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by Unbound Creations
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
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$13.99Headliner: NoviNews
Oct 23 · Unbound Creations
Both: Political Sim · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Political SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelChoices MatterPoint & ClickStory Rich2DMultiple EndingsDialogue HeavySimulation👍 767
-90%$1.39Beholder
Nov 9 · Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
Both: Choices Matter · Dystopian · Political Sim
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Choices MatterDystopian Political SimStrategyAtmosphericSingleplayerDarkStory RichSimulationMultiple Endings👍 23,215
$2.99Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
Dec 3 · Unbound Creations
Both: Short · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
AdventureRPGIndieSingleplayerShortChoices MatterIsometricStory RichPoint & ClickMultiple Endings
$24.99Not For Broadcast
Jan 25 · NotGames
Both: Choices Matter · Dystopian · Multiple Endings
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Adventure1980sChoices MatterDystopian FMVSimulationDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsManagement👍 10,342
$2.99川建国同志想要连任/Comrade Trump's Re-election
Sep 10 · YEARS
Both: Political Sim · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
This game is for entertainment only. It does not represent any group or individual, nor does it represent or agree with any political views.A game simulating the re-election of Comrade Trump, let's write a hymn of loyalty.
CasualStrategyRPGPolitical SimStrategy RPGCute2DFunnyMultiple EndingsChoices Matter👍 1,173
$14.99Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
Apr 20 · James Patton, Clockwork Bird
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Choices MatterStory RichInvestigationCyberpunkDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsAdventureEmotionalDetectiveAtmospheric👍 218
$19.99Suzerain
Dec 4 · Torpor Games
Both: Political Sim · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Visual NovelChoose Your Own AdventurePolitical SimChoices MatterInteractive FictionStory RichText-BasedMultiple EndingsRPGStrategy RPG👍 10,581
$11.99风信楼
Oct 13 · Pingfang Games
Both: Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
昏君误国,怨声载道,无数野心家暗起反心。在京城一家青楼的掩饰下,你培养手下、积攒钱财、收集情报、建立人脉,等待兵变夺权的最好时机……《风信楼》是一部拥有海量选项和丰富剧情的高自由度养成游戏——百种不同结局,尽在你的选择之中。
Multiple EndingsChoices MatterInteractive FictionVisual NovelWord GameStory RichMartial ArtsResource ManagementRomanceAlternate History👍 3,423
$2.99Aunewyth
Jan 20 · Captain Cool
Both: Choices Matter · Short · Multiple Endings
Aunewyth is a text-based game with a focus on narration and decision making. It features a short yet versatile storyline that reveals itself according to the choices you make.
RPGText-BasedChoices MatterShortMultiple EndingsReplay ValueStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerAdventure
$9.99Emily is Away <3
Apr 16 · Kyle Seeley
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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.
Choices MatterSimulationDating SimIndieMultiple EndingsCasualSingleplayerStory RichEmotionalVisual Novel👍 6,040
$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
Both: Choices Matter · Dystopian
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
-20%$7.99Lightracer: For Judge
Jan 7 · Smartmelon Games
Both: Political Sim · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
SimulationRPGExplorationVisual NovelAdventurePolitical SimSpaceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSci-fi👍 462
$9.99Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
Nov 18 · John Szymanski
Both: Multiple Endings · Replay Value
Kyle tries to prepare for his most important interview yet. Choose his path through over 100 endings and accept the consequences in this comedic adventure.
AdventureChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionFunnyMultiple EndingsText-BasedReplay ValuePoint & ClickComedyDynamic Narration👍 198
$4.99Emily is Away Too
May 26 · Kyle Seeley
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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.
IndieSimulationChoices MatterDating SimCasualPixel GraphicsStory RichMultiple EndingsSingleplayerText-Based👍 5,339
$0.99Flashback
Feb 20 · Renka
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Flashback is a strategy game oriented to your choices. You will play the role of a deliveryman and live in a turbulent city for a month. You will meet various characters and experience events, and those characters' fates will cross and they will usher in their own futures based on your choices.
AnimeChoices MatterMultiple EndingsRogueliteCasualPuzzleFemale Protagonist2DRelaxingAtmospheric👍 448
$4.99Take As Needed
Nov 19 · Chromeleon Games
Both: Choices Matter · Dystopian · Multiple Endings
Assume a lead drug development role at Mazer- the foremost pharmaceutical company in the world! Create groundbreaking drugs for your customers, work hard to impress your bosses, and try not to ruffle too many feathers...
IndiePuzzleChoices MatterDystopian Visual NovelMultiple Endings2DAtmosphericDialogue HeavyConspiracy
$4.99Impeached 2
Jul 11 · Justin Proulx
Both: Political Sim · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Anyone can be President, so why not you? Become President of the United States in this text-based political satire strategy game, then push your morals and values upon hundreds of millions of people. Will you be a benevolent leader or a ruthless dictator?
Political SimChoices MatterText-BasedChoose Your Own AdventurePuzzleMultiple EndingsCapitalismCrimeDiplomacyEconomy
$7.99Save The World
Jun 1 · Winter Wolves
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Dystopian
Aliens ask a broke young woman what's wrong with Earth... then start making everything she says come true. Shape humanity's future in a darkly comic sci-fi visual novel with consequential choices, four endings, conspiracy, and romance.
Choices MatterSci-fiVisual NovelAliensDark HumorMultiple EndingsStory RichDystopian ConspiracyFemale Protagonist
FreeLife is Strange - Episode 1
Jan 29 · DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Choices Matter
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Story RichChoices MatterGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistTime TravelAtmosphericEpisodicSingleplayerAdventureTime Manipulation👍 125,182
$16.99Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Aug 31 · Deck Nine, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Story RichChoices MatterGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericSingleplayerEpisodicAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureMultiple Endings👍 33,508
$12.99CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
Feb 22 · Canteen
Both: Dystopian · Political Sim
Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.
AdventureDystopian SimulationJob SimulatorPoint & ClickStory RichPolitical SimCapitalismMysteryRetro👍 118
$9.99Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
May 4 · hcnone
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
"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.
Visual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionHand-drawnChoices MatterMultiple EndingsAnime2DCuteAdventure👍 1,829
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Choices Matter
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayerChoices MatterAdventure👍 59,257
-75%$1.99A guard walks into a tavern
Nov 30 · SuQing
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!
Choices MatterMedievalSimulationDark HumorStory RichFantasyInteractive FictionLife SimMultiple EndingsAdventure👍 415
FreeThe Westport Independent
Jan 21 · Double Zero One Zero
Both: Dystopian · Choices Matter
The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...
IndieSimulationDystopian Choices MatterSingleplayerFree to Play👍 128
$4.99Depanneur Nocturne
May 26 · KO_OP
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you.
AdventureFirst-Person3DCuteNoirSurrealFunnyChoices MatterMultiple EndingsDialogue Heavy👍 236
-15%$2.54And who is the maiden?
2 days ago · Cipi Games
Both: Choices Matter · Short · Multiple Endings
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
-90%$1.59Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
May 20 · DigiTales Interactive
Both: Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Pixel GraphicsDetectiveNoirInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsCyberpunkCrimeDialogue HeavyChoices MatterSci-fi👍 2,160
$29.99The Invincible
Nov 6 · Starward Industries
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
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
$9.99Monster Loves You!
Mar 18 · Radial Games Corp, Dejobaan Games, LLC
Both: Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!
CasualIndieMultiple EndingsSimulationChoose Your Own AdventureRPGAdventureSingleplayerChoices MatterCute👍 808
$3.99A Bird Story
Nov 7 · Freebird Games
Both: Short
An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.
IndieStory RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsShortAdventureSingleplayerInteractive Fiction2DRPG👍 8,206
$6.99Choice of Robots
Dec 19 · Choice of Games
Both: Choices Matter
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.
Choose Your Own AdventureText-BasedChoices MatterInteractive FictionIndieRobotsRPGSci-fiStory RichSingleplayer👍 1,892
$24.99I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Aug 25 · Northway Games
Both: Choices Matter
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Choices MatterLife SimDating SimDeckbuildingVisual NovelRPGStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+Interactive Fiction👍 4,446

