- #1 The Reeve
97% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 11%, Management 10.9%, Medieval 10.7%
- #2 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Text-Based 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #3 Arderico's Journey
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Text-Based 10%
- #4 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #5 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #6 Cold Bed on Route
94% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Old Retina Museum
Windows · Linux
"Cold Bed on Route" is an equation-like adventure game. Work with to find and dump unwanted items. Then, let's make up for the excess weight caused by having her on board. And let's prove that the universe is not yet completely cold and frigid. Now, pilot, it's your turn.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #7 Grave Knight
93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamlight Games
Windows
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #8 All (Too) Good Things
92% 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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Text-Based 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #9 The Last Road
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crow Station Studios
Windows
In this narrative-driven casual strategy RPG, you take on the role of The Driver, sworn to deliver goods along The Last Road. With each journey bringing different semi randomized events to challenge the player, you will need to manage your resources carefully in order to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Roguelite 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #10 Xoru: The Nightmare Wars
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Castlelore Studios
Windows
Through branching destinies, hidden lore, brooding gothic vistas, and a soundtrack that echoes like a warning, you’ll walk a world reshaped by every choice you dare to make. But tread carefully—each decision pulls you toward redemption… or toward a fate far more terrifying than death.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #11 Fruit Salad Theory
91% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Pixels and Pins Studio
Windows
It's the night of the big ball, and things are going...well...they're going. When so many people of so many different species are gathered together in one place, you're sure to have an interesting time. But what if something a little more malicious is happening under the surface?
Why similar: Philosophical 15%, Text-Based 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #12 Your Story: Games with Death
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BoldBox
Windows
A medieval text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where each choice could be your last. Create your story with more than 2,000 events, 200 of which will prove fatal. In a world where death plays against you, can you outsmart it and write your own story?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #13 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #14 Vanakan
88% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #15 Mass of Consumption
87% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choices Matter 9%
- #16 Road to Karatl
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Angels Games
Windows
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Philosophical 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #17 Serania - Path of the Scion
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #18 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
85% 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 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #19 Decadent Heir
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRdroid GamesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Rewrite history in this narrative RPG set in the last days of Imperial Russia. Born into nobility, you will shape both your destiny and the fate of a nation.Will you preserve the old order, ignite the flames of revolution, or carve out your own path? Every decision will echo through time.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 14.2%, Management 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #20 The Music at the end of the World
84% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Cihan Kuzu
Windows
"What music would you listen to at the end of the world?" Explore an abandoned world after the apocalypse of the final winter. Shape the story of a man whose loneliness threatens his sanity. Use violence to survive or avoid it to protect your mind. Experience the end of the world!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #21 Yogoe Hunter
83% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Justice
Windows
A choice-driven roguelike text adventure set in medieval Korea and Japan. Encounter 218 mythological creatures from East Asian folklore, shape your story across 94 endings, and grow stronger with each run in a deep, culturally rich world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Roguelite 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #22 NOAH: 2050
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Team NOAH
Windows
『NOAH: 2050』 is a 2D visual novel game that blends an adventure format where you can explore a school.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #23 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Management 9%
- #24 VOID RED
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: チーム引きこもり
Windows · Mac
An interactive card game that stirs memories and emotions. In silence, the cards speak, touching the depths of the heart. Philosophical space and tension quietly envelop the players.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Philosophical 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #25 Tower of the Ice Lich
80% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
Windows · Mac
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #26 Don Quijote
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rubén Prende
Windows · Linux
An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Philosophical 9.4%
- #27 My life as a cat
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Black Elephant Games
Windows
A visual novel with multiple endings
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Philosophical 10.5%
- #28 Whispers From The Rift
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #29 31 Days In Orange Carnival
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReversePI
Windows
10 participants. A death game that unfolds over 31 days. If you kill another participant, you can take their prize money. An interactive fiction game where the story changes based on your choices. In this dangerous game, choose who to trust and who to betray.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Text-Based 18.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Roguelike 6.5%
- #30 Taina's Cursed Legacy
77% matchPositive82% of 33 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Medieval 6.5%
- #31 Into the Waves
78% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Text-Based 12.6%
- #32 Dreaming After You
77% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: MangoPower
Windows
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Text-Based 19.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #33 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
76% matchPositive84% of 31 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: Text-Based 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%
- #34 summer story
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #35 Days With Ollie
75% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: PT. Global Digital ArthaPub: hololive Indonesia
Windows
The day has finally come. The day that will determine on whether or not you'll be accepted as a reporter in hololive. And not just any reporter, but the exclusive reporter for Kureiji Ollie! What goes down on in the life of the zombie idol? Find out what it'll be like to spend Days with Ollie!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Text-Based 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Drama 8.8%
- #36 Where are you, Cinderella?
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Text-Based 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #37 The Trials of Ozymandias
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Golden Axolotl Studios
Windows · Mac
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Drama 6.4%
- #38 Shadows of Betrayal
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #39 Astronaut: The Best
74% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Universal Happymaker
Windows
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Roguelite 14%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #40 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
73% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #41 Too Small To Matter
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: André AntunesPub: GameDev Técnico
Windows
Journey of animals trying to survive a War. An emotional tale where you'll decide the fate of all who embark on this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #42 Defragmenting
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pngTriads
Windows
The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 7%
- #43 3 DAYS: Ghosts of War
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KovalGames
Windows · Mac
In the heart of the Afghan wilderness, amidst the chaos of war, you awaken to the stark reality of your mission: three days to navigate the perilous landscape, uncover hidden truths, and confront the ghosts of the past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #44 江湖宝鉴
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: 电子奇谭
Windows
《江湖宝鉴》是一款武侠题材,带有轻度肉鸽元素的文字冒险游戏。你将扮演一位初出茅庐的少年,踏上游历江湖的艰险旅程。是一心向善,带领村民抵抗山贼侵扰,成为一代大侠;还是落草为寇,卷入山贼寨子中的阴谋诡计,杀出一片天地;抑或是访仙问道,遁入山林逍遥自在,都在你的一念之中。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Roguelite 24%, Text-Based 21.9%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #45 Last Decree
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Crown Studio
Windows
Rule a dying medieval kingdom. Draw event cards, issue royal decrees, and decide how your realm meets its end.
Why similar: Roguelike 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Management 11.6%, Strategy 11.2%
- #46 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
70% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #47 Vested
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper Wasp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Found a tech startup in 1990 and see if you can survive the dot-com bubble. Navigate 48 quarters of hype, hubris, and hostile board meetings across 19 possible endings. It's Oregon Trail meets Silicon Valley.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Management 10.4%
- #48 Whispering Memories
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #49 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #50 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
69% matchNo user reviews
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 30%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #51 Ferrule Instincts
70% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Yellow Optic
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re Kayla Ferrule - And your birthday is in a week. However, your friend Miles Hector got in with some bad apples. Can you outsmart everyone and make it to your 20th in one piece? Test your instincts in this brief interactive adventure based on Yellow Optic’s Fool Me Twice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #52 Ukraine War Stories
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #53 Aunewyth
69% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Captain Cool
Windows
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #54 Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire
67% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make your name as a whiskey-runner, a politician, or a gangster as you quench thirsts from rural Pennsylvania to the New York City nightlife!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Text-Based 24.8%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #55 World War II Armored Recon
66% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
North Africa, 1942. Command a U.S. tank. Lead your men against the Axis powers. Learn the hard lessons of war. The odds are against you. A text-based historical novel, 900,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 23.1%, Military 13.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #56 Herald of the Mists
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromNiki
Windows
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Text-Based 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #57 Fate is not a line
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
Windows
Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Text-Based 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #58 memOriedit
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: いちか鉢
Windows · Mac
An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Text-Based 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Management 9.5%
- #59 The Peresmeshnik
68% matchVery Positive93% of 107 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Text-Based 25%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #60 Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why
63% matchVery Positive97% of 235 reviews2026
Dev: senpiPub: GOGOGOBATO
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?
Why similar: Philosophical 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%