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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Choices Matter, Interactive Fiction, Text-Based.

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"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: NowakGames
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  1. #1 Recluses
    97% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2020
    Dev: Timofei UsikovPub: cd-doma production
    Windows

    More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%

  2. #2 Worn Out
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Morimichi
    Windows

    A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?

    Why similar: Text-Based 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 10%

  3. #3 Roadwarden
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
    Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

    Why similar: Text-Based 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, RPG 8.6%, Choices Matter 7%

  4. #4 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    95% matchVery Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%

  5. #5 Emily is Away
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 32,336 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Text-Based 9.3%

  6. #6 Wildwake
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Moonhaze Games
    Windows

    Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%

  7. #7 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
    93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Infinite Zone
    Windows

    A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  8. #8 Midnight Road
    92% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
    Windows

    Embark on a mysterious nocturnal road trip where every conversation matters. Make choices, explore different paths and uncover multiple stories and endings. Can you find them all?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%

  9. #9 恐怖夜話
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2026
    Dev: ひめこ
    Windows

    Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%

  10. #10 Penrose
    91% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2023
    Dev: doublespeak games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

  11. #11 Whispers From The Rift
    90% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
    Windows

    A choose-your-own-adventure novel. ​Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  12. #12 わたしをそとにつれてって
    89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: 鬼火書天
    Windows

    Explore a sealed classroom and work together with a mysterious girl to escape. As the story unfolds, it gradually begins to seep into reality.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  13. #13 Terror Diversion
    88% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: FatCoke
    Windows

    This is a text-based horror game in which you investigate mysterious urban legends. Along the way, the player takes on the role of a character who gets “lost” and encounters a series of random events.

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.1%

  14. #14 VERSUS: The Elite Trials
    89% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Will you infiltrate the gods' Elite Courte, stealing their superpowers, or turn double agent and join them, taking your place among the divine?

    Why similar: Text-Based 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, RPG 9.3%

  15. #15 The Dark Egg Demo
    87% matchVery Positive96% of 228 reviews2022
    Dev: Transcend Pixels
    Windows

    A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.

    Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  16. #16 Follow the Black Kitten
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 71 reviews2022
    Dev: Total
    Windows

    You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, RPG 9.8%, Adventure 7.9%

  17. #17 Tower of the Ice Lich
    85% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
    Windows · Mac

    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 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 10%

  18. #18 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
    86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Text-Based 11.1%

  19. #19 The Farm of the Living
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PlayBook
    Windows

    A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  20. #20 Serania - Path of the Scion
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FableTree Productions
    Windows · Mac

    Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  21. #21 Taina's Cursed Legacy
    82% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
    Dev: dark_room_game
    Windows

    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 20.1%, Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, RPG 6.9%

  22. #22 The Peresmeshnik
    83% matchVery Positive93% of 110 reviews2020
    Dev: Sean Arnold
    Windows

    It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  23. #23 Parasite in Love
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows

    Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 7.5%

  24. #24 Not It: Spookiest Edition
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Snowhaven Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

  25. #25 DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice
    81% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2022
    Dev: CCSPub: Delight Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are the wizard of this interactive fantasy story! Stay alive, manage your spell power, find treasure, and smite evil. All 6 episodes are included for 20+hours of adventure.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%

  26. #26 Frog Telephone
    79% matchNo user reviews2028
    Dev: Acid House Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Frog Telephone (蛙电话 / 蛙電話) is a folklore mystery adventure game rooted in computer science concepts. You play as an amnesiac phone operator at a Tokyo travel agency, reconstructing shattered reality through the spin of a dial, exploring the terrifying truth hidden behind Gero City's mystery.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%

  27. #27 Dear Nobody
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 3Cats Studio
    Windows · Mac

    You are a censor in a nameless war, blacking out the letters of two lovers who have never met. Their whole romance lives on paper — so every word you strike is struck from the love itself. Then the letters begin, impossibly, to answer your pen. A melancholy epistolary romance. Six endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%

  28. #28 Your Future Self
    80% matchVery Positive81% of 97 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 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Mystery 8.5%

  29. #29 スマートフォン
    77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: OwataStudio
    Windows

    見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Text-Based 19.7%, Mystery 8.6%, Adventure 8.6%

  30. #30 Five-Star Courier and the Fog That Reeks of Death
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ZarUmbraPub: VISUAL FLOSS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Experience the work of a courier in a city of living rumors and legends. Pay off your debt by carrying out strange requests from mystical customers. Uncover the reason behind the appearance of a mysterious fog that smells of decay.

    Why similar: Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%

  31. #31 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Verse and Vision
    Windows

    A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?

    Why similar: Text-Based 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

  32. #32 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
    77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
    Windows

    A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  33. #33 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 291 reviews2025
    Dev: 秦遥
    Windows

    这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

  34. #34 Your Story: Games with Death
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: BoldBox
    Windows

    A medieval text quest in the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, where each choice could be your last. Create your story with more than 2,000 events, 200 of which will prove fatal. In a world where death plays against you, can you outsmart it and write your own story?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%

  35. #35 Will Die Alone
    76% 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: Text-Based 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

  36. #36 Be Honest
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
    Windows

    The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌

    Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 9%

  37. #37 LifeSimOS
    73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Clayton Davis
    Windows

    A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%

  38. #38 Do 11
    75% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
    Dev: SJR Team
    Windows · Mac

    Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%

  39. #39 PIGBLUE
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2023
    Dev: Fatih Mert
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.

    Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8%

  40. #40 Grave Knight
    74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: Dreamlight Games
    Windows

    Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%

  41. #41 The Zoo
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
    Windows · Mac

    You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Text-Based 11.6%

  42. #42 All (Too) Good Things
    72% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  43. #43 Dawn After Dusk
    71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Alexis Clay
    Windows

    Asylum simulator. An interactive fiction about schizophrenia and finding meaning after near-death, with Disco Elysium-style mechanics.

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%

  44. #44 Contra Spem Spero
    71% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

    Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%

  45. #45 恐怖夜話 第二夜
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ひめこ
    Windows

    On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%

  46. #46 Mass of Consumption
    70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
    Windows

    The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  47. #47 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Richday
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Text-Based 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%

  48. #48 Herald of the Mists
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FromNiki
    Windows

    A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%

  49. #49 The Fifth Horseman
    72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: Angelo Parodi
    Windows

    The Fifth Horseman is a narrative adventure game, set in a fantasy-medieval world, where you will experience many unique stories. After years of war, hunger and diseases mankind finds itself on the verge of extinction and it's up to you to decide its fate.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, RPG 14%, Visual Novel 12.7%

  50. #50 The Music at the end of the World
    69% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Cihan Kuzu
    Windows

    "What music would you listen to at the end of the world?" Explore an abandoned world after the apocalypse of the final winter. Shape the story of a man whose loneliness threatens his sanity. Use violence to survive or avoid it to protect your mind. Experience the end of the world!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  51. #51 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
    Windows

    Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  52. #52 Choose Your Own Alternative
    68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
    Windows

    A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

  53. #53 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 347 reviews2024
    Dev: 法螺会
    Windows · Mac

    矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%

  54. #54 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Munitions Mori
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, Choices Matter 10%

  55. #55 The Meridian
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: PlayBook
    Windows

    Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 11%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  56. #56 i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2023
    Dev: Ricardo Cancela
    Windows

    A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 15%, Text-Based 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

  57. #57 Popular Kids
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Peter Newing
    Windows

    Navigate school life, build friendships, survive rumours, and climb the social ladder through natural conversations with students who remember your choices. Every interaction shapes your reputation in this AI-powered social simulation.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Adventure 7.3%

  58. #58 Stay Alive For Me
    66% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: OneRoomFilms
    Windows

    Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%

  59. #59 The Shadow
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PlayBook
    Windows

    What starts as a simple, highly-paid night shoot in an abandoned marble quarry descends into a psychological nightmare. You are Stefano Caldara, a photographer caught in a web of dark rituals and dangerous secrets. Every choice shapes your morality, your sanity, and your survival...

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%

  60. #60 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

    Why similar: Text-Based 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choices Matter 14.1%, RPG 9.2%

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