- #1 The Saplum Cradle
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devroom-Vantasia
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure horror game about using the memories of the dead to scavenge lost civilisations.
Why similar: Faith 25.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Retro 8.6%
- #2 EVER
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bada O Studio
Windows
Awaken into the quiet ruins of a world left behind in EVER, a narrative text adventure. Piece together lost memories, use protocols to uncover hidden choices. No more orders. What kind of robot will you be?
Why similar: Text-Based 24.2%, Typing 17.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #3 Ruins of Araethia
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Gloomy Lantern
Windows
An open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic medieval fantasy world. Learn to survive, fight off threats, and thrive in a harsh world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Incremental 14.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
- #4 BORK
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: halfdrunkinteractive
Windows
A perfectly normal text adventure. Explore 141 rooms, solve bizarre puzzles, collect questionable objects, and discover multiple endings in a world of dark humor and increasingly unreliable guidance.
Why similar: Typing 34.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Text-Based 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Adventure 3.9%
- #5 Ghost//Root
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Adam CoburnPub: Think New Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter a locked network through one surviving terminal. Read conflicting records, question witnesses, and use recovered programs to uncover why an autonomous machine refused its orders. A retro terminal mystery in four acts, with six endings shaped by your decisions.
Why similar: Typing 44.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Text-Based 20.4%, Retro 8.5%, Adventure 3.7%
- #6 Terranova
94% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Terranova
Windows · Mac
A nostalgic interactive fiction game set in the early 2000's. Chat with your friends, update your LimeJournal, and discover yourself through a rich world of storytelling, love and friendship.
Why similar: Typing 30.4% ★, Text-Based 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #7 Head in the Cloud
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Phosphor Fables
Windows
In the text-adventure “Head in the Cloud,” you play as a Marine hacker on a mission to sabotage a crime syndicate’s supercomputer. When things don’t go to plan, you must use your head to survive, or risk losing it!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Typing 22% ★, Text-Based 20.4%, Retro 15.1%, Horror 7.9%
- #8 12 Abroad St.
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Ronpoingue
Windows
12 Abroad St is a solo textual adventure game for PC set in a present and urban setting. You have been invited to a party you don't want to attend. Roam the city of Seaforth and try to dodge the party.
Why similar: Typing 39.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Exploration 7%
- #9 Never Gives Up Her Dead
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Brian Rushton
Windows
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the strange red portals opening up throughout the ship. Old school text-based parser: no graphics, huge worlds, no hints. Recommended for text game veterans.
Why similar: Typing 45.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 19.6%, Retro 6.4%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #10 Ecos de Luaré
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Treelight Atelier
Windows
A supernatural mystery visual novel where your choices shape relationships and determine the fate of a coastal town. Explore ancient secrets, unravel supernatural enigmas, and make decisions that lead to three distinct endings based on your choices across four intense days.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Incremental 21.4%, Text-Based 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #11 The Trial
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Retro 10.1%
- #12 Opus Scriba
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joeden's Quest
Windows
OPUS SCRIBA sends you on a hero’s journey through a magical world filled with unknown dangers, countless riches and an opportunity to become legend. Make choices to decide your fate or roll the dice and leave it to luck. Share your story with your friends and together you may just survive journey.
Why similar: Typing 32.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #13 Chatting ChurroBun
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: maltsoup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chat with a virtual friend from a cancelled mobile game! Ask questions, start arguments, and find the right responses to progress the story. Can you solve the horrific mystery hidden beneath the surface?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Typing 17.2% ★, Text-Based 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #14 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
87% 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: Faith 20.4% ★, Text-Based 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #15 Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure
88% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Ozapell
Windows
A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.
Why similar: Typing 30.3% ★, Text-Based 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Retro 9.4%, Mystery 7.2%
- #16 Hysteria in Howlsbend
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jingyu Z.Pub: Chatbot AI Team @ CMU ETC
Windows
Hysteria in Howlsbend is an Interactive Narrative Experience driven by conversational AI Characters, created with the cutting-edge ChatGPT Language Model.
Why similar: Typing 33.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #17 After the Storm
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rebuild society after the climate apocalypse! Can you keep your settlement alive? Will you hold onto your humanity or lose it in the directionless expanse?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Text-Based 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Indie 2.1%
- #18 Tachyon Dreams Anthology
85% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
Time itself is breaking up, and Dodger, the dishwashing dude onboard Penrose Space Station, is the unlikely fixer. Join the chaos in this 80s-style comedy, sci-fi text-parser adventure as Dodger tackles a cosmic crisis like no other! This version includes all three episodes + new extra content!
Why similar: Typing 33.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Retro 14.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Exploration 5.8%
- #19 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Text-Based 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #20 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KaleidoScreens
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hifuu OS: Immersive hacking simulator based on the Touhou Project. Play as Renko Usami, learn and use authentic terminal commands to hack into the Great Hakurei Barrier. Unravel the truth behind Maribel Hearn's mysterious coma as you search through Gensokyo's secret and private documents.
Why similar: Faith 34.5% ★, Typing 22% ★, Text-Based 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Retro 7%
- #21 Hadean Lands
84% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2016
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Text-Based 33.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Indie 4.1%, Adventure 3.8%
- #22 Come Pray
81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: YUGO EYRA
Windows
Just Pray. No Sins Allowed.
Why similar: Faith 48.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Text-Based 16.2%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Visual Novel 3.9%
- #23 In Silence Waits
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Shoals SoftwarePub: Hadrosaurus Software
Windows · Linux
IN SILENCE WAITS is a modern take on classic graphical adventures. Solve puzzles and avoid dangers as you explore the desolate wastes of a cruel world in search of a new home. In this world, not all monsters must be feared... and not all friendly faces should be trusted.
Why similar: Typing 33.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Retro 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #24 Anachronism\>
82% matchMixed66% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: EloTherePub: Easy~ Interactive Software
Windows · Mac
It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?
Why similar: Typing 34.3% ★, Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #25 The Watch Post
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Robert Hendrickson
Windows
In The Watch Post you will explore areas through a living CRT television in this atmospheric dark-fantasy text adventure. Find strange items, unlock hidden paths, solve optional mysteries, and decide whether the signal should ever be answered.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Typing 24.5% ★, Horror 8.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #26 The Aching
80% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Silent Shoals SoftwarePub: Hadrosaurus Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.
Why similar: Typing 30.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Retro 13.1%, Text-Based 10.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #27 The Ghost and the Golem
79% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can your magic amulet save your Jewish village from destruction? Uncover the truth and forge alliances with soldiers, bandits, anarchists, and demons!
Why similar: Faith 33.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #28 Andromeda Acolytes
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wade ClarkePub: Heiress Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
You play all four heroines in this big multi-chapter sci-fi text adventure. Negotiate underwater mechs, AIs, abandoned cities, crime, friendship, suspense, horror, humour, an art exhibition, virtual realities and a tank. Experience each PC via first-person prose as you puzzle, converse and explore.
Why similar: Typing 39% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, Exploration 5.3%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #29 Mass of Consumption
77% 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: Interactive Fiction 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Horror 11.8%
- #30 Dere-chat
78% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Sleepy_Fox_Interactive
Windows · Linux
An Interactive Visual Novel with 35 story branches, 150 unique lines of dialogue, unlockable skins and many wholesome vibes! Dere-chan is always kind, happy, and energetic so whatever happens she'll always be there with kindness and support!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Incremental 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #31 The Bottom of the Well
78% matchVery Positive85% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Red Nettle Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world, and is retelling it to her friend. A single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, but experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Horror 4.6%
- #32 廃遊園地のメメントメモリア
76% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: アサノハ製作所
Windows
An abandoned amusement park in a broken world. It was a paradise called "Lagoon" where children were self-sufficient. A boy working as a mercenary in "Lagoon" happened to meet a silver-haired girl. The wheels of their destiny begin to move.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 7%
- #33 A Hundred Light Years
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Green Apple Tree Games
Windows
A text-based space survival game inspired by The Oregon Trail. Lead your family 100 light-years across deep space to a distant colony. Every choice matters. Not everyone makes it. Some things out there are worse than death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Text-Based 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Retro 7.4%
- #34 Alcyone: The Last City
75% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Artifice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Text-Based 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #35 Seeds of Pain
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aky Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
A group of kids decide to leave the floating island they live on to go and explore a colossal world tree. They don't know yet how dangerous this choice will be. Feel their fear and try to survive in this Visual Novel with resource management systems.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #36 PataNoir
77% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Text-Based 19.7%, Typing 16.5% ★, Retro 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
- #37 Whispers From The Rift
74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Text-Based 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #38 Burned One
73% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: HELIX741
Windows
Visual novel «Burned One» - story that tells about a post-apocalyptic world in post-soviet decorations, and about its people. In the center of the story a stalker Voyla, who trying to find his wife, disappeared during the Cataclysm...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Survival 7.4%
- #39 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Text-Based 17.4%, Faith 15.9% ★, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #40 スマートフォン
71% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: OwataStudio
Windows
見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Text-Based 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Horror 7%
- #41 Buddy Simulator 1984
73% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Typing 19.1% ★, Retro 17.9%, Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 8.8%
- #42 Taina's Cursed Legacy
72% matchPositive83% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Text-Based 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #43 The Peresmeshnik
73% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Sean Arnold
Windows
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Survival 7.2%, Horror 6.9%
- #44 Cyber Confession Room
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: rich chenPub: 三金
Windows
When you confide in your heart, 'I' will accompany you on the journey of redemption. Cyber Confession Room "is an interactive visual novel game where you can choose a tree hole to listen to your confession. You can also practice public welfare tasks to obtain redemption
Why similar: Faith 48.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 10.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #45 Jesus Christ: A Gospel Visual Novel
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sojourner. Game
Windows
Step into the age of the Gospels and witness the teachings, miracles, and redemption of Jesus Christ. This visual novel, centered on biblical stories, presents a journey of sacrifice and hope through dialogue and chapter-based storytelling.
Why similar: Faith 55.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Indie 2.8%
- #46 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Text-Based 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Horror 10%
- #47 The Pilgrimage
70% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Nicholas Brakespear
Windows
One thousand years beyond the fall of Earth, one last drink may yet be your epitaph, in this post-post-apocalyptic hangover odyssey by a novelist you've never heard of! A parser-driven text adventure for the ages! Or at least a weekend! Fun for all the family (except the kids)!
Why similar: Typing 22.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #48 All (Too) Good Things
70% 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: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Text-Based 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Hand-drawn 5.1%
- #49 Sacrificium
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Agard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sacrificium is a dark psychological horror experience blending illustrated storytelling, branching choices, and sanity-driven gameplay. Trapped in a castle controlled by a satanic cult, you must escape before the nightmare consumes you.
Why similar: Faith 28.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 11%
- #50 BibleGames - Erstes Buch Mose - Teil 1
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JoniSoft - Jonas Efinger
Windows
BibleGames - erstes Buch Mose I is a Third-Person /RPG /Single-Player /Adventure SpielPlay you throw the "first book of Mose" Part 1,of tthe Bible. ... till inclusive Kain und Abel Caution: this game contains nudity (Adam and Eve, Kain and Abel (in the early years))
Why similar: Faith 47.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 6.3%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #51 The Dreams in the Peacock House
67% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Harlequin Diver
Windows
Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House, in this short narrative game that combines simple text adventure mechanics, point-and-click puzzles, and visual novel segments.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Typing 17% ★, Retro 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 5.9%
- #52 Whispering Memories
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Incremental 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #53 Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NEWB GAMES, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology features multiple text-based adventures from a variety of genres. Explore a curated vault of brand-new, modern mysteries and sci-fi epics. No graphics. No limits. Just your imagination and a world waiting for your command.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Text-Based 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Retro 8.5%
- #54 Castle of Terror
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Beam SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this classic graphical text adventure, originally released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 by the same studio that brought you The Hobbit, explore an adventure in the world of Count Dracula.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Retro 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 7.4%
- #55 Word2
68% matchMostly Positive69% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Gg
Windows
Browse the Bible in most languages and many versions! Pick up where you left off by choosing "Resume on Start". Set/change default language. Reading mode or typing mode. Type verses, improve typing speed and store your best and average WPM. I love Jesus!
Why similar: Faith 54.5% ★, Typing 26.5% ★, Text-Based 13.3%, Old School 3.6%, Story Rich 2.2%
- #56 ナカノ人格移植研究所
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
"The Nakano Laboratory" is a loop-based mystery 2D adventure game. Within each loop of 15 minutes, you take over researchers' bodies to gather clues around the ship, then present your evidence at the meeting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Exploration 10.2%
- #57 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Jack Astral
Windows
DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Funny 8.8%
- #58 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
66% matchPositive82% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Text-Based 23.2%, Typing 20.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #59 Dyping Escape
64% matchVery Positive92% of 624 reviews2026
Dev: Heaviside CreationsPub: PLAYISM
Windows
"Let's play a typing game." Dyping Escape is a simple game where you type according to instructions from the game master, a mysterious eyeball. But be careful; everything you type becomes reality. Just be careful not to brick your computer.
Why similar: Typing 34.3% ★, Text-Based 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Retro 8.7%, Horror 6.3%
- #60 CLOSED HANDS
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: PASSENGER
Windows · Mac · Linux
CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.4%, Text-Based 30.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 3.1%