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  1. #1 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: Political 15.6%, Dynamic Narration 13.2%, Philosophical 10.3%, Cinematic 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%

  2. #2 The River
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: bokchoi
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Philosophical 14%, Dark 9.2%, Stylized 8.4%

  3. #3 Don't Sleep With The Fishes
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 329 reviews2026
    Dev: TaikiPub: DopplerGhost
    Windows

    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: Choices Matter 29.5%, Point & Click 28.4%, Multiple Endings 23.3%, Stylized 13.2%, Indie 3.1%

  4. #4 The Change Architect
    96% 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: Political 15.7%, Dynamic Narration 13.2%, Cinematic 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Philosophical 8.2%

  5. #5 Underfishing
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 75 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: Interactive Fiction 47.5%, Cinematic 29.7%, Story Rich 15.5%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  6. #6 Playing Kafka
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 337 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 20.1%, Point & Click 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%

  7. #7 Ishmael
    94% 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: Political 21.3%, Philosophical 16.4%, Text-Based 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

  8. #8 un/FRAGMENT.
    92% matchVery Positive88% of 51 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 35.4%, Dark 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Text-Based 10.1%, Stylized 8.6%

  9. #9 nothing_matters
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 229 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 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Cinematic 15.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%

  10. #10 Sub-Verge
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 58 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 15%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

  11. #11 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
    91% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 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: Political 27.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Point & Click 8.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%

  12. #12 In the Darkness of the Sea
    90% 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 42.8%, Atmospheric 32.9%, Indie 24.3%

  13. #13 A Fisherman's Tale
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,529 reviews2019
    Dev: InnerspaceVRPub: Vertigo Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    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 58.1%, Stylized 17.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  14. #14 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 360 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 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Point & Click 10.7%

  15. #15 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 53 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 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Point & Click 18.3%, Cinematic 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%

  16. #16 Guilt Free
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 295 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: Dialogue Heavy 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%

  17. #17 For the Fish in the Bottle
    83% matchVery Positive99% of 100 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 44.7%, Point & Click 33.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Indie 2.5%

  18. #18 Burly Men at Sea
    87% matchMixed63% of 497 reviews2016
    Dev: Brain&Brain
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    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 16.5%, Point & Click 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Story Rich 7.9%

  19. #19 Locke(d)
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,103 reviews2023
    Dev: KigyoDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?

    Why similar: Philosophical 27.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Point & Click 10.8%

  20. #20 The Peresmeshnik
    85% matchVery Positive93% of 110 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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Choices Matter 9%, Dark 7.9%

  21. #21 Channel 4 Midnight
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 151 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 41.7%, Choices Matter 26.5%, Dark 14.6%, Story Rich 13%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  22. #22 Loan Shark
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 667 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Ortica
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Dark 16.4%, Story Rich 11.1%

  23. #23 We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2023
    Dev: Act Zero
    Windows

    ‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.

    Why similar: Political 25.4%, Philosophical 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%

  24. #24 The Last Oath
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 231 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 35.9%, Cinematic 31.3%, Dark 12.4%, Stylized 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%

  25. #25 Fishing Vacation
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 285 reviews2022
    Dev: Teebowah Games
    Windows

    A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 65%, Multiple Endings 24.1%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%

  26. #26 For Goodness Sake
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 132 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 25.6%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Dark 10.4%

  27. #27 Night in Riverager
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 232 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 49.2%, Dark 26.2%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Singleplayer 4%, Indie 1.2%

  28. #28 Sisyphus Reborn
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 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 61.7%, Point & Click 15.7%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  29. #29 Beso's Shawarma
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 68 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 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  30. #30 Disturbed
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,865 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 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Dark 14.3%, Point & Click 11.9%

  31. #31 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 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 25.6%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%

  32. #32 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 72 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 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  33. #33 Late Bird
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 121 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 19.7%, Point & Click 18.7%, Text-Based 15.6%, Dark 10.8%

  34. #34 The Dearest Person
    74% 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 26.1%, Text-Based 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%

  35. #35 Life on the Hook
    77% matchVery Positive81% of 95 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 39.8%, Dark 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Stylized 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%

  36. #36 Lighthouse Keeper
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 411 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 9%

    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 46.5%, Text-Based 29.5%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  37. #37 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
    73% matchPositive89% of 61 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 28.5%, Text-Based 20%, Multiple Endings 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%

  38. #38 One's Own Exile
    71% matchVery Positive100% of 467 reviews2025
    Dev: Updog Software
    Windows

    Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Dark 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

  39. #39 Something Strange
    74% matchPositive91% 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 40.1%, Text-Based 38.3%, Dark 15.9%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  40. #40 The Flayed Man
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 375 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 23.9%, Dark 19.2%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  41. #41 Many Nights a Whisper
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 707 reviews2025
    Dev: Deconstructeam
    Windows

    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 25.9%, Dynamic Narration 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Story Rich 7.1%

  42. #42 Blake: The Visual Novel
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%

  43. #43 Unroaded
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 305 reviews2019
    Dev: stormnebulae
    Windows · Mac

    Unroaded is a short free visual novel about the living dead man who instead of inaction has chosen the road.

    Why similar: Philosophical 35%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Dark 13.8%, Indie 5.4%

  44. #44 Death and Taxes
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 8,395 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 15.4%, Point & Click 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%

  45. #45 BatteryNote
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 220 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 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  46. #46 Everything Will Be Fine!
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 129 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 22%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Text-Based 19.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Dark 9.4%

  47. #47 Second Thoughts
    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: Gestmorph Games
    Windows · Mac

    A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.3%, Philosophical 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%

  48. #48 7th Chance
    72% 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 17.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Dark 8.6%

  49. #49 The Dark Egg Demo
    69% matchVery Positive96% 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 25.5%, Text-Based 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 7.5%

  50. #50 Crabmeat
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 179 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: Point & Click 49.1%, Atmospheric 42.5%, Singleplayer 8.4%

  51. #51 Under What?
    70% 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%

  52. #52 The Sixth Sorrow
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 63 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%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Dark 10.3%

  53. #53 Inversed
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 82 reviews2024
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Dark 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13%

  54. #54 DIVINATION
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 204 reviews2019
    Dev: Mojiken
    Windows · Mac

    "What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 10.5%

  55. #55 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 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: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Text-Based 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%

  56. #56 Mothmen 1966
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 321 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 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  57. #57 Long Knives
    64% matchVery Positive99% of 487 reviews2025
    Dev: Jade Hex
    Windows · Mac

    An oriental narrative mystery. The story branches upon your choices. The dice lies.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%

  58. #58 Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 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 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Stylized 8.9%, Story Rich 8.2%

  59. #59 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 9,719 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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: Choices Matter 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%

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