Best Interactive Fiction games on PC
These are narrative-focused games in which players advance the story by reading or watching scenes, choosing dialogue, and making decisions. Many use visual novel or adventure formats, with choices that can branch the plot or lead to different endings.
- Narrative choices and dialogue
- Reading or watching story scenes
- Branching plots and multiple endings
Related: Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Story Rich, Multiple Endings
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Demo Card Shark
Historical adventure about cheating at cards and uncovering a conspiracy
90% positive
3,154 reviews
Demo The Mermaid Mask
A point-and-click detective mystery about a submarine captain's locked-room murder
99% positive
3,117 reviews
Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo
Supernatural mystery visual novel about a girl and her kaleidoscope
96% positive
3,039 reviews
Old Man's Journey
A puzzle adventure where you reshape hills to guide a traveler
87% positive
3,017 reviews
CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
A first-person mystery where you ask questions through magical cards
96% positive
2,965 reviews
恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
Mystery romance visual novel about urban legends becoming real
93% positive
2,953 reviews
Demo and Roger
A short interactive novel that begins with a stranger at home
95% positive
2,943 reviews
Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Live-action detective mystery built around catching suspects in contradictions
95% positive
2,905 reviews
Demo Caravan SandWitch
Third-person exploration adventure searching a desert planet for your sister
88% positive
2,900 reviews
Home Safety Hotline
Analog horror hotline simulator about identifying strange household hazards
90% positive
2,889 reviews
You Will (Not) Remain
A narrative horror game about isolation during an eldritch invasion
92% positive
Free
Demo Virginia
A first-person detective thriller told through film-style scene cuts
65% positive
2,847 reviews
Demo 恋爱关系/Romance
A short adult visual novel centered on workplace relationships
84% positive
2,839 reviews
SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
First-person FMV dating adventure set in an all-female fantasy kingdom
96% positive
2,839 reviews
神都不良探 Underdog Detective
Live-action detective adventure about solving cases in ancient China
74% positive
2,810 reviews
Demo The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth
Live-action dating adventure with romance and political power struggles
92% positive
2,799 reviews
Tails Noir
A noir adventure following a raccoon detective into a personal case
68% positive
2,789 reviews
Highway Blossoms
A short visual novel about romance and desert treasure hunting
94% positive
2,751 reviews
Demo 再见断刀
Wuxia mystery visual novel with branching endings and evidence-based accusations
92% positive
2,720 reviews
Nicotine VS Fulanwang
A comedy visual novel with choices leading to twenty endings
97% positive
Free
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
First-person walking adventure across a deserted island with fragmented narration
79% positive
2,674 reviews
Demo Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Dialogue-heavy visual novel about brewing drinks for fantasy customers
96% positive
2,657 reviews
Demo Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
Party-based JRPG with action combat and turn-based tactical battles
96% positive
2,649 reviews
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Short detective adventure investigating a possibly haunted campsite
96% positive
2,646 reviews