- #1 Chronicles of Humanity
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 23%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #2 Spice Trade
96% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Kalle Hamm, Juha Holopainen, Sade Kahra, Dzamil Kamanger, Michiko Isogai, Goran MrdjaPub: WASD Games
Windows
Spice Trade offers a chance to rewrite history with Abu, a young man challenging European dominance. As he inherits land in Baghdad, Abu enters the spice trade to thwart European trade monopoly. Can he reshape Europe's fate? You decide the outcome in this game of strategy and empire-building!
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.3% ★, Historical 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #3 Brageskålen
96% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Historical 26.1%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #4 I Am Your President
95% matchMixed67% of 283 reviews2023
Dev: President
Windows
Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Management 10.1%
- #5 Jesus Christ: A Gospel Visual Novel
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sojourner. Game
Windows
Step into the age of the Gospels and witness the teachings, miracles, and redemption of Jesus Christ. This visual novel, centered on biblical stories, presents a journey of sacrifice and hope through dialogue and chapter-based storytelling.
Why similar: Faith 30.7% ★, Historical 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #6 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Historical 21.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Faith 9.2% ★
- #7 Vizier
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Verdigris
Windows
The king holds the power — but the words are yours. Advise a young ruler through intrigue, war, and betrayal in a turn-based court drama, where the right counsel shapes a realm and the wrong one ends you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Historical 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #8 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,040 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Management 7.9%
- #9 狂潮-Staggering Through The Dark
91% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Longxi Zhao
Windows
This is an AVG trying to tell a story about a city under British governance. In 1970s, newspapers were rife with exaggerated title and drama plots. Xu Dan, a fresh journalist accidentally ran into a collaboration of cops and mafia.
Why similar: Historical 24.6%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Story Rich 10.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #10 A Day in the Palace
91% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 38.2%, Visual Novel 26%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #11 Next Caller: An Insider Threat
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orderline Games
Windows
Live a double life in a cubicle. Siphon money in secret. Stay under the radar. Balance risk, reward, and relationships. See how long you can get away with it.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.9%, Strategy 19%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Management 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #12 Echoes of Chang'an
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: N Studio
Windows · Mac
Echoes of Chang'an is a Tang-dynasty mystery visual novel from NSTUDIO. You play the adopted son of general Duan Xiushi (fictional), pulled off a simple errand into a death trap that decides an empire's fate. Observe, reason, choose — break the plot, get out alive, earn your own ending.
Why similar: Historical 26.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #13 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
89% 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: Visual Novel 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #14 Reminiscence
88% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Ambling Alpaca Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the winter of 210 AD, the renowned genius strategist Zhōu Yú died of illness. Qiáo Qīng, his widowed concubine, reminisces on their bittersweet relationship while going through the belongs in their bedroom. The player's choices affect her sentiment, which in turn affects how the game ends.
Why similar: Historical 32.5%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #15 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Realistic medieval noble simulator and, at the same time, a strategy game with historical depth. Manage your city and villages and make decisions in non-linear events. Command defenses in epic sieges and organize dangerous raids.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.6% ★, Historical 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Management 7.5%
- #16 The Long March: 20000 Miles of Journey
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JOX Studio
Windows
A story of a little girl joining the Red Army and finishing the Long March, while discovering her true faith.
Why similar: Historical 32.3%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Anime 4.2%
- #17 残阳 1645/1937
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 未雪游戏(NotsnowyGame)
Windows
As a Ming officer in 1645’s Yangzhou & Jiangyin massacres, shield a girl from shouma fate while obeying orders. In 1937’s Battle of Yangzhou, protect a war journalist returned from Japan. Your choices decide their survival and shape their fates across 300 years.
Why similar: Historical 29.7%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #18 Insects Awaken
84% matchVery Positive89% of 472 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 21%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #19 三国诡影:黄天
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 奇谭工作室
Windows
三国x克苏鲁文字冒险游戏。189年,东汉王朝的垂暮之年,各种灾异让洛阳弥漫着一股末日氛围,玩家将扮演曹操和“李飞”,调查神秘组织长生道和他们的神明“黄天”背后的真相。游戏采用双线叙事,两个主角将各自调查真相、做出抉择……
Why similar: Historical 23.1%, Faith 21.2% ★, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #20 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
84% matchVery Positive82% of 482 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Turn-Based 13%, Management 9.3%
- #21 The Matter of Being
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Common Logic
Windows · Mac
Set in the world of Cultist Simulator, haunt mortals and escape divine punishment in this unique relationship and resource management game. Strike Faustian pacts, manipulate mortals, and forsake your immortal life. Developed by Common Logic via Weather Factory's Sixth History License.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Management 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #22 铜刀银剑
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: 念绣科技
Windows · Linux
During the Xining era of the Northern Song, a corrupt chancellor plunged the court into chaos, waged reckless wars, favored commoners over scholar-officials, and sought to redirect the Yellow River. Fearing ruin, the martial world chose four champions to slay him: Wang Anshi.
Why similar: Historical 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Strategy 8.8%
- #23 The Reeve
82% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Management 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #24 Quarter Lie
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: prosto
Windows
A narrative adventure game where you take on a role of a fake exorcist on a demon-ridden ship in a long sea voyage. Remember; you can’t lie your way out of everything!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Resource Management 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #25 My Liege
81% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: SugoiPenguin Gaming
Windows
As lord of the smallest noble house sworn to your Liege, you must lead your people and family through turmoil. In this choose your own adventure RPG, can you grow your influence while keeping neighbors from taking over thy lands? Pick everything from house name, sigil, and commands for your house!
Why similar: Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Management 12%, Resource Management 10%
- #26 The Newspapers of the day
79% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: divingstudio
Windows
Run a newspaper under censorship. Report, choose your articles, strike out words, lay out the page. Sharp reporting draws the censors; a compliant paper loses its readers. 1920s Gyeongseong — a newspaper management simulation adventure where you complete a single page, every single day.
Why similar: Historical 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #27 Peter's Journey
80% matchMixed53% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamer StudioPub: Start Game
Windows
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Historical 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #28 CEO Sim: Cyberpunk
79% matchPositive80% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: JAD Labs
Windows · Mac
As CEO of a cyberpunk corporation, lead your company through crisis, corporate wars, and boardroom pressure in this turn-based economic strategy game. Analyze reports, manage initiatives, and make long-term decisions that shape the future of your corporation.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Resource Management 10.3%, Management 9.3%
- #29 Et le grain mourut
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fülli
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: Historical 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #30 Victorian Debutante
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Liquid Darkness
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 20.9%, Historical 20.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #31 A War of a Madman's Making
77% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Historical 19%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Resource Management 9%
- #32 Rise and Fall: Bronze Age
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Ludwig LoreKhan
Windows
Rise & Fall: Bronze Age is a Grand Strategy game set in the Bronze Age between 3400BC and 1150BC. Expand your power by diplomacy and war and manage your troublesome elites. Feed your people, build temples for your gods and tombs for your rulers. How high can you rise before your empire falls ?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.5%, Historical 24%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Management 12.1%, Resource Management 10.7%
- #33 Legions
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: MindscapePub: SNEG
Windows
In Legions, lead your empire to glory across 10 historical scenarios, from Caesar’s conquest of Gaul to the rise of Charlemagne. Master diplomacy, economy, and military strategy to dominate rivals in this immersive strategy game set in the ancient world.
Why similar: Diplomacy 37.6% ★, Historical 23.6%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based 10.8%
- #34 The Countess from Moscow
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RODRIK LTD
Windows
Modern-day Muscovite Anna awakens in the body of Countess Elizaveta Orlova. Explore the Northern Crown Academy, uncover the secrets of its mirrors, choose your allies, and decide Anna's fate in a visual novel about magic, trust, and two worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Historical 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #35 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn - Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Historical 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #36 Belor
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Chicken Studio
Windows
A 2D narrative management game set in a medieval fantasy setting with a dark storyline. Chat with villagers, generate resources, expand the religion of Belor, or try to unravel the mysteries of the Village at the Top of the World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Faith 20.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Resource Management 12.9%
- #37 Castleyard
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Castleyard Studios
Windows
Step into the role of a medieval lord in Castleyard, a captivating castle management game where your strategic decisions shape the fate of the realm. Manage resources, train knights, and navigate the intricate politics of your court to lead your people to prosperity.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Diplomacy 19.4% ★, Choices Matter 13.6%, Management 11.4%, Resource Management 10.2%
- #38 1453: Fall of Constantinople
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Historical 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #39 Dawn Village
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Aesthmaris Studio
Windows
A Joseon-era survival strategy game where even goodwill becomes a resource. Manage companions and scarce supplies during a great famine. Every crucial decision is resolved by dice. There are no perfect choices—only surviving today and preparing for tomorrow.
Why similar: Historical 31.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.9%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Resource Management 6.3%
- #40 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
73% matchNo user reviews
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: Visual Novel 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #41 Jin Ping Mei: Qinghe Reverie
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 1288xin
Windows
In Qinghe County during the Northern Song, manage businesses and household affairs, build relationships, gather rumors and evidence, and set schemes in motion. As Ximen Qing, balance time, wealth, reputation and favors while your choices reshape lives, fortunes and endings.
Why similar: Historical 22.9%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Management 11.9%, Resource Management 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #42 The price of tomorrow
72% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #43 Book Smugglers
70% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: FLUXO GAMES
Windows · Mac
Smuggle banned books to save the Nation! Make tough choices, manage resources, and decipher secret messages in this narrative adventure based on true events. Help preserve a forbidden language - one dangerous mission at a time.
Why similar: Historical 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Resource Management 14.4%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #44 Change the World
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Multiple Endings 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #45 Neighbors - A Visual Novel
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amateur Studio
Windows
Know your neighbors. Find the truth. Betray them. Experience the nightmare of the Salem Witch Trials in this horror story based on true events.
Why similar: Historical 31.1%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #46 The Siege of Jeomdo
69% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Hip Sword
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hope flickers against impossible odds. In this narrative RPG, step into the shoes of a retired soldier, thrust into a desperate last stand to save Jeomdo Village. With supplies dwindling and time running out, your decisions will shape the fate of those who look to you for salvation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Resource Management 14.8%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #47 红楼梦华录 Red Chamber Chronicle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Freedom Tree
Windows
Red Chamber Chronicle is a classical Chinese life simulation and visual novel with multiple endings. You play as Jia Baoyu in the Grand View Garden, where daily life, relationships, and choices shape your branching story and different outcomes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Historical 28.6%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #48 Detours
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Story Rich 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #49 Vietnam ‘65
71% matchVery Positive82% of 436 reviews2015
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.9%, Historical 30.9%, Turn-Based 19.3%, Strategy 17.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #50 OMNIMUS
70% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Mac · Linux
Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Adventure 11.5%
- #51 Click Start
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tech-AM Studio
Windows
Click Start is a visual novel about relationships, boundaries, and consequences. Make choices that shape conversations, relationships, and multiple endings—because what matters is not only who you choose, but how you treat others along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Text-Based 7%
- #52 Sainthood
67% matchVery Positive95% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Sainthood Project
Windows
Sainthood is a cozy strategy game about serving your community and growing your faith. Explore a miniature world and help the islanders by constructing buildings, delivering resources, and volunteering. Pray and attend to other spiritual activities as you rise to become a Saint!
Why similar: Faith 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Management 9.7%
- #53 Synaxarion: Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro
67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Ignatios Productions
Windows
Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro (or Theodore the Recruit) lived in the early 300s. This Synaxarion will step through his story as it is known today.
Why similar: Historical 39.1%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Faith 16.3% ★, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 4.9%
- #54 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
67% 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: Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Faith 14.6% ★, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #55 Lux Alliance
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lux Alliance is a synchronized-turns strategy war game, inspired by the classic boardgames RISK, Diplomacy and Axis & Allies. Marshall your troops, collaborate with your allies, anticipate your opponents, and capture all the enemy HQs to win!
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Historical 18.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based 12%
- #56 The Last Bastion
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Voidpeak Games
Windows
The Last Bastion is a survival-management game where you lead an army of defeated soldiers across a setting inspired by medieval India. Fight overwhelming forces, manage dwindling resources and make choices with devastating consequences in a bitter struggle for survival and salvation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Faith 12.4% ★, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #57 Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents
68% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help the eccentric inventor navigate the intrigue of the emerging electrical industry! Can you outsmart Thomas Edison and electrify the world?
Why similar: Historical 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Text-Based 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #58 Through the Darkest of Times
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,163 reviews2020
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.
Why similar: Historical 22.1%, Strategy 14%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Management 8.8%
- #59 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
66% matchVery Positive88% of 13,129 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 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 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #60 Odysseus: Homecoming
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luca Games
Windows
Become Odysseus, the king who brought down Troy, and survive the cursed voyage home. Every choice is remembered, and every death becomes a clue for your next attempt. A narrative survival adventure with no hidden dice — where even your first instincts are woven into the song.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 11.9%