Games Like Tempest In A Teapot

Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Conversation 12%, Adventure 6.5%

Embark on a thrilling journey through this highly engaging science fantasy visual novel with memorable characters and multiple endings. Journey through space, uncover the past and pull off a heist or two as you negotiate the pitfalls of friendship and a crumbling reality. Can you save the universe?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Conversation 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%

The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. 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. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Adventure 18.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Story Rich 7.1%, Choices Matter 6.9%

In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%

Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 9%

Hank Krang, a dirty thief from the near future, recently had a self-aware time machine called the Time Excursion Digital Interface, or TEDI, fall into his lap after a poker game. He has decided to use this technology to go throughout time, stealing priceless artifacts.

Why similar: Time Travel 24.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%

Atonement is an interactive graphic novel set in the Wild West. 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. There are 3 storylines featuring a manhunt, a bank job, and a train robbery.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Conversation 11%

Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Conversation 13.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 12.9%

Take over a struggling bar on the politically tense Moon Village. Prepare and serve drinks, befriend and help your customers, find your purpose, and maybe even love... all while keeping the bar's lights on in this narrative driven bartending simulator set on the moon.

Why similar: Conversation 20%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%

After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Sci-fi 7.3%

A mysterious magic force knocks your research satellite out of orbit. You crash land and must try to survive on this planet ruled by nature. You meet character's and discover the mystery of the magic force as you try to get back home.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Conversation 14.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%

A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

In a shattered post-apocalyptic world, your story is forged through tension, intrigue, and humanity. Traverse hidden paths, witness multiple perspectives, and shape the fate of the last refuge. Will you wield cold steel or ignite the flame of empathy?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Adventure 20.9%, Sci-fi 12%, Story Rich 7.8%

A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.

Why similar: Conversation 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choices Matter 6.3%

You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.

Why similar: Conversation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Futuristic 9%

The Sequel to Sexbot, now in development.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Time Travel 16.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.5%, Adventure 8.7%

A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Conversation 10.8%, Choices Matter 9%

Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 5.7%

In LOVE! again... every choice leads to consequences. Choose your romance, and write your own story.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Conversation 8.5%

Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Conversation 11.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%

Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Adventure 17.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Text-Based 7.7%

Humanity went out to the stars and conquered a decent portion of the known galaxy. While technology advanced society did not necessarily. Greed, the struggle for power and influence is stronger than ever before and while besieged from outside forces there’s no lack of internal strife. -Visual Novel-

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Realistic 10.4%

A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?

Why similar: Time Travel 25.7% ★, Visual Novel 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%

IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Aliya’s Ascent is a story about a girl who mysteriously found herself in the middle of a boat towards an unknown land. Embark on a journey in the world of the first Legions and meet familiar faces as you unravel the tales that made the fabric of Bridgeworld. Every choice you make matters!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Adventure 17.6%, Conversation 15.4%, Story Rich 5.8%

An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%

Can you find what you're looking for? Or are you at the mercy of Tisik and her followers? Your words matter in this short game of dialogue.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Conversation 13.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%

How far will you go to keep your crown? A branching court politics drama, where every choice matters. Navigate treacherous lords, scheming family members, and angry peasants- all while trying to secure your kingdom’s future.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Conversation 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%

A choose-your-own-adventure novel. ​Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Adventure 7.1%

Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%

Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Conversation 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%

Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%

You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 31%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 2%

“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Adventure 20%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Indie 5.8%

4 years after the events of Angels with Scaly Wings, humans and dragons co-exist in a society built from the remains of a broken world. A new threat looms on the horizon. Re-discover this unique setting and lead an investigation in this compelling sci-fi visual novel with dating sim elements.

Why similar: Time Travel 18.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Conversation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%

Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%

Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Conversation 11%, Choices Matter 9.2%

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 10.4%

A visual novel in a post-apocalyptic setting. Find out what happened to humanity, traveling through the deserted world in search of the main character's family.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Futuristic 8.3%

泥沼化した世界大戦によって主要な電力インフラが失われ、文明が崩壊した未来。 遺物を求めて廃墟を渡るスカベンジャーのカイは、旧国家システムを掌握する謎の少女ミツハと出会う。 彼女の願いは、ただひとつ――かつて世界を支えた核融合炉を再び動かすこと。

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Futuristic 9.4%

"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Time Travel 15% ★, Choices Matter 8.2%

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: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Conversation 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%

Annoy this guys time in this comedic piece of interactive fiction.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Conversation 15.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 8.8%

You are in love with Kate, a beautiful and determined woman who is part of the rebooters movement. She encourages you to keep going by getting involved in the fight against the Accumulator, but you fear that the buts will catch you. Aren't Kate and the reboot worth any risk?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Conversation 11.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Text-Based 9.1%

Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Conversation 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 9%

Imagine being the only survivor of an explosion that kills thousands of people. That is the fate of Sofya Rykov. And survival is just the beginning of her tale... Episode 0: The Immolation is a free, standalone chapter in the Echoes of the Fey adventure game/visual novel series.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Adventure 27.4%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Indie 9.3%

Akari was a beloved streamer—until she died live on camera. Now, as a spirit, she’s still performing. You’ve been hired to speak with her, and uncover the truth behind the smile she never took off.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Conversation 11.5%

Waking up after a car accident to find yourself in another world? Welcome to "Sacred Trial." In a magical world, you face the threat of being summoned to the sacred trial. A fantasy detective adventure where you must prove your innocence in a fantasy world.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 4.9%

Back from hell and into Hyuga, enemies and allies clash in this epic sequel! Overcome ultimate despair or be consumed by it: the choice is yours, ronin!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%

「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Conversation 10.5%

Into Oblivion is an immerse interactive novel where your choices shape the story. Set in the far-future, explore a galaxy on the brink of crisis with dynamic companions. So, settle your mind and pray you have what it takes to fly Into Oblivion.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%

The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Story Rich 6.5%

A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 8.5%

On Love, On Monsters is a Frankenstein-inspired story with an emphasis on love in its many forms. Play as three characters with alternating POVs; the Doctor, The Priest, and The Exile. Bond with allies and enemies, avoid raising suspicion in the town of Blackmoore, and learn what it means to love.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 15.4%, Choices Matter 6.1%

An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 9%