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  1. #1 Gilded Rails
    97% matchNegative18% of 11 reviews2018
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's speed dating for the railway-tycoon monopolist robber baron! To obliterate your competition, you must marry a suitable partner before time runs out.

    Why similar: Trains 44.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 4.5%

  2. #2 1453: Fall of Constantinople
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 3Cats Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

  3. #3 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
    Windows

    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 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

  4. #4 Always On
    95% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Skydome Studios
    Windows

    Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?

    Why similar: Comic Book 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%

  5. #5 Sword Princess Amaltea - The Visual Novel
    94% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Senpai Media GroupPub: Natalia Batista
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Princess Amaltea is sent out on this quest, and rescues Prince Ossian. They are both unwilling to play along in these traditional expectations of them, and after fleeing their own wedding they are now out on the open roads – on to new adventures in this gender flipped world!

    Why similar: Comic Book 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 12%

  6. #6 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Richday
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Text-Based 11.7%

  7. #7 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
    93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Emperor
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Text-Based 9.2%

  8. #8 Where are you, Cinderella?
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KimiNako
    Windows · Linux

    Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10%

  9. #9 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MAD Tribe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Text-Based 11.7%

  10. #10 MELON PARKER -We are Whatever Club!-
    91% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
    Windows

    The super-popular singing group “Melon Parker” is now in a visual novel game! You and your five childhood friends form the “Whatever Club” to solve the school’s problems! Where will your youthful story with the five of them lead...

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Comic Book 16%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

  11. #11 Shadow of Paris
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aris Script
    Windows

    Paris’s life changes when she encounters a charming stranger who seems to be watching her. This choice-driven psychological visual novel delivers a tense, intimate story focused on curiosity, trust, and crossing dangerous boundaries.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Comic Book 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%

  12. #12 The Vigilante Diaries
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Out of the Blue Games
    Windows

    The Vigilante Diaries is a narrative-driven role-playing game where you assume the role of a masked vigilante. Experience his life journey through his diaries spanning years, navigate the changes within his hideout, and make every decision that shapes his destiny.

    Why similar: Comic Book 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.1%

  13. #13 summer story
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: karol_thegame
    Windows · Linux

    Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%

  14. #14 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Verse and Vision
    Windows

    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 22.8%, Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

  15. #15 Secret Glory Hole
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: jonnymelabo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).

    Why similar: Comic Book 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 11.8%

  16. #16 Mass of Consumption
    86% 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 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 12%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  17. #17 Serania - Path of the Scion
    86% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Nonlinear 10%

  18. #18 アイアイ喫茶店
    84% matchVery Positive96% of 208 reviews2025
    Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
    Windows · Mac

    何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Comic Book 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

  19. #19 King of the Cul-De-Sac
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2020
    Dev: Matthew Vimislik
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An Interactive Comic with PUNCHING in it.

    Why similar: Comic Book 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  20. #20 Koncolos
    84% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: Umigame Studios
    Windows

    "Do you know a monster that dwells around here?" she asked. An ordinary barkeepers' journey, intertwined with the only survivor from a shrouded monster hunter company, started with this question.

    Why similar: Comic Book 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%

  21. #21 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,996 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Comic Book 14.4%, Choices Matter 9%

  22. #22 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
    82% matchVery Positive95% of 765 reviews2024
    Dev: JZPS Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!

    Why similar: Comic Book 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  23. #23 All (Too) Good Things
    82% 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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  24. #24 Parallels: Year One
    81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Resquita Productions
    Windows

    Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  25. #25 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
    81% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Text-Based 8.5%

  26. #26 最上邸R
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: もこもこ
    Windows

    A Japanese-style horror visual novel set in 1980s Japan. Five years after a mysterious disappearance, Yukari Kanzaki and Akane Kiryu enter the abandoned Mogami Mansion. Explore its hidden secrets, uncover its dark past, and face multiple endings shaped by your choices.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Text-Based 18.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

  27. #27 Five Biggest Accomplishments
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Assembling Chickens GamesPub: Fennonauts
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 10.3%, Nonlinear 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

  28. #28 OmOneko
    78% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: TaleChaser
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    “A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Comic Book 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 11.3%

  29. #29 Not It: Spookiest Edition
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Snowhaven Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

  30. #30 The Zoo
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
    Windows · Mac

    You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  31. #31 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
    77% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  32. #32 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TedRed
    Windows

    A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.

    Why similar: Comic Book 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%

  33. #33 The Hydrangea Line
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Mooncat Game Studios
    Windows

    A cozy pixel art visual novel set aboard a train winding through Japan. Choose your responses, uncover each passenger's story, and discover what quietly connects them all in this short story.

    Why similar: Trains 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 4.2%

  34. #34 Will Die Alone
    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Arianna Ravioli
    Windows · Mac

    Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  35. #35 Fate is not a line
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
    Windows

    Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Text-Based 18.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 14%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  36. #36 さらば劇薬 -encore-
    76% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    普通の女子高生・ソワレは、普通な自分を変えるために普通じゃない劇団のオーディションを受けることにした。そこで出会ったのは元子役の女子高生・マチネ。彼女もまた、ソワレと同じく主役の座を狙っていたのだった……。

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Comic Book 22.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Text-Based 13%

  37. #37 Villienville. Echoes of Deception
    74% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: JAD Labs
    Windows · Mac

    A text role-playing game about the fate of a mercenary who finds himself in the strange village: Villienville. Investigate who benefits from the sudden appearance of “ghosts” and help residents protect their homes from a mysterious enemy. The main thing is not to make a mistake in your choice!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Text-Based 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Visual Novel 11%

  38. #38 The Music at the end of the World
    73% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Cihan Kuzu
    Windows

    "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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

  39. #39 OMEA
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: AImmersive Pub: AImmersive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your words shape the adventure. Omea is a revolutionary AI-powered narrative game where your personal Game Master responds to everything you write. No menus, no limits. Just type and forge your own legend across fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and beyond.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%

  40. #40 Whispers From The Rift
    73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Text-Based 19%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  41. #41 Cheerleaders
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lounatick Creations
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cheerleaders, sisterhood, sex, and competition. Follow the cheerleading team of an elite university for the rich and privileged as they aim for victory at the national championship, led by their ambitious captain, Elena.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Choices Matter 10.8%

  42. #42 Vanakan
    72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 20.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  43. #43 Breaking Point
    72% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Comic Book 17.6%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%

  44. #44 Echoes of Pinebridge
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Koalu Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8%

  45. #45 Space Diva
    70% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: Rave Team
    Windows

    Join Carmen, a somewhat absent-minded middle-aged lady who has to endure bizarre situations in her space truck. And possibly mess things up like crazy. An interactive narrative experience about the most flamboyant beings in the universe.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Nonlinear 10.5%

  46. #46 waga-mom
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: atominoko
    Windows · Mac

    ――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.6%

  47. #47 The Meridian
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: PlayBook
    Windows

    Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, Choices Matter 8%

  48. #48 memOriedit
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: いちか鉢
    Windows · Mac

    An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

  49. #49 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%

  50. #50 Parasite in Love
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 60 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 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Text-Based 6.8%

  51. #51 Tower of the Ice Lich
    69% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Arcane Lorelabs
    Windows · Mac

    A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  52. #52 Misadventures of Laura Silver
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio Attic Salt
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.

    Why similar: Comic Book 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

  53. #53 Pale Flamingos
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mrs. Battle's Games
    Windows

    Pale Flamingos is a visual novel murder mystery with choices and a branching narrative. The year is 1986; the place, Miami. Florita and Melba, two Cuban grandmothers, are at the Miami Travel Agents' Convention where the owner of St. Neville Airways is found dead. Florita and Melba investigate.

    Why similar: Comic Book 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%

  54. #54 ComicKingdom
    67% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: HippoCube
    Windows

    Comic Kingdom is a text-based adventure game primarily featuring a black-and-white comic style. It tells the story of a group of young manga artists who are trapped in a suburban farm.

    Why similar: Comic Book 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%

  55. #55 LifeSimOS
    67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Clayton Davis
    Windows

    A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Text-Based 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  56. #56 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Neural Break Inc.
    Windows

    Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%

  57. #57 HOPELESS JUNCTION: cuppy dog barf girl and co.
    66% matchVery Positive99% of 143 reviews2025
    Dev: Nadia Nova
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Weird gay sex, utter confusion, heart wrenching panic and life altering trauma. A kinetic visual novel about a bunch of tgirls on a week-long journey on a world famous transcontinental train.

    Why similar: Trains 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

  58. #58 Honeydew
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LizardFactory
    Windows

    Discover your destiny in Honeydew, an enchanting adult visual novel of self-discovery and romance, unraveling the secrets of a diverse and captivating world. With lush art, branching narrative, full narration, and a player-driven story, embark on an adventure where every choice defines your path.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Comic Book 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

  59. #59 BURN
    67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Convict Games
    Windows

    𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%

  60. #60 Scribe
    66% matchPositive89% of 33 reviews2024
    Dev: TalesBar
    Windows

    Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%

Modeli
Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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