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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Text-Based, Choices Matter, Story Rich.

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  1. #1 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
    97% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
    Windows · Mac

    A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Typing 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%

  2. #2 Anachronism\>
    96% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2021
    Dev: EloTherePub: Easy~ Interactive Software
    Windows · Mac

    It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?

    Why similar: Typing 28.1%, Text-Based 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%

  3. #3 Between the Lines
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PastPulse Games
    Windows

    In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.

    Why similar: Typing 31.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

  4. #4 Dear Agony Aunt
    95% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2021
    Dev: Faye Strawberry
    Windows · Linux

    Congratulations! Your job application was successful. All you have to do now is get through the trial period. Respond to messages using a retro 2006 email client. The replies you send will determine whether you are hired or fired. Will you become a professional agony aunt?

    Why similar: Nostalgia 25.3%, Text-Based 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

  5. #5 Where are you, Cinderella?
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KimiNako
    Windows · Linux

    Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%

  6. #6 Every Letter
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 273 reviews2023
    Dev: Violet Fairy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Write letters with your typewriter on behalf of others in this cozy single-player game. Compose everything from simple hellos to theater scripts and love letters, express each client’s emotions, and find your own meaning to letter writing.

    Why similar: Typing 33%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Text-Based 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Emotional 10.5%

  7. #7 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Verse and Vision
    Windows

    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: Text-Based 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  8. #8 Yuika My Bestie
    92% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Feeling Potion
    Windows · Mac

    Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Text-Based 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%

  9. #9 Lost Connections
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Amber Pearl
    Windows

    If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

  10. #10 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
    91% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 9.6%

  11. #11 Opus Scriba
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Joeden's Quest
    Windows

    OPUS SCRIBA sends you on a hero’s journey through a magical world filled with unknown dangers, countless riches and an opportunity to become legend. Make choices to decide your fate or roll the dice and leave it to luck. Share your story with your friends and together you may just survive journey.

    Why similar: Typing 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%

  12. #12 Telvoikai
    89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%

  13. #13 Death that blooms into a flower
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BloomingFate
    Windows

    A story about love, death, and the universe, told through tarot cards.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  14. #14 Hysteria in Howlsbend
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jingyu Z.Pub: Chatbot AI Team @ CMU ETC
    Windows

    Hysteria in Howlsbend is an Interactive Narrative Experience driven by conversational AI Characters, created with the cutting-edge ChatGPT Language Model.

    Why similar: Typing 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%

  15. #15 Mart Mayhem
    86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Eleven Dot Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Be a convenience-store clerk in a first-of-its-kind chat game—and kick out AI Karens. There are no preset choices. Say what you couldn’t in real life and enjoy how the AI responds differently each time. A stress-relief game where your what-ifs come to life!

    Why similar: Typing 33%, Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  16. #16 Champion of the Gods
    87% matchVery Positive86% of 174 reviews2015
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  17. #17 Melancholy Love
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2021
    Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

  18. #18 one night, hot springs
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,091 reviews2018
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Emotional 8.9%

  19. #19 Soulbond
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Floating Realms
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Customize your fate in a fallen world: forge bonds and uncover secrets in a tale of power, love, and the weight of grief. Your choices define your path: how will you rise in the hierarchy of the damned?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Text-Based 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%

  20. #20 All (Too) Good Things
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: YOWPY games
    Windows

    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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Text-Based 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

  21. #21 We should talk.
    84% matchMixed57% of 163 reviews2020
    Dev: Insatiable CyclePub: Whitethorn Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

    Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 9.7%

  22. #22 Tower of the Ice Lich
    82% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
    Windows · Mac

    A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  23. #23 Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Meiri Games
    Windows · Mac

    Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Emotional 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%

  24. #24 Liar Luna
    81% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Tiny Moon Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as Luna, a girl caught in a fight between armed insurgents and spies. Help her navigate her way to saving her friend. Explore a laboratory dedicated to the production of new materials. Enjoy a lighthearted and chaotic story of a girl out of her depth in an espionage mission.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Anime 10.9%

  25. #25 A Week Before Autumn
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Paper
    Windows

    Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Text-Based 19.4%, Nostalgia 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%

  26. #26 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
    79% 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: Text-Based 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  27. #27 Yonder World: Interview with the Void
    81% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: Fluttering Abyss
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 11%

  28. #28 Pirates Of Gensokyo
    79% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2024
    Dev: DemonChucklePub: SoLunar
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Marisa rounds up a most unlikely crew, in search of adventure, and of course, treasure! Interpersonal conflict ensues among the crew, but in the end, their stark differences bring clarity to their personal lives. The real treasure is the one you find within yourself!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

  29. #29 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 925 reviews2021
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

  30. #30 The Trials of Ozymandias
    78% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Golden Axolotl Studios
    Windows · Mac

    The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 9.3%

  31. #31 ESC
    77% matchVery Positive99% of 105 reviews2020
    Dev: Lena RainePub: Radical Dreamland
    Windows

    An interactive novel about identity, roleplay, and dreams.

    Why similar: Typing 28%, Text-Based 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  32. #32 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 195 reviews2025
    Dev: MUTAN
    Windows

    Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Typing 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

  33. #33 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
    76% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
    Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
    Windows · Mac

    A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

  34. #34 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this choice-driven interactive tale.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  35. #35 Graveyard Girls
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Delphinium Interactive
    Windows

    Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 10.9%

  36. #36 Open Spaces SE
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 10%

  37. #37 Vogvhathos
    74% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows

    As an elf in a panicked flight from home, you discover a more dangerous secret: a human claiming to be a dragon.

    Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%

  38. #38 summer story
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: karol_thegame
    Windows · Linux

    Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  39. #39 Heart of mobius
    73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: gunsturn Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!

    Why similar: Text-Based 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Emotional 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

  40. #40 Miss Sasami is Losing Her Mind!
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A light-hearted lesbian romance between a tired office lady and a gyaru foxgirl. Make choices as Sasami and pursue a relationship with the cheerful Mirai, or risk ruining it.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%

  41. #41 Mass of Consumption
    71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  42. #42 Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 172 reviews2014
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

    Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choices Matter 5.9%

  43. #43 Animal Cafe
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Luna has been working too hard, fortunately as she finishes up each night she manages to find her way to a hidden out of the way cafe, one where the gals all dress up like different animals. It could be a place for dreams to come true, or just for Luna to blow off some steam and relax each night.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  44. #44 DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2024
    Dev: Oleg Skutte
    Windows

    DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.

    Why similar: Typing 30.1%, Text-Based 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  45. #45 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 reviews2023
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 10.1%

  46. #46 Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel
    71% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2021
    Dev: Bandit Visual Games
    Windows

    Foul Play tells the story of a young, bright-eyed detective who is determined to succeed. Her world quickly turns upside down after she is tasked with catching a sexy, mercurial assassin. In the end, she'll need to determine how pure her conscience really is. After all, justice is subjective.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

  47. #47 Water Girls
    71% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows

    Visit a variety of water attractions with Jasmin, Celia and Brianna as they strive to have a day of fun together in this Fun yuri/lesbian LGBTQ+ visual novel game.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

  48. #48 Emily is Away <3
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 6,586 reviews2021
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.

    Why similar: Nostalgia 18.7%, Typing 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

  49. #49 Whispers From The Rift
    69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
    Windows

    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 23.3%, Text-Based 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  50. #50 Open Sorcery: Sea++
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2021
    Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You wake up at the bottom of the ocean, surrounded by your broken memories. Reclaim and compile your magic or drown in a sea of dreams.

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.4%

  51. #51 Lone Bird in the Tree
    68% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: Aosolagame
    Windows · Mac

    “Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Text-Based 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  52. #52 Et le grain mourut
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fülli
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Emotional 10.5%

  53. #53 Roadwarden
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
    Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

    Why similar: Text-Based 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 6.8%, Choices Matter 6.5%

  54. #54 Sisterly Bliss ~Don't Let Mom Find Out~
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: eyephonPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Anime 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Emotional 8.1%

  55. #55 Star Crystal Warriors Go!
    66% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    When nightmare monsters invade your city, can you and your friends defeat them with your dream magic and still make it to school on time? A text-based interactive magical girl anime novel, 250,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 10%

  56. #56 Choice of Robots
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    Why similar: Text-Based 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 5.2%

  57. #57 Black Lily's Tale
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 478 reviews2023
    Dev: 1000-REKA
    Windows

    Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.

    Why similar: Typing 40.5%, LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Emotional 6.8%, Anime 6.4%

  58. #58 Fate is not a line
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
    Windows

    Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Text-Based 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 7.5%

  59. #59 180 Files: The Aegis Project
    68% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2020
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover a web of evil as a superspy! Break rules, break hearts–don't break cover.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%

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