- #1 There's Always a Madman: Bring the Thunder
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Sunny Demeanor Games
Windows
Play as secret agents Franklin Benjamin and Virginia West as they attempt to stop a madman with a weather device in this single-player interactive spy novel. Track down this madman named Zeus and destroy his infernal weather machine. In other words, it’s time for YOU to bring the thunder, agent!
Why similar: Espionage 26.6% ★, Satire 12.2% ★, Narrative 11% ★, Mouse Only 8% ★, Interactive Fiction 5.7%
- #2 There's Always a Madman: The MacGuffin
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunny Demeanor Games
Windows
Secret agent Franklin Benjamin's former mentor has resurfaced to take from you that which you hold most dear. In this singleplayer interactive spy novel, use your particular set of skills to save Virginia from the clutches of the madman Dustin MacGuffin. Which means - you’d better get the MacGuffin!
Why similar: Espionage 27.8% ★, Satire 12.4% ★, Mouse Only 9.1% ★, Narrative 6.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 6.3%
- #3 There's Always a Madman: Fight or Flight
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Sunny Demeanor Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of the suave secret agent Franklin Benjamin in this single-player interactive spy novel. Drive fast cars, seduce beautiful women, take on false identities, and do whatever is necessary to save the world. Because there's always a madman, and you're the best agent we've got!
Why similar: Espionage 25.7% ★, Satire 12% ★, Narrative 11.3% ★, Mouse Only 7.8% ★, Parody 6.6% ★
- #4 There's Always a Madman: V.I.C.T.O.R.
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunny Demeanor Games
Windows
Secret agent Franklin Benjamin will stop at nothing to save the world. In this single-player interactive spy novel, you play as his greatest adversaries - can the criminal enterprise known as V.I.C.T.O.R. defeat the only man standing between them and world domination? To the VICTOR go the spoils!
Why similar: Espionage 27.1% ★, Satire 12.2% ★, Narrative 9.5% ★, Mouse Only 8.5% ★, Crime 7.8%
- #5 180 Files: The Aegis Project
94% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover a web of evil as a superspy! Break rules, break hearts–don't break cover.
Why similar: Espionage 59.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.4%, Female Protagonist 3.3%
- #6 Assetflip attorney
93% matchVery Positive94% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Xenom
Windows · Linux
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever dream, interrogate witnesses, hunt for clues and take down the criminal organization that threatens to destroy reality
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Satire 22.6% ★, Parody 16.1% ★, Comedy 8.9%, Visual Novel 8%
- #7 Homicide Desk
92% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Shu'la Lab LLC
Windows
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.
Why similar: Espionage 49.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Crime 13.1%, Text-Based 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #8 Undercover Agent
94% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Think fast and lie faster! When you go undercover to retrieve a deadly new bio-weapon, can you pull off the mission and escape with your life?
Why similar: Espionage 64% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.3%, Female Protagonist 2.7%
- #9 Chief Emoji Officer
91% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Bodeville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chief Emoji Officer is a text adventure that recreates the absurdities of the tech world by letting you become CEO using only emojis. Climb your way through corporate America by getting promoted, making allies, avoiding layoffs, and turning Redify into the most successful company in the world.
Why similar: Satire 29.1% ★, Text-Based 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #10 The Last Night of Olivia Harrow
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cipher & Clue
Windows
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Espionage 40.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #11 My Wife is a Spy?!
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Transparent Games
Windows · Mac
In this otome isekai visual novel you're thrown into an arranged marriage with the cold Duke of the North. Explore political tension, shifting loyalties, and two routes: romance or rebellion. Support your husband or betray him like a true villainess and take control of your fate.
Why similar: Espionage 46.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #12 Dilbaz
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zonta
Windows
A tactical action-stealth game spanning the waking world, purgatory, and dreams. Sell intelligence, manipulate two warring empires, and turn the tide of conflict from the shadows
Why similar: Espionage 83.8% ★, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Story Rich 4.6%, Action 2.3%, Adventure 0.9%
- #13 Attorney Disbarment Adventure
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ambearth Games
Windows
A darkly comedic legal sim where your goal is to get disbarred—spectacularly. Play as a defense attorney or prosecutor in ethically disastrous cases full of bad decisions, weird clients, and Kafkaesque courtroom chaos. Succeed, and you lose.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Text-Based 21.7%, Satire 19.6% ★, Crime 17.4%, Comedy 9.1%
- #14 Red Siren Protocol
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naughty Narratives
Windows · Mac · Linux
Red Siren Protocol is an 18+ spy sandbox VN where you juggle heist-like missions, city exploration, and relationship routes to expose a bio-tech gas conspiracy. Use stats, choices, hacking, and consensual seduction to survive deep cover.
Why similar: Espionage 53.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #15 Tales From Eternity - Interactive Preview
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: J.M Jonsson
Windows
Step into the universe of Tales From Eternity and experience the complete first two chapters through an atmospheric digital reader.
Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 13.4%, Linear 5.1%
- #16 Secrets Between Lines
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Naughty4Life Games
Windows
A story-rich visual novel about romance, mystery, and conspiracy. Shape relationships, make difficult choices, and uncover the secrets hidden beneath the city of San Viero.
Why similar: Espionage 64% ★, Crime 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Adventure 2.9%
- #17 Secret Agent Allan Martin in ... Phoenix Erupting
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: SC Games
Windows
You are Allan Martin, an occasionally suave British superspy armed with a licence to cause an international incident. Can you survive international assassins? Can you stop an evil mastermind's nefarious plans? Can you avoid contracting an STD?
Why similar: Parody 19.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Comedy 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #18 quietd
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Hollow Frame
Windows
quietd is a no-input game you simply watch. A terminal hacks on its own across all 50 stages while you idle by. No commands, no clicks, no win, no score, no game over. Just chill, ambient cyberpunk: silent monospace text drifting in a corner of your desktop. Glance over and let it run.
Why similar: Espionage 63.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Text-Based 12.7%, Linear 3%, Adventure 2.5%
- #19 Sage: Psychic Spy
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Evil Studios
Windows
A stealth action-adventure game where your mind is your weapon. Play as Sage, a psychic spy investigating a new drug cartel in Krad City. Sneak deep into enemy territory, read minds to gain intel, and use telekinesis to manipulate your enemies and environment.
Why similar: Espionage 65.3% ★, Crime 11%, Action-Adventure 6.1%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Thriller 4.8%
- #20 Honey, I'm an Agent
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Multinow
Windows · Mac · Linux
2D action, stealth, and noir comedy. A harmless man accidentally becomes a secret agent. Hide his double life by escaping his wife at night: complete missions, swing with your grappling hook, and use your super weapon: an umbrella that works as a parachute and for combat!
Why similar: Espionage 64.8% ★, Crime 13.1%, Comedy 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #21 Oleander-X
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jason Nguyen
Windows · Mac
Oleander-X is a stealth action game about classified missions, buried evidence, and a cure that should never have existed. Infiltrate guarded facilities, gather proof, plant explosives, and escape before the truth turns against you.
Why similar: Espionage 80.8% ★, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Action 4.1%, Adventure 3.7%, Story Rich 1.6%
- #22 Very Unserious Game
82% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Le Clown de la ClassePub: Youplaboum!
Windows
Are you looking for a new job that will give meaning to your life? The Innovality family is ready to welcome you! Between smart innovation and spontaneous conference calls, grow into a valued team member in a cutting-edge startup!
Why similar: Parody 20.8% ★, Satire 20.3% ★, Text-Based 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #23 Code: 9
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Riding Turtles
Windows
To save your life, an underground resistance group fused you with a hostile entity. Now as 'partners', you need to work as investigators to pay off your debt… and find out what truly happened to you.
Why similar: Espionage 47.9% ★, Crime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Thriller 10.6%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #24 I Will Never Fall For My Tsundere Classmate, So I Will Just Date A Background Character Instead!
81% matchVery Positive99% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Kaijoseisoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short parody visual novel about romance with a tsundere girl... Or not?
Why similar: Satire 33.5% ★, Parody 19.9% ★, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%
- #25 Molly the Werezompire
81% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Interactive fiction starring Molly the Werezompire - a grad student who jumped into a portal, was killed by a werewolf, a zombie, and a vampire, and became a heroic werezompire! Also includes the sci-fi parody, Epiphany in Spaaace! Originally released on XBLIG.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Text-Based 21.2%, Comedy 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #26 Going Your Own Way - Episode One
80% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Heavenshire Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Going Your Own Way is a visual novel that allows you to make choices that will help a young man trying to understand his place in the world while dealing with the recent ending of a long-term relationship, the challenges of modern dating, and a toxic workplace.
Why similar: Satire 20.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Parody 14.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%
- #27 Cognito Zero
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JWIKY
Windows
Cognito Zero is a first-person stealth escape game in a high-security prison. As a death row inmate with two weeks to live, outsmart dynamic guard AI through sabotage, scavenging, and observation. Study patrol routines, craft contraband tools, and hide gear to orchestrate your escape.
Why similar: Espionage 73.9% ★, Crime 14.3%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Action 3.3%
- #28 Duty Guvnor
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Articulable LLC
Windows · Linux
A darkly comic, turn-based roguelike of 1970s London police night duty. Dispatch your few constables, fill your four cells, back gambles over the radio — and keep the streets safe until 06:00. Every shift deals fresh trouble, and every choice follows your career. Just make it through the week.
Why similar: Espionage 54.4% ★, Satire 15.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 6.9%
- #29 Isekaing: from zero to zero.
78% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: ElvenNeko
Windows
Zoe is hit by Truck-kun and respawns in a retro game, where she must face dangers in the form of clichés, meaningless choices, a plot that has more holes than Swiss cheese, and other plagues of modern gaming. Also, every notable person is trying to sing her a song! Will she endure such torment?
Why similar: Satire 29.6% ★, Parody 18.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Comedy 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #30 The Silent Front: World War Ⅱ
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oceanwave Technology Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1939, just before graduating from a German military academy, your true infiltration begins. You are Britain's hidden asset codenamed DEEP. Spying, deciphering, and moving through the shadows, you navigate rival factions, where every choice shapes your fate, your homeland, and peace.
Why similar: Espionage 73.9% ★, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 6.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 2.3%
- #31 I Just Want to be Single!! Season One
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: m.Pub: Tsundere Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The anti-dating sim where you make friends instead of girlfriends! Balance between heartbreak and heartache! Will you graduate without a single friend? Or will you survive long enough to reject them all?
Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #32 Chronicles of Ella: Whispers of Mythrillis
76% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: VewDew
Windows · Mac · Linux
A lost mercenary navigates a dangerous monster girl village, where every choice, lie, and word could mean survival—or exposure.
Why similar: Espionage 63% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8%, Funny 4.2%
- #33 Per My Last Email
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
You are the new hire. The account you inherited is not new — it belonged to E. Vale, who is no longer with the company. Ten business days of email in which you choose what you say, then choose who sees it. The routing is permanent. Someone is still reading.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Thriller 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%
- #34 Baston
74% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: GRIN-GAME
Windows
In the glorious town of Milenagrad, and mainly in its environs, they settled and occupied a shadow business - a branch of the Cartel, which greatly annoys the local major Stepanovich and he decided to call for help an old friend - Gena "Baston"...
Why similar: Satire 35.8% ★, Crime 27.2%, Parody 11.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Comedy 5.2%
- #35 Furry Shakespeare: Two Incredibly Ripped, Absolutely Shredded Noble Kinsmen
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Will you help the Emperor get re-elected, or will you just straight-up start a rebellion? It's up to you to decide in this political ballgame.
Why similar: Parody 22.4% ★, Satire 19% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Comedy 12.4%
- #36 DEI Manager Simulator
74% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Facetious Labs
Windows
Ruin a game studio with the power of performative DEI. In this linear satirical experience, the studio IS going to crash—that’s the point. Your choices just decide the flavor of the disaster. Can you boost your optics score enough to fail upwards before the inevitable collapse?
Why similar: Satire 36.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Parody 14.7% ★, Text-Based 14.2%, Comedy 11.1%
- #37 summer story
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #38 Puzzle Spy International
71% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Travel-Friendly Cake
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Espionage 57.4% ★, Visual Novel 10.5%, Crime 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Comedy 5.9%
- #39 Jay Schilling's Edge of Chaos
75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Jolt Country
Windows · Mac · Linux
A text adventure mystery with a modern parser.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Crime 26.3%, Text-Based 24.2%, Comedy 14.1%, Adventure 4.5%
- #40 Bot Colony _redux
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: North Side Inc.
Windows
Use your mic or type: SAY ANYTHING—the robots understand! In this sci-fi adventure, talk to characters in your own words and command them to manipulate the world as you hunt a spy. Explore a tropical island where machines have real personalities and emotions. Total conversational freedom.
Why similar: Espionage 49.1% ★, Satire 29.5% ★, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Story Rich 5.4%, Funny 4.9%
- #41 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
73% matchVery Positive90% of 15,585 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Espionage 95% ★, Mouse Only 1.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 1.5%, Visual Novel 0.8%, Story Rich 0.7%
- #42 I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother
70% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Kimulator's Films
Windows · Linux
Hello, I'm Noah. I'm 28 years old and still haven't got a single date in my life, I'm looking for a life coach who can help me figure out the hard choices in my day to day life, you know? I'm sad and single, I have some friends online, but that's it.
Why similar: Satire 33.2% ★, Parody 18.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Comedy 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #43 Skin Tailor
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.
Why similar: Espionage 51.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #44 Apology Video
69% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Ethan BowerPub: Pictures of Horses
Windows · Mac · Linux
An FMV Choose-Your-Own-Adventure that'll leave you wanting to like and subscribe!
Why similar: Satire 40.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Parody 13% ★, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #45 Black Cycle
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Katsuya Abe
Windows
Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.
Why similar: Narrative 36.5% ★, Satire 34.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Text-Based 9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #46 Prowlers Shift
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ironbeak Crow Games
Windows
A 2.5D surveillance sim in a private museum. Work the night shift: listen at doors, observe the people around you, take on their jobs, and decide moment to moment who to trust and who to expose. Your employer tells you what to ignore. Something is being moved that was never meant to be seen.
Why similar: Espionage 57.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #47 Signs of the Sojourner
72% matchVery Positive88% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Text-Based 13.4%, Mouse Only 12.6% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #48 Standard Procedure
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: build at one
Windows
A 1–4 player co-op espionage experience where you and your friends do dirty jobs for the government.
Why similar: Espionage 61.5% ★, Thriller 11.9%, Comedy 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Funny 4.5%
- #49 NZ78
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: emagnetic
Windows
A short atmospheric sci-fi story told through text and ink-wash images, as New Zealand faces strange events beyond explanation.
Why similar: Narrative 36.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #50 Furry Shakespeare: Love's Lizards Lost
73% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
You've just landed in a new world, set to discover new mysteries and solve great conflicts. You're also a small reptile.
Why similar: Satire 34.4% ★, Parody 21.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Comedy 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
- #51 Bahnsen Knights
69% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Narrative 34.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Thriller 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #52 Profiler Files - New Orleans
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Land Creations
Windows
10 EPISODES. 8 HOURS+ OF GAMEPLAY. HUMOR, CHOICES, MULTIPLE ENDINGS. PROFILING, INTERROGATIONS AND INVESTIGATION. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans: search scenes, interrogate and profile suspects. Make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Parody 15.1% ★, Text-Based 11.7%, Thriller 11.2%
- #53 What Happened to Squad 7
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Blue Scarf Games
Windows
What happened to Squad 7 is a military visual novel where you will decide the outcome of the world, what members of the cast live and die, and Orion, the Frontman of Squad 7 which you play as. Will you follow orders? Or will you dig deeper beyond what you're given clearance?
Why similar: Espionage 57% ★, Thriller 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #54 Whispers of the Luminaries Part 1
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VN Heaven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Narrative 28.6% ★, Crime 20.5%, Text-Based 14.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #55 Tom the Postgirl
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oopsie DaisiesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Join Tom, the village’s new postgirl, and get to know the locals, perhaps a little too well. Her method, although controversial, is highly effective: intense, obsessive stalking.
Why similar: Satire 30.4% ★, Narrative 26.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #56 Don Quijote
66% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Rubén Prende
Windows · Linux
An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.
Why similar: Satire 28.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Comedy 5.6%
- #57 A MANSION on the HILL
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: DIRIGO GAMES
Windows
ATMOSPHERIC UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE. You seek revenge against the oligarch who destroyed your family. Is killing ever justified?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.6%, Crime 30.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 5.3%
- #58 Civic Story
68% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Shining Spark Entertainment Ltd
Windows
When a sudden election rocks the country, whose side are you on? In Civic Story, you'll encounter colorful characters & situations that show how the upcoming election affects you, your colleagues, and the nation in this comedic 8-chapter Visual Novel parody that helps you understand our world today.
Why similar: Satire 19.6% ★, Parody 19.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #59 Detective School Club
67% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Danny Garay
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the Detective Club! Led by the troublesome and shy president Alice Baskerville. Follow this comedy story where together you will solve cases using your deductive powers!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Crime 16.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #60 Quirk! Origins: A Jester's Tale
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emmerse Studios Ltd
Windows
Enter the world of Playcardia. A short visual novel based on a Jester, who is keen to unleash havoc in the name of entertainment. Just don't upset the royals! Find items, discover pranks and play them on unsuspecting victims... Who knows what will happen next?
Why similar: Narrative 36.7% ★, Parody 17.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Linear 5.1%