- #1 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
97% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Point & Click 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 8.7%
- #2 Holy Deadline
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunday Morning Meet-up Studio
Windows
Holy Deadline is a surreal, story-rich visual novel where you play as a demigod lawyer. You have one week to investigate the divine divorce of Adam and Eve! Flirt, drink, raise your stats and make bold choices in minigames and Heaven's drama.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Detective 11.2%
- #3 Seaside Picnic
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: unSAMEPub: Shepherd Games
Windows
A mini point and click puzzle + visual novel, an experience of Nihilism and self-salvation. The storm is coming. The storm has never left.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Casual 10.8%
- #4 Travelling Light
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio IDUNPub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows · Mac
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #5 Disney Villains Cursed Café
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Point & Click 23.7%, Casual 15.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #6 Forest of Death Masks
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Casual 12%, Detective 10.8%
- #7 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
93% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Detective 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #8 Chronicles from the Abyss
92% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
Windows
Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Point & Click 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #9 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Make your choices carefully, as your decisions determine how many clues you uncover before the detective, the final player character, questions you. Will your protagonists know enough to catch the murderer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Detective 10.2%
- #10 Purrfect Tale
91% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: BadMouse
Windows · Mac
When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
- #11 Addy
90% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Sofia Gyger
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Investigation 9.6%
- #12 Arcane Investigations
89% matchPositive98% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: What's All That Racket
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #13 Exploring Friscott
89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Point & Click 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Casual 8.9%
- #14 DELETE AFTER READING
88% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Detective 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #15 Among Us Story: On Guard
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Live life as a Crewmate in this dangerous narrative adventure through space. As Guard, you're in charge of shipwide security and everything is fine. Until there's a MURDER?! Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew... and you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Point & Click 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Investigation 9.1%
- #16 Duppy Detective Tashia
86% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Point & Click 13.6%, Detective 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #17 Late Bird
86% 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 25.7%, Point & Click 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Narrative 9.3% ★
- #18 UFO: Henfield
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: TACS Games Ltd.
Windows
A point and click puzzle adventure game set across multiple time periods. Discover and enjoy this strange and surreal story about a mysterious letter, a missing professor and a confusing mansion. With more than a hundred items, locations and objects to investigate, can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Point & Click 15.4%, Detective 12.9%, Hand-drawn 6.7%
- #19 Partons à Cheval Trouver les Licornes !
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Capucine Mahieux
Windows
Embark on this Point and Click Visual Novel about horse riding in search of unicorns, while taking care of your equine friend.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Detective 9.5%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #20 Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Shaman Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Point & Click 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 12.5%, Text-Based 7.8%
- #21 Murder at Mystic High
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sam KellerPub: salems_gamecorner
Windows
Cute visual novel murder mystery game
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Casual 13.9%, Detective 11.9%
- #22 Harbor of Vows
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leyakibou
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comforting and heartfelt Visual Novel about a young musician struggling to write a simple song. Roki Olsen seems to want nothing more than singing on stage…truly, when he looks at Elly Hammington, we think he might be lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Point & Click 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Casual 12.6%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #23 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Narrative 12.4% ★
- #24 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Detective 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 9.4%
- #25 The Caffeine Chronicles
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pegasus136GamesPub: Pegasus136games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A philosophical interactive visual novel about everyday interactions
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Casual 12.3%, Detective 11.9%
- #26 AGERASIA
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Olivia WestmorlandPub: Rantan Games
Windows
Eight time periods from across human history collide in a competitive bid to stop the end of the world. Go from fighting monsters to solving a murder, dating sim to escape game. Experience seven vastly different routes in a bid to solve the mystery as to why you've all been brought together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Point & Click 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
- #27 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Casual 9.2%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #28 Rewrite - DYH
80% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Casual 8.7%
- #29 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Casual 11.7%, Detective 9.3%
- #30 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 12.2%, Casual 8.7%
- #31 Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth is a story game about love, lost, hope, grief, medication, meditation and more. You will be the our nameless character and experience his memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Point & Click 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #32 Reigns: The Witcher
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Casual 8.9%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
- #33 Private Psychic
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pazazz!
Windows
Private Psychic is a narrative investigation game about weird ghosts and the fear of the future.Play as Maple, a Psychic launching her own paranormal detective agency, but who is so afraid of the future that she can't predict it anymore (which is a real problem for a psychic...).
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Point & Click 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 7.6%
- #34 Busty Barrister Barbara
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Baller Industries
Windows · Mac
A short visual novel set in Hong Kong where you play as Barbara, a newly minted barrister. This game is quite short, you can probably play through it in about two hours. Features two legal cases, fully voice acted and also has nice music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Point & Click 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Casual 13.2%, Detective 11.2%
- #35 A Maid Choice
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyclops Clover Studio
Windows
In this 2D choices matter/ visual novel game. Will you rise up to make the kingdom a better place? Steal the crown? Or burn it to the ground?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Point & Click 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Lore-Rich 6.4%
- #36 Glitch
73% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Point & Click 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #37 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
75% 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: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Text-Based 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #38 Past Spirals to Present
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
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: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #39 Ecos de Luaré
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Treelight Atelier
Windows
A supernatural mystery visual novel where your choices shape relationships and determine the fate of a coastal town. Explore ancient secrets, unravel supernatural enigmas, and make decisions that lead to three distinct endings based on your choices across four intense days.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Casual 10.6%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #40 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,281 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Detective 11.2%, Investigation 11%
- #41 Memory Rewind
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Lion CorePub: Soft Source
Windows
Embark on a thrilling detective visual novel adventure, accompanied by your quirky assistant, Olivina. Navigate through a bizarre case with unique investigation gameplay, and meet a diverse cast of characters as you unravel the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Detective 12%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #42 Hakuba School ! Hunting Prey
74% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Kenbu
Windows
Welcome to Hakuba school! Live a student life in Hakuba and solve the mysteries surrounding the school and your past...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Point & Click 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #43 Big Ear Detective
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Detective 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 10.1%
- #44 RETURN Machine.Love()
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Fable BaePub: Fable Was Here
Windows · Mac · Linux
3 different Robot-romance stories. Written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans. Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself, it craved love. No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did. Even after we were gone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Casual 9.8%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #45 My Dream is a Lost Memory
71% matchVery Positive90% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: LeJunesArt
Windows
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Point & Click 16.6%, Narrative 15.9% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #46 Alice & Aidy: The Big Adventure
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sloth AI Games
Windows
Alice & Aidy: The Big Adventure is a warm interactive story with a gentle children’s sci-fi feel. When Alice struggles to write about the future, she meets Aidy, an old companion robot. Read, choose, and explore as they search for lost sparks and learn to ask, create, and choose for themselves.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Casual 12.2%, Cute 5.3%
- #47 Ghost Hunting Journal
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows
Ghost Hunting Journal is an anime-style narrative adventure game. The duo partners of self-proclaimed "Spirit Agent" accept various supernatural commissions, use a full set of ghost-hunting techniques to tackle urban myths caused by lingering ghosts in the city of Riverrun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Detective 10.8%
- #48 Rebels - Under the Spell of Magic (Chapter 4)
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: BrotherWood Games
Windows
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 8.6%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #49 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk
72% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
The Battle for Murk is an interactive narrative set in a gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Uncover the truth behind a treacherous conspiracy in a race against time to save your hometown from falling into the hands of a cruel leader.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Point & Click 14.5%, Text-Based 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #50 My life with you
68% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Sorora Game Studio
Windows
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Point & Click 15.1%, Casual 13.7%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #51 Room 502 : School Mystery Game
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOTS
Windows · Mac
A cynical high schooler, Hae-eun's mundane life takes a colorful turn as she and her dorm roommates in Room 502 unravel mysterious incidents on campus. This game blends academy life, mystery, and youth in a captivating detective adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Investigation 11%, Text-Based 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #52 The Princess and the Porcupine
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small is Beautiful Studio inc.
Windows
First the King’s sheeps then the King himself! Everyone seems to be mysteriously disappearing lately. As the King’s intrepid daughter, and with the help of a strange talking porcupine, travel through the kingdom and interrogate your subjects to solve the mysterious disappearances.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Point & Click 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Detective 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #53 All (Too) Good Things
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Casual 8.1%
- #54 Pentiment
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,484 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Narrative 11.7% ★, Detective 10.8%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #55 Sticker Buds
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrew BuchananPub: Flumpy Tripod
Windows · Linux
Sticker Buds! The personality quiz with personality!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Casual 11.3%, Hand-drawn 11%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #56 雾尽时分
69% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 9.5%
- #57 My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀)
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Ubai TransPub: Kagami Games
Windows
In this suspenseful fantasy visual novel, play as a young man stranded in snowy mountains. Guided by unseen forces, you enter an isolated mansion. As a peculiar daily life unfolds, you live alongside two vampire girls. Immerse yourself in this profound, dreamlike dark fairy tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Casual 16.2%, Cute 4.8%
- #58 Let Me Speak
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Narrative 20.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Casual 7.7%, Stylized 7.6%
- #59 Defragmenting
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pngTriads
Windows
The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #60 The Butterfly Effect
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 8 Ball Studios
Windows · Mac
Follow the journey of a young boy living in seclusion, whose life takes a dramatic turn after a fierce storm uncovers a peculiar mirror. What begins as a simple curiosity transforms into a heartfelt connection as the boy discovers the mirror's magical properties.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Casual 9.7%, Investigation 8.3%