- #1 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two
97% matchVery Positive98% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.
Why similar: RPG 22.6%, Text-Based 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #2 Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three
96% matchVery Positive81% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow!
Why similar: Text-Based 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, RPG 16.5%, Romance 11.2%
- #3 Psy High
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 148 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!
Why similar: Text-Based 35.1%, RPG 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Indie 8.5%
- #4 Heart of the House
95% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?
Why similar: Text-Based 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 20.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 8.3%
- #5 The Fernweh Saga: Book One
94% matchVery Positive91% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Romance 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, RPG 15.7%
- #6 Choice of the Deathless
94% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Why similar: Text-Based 36%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, RPG 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Indie 6.3%
- #7 Scarlet Hollow
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,749 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, RPG 19.2%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #8 Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.
Why similar: Text-Based 29%, RPG 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #9 Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
91% matchVery Positive91% of 719 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
Why similar: Text-Based 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #10 Roadwarden
90% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.4%, RPG 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Adventure 6.8%
- #11 The Golden Rose: Book One
91% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Text-Based 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, RPG 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choices Matter 4.7%
- #12 Blood Moon
89% matchVery Positive89% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re a werewolf. You’re in a city, infested with witches, hunters, ghosts, and vampires. That’s how this story starts. You decide how it ends.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, RPG 16.3%, Romance 16%
- #13 Hunter: The Reckoning — A Time of Monsters
89% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Topple the vampires from the streets below! Will you unite the homeless, the gangs, and the secret hunter societies to defy vampiric rule? An interactive novel set in the World of Darkness extended universe.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.1%, RPG 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%
- #14 When The Night Comes
88% matchVery Positive93% of 329 reviews2021
Dev: Lunaris Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.3%, Romance 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Indie 2%
- #15 Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
87% matchVery Positive95% of 319 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, RPG 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #16 [Redacted] The Safehouse
85% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Text-Based 39%, Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Detective 22.9%, Indie 3.8%
- #17 The Occult Detective
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, RPG 34.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 8.6%
- #18 Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,679 reviews2020
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46.7%, Indie 28.5%, Choices Matter 24.8%
- #19 Unavowed
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Adventure 34.9%, Detective 30.1%, Indie 20.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%
- #20 Mythos, Book One
84% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Nine of Swords Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An "adult" murder mystery urban fantasy comedy visual novel! Lisa Harrison (your ex-girlfriend) is dead, and you have a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye. As you search for answers surrounding Lisa's death, you discover a hidden magical world lurks within modern-day Baltimore.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, RPG 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%
- #21 Cabernet
82% matchVery Positive95% of 2,024 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Romance 20.7%, RPG 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #22 Fallen Hero: Rebirth
83% matchVery Positive96% of 463 reviews2018
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!
Why similar: Text-Based 31.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, RPG 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Adventure 7.1%
- #23 The Night Market
82% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Zinnia DemitassePub: Lamplight Inc.
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 21.8%, RPG 17%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Romance 15%
- #24 First Bite
81% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: First Bite Games
Windows · Mac
An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.2%, Romance 25.1%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Indie 6.6%
- #25 Choice of Magics
81% matchVery Positive93% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!
Why similar: Text-Based 37%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, RPG 19.2%, Adventure 11%, Indie 10.1%
- #26 Red Embrace: Hollywood
80% matchVery Positive85% of 364 reviews2019
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
1996—Los Angeles, CA. A young newcomer is turned into a vampire and thrust into the dark underworld of society, forced to sink or swim. You are that newcomer.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 71.2%, Indie 28.8%
- #27 Choice of Robots
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, RPG 8.8%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #28 Arcadia Fallen
78% matchVery Positive95% of 547 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Text-Based 24.1%, Romance 16.6%, RPG 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%
- #29 The Séance of Blake Manor
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 46.3%, Adventure 21.4%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Indie 15.6%
- #30 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, RPG 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Adventure 7.9%
- #31 Community College Hero: Trial by Fire
78% matchVery Positive85% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.
Why similar: Text-Based 41.7%, RPG 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Indie 11%
- #32 Creme de la Creme
77% matchVery Positive88% of 139 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.4%, RPG 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 11.5%
- #33 Dark Nights
74% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Romance 34.6%, Text-Based 28.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #34 Brookhaven Grimoire
77% matchMixed56% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Little_Amethyst
Windows
A Wizard has trapped you in a dark storybook, transporting you to the magical town of Brookhaven. With spells, swords, and the power of friendship, begin your new life in this strange land. But remember, escape may yet be possible for those who unravel this world’s mysteries...
Why similar: Romance 34.5%, RPG 33.6%, Adventure 17.6%, Choices Matter 14.3%
- #35 Love Shore
76% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Perfect Garbage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, RPG 18.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #36 Champion of the Gods
76% matchVery Positive86% of 174 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, RPG 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%
- #37 The Thaumaturge
72% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: RPG 39.3%, Detective 32.7%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Adventure 12.9%
- #38 The Soul Stone War
75% matchMixed69% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the Wielder of Soul Stone, an ancient artifact of untold power, and shape the fate of your world. Outrun the past so that you may have a future.
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Text-Based 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Adventure 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
- #39 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Text-Based 42.6%, Detective 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #40 Sabres of Infinity
73% matchVery Positive93% of 183 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.1%, Text-Based 23.8%, RPG 23.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 9%
- #41 Heroes of Myth
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everyone thinks you saved the world, but it was all a lie! You faked a "prophecy" with magical illusions. But now, your prophecy is coming true.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.5%, RPG 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Adventure 9.6%
- #42 Tally Ho
73% matchVery Positive94% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace?
Why similar: Text-Based 36.8%, RPG 31%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 14.6%
- #43 Crimson Veil
71% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: MKRUdesignPub: MKRUgames
Windows
An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, RPG 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Romance 20.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #44 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive80% of 1,700 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.2%, RPG 23%, Detective 21.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #45 Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
70% matchMixed56% of 12,201 reviews2025
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.
Why similar: RPG 45%, LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Adventure 9.6%
- #46 Mask of the Rose
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 391 reviews2023
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: Romance 25.3%, LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Detective 23.4%, RPG 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #47 The Darkside Detective
69% matchVery Positive94% of 5,121 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 56.4%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 15.9%
- #48 Tell Me Everything
73% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Detective 18.4%, RPG 16.2%, Adventure 9.3%
- #49 Samurai of Hyuga
72% matchVery Positive80% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samurai of Hyuga is a brutal, heart-pounding interactive tale. Prepare to enter the land of silk and steel, where fantasy clashes against grim reality, and where the good guys don't always win in the end. It's a harsh world with tough choices at every turn. Good thing you're the toughest ronin around.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, RPG 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #50 Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York
69% matchMixed67% of 339 reviews2024
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 47.1%, RPG 41.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Indie 5%
- #51 UNMEMORY
70% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Romance 12.8%, Detective 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%
- #52 Detective Grimoire
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 69.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 9.8%
- #53 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
67% matchVery Positive81% of 383 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.
Why similar: RPG 67.1%, Choices Matter 27.5%, Adventure 5.4%
- #54 Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 1
68% matchVery Positive86% of 638 reviews2015
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Two city detectives are sent to a small idyllic town in North Carolina called ‘Silver Creek Falls” to investigate a strange series of events that the local sheriff can’t seem to get his mind around. What initially seems like an open-and-shut case unfolds into a truly terrifying mystery that will leave the detectives wondering what is...
Why similar: RPG 42.4%, Detective 40.7%, Adventure 16.9%
- #55 Taboo University Book One
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 337 reviews2024
Dev: ViNovella Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set before all the events of Fetish Locator, something strange happened and three girls went missing! Now you must immerse yourself in a prestigious university's depths to learn more about it. Meet new people, meet new sexy girls, and discover all the secrets hidden in this big university!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Romance 20.5%, Detective 9.8%, Indie 8.9%
- #56 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
64% matchVery Positive94% of 4,035 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Text-Based 51.5%, Detective 36%, Adventure 12.5%
- #57 The Case Book of Arne
67% matchVery Positive88% of 362 reviews2020
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
A vampire and a girl... who are they? The two of them have a secret and solve a strange case... In a world where paranormal activity takes place, "Player" solves a case in which a non-human becomes a suspect. Such a "detective adventure" is coming to STEAM.
Why similar: Detective 49.8%, RPG 20.8%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 10.3%
- #58 Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
68% matchVery Positive86% of 236 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?
Why similar: Text-Based 35.8%, RPG 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 7.7%
- #59 VERSUS: The Lost Ones
69% matchVery Positive82% of 168 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy.
Why similar: Text-Based 38.1%, RPG 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Indie 10.6%
- #60 Dreambound
65% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Romance 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%