- #1 MysteryOS
97% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Clermont Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at a terminal you've never seen before. The language is alien. The interface is hostile. Every wrong click has consequences. Decode constructed languages, navigate unfamiliar operating systems, and survive the unknown in this puzzle-survival experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Point & Click 15.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Exploration 8.9%
- #2 Exploring Friscott
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Point & Click 17.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #3 Awakewood
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #4 All (Too) Good Things
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Conversation 9.4%
- #5 Don't Let Me Fade
94% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Point & Click 21%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Adventure 9.2%
- #6 Hellink
94% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Ikigai
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first visual novel about fake news! Investigate in 2044 in a humorous and cyberpunk universe. Counter your opponents' lies and thwart the plot that threatens Néo-Sorbonne!
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Cyberpunk 15.3%, Point & Click 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #7 Escape from Norwood
93% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Singular Works
Windows · Mac
Explore a city that lives without your input in this illustrated text adventure. Observe the lives of its inhabitants behind the veil of your invisibility magic. Find items and combine them to solve intricate puzzles. Set your own pace as you control time and move freely in an open fantasy world.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Point & Click 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #8 TOY BOX
92% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 12%
- #9 You're a dad
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Linus Bohman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your path and accept the consequences in this sleep deprived text adventure about becoming a parent. Be a responsible adult, make dinner and take care of your child. You must do this. Nothing else.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Point & Click 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #10 Defragmenting
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pngTriads
Windows
The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Point & Click 16.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%
- #11 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
90% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.8%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Conversation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #12 Save My Scrap
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unio AnouPub: AMATA Games
Windows
"They mean everything to me. Please, make them whole again." An interactive visual novel puzzle game. By fixing the broken android, you may uncover the truth about your client's past.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #13 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #14 Tempest In A Teapot
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Conversation 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #15 _message:
87% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: TEAM 217Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
_전언:(_message:)은 심리적 공포 요소가 포함된 텍스트 어드벤처 게임입니다. 달에 잔류하여 지구에 있는 본부와 통신을 하는 사이, 당신은 점점 이상한 낌새를 눈치채기 시작합니다...
Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Point & Click 18.3%, Space 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #16 Outsider
86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Galantrix
Windows
Shape humanity's future in a sci-fi narrative game where choices matter. Experience an extraterrestrial contact while deciphering an overarching mystery of far-reaching consequences. Who is the Outsider?
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Cyberpunk 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #17 Jupiter's Orbit
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Alien Fork
Windows · Mac
A branching narrative, visual novel dating sim where you play asteroid dT. There are 4 loves, astronomical secrets, and multiple endings based on your choices. Eject mass to change your orbit and meet different planets, but lose too much and you risk breaking apart.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #18 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
85% 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 20.3%, Point & Click 18%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Exploration 10.9%
- #19 Missing Pieces
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: QuestYard
Windows
Missing Pieces is a story-driven adventure in a vibrant alien world, full of hidden secrets, a plethora of languages and a sparkling cast of characters: lovable rogues, heartbroken families, and questionable allies. Find friendship and love, learn about yourself and discover who you really are!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Sci-fi 10%
- #20 EdeN404
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SEKIRARA
Windows
In a world where lewd words are punished, this text adventure unfolds in EdeN404, a secret bar hidden in the city that slips past censors. Use conversation to lower guards and draw out hidden desires. With colorful regulars, choices and timing shape bonds and nightly drama toward a sci‑fi truth.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #21 Hadean Lands
84% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Text-Based 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Adventure 5.2%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #22 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #23 ナカノ人格移植研究所
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Exploration 9.9%
- #24 Major's Heart
81% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Point & Click 21.8%, Text-Based 10.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Conversation 8.2%
- #25 Hypoxia - One Last Breath
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: NagiPub: Hypoxia Studio
Windows
A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #26 A Week Before Autumn
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper
Windows
Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #27 StarStruck
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Strawberrytail
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey through this highly engaging science fantasy visual novel with memorable characters and multiple endings. Journey through space, uncover the past and pull off a heist or two as you negotiate the pitfalls of friendship and a crumbling reality. Can you save the universe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Conversation 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #28 Whispers From The Rift
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #29 The Change Architect
79% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Point & Click 18%, Adventure 6%
- #30 Alcyone: The Last City
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Conversation 9.7%
- #31 BUZZ or DIE
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bon
Windows
If you win, you are acquitted; if you lose, you are executed. Death row inmates compete for ratings and talk battle in the conversation deck!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #32 Hostil
78% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2017
Dev: Eteru Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Hostil is a short emotional interactive tale about a young astronaut who has crashed on a extremely dangerous planet. No one will come to rescue him and his only hope is to move forward.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #33 Scary Stories
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bruce Devlin
Windows · Linux
A spooky text-based, choose-your-own-adventure style game that tells several spine-chilling tales with several choices and items throughout, these may change your path... Can you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Point & Click 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 13.3%
- #34 Vanakan
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Erik Khachatryan
Windows
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 26.6%, Text-Based 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #35 Sohee
74% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: TwoDpixPub: Digital-Touch Co., Ltd.
Windows
is a story-driven adventure about a young woman who loses her balance in life after a major event and begins searching for her path again. Explore her daily moments, talk with people, and follow her journey toward finding answers.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Text-Based 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #36 Orbital Abyss: Cipher Division
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JointPoint Studios LLC
Windows
Decipher interstellar transmissions encoded via substitution ciphers aboard Eremite Station. In this choice driven narrative, uncover secrets from planetary governments while conversing with crewmates to reveal their stories and troubles. The ripples of your choices may be felt through the galaxy.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #37 Death off the Cuff
76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Conversation 10.5%
- #38 Glitch
73% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Point & Click 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
- #39 空野まなみの事件録 ― 空白のカルテ ―
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rabbitly
Windows
Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Text-Based 29.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Adventure 7.7%, 2D 5.3%
- #40 Sarawak
73% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Conversation 8.3%
- #41 Eyes of Iyre
72% 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 21.5%, Text-Based 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #42 Freedom Tower
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fire Trail
Windows
Roleplaying set in a dystopian universe inspired by early twentieth-century wars and Ukrainian folklore. You are Orest, and you might be the last hope of your occupied land. Establish the truths about the world getting drained of its energy, meet captivating characters, and make your land free.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Point & Click 14.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Conversation 8.5%
- #43 Hotel Hermes
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Point & Click 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Text-Based 16.9%, Adventure 9.5%
- #44 Code.Breaker()
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: HokaBento StudioPub: HokaBento Studio GmbH
Windows
Code.Breaker() is a cyberpunk visual novel about technology, cybercrime, and trying to survive in a world ruled by corporations. Hack your way out of your worst day at a job you´re not supposed to have.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%
- #45 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
Windows
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Point & Click 16.7%, Exploration 6%
- #46 DELETE AFTER READING
71% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Point & Click 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #47 蛙電話 Frog Telephone
70% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Acid House Studio
Windows
Frog Telephone (蛙电话 / 蛙電話) is a folklore mystery adventure game rooted in computer science concepts. You play as an amnesiac phone operator at a Tokyo travel agency, reconstructing shattered reality through the spin of a dial, exploring the terrifying truth hidden behind Gero City's mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Text-Based 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #48 Penrose
69% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: doublespeak games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #49 The Dark Prophecy
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Start Warp
Windows · Mac
The Dark Prophecy is a 2D pixel-art Point&Click adventure inspired by the best retro games of the 90s. Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Point & Click 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #50 The Trial
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGamesPub: Pale Blue Dot
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #51 CatTrigger Horror Collection
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Linux
Slice through a collection of HORROR STORIES, produced by a solo dev! Survive through the body horror of health clinics, haunted dating sims, robot takeovers, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE VIDEOS & MORE!
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Point & Click 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #52 Disney Villains Cursed Café
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #53 Big Ear Detective
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #54 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Point & Click 19%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #55 Into the Waves
67% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Text-Based 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%
- #56 CLOSED HANDS
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: PASSENGER
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Text-Based 31%, Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 2%
- #57 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #58 あなたに花束を
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: abyss good games
Windows
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Point & Click 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Conversation 12.4%
- #59 Serania - Path of the Scion
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Story Rich 9%