60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Choose Your Own Adventure, Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction.
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
A Vessel of Frustration
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
The Quiet After
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Surreal 8.3%, Supernatural 7.6%
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Emotional 11.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Psychological 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Surreal 11.9%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Psychological 11.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Lore-Rich 10.6%
A visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Mostly realistic, with a werewolf twist. Your choices determine the heroine's fate—caught between envy and longing, will she claim her place in the system, or burn it all down for a dream no one values?
Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Emotional 9.9%
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.8%, Surreal 12.8%, Psychological 10.1%, Text-Based 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Surreal 13.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Text-Based 9.3%
Into Oblivion is an immerse interactive novel where your choices shape the story. Set in the far-future, explore a galaxy on the brink of crisis with dynamic companions. So, settle your mind and pray you have what it takes to fly Into Oblivion.
Why similar: Psychological 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Text-Based 12.1%, RPG 11.1%
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Emotional 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Emotional 14.3%, Supernatural 13.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Psychological 17%, Surreal 12%, Text-Based 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Emotional 9.6%
You are a soul, ready for your next lifetime on earth. To prepare for incarnation, you visit the Interdimensional Museum to remember your personalities from past lives. Tour the museum artifacts, remember who you were, and when you're ready, the museum will reveal your next life to you.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Surreal 12.8%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
A journey through the life of a star player of a cryptic and bizarre sport. The dialogue choices you make will determine the path your life takes, and the ultimate conclusion to your story.
Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Surreal 15.3%, Emotional 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
An absurdist, psychological choose your own adventure, Surreality check has the player helping Rowan Roach discover the meaning of his life through therapy sessions with the Universe personified. The Universe being a massive tool doesn't help matters.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Supernatural 13.1%, RPG 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Peak or Die is a narrative-driven survival game about leading a team of adventurers up a deadly mountain, where every decision has lasting consequences. Manage oxygen, food, and team morale while facing moral dilemmas, random events, and an unforgiving environment. Reach the summit — or fail trying.
Why similar: Psychological 15.1%, Supernatural 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Text-Based 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%
Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
This is a magic-realism story about self-discovery, spirit analysis and psychological reconstruction. Playing the role of Belikov, an intensely delusional occultist, who attends an occult forum in his hometown Skinnerburg, where witchcraft and riots are rampant, but trapped in a conspiracy.
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Surreal 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Text-Based 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Surreal 13.6%, Psychological 13.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Emotional 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
A classic choose your own adventure story. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings and secrets to unlock. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Surreal 13.9%, Supernatural 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Emotional 13.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Play as an unnamed man who suspects his wife of something, and dive deep into his memories of the day when he was about to propose to her. Your choices can influence the story. Genre: thriller.
Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Text-Based 21.6%, Psychological 18.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, RPG 10.1%
Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?
Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Surreal 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Supernatural 9.5%
Explore the beginning of a new horrifying story in this mixture of a text-based and a 2D game. Emily's world is about to turn upside down, maybe in more ways than anyone is able to realize yet.
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Supernatural 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Emotional 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Text-Based 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Psychological 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.1%, Psychological 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Choices Matter 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Emotional 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
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 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Emotional 8.8%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Supernatural 11.6%, Lore-Rich 11%, Emotional 10.2%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Emotional 13.4%, Text-Based 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12%, Psychological 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.3%, Psychological 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Supernatural 11.3%
Selanìa is a narrative cozy game: meet a cast of eccentric characters, gain their trust, and help them rewrite their stories. And yours. Lose yourself in Selanìa, where the greenhouse blooms of curious plants, the kitchen is always hungry, and the library whispers tales. Or just sit down, and relax.
Why similar: Psychological 13.2%, Supernatural 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Surreal 11.4%
Defy nature’s laws and avenge your slain pantheon! Humanity once feared and hated you, but now, awakened from a thousand-year slumber, you are their only hope. A text-based interactive game.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Supernatural 13.4%, RPG 12.9%
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17%, Text-Based 16.4%, Psychological 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Emotional 11.6%
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: Text-Based 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Supernatural 12.7%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Surreal 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic tragedy set in 1920s Sicily.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Supernatural 16.3%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
Become the greatest of the goblin merchants in this gaslamp faery-tale! Buy and sell secrets and memories! Trade in time, shadows, and stranger things!
Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Supernatural 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, RPG 10.7%
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Surreal 21.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Take to the court and match up against your opponent in physically and mentally challenging beach volleyball!
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
The Keytox Project follows Anthony as he attempts to turn his life around. He takes a job at a government program, going to space, with his partner, Will. Their job is to hunt down alien lifeforms to ensure the safety of humanity. But what they find outside of Earth is far deeper than planned.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, RPG 10.6%, Text-Based 10%
"Let’s make dumplings" carries that same unsettling vibe as Spring Festival Gala skits with intentionally happy endings?— it's about how family norms discipline the individual. It uses dumplings to explore love and pressure in families. In this scripted, collective narrative... what will you choose?
Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Emotional 13.5%, Surreal 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
In a city ruled by AI, a carefully staged abduction gives you a long-awaited chance for revenge. Every choice comes with a cost—what will you sacrifice?
Why similar: Psychological 17%, Choices Matter 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. ——————————————————————————Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Why similar: Supernatural 13.3%, Surreal 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Emotional 12%, Choices Matter 11.2%
Explore the abandoned Signal Creek Shopping Mall in this dialogue-rich pixel art RPG. Playing as college student Nour, you must guide your companions through encounters with the past.
Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 13.9%, Supernatural 13.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Emotional 10.5%
A visual novel about depression and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind players.
Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%
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: Surreal 20.8%, Psychological 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Emotional 8.7%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Psychological 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
You can’t understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality” through Talk, Mind Read, and Translate in an empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Surreal 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Emotional 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 12%, RPG 11.5%
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Surreal 19.8%, Emotional 14.4%, Supernatural 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.2%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Text-Based 9.8%
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Emotional 15.6%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Story Rich 8.4%
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Emotional 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Text-Based 9.2%
Waking up in a stranger's apartment is a jarring experience, even worse is learning you're there because you died. Phase between memories, the liminal plane, and current day to uncover your demise. Both the dead and living can help you on this journey. Will you play it safe or take risks?
Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Supernatural 17.2%, Emotional 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Psychological 15.8%, Surreal 14%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Text-Based 7.9%
