Choose Wisely Festival Showcase 2025
A showcase of 50 choices matter games, accompanying the week-long digital event dedicated to celebrating branching narrative in games.
Games shown at the Choose Wisely Festival Showcase 2025
A Year of Springs
May 14, 2021
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★ 3.7
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Android
Linux
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
+6 more
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall
May 8, 2025
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★ 3.0
In this new reality, where monsters seem closer, enemies stronger and your petitioners struggling more than ever, your duties as a King must continue. It will be your responsibility to …
This Bed We Made
Nov 1, 2023
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★ 3.3
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. …
Band of Crusaders
TBA
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No ratings
Band of Crusaders is a dark medieval strategy RPG in which you become Grandmaster of a knightly order and lead it against a demonic invasion of Europe. Craft your sandbox …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Ministry of Order
TBA
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No ratings
You’ve been assigned to the Maternity Ward in a totalitarian 1920s state. Reunite newborns with their rightful parents using a simplified genetics puzzle - no mistakes allowed. Obey the regime, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dating and Dragons: A Love Quest
TBA
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No ratings
Dating & Dragons – A Love Quest is a narrative RPG dating sim packed with every fantasy trope you love. Sneak out with the thief, wreak havoc with the warrior, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Aug 18, 2021
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★ 3.4
A young woman finds herself alone in the streets of Paris, far from home and abandoned by the love of her life. In that moment, she decides to live for …
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Killa
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Killa is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon
Apr 29, 2026
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★ 4.0
Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon is the otome standalone sequel to Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea, a Victorian vampire visual novel previously released in 2021. This …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Posthumous Investigation
Mar 31, 2026
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★ 3.5
Travel to a noir Rio de Janeiro in 1937 and investigate the mystery behind the murder of Bras Cubas, the famed character created by Machado de Assis. Until the truth …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Shadow of the Road
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Shadow of the Road is a story-driven, turn-based RPG where feudal Japan meets magic and machine. Assemble your team from a diverse set of characters and test your skills against …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Celestial Return
Jul 14, 2026
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No ratings
Celestial Return is a story-driven RPG where dice are your bullets, your bribes, and your last breath. Loot, gamble, and survive a reality-crumbling city. Uncover cosmic horrors, outwit corrupted megacorps, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
In Ashes
TBA
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No ratings
An unexpected quest has reached your sleepy town. Once again, you must raise your weapon and step into the boots of a weary, burnt out adventurer. When faced with a …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
RockBeasts
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Lead a band of misfits on a roller-coaster ride to stardom in the age of MTV, rock anthems, and bad haircuts. ROCKBEASTS is a story-driven, role-playing management game that puts …
Militsioner
TBA
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No ratings
Every move you make is being followed by a Colossal Policeman. Anger, flatter, disappoint, deceive or even romance him to escape in this kafkaesque immersive sim.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Wolf of Derevnya
Apr 4, 2023
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No ratings
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker
Jun 9, 2026
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No ratings
Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dispatch
Oct 22, 2025
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★ 4.3
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 …
Opus: Prism Peak
Apr 16, 2026
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★ 5.0
Opus: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where your choices lead to divergent endings. Play as a photographer lost in an ethereal realm, and unveil its mysteries with your camera …
The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
Jul 21, 2025
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No ratings
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mandrake
TBA
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No ratings
You are the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners. At long last, you’ve returned to your family's abandoned home. Make friends, tend your gardens, and put down …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
Jul 16, 2026
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No ratings
A love letter to the thrilling world of K-pop! In this life simulator, you're the manager responsible for scouting talent, organising schedules, creating budgets, planning social media, choosing music, and …
Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
Apr 16, 2025
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No ratings
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Peppered: An Existential Platformer
Apr 7, 2025
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A light hearted 2D platformer about the meaningless of existence. Dark humour. Big focus on narrative-driven gameplay. Regret. Currently being developed for PC and Mac. You play as a nameless …
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
+4 more
Deep Pixel Melancholy
Sep 30, 2026
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No ratings
Deep Pixel Melancholy is a visual novel about being stuck in a time loop inside a gray, soulless city. Unravel the mystery, and decide whether escaping is really worth it.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Merry Crisis
Dec 1, 2026
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No ratings
Three loves. One week. Zero chill. Merry Crisis is an intimate, character-driven romance visual novel about love, loss, and belonging—is home what you left behind, or where you’re headed?
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Lake
Sep 1, 2021
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★ 3.2
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence …
Google Stadia
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
+4 more
Sucks To Be In The Sticks
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
A teenage vampire getting hooked on blood in a world that traded it for energy. See the absolute worst of what humans do to one another in every drop. It …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
My Wife is a Spy?!
TBA
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No ratings
In this otome isekai visual novel you're thrown into an arranged marriage with the cold Duke of the North. Explore political tension, shifting loyalties, and two routes: romance or rebellion. …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Of Sense and Soul
TBA
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No ratings
A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Wide Open Sky Is Running Out of Catfish
Mar 27, 2026
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No ratings
A story-driven photography game... on the back of a giant, flying catfish. Transform clouds into sea creatures and bring abundance back to an empty sky.
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Coffee Talk: Tokyo
May 21, 2026
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★ 5.0
Coffee Talk: Tokyo is the newest instalment of the beloved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator. It brings the warmth, heart, and delicious drinks from the previous games to an …
Mac
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
+5 more
No, I'm Not A Human
Sep 15, 2025
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★ 3.4
An intimate story about a disaster and guests from underground. People are breaking into your home, but not all of them are true people.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Midnight Special
May 21, 2026
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★ 3.0
Welcome to 'Midnight Special,' a gripping point-and-click survival horror game that pays homage to 70s and 80s cinema. The game's story draws inspiration from giallo, slashers, and sci-fi classics, while …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
All Our Broken Parts
TBA
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No ratings
Experience a story-driven adventure/VN game as a robot doctor. In a city of robots, illness is looming. Crack open ports and units to trace causes. Diagnose, repair and cross paths …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Opona
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
The reality TV show Popworld is a one-way ticket to pop stardom, and Mia and Noah came here to win! Fight your way through turn-based dance battles (and a whole …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Gap Year
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Gap Year is a story-focused point & click adventure played through comic book panels that reconfigure as you explore Vera Novak’s one-bedroom apartment. Vera is a bright young scientist, but …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Moses & Plato: Last Train to Clawville
Apr 14, 2026
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No ratings
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express. Time progresses as you sniff out clues, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
A Story of Questions
TBA
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No ratings
You are trapped, unable to walk, only a desk in front of you. The voice you hear is that of a woman on a speaker. Solve puzzles, interact with your …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Asbury Pines
Nov 19, 2025
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No ratings
A grisly murder in a small town unfolds across centuries. Incremental-style interactions with the people, places, and events of Asbury Pines grow resources and build rewarding production engines that unlock …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Cairn
Jan 29, 2026
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★ 4.4
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive the …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Sister Ray
Jun 1, 2026
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No ratings
2D RPG about the brutal daily life of a drug addicted artist called Ray, who takes care of her little sister. Look after your condition, so no one finds out …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Contra Spem Spero
Aug 14, 2025
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No ratings
Contra Spem Spero is a non-linear horror visual novel. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Teller's Duty
Jun 12, 2026
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No ratings
Teller’s Duty is a simulation game where players take on the role of a bank teller in a dystopian world. They must process transactions, verify documents, and detect fraud while …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
Oct 28, 2025
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No ratings
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Letter Lost
Jun 10, 2026
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No ratings
You’re the sole employee at the Kharnym Isle post office, stamping, sorting, and delivering mail. But the job hides secrets, and the office itself holds mysteries you must uncover. This …
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Fearbonding
Feb 13, 2025
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No ratings
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Scarlet Hollow
Jun 11, 2021
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★ 4.3
You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Glasshouse
TBA
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No ratings
Feudalpunk CRPG, with Turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Truth Scrapper
TBA
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No ratings
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you …
PC (Microsoft Windows)