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  1. #1 Death and Taxes
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 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: Dark Comedy 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 10.7%

  2. #2 The Outcast Lovers
    97% matchMixed66% of 85 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: Dark Comedy 14.5%, Alternate History 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Point & Click 9.6%

  3. #3 Underfishing
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 74 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: Dark Comedy 50.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Casual 4.9%, Adventure 4.9%

  4. #4 The River
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: bokchoi
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Philosophical 15%, Adventure 12.5%, Stylized 8.2%

  5. #5 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 342 reviews2019
    Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Narration 10.6%, Point & Click 9.4%

  6. #6 A Fisherman's Tale
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,524 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 34%, Narration 33.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Stylized 8.8%

  7. #7 Playing Kafka
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 317 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: Philosophical 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Story Rich 9.7%

  8. #8 Burly Men at Sea
    94% matchMixed63% of 490 reviews2016
    Dev: Brain&Brain
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.0 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 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Adventure 9.4%

  9. #9 Fishing Vacation
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 278 reviews2022
    Dev: Teebowah Games
    Windows

    A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.1%, Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Casual 16%, Singleplayer 2.3%

  10. #10 nothing_matters
    90% 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 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Stylized 8.6%

  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 16.9%, Political 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Text-Based 12%, Interactive Fiction 12%

  12. #12 un/FRAGMENT.
    89% matchPositive88% of 50 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 42.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Stylized 9.4%

  13. #13 Loan Shark
    87% matchVery Positive84% of 614 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Ortica
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    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 22.7%, Narration 19.3%, Conversation 16.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Story Rich 13.1%

  14. #14 Life on the Hook
    88% matchVery Positive82% 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 34.7%, Narration 19.3%, Story Rich 14.6%, Stylized 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  15. #15 Sub-Verge
    86% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 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 18.7%, Conversation 17.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

  16. #16 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
    89% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 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 21.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Conversation 10.2%, Point & Click 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%

  17. #17 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
    85% matchVery Positive84% of 50 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: Conversation 25.9%, Point & Click 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choices Matter 17%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  18. #18 Under What?
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 589 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: Adventure 50.6%, Casual 49.4%

  19. #19 We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 127 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 18.5%, Philosophical 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 11.7%

  20. #20 BatteryNote
    81% matchVery Positive100% of 186 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Conversation 19%, Philosophical 17.8%, Visual Novel 10%, Story Rich 8.5%

  21. #21 The Majesty of Colors Remastered
    83% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2018
    Dev: Future Proof Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    As a strange being from beneath the ocean, discover the beauty of the surface world. What relationship will you have with the humans? Can you survive? Will they?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Adventure 18.1%, Multiple Endings 18%, Casual 17.5%

  22. #22 Border of her Heart
    84% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
    Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 12.1%, Conversation 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%

  23. #23 In the Darkness of the Sea
    82% 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: Narration 54.5%, Adventure 26.6%, Atmospheric 18.9%

  24. #24 Something Strange
    81% 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 41.9%, Text-Based 37.1%, Casual 12.3%, Adventure 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

  25. #25 Blake: The Visual Novel
    80% matchVery Positive90% of 62 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Conversation 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.6%

  26. #26 Guilt Free
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 288 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: Narration 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Text-Based 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Choices Matter 10.3%

  27. #27 The Mermaid of Zennor
    79% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Text-Based 16%, Narration 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  28. #28 Trapped with Jester
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,481 reviews2022
    Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%

  29. #29 Many Nights a Whisper
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 654 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 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Conversation 13.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%

  30. #30 Deep Under
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: WildOmul
    Windows

    DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Narration 12%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  31. #31 Night in Riverager
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 227 reviews2021
    Dev: Two Star GamesPub: V Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 173.7 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 53.4%, Casual 17.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  32. #32 Your Future Self
    78% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2019
    Dev: Contortionist Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 12.5%

  33. #33 7th Chance
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 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 29.8%, Philosophical 19.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Point & Click 9.8%

  34. #34 Dark Scavenger
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 243 reviews2014
    Dev: Psydra Games LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Point & Click 17.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  35. #35 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  36. #36 Lighthouse Keeper
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 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: Text-Based 49.5%, Story Rich 26.7%, Adventure 22.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  37. #37 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
    75% matchMostly Positive71% of 226 reviews2021
    Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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

    Why similar: Philosophical 25.8%, Narration 18.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Conversation 11.6%

  38. #38 Sisyphus Reborn
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,085 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 58.7%, Point & Click 15.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 10%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  39. #39 Kill Ralph
    70% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Andrii Tuzenko
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Lies, treachery, and a bounty worth dying for. You’re no warrior, just a cunning hunter—will your wits be enough to catch Ralph Devour?"

    Why similar: Alternate History 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%

  40. #40 A Living Room
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2024
    Dev: Valtteri TavastPub: Instant Million
    Windows

    You are a man in a room. Something feels off. Or maybe it's on. A short existential comedy point-and-click non-adventure about the limitations and imitations of human existence – or, really, whatever you want it to be about.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.8%, Philosophical 16.1%, Conversation 15.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%

  41. #41 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 106 reviews2020
    Dev: Gard Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.

    Why similar: Alternate History 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Narration 12.1%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%

  42. #42 Do Animals Dream?
    74% matchMostly Positive70% of 88 reviews2021
    Dev: Black Vein Productions
    Windows · Mac

    You’re shipwrecked on a mysterious island of talking animals! You’ll need to make friends with the local critters if you hope to return home. This adventure includes branching conversations, memorable endings, and dark secrets...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Conversation 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

  43. #43 Everything Will Be Fine!
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 69 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: Conversation 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Adventure 10.1%

  44. #44 fishy
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 79 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: Visual Novel 39.8%, Story Rich 27.5%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Colorful 12.8%, Casual 5.2%

  45. #45 Will Die Alone
    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Arianna Ravioli
    Windows · Mac

    Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

    Why similar: Political 17.8%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.4%

  46. #46 10:16
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2023
    Dev: Catsket
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    To get to heaven, you must climb the Nine Circles of Hell. But you might never make it to the depths.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Narration 11.5%

  47. #47 Swallow the Sea
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,422 reviews2021
    Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
    Windows · Linux

    You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 61.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Casual 11%, Singleplayer 2.3%

  48. #48 Channel 4 Midnight
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 102 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 36.9%, Choices Matter 28.1%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  49. #49 Disturbed
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,856 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 32.3 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

  50. #50 Saltsea Chronicles
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2023
    Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
    Windows · Mac

    It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Point & Click 12.6%, Stylized 10.3%

  51. #51 Midnight Swamp
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: WildOmul
    Windows

    Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Story Rich 14.9%, Stylized 10.3%, Adventure 9.6%

  52. #52 The Last Oath
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 224 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 48.9%, Stylized 15.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Casual 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  53. #53 By Moonlight
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
    Dev: SugarHyped
    Windows · Mac

    ~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%

  54. #54 Late Bird
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 120 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 32.3%, Point & Click 22.2%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 15.2%, Casual 8.1%

  55. #55 Crabmeat
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 107 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 46.6%, Atmospheric 26.7%, Adventure 20.4%, Singleplayer 6.4%

  56. #56 Henchman Story
    67% matchVery Positive97% of 297 reviews2021
    Dev: Silken Sail Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.3%, Conversation 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  57. #57 Shut your teeth
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2021
    Dev: Anastasia ErokhinaPub: Pavel Pichugin
    Windows

    Shut your teeth is an absurdist mystery visual novel inspired by Thai culture, folklore and traditions. The complex plot full of dark atmosphere, vivid characters and psychological tension will keep you guessing until the very end.

    Why similar: Philosophical 27.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 13.7%, Narration 12.2%, Story Rich 11.5%

  58. #58 Anglerfish
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2022
    Dev: Professional Villains
    Windows

    The game only saves when you die. Every time you die, something changes. Every change is based on where and how you died. Go on an epic adventure only equipped with your trusted shotgun, your wit and your strong stomach for disturbing exploration. Can you survive a night at the bar, Anglerfish?

    Why similar: Choices Matter 61.6%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Singleplayer 6.5%

  59. #59 Locke(d)
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,097 reviews2023
    Dev: KigyoDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?

    Why similar: Philosophical 29%, Conversation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 11.8%

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