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  1. #1 The River
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: bokchoi
    Windows

    A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Philosophical 14.2%, Dark 9.2%, Stylized 8.1%

  2. #2 The Outcast Lovers
    97% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2020
    Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 15.6% ★, Philosophical 12.3%, Cinematic 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Text-Based 8.6%

  3. #3 Underfishing
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: Petros Anastasiadis
    Windows

    You just arrived in hell. Nothing left to to do but contemplate the life you lived, and fish. Fish out ancient treasures, upgrade your fishing abilities, and face your biggest regrets in this narrative fishing game! Will you manage to fish out Lucifer's crown and earn another chance at life?

    Why similar: Fishing 43% ★, Interactive Fiction 27%, Cinematic 17%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 1.6%

  4. #4 Don't Sleep With The Fishes
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 835 reviews2026
    Dev: TaikiPub: DopplerGhost
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    How much can you collect before the ship goes under? How will you use what you have? Act fast and make constant choices to escape the sea or become its next victim.

    Why similar: Fishing 37.8% ★, Point & Click 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Stylized 8%

  5. #5 The Change Architect
    95% matchMixed65% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 15.6% ★, Cinematic 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Philosophical 9.9%, Text-Based 8.9%

  6. #6 un/FRAGMENT.
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: izakiko paradox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

    Why similar: Philosophical 35.8%, Dark 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Text-Based 10%, Stylized 8.4%

  7. #7 A Fisherman's Tale
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,538 reviews2019
    Dev: InnerspaceVRPub: Vertigo Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.

    Why similar: Point & Click 58.6%, Stylized 16.7%, Story Rich 13%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  8. #8 In the Darkness of the Sea
    93% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2017
    Dev: Olivier Leclair
    Windows

    In the Darkness of the Sea is a short narrative game about a boy lost in the middle of the ocean.

    Why similar: Dark 42.9%, Atmospheric 32.8%, Indie 24.3%

  9. #9 Playing Kafka
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 346 reviews2024
    Dev: Charles Games
    Windows · Mac

    There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Philosophical 20.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  10. #10 Fishing Vacation
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 289 reviews2022
    Dev: Teebowah Games
    Windows

    A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.2%, Fishing 35.2% ★, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  11. #11 Ishmael
    91% matchMixed57% of 84 reviews2018
    Dev: Jordan Magnuson
    Windows

    Ishmael is a short multimedia-enhanced hypertext story about perpetual cycles of displacement and violence as seen through the lens of a child. Takes about 15 minutes to read/play through.

    Why similar: Philosophical 21.1%, Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%

  12. #12 For the Fish in the Bottle
    88% matchVery Positive99% of 139 reviews2026
    Dev: makina game
    Windows

    In the vast desert, you discover a tiny fish sealed inside a small bottle. It seems to want something. Solve the puzzles to collect the items the fish desires.

    Why similar: Philosophical 44.9%, Point & Click 33.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 2.4%

  13. #13 Loan Shark
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 701 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Ortica
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

    Why similar: Fishing 30% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Dark 11.5%

  14. #14 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 375 reviews2019
    Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Point & Click 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  15. #15 Burly Men at Sea
    89% matchMixed63% of 499 reviews2016
    Dev: Brain&Brain
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Point & Click 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 8%

  16. #16 TOY BOX
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
    Dev: DEADline Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Point & Click 10.4%

  17. #17 Lake Minnewaska
    85% matchVery Positive96% of 147 reviews2024
    Dev: Bait ShackPub: USC Games
    Windows · Mac

    Lake Minnewaska is a narrative driven first person fishing game. Fish, explore, and uncover the secrets of Lake Minnewaska as you guide Sosa's journey in becoming a better father.

    Why similar: Fishing 25.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Cinematic 17%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Stylized 7.3%

  18. #18 nothing_matters
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2023
    Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
    Windows

    A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.

    Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Cinematic 15.6%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  19. #19 Sub-Verge
    84% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
    Windows · Mac

    Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

  20. #20 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
    83% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: polte
    Windows

    A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Point & Click 18.4%, Cinematic 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%

  21. #21 Life on the Hook
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 96 reviews2022
    Dev: Arkuda Inc.
    Windows

    Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.

    Why similar: Philosophical 40.3%, Dark 16.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Stylized 12.4%

  22. #22 Locke(d)
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,114 reviews2023
    Dev: KigyoDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?

    Why similar: Philosophical 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Point & Click 10.8%

  23. #23 Channel 4 Midnight
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2026
    Dev: foolkien
    Windows

    A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.8%, Choices Matter 26.2%, Dark 14.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  24. #24 Guilt Free
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 296 reviews2020
    Dev: Lateral Games
    Windows · Mac

    Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10%

  25. #25 The Peresmeshnik
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 111 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: Text-Based 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Dark 7.9%

  26. #26 The Last Oath
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 235 reviews2025
    Dev: Final Offer
    Windows

    The Last Oath is a short story based game about a knight that fell in battle fighting for their king. You find yourself with a final task to keep your oath to the king. Complete this task as you find out more about the world by interacting with the environment through text based dialogue.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36%, Cinematic 31.6%, Dark 12.4%, Stylized 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%

  27. #27 Under What?
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 590 reviews2019
    Dev: Dan Gartman
    Windows

    “Under what?” is a short but very capacious story-tale about an old fisherman who suddenly faced the surface of the water. In this story there will be no dragons, the battle of good and evil, and other boring nonsense. But there will be some bad jokes and extraordinary characters.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  28. #28 fishy
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2021
    Dev: I Choose Paradise
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. here fishy fishy f̵̥͘͠i̷̱͉͋͑s̵͙̈͘h̵͖̅y̶̜͘

    Why similar: Fishing 30.9% ★, Cinematic 26.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%

  29. #29 For Goodness Sake
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 137 reviews2022
    Dev: Belief Engine
    Windows

    In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.

    Why similar: Philosophical 25.9%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Dark 10.4%

  30. #30 lure
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 467 reviews2022
    Dev: Blue Moon Games
    Windows · Mac

    To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine.

    Why similar: Fishing 30.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Cinematic 10.5%, Stylized 9.3%, Dark 9%

  31. #31 The Flayed Man
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 389 reviews2025
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

    Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Dark 19.1%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 10.5%

  32. #32 Late Bird
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2022
    Dev: Vladimir SlavPub: Coldwild Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Point & Click 18.8%, Text-Based 15.4%, Dark 10.8%

  33. #33 Night in Riverager
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 237 reviews2021
    Dev: Two Star GamesPub: V Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 170.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?

    Why similar: Point & Click 49.5%, Dark 26.2%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Singleplayer 4%, Indie 1.2%

  34. #34 The Dearest Person
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 637 reviews2024
    Dev: house.opposite
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.3%, Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%

  35. #35 Beso's Shawarma
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 104 reviews2026
    Dev: Mtatsminda Studio
    Windows

    Beso's Shawarma is a short, narrative-driven horror game. A late-night call lures you on a surreal journey through empty streets to a sketchy shawarma shop. Talk to a cast of strange characters, make a terrifying choice, and try to escape a disjointed, looping nightmare.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  36. #36 Crabmeat
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2026
    Dev: Nicholas McDonnellPub: Searching Interactive
    Windows

    A short first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate. Navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats that dwell under the icy waters.

    Why similar: Fishing 60.6% ★, Point & Click 19.5%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  37. #37 7th Chance
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2021
    Dev: Drewid GamesPub: Stasis Booth Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Philosophical 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Dark 8.6%

  38. #38 Lighthouse Keeper
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 420 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 8%

    This dark act takes place from a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-years-old shift at the Lighthouse.

    Why similar: Cinematic 46.9%, Text-Based 29.2%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  39. #39 Everything Will Be Fine!
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
    Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
    Windows

    A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 19.1%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Dark 9.4%

  40. #40 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
    71% matchPositive89% of 73 reviews2026
    Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Text-Based 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

  41. #41 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
    74% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
    Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

    Why similar: Philosophical 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Dark 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Story Rich 10.1%

  42. #42 Many Nights a Whisper
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 744 reviews2025
    Dev: Deconstructeam
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.2%, Dynamic Narration 20.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Story Rich 7.1%

  43. #43 Something Strange
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
    Windows

    Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Text-Based 38%, Dark 15.9%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  44. #44 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
    77% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

    Why similar: Choices Matter 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  45. #45 Loop//Error
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
    Windows

    Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.

    Why similar: Philosophical 15.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%

  46. #46 Disturbed
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,876 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Dark 14.2%, Point & Click 11.9%

  47. #47 Blake: The Visual Novel
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
    Windows · Mac

    Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 13.3%

  48. #48 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%

  49. #49 BatteryNote
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
    Dev: 72studioPub: room6
    Windows · Mac

    BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.

    Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  50. #50 Mothmen 1966
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 329 reviews2022
    Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 11%

  51. #51 Sisyphus Reborn
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,105 reviews2016
    Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.

    Why similar: Philosophical 62%, Point & Click 16%, Atmospheric 15%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  52. #52 The Dark Egg Demo
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 228 reviews2022
    Dev: Transcend Pixels
    Windows

    A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Text-Based 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 7.6%

  53. #53 Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: The Midworld
    Windows

    Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".

    Why similar: Philosophical 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Stylized 8.6%, Story Rich 8.2%

  54. #54 The Sixth Sorrow
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Nezumirra
    Windows

    The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Dark 10.3%

  55. #55 A Night at the Watermill
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: Neon Tales
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Point & Click 18.3%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  56. #56 Death and Taxes
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 8,579 reviews2020
    Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Point & Click 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%

  57. #57 Into the Waves
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 91 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 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Text-Based 11.1%, Point & Click 10.5%

  58. #58 Betrayal At Club Low
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 587 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmo D Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Point & Click 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  59. #59 It Paints Me
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 288 reviews2024
    Dev: ENDYSIS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Dark 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 10.1%

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