- #1 Popular Kids
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Peter Newing
Windows
Navigate school life, build friendships, survive rumours, and climb the social ladder through natural conversations with students who remember your choices. Every interaction shapes your reputation in this AI-powered social simulation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%, 2D 6.6%
- #2 Letters From the Moon
96% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Spiral Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this sci-fi pick your own story game, you must help astronaut Dorothy Chen survive in a vast underground alien city beneath the moon's surface. She faces insane robots, mutant canines, starvation, and insanity inside the city of the Anthria. Whether she survives is up to YOU.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #3 Prolegomena To a Hyperdimensional Interface That Will Be Able to Manifest From Three-Minute Interchanges
96% 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?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 32%, Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, 2D 6.3%
- #4 Operation Blackfox
95% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Operation Blackfox is an interactive graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective is to rescue as many characters as possible. The game features 3 possible story endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%, 2D 6.1%
- #5 Vanakan
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%, 2D 6.3%
- #6 The Vigilante
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
The Vigilante is a gripping interactive graphic novel where your choices shape the story. Hunt a deadly drug lord and serial killer. Every decision matters—some lead to new paths, others to your demise. With branching storylines and multiple endings, choose your fate and live with it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Adventure 21.1%, Choices Matter 8%, Casual 5.9%
- #7 Z Virus: Outbreak
93% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Z Virus: Outbreak is an interactive graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective is to escape the city of Redrock during a zombie outbreak. The game features 3 possible story endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%, 2D 6%
- #8 Legend of Cozar
92% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Legend of Cozar is an interactive fantasy graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. There are 3 possible story endings. Lead Cozar on a quest to return the Fire Stone to the Temple of Vulcan.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Adventure 21%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Casual 4%
- #9 Reigns: The Witcher
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Adventure 17%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Casual 3.9%
- #10 Last Journal
91% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Last Journal is an interactive graphic novel where you play as John Weston, fighting to survive a deadly pandemic. Your choices shape the story, leading to branching paths, alliances, and multiple endings. Choose wisely—survive or perish.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #11 Gargoyle Doyle
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: easyActionPub: Astrea
Windows
An irritable gargoyle spends 800 years stuck on the side of a cathedral as the world changes for better and for worse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Adventure 24.9%, Casual 7%, Indie 1.9%
- #12 CLOSED HANDS
89% 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 39.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #13 A MANSION on the HILL
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: DIRIGO GAMES
Windows
ATMOSPHERIC UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE. You seek revenge against the oligarch who destroyed your family. Is killing ever justified?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Adventure 21.8%, 2D 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #14 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 33%, Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%, 2D 6.3%
- #15 Grail to the Thief
88% matchMixed61% of 44 reviews2015
Dev: For All To Play
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hank Krang, a dirty thief from the near future, recently had a self-aware time machine called the Time Excursion Digital Interface, or TEDI, fall into his lap after a poker game. He has decided to use this technology to go throughout time, stealing priceless artifacts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Adventure 18.9%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Casual 5.6%
- #16 Wild Island Quest
86% matchMixed53% of 346 reviews2015
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Adventure 22.1%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Indie 5.7%
- #17 Tempest In A Teapot
85% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Adventure 18.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Choices Matter 8%
- #18 Day X
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Day X is an interactive graphic novel where you play as Jason Miller, a Navy SEAL fighting to survive a nuclear strike and a bioweapon outbreak. Your choices shape the story, leading to branching paths, alliances, and multiple endings. Choose wisely—survive or perish.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Adventure 21.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Indie 1.7%
- #19 We Wear the Mask
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HNP Studios
Windows · Linux
We Wear the Mask is a satirical interactive fiction game where you play as 18-year-old Daniel at a shady Silicon Valley AI startup. Train the AI, navigate eccentric coworkers, and uncover MegaCorp's secrets. Your choices matter: will you pursue romance and justice or join the elite to get rich?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.7%, Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, 2D 7.3%, Casual 3.3%
- #20 The Therapist Impostor
82% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Brady Medearis
Windows
"Dr." Trigger, a man with no experience whatsoever, starts a therapy clinic. Will he cave under the pressure, or can he fake it till he makes it? Become the worst therapist ever (on purpose)! An interactive FMV comedy experience with dozens of choices, branching paths, and over 90 total endings!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Adventure 21.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Casual 6.2%
- #21 Black Sword
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Black Sword is a narrative-driven light RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Play as a lone knight on pilgrimage to plague-cursed Canterbury. Features turn-based combat, dice-roll skill checks, tactical targeting, vampiric abilities, exploration, and choice-driven storytelling.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Adventure 22.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Casual 6.5%
- #22 The Medieval Psychologist
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ODD Game Studio
Windows · Mac
You're a stranger who has come to Lostworth, a town full of people lost in the darkness of the Middle Ages. Your purpose: help them spiritually. For this, you've only books, potions, spells and words. In time, as you uncover the secrets of the city, you'll also have to face threats from the past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Adventure 22.9%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #23 Template!! An Angel's Gift
79% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: CIRCUSPub: Kagami Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The 4K Ultra HD Remaster of "Template!! An Angel's Gift"—a hilarious slice-of-life visual novel—is now on Steam! Follow Sakura Sora, whose bizarre new condition makes ridiculous "classic tropes" real, sparking a twist-filled daily comedy with unique companions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Adventure 23.3%, Casual 6.9%, 2D 5.4%
- #24 Perfore the pré-adventure
80% match2 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Triolet noire
Windows
Groi Marito meets Princess Carolanne because he wants to build a mine to help him achieve his goals.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Adventure 23.4%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 2.9%
- #25 Who Are You, Mr. Cooper?
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: The Last Fairy Tale
Windows · Linux
Who Are You, Mr Cooper? is a choose-your-own-adventure game in the steampunk genre. The unravelling of secrets, unexpected encounters, the assembling of various mechanisms, and all this is under a chasing by a bunch of criminals!
Why similar: Adventure 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Casual 7.5%
- #26 Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
81% matchVery Positive88% of 753 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 42.5%, Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Indie 2.8%
- #27 死写ZERO -SHISYA ZERO-
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TEAM SHINZA
Windows
A new series launches on the paranormal channel [Tatarium]. Your mission is to examine photos submitted by listeners and speculate on the incidents hidden behind them. But with each examination, inexplicable disturbances creep into the studio.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.2%, Adventure 30.6%, Choices Matter 14.9%, 2D 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #28 Message in a Melody
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 7.1%
- #29 Poubelle City
77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Rono Ok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Poubelle City: Dive into a vibrant and offbeat metropolis where the raw energy of the streets meets authenticity! Explore iconic locations and feel the rhythm of the legendary night with DJ Aye-Aye!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Adventure 21.6%, Choices Matter 6.7%, 2D 6%
- #30 My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀)
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Ubai TransPub: Kagami Games
Windows
In this suspenseful fantasy visual novel, play as a young man stranded in snowy mountains. Guided by unseen forces, you enter an isolated mansion. As a peculiar daily life unfolds, you live alongside two vampire girls. Immerse yourself in this profound, dreamlike dark fairy tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Adventure 22%, Casual 7.4%, 2D 6.4%
- #31 Sorcery! Part 3
78% matchVery Positive93% of 135 reviews2016
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An epic open-world narrative adventure through a world of monsters, traps and magic. Explore two intermeshed worlds, past and present, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered. Survive, and defeat the Seven Serpents - if you can!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Adventure 17.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Indie 3.9%
- #32 KaRu
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Mirror Studio
Windows · Linux
- Search for clues to progress the story. - Make choices to help your partner. - Collect bits and pieces to reveal secrets and lore bits. - Use your visions to see what he is feeling at the moment. - Don't drown in your own regrets.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.8%, Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 10%, 2D 5.9%
- #33 Atonement
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Atonement is an interactive graphic novel set in the Wild West. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. There are 3 storylines featuring a manhunt, a bank job, and a train robbery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Adventure 21%, Choices Matter 7.9%, 2D 5.9%
- #34 Kluber's Adventure
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sundin Games
Windows
Kluber's Adventure. Finally, your choices matter... Unless Kluber has better plans. Welcome to an absurdist narrative experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Casual 4.3%
- #35 Astra
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Atlas VPub: Astrea
Windows
Embark on ASTRA, a mixed reality journey transforming your room into a spaceship. Follow your late mother's research on a cosmic mission to find life, uncover universal mysteries, and confront personal grief. It blends storytelling, VR, and stunning interactive design.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Adventure 22.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #36 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #37 The King of Cats
74% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a cargo ship and try to survive a night with man-eating tigers on the loose. Your choices will determine who lives and who dies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Adventure 20.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%, 2D 6.2%
- #38 Neighboring Islands
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.4%, Adventure 26.8%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Indie 5.3%, Casual 4.6%
- #39 Blooming Ashes
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: LunaKin
Windows
In a shattered post-apocalyptic world, your story is forged through tension, intrigue, and humanity. Traverse hidden paths, witness multiple perspectives, and shape the fate of the last refuge. Will you wield cold steel or ignite the flame of empathy?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Adventure 29.3%, Sci-fi 17.2%, 2D 8.3%, Casual 2.9%
- #40 Camille and Laura
72% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: BonjourBorzoi
Windows
Camille and Laura is a point and click about the greatest adventure of all - parenting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Adventure 21%, 2D 6.5%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #41 The Flawless Cup
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sneaky Succulent Studio
Windows · Mac
An urban fantasy platformer-adventure with a branching narrative, The Flawless Cup reacts to the choices you make on your quest for caffeine. Featuring a cast of caffeine starved characters and hand-crafted narrative that changes with you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Choices Matter 10%, 2D 6.7%
- #42 Parasite in Love
71% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2025
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?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Adventure 20.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%, 2D 6.3%
- #43 All (Too) Good Things
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Sci-fi 7%
- #44 An Imp and an Impostor
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've spent years undercover, disguised as a human, infiltrating the city’s magical law-enforcement organization. They stole your magic from you. Can you steal it back? (A text-based interactive historical urban fantasy novel.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Adventure 23.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Indie 1.8%
- #45 Alice & Aidy: The Big Adventure
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sloth AI Games
Windows
Alice & Aidy: The Big Adventure is a warm interactive story with a gentle children’s sci-fi feel. When Alice struggles to write about the future, she meets Aidy, an old companion robot. Read, choose, and explore as they search for lost sparks and learn to ask, create, and choose for themselves.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Casual 5.9%, 2D 5.5%
- #46 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 34%, Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #47 Harm Other
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dennis Farrell
Windows
The most anticipated game since chess! A text-based comedy adventure in which you interact with the world by slamming one of two brightly colored buttons: Harm or Other
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #48 Raiders of the Icepeak Mountains
70% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle orc clans and survive deadly dungeons while leveling up as an adventurer. Will you become a fighter, wizard, cleric or rogue?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Adventure 20%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Casual 6%
- #49 Road Cards
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Dnovel
Windows
A hitchhiker simulator and a card game? Easy!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, Adventure 15.1%, 2D 7.2%, Choices Matter 7%
- #50 The Beyond: An Interactive Comic Book
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your death was a tragedy... your afterlife is a mystery. Unravel the secrets of death with the help of Xochitl, your guide. Can you find your way through the doors of the great library of the Beyond? A new choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.5%, Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, 2D 3.5%
- #51 Please Act Normal
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ezhaac Studio
Windows
"Please Act Normal" is a live-action comedy about the agonizing pressure of social etiquette. Navigate awkward dinners and tense meetings through frequent dialogue choices, or embrace chaos and use your "Secret Weapon". Will they yell, laugh or just stare in pity? There’s only one way to find out.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Adventure 20.8%, Casual 5.9%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #52 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Adventure 5.4%
- #53 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Adventure 21%, Casual 6%, 2D 5.6%
- #54 Samurai of Hyuga
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samurai of Hyuga is a brutal, heart-pounding interactive tale. Prepare to enter the land of silk and steel, where fantasy clashes against grim reality, and where the good guys don't always win in the end. It's a harsh world with tough choices at every turn. Good thing you're the toughest ronin around.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.1%, Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 5%
- #55 Hadean Lands
69% 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 54.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Adventure 13%, Indie 3.2%
- #56 Recluses
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Timofei UsikovPub: cd-doma production
Windows
More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Adventure 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Choices Matter 14%, Indie 5.3%
- #57 Perfore the perforien request
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triolet noire
Windows
Carolanne Marin, Princess of Prodo, is invited to Berlo, the capital of Birini and the great capital of Perfore, to see the Perforian in person for a request.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, Adventure 16%, 2D 7.8%, Indie 2.4%
- #58 Liar Luna
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Luna, a girl caught in a fight between armed insurgents and spies. Help her navigate her way to saving her friend. Explore a laboratory dedicated to the production of new materials. Enjoy a lighthearted and chaotic story of a girl out of her depth in an espionage mission.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Adventure 7.7%, 2D 6.8%
- #59 Aliya's Ascent
66% matchMixed46% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Strategies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aliya’s Ascent is a story about a girl who mysteriously found herself in the middle of a boat towards an unknown land. Embark on a journey in the world of the first Legions and meet familiar faces as you unravel the tales that made the fabric of Bridgeworld. Every choice you make matters!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Adventure 25.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%