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Games like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

  • 30 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

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The closest matches to Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One: Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three, Fallen Hero: Rebirth, The Golden Rose: Book One, and The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 04

    The Golden Rose: Book One

    Why this: Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2022
  2. Rank 05

    The Fernweh Saga: Book One

    Why this: Also Supernatural and Text-Based, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two

    Also LGBTQ+ and Text-Based, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 98% of 184 reviews
  2. 2
    Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three

    Shares character creation with Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 79% of 117 reviews
  3. 3
    Fallen Hero: Rebirth

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 96% of 382 reviews
  4. 4
    The Golden Rose: Book One

    Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 89% of 134 reviews
  5. 5
    The Fernweh Saga: Book One

    Also Supernatural and Text-Based, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 91% of 96 reviews
  6. 6
    Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

    Genres: Indie, RPG

    • 78% of 340 reviews
  7. 7
    Heart of the House

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 93% of 57 reviews
  8. 8
    Signs of the Sojourner

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 89% of 149 reviews
  9. 9
    Arcadie: Second-Born

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 94% of 334 reviews
  10. 10
    Roadwarden

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 95% of 3,718 reviews
  11. 11
    A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight

    Genres: Indie, RPG

    • 95% of 147 reviews
  12. 12
    Arcadia Fallen

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 364 reviews
  13. 13
    When The Night Comes

    Shares supernatural investigation with Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 93% of 245 reviews
  14. 14
    Unavowed

    Also Supernatural and Detective, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 95% of 1,815 reviews
  15. 15
    Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

    Also Detective and Text-Based, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 92% of 690 reviews
  16. 16
    The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 2,670 reviews
  17. 17
    I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 96% of 3,777 reviews
  18. 18
    The Soul Stone War

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 68% of 88 reviews
  19. 19
    Winds of Change

    Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 96% of 476 reviews
  20. 20
    Wanderlust: Travel Stories

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 79 reviews
  21. 21
    Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 90% of 505 reviews
  22. 22
    Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 83% of 594 reviews
  23. 23
    Sumire

    Also Supernatural and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 96% of 347 reviews
  24. 24
    A Normal Lost Phone

    Also Detective and LGBTQ+, like Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

    • 89% of 1,373 reviews
Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Hosted Games
  • Price: $7.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 94% of 309 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
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Players highlight

  • Characters reveal hidden depths over time
  • Found family trope feels authentic
  • Replayability is high with varied romance paths
  • Atmospheric
  • Contemplative
  • Emotional

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About Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

The closest matches to Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One: Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three, Fallen Hero: Rebirth, The Golden Rose: Book One, and The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three and Fallen Hero: Rebirth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and emotional, and single out its character creation and found family dynamics. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One: Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Is Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One worth buying?

  • 94% of 309 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Text-based games are an amazing medium for player agency and control of the story, especially for mystery and romance games. But this series gives you none of that, and instead gives you a YA romance book cut up into several parts with…”
28 h played
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People who play it also play: Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three, Fallen Hero: Rebirth

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Mobile version

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:

Google Play · FreeApp Store · $7.99
  • Google Play: Contains ads (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • Google Play: In-app purchases ($7.99 per item) (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • Ad SDK in the Android app: AppLovin (MAX and SparkLabs), IAB Open Measurement (Exodus Privacy scan) (checked 2026-10-09, source)

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Frequently asked about Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

Can I run it?

Is Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One cost?

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One are Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three, Fallen Hero: Rebirth.

Who developed Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One?

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One was developed by Hosted Games.

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