- #1 Reigns: The Witcher
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Cartoony 9.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #2 AGERASIA
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Olivia WestmorlandPub: Rantan Games
Windows
Eight time periods from across human history collide in a competitive bid to stop the end of the world. Go from fighting monsters to solving a murder, dating sim to escape game. Experience seven vastly different routes in a bid to solve the mystery as to why you've all been brought together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11%, Adventure 8.2%
- #3 Travelling Light
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio IDUNPub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows · Mac
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Cartoon 8%
- #4 Sticker Buds
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrew BuchananPub: Flumpy Tripod
Windows · Linux
Sticker Buds! The personality quiz with personality!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Cartoon 13.6%, Family Friendly 8.7%
- #5 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Adventure 5.7%
- #6 The Wapple Hous
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cheddar Teeth
Windows
Wander around a nonsensical world just beyond the LAND OF THE LIVING! A world of waffles, death, and choices that just might bring everyone HOME...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Cartoon 11.9%
- #7 Too Small To Matter
93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: André AntunesPub: GameDev Técnico
Windows
Journey of animals trying to survive a War. An emotional tale where you'll decide the fate of all who embark on this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Cartoony 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #8 Gods of Savvarah | Part I
92% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows
Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Hand-drawn 11%, Mythology 9.9%
- #9 Harolds Harem: The Neckoning
91% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: WhiteVault Studio
Windows
Harold's Harem is a comedic visual novel that parodies dating sim where you play as the newest recruit in a top-secret Love Infiltration Unit, tasked with preventing a world-ending disaster in just three days.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Cartoon 17.9%, Cartoony 8.8%
- #10 Bard Harder!
91% matchVery Positive99% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Cartoony 11%, Cartoon 10.2%
- #11 Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth is a story game about love, lost, hope, grief, medication, meditation and more. You will be the our nameless character and experience his memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Cartoony 10.3%
- #12 Apothecary
89% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Forget Me Not Games
Windows · Mac
A cute story-driven zen puzzler in which you brew potions, customize your workshop, and interact with the quirky residents of the magical town of Mangrove.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Cartoon 12.7%, Cartoony 10.6%
- #13 Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions
88% matchVery Positive96% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac
You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Nonlinear 9.7%
- #14 The Cloud VR
89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Seungje LeePub: VeRapy
Windows
"This way. I'm waiting for you." The Cloud VR is a healing fantasy VR game where you go on an adventure to meet someone waiting for you. You can interact and explore in various spaces on your journey. We hope you enjoy a moving journey in a fairytale-like world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Cute 8.5%, Stylized 5.5%
- #15 Grandma's Secret
86% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 40A Game StudioPub: Dmitriy Bely
Windows
"Grandma's Secret" is a blend of kinetic visual novel and interactive text adventure. The last hope for a peasant girl named Tatiana to find a happy marriage is a service and dowry from her grandmother, who is believed to be a witch. But what price will she have to pay for it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Cartoon 16.5%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Stylized 8.4%
- #16 Midvinter
87% matchVery Positive86% of 103 reviews2016
Dev: Talecore Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Midvinter is a cozy little point-and-click game, which invites you to explore Swedish folklore using puzzles and riddles as well as compelling music and voice over. In it, you as a player take on the role of gnome - the guardian of the farm - and get to interact with various dark and fantastical creatures.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Hand-drawn 16%, Mythology 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%
- #17 Falling Down
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Ercan Bilgin
Windows
"Falling Down" tells the story of a young hero destined for heroics through a visually stunning action-platformer game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Cartoon 14.3%, Cartoony 12.5%
- #18 Endless Monday: In Progress
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #19 Taina's Cursed Legacy
84% 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 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Medieval 7%
- #20 The Medieval Psychologist
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ODD Game Studio
Windows · Mac
You're a stranger who has come to Lostworth, a town full of people lost in the darkness of the Middle Ages. Your purpose: help them spiritually. For this, you've only books, potions, spells and words. In time, as you uncover the secrets of the city, you'll also have to face threats from the past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Adventure 12%, Medieval 10.1%
- #21 Kill Ralph
83% matchVery Positive100% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Andrii Tuzenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Lies, treachery, and a bounty worth dying for. You’re no warrior, just a cunning hunter—will your wits be enough to catch Ralph Devour?"
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Cartoon 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%
- #22 Kluber's Adventure
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sundin Games
Windows
Kluber's Adventure. Finally, your choices matter... Unless Kluber has better plans. Welcome to an absurdist narrative experience.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Adventure 8.4%
- #23 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
81% matchVery Positive99% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: Pastel Magic
Windows · Mac · Linux
A magical girl visual novel about giving middle-schoolers way too much power. Make (bad) choices, fight unexpected enemies, and maybe learn a lesson or two...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Cartoony 12.2%, Cartoon 11.8%
- #24 The Princess and the Porcupine
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small is Beautiful Studio inc.
Windows
First the King’s sheeps then the King himself! Everyone seems to be mysteriously disappearing lately. As the King’s intrepid daughter, and with the help of a strange talking porcupine, travel through the kingdom and interrogate your subjects to solve the mysterious disappearances.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Cartoon 14.3%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #25 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,967 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Cute 7%
- #26 Whispers of Gold
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Medieval 7%
- #27 Holy Deadline
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunday Morning Meet-up Studio
Windows
Holy Deadline is a surreal, story-rich visual novel where you play as a demigod lawyer. You have one week to investigate the divine divorce of Adam and Eve! Flirt, drink, raise your stats and make bold choices in minigames and Heaven's drama.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Nonlinear 7.7%
- #28 Vacation Terminal
78% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Adventure 10.1%
- #29 Inframundo
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 4Catsgames
Windows
Play as Dakoh in this fun graphic adventure set in an imaginary world full of strange creatures. Solve puzzles, talk to different characters and choose your own destiny. The "Inframundo" awaits you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Cartoony 14.4%, Cartoon 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
- #30 Living Pages - Children's Interactive Book
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Pretty Lonely Bear
Windows
Living Pages is a customizable interactive book, aimed at young ones, but who says it can't be for everyone?! Take reading time to the next level.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Cartoon 16.4%, Cartoony 10.4%, Colorful 10.2%
- #31 Breaking Point
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Hand-drawn 15%, Stylized 7.7%
- #32 Butterfly Girl
76% match6 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: klai
Windows · Mac
A puzzle-adventure game blended with visual novel storytelling. A mysterious girl and butterflies appear each time you solve a puzzle inside the room. Who are they? What do they want? Unravel each puzzle one by one — and the truth draws ever closer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Cartoon 14.5%, Cartoony 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #33 Alice & Aidy: The Big Adventure
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sloth AI Games
Windows
Alice & Aidy: The Big Adventure is a warm interactive story with a gentle children’s sci-fi feel. When Alice struggles to write about the future, she meets Aidy, an old companion robot. Read, choose, and explore as they search for lost sparks and learn to ask, create, and choose for themselves.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Cute 6.8%
- #34 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
75% matchVery Positive97% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Medieval 7.8%
- #35 Flora & Sauna
77% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Obcerd Productions
Windows
Flora and Sauna is an 18+ visual novel set at a spa with some unique services. Explore the spa and meet a fun cast of interesting characters! Help them out, and they'll be sure to reward you in their own special ways~
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Cartoon 11.7%
- #36 Paradise Lust 3
74% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Flexible Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to an idyllic island in Paradise Lust 3, a 2D point-and-click dating sim adventure. Help organize a high-stakes beauty pageant competition, build romantic relationships, unlock animated sex scenes, and juggle minigames as you manage a resort full of beautiful, unpredictable women.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Cartoon 14.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Cartoony 12.2%
- #37 Weeping Amber Prologue
74% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Splintercat Studio
Windows
Among the willow branches, a city of mushrooms passes another quiet night. Something is ending, something else beginning.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Hand-drawn 22.9%, Cartoon 21.2%, Stylized 8.4%, Cute 7.8%
- #38 Sugarcreek
75% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Tekkou Studios
Windows · Mac
Sugarcreek is a story-based adventure game following Eddie the high-school goat and his closest friends as they try to find his missing step-sister before the week is over!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Cartoony 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Stylized 9.7%
- #39 Template!! An Angel's Gift
72% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: CIRCUSPub: Kagami Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The 4K Ultra HD Remaster of "Template!! An Angel's Gift"—a hilarious slice-of-life visual novel—is now on Steam! Follow Sakura Sora, whose bizarre new condition makes ridiculous "classic tropes" real, sparking a twist-filled daily comedy with unique companions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Cute 7.2%
- #40 Young Hearts
73% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
Windows
‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Cartoony 10.4%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #41 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
73% 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 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Cute 7.9%
- #42 Niflhel's Fables: The Book of Gypsies
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Dnovel
Windows
A visual novel with a fabulous atmosphere where your every choice matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Cartoony 18.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Cute 10.5%
- #43 Purrfect Tale
72% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: BadMouse
Windows · Mac
When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Cute 6.1%
- #44 Internity
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TGM Game Makers Inc.
Windows · Mac
A capitalist fever dream disguised as a corporate wellness guided meditation. Will you be stuck in the first day of your unpaid internship forever? A unique visual novel experience in virtual reality that combines absurd humor and trippy visuals to tell a story about you, an intern.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Cartoony 15%, Stylized 7.9%
- #45 The Golden Horde: Story of Jambul
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomers Entertainment
Windows
The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Medieval 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Adventure 11.5%
- #46 Solis
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Gibberish Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solis a hand drawn adventure. The city of Solis never sleeps — and tonight, neither will you. Elixer, the company you've dedicated yourself to, has gathered its people for an end-of-year celebration with a staggering promise at its heart: eternal life.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Cartoony 7.9%
- #47 My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀)
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Ubai TransPub: Kagami Games
Windows
In this suspenseful fantasy visual novel, play as a young man stranded in snowy mountains. Guided by unseen forces, you enter an isolated mansion. As a peculiar daily life unfolds, you live alongside two vampire girls. Immerse yourself in this profound, dreamlike dark fairy tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Cute 6.2%
- #48 Dating Life 2: Emily X Miley
71% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Play as Emily as she goes on her second date with Miley, after they unexpectedly hit it off from a strange and wonderful night before. Is love in the air or just a bit of lust between the two. Can Emily find something special or is this just another night of fun among many.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Cartoon 14.2%, Cartoony 12%
- #49 Adventurers Guild Receptionist
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio LITTE
Windows
Always wanted a fantasy world desk job?! Manage eccentric adventurers like a lazy witch, tsundere fairy & useless bard! Approve quests, keep them alive, pay off Elfie's crippling tax debt, and rake in gold for the Guild!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Cartoony 12.9%, Medieval 6.9%
- #50 The Berenstain Bears In the Dark
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: BrøderbundPub: ZOOM Platform Media
Windows
Explore and share Stan & Jan Berenstain’s classic, "The Berenstain Bears In the Dark", adapted from the original storybook into an interactive animated adventure!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Cartoon 19.9%, Cartoony 14.7%, Family Friendly 6%
- #51 Sex Robot Road Trip: Highway to Harrisburg
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Yoss IIIPub: KONOL Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comedy visual novel about a sex robot, a stolen car, and the highways of Pennsylvania.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Cartoon 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%
- #52 Blackthorn Witch
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Cute 8.6%
- #53 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Cute 6.5%
- #54 Detours
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Cartoony 12.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Colorful 8.6%
- #55 The Spirit Weaver
65% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
Windows
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Stylized 7%
- #56 Rewrite - DYH
69% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Colorful 6.4%
- #57 Crash-Land Fantasy
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArachnidAnt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mysterious magic force knocks your research satellite out of orbit. You crash land and must try to survive on this planet ruled by nature. You meet character's and discover the mystery of the magic force as you try to get back home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Medieval 8.8%, Cute 7.6%
- #58 Mass of Consumption
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, 2D 4.5%
- #59 Everything is going to be OK
67% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: alienmelon
Windows
"Everything is going to be OK" is a desktop labyrinth of vignettes, poetry, strange fever dream games, and broken digital spaces.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Cartoon 12.6%, Cartoony 11.1%
- #60 Vixes
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Brite Apps OÜ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover Vixes – a fully voiced, interactive storybook for kids 2–7 with charming puzzles, hand-drawn art, and the magical world of Valie and Alie the Dream Deliverers!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Hand-drawn 21%, Cartoony 18.6%, Cute 9.2%, Family Friendly 7.4%