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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter.

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Are you an android? Two university students volunteer for a paid experiment, rating an android's humanity—except Erin Cole isn’t told she might be the test subject. Their conversations about love, free will, and death challenge what it means to be human in this thrilling, melancholic visual novel.

Reviews: Positive — 85% — of 34 reviews
Released: 2026-02-13
Developer: ZEITGEISTLABOR
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Quantum Velvet Games
    Windows

    Aeterna: Rubra Plena is a visual novel otome game about happy romance, and dealing with depression, anxiety, and trauma. You play a beautiful young noblewoman dealing with her current and past experiences while finding love.

    Why similar: Otome 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Narration 8.7%

  2. #2 Gilded Shadows
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2022
    Dev: Steamberry Studio
    Windows

    A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.

    Why similar: Otome 19.6%, Cyberpunk 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Romance 10.2%, Futuristic 10.2%

  3. #3 Infinite Stars - The Visual Novel
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2022
    Dev: Wraiith303Pub: IF THEN ELSE Interactive Fiction
    Windows

    Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.

    Why similar: Otome 16.8%, Cyberpunk 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

  4. #4 Homunculus Hotel
    95% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: Team SolEtude
    Windows

    Explore the dreams of the Homunculus Hotel's guests in order to understand yourself.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Philosophical 10.3%

  5. #5 Bond Blues
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: CasualTF2, Liblung, ALIAS, et al.Pub: CasualCord
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's 2026, and you're a bail bondsman in Burlington. A fully voiced visual novel exploring the obligations of duty, and what justice really means.

    Why similar: Narration 23.2%, Philosophical 21.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Futuristic 9.1%

  6. #6 Trouble Comes Twice
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2023
    Dev: Foxglove Games
    Windows

    Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Otome 18.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%

  7. #7 Solstice
    93% matchMostly Positive76% of 190 reviews2016
    Dev: MoaCube
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

    Why similar: Otome 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%

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    Windows

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    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews
    Dev: Rosemilk Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mature slice of death and adventure fantasy otome visual novel that begins at the bad ending.

    Why similar: Otome 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%

  10. #10 Prolegomena To a Hyperdimensional Interface That Will Be Able to Manifest From Three-Minute Interchanges
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Caramel Column Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    This is a collaborative experiment between you and I. We will participate in a series of interchanges, each lasting three minutes. What will be revealed across our interfaces during that limited time?

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  11. #11 Sibling Souls
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Lola Piaoliang
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Year 2147: In a city where androids and vampires rule, you're caught in the crossfire. Searching for your lost twin, who will you trust - and what are you willing to sacrifice? Every choice decides your fate - for better or worse - within this dark visual novel with multiple endings.

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  12. #12 Snips & Snails
    90% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2022
    Dev: Lacydigital
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Every day we meet people who can change the trajectory of our whole life. In the sleepy town of Edgewood, how will your life change after meeting one unique Arcane family?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Otome 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

  13. #13 In Ashes
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio EphuaPub: Ephua Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Otome 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

  14. #14 Deathwish Bloom
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    Dev: Sharp Glass Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Otome 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%

  15. #15 Sigh of the Abyss
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
    Dev: Rascal Devworks
    Windows

    Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

    Why similar: Otome 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.5%

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    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Philosophical 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

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    86% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 reviews2023
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    85% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2026
    Dev: Eva KissPub: TinyHat Studios
    Windows

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    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: HollowmendPub: Soft Source
    Windows · Linux

    After successfully leading her friends through a one-shot TTRPG campaign, part-time barista and full-time gamer Flora now faces a new challenge… How can she possibly muster up the courage to tell her DM that she likes him?!

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Dev: Tiny Moon Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Dev: Denhop
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    82% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Margarita Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    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?

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    81% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Víctor AtobasPub: Zoozobra Studios
    Windows

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

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    80% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  27. #27 Bride Of Darkness
    79% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: Vorobushek
    Windows

    Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.

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    81% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2014
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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  29. #29 Telvoikai
    78% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

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    Dev: Guhuhu Games LLC
    Windows

    Tensions run high in this bittersweet World War I historical romance-spy thriller visual novel!

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  31. #31 Revenge Story
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Deus Marmota
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat Studio
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Philosophical 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Romance 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

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    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
    Windows

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    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Otome 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

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    77% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2021
    Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Narration 10.4%

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    76% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2022
    Dev: Square Weasel Studio
    Windows · Linux

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    75% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2020
    Dev: Aikasa Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Romance 10%

  37. #37 Celestial Crowns
    73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Harlevin
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Take the throne and save your Kingdom by reviving ancient magic that's been lost to your family for generations.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 13.7%, Otome 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

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    73% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2022
    Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac

    A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.

    Why similar: Otome 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  39. #39 Gangsters in Love
    72% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
    Windows

    You're leading an ordinary life in sunny California when suddenly you get kidnapped by LA's most wanted gang! Thrown into the extravagant life of these stylish but dangerous gangsters, you must choose one of them to watch over you.... but who can you trust?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Otome 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

  40. #40 B.I.N.D.
    74% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: 5dims Inc.
    Windows

    A visual novel with an overwhelming scenario volume equivalent to three light novels! The love-hate drama between a new female guard, a prisoner, and a senior guard is finally complete!

    Why similar: Otome 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 11.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

  41. #41 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2022
    Dev: Rascal Devworks
    Windows

    Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.

    Why similar: Otome 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Narration 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Romance 9.3%

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    74% 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: Philosophical 29.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Romance 11.1%

  43. #43 On Love, On Monsters
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Lighthouse Theory Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Romance 8.6%

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    70% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Cross Couloir
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Comet Angel is a sci-fi yuri narrative adventure with point and click puzzles. Join teenagers Izzy and Nat on an emotional journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they make humanity's first-ever alien contact.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Philosophical 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 10.1%

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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2022
    Dev: Thrill Switch Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An adult LGBTQ+ visual novel about love, drugs, murder and crime. We follow this intense thriller through the eyes of our main protagonist, Sasha, while he maneuvers through dangerous drug deals, formidable kingpins, and silent assassins.

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Transparent Games
    Windows

    In this otome isekai visual novel you're thrown into an arranged marriage with the cold Duke of the North. Explore political tension, shifting loyalties, and two routes: romance or rebellion. Support your husband or betray him like a true villainess and take control of your fate.

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  47. #47 Negligee: Opposites Attract
    71% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

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    68% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2025
    Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    She’s a princess beloved by ducks. He’s a notorious king of schemes. A romantic fragment from a 3000-year old EPIC, retold as an Otome visual novel… but with ducks somehow added to the mix.

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    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Sean RobbinsPub: SB Media Productions LLC
    Windows

    Rectitude, is a Sci-Fi visual novel that centers around Timothy, a renowned professor who creates a groundbreaking technology.

    Why similar: Philosophical 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Futuristic 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%

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    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%

  51. #51 Don Quijote
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rubén Prende
    Windows · Linux

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Philosophical 17.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Narration 13.8%

  52. #52 Wrapped With a Kiss
    69% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
    Dev: LegendEx Games
    Windows

    Date the small holiday town's cute local carpenter and help Noel rekindle her relationship with her family in this emotional Christmas themed otome visual novel!

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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
    Windows · Mac

    Imperial Grace is a visual novel about romance, medieval intrigue, and political strategy. Will you rule with your head, or your heart?

    Why similar: Otome 20%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%

  54. #54 Space Diva
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rave Team
    Windows

    Join Carmen, a somewhat absent-minded middle-aged lady who has to endure bizarre situations in her space truck. And possibly mess things up like crazy. An interactive narrative experience about the most flamboyant beings in the universe.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

  55. #55 Ravel the Frays
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Margarita Games
    Windows

    A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 12.7%, Nonlinear 10.1%

  56. #56 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
    66% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: VNDI
    Windows · Linux

    When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Otome 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%

  57. #57 Serafina's Saga: Awakened
    67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Woodsy Studio
    Windows

    In this otome-style visual novel, journey from the depths of the jungle to the royal halls of Castle Krondolee. Young Serafina must uncover the dark secrets of her past and choose whom to trust in this dramatic adventure of romance and intrigue.

    Why similar: Otome 24.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 9.5%

  58. #58 Dissecting Love
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Disco:very StudioPub: TBD
    Windows · Mac

    An autopsy of a queer relationship.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Narration 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%

  59. #59 Alaris
    65% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2025
    Dev: Crescence Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Otome 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Romance 10.8%

  60. #60 The Fiancée - Paths of Corruption
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lounatick Creations
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mature branching visual novel where your choices guide Emily’s descent into temptation or resistance as she recovers in her fiancé’s family home under the watch of a dangerously charismatic father-in-law.

    Why similar: Narration 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

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