- #1 The Zodiac Trial
97% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Detective 11%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #2 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
96% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #3 The Murder Hotel
96% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Crime 9.2%
- #4 BAD END
95% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #5 Blake: The Visual Novel
94% 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 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #6 Fledgling Manor
93% matchVery Positive99% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: In Secret Places
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 28%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 9.5%
- #7 Interrogation Simulator
94% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Narration 10.9%
- #8 Dice Eater: A Supernatural Mystery Card Game
92% matchMixed67% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
Dice Eater is a mystery card game based around supernatural powers where players must use their power to uncover the other player's tricks. Use your opponent's tricks against them to turn the tables and win.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Card Game 26.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #9 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,554 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #10 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
91% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Text-Based 16.9%, Mystery 8.8%, Anime 8.1%
- #11 Trapped with Jester
89% 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 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #12 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
88% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 18.5%, Detective 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Horror 9.1%
- #13 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Detective 18%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #14 The Detective Reaper Invites
90% matchMixed53% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: SHIZU KANO UMIPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!
Why similar: Card Game 28.6%, Text-Based 23.6%, Detective 19%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Investigation 5.7%
- #15 Hazy Mind
87% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #16 The Occult Detective
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Anime 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 8.2%
- #17 The Shell Part I: Inferno
85% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #18 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
86% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #19 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Crime 8.8%, Thriller 7.7%
- #20 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Horror 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #21 Kamifuda
84% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2022
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows
Master the eldritch art of Kamifuda—channeling long dead powers within arcane cards—in this visual novel and deck builder game.
Why similar: Card Game 28.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #22 The Horror at Highrook
81% matchVery Positive91% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Card Game 37.2%, Horror 19.4%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #23 Town of Dusk
82% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 16.3%, Thriller 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #24 The Final Prize is Soup
81% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Crime 10%, Horror 8.3%
- #25 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
82% matchMixed41% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Dark Comedy 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #26 Knell of St. Godhrkar
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: 二律背反Pub: 旅人计划
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Text-Based 28.8%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Strategy 12.6%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #27 Crimson Spires
80% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.4%, Horror 33.6%
- #28 Kara no Shojo
79% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Horror 8.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #29 12 Hours to Die
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Narration 9.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Anime 7.5%
- #30 Nightmare Zapping
77% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Anime 8.7%
- #31 The Groom of Gallagher Mansion
76% matchVery Positive100% of 224 reviews2023
Dev: SnaccPop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down a beheaded ghost to save your college club from losing funding! It'll be a piece of cake— wait, what do you mean he wants to marry you!? The Groom of Gallagher Mansion is spooky comedic romantic visual novel full of laughs and scares all around!
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Investigation 7.5%
- #32 The Foretold: Westmark Legacy
78% matchMixed58% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Fight to investigate another day in this gothic horror adventure card game. Equip items and relics. Acquire cards and use them wisely to survive what lurks in the darkest corners of town. Take a short and mind-bending dive into the unknown with a cosy horror atmosphere.
Why similar: Card Game 39.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.8%, Horror 11%, Strategy 7.9%, 2D 7.8%
- #33 DAEMON MASQUERADE
73% matchVery Positive96% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Dark Comedy 25.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 7.7%, Anime 7%
- #34 The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 681 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #35 SIMULACRA 2
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Narration 11.9%, Horror 10.7%
- #36 Interrogation: You will be deceived
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Crime 13%, Choices Matter 12%
- #37 The Simen Rumors
72% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Text-Based 3.8%
- #38 of the Devil
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,193 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Thriller 12.6%, Anime 8.3%
- #39 The Island: Into The Mist
77% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Detective 14.7%, Text-Based 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #40 For Your Tranquility
74% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Crime 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #41 Suhoshin
73% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Detective 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #42 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
71% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Horror 21.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%, 2D 5.3%
- #43 Sunlight Scream
73% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 8.6%, Horror 8.5%, Thriller 7.8%
- #44 Tri City Monsters
71% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Horror 8.3%
- #45 BAD END THEATER
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #46 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
69% matchVery Positive85% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Text-Based 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #47 The Test: Reality Check
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Text-Based 19%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #48 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
66% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Anime 9%
- #49 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
72% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #50 One Eleven
70% matchVery Positive83% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Detective 17.2%, Text-Based 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Horror 8.5%
- #51 Crown Gambit
67% matchVery Positive97% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITSPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Card Game 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #52 Train of Afterlife
75% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Anime 12%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #53 Freud's Bones-the game
71% matchVery Positive82% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Katabasi StudioPub: Fortuna Imperatore AxelFox
Windows
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Narration 9.2%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #54 The Fabulous Fear Machine
68% matchVery Positive90% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: AMC Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Card Game 20.2%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #55 Tead
69% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Tead
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 34.2%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Crime 13.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Anime 9.4%
- #56 The Test: Final Revelation
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,370 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #57 Midnight Witch
68% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Thriller 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #58 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,081 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Detective 10.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #59 Folie Fatale
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Thriller 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #60 Decollate Decoration
66% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 31%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Horror 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 5.3%