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  1. #1 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
    97% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2021
    Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

    Why similar: Political 19.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Dystopian 13.8%, Detective 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%

  2. #2 Beholder
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 30,197 reviews2016
    Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

    Why similar: Political 26.6%, Dystopian 22.2%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

  3. #3 Interrogation Simulator
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dark Humor 15.6%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%

  4. #4 Observer: System Redux
    95% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
    Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

    Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Detective 19.6%, Dystopian 15.9%, Surreal 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  5. #5 FAKEBOOK
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 732 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Investigation 15.1%, Dark Humor 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Text-Based 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%

  6. #6 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,845 reviews2018
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.

    Why similar: Political 25.5%, Dystopian 18.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Detective 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%

  7. #7 Beholder 2
    93% matchVery Positive87% of 7,880 reviews2018
    Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

    Why similar: Political 31.4%, Dystopian 25.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 7%

  8. #8 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 15,333 reviews2016
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Choices Matter 59.2%, Dystopian 10.8%, Political 7.6%, Detective 7.4%, Interactive Fiction 4.8%

  9. #9 PAGER
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: bilge
    Windows

    You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 19.1%, Dystopian 18%, Psychological 17.6%, Surreal 16.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  10. #10 Justice.exe
    91% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

    Why similar: Political 22.9%, Dystopian 16.6%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%

  11. #11 The Test: Reality Check
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 16.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Surreal 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

  12. #12 >observer_
    90% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 reviews2017
    Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

    Why similar: Dystopian 35.8%, Detective 32.6%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 4.8%

  13. #13 The Testing Chamber
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 690 reviews2022
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.

    Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  14. #14 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

    Why similar: Dystopian 14.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Surreal 9.8%, Dark Humor 9.4%

  15. #15 Will Die Alone
    88% 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: Political 21.1%, Text-Based 14.5%, Dystopian 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

  16. #16 Second Thoughts
    87% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: Gestmorph Games
    Windows · Mac

    A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Dystopian 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  17. #17 Techno Banter
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 122 reviews2025
    Dev: Dexai ArtsPub: Crunching Koalas
    Windows

    You're the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city's underground techno scene. The beat is pumping—are you in?

    Why similar: Psychedelic 22.4%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%

  18. #18 Snowfall's Mystery
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 18.1%, Text-Based 16.1%, Psychological 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%

  19. #19 This is Interesting
    83% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Scott Jund
    Windows

    This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Psychological 18.6%, Mystery 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  20. #20 Not For Broadcast VR
    86% matchMostly Negative40% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows

    Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.

    Why similar: Political 29.1%, Dystopian 24.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Simulation 6.5%

  21. #21 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Psychological 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  22. #22 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
    Dev: Trinitite Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Psychological 13.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  23. #23 Train of Afterlife
    84% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Psychological 12.1%, Surreal 8.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%

  24. #24 IZGUB 2001
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2024
    Dev: Dbrhdk
    Windows

    You decide how a civil war in the country of Izgub is supposed to end. Visual novel with strong themes of war, political violence and moral dilemma.

    Why similar: Political 21%, Dystopian 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychedelic 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  25. #25 Dingir OS
    79% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)

    Why similar: Detective 25%, Psychedelic 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

  26. #26 Replica
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 3,503 reviews2016
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

    Why similar: Dystopian 33.8%, Political 31.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%

  27. #27 SIMULACRA
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Psychological 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%

  28. #28 Minds Beneath Us
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
    Dev: BearBoneStudio
    Windows
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

    Why similar: Dystopian 22.5%, Psychological 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  29. #29 Not For Broadcast
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 12,340 reviews2022
    Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

    Why similar: Political 24.2%, Dystopian 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  30. #30 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 195 reviews2025
    Dev: MUTAN
    Windows

    Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 9.6%

  31. #31 Beholder: Conductor
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 4,209 reviews2025
    Dev: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!

    Why similar: Political 25.4%, Dystopian 19.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%

  32. #32 Office After Hours
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2025
    Dev: gameandcode
    Windows

    Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

    Why similar: Surreal 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Psychological 14.7%, Mystery 9.3%

  33. #33 Subsurface Circular
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,925 reviews2017
    Dev: Bithell Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

    Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 19%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  34. #34 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    76% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Blue Tango Street
    Windows · Mac

    In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

    Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Psychological 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychedelic 12.4%

  35. #35 Cellveillance
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 596 reviews2025
    Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    "Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.

    Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%

  36. #36 The Operator
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 23.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%

  37. #37 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Active Fungus Studios
    Windows · Linux

    In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

    Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Dark Humor 17.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%

  38. #38 Au Revoir
    73% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2025
    Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
    Windows

    Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  39. #39 Headliner: NoviNews
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 806 reviews2018
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

    Why similar: Political 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dystopian 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  40. #40 Need to Know
    75% matchMixed67% of 293 reviews2018
    Dev: Monomyth Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.

    Why similar: Political 60.3%, Simulation 20.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

  41. #41 MINDHACK
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 676 reviews2023
    Dev: VODKAdemo?
    Windows · Mac

    Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!

    Why similar: Dystopian 23.6%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 10.5%

  42. #42 Robotherapy
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 123 reviews2023
    Dev: Lucas Molina
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An emotional dark comedy about robots doing therapy. In Robotherapy, you're a robot therapist in a dystopian society that killed all the humans, but is still not happy. Treat patients, meet weird robots and enter their minds. If killing all humans doesn't bring happiness, then what does?

    Why similar: Dark Humor 23.9%, Psychological 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Dystopian 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  43. #43 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

    Why similar: Political 25.9%, Detective 17.3%, Psychological 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  44. #44 Hazy Mind
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 20.2%, Psychological 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  45. #45 Border Bots VR
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Paw Print Games Ltd.Pub: Team17
    Windows

    As a human border agent, you begin a new role as a booth operator at an AI travel border. Interact and check over a variety of robots as they try to get through security.

    Why similar: Dystopian 51.1%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Simulation 20.8%, Adventure 5.7%

  46. #46 2064: Read Only Memories
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 reviews2015
    Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 10%

  47. #47 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

    Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Psychological 16.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  48. #48 obi3011-prologue
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
    Windows

    This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Multiple Endings 4%

  49. #49 Choice of Life: Samosbor
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 191 reviews2025
    Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?

    Why similar: Dystopian 18.5%, Dark Humor 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

  50. #50 The Signifier Director's Cut
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

    Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Surreal 17.7%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Mystery 10.5%

  51. #51 Booth: A Dystopian Adventure
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 386 reviews2020
    Dev: Guanpeng Chen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline.

    Why similar: Dystopian 26%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Mystery 10.6%

  52. #52 BatteryNote
    66% matchVery Positive100% of 186 reviews2025
    Dev: 72studioPub: room6
    Windows · Mac

    BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Story Rich 12%, Text-Based 11.9%

  53. #53 SIMULACRA 2
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Text-Based 19%, Surreal 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  54. #54 Beholder 3
    69% matchMixed65% of 2,714 reviews2022
    Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.

    Why similar: Political 24.7%, Dystopian 23.4%, Dark Humor 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

  55. #55 Song of Farca
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,559 reviews2021
    Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.

    Why similar: Dystopian 22.7%, Detective 20.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

  56. #56 Citizen Sleeper
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
    Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

    Why similar: Dystopian 27.3%, Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 9.1%

  57. #57 The Specter's Desire
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2024
    Dev: Themisian
    Windows · Mac

    This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!

    Why similar: Text-Based 15.5%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  58. #58 Decade
    65% matchVery Positive97% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: Last Piscean
    Windows

    Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 15.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Text-Based 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  59. #59 Derealized
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
    Windows

    Derealized is a choice based game inspired by games such as The Stanley Parable and Undertale. This experience offers 10 different endings for you to explore! How many will you find?

    Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Psychological 17.9%, Surreal 13.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Simulation 9%

  60. #60 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
    Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    Why similar: Investigation 15.2%, Text-Based 14.3%, Detective 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

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