Xochi's Apothecary
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Narrative 30.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Fantasy 8%
- #58 Sumire
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 924 reviews2021
Dev: GameTomo TeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.
Why similar: Narrative 27% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #59 Dot's Home
68% matchVery Positive86% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: Weathered SweaterPub: Rise-Home Stories Project
Windows · Mac
DOT’S HOME is a single-player, 2D, narrative-driven video game that follows a young Black woman in Detroit living in her grandmother’s beloved home, as she travels through time to relive key moments in her family’s history where race, place, and home collide in difficult choices.
Why similar: Narrative 51.1% ★, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Exploration 6.4%
- #60 Vessels
68% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Narrative 44.5% ★, Conversation 22.5%, Exploration 7.1%, Choices Matter 7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%