
Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Text-Based, Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter.

Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.

Dreaming After You
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.

Vanakan
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.
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Psychological 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
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 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Text-Based 22.7%, Adventure 10%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 20.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%
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 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Text-Based 16.3%, Psychological 12.3%, Lore-Rich 9%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Narration 15.6%, Psychological 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
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 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 21.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Visual Novel 7.6%
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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Narration 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Narration 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Text-Based 11%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
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 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
A daemonic, handcrafted visual novel where your choices shape erotic dreams, secrets, and ritual desires.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Narration 11.1%
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Narration 14%, Multiple Endings 10%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Psychological 11.7%, Visual Novel 5.7%
Small in scope, detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Text-Based 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Minimalist 9.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Text-Based 17%, Narration 12.2%, Psychological 9.7%
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Text-Based 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Narration 11%
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Text-Based 21.5%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%
CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Text-Based 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 3.1%
The abyss awaits. Descend into a minimalist visual novel about a girl in the future, and guide her through branching conversations, microgames, and explorable locations. Make friends with criminals, drink too much at dinner, or relax in a spa. Whatever happens, it was your choice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 16%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
This text adventure, beautifully illustrated in pixel art, invites you to explore a medieval abbey filled with secrets. You take full control by entering commands directly on your keyboard through a flexible command parser, allowing for free and immersive interaction.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Text-Based 23.8%, Narration 18%, Adventure 5.7%
See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 19.7%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Narration 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Text-Based 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Adventure 5.5%, Story Rich 1.6%
Detailed, gritty text-based fantasy RPG centered on dungeon crawling with traps, puzzles, fights and loot. Recreates the gameplay of the old gamebooks. Simple battle system and hassle-free inventory management.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Text-Based 19.8%, Minimalist 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 7.1%
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Narration 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Dive into the shadows of this fairytale-like narrative experience with Birdie, making choices and helping her find freedom and light in the darkness. Love isn't always what it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Narration 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?
Why similar: Text-Based 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Psychological 6.1%
Interactive fiction starring Molly the Werezompire - a grad student who jumped into a portal, was killed by a werewolf, a zombie, and a vampire, and became a heroic werezompire! Also includes the sci-fi parody, Epiphany in Spaaace! Originally released on XBLIG.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Text-Based 25.8%, Female Protagonist 9%, Adventure 6.9%
Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Text-Based 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 5.1%
Welcome to MONSTER LUV RADIO, where you play a radio DJ giving dating advice to a host of supernatural creatures! Keep your ratings up by giving sound advice and following the rhythm of your DJ mix board, and make sure your boss doesn't shut down your show!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 15.8%, Narration 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
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 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Text-Based 15.2%, Narration 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Multiple Endings 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Lore-Rich 9.7%
In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Adventure 9.4%
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Psychological 14%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Text-Based 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Casual 5.6%
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Lore-Rich 12%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Text-Based 25.1%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Non-Linear Text Quests is a bundle of text games of various genres. Here you can find interactive stories with branching plots and text-only versions of classic Point & Click quests, where you can communicate with different characters, use your inventory and combine items in various locations.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Narration 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
Writing on a blog and using her obscure ability, the mysterious Nightingale has been helping people in danger for years. Now, she’s forced to disappear, facing threats from a killer... one of those people she helped in the past. An interactive short story featuring an advanced navigation UI.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Narration 9.2%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Psychological 11.9%
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Text-Based 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Visual Novel 8.6%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Psychological 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Narration 12.1%
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Adventure 7%
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Narration 14%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Narration 9.6%
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%
Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Minimalist 12.2%, Narration 11%
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Text-Based 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%
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 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Visual Novel 7.9%
Newly hired for a revitalization program, work against a ticking clock and navigate a skeptical boss, a lousy friend, and discrimination while making hiring decisions. Interactive narrative with timed decisions Critical thinking Prosocial Empathy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Text-Based 18.6%, Narration 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Visual Novel 7.6%
In this narrative game, you play as Paula Cole, a food safety officer for a multinational corporation, who gradually takes on the role of whistleblower. The whole scenario is based on a journalistic work, coordinated with the online newspaper Mediapart.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Narration 18.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Psychological 14%, Multiple Endings 12%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Psychological 13.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 6.1%
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 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Adventure 5.9%
A choice-driven narrative game with RPG mechanics, filled with cosmic wonders and horror. Forge your own path across more than 50 unique endings. Barter, upgrade your character, fight, and explore alien worlds, overcoming every obstacle to find your way back to Earth… and to your daughter.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Narration 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Lore-Rich 7.3%