- #1 Dravora
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aveline Games
Windows
A narrative roguelite where you lead desperate people across a fractured dark fantasy continent. No combat screens — every choice is made in words and every consequence follows you. Your companions have their own reasons to leave. How you survive reveals who you are.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Perma Death 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Roguelite 11.8%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #2 The Last Bastion
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Voidpeak Games
Windows
The Last Bastion is a survival-management game where you lead an army of defeated soldiers across a setting inspired by medieval India. Fight overwhelming forces, manage dwindling resources and make choices with devastating consequences in a bitter struggle for survival and salvation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #3 Too Small To Matter
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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 25.1%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #4 Astronaut: The Best
95% matchPositive91% of 34 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #5 Tower of the Ice Lich
94% matchPositive100% of 18 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Lore-Rich 12.2%
- #6 Cold Bed on Route
94% matchPositive94% of 48 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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Roguelite 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #7 Jeff Quest
93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Mattia54
Windows
Jeff's relationship with Mia, now in a tight spot, helps him on his quest to apologize to Mia and get back together with her.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #8 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
92% 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 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%
- #9 Adventure Reznara
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 5 Years Now
Windows · Linux
A persistent, text-led open-world RPG roguelike set in the Reznara universe. Explore dangerous regions, shape your adventurer, and face every strange road on your own terms. Every decision matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Perma Death 17.7%, Roguelike 13.4%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #10 All (Too) Good Things
91% 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 32%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #11 Mass of Consumption
90% 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 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 9.7%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #12 Flora Parasocial
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Text-Based 7.1%
- #13 Whispers From The Rift
89% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #14 Royal Duality
88% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Hyakuten Games
Windows
Royal Duality is an immersive dark fantasy visual novel with 15 endings, various side stories and hidden Easter Eggs all set in an engaging lore-rich world
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #15 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 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #16 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
86% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%, Text-Based 7%
- #17 Alcyone: The Last City
86% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%
- #18 We Were Here Before
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
The frontier does not want to be settled. A narrative highly replayable story game where your choices build a settlement, shape its story, and seal its fate. Every run ends. Every obituary tells a story only you lived.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 11%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #19 Gold & Brown
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Side Project Games
Windows
Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Lore-Rich 10%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #20 The Zoo
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 9%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #21 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
82% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 13.2%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #22 The Bottom of the Well
83% matchVery Positive85% of 588 reviews2016
Dev: Red Nettle Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 18.8 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.5%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%
- #23 The Reeve
81% matchVery Positive87% of 53 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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Text-Based 10.5%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #24 Xoru: The Nightmare Wars
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Castlelore Studios
Windows
A dark fantasy horror visual novel where your choices reshape a nightmare‑ridden world. Explore surreal realms, solve narrative puzzles, and face the consequences of every decision.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Roguelite 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #25 Monster Girl Manor
80% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Xena AlexanderPub: Monstery Peoplez
Windows
Welcome to the MONSTER GIRL MANOR! Tour around to find your way to meet the characters created by Dream Audio VA, Lacey Audayo, Method Switch, Startlit Audios and Xena Alexander. Find out which girls are your vibe and find out more of their lore!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Casual 4.7%
- #26 After the Storm
81% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Text-Based 17%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #27 Ecos de Luaré
79% 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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 12.3%, Casual 5.2%
- #28 Reigns: The Witcher
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Lore-Rich 5.8%
- #29 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
79% 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 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 11.4%, Choices Matter 5%
- #30 The Golden Rose: Book One
78% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Text-Based 16.6%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Casual 6.7%
- #31 Shadows of Betrayal
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Multiple Endings 5.1%
- #32 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neural Break Inc.
Windows
Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 8.2%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #33 5 Girls, 1 Honey - Prologue
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sexy Hentai Games FactoryPub: Woop Media
Windows
💖 Meet five stunning girls in this sexy visual novel prologue — from a rebellious punk vampire to a playful zombie and a sweet angel. Play through each girl’s two chapter, flirt, and unlock steamy 3D scenes.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 10.4%, Lore-Rich 9.6%
- #34 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
76% 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 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 8.2%, Lore-Rich 7.2%
- #35 201 - The Bad Number
75% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
"201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set on a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten civilization's end. Players make choices that impact the fate of humanity and the colony in a unique dystopian setting.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 13.7%, Perma Death 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #36 Defragmenting
74% 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 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%
- #37 The Keytox Project
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitRot Studios
Windows
The Keytox Project follows Anthony as he attempts to turn his life around. He takes a job at a government program, going to space, with his partner, Will. Their job is to hunt down alien lifeforms to ensure the safety of humanity. But what they find outside of Earth is far deeper than planned.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #38 Ferrule Instincts
75% 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 31.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Text-Based 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #39 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
73% 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: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #40 RETURN Machine.Love()
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Fable BaePub: Fable Was Here
Windows · Mac · Linux
3 different Robot-romance stories. Written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans. Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself, it craved love. No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did. Even after we were gone.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 10.8%, Lore-Rich 7.4%
- #41 XVTM
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Mischief and Craft
Windows
The abyss awaits. Descend into a minimalist visual novel about a girl in the future, and guide her through branching conversations, microgames, and explorable locations. Make friends with criminals, drink too much at dinner, or relax in a spa. Whatever happens, it was your choice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #42 Telvoikai
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #43 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
71% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #44 TideBroker
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pillartide Studios
Windows · Mac
A story-rich role-playing game, TideBroker will take you to a fantasy world of secrets and machinations of three opposing factions. You will play the part of an envoy and determine the outcome of a peace conference through dialogue, letters and books.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Side Scroller 27.1%, Text-Based 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #45 Rewrite - DYH
73% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Casual 4.6%
- #46 1453: Fall of Constantinople
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #47 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
70% matchVery Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Text-Based 12.3%
- #48 Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ResiCat Studio
Windows
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #49 Five Biggest Accomplishments
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Assembling Chickens GamesPub: Fennonauts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 9%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #50 One Life, One Chronicle
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tibsal Works
Windows
Ink stains the page as chaos begins. From obscurity to a life recorded, clashes decide life or death as rumors weave ties and grudges. Through childhood, uprising, and struggle, your origins, choices, and defiance shape a chronicle unlike any other. One run. One life. One chronicle.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.4%, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelite 12.4%, Strategy 11.7%, Lore-Rich 7.3%
- #51 Where are you, Cinderella?
68% 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 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 13.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #52 The Meridian
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 8.9%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #53 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
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #54 Beyond the Chiron Gate
67% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Space Goblin Games
Windows
Explore an endless text-based universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers, upgrade their ship, and brave dangerous worlds to gather the data you need to reach the mysterious Gatebuilders.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Roguelite 19.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #55 Grave Knight
68% 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 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #56 X.E.H.A. Rogue
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #57 Popular Kids
67% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.3%, Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%, 2D 4.7%
- #58 Jackpot Dungeon
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bluesky Games
Windows
How far will your luck go? Jackpot Dungeon tests your luck. A game where you challenge with luck rather than skill, and it ends with luck! No more headaches strategizing.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, Roguelite 27%, Roguelike 19.9%, PvE 11.5%, 2D 4.4%
- #59 Ostera : The curse of...
66% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Profits Troll Studio
Windows
Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.1%