
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include RPG, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter, Text-Based.

Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three
Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow!
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Romance 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, RPG 15.7%
Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow!
Why similar: Text-Based 18.5%, Romance 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Supernatural 11.2%
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Text-Based 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, RPG 15.4%, Casual 9%
Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.
Why similar: RPG 19.3%, Text-Based 17.9%, Romance 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%
When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?
Why similar: Text-Based 36.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, RPG 20.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Indie 2.4%
Step into the fog to confront your terror: the evil that hides within. Unravel the fog's mysteries before you become its next victim. Or join us, instead.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.3%, Romance 30.8%, RPG 17.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 6.5%
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Romance 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, RPG 9.2%
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, RPG 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!
Why similar: Text-Based 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, RPG 18.6%, Indie 2.2%
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Text-Based 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Surreal 10.6%
Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!
Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Romance 14.6%, RPG 12.9%
Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Text-Based 18.9%, Romance 16.7%, RPG 10.7%
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Romance 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, RPG 12%
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Romance 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Mystery 8.9%
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Romance 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%, RPG 8.4%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Text-Based 10.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Romance 29.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Romance 25.7%, Text-Based 18.3%, RPG 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
You’re a werewolf. You’re in a city, infested with witches, hunters, ghosts, and vampires. That’s how this story starts. You decide how it ends.
Why similar: Romance 25.3%, Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, RPG 11.1%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Supernatural 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Mystery 12.9%
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Romance 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Thriller 26.9%, Romance 24%, Mystery 12.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 10%
A Wizard has trapped you in a dark storybook, transporting you to the magical town of Brookhaven. With spells, swords, and the power of friendship, begin your new life in this strange land. But remember, escape may yet be possible for those who unravel this world’s mysteries...
Why similar: Romance 34.4%, Supernatural 32.4%, RPG 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Casual 6.8%
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: Romance 58.7%, Choices Matter 18.3%, RPG 16.9%, Story Rich 3.5%, Atmospheric 2%
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 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Romance 17%, RPG 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.
Why similar: Romance 24%, Thriller 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Text-Based 19.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Romance 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, RPG 9.8%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Text-Based 24.4%, Mystery 18.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Mystery 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, RPG 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Romance 19.7%, Thriller 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Supernatural 14.1%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Romance 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, RPG 14%, Indie 1.6%
A dark, fantastical romantic comedy that focuses not just on falling in love, but rediscovering your past and the dangers of a supernatural world - where what's at stake is not just your heart, but also your life.
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Thriller 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%
This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Romance 36.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Text-Based 15%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Supernatural 8.4%
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.2%, Thriller 19.6%, Romance 19.1%, Supernatural 13.7%, Mystery 8.5%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: Romance 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Thriller 17.7%, Choices Matter 6.7%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Romance 37%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Story Rich 6.4%, Drama 5.3%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, Romance 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Mystery 31.3%, Choices Matter 21.7%, RPG 21.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Dark 11%
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Romance 27.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Surreal 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Supernatural 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Mystery 13.7%, Surreal 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?
Why similar: Text-Based 36.3%, RPG 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Indie 3.5%
Welcome to The Fabled Woods, a dark and mysterious narrative short story. Despite the picturesque beauty, ugly and terrible secrets lurk among the shifting boughs, darkness that no amount of dappled sunlight can erase. Take the first step, and experience an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Mystery 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Casual 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, RPG 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 5.3%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Text-Based 39%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 8.9%
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Mystery 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Romance 17.6%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Atmospheric 12%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Mystery 21.6%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 11.4%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Supernatural 20%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Drama 6.2%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Supernatural 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Casual 7.5%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Thriller 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Story Rich 5.9%
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Casual 7.2%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Romance 22.9%, Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Casual 5%
Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.
Why similar: Romance 38%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, RPG 17%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Story Rich 6.7%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Thriller 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Supernatural 15.3%, Mystery 8.1%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Supernatural 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choices Matter 13%, RPG 9%
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Mystery 18%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Casual 10%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.3%, Mystery 15.7%, RPG 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Thriller 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Surreal 19.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%