Games Like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three

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 19.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Adventure 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, continuing the character arcs and romance options established in the first installment.

Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, RPG 16.6%, Romance 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the essential starting point of the series, introducing the core cast and the supernatural world that defines the Wayhaven experience.

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 18.3%, Romance 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Supernatural 11%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar atmospheric, small-town mystery vibe with a heavy emphasis on building complex relationships with a core group of characters.

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: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Text-Based 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, RPG 17.3%, Casual 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an expansive, high-quality narrative with deep world-building and meaningful romantic subplots that will appeal to fans of long-form interactive fiction.

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Text-Based 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Romance 17.6%, RPG 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on royal intrigue and personal relationships, offering a polished narrative experience with strong character development.

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 22.3%, Text-Based 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Adventure 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines high-fantasy adventure with intense, choice-driven romance and a cast of companions that feel central to the protagonist's journey.

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 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Supernatural 13.2%, RPG 9%

Why You'll Like It: For those who enjoy the vampire elements of the seed game, this title provides a gritty, choice-heavy experience within the World of Darkness setting.

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 22%, RPG 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Adventure 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a more political and intrigue-focused vampire experience, perfect for those who enjoy the darker, social side of supernatural fiction.

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: Vampire 20.7% ★, Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Romance 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a compelling supernatural premise involving werewolves and survival, paired with the romance-heavy storytelling typical of the genre.

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 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, RPG 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is widely considered one of the best interactive fiction games for its deep, complex character writing and the significant impact of player choices on the story.

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 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, RPG 14.4%, Romance 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic in the interactive fiction genre, it focuses heavily on the social maneuvering and romantic entanglements that drive the plot.

Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 19.7%, RPG 12.4%, Romance 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This mythological romance offers a unique, choice-heavy narrative that focuses on the emotional stakes of its central relationships.

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 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Romance 23%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich vampire narrative that emphasizes player choices and the complex social dynamics of the undead.

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 34.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, RPG 21.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This supernatural mystery blends gothic horror with romantic elements, creating an atmospheric experience that fans of the Wayhaven mystery will appreciate.

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 63.4%, RPG 30%, Story Rich 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: This Victorian-era vampire mystery combines visual novel elements with deep, choice-based dialogue and romance.

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 25%, RPG 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a grounded, small-town vampire mystery that echoes the investigative and supernatural themes of the Wayhaven series.

When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.

Why similar: Romance 31.6%, Supernatural 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Story Rich 6.2%, Casual 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This supernatural visual novel features a diverse cast of romanceable characters and a compelling mystery that unfolds through player decisions.

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 24.7%, RPG 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Casual 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on social status and romance within an elite boarding school, offering a polished and engaging narrative experience.

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 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, RPG 8.3%, Story Rich 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi, it is a masterclass in choice-based storytelling where your decisions fundamentally shape the world and your character's legacy.

Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Text-Based 21.8%, RPG 18.3%, Casual 11%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a grand fantasy narrative where your choices determine your standing in the kingdom and the strength of your personal relationships.

Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?

Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, RPG 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic fantasy adventure that allows players to shape their character's personality and romantic interests through meaningful choices.

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 33.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, RPG 14.9%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique supernatural legal thriller that tests your decision-making skills in a world where magic and bureaucracy collide.

Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Romance 20.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy romance that prioritizes character-driven choices and emotional depth in a high-stakes world.

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 36.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, RPG 18.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a wide-reaching narrative where your magical choices and personal relationships dictate the fate of the world.

You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Romance 16.1%, RPG 8.8%

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: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Text-Based 18.6%, RPG 17.6%, Supernatural 10.5%

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 33.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, RPG 19.7%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends supernatural elements with a high school setting, focusing on the social and romantic challenges of being a teenager with powers.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

Why similar: Vampire 68.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, RPG 6%, Story Rich 3.7%, Text-Based 3.3%

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.6%, RPG 24.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Casual 11%

Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.3%, Romance 19.9%, RPG 15.5%, Casual 11.2%, Adventure 9.8%

In this elegy of blood, everyone in Athens owes your boss a favor, making you untouchable! Who will you use, who will you help, and who will you prey on?

Why similar: Vampire 44.1% ★, Text-Based 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, RPG 8%, Drama 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title explores the complex, often dangerous social hierarchy of vampires through a mystery-driven plot.

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 32.7%, Text-Based 22.1%, Romance 21.3%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 4.8%

Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.

Why similar: RPG 43.4%, Adventure 30.7%, Story Rich 20.7%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Romance 13.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.9%, Text-Based 26.3%, Romance 21.3%, RPG 14.1%, Story Rich 4.4%

An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.5%, Romance 37.6%, Supernatural 12%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Become the vagabond you always knew you were. Rely on your blade and wits, for little else will save you amidst the cold and unforgiving North! Retrace the steps of your past and rekindle a love once lost. Or try your best to snuff it out—either way, it’s going to burn.

Why similar: Text-Based 50.8%, RPG 27%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 4.2%

Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Romance 23.4%, Text-Based 17.5%, Adventure 8.7%

Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

Why similar: Text-Based 39%, RPG 16.3%, Casual 12.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Romance 8.6%

Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.4%, Romance 31.2%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Casual 7.6%

Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Romance 24.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Casual 6.9%

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 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, RPG 14.6%, Romance 13.2%

Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Romance 28.5%, RPG 21.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?

Why similar: Supernatural 37.7%, RPG 30.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

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 39.8%, Romance 30.3%, RPG 22.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

Summer, 1954. A perfect vacation awaits three best friends, playing games, making crazy plans, and running from bullies... Until they meet the vampire. What really happened that summer at Varney Lake?

Why similar: Vampire 46.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Supernatural 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Adventure 6.2%

Uncover the dark secrets of the secluded Carpathian village while engaging in passionate romance along the way in this interactive visual novel / adventure game hybrid with a gothic horror theme.

Why similar: Romance 54.5%, Adventure 23.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Step into Sam’s shoes and guide him through a summer of self-discovery, complicated relationships, and unexpected desires that will change everything.

Why similar: Romance 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, RPG 13.5%, Adventure 11.5%

Enjoy a sweet romance with vampires in this otome novel adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 60.4%, Text-Based 24%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 1.5%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.2%, RPG 18.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Casual 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%

An epic open-world narrative adventure through a world of monsters, traps and magic. Explore two intermeshed worlds, past and present, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered. Survive, and defeat the Seven Serpents - if you can!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, RPG 21%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 5.6%

This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.

Why similar: Adventure 56.7%, Romance 29.7%, Indie 13.6%

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 43.2%, Supernatural 31.8%, Story Rich 16.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Adventure 4.1%

Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 66.2%, Casual 18%, Story Rich 15.8%

The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Romance 26.3%, Casual 7%, Story Rich 5.4%

With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Text-Based 23.2%, RPG 21.4%, Indie 2.9%

Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Text-Based 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Romance 18.8%, Story Rich 5.8%

Immerse yourself in romantic visual stories where you control what happens!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.5%, Romance 34.1%, Text-Based 27.8%, Adventure 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, RPG 16%, Adventure 10.9%

Think you can handle a little romance with creatures from Spanish folklore? ❤️‍🔥 Careful: your love life isn’t the only thing at stake at Mythic Love: Iberian Legends.

Why similar: Romance 38.2%, Supernatural 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Casual 12.1%, Story Rich 5.4%