- #1 Whispers of Gold
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #2 Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Cupcakes
Windows
"Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram" is a charming Nonogram puzzle-adventure game . When Nono, a watchmaker's daughter, finds a mysterious headband called "Riddle Me Bunny," she meets Gram, a magical blue rabbit. Together they solve picture-logic puzzles to restore their village's vanishing scenery!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #3 Garden of Roses: Summerset
96% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Outis Media
Windows · Mac
The prologue arc to the "Garden of Roses" story. A visual novel set in a world where monster girls walk among us. Take the role of Will Getz, a young man with a score to settle after 15 long years of being away from home.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 11.3%, Emotional 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #4 The Quiet After
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
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: Visual Novel 15.1%, Emotional 13.5%, Psychological 13%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #5 Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel
94% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #6 Diomedea Keep
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dryden Thomas Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balance sleuthing and romance to solve the murder of a Duke who... pretty much deserved it. Both the Empire and your love are at stake!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Hand-drawn 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #7 Poisoned Path
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Inspiration Overload Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #8 My Egg Girls: A Gentle Story
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HUMAN SIMULATE
Windows
Spend 100 days living with two “Egg Girls” in a gentle, bittersweet romance visual novel where four emotions—Affection, Empathy, Comfort, and Tension—gradually shape dialogue, distance, events, and endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #9 The Shame of a Daydreamer
91% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Micki
Windows
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 11.7%, Emotional 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
- #10 Vogvhathos
91% 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 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #11 The Cost of Salvation
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mokou Games
Windows · Mac
The Cost of Salvation is a story-rich adventure about a being created to preserve the world’s balance. Awaken across centuries, form fragile bonds, and face the weight of sacrifice in a journey through time, memory, and the meaning of life itself.
Why similar: Emotional 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #12 Fruit Salad Theory
90% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Pixels and Pins Studio
Windows
It's the night of the big ball, and things are going...well...they're going. When so many people of so many different species are gathered together in one place, you're sure to have an interesting time. But what if something a little more malicious is happening under the surface?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Text-Based 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #13 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Text-Based 11%
- #14 Transparent
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamDSN
Windows
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 15.3%, Emotional 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #15 Ending the Happy Route
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Water Phoenix
Windows
A visual novel depicting a protagonist who desperately struggles to change their fate of despair.
Why similar: Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #16 My Camp of Memories
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Emotional 13.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #17 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
- #18 Blossoms of Eternity
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JAYBE GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blossoms of Eternity by JAYBE GAMES is a thrilling time-travel saga in which Kuro, Miyu, and Aihara must confront not only their own feelings, but also power-hungry witches who can literally turn reality upside down.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Emotional 12.5%, Hand-drawn 12%, Mystery 9.1%
- #19 Return to Ash
84% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Emotional 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #20 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
84% 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: Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Choices Matter 14.3%
- #21 Lich Queen's Curse
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luke McCrea
Windows
An interactive fiction role-playing game. With a non-linear story line, your choices determine how the story plays out. Recruit allies to join your party, form relationships with party members, and even find romance. Will you choose a path of light? Or a path of darkness?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Emotional 11.8%
- #22 Horny Academy
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wet Ink
Windows
Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #23 Venus: Improbable Dream
82% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Borealis
Windows · Mac
Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again.
Why similar: Emotional 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #24 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
81% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #25 Katawa Shoujo
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 12.4%, Text-Based 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Psychological 9.4%
- #26 OU
81% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: room6Pub: G-MODE
Windows
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Emotional 16.1%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Fantasy 10%
- #27 Shepherd's Eye
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio AdaminaPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone has secrets at Found Sheep Farm, but it’s so much easier to pretend no one does! Will you pull the wool over your eyes, or will your pursuit of the truth make you the black sheep in this thrilling horror visual novel?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Psychological 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
- #28 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
78% matchNo user reviews
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 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #29 The Castle
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sankurusu
Windows · Linux
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.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Psychological 11.9%
- #30 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #31 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #32 Arderico's Journey
77% 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 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #33 Tower of the Ice Lich
76% 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: Lore-Rich 17.4%, Text-Based 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%
- #34 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #35 Trauma - Visual Novel
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KyleKun
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological 13%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #36 Whispering Memories
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #37 and yet, we dream
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological 11.4%
- #38 Rottenroots
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Klabautermann Games
Windows
In this haunting visual novel, you become Salem - torn between forbidden love and regime loyalty. Make split-second decisions that transform his personality in a solarpunk dystopia. With multiple paths and endings, your choices define who Salem becomes in a world where being different is dangerous.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Emotional 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #39 Reigns: The Witcher
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #40 Royal Duality
75% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Hyakuten Games
Windows
Royal Duality is an immersive dark fantasy visual novel with 15 endings, various side stories and hidden Easter Eggs all set in an engaging lore-rich world
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #41 Quiet Classroom
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Emotional 12.5%, Text-Based 11.2%, Psychological 9.2%
- #42 Symbol of Sacrifice
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Umbrella Labs
Windows
After experiencing a devastating event, three young siblings find themselves at the center of a struggle between two civilizations that could spell disaster on a global scale. A sacrifice must be made — one that will reshape the entire story and events that unfold. Who will you choose to sacrifice?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #43 Before They Catch Us
70% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11.1%
- #44 Moonbriar
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oldblood
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #45 Mnemosyne's Cube
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Muzutaru
Windows · Mac · Linux
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Psychological 11.6%, Text-Based 11.3%, Emotional 11.2%
- #46 The Lattice Grimoire
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows · Mac
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #47 Serania - Path of the Scion
71% 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: Text-Based 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #48 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
71% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Mystery 11.1%
- #49 Tri City Monsters
69% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #50 A Week in Paradise
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows
A Week in Paradise is an interactive narrative mystery. Discover the unusual circumstances of your arrival to a bar called Paradise, and drink through the night with the bar's charismatic regular. Each night, unravel the threads holding back memories in your dreams.
Why similar: Mystery 13.5%, Emotional 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #51 Open Spaces SE
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Psychological 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #52 Murder in Crayontopia
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Basil Games
Windows · Linux
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #53 Forest of Death Masks
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Emotional 9.7%
- #54 Mass of Consumption
67% 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 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #55 All (Too) Good Things
68% 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 21.2%, Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13%
- #56 History of Dragosa
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
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: Multiple Endings 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Fantasy 10.6%
- #57 Silk and Secrets: Rites of Pleasure
66% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate the orgiastic secret society beneath the modern-day Palace of Versailles! Will you expose their sex rituals or surrender to their pleasures? An interactive romance novel.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 10.7%
- #58 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
Windows
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 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #59 Zugzwang
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #60 Beneath their Names
65% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Owl's Howls
Windows
You are a scholarship student at the secluded Veir Academy. Two heroines. Nora or Lika? Trust or distance? Submit to the system — or break it? An introspective visual novel about tension, closeness, and silent choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%