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  1. #1 Five Biggest Accomplishments
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Assembling Chickens GamesPub: Fennonauts
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Noir 13.1%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%

  2. #2 All (Too) Good Things
    96% 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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

  3. #3 Pasajeros
    96% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
    Dev: GameLoop
    Windows

    Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Noir 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%

  4. #4 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Richday
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%

  5. #5 LifeSimOS
    94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Clayton Davis
    Windows

    A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Text-Based 10.5%

  6. #6 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    94% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

  7. #7 Wildwake
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Moonhaze Games
    Windows

    Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%

  8. #8 Do 11
    92% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
    Dev: SJR Team
    Windows · Mac

    Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  9. #9 Fixer's Tale
    91% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Emblem Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Nonlinear 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%

  10. #10 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kashi Maadsen
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9%

  11. #11 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Munitions Mori
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Noir 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  12. #12 Serania - Path of the Scion
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FableTree Productions
    Windows · Mac

    Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 13.9%, Nonlinear 11.3%

  13. #13 Guilt Free
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
    Dev: Lateral Games
    Windows · Mac

    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: Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 11.3%

  14. #14 Veils of the Past
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TangoScarMike Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological mystery where every clue reshapes reality. Unravel the link between a vanished woman and your missing sister, only to discover four entirely different truths, each revealing a new world, a new enemy, and the price of remembering.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Noir 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Nonlinear 9.8%

  15. #15 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
    87% matchVery Positive97% of 142 reviews2024
    Dev: ST Sinovar
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  16. #16 Parasite in Love
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows

    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 23%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

  17. #17 Shadow of Paris
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aris Script
    Windows

    Paris’s life changes when she encounters a charming stranger who seems to be watching her. This choice-driven psychological visual novel delivers a tense, intimate story focused on curiosity, trust, and crossing dangerous boundaries.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Noir 12.5%, Nonlinear 10.6%

  18. #18 Villienville. Echoes of Deception
    85% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: JAD Labs
    Windows · Mac

    A text role-playing game about the fate of a mercenary who finds himself in the strange village: Villienville. Investigate who benefits from the sudden appearance of “ghosts” and help residents protect their homes from a mysterious enemy. The main thing is not to make a mistake in your choice!

    Why similar: Nonlinear 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 11.9%

  19. #19 Whispering Memories
    84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Stellar Forge
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Text-Based 10.1%

  20. #20 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
    83% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%

  21. #21 Wild Island Quest
    84% matchMixed53% of 345 reviews2015
    Dev: NLB project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.4%

  22. #22 The Trials - Chapter Two
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hama Studios
    Windows

    A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Text-Based 10.2%

  23. #23 Shadows of Betrayal
    82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Visual Novel 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  24. #24 Mass of Consumption
    81% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Text-Based 9.8%

  25. #25 Sunset High
    80% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: Turnip Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Noir 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 10.6%

  26. #26 Monsters of Little Haven
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 437 reviews2019
    Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Nonlinear 15%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%

  27. #27 Thoughtless
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aky Heart
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8%

  28. #28 Cryspace
    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
    Windows

    Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%

  29. #29 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
    79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Emperor
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  30. #30 Road to Karatl
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Wild Angels Games
    Windows

    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: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  31. #31 Death Drive
    76% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2025
    Dev: LunaticMoon
    Windows

    Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Noir 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%

  32. #32 Coalescence
    78% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
    Dev: Black Banshee Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Noir 14.3%, Text-Based 11.9%

  33. #33 The Iron and the Oath
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FFire Studio
    Windows

    A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Nonlinear 15%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  34. #34 The Portal Pirate
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Interactive Fiction 24%, Text-Based 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Nonlinear 9.4%

  35. #35 Sacrificium
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Agard Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sacrificium is a dark psychological horror experience blending illustrated storytelling, branching choices, and sanity-driven gameplay. Trapped in a castle controlled by a satanic cult, you must escape before the nightmare consumes you.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Text-Based 10.4%

  36. #36 Scribe
    74% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
    Dev: TalesBar
    Windows

    Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choices Matter 12%

  37. #37 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TedRed
    Windows

    A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Text-Based 9.9%

  38. #38 Border of her Heart
    76% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
    Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Text-Based 10.9%

  39. #39 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 720 reviews2024
    Dev: JZPS Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Noir 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%

  40. #40 Alcyone: The Last City
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: Joshua Meadows
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%

  41. #41 Arderico's Journey
    73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Digital Masquerade
    Windows

    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 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11%

  42. #42 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Text-Based 17%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  43. #43 Do you have SALT?
    72% matchPositive91% of 43 reviews2024
    Dev: Sin and SunPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows

    A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

  44. #44 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: artbakeries
    Windows

    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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%

  45. #45 For Mother Matron
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2022
    Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac

    A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  46. #46 EBBIL: Alternative Bible
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: First Choir
    Windows

    In Heaven, mistakes have been made. In this story inspired by TMC, follow Archangel Gabriel through a trial of corruption and feigned purity as he explores celestial realms and the rekindling of lost friendships. Will you save the Heavens, or will you see them fall?

    Why similar: Nonlinear 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  47. #47 Fork in the Road
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pigeon in the Booth
    Windows · Mac

    In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Noir 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%

  48. #48 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
    69% matchVery Positive100% of 193 reviews2024
    Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
    Windows

    A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%

  49. #49 Not It: Spookiest Edition
    71% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2021
    Dev: Snowhaven Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  50. #50 Circus Saboteur
    70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: No Sequels Cooperative
    Windows

    A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%

  51. #51 Vanakan
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Erik Khachatryan
    Windows

    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 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  52. #52 Still Joking
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2024
    Dev: Purple Brick Games
    Windows · Mac

    What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Text-Based 11.2%

  53. #53 Whispers From The Rift
    68% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%

  54. #54 Contra Spem Spero
    67% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

    Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

  55. #55 Tower of the Ice Lich
    67% matchPositive100% of 18 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: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  56. #56 Echoes of Pinebridge
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Koalu Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  57. #57 墨心:波云诡船
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
    Dev: 1001 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Text-Based 11.3%

  58. #58 目を閉じてプレイするゲーム「星の記す真実」
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TeamKomori
    Windows

    When you start the game, the narrator will instruct you to “close your eyes.” At that moment, whether you actually close them or keep them open will change the course of the story. Listen carefully to the voice as you proceed, and find your way to the truth.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Text-Based 10.8%

  59. #59 Обо: Шоу Теней
    65% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
    Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Noir 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

  60. #60 7 Days in Dystopia
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: YapabilityPub: Yapability Products
    Windows

    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 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%, Text-Based 7.6%

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