- #1 Dorm Till Dawn
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!
Why similar: Dark Humor 13.2%, Dark Comedy 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 9%
- #2 Dorm Till Dawn 2
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you survive a night in St Fiacre's at tiny size? This feature-length interactive visual novel returns to the world of Sensus Supra, with better visuals, dozens of animations, more complex puzzles and even more dangerous giantesses hunting for your blood. Every action has consequences...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dark Comedy 12.2%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #3 Wolf Adventures
96% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Schizo Cat
Windows
Interactive novel in pixel style about the king HappyWolf. You're a powerful king Happy Wolf of the kingdom EbenGrad. For a long time, your citizens were happy about everything, but times have changed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Dark Comedy 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #4 ぼったくりタクシー
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: 総合コンテンツ制作サークル
Windows
Customers... Don't let them find out... Rip-off! A thrilling rip-off adventure where if the customers find out, you'll explode!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dark Comedy 14%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #5 Twisted: A Dark Fairytale
94% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Fablesoft Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #6 アパシー殺人クラブ
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: SHANNON
Windows
『部活動の時間です。さあ、人殺しをはじめてください』 一癖も二癖もある強者ぞろいの巨大コミュニティ、それが鳴神学園。 そこには、ありとあらゆる部活動が存在し、到底常識では考えられない特殊な闇の倶楽部がある。その一つが殺人クラブだ。
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.6%, Dark Comedy 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #7 Trapped with Jester
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Dark Comedy 14.8%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #8 Killer Eyelashes
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiamat Studio
Windows · Mac
The apocalypse is here… and its beat for the gods! How likely was your debut as a drag artist to be overshadowed by a zombie apocalypse? Meet quirky characters, solve puzzles, and catfight with your rivals in this fresh narrative adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Dark Comedy 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dark Humor 11.4%
- #9 Ashley's Adventure - Get a Job or Die Trying
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: High-End Stories
Windows
Ashley's Adventure - Get a Job or Die Trying is an interactive visual novel based in a multiple-choice style of gameplay where you meet colourful characters and crazy events which you must resolve with the power of being a NEET.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Comedy 9.1%
- #10 LustyVerse: ShackBang
91% matchMixed53% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Inceton games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A trip to a cabin in the woods takes one guy and four hot girls trough an unexpected week filled with all kinds of twists and turns, where fun doesn't always promise a happy ending.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.2%, Dark Comedy 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark 9.9%
- #11 RB: Axolotl
90% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Actawesome
Windows
Five axolotls appear one day through a void, their entire existence shrouded in mystery. A suspenseful tale, dripping with humor and full of surprises, lined by an underlying emotional theme that will strike a chord with just about anyone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.6%
- #12 Lich Clicker
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: KnotHorn Studio
Windows
Collect souls. Choose your path. Find true love or doom the world. The choice is yours in this simple clicker game with a branching storyline. Can you find all five fully voiced endings?
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Dark Comedy 13.3%, Visual Novel 10%
- #13 Just a Turkey Leg
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Halfislan Daily
Windows
This is a romance visual novel rotating around a murder mystery, with multiple-endings and gender selectable protagonist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dark Comedy 12.1%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #14 Where Is My Pocket?
88% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MoldyBits
Windows · Mac
A voxel-powered comedy about clothes, pockets, and the people who need them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dark Humor 13%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #15 Happy Birthday: With Sergio Spellbound
87% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Lazer Genu
Windows
Better than a birthday card. Use the Steam gift system to deliver this birthday present to your friends. The amazing Sergio Spellbound will ensure they have the magical birthday adventure of a lifetime. They will Point&Click their way to BIRTHDAY GLORY. If they’re lucky, they may even survive …
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dark Comedy 14.8%, Comedy 11.4%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #16 Brownie's Adventure: The Final Resolution
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Beardy Ramblin Games
Windows
An incompetent wizard is tasked with stopping a recently awakened evil entity that just so happens to be trapped inside a (deeply suspiciously heavy) spoon. What follows is a sprawling, absurd 1990s-style point-and-click comedy adventure across bizarre fantasy realms and also North Derbyshire.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #17 Kindergarten 3
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,735 reviews2025
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.2%, Dark Humor 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Comedy 8.6%
- #18 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Dark Comedy 18.1%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 13.3%
- #19 Scary Game
84% matchVery Positive92% of 589 reviews2025
Dev: KanGames
Windows
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 33%, Dark Humor 21.9%, Comedy 11.4%, Horror 10.9%, Funny 8.7%
- #20 HimeYoku: A Sacrifice of Lust and Grace
85% matchVery Positive93% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Escu:dePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Hell-bent on vengeance, Caldo single-handedly topples the royal throne of Solide, capturing the king and the princess and working their ruin through his dark contracts with demons. A visual novel about hate and revenge... and possibly redemption.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Text-Based 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #21 67 Minutes in Heaven
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: One Flow ManPub: Treestyle Studios
Windows
Your neighbor invites you on a double date, setting you up with the new girl from out of town. After sneaking into an abandoned house, your neighbor suggests everyone play a game, 67 Minutes in Heaven.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Comedy 7.3%
- #22 Magic or Machinations?
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: EscapeWare
Windows
A sci-fi choose your own adventure game!
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, First-Person 7%
- #23 Elf in Chains
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aedian Glair
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heroes to slaves…to heroes again? Your own sexy adventure! Otome, Yaoi & Hentai NSFW RPG game inspired by D&D, LOTR & Visual Novels
Why similar: Elves 44.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 7%, Visual Novel 7%
- #24 LaughterLost
81% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Mix StudioPub: USC Games
Windows
LaughterLost takes you through a surreal journey of work and family life. Face psychological twists, narrative choices, puzzles, and unexpected unique confrontations! Will you break this dystopian cycle of everyday life?
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Dark Comedy 17.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%
- #25 Negative Nancy
81% matchVery Positive94% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: FEEDPub: Effort Star
Windows · Mac
Negative Nancy is a choose your “no” adventure for people who have had enough. An interactive sitcom where you can only say “no” (or nothing at all). Your choices control the story.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.2%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Comedy 8.9%
- #26 TOY BOX
79% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #27 Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven is a First-Person comedy horror game about being stuck babysitting while the news is expressing that the world around you is ending.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Horror 11.3%
- #28 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
78% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Dark Humor 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Comedy 8.3%
- #29 Project Dark
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Red Meat Games
Windows
Project Dark is an episodic, narrative-driven audio game that uses binaural sound and "choose your own adventure" style storytelling to immerse players in its varied worlds. Close your eyes, and see.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #30 2033: Das Erschwachen der Macht
79% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: LOTPub: Zweitausendeins GmbH & Co. KG
Windows
2033: Das Erschwachen der Macht entführt dich in die Welt der Reichsbürger, Alubommel-Sammler und Populisten. Finde deinen Weg aus der Hohlerde zurück in die Freiheit und versuche dabei E.V.A. aus dem Weg zu gehen... Ein satirisches Point & Click Adventure in 3D. (Wow)
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.4%, Dark Comedy 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dark 8.5%
- #31 Please Act Normal
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ezhaac Studio
Windows
"Please Act Normal" is a live-action comedy about the agonizing pressure of social etiquette. Navigate awkward dinners and tense meetings through frequent dialogue choices, or embrace chaos and use your "Secret Weapon". Will they yell, laugh or just stare in pity? There’s only one way to find out.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #32 The Hunter's Journals - Return to Wight Chapel
77% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Grindwheel Games
Windows
The Crawling Horror is dead, but its legacy of madness lives on!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Investigation 10.7%
- #33 Confessional Simulator
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Hear sins. Judge souls. Upgrade your booth. Play as a priest hearing increasingly absurd confessions in this darkly comedic simulator. Will you guide your flock to salvation... or squeeze them for donations to install a hot tub in your confessional?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Dark Humor 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Funny 5.9%
- #34 USAID Approvals Department
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Jeremy Benisek (CyberAxe)Pub: OutLandishly Crafted
Windows
Play as a relaxed Woke DEI hire in USAID’s Approvals Department, an outlandish ASMR and LOFI style US Government sim: review request, Approve or Deny, then File It before vacationing on a gifted yacht ride. Process absurd funding requests, dodge DOGE investigators, and avoid getting “Epsteined"
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #35 The Trials of Ozymandias
76% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Golden Axolotl Studios
Windows · Mac
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Comedy 8.8%
- #36 Ostera : The curse of...
74% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Profits Troll Studio
Windows
Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.2%, Dark Comedy 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Text-Based 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%
- #37 Do 11
76% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #38 さよなら人生。
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: トンデモ理論武装
Windows
女性キャラ多めで全体的にキャラクターのあくが強いです。 テンポのいいテキストを心がけております。 オカルト、歴史、泣き、コメディ、バトル、ミステリ、恋愛少々、と様々な要素があり。
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Adventure 8.7%
- #39 Lets Nuke Mars
73% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Jeremy Benisek (CyberAxe)Pub: OutLandishly Crafted
Windows
Follow orders. Press buttons. Nuke Mars. A darkly funny SPACEFORCE sim where obedience is optional.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Comedy 10.1%
- #40 Parasite in Love
72% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Dark 8.7%
- #41 Brood Year
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #42 Eyes of Iyre
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D0Studios
Windows · Mac
Eyes of Iyre is a Visual Novel with heavy RPG elements. Follow Barbak the Orc as he discovers more about the world and his past, all the while trying to keep his temper under control. Make friends, cast magic, and learn the truths hidden in the city of Iyre!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%
- #43 The Specter's Desire
71% matchVery Positive98% of 53 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: Dark Comedy 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%
- #44 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.3%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Investigation 11%
- #45 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
70% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Horror 10.2%, Visual Novel 10%
- #46 Cataplexy
72% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: 12sevenPub: Diada Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.4%, Dark Humor 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Comedy 9.5%
- #47 LATEX, LEATHER, LIPSTICK, LOVE, LUST
70% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Stanwixbuster
Windows
A self-described "chronically online" trans guy goes to a kink club thinking it will fix him. It doesn't.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.5%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #48 MİTOS VERSA
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mitos Noir Interactive
Windows · Mac
Mitos Versa: The ultimate social party game. Unmask secrets, craft wild alibis, and dive into dark humor or interactive stories. Your choices shape every outcome. Will you reveal the truth or master the art of the lie? Join the chaos!
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.5%, Dark Comedy 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Comedy 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #49 Before They Catch Us
69% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%
- #50 FAKEBOOK
69% matchVery Positive91% of 747 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: Dark Humor 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 12.6%
- #51 炎上回避系Vtuber〜配信終了までバカコメから生き残れ〜
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MATSUDA GAMES
Windows · Mac
配信中に次々と飛んでくるバカコメントへ、三つの選択肢でツッコミを返しながら炎上を回避していく配信者シミュレーション。返し方ひとつで空気も流れも激変。ときどき発生するボーナスステージでは、リズムゲーム要素のあるミニゲームにも挑戦できます。
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.4%, Dark Comedy 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Text-Based 15%, Comedy 11.8%
- #52 Reap and Sow
68% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: MrFishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
After being invited to the biggest house party of the year, things take an unexpected turn when you summon an ancient lust demon. Navigate a bustling house party, attempting to lure unknowing party guests as sacrifices to your new god. Who knows, maybe if you do good they'll keep you?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #53 Nameless - The Departed Cycle
69% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the red star to the Umbral Forest and unravel the mysteries within, in this gay, romantic, dark fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Horror 8.9%
- #54 The King is Dead
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: little bonsai
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're entangled in a royal conspiracy. A deadly game where the pieces can become friends, foes, lovers, and of course… sacrifices.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Investigation 10.9%
- #55 Taina's Cursed Legacy
67% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
- #56 Harm Other
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dennis Farrell
Windows
The most anticipated game since chess! A text-based comedy adventure in which you interact with the world by slamming one of two brightly colored buttons: Harm or Other
Why similar: Text-Based 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Comedy 17.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #57 The Ocean Will Have Us All
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moloch Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Ocean Will Have Us All is a first person exploration game.Experience a day in the subatomic life of Moira Leech. Get up, go to work, go home, go back to sleep. Or. Go off the the beaten track! Take charge! Stick your finger in an electrical socket!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Dark Comedy 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Comedy 6.8%
- #58 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
66% matchVery Positive93% of 68 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 16.2%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #59 Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludic Lemur Entertainment
Windows
A queer horror narrative deckbuilder about the messy lives of teen monsters.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 11%
- #60 PRINCESS QUEST
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AKABUR
Windows
A short visual novel packed with jokes and absurd moments. Your choices lead to three different endings—two of which are definitely not safe for work.
Why similar: Elves 31.3% ★, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Comedy 12.9%, Fantasy 5.3%