- #1 Star Trek: Resurgence
97% matchVery Positive89% of 2,970 reviews2024
Dev: Dramatic LabsPub: Bruner House
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Space 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact Telltale-style narrative structure, focusing on difficult moral choices within a rich sci-fi universe.
- #2 The Invincible
96% matchVery Positive89% of 9,176 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Space 20.8%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hard sci-fi narrative adventure that captures the atmospheric isolation and mystery of exploring uncharted space.
- #3 The Walking Dead: The Final Season
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,013 reviews2018
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Choices Matter 23.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Drama 8%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the pinnacle of Telltale's design, this game offers the most refined version of the choice-and-consequence gameplay loop.
- #4 Detroit: Become Human
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 236,046 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 38.1%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Third Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic experience where every choice you make significantly alters the branching narrative and the fate of its characters.
- #5 Deliver Us Mars
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,881 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Why similar: Space 24.9%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Action-Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Third Person 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy sci-fi adventure featuring a strong female protagonist and complex puzzles set against a Martian backdrop.
- #6 Citizen Sleeper
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Space 23.8%, RPG 18.5%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Exploration 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This tabletop-inspired RPG features deep, choice-driven storytelling set in a gritty, futuristic space station environment.
- #7 Batman - The Telltale Series
93% matchVery Positive87% of 17,573 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Story Rich 13.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Violent 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully balances action sequences with deep, dialogue-heavy investigations that define the Telltale experience.
- #8 Observation
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Space 34.4%, Adventure 28.3%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Story Rich 6.7%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI in this unique sci-fi thriller, offering a perspective on space exploration that feels grounded and tense.
- #9 Tales from the Borderlands
91% matchVery Positive94% of 19,293 reviews2021
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A standout Telltale adventure that excels at character development and humor while maintaining the studio's signature choice-driven gameplay.
- #10 Journey to Foundation
90% matchMixed59% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
Windows
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: Space 27%, Choices Matter 22.3%, Sci-fi 21%, Story Rich 9.7%, Exploration 8%
Why You'll Like It: Based on Isaac Asimov's work, this game emphasizes narrative agency and moral dilemmas in a sprawling space opera setting.
- #11 New Tales from the Borderlands
91% matchMostly Negative32% of 2,051 reviews2022
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, "streetwise" brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. Claw and con your way through five thrilling chapters!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Space 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the Telltale tradition of cinematic, choice-based storytelling with a focus on quirky characters and high-stakes comedy.
- #12 Dreamfall Chapters
89% matchVery Positive82% of 4,509 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, story-rich adventure featuring a strong female lead and a complex world that reacts to your moral decisions.
- #13 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
88% matchVery Positive84% of 3,927 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Drama 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Third Person 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on interpersonal relationships and the weight of choices in a grounded, character-driven story.
- #14 Tacoma
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Space 25.7%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful sci-fi narrative that uses environmental storytelling to reveal the secrets of a deserted space station.
- #15 Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 18,030 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.
Why similar: Space 21.1%, Sci-fi 18.7%, RPG 16.9%, Third Person 11%, Choices Matter 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a large-scale sci-fi RPG experience with a heavy emphasis on crew relationships and exploration.
- #16 Beyond: Two Souls
86% matchVery Positive88% of 39,194 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, choice-heavy narrative that focuses on the life and struggles of a protagonist with unique abilities.
- #17 Heavy Rain
85% matchVery Positive85% of 27,203 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 42.2%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, Adventure 9%, Violent 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer of the interactive drama genre, this game forces players to make high-pressure decisions that determine who lives and who dies.
- #18 The Council
84% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.9%, RPG 22.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that introduces a unique social combat system where your choices and dialogue skills determine your success.
- #19 Chorus
84% matchVery Positive83% of 4,444 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
Why similar: Space 28.8%, Adventure 25.7%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Third Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense space combat and a narrative centered on a female protagonist seeking redemption in a sci-fi setting.
- #20 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
83% matchVery Positive83% of 18,174 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the established Telltale formula with a focus on family dynamics and survival in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #21 Firewatch
82% matchVery Positive91% of 96,852 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Adventure 25.8%, Story Rich 24.2%, Exploration 23.7%, Drama 15.7%, Mature 6%
Why You'll Like It: While less action-oriented, it provides a masterclass in dialogue-driven storytelling and environmental narrative.
- #22 The Gunk
81% matchVery Positive87% of 5,430 reviews2022
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…
Why similar: Space 21.3%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Sci-fi 16%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Third Person 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A visually striking sci-fi adventure that focuses on exploration and cleaning up a mysterious, corrupted alien world.
- #23 The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries
82% matchVery Positive80% of 8,093 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A focused, character-driven story that highlights the combat and decision-making strengths of the Telltale engine.
- #24 Outer Wilds
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 99,459 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Why similar: Space 38.2%, Exploration 20.6%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: An unparalleled space exploration game that rewards curiosity and narrative discovery in a handcrafted solar system.
- #25 Sable
80% matchVery Positive86% of 6,173 reviews2021
Dev: ShedworksPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that emphasizes discovery and personal growth in a beautifully realized alien landscape.
- #26 Life is Strange: Reunion
77% matchVery Positive92% of 2,457 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Drama 10.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%
- #27 Syberia: The World Before
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,837 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.1%, Drama 17.9%, Exploration 15%, Third Person 13.1%, Adventure 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style narrative adventure that excels at world-building and emotional storytelling through its dual-protagonist structure.
- #28 Star Wars Outlaws
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 9,974 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft StudioPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
Why similar: Space 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #29 Oxenfree
78% matchVery Positive91% of 12,023 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.7%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features a brilliant dialogue system where your choices and interruptions feel natural and impactful to the story's outcome.
- #30 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
79% matchMixed64% of 1,122 reviews2020
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.4%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, RPG 17.2%, Space 16.1%, Third Person 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gritty, space-faring experience with a focus on ship combat and navigating the dangerous edges of a galaxy.
- #31 The Outer Worlds
76% matchVery Positive83% of 28,022 reviews2020
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
Why similar: RPG 17.7%, Space 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Exploration 11.4%
- #32 Life is Strange Remastered
74% matchVery Positive91% of 9,009 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.4%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Drama 10.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%
- #33 Deliver Us The Moon
75% matchVery Positive88% of 9,052 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Space 33.6%, Adventure 19%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Drama 7.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #34 Life is Strange: True Colors
73% matchVery Positive89% of 16,479 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Drama 8.4%
- #35 Out There: Oceans of Time
75% matchMixed55% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Space 17.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, RPG 10.6%
- #36 Starlight Drifter
76% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Create your own character and explore the universe in this sci-fi space game allowing you to choose where to explore and what to do, where your decisions will affect the universe and the ending you experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Space 18%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Exploration 8.6%
- #37 The Walking Dead: Season Two
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,493 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Walking Dead: Season Two continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Drama 14.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%
- #38 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Crispy Creative
Windows
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Space 15.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%, RPG 12%, Sci-fi 11.2%
- #39 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
71% matchMixed69% of 9,290 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Choices Matter 20.8%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Drama 9.1%
- #40 Tell Me Why
72% matchVery Positive82% of 15,326 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Drama 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%, LGBTQ+ 7.7%
- #41 A Plague Tale: Requiem
70% matchVery Positive91% of 24,285 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.5%, Drama 16.7%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Third Person 15.5%, Exploration 13.1%
- #42 The Pirate's Fate
72% matchVery Positive90% of 329 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, RPG 13.3%, Adventure 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 8%
- #43 Everreach: Project Eden
74% matchMixed47% of 629 reviews2019
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Take on the role of Nora Harwood, member of Everreach’s Security Division, on a mission to secure the colonization process of Eden and investigate mysterious incidents! Everreach: Project Eden is a fast-paced, story-driven action-RPG set on the visually stunning Planet Eden.
Why similar: RPG 33.6%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Space 7.3%, Third Person 6.6%
- #44 Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
71% matchMixed65% of 644 reviews2023
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.4%, RPG 12.9%, Drama 11.6%, Third Person 10.4%, Violent 9.6%
- #45 Dustborn
70% matchMixed67% of 635 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Drama 11.4%, Exploration 9.5%
- #46 Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,463 reviews2025
Dev: Myrkur GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on a perilous journey to rescue your brother and prevent a looming war. Harness the power of devastating magical abilities to conquer enemies, traverse treacherous landscapes, and unveil the hidden history of Aema.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Third Person 20.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #47 The Captain
69% matchVery Positive93% of 318 reviews2021
Dev: Sysiac GamesPub: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way?
Why similar: Space 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, RPG 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Third Person 11.1%
- #48 Scars Above
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,326 reviews2023
Dev: Mad Head GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.5%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Space 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Adventure 12.2%
- #49 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
67% matchVery Positive85% of 8,486 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.9%, Third Person 17.8%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, RPG 16.5%, Exploration 11.9%
- #50 The Uncertain: Light At The End
71% matchMixed64% of 1,182 reviews2020
Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.7%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Third Person 11.7%
- #51 Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 528 reviews2023
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Become Atom Eve and take control of your own path as one of the most powerful superheroes in the Invincible universe! Unravel a mystery and balance the dangers and responsibilities of being a superhero with the relatable challenges of everyday life.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Violent 11.1%, Adventure 10.5%
- #52 Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
69% matchVery Positive92% of 10,238 reviews2017
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Violent 6.4%
- #53 Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
66% matchVery Positive91% of 903 reviews2025
Dev: Space Colony StudiosPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Space 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Drama 10.3%
- #54 Neospace: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.
Why similar: Space 22.1%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Sci-fi 14%, RPG 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #55 Life of a Space Force Captain
68% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Live a full life in the future as a human, an alien, or even a robot as you rise through the ranks to become captain of your very own starship.
Why similar: Space 27.3%, RPG 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Choices Matter 10%
- #56 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
66% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Space 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #57 The Outer Worlds 2
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,790 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Exploration 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Violent 6.4%
