Games like VANGUARD

"A Tale of Crowns" is a high fantasy romance game with Middle Eastern roots, featuring a text-based story with choices that shape your character's personality, skills, and relationships. The game includes four love interests, each with their own secrets, and takes place in the fictional world of Arsur. Content warnings include violence, death, trauma, and sexual suggestiveness, making it suitable for ages 16 and up.

"The Northern Passage" is an 18+ horror fantasy CYOA game, where you play as a hunter investigating missing people along the northern border. Working with your handler, Lea, you'll uncover supernatural threats and have the chance to romance four main characters. The game features horror, character customization, and impactful choices that affect the story.

"Birthright" is a text-based game where you return to your childhood town after receiving a letter about a loss, uncovering a complicated web of mystery, magic, and gaps in your memory. Play as a male, female, or non-binary character, with 12,000+ words in the prologue and 10,000+ for Part 1. The game allows you to choose your pronouns for a personalized experience.

In "REDSUGARSOCIETY," play as an unlikely alliance between a former crime lord and the deputy mayor's child, working to disrupt the corrupt elite in Adafield. This interactive story focuses on relationships and requires you to navigate tense dinner parties and political intrigue. As you uncover the grand scheme of the city's corrupt officials, keep your composure and avoid raising suspicion.

"Ballad of the Judgment Night" is a dark fantasy interactive fiction game, where you play as an angel determined to destroy the world. After centuries of fighting for peace, you now seek to wipe out the idea of a harmonious world, viewing chaos as an opportunity. This 18+ game includes mature content such as violence, death, language, and sexual content.

In the medieval-inspired realm of Jeilene, you are a marked outcast hunted by the king’s assassins, wielding mysterious powers you barely understand. Raised in isolation by your enigmatic Master Galen, your choices shape your abilities, personality, and the fate of Jeilene, while forging complex relationships—romantic or otherwise—in this character-driven, text-based fantasy romance.

Crown of Exile is a mature, interactive fiction game focusing on character development and NPC relationships. As a protagonist , you must protect an exiled prince while fleeing your destroyed village, making decisions that impact the story's outcome. The game features four romanceable characters, with violence, mild sexual themes, and vulgar language. Currently, the prologue and first four chapters are available to play.

"Breathless Winds - LGBT Visual Novel" is a game where Dorman, a closeted trans woman, navigates her new career and identity on Two Elk Island. She becomes entwined in four different journeys of self-discovery with Rue, Lantana, Valerian, and Gallardia, all while dealing with poachers disturbing the island's balance. The game features four distinct routes, each with unique experiences and challenges.

In "When the Night Comes," become a renowned Hunter investigating supernatural murders in the mysterious town of Lunaris, where witches, vampires, and demons roam. Experience a queer, narrative-driven visual novel with 11 chapters, 6 romances, and a cast of voice actors including Gideon Emery and Ione Butler. The game offers improved UI, new artwork, and a codex in this updated version.

In the war-torn country of Aslande, Rhea lives a quiet life until her friend Luca returns from battle, changed. As she cares for a patient with a mysterious illness, Rhea must navigate a branching storyline with four potential love interests in this 300k+ word visual novel. 'This World Unknown' offers around 10-15 hours of reading.