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  1. #1 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
    97% matchVery Positive94% of 256 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: Investigation 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Dystopian 14.3%, Detective 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  2. #2 Creepy Support
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2026
    Dev: Squirrel Melting
    Windows

    Save people from terrible paranormal dangers as a support operator of a secret SCP-like organization! Ask questions, give advice and watch the consequences of your choices... multiple endings in each story ;-)

    Why similar: Text-Based 15.5%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Investigation 11.3%

  3. #3 FAKEBOOK
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

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

    Why similar: Investigation 15.4%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Text-Based 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%

  4. #4 Observer: System Redux
    95% matchVery Positive85% of 3,032 reviews2020
    Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 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 18.7%, Detective 17.5%, Dystopian 14.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%

  5. #5 Interrogation Simulator
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 65 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 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Text-Based 12.9%

  6. #6 Things Too Ugly
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: Professor Space GamesPub: Baltoro Games
    Windows

    Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

    Why similar: Mystery 25.6%, Text-Based 17.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, Simulation 9.7%

  7. #7 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
    93% 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: Investigation 43.3%, Choices Matter 25.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Dystopian 5.5%, Detective 4%

  8. #8 Desktop Explorer
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
    Dev: Recurring Dream
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

    Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 17.3%, Text-Based 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 9.7%

  9. #9 >observer_
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,934 reviews2017
    Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 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 35.7%, Detective 33%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 4.9%

  10. #10 PAGER
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: bilge
    Windows

    You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 19.1%, Dystopian 18.1%, Psychological 17.4%, Surreal 16.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  11. #11 Techno Banter
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 134 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: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Psychedelic 18.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choices Matter 12.5%

  12. #12 The Test: Reality Check
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 654 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 14.9%, Surreal 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

  13. #13 The Testing Chamber
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 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 18.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%

  14. #14 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 74 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 14.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Surreal 9.8%, Dark Humor 9.4%

  15. #15 Subsurface Circular
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 1,941 reviews2017
    Dev: Bithell Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 17.9%, Investigation 16.2%, Text-Based 16%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  16. #16 Robotherapy
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 127 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 22.6%, Psychological 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dystopian 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%

  17. #17 Beholder 2
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 8,182 reviews2018
    Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.5 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: Dystopian 37.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 16%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  18. #18 Second Thoughts
    86% 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 17.7%, Text-Based 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dystopian 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  19. #19 This is Interesting
    83% matchVery Positive99% of 81 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 28.4%, Mystery 18.6%, Psychological 18.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  20. #20 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 299 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 19.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Psychological 13.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%

  21. #21 Beholder
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 31,198 reviews2016
    Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 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: Dystopian 30.5%, Dark Humor 19.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

  22. #22 Snowfall's Mystery
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 125 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 18.6%, Text-Based 15.8%, Psychological 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%

  23. #23 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    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 14.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Psychological 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  24. #24 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 27.6%, Psychological 11.8%, Surreal 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Simulation 8%

  25. #25 Minds Beneath Us
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,428 reviews2024
    Dev: BearBoneStudio
    Windows
    Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%

  26. #26 Homicide Desk
    79% 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: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 14.4%, Detective 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Investigation 12.5%

  27. #27 GAG
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2020
    Dev: Joshua Roland
    Windows

    An interactive psychological horror drama.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Psychological 9.4%

  28. #28 Cellveillance
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 627 reviews2025
    Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    "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 15.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 10.8%

  29. #29 Justice.exe
    80% matchMixed69% of 103 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: Dystopian 21.5%, Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

  30. #30 Au Revoir
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 130 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 20.6%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Story Rich 10.1%

  31. #31 and yet, we dream
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: arda bolat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

    Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Mystery 13%, Choices Matter 12.8%

  32. #32 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
    79% matchVery Positive82% of 620 reviews2017
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 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 19.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  33. #33 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 62 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 18.9%, Psychological 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychedelic 12.7%

  34. #34 Hazy Mind
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 355 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 19.1%, Psychological 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8%

  35. #35 Dingir OS
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 67 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 25.1%, Psychedelic 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Story Rich 8.6%

  36. #36 Ministry of Truth: False Memory
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2026
    Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
    Windows

    Ministry of Truth: False Memory is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. The Great Father is watching you!

    Why similar: Dystopian 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

  37. #37 SIMULACRA
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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

    Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Psychological 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  38. #38 The Operator
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 8,890 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 26.8%, Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.4%

  39. #39 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 95 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 21.5%, Investigation 18.2%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  40. #40 Office After Hours
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 167 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 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Multiple Endings 16%, Psychological 14.5%, Mystery 9.3%

  41. #41 Roman Sands RE:Build
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2026
    Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows

    A service industry adventure with an apocalyptic flavor. A manic genre mashup told across two broken realities. Step through the cracks: find your Exit.

    Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Surreal 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Stylized 7.1%

  42. #42 BatteryNote
    71% matchVery Positive99% of 223 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: Dialogue Heavy 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 9.2%

  43. #43 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,755 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: Detective 18.8%, Text-Based 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  44. #44 What Awaits, Aleksey?
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2026
    Dev: JKBC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.

    Why similar: Dystopian 23%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 15%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%

  45. #45 My Peephole: Hotel Harborview
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Limeless
    Windows

    One room. One hole. One judgement. Watch the guests through your peephole, inspect their documents, dial the telephone, and judge who's normal and who's not. Do your job properly to avoid the demon's punishment.

    Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological 11.8%

  46. #46 Dry Drowning
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 518 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

    Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Psychological 15.5%, Detective 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%

  47. #47 Derealized
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 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 25%, Psychological 16.4%, Surreal 12.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Simulation 8.2%

  48. #48 The Floor Above
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 271 reviews2026
    Dev: Swytapp Games
    Windows

    A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 21.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Simulation 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%

  49. #49 Security 51
    67% matchMostly Positive72% of 498 reviews2026
    Dev: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.

    Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 22.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Mystery 12.5%

  50. #50 Underchoice
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 128 reviews2026
    Dev: TG IndiePub: Targem Games
    Windows

    Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.

    Why similar: Dystopian 29.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

  51. #51 MINE MEMORY
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.

    Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Surreal 11.5%

  52. #52 Replica
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 3,534 reviews2016
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 36.8 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 49.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 13%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Visual Novel 7.1%

  53. #53 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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: Detective 20.8%, Psychological 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  54. #54 The Signifier Director's Cut
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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%, Surreal 17.9%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%

  55. #55 Beholder: Conductor
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 5,479 reviews2025
    Dev: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 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: Dystopian 25.9%, Investigation 18.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

  56. #56 Not For Broadcast VR
    70% matchMixed40% of 73 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: Dystopian 34.6%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Simulation 8.9%

  57. #57 Empty Gauge
    65% matchNo user reviews96% of 71 reviews2026
    Dev: BENTCUBE
    Windows

    A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

    Why similar: Investigation 27.4%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 8.8%

  58. #58 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,921 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: Dystopian 18.9%, Detective 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Investigation 8.7%

  59. #59 Sub-Verge
    67% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
    Windows · Mac

    Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Dystopian 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

  60. #60 New Folder
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2026
    Dev: Evicted Games
    Windows

    You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

    Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Text-Based 22.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Simulation 8.3%

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