Games Like Turn Out the Lights

The meditative journey game about a tram driver. He is a sincere but humble dreamer who loves his job. And he also knows how to show love and sensitivity, like reading other people's desires. But what to do about it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Immersive Sim 24.6%, Narration 19.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Vanakan is the journey of Tadevos - a priest, who travels the 500s Armenia to find the monastery that suits for his goal of becoming spiritually closer to Jesus Christ. He meets different people on his way and makes choices which will define his future and that of the country.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Adventure 20.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

A hand-crafted interactive political allegory written in the author's mother tongue. One intricate vignette about 19 national birds, a red planet and freedom.

Why similar: Narration 29.6%, Abstract 28.1%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%

A dialogue sim about eternity and our minds.

Why similar: Abstract 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%

A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Text-Based 18.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Adventure 8.8%

Help the eccentric inventor navigate the intrigue of the emerging electrical industry! Can you outsmart Thomas Edison and electrify the world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33%, Narration 17.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Adventure 8.8%

A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.1%, Text-Based 23.7%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 4.7%

Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.5%, Adventure 28.2%, Text-Based 23.4%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Step into the past and relive pivotal moments of Greek history with Timeless Greece: Immersive Heritage Adventures—a bundle of three breathtaking VR experiences that transport you to the heart of ancient and medieval Greece.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Immersive Sim 31%, Adventure 23.3%, Story Rich 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47%, Text-Based 23.1%, Adventure 19.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%

The Die Is Cast is an interactive fiction set in a medieval-fantasy universe. You will have to balance your skills and make the right decisions to survive the scenario and reach your goal.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Immersive Sim 24.3%, Narration 20%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%

The sky is lying to everyone but you. Step into the role of a Seer in this dark, atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Search ancient Observatories, reveal the stars it hides, and complete the Ritual that will shape the fate of all who walk beneath it.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Abstract 24%, Adventure 19.3%, Narration 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Narration 15.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%

Them’s Tales is a story-driven game series based on Reddit-style storytelling. The stories are written to seem inspired by real events, but they’re completely fictional.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Immersive Sim 27.1%, Narration 18.5%, Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Unravel the mysterious past of your parents and homeland while journeying through four unique lands in this exciting science-fantasy adventure!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Adventure 21.9%, Text-Based 19.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Narration 21.8%, Text-Based 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Adventure 11.2%

Investigate an abandoned server frozen in time. Explore liminal, blocky spaces, uncover strange anomalies, and piece together what went wrong. The deeper you go, the more the world shifts, watching and reacting to your presence.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Abstract 24%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Adventure 17.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Liam wakes up alone after surgery. He walks around the facility and sees what happened while he was unconscious.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Immersive Sim 28.7%, Adventure 19.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Choices Matter 5.3%

You wake up in an unfamiliar building. You have to get out of here. You go down the stairs and go down the corridor to reach the same stairs again. The world repeats itself over and over, but each time it repeats itself, something changes. Eternal return. Can you escape from this looping world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.5%, Immersive Sim 32.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Story Rich 4.7%, Indie 1.8%

Haunt your murderer /slash/ ex-boyfriend and discover the truth behind his actions in a visual novel about finding peace when all you want is vengeance.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Narration 19.8%, Abstract 19.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings

Why similar: Narration 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 15%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

You are the Judge. Twelve souls appear before you, each burdened by regret. Words left unsaid. Promises left unfulfilled. Listen to their stories, then decide — Heaven or Hell. But when the twelfth soul arrives, everything changes.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Narration 17.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Abstract 12.4%

CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.2%, Adventure 24.9%, Text-Based 20%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Indie 1.9%

这是一款由制作者真实人生经历和感悟衍生而来的游戏。主角来到一座古旧小镇，在阴森大宅中遭遇了古怪的灵异事件。最终发现，自己和宅子的人事物，有很深的联系……

Why similar: Narration 25.8%, Immersive Sim 25.7%, Abstract 19.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Jean and Josie is a visual novel about the relationship of a Rabbit and a Kitty.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Immersive Sim 26.4%, Adventure 23.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Story Rich 4.8%

This game is a multi-ending horror game set in Japan. The story branches based on the player's choices, leading to different endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Immersive Sim 27.9%, Adventure 21.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Story Rich 4%

You're the newest steward of Thoth Observatory, tasked with researching the strange Kerr black hole SJ-1765—the Sejanus Singularity. The data gathered here is invaluable, so maintain the installation and preserve your sanity until your rotation ends in this deteriorating station.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.4%, Immersive Sim 29.7%, Adventure 23.4%, Atmospheric 8%, Indie 1.7%

Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Immersive Sim 23.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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 38.4%, Text-Based 19.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Adventure 6.7%

The Grim Nightmare of Nibras is a story with the search for objects in gloomy locations.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Immersive Sim 28.4%, Adventure 23.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Story Rich 4.4%

"What music would you listen to at the end of the world?" Explore an abandoned world after the apocalypse of the final winter. Shape the story of a man whose loneliness threatens his sanity. Use violence to survive or avoid it to protect your mind. Experience the end of the world!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Immersive Sim 24.1%, Text-Based 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%

First dates are awkward. Last dates are awful. A short first-person narrative experience about the beginning and end of a relationship. It's also cheaper than a real date.

Why similar: Abstract 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Narration 20.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Story Rich 6%

The wilderfolk of Ushinega Island waste away in a rotting tropical paradise, haunted by a deadly malediction. Yet behind every curse lurks a secret. You have the power to save them... but should you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.8%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Text-Based 16.3%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Adventure 7.1%

Magic and science. Past and future. But what of the present?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Narration 25.8%, Abstract 21.7%, Text-Based 12.8%, Story Rich 5.4%

Dive into this magical journey and join Orion The Orange in the adventure of a lifetime through dreams and nightmares. Uncover the secrets, face your fears, and restore the balance in the land of Kasamas! Will you dare to dream and face the night with them?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.4%, Narration 24.1%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 4.9%

An autopsy of a queer relationship.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.2%, Narration 21.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

An AI-driven narrative RPG that grows alongside your focus sessions. Set a real-life task, start a 25-minute Pomodoro, and return to a fresh chapter written while you worked. Choose a fantasy cooking journey or a sci-fi survival mystery. Free AI built in.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Narration 20.1%, Text-Based 18.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Writing on a blog and using her obscure ability, the mysterious Nightingale has been helping people in danger for years. Now, she’s forced to disappear, facing threats from a killer... one of those people she helped in the past. An interactive short story featuring an advanced navigation UI.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Text-Based 17.4%, Narration 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

You’ve just landed in Japan with nothing but a suitcase and a lot to learn. Navigate cultural minefields, engage with a cast of local characters, and decide what kind of visitor you want to be. Part social simulator, part cinematic journey—it’s time to choose your own adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Adventure 18.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 5.5%

Be a convenience-store clerk in a first-of-its-kind chat game—and kick out AI Karens. There are no preset choices. Say what you couldn’t in real life and enjoy how the AI responds differently each time. A stress-relief game where your what-ifs come to life!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Narration 22.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Text-Based 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%

Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Adventure 20%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Narration 15.7%, Text-Based 12.8%

Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Text-Based 10.2%

More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Adventure 22.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Story Rich 7.9%

Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.

Why similar: Adventure 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Indie 7%

Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.

Why similar: Text-Based 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Narration 11.2%

You woke up high in space with a smoke shop to run. Buy second-hand items from weird intergalactic beings, grow mysterious plants, craft drugs, and flip it all to aliens. From Pre-Rolls to edibles —keep them high, keep the cash flowing. And rule number one: get high on your own supply.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.6%, Immersive Sim 30.9%, Adventure 23.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

You will play SU, a girl from the future who, for some reason, can freely travel through four-dimensional space, entering different times and spaces. You need to gather clues, solve puzzles, and use the collected clues to use deductive reasoning to uncover the mystery of SU's life experience.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Abstract 22.6%, Adventure 19.5%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Story Rich 2.3%

Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.8%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choices Matter 15%, Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

A psychological thriller where reality and memory collide. Unravel abandonment, depression, and shattered love through mysterious tapes. Dare to face your ghosts...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.3%, Narration 26.9%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Welcome, future hero! Perciflette is a narrative adventure with a simple goal : Find the way out. Explore, move forward with caution, and make the right choices…or start over!

Why similar: Narration 32%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Adventure 22.4%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 4.6%

A small visual novel about the adventures of a guy named Leon, who wants to change his past. During his school years, a lot of interesting things happened, there were a lot of girls, and where is all this now… That's what Leon thought until he found an amulet that could send him back several years.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Adventure 18.6%, Narration 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%

“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.9%, Adventure 26.9%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Indie 5%

Where are you going with the main character? "Lost Infinity" is a game about nothing, or maybe something, only you will decide. Grieve, think, reason.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Abstract 33%, Adventure 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 7%

A fully narrated branching narrative game set in occupied Netherlands during World War 2. Every choice shapes the fate of a young Dutch civilian. Will you resist the Germans? Simply try to survive? Or join them in the fight against Bolshevism? Based on real events.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Narration 17.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Adventure 8.7%

Non-Linear Text Quests is a bundle of text games of various genres. Here you can find interactive stories with branching plots and text-only versions of classic Point & Click quests, where you can communicate with different characters, use your inventory and combine items in various locations.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Narration 19.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Text-Based 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%

Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Narration 18.9%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Trapped in a strange world, the protagonist explores various dream worlds, escapes from a chaser, and finds the path to return to reality.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.1%, Abstract 22.2%, Adventure 20.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%

Something wicked this way rocks. When the fears of the day turn into monsters at night, only you can save the kid from the monster inside. Take center stage in this VR Rock Musical and explore an abandoned theater to solve the mystery that brought you to this strange place.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Immersive Sim 27.6%, Narration 13.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%

You didn’t expect so many essays sophomore year. Or so many hellhound attacks. This year is shaping up to be a killer—hopefully not literally.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.3%, Text-Based 19.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Adventure 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 55.4%, Text-Based 26.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 3%, Story Rich 2.7%