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by DONTNOD Entertainment
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
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$49.99Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Oct 29 · Deck Nine Games
Both: Choices Matter · LGBTQ+ · Choose Your Own Adventure
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Choices MatterLGBTQ+Female ProtagonistStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureRomanceThird PersonMysteryEmotionalAction👍 7,844
$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
Both: Cinematic · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
CinematicAtmosphericStory RichCyberpunkChoices MatterVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureDystopian RPG2D👍 5,754
-67%$9.89The Casting of Frank Stone™
Sep 3 · Supermassive Games
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Cinematic
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Choices MatterMultiple EndingsHorrorSingleplayerStory RichAdventureAtmosphericPsychological HorrorChoose Your Own AdventureCinematic👍 5,581
$10.99Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Oct 30 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Cinematic · Choose Your Own Adventure
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
FMVDating SimImmersive SimMysteryCinematicMultiple EndingsLore-RichChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichInteractive Fiction👍 987
$17.99Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
Jun 20 · Gentle Troll Entertainment
Both: LGBTQ+ · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
SingleplayerLGBTQ+Visual NovelFantasyCozyStory RichInteractive FictionChoices MatterMultiple EndingsChoose Your Own Adventure👍 1,456
$29.99Dispatch
Oct 22 · AdHoc Studio
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Episodic
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Choices MatterStory RichSexual ContentNuditySuperheroSingleplayerRomanceComedyChoose Your Own AdventureEpisodic👍 174,714
$39.99Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Feb 18 · DON'T NOD
Both: Choices Matter · LGBTQ+
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Choices MatterLGBTQ+Female ProtagonistStory RichRomance1990'sMultiple EndingsNatureMysteryAtmospheric👍 5,879
$59.99Until Dawn™
Oct 4 · Ballistic Moon
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Choices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerInteractive FictionExplorationStory RichAtmospheric👍 3,566
$15.99Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
Jan 14 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Cinematic · Choose Your Own Adventure
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
FMVDating SimImmersive SimCinematicMysteryHistoricalMultiple EndingsChoose Your Own AdventureLore-RichStory Rich👍 1,055
-50%$8.99Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Oct 23 · Black Tabby Games
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Visual NovelChoices MatterPsychological HorrorStory RichHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureRomanceHand-drawnLore-RichPoint & Click👍 31,941
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
In 2055, "You", the retired soldier king, was assassinated by a comrade who once fought side by side. His peaceful life was suddenly broken. In order to find the truth, he was involved in a series of bizarre murders.
FMVRPGImmersive SimChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelFuturisticChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsSingleplayer👍 1,020
$19.99Little Goody Two Shoes
Nov 7 · AstralShift
Both: LGBTQ+ · Choices Matter
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
AdventureHorrorRPGLGBTQ+Dating Sim2DExplorationChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistMultiple Endings👍 2,215
$24.99The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Nov 20 · Deck Nine
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
AdventureRPGChoose Your Own AdventureAction-AdventureChoices MatterExplorationSci-fiSpaceFemale ProtagonistThird Person👍 2,373
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
OtomeHorrorVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericMultiple EndingsText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureWord Game👍 7,822
$14.99I Wani Hug that Gator!
Feb 14 · Cavemanon
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
Visual NovelStory RichRomanceChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterDating SimInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsDinosaursCasual👍 5,175
$4.99Time Space Rebuild
May 19 · INNOVATION DREAM
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction. You will become a time-traveling hero, embarking on a journey to save the world while encountering and bonding with women of vastly different appearances and personalities.
Dating SimFMVInteractive FictionRPGSingleplayerChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistSimulationMultiple EndingsChoose Your Own Adventure👍 377
$14.00Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
Apr 19 · Xso
Both: LGBTQ+ · Choices Matter
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
LGBTQ+Female ProtagonistVisual NovelDating SimRomanceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSingleplayer2DRPG👍 3,282
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$23.99Back to the Dawn
Jul 17 · Metal Head Games
Both: Choices Matter
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
RPGPixel GraphicsStory RichChoices MatterDetectiveMultiple EndingsStrategy RPGAdventureCrimeSingleplayer👍 8,557
$29.99The Invincible
Nov 6 · Starward Industries
Both: Walking Simulator · Choices Matter
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Dialogue HeavyAdventureRobotsWalking SimulatorFuturisticSci-fiChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistSpaceMultiple Endings👍 10,083
$19.99In Stars And Time
Nov 20 · insertdisc5
Both: LGBTQ+ · Emotional
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
Story RichRPGLGBTQ+EmotionalPsychological HorrorParty-Based RPGTurn-Based Combat2DLore-RichSingleplayer👍 7,840
-30%$5.59Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Nov 13 · Lizardry
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Emotional
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Interactive FictionFemale ProtagonistVisual NovelAdventureStory RichPixel Graphics2DChoose Your Own AdventureAnimeEmotional👍 3,597
Star Trek: Resurgence
May 23 · Dramatic Labs
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionAdventureVisual NovelPoint & ClickAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistChoices MatterStory RichThird Person👍 3,104
-15%$2.54And who is the maiden?
3 days ago · Cipi Games
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelStory RichChoices MatterShortMultiple EndingsMysteryInvestigationAdventureInteractive Fiction
Free正体 SHOUT-AI
Jun 20 · 852話
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.
Visual NovelPsychological HorrorStory RichChoices MatterMultiple EndingsAtmosphericChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionCute2D
-60%$7.99Heading Out
May 7 · Serious Sim, Crunching Koalas
Both: Cinematic · Choose Your Own Adventure
Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
AtmosphericCinematicStory RichMultiple EndingsInteractive FictionDrivingNoirNarrativeChoose Your Own AdventureComic Book👍 639
$6.99Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
Feb 19 · 木焱工作室
Both: Choices Matter · Cinematic
Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.
FMVRPGChoices MatterStory RichCinematicIndieImmersive SimSimulationInteractive FictionVisual Novel👍 4,015
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Cinematic
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$14.99Copycat
Sep 19 · Spoonful Of Wonder
Both: Emotional · Walking Simulator
A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.
CatsEmotionalIndieAdventureStory RichSingleplayerAtmosphericControllerWalking SimulatorExploration👍 4,619
FreeA Date with Death
Dec 7 · Two and a Half Studios
Both: LGBTQ+ · Choices Matter
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Dating SimVisual NovelLGBTQ+RomanceOtomeFree to PlayCharacter CustomizationMultiple EndingsChoices MatterAnime👍 447
$19.99Office Life
Dec 17 · LeiYun Games
Both: Cinematic · Choices Matter
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Story RichLife SimDating SimCuteCinematicTime ManagementRPGDeckbuildingChoices MatterSimulation👍 1,726
$3.99Sunset Drive
May 22 · Klapanom Games
Both: Choices Matter · Emotional
Relaxing, emotional, and short, Sunset Drive is created for quiet gaming sessions. Embark on a narrative road trip where two companions share talks, silences, and choices under fading light. Piece together unspoken emotions via atmospheric detours leading to multiple endings and discover anew.
Visual NovelStory RichChoices MatterMultiple EndingsDialogue HeavyCozyRelaxingAtmosphericHand-drawnEmotional
$19.99Cabernet
Feb 20 · Party for Introverts
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
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?
SingleplayerFemale ProtagonistVampiresChoices MatterStory RichSimulationHorrorMultiple EndingsVisual NovelChoose Your Own Adventure👍 2,028
$14.99Let Bions Be Bygones
Apr 30 · Bohemian Pulp
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionRPGPoint & ClickCyberpunkNoirDetectiveLore-RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings👍 120
-20%$7.99DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
Mar 5 · Oleg Skutte
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
RPGText-BasedChoose Your Own AdventureProcedural GenerationArtificial IntelligenceVisual NovelAdventureTypingChoices MatterMultiple Endings👍 169
$34.99Riven
Jun 25 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Walking Simulator
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichAtmosphericMystery3DWalking Simulator👍 2,766
