- #1 I Saw a Flying Saucer
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Midnight Peppermint
Windows · Mac
An interactive fiction about a man who lost his wife and goes in search of a UFO that shouldn't exist.
Why similar: America 42.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 32%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, 2D 5.4%, Adventure 4.8%
- #2 The Last Will
96% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: ODBear Studios
Windows
"The Last Will" is a 3D point-and-click adventure game played from the perspective of a grieving father whose son just passed away.
Why similar: America 46.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Text-Based 13.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #3 PACTUM + EPISODE 1
96% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Ponctum
Windows · Linux
Explore all the different routes of PACTUM! Try to discover more about what really happened. Learn more about each character by picking between some... story-changing choices!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Demons 17.6%, Point & Click 17.3%, Text-Based 14%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #4 Don't Let Me Fade
95% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Point & Click 24.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Text-Based 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #5 The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
94% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Adventure 15%, Point & Click 14.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #6 Kafka at the Station
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Neji. Games
Windows · Mac
I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.7%, Text-Based 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Adventure 12.7%
- #7 呪ショッピング
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TOBON GAME
Windows
You are shopping on a major online store when strange listings gradually begin to appear. The more you look into them, the more clearly the whole picture of a crime comes into view…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Text-Based 25.7%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 11.6%
- #8 INSPECTION REPORT
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zolduck
Windows
INSPECTION REPORT is a horror / point & click game focused on exploration and dialogue. Fulfill your duties as a building inspector and uncover the secrets of an abandoned property in total dark using only a flashlight.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #9 Hotel Hermes
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Point & Click 23.3%, Text-Based 15.3%, Adventure 13%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #10 ORM QUEST
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wex Gurbley Corporation
Windows · Mac
Explore the fantasy world of Orm and build a life within it. Take on quests, duel its inhabitants, farm, fish, cook, craft and trade as you develop your character. An 80s-style text RPG with typed commands, clickable actions and illustrated locations.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Exploration 7.3%
- #11 Arthur's Thinking Games
90% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Jordan Freeman GroupPub: ZOOM Platform Media
Windows
Arthur's Thinking Games is the perfect combination of learning, fun, and helpful features. With 6 different fun-filled activities and 5 levels of difficulty, Arthur's Thinking Games will entertain your child with hours of learning and fun!
Why similar: America 40.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Point & Click 23.7%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #12 KRIS: The Last Good Summer
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sonamont
Windows
Kris has thirty days before the scrap press. Play as Sam, the fifteen-year-old who found him in an attic, and explore Cedar Falls together. Solve point-and-click puzzles, change what he can do with old floppy disks, and decide which memories you dare erase to give him a future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Point & Click 24.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #13 Choose Your Own Alternative
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Point & Click 16%, Lore-Rich 13%, Horror 7.6%
- #14 The Fridge Is (NOT) Empty
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mankind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Point & Click 22.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Horror 8.2%, 2D 5.6%
- #15 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
Windows
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Point & Click 18%, Lore-Rich 8.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #16 Deepwell
86% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: LinsonLime
Windows
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #17 Midnight At Camp Ashwood
85% match2 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Palfrey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Midnight At Camp Ashwood is a slow-burn psychological horror mystery set deep in a cursed forest. Explore abandoned cabins, uncover disturbing audio diaries, and piece together what happened at a remote summer camp where something ancient still watches from the woods.
Why similar: America 36.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Action 12.7%, Demons 11.7%, Exploration 9.9%
- #18 Kabaret
86% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Persona Theory Games
Windows
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Point & Click 18.6%, Lore-Rich 16%, Demons 14.7%, Adventure 6.7%
- #19 スマートフォン
83% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: OwataStudio
Windows
見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Text-Based 23.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Horror 8.5%, Mystery 6.4%
- #20 Exploring Friscott
84% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Point & Click 24%, Text-Based 16.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
- #21 Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger 8
84% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Casual Arts
Windows
Enjoy Another Sensational Vacation Running Pinecreek Hills National Park Spend a sensational Summer helping the Rangers run Pinecreek Hills National Park. Help people from the Community become Volunteer Rangers.
Why similar: America 55% ★, Point & Click 24.5%, Adventure 13.7%, 2D 6%, Indie 0.4%
- #22 Scary Stories
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bruce Devlin
Windows · Linux
A spooky text-based, choose-your-own-adventure style game that tells several spine-chilling tales with several choices and items throughout, these may change your path... Can you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Point & Click 20%, Text-Based 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Exploration 8.8%
- #23 Devil's Hideout
81% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Point & Click 20.7%, Demons 20.2%, Horror 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #24 Disney Villains Cursed Café
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Point & Click 31.6%, Text-Based 18.1%, 2D 7%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #25 (RPG) The Legends of Power Volume 1
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Senna Holste
Windows
(RPG) The Legends of Power Volume 1 is a pixel, adventure and horror game. You have to choose the fate determined of characters they'll be alive or death, but there might be other things that could help you to have advantage...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #26 The Source
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dr. Puzzler
Windows · Mac
The Source is a unique modern take on the Text Adventure genre. An outsider to a foreign world, you must choose a kingdom to help gain an ancient power locked deep beneath a mysterious Well. Explore each kingdom, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery surrounding this shattered world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 19%, Point & Click 18%, Demons 15.9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #27 Mainland
80% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Vasily VoronkovPub: INSTEAD Community
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.9%, Text-Based 36.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 1.2%
- #28 Lux, City of Secrets
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Text-Based 26.8%, Lore-Rich 17%, Adventure 6.4%, Choices Matter 6%
- #29 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Point & Click 21.7%, Text-Based 18%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 4.9%
- #30 The Void Calls
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slyfincleton
Windows · Linux
The Void Calls, and you will answer. Explore the mysteries and secrets of Reprieve, a town stitched together from the dark past of its bizarre inhabitants in this horror-filled point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #31 Paradise Falls
76% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: L Goat
Windows
Manage escalating anxiety and play as multiple characters in Paradise Falls, a classic verb-coin adventure. Listen to the voices, commit acts of violence, and wash the blood from your knife to return to normal in a shifting reality. Can you uncover the town's dark secrets?
Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Demons 18.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #32 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DigiTales Interactive
Windows
A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Point & Click 24.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #33 Discount Nightmares - The Gulch
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SongMonkey
Windows
The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Point & Click 25.4%, Exploration 15.8%, Horror 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #34 Log.in
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Adventure 10.7%
- #35 False Testimony
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Point & Click 27.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 9.5%, Mystery 8.6%
- #36 Vem, Exu
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tejo Estúdio
Windows
A short narrative experience where you solve simple puzzles and explore a world where emotions become interaction. Build a kite, connect constellations, and face a storm born from your own anger.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Point & Click 24.5%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Exploration 14.2%, 2D 6%
- #37 MysteryOS
73% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Clermont Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at a terminal you've never seen before. The language is alien. The interface is hostile. Every wrong click has consequences. Decode constructed languages, navigate unfamiliar operating systems, and survive the unknown in this puzzle-survival experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Point & Click 21.9%, Text-Based 17.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 6.4%
- #38 The Last Day: What Remains
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SlothByte Games
Windows · Mac
A short, emotional point-and-click narrative where you explore a hand-drawn room, uncover memories through everyday objects, and make one final choice that ends the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Point & Click 24.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #39 Meatlock
72% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Echo
Windows
An abandoned house. A trapped child. And something lurking in the corridors. A short point-and-click horror experience (20–30 minutes).
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Point & Click 26.9%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 7.5%
- #40 DreamPost
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaoheiCatPub: Next Playground
Windows · Mac · Linux
Review files, assemble dreams, and fulfill daily orders using a retro employee terminal. Build friendships with coworkers from different eras, investigate deleted files, and await a letter addressed both to and from yourself—but before any of that, make sure you meet this week’s performance quota.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Point & Click 21.1%, Text-Based 17.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Lore-Rich 12%
- #41 幸存者乐园
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: 幸存者乐园
Windows
2050, a future world we had dreamed about. But suddenly, a disaster arrived, bringing the human into a desperate situation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Text-Based 28%, Exploration 18.2%, 2D 7.6%, Adventure 5.3%
- #42 Exercise your Demons
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: BoopDood
Windows
Step into the world of Exercise your Demons, a 2d narrative adventure inspired by Irish fairies and folklore. Meet and befriend 5 locals while you work towards settling into the small fictional town called Inishsióg in County Galway, Ireland.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Text-Based 24.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #43 Beyond Shadowgate
71% matchVery Positive96% of 294 reviews2024
Dev: Zojoi LLC.
Windows
The original design of the never-before seen point and click adventure has been brought to life after 30+ years in the vault - Beyond Shadowgate! This new massive game (created by the designer of the original hit Shadowgate and a leading 8-bit adventure studio) is 5 TIMES BIGGER than NES Shadowgate!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Exploration 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #44 放學後(After school)
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: DioPub: Dio Studio
Windows
After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Point & Click 20.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #45 The Hand of Glory - The Blowtorch Files
72% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows
A young girl, Erica Thimber, vanishes into thin air overnight. Is it a classic teen runaway? That's not what Lazarus Bundy, renowned serial killer hunter in charge of the case, believes.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Text-Based 18.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 14.3%, 2D 7.1%
- #46 Discarded Memories: A Red Iron Story
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toby Davis
Windows · Linux
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Point & Click 26%, Exploration 15.1%, Horror 8.6%, Action 4.2%
- #47 Awakewood
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will returns to bury his mother and leave right away, but everything changes when he finds a stranger in the woods. As the house decays and roots swallow everything, saving her comes with an irreversible cost: uncovering a truth hidden in Awakewood for ten years.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Point & Click 25%, Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 10.7%, Mystery 6.4%
- #48 Tower of the Ice Lich
69% matchPositive100% of 19 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: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Text-Based 25.3%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #49 what-if
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac
A guided ARG that spans across dimensions. Decipher cryptography, search digital footprints, and retrace scientist Jessie's journey to uncover what happened to her and her assistant.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, Text-Based 16.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 13%, Mystery 7.4%
- #50 Major's Heart
70% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Point & Click 26.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Text-Based 11.1%, Mystery 6.6%
- #51 Depths' Tale
67% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Ardora Collective
Windows
Depths’ Tale is a short first-person cosmic horror experience about a lone fisherman working the night shift. Far from shore, only the waves keep you company... for now.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Point & Click 27%, Exploration 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 2D 6.6%
- #52 We Were Here Before
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Point & Click 19.7%, Text-Based 18.1%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Exploration 10.5%
- #53 Chronicles from the Abyss
68% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
Windows
Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Point & Click 21.3%, Text-Based 11.5%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Adventure 7.5%
- #54 Morality
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Novka Studio
Windows
**MORALITY** is a psychological interactive game where every choice matters. Explore a mysterious computer, uncover hidden secrets, and make decisions that can change the course of the story. **What are you going to do?**
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Point & Click 25.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Mystery 6.7%
- #55 Ritual
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Rock Games
Windows
The sky is lying to everyone but you. Step into the role of a Seer in this dark, atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Search ancient Observatories, reveal the stars it hides, and complete the Ritual that will shape the fate of all who walk beneath it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Point & Click 24.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #56 Ghost In The Mirror
67% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Stefano Mazzotta (Il Sui)Pub: Sui Arts
Windows
A journey that starts in a pirate village, with puzzles and comedic moments, but will take us adrift at sea, surrounded by mystery, ghosts, and... ...Well, I don't like to reveal too much about the plot, so that's enough!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Point & Click 23.6%, Text-Based 16.6%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #57 Adventure in Russia: Road to Harvetsky
69% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: NewCo Entertainment
Windows
The main character is the usual average schoolboy, who can be found on the street after the 7th lesson. But it's not so simple, because he has a dream inside of his head, a dream that you have to implement!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Text-Based 24.8%, Horror 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, 2D 9%
- #58 Val's Adventures at Scure Manor
66% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: The Snark Hunters
Windows
Val’s Adventures at Scure Mansion is a witty point-and-click adventure. Players guide Val, stranded outside his home at 3 a.m., to explore the mansion, solve clever puzzles, interact with quirky characters, and use items in inventive ways to sneak inside and reach bed before the alarm rings.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 9.9%, 2D 7.5%
- #59 The Watch Post
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Robert Hendrickson
Windows
In The Watch Post you will explore areas through a living CRT television in this atmospheric dark-fantasy text adventure. Find strange items, unlock hidden paths, solve optional mysteries, and decide whether the signal should ever be answered.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Horror 11.2%, Exploration 8.5%
- #60 Journey of Destiny(dependent origination)
65% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Cai JiahePub: Changle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Chinese ancient-style visual novel made with Ren'Py. Two factions fight for a mysterious relic. Your choices unlock multiple endings. The story includes suspense, time travel and soul fusion. Simple mouse and keyboard controls. Enjoy an immersive storytelling experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Text-Based 20.1%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Choices Matter 7%, Adventure 6.1%