60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Alternate History, RPG, Text-Based, Historical.
A Game Noir espionage thriller set in an alternative 1872, presented as an interactive story game with role-playing elements. Make skill-based decisions in locally branching dialogue. Not a novel to read. A chamber piece to play.
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This is a PC role-playing independent game. You were born in the south of Yong'an City, and as you grew up, you made many friends. After entering the lord's mansion, can you stick to your true heart when facing the temptation of fame and fortune.
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Первая игра по истории России. 862 год. Ты – тот, кого назвали Рюриком. Но твоя память пуста. Тебе предстоит заново узнать себя и построить государство.
This is a PC role-playing independent game. You were born in the south of Yong'an City, and as you grew up, you made many friends. After entering the lord's mansion, can you stick to your true heart when facing the temptation of fame and fortune.
Why similar: Alternate History 29%, RPG 18.4%, Historical 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 13.5%
Первая игра по истории России. 862 год. Ты – тот, кого назвали Рюриком. Но твоя память пуста. Тебе предстоит заново узнать себя и построить государство.
Why similar: Historical 30.8%, Alternate History 19.9%, RPG 16.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%
Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!
Why similar: Conspiracy 23% ★, Alternate History 20.1%, Political 11.7% ★, Historical 10.7%, RPG 9.1%
《Interwoven Dream》 is a Victorian-era visual novel with multiple POVs. In 1884 London, four friends reunite after a string of disappearances, each with their own motives. Together, they dive into the city's darkest secrets, where dreams and reality blur.
Why similar: Alternate History 33.6%, RPG 20.7%, Historical 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Unlock diabolical magic in the time of Napoleon and Robespierre! Can you direct the course of the Revolution, or will you lose your head?
Why similar: Alternate History 27%, RPG 21.9%, Historical 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 12.6%
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏，游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色，玩家将扮演男主角周知，从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄，和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆，改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Alternate History 21%, RPG 19.5%, Historical 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%
New York in 1911 is flooded. Avenues are now canals, rooftops are now the streets and slowly the buildings crumble into the sea. Life is precarious here. But Manhattan has endured and transformed into a collection of City-States. Now a new crisis threatens and the city needs your help!
Why similar: RPG 36.8%, Alternate History 34%, Steampunk 21.9% ★, Adventure 3.4%, Story Rich 2.5%
This is an AVG trying to tell a story about a city under British governance. In 1970s, newspapers were rife with exaggerated title and drama plots. Xu Dan, a fresh journalist accidentally ran into a collaboration of cops and mafia.
Why similar: Historical 25.6%, RPG 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 10.7%
Joe Biden is back as the one term president hoping to become the two time president. November 2024 is only months away but the world is getting more ridiculing by the day. Choose your decisions wisely and help Mister 46 survive his next 3 weeks in office. You must help Joe Escape From MAGA, again.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.3% ★, Alternate History 18.5%, Political 15.7% ★, Historical 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
A historical and narrative RPG set in the world of Emile Zola's novel. You are a young man in 1866, forced to work deep in the mines to survive. But every day, the work gets harder and the meals get smaller. Organize a strike, reignite the smoldering revolt, and try to change this unjust world.
Why similar: RPG 28%, Historical 26.6%, Text-Based 15.2%, Political 13.4% ★, Hand-drawn 12.6%
A visual novel set in an ancient, alternate world. Explore this stormy and unstable country alongside Jiang Jin and Zhaoming, gradually encountering the shifting intrigues of the court. Whether you choose to stay on the sidelines or step forward is up to you
Why similar: Alternate History 27.7%, RPG 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 8.1%
Compu-Tron x3000 presents an alternate history and a short narrative mystery to be uncovered. Presented as a re-creation of a 1982 digital and educational assistant, delve into the records to uncover the mystery behind C. Tech Industries and Compu-Tron x3000.
Why similar: Alternate History 29.1%, Conspiracy 19.1% ★, Historical 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Text-Based 9.9%
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Why similar: Alternate History 29.3%, Historical 19.1%, RPG 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Political 12% ★
Harness the phenomenal abilities of an unliving wraith to preserve liberty—or to subvert it. Will you use your powers over quintessence to save your nation, or will you profit from its broken shell?
Why similar: Alternate History 27.4%, Conspiracy 25% ★, RPG 22%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 11.4%
《Late Ming: Reborn in Flames》is a 2D open-world visual novel game. You will play the role of a time traveler named Wei Xie. You need to travel between the major forces in the late Ming Dynasty, improve your favorability by interacting with the characters, and thus unlock their story lines.
Why similar: Alternate History 39.2%, RPG 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Hand-drawn 15.5%
Welcome to our lovely home, San Camillo II. Please, come inside and see for yourself the advances the institution gives to the children. Feel free to check every corner of the house. This guy? Don't worry about him, Vlad will only accompany you so you don't get lost. Just one more thing, be sure to arrive at dinner time.
Why similar: Alternate History 45.8%, Historical 31.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Indie 3.9%, Story Rich 3.6%
A singleplayer, story game where you can make decisions and read your way through history.
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Historical 20.3%, Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
A noir pixel-art adventure where you explore the city, engage in dialogues with choices and skill checks, face tough moral decisions, and shape the story’s outcome.
Why similar: Alternate History 32%, Conspiracy 30.6% ★, RPG 9.3%, Noir 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
Evil Shogun® is our first iOS mobile game, and now on macOS! The fictitious story is set during the Japanese Shogunate period. You are a samurai hired by a wicked shogun to do all sorts of evil at his behest. What will be your punishment in the end? There are three different endings.
Why similar: Historical 22.2%, Alternate History 20.3%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Text-Based 11.1%
Take hold of any gladiator from the era of rebellion in 73 B.C. in this strategic roguelike deck-building game. Try a number of different ways to conquer the roman machinery with uniquely crafted decks and expand your newly formed and growing Empire to change the tide of history!
Why similar: Alternate History 27.7%, Historical 25%, RPG 23%, Text-Based 11.5%, Adventure 5.5%
An interactive AVG with a time-travelling male protagonist in an ancient style, with multiple endings and multiple branches, and a journey of bondage in which you and six close friends join hands to dominate the world in a parallel world.
Why similar: Alternate History 35.3%, Historical 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, RPG 10.9%
《踏月尋歌》是一款古風戀愛文字冒險遊戲，劇情描述女主秦歌得到天書的過程以及自身血脈的秘密，與五位男主之間都有著錯綜複雜的關係，每個人的故事都是一環扣著一環，隨著劇情發展你將會慢慢發覺真相。
Why similar: Alternate History 33%, RPG 20.5%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 5.2%
50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!
Why similar: Alternate History 26.6%, RPG 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 7.3%
A Street Story is an interactive story in which you play a gangster in the suburbs from Paris, France. Discover a troubled world mixing gangsters, cops and terrorists. Choose your own path among those shady characters and try to survive!
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.5% ★, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Political 12.1% ★, RPG 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Home: A Story of Light is a narrative-driven point and click adventure game that follows Grayson, the son of a great inventor. Alongside his devoted pet mouse, he struggles to make his way through the perilous north-east of Victorian England.
Why similar: Alternate History 33.9%, Conspiracy 28.4% ★, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Narration 8%, Adventure 4.2%
A knowledge discovery game inspired by ancient astronaut theories. Travel across nine world regions, consult expert informants, and piece together evidence of non-human intelligence hidden in ancient civilizations. Every discovery brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Alternate History 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Historical 12.6%, RPG 7.2%
Help the eccentric inventor navigate the intrigue of the emerging electrical industry! Can you outsmart Thomas Edison and electrify the world?
Why similar: Historical 25.5%, RPG 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 15.2%, Narration 9.2%
The Wickie is a first-person thriller set in the 1930s Outer Hebrides. Explore handcrafted islands, uncover cosmic horrors, and survive deadly dangers. With no weapons or maps, rely on wit and courage to solve mysteries. Rich in story,art, and Lovecraftian dread, Will you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Alternate History 27.9%, Historical 16.7%, Steampunk 14.5% ★, Noir 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Set against real historical backdrop, this work unfolds bloody political intrigues. navigating between the tyrant’s tyranny and relatives’ conspiracies. Every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate and witnesses the darkest court legends of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Why similar: Historical 37.5%, RPG 31.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, 2D 5.1%, Story Rich 3.9%
A choice-rich, fantasy adventure visual novel in a steampunk victorian alternate reality, where coffee is all that matters.
Why similar: Alternate History 28.7%, Steampunk 21.4% ★, Historical 15%, RPG 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%
In 1630, Ming Dynasty collapses—famine, war, and rebellion plague the land. When a tyrant is murdered in "utopian" Baichu County, detectives Yue Wuxi and Feng Shengjue investigate, unwittingly uncovering a conspiracy that will shake both court and martial world...
Why similar: Alternate History 40.8%, RPG 26.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Adventure 4%
"Atropos" is a visual novel in which you will learn about the story of Atropos, the prince of Capernaum.
Why similar: Conspiracy 62.8% ★, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Story Rich 3.8%, 2D 2.7%
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Alternate History 29.5%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, RPG 12.7%, Text-Based 11.2%
Our heroes must travel to Canada and are surprised to find out it's a real place and not fictional.
Why similar: Alternate History 37.3%, Historical 28%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, 2D 3.1%
An era of "peace" just liberated from the powerful ruling of The Church, A doomsday prophecy of "the fall of the moon", A struggle and intrigue around the "last Saint". "Archenemy: Lunafall" is a romantic and suspenseful visual novel, which will tell a story about "self" and...
Why similar: Conspiracy 35.8% ★, Alternate History 32.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 3.6%
Danse Macabre: A Revolutionary AI-Powered Text RPG - Immerse Yourself in a World of Intrigue, Deceit, and MysteryEmbrace the Future of Gaming with the World's First AI-driven RPG - Available Now for FREE on Early Access!
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Historical 20.9%, RPG 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
In this world, deadly toxic mist is everywhere. The protagonist, Yaqing, becomes an apprentice to a physician skilled in using insects to save his sister, who has been poisoned by the mist. As the story progresses, he finds himself entangled in a tense racial conflict…
Why similar: Alternate History 37.3%, Historical 17.9%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, RPG 14.7%, Adventure 4.3%
《孟德大小姐与自爆少年》是一款文字冒险（AVG）游戏，完全原创剧情，将带给大家一段穿插了过去与未来的棋局与因缘。游戏中，玩家将扮演普通大学生郭风笑，开启一场独特的奇妙旅程。
Why similar: Alternate History 24.1%, Historical 23.8%, RPG 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Alternate History 34.7%, Historical 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 7.5%
This is a derivative work of the 1990s anime game [Serial Experiments Lain]. It was created using RPG Maker MZ and based on the official guidelines "Lain Time to Live".The game is about exploring dungeons and reading the scenario. I think you can play through the entire content in about 2-3 hours.
Why similar: RPG 39.6%, Hand-drawn 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Text-Based 10.8%, Adventure 5.4%
Euryale's Gambit (EG) is the story of a succubus who goes back in time to the 19th century United States in order to save the future from a dark fate. EG is a linear-style Visual Novel with content based on relationship building and several "bad endings" that you don't want to miss.
Why similar: Alternate History 35%, Historical 23.4%, RPG 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Adventure 3.6%
A "man" is transformed into a woman by a vengeful witch and realizes she likes it better this way.
Why similar: RPG 44%, Hand-drawn 28.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, 2D 5%, Indie 1.5%
A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives can blossom—if you choose to change them.
Why similar: Alternate History 30.2%, Historical 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Historical 24.1%, Hand-drawn 18%, RPG 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Text-Based 12.1%
Sling spells and crack the case in a city full of bootleggers, corrupt cops, and vampires. Can you save your partner before a wizard dooms Seattle? A text-based interactive urban fantasy noir novel.
Why similar: Alternate History 34.5%, RPG 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 14%, Noir 7.6%
You will play a hexfinder in the employ of Queen Charlotte’s Anglican Church, tasked with seeking out the witches and warlocks (colloquially known as hexcrafters) who threaten her fair nation. A story-rich, text-based RPG, Hexfinder is a supernatural alt-historical adventure!
Why similar: Alternate History 31%, Historical 17.7%, RPG 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 12%
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.3%, Historical 19.1%, RPG 18.5%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Visual Novel 13%
《失欲》是一部基於帝國主義時期歐洲的短篇反烏托邦小說，它通過多線敘事，描繪了奧盧格帝國從資本主義逐漸過渡到半奴役制度的過程，呼籲人們反資本、反戰、反封建。 The English version is still being translated and produced.
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.7% ★, Political 16.2% ★, Alternate History 15.4%, Noir 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. To Be Altered is a multiple-ending visual novel where your choices matter, even the most minuscule decisions will decide the fates of Darcy and others.
Why similar: RPG 26%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Noir 10.2%
Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.8% ★, Alternate History 23.4%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Noir 10.9%
A historical visual novel about faith, power, and impossible love. Fire & Crown takes place during the Hundred Years’ War, where you must choose between duty and desire as France tears itself apart. Be the reason someone lives—or dies. History may have never loved anyone, but you still might.
Why similar: Alternate History 28.3%, Historical 20.1%, RPG 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Alternate History 25.1%, Political 17.2% ★, Visual Novel 11.7%, RPG 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.
Why similar: Historical 32.6%, Hand-drawn 20%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Noir 8.6%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.
Why similar: Conspiracy 33.2% ★, RPG 31.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 15.3%, 2D 3.8%
Participate in a mysterious show, taking place far from civilization. The visual novel Roll of Fate gives you the opportunity to make decisions that affect the lives of the other show participants. Don’t try to save everyone – there’s no guarantee you can even save yourself.
Why similar: Conspiracy 37.7% ★, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
Gadgets, conspiracy and conquest await you in this steampunk text adventure. An interactive romp through Victorian England and the British Empire.
Why similar: RPG 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Text-Based 17.9%, Steampunk 16.9% ★, Visual Novel 12.7%
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.1%, Historical 23.7%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, RPG 11.1%
Brass & Bramble is a narrative deck-builder set in a steampunk Victorian age where myth and empire collide. As Avalon’s Envoy, battle the brass-forged Empire, uncover forgotten roots of myth, and journey from Ireland to Egypt, Japan, and beyond in story-driven expeditions.
Why similar: Alternate History 28.4%, Steampunk 16.7% ★, Historical 16.6%, Political 12.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
A short (1 to 2 hour) text-based game set in the near future. In the midst of terrorist attacks, analyze military intelligence reports and seek to understand a government with unclear motives.
Why similar: Conspiracy 49.8% ★, Political 26% ★, Text-Based 18.2%, Linear 2.9%, 2D 2%
Korn Kachakon, a high school student, finds a painting of an ancient emperor at an art gallery. Unfortunately, a guard knocks him unconscious, and his spirit is whisked to the realm of "Pralai," where he's tasked with changing an ancient kingdom's fate.
Why similar: Alternate History 40.2%, Political 21% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Text-Based 16.4%, 2D 4.2%
