To Be or Not To Be 2015

To Be or Not To Be

Average Rating:7.07
Bayesian Rating:6.99

Total Votes:19

Steam Users:0.19%
Steam Rating:83.4%

Updated 9 days ago

Summary

The greatest work in English literature, now in the greatest format of English literature: a chooseable-path adventure! William Shakespeare's Hamlet has finally been restored to its original second-person non-linear branching narrative format. I know! What took so long, am I right? Now it's up to YOU to decide what happens next. Play as Hamlet and revenge your father's death. Play as Ophelia and make scientific discoveries. Play as King Hamlet, Sr. and die on the first page! [From official website]

A Normal Lost Phone
A Normal Lost Phone
15%
Tags
  • Interactive Display Devices
  • Fictional Modern Day Earth
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • Operating System Simulation
  • Musician Protagonist
Rating 6.0240 Users
BAD END
BAD END
15%
Tags
  • High Amount of Bad Endings
  • Sprite Viewer
  • Blind Choices
  • Pre-rendered 3D Backgrounds
  • Brief Branches Only
Rating 5.21171 Users
Nikogda ne sdavajsja
Nikogda ne sdavajsja
13%
Tags
  • Elf Protagonist
  • Elf Hero
  • Triplets as Support Characters
  • Private Detective Hero
  • Male Protagonist for a Short Time
Rating 6.3059 Users
The Monster Inside
The Monster Inside
13%
Tags
  • Black and White
  • No Skip Read Text Option
  • Alcoholism
  • Autosave Only
  • Achievements
Rating 5.4825 Users
Nowhere Girl
Nowhere Girl
12%
Tags
  • Ghost Heroine
  • Modern Day United States of America
  • Photographic Backgrounds
  • Adult Protagonist
  • Protagonist Gender Choice
Rating 6.1326 Users
PANIC at Multiverse High!
PANIC at Multiverse High!
11%
Tags
  • Friendship Route
  • Science Fantasy
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Friendship Ending
  • Student Club Member Hero
Rating 0.001 Users
An Octave Higher
An Octave Higher
11%
Tags
  • Science Fantasy
  • Mage Protagonist
  • Slums
  • Fictional World
  • Magic/ESP Combat
Rating 7.2692 Users
Date Warp
Date Warp
10%
Tags
  • Scientist Hero
  • Artist Hero
  • Religious Hero
  • Puzzle Game
  • Skippable Gameplay
Rating 6.39333 Users
Sword Daughter
Sword Daughter
10%
Tags
  • Elf Hero
  • Restart from Chapter Index
  • Completely Avoidable Hero Death
  • Literary Adaptation
  • Orcs
Rating 5.2843 Users
Over The Hills And Far Away
Over The Hills And Far Away
10%
Tags
  • Past United States of America
  • 19th Century
  • Past Earth
  • Soldier Protagonist
  • War
Rating 6.7649 Users
One Night Stand
One Night Stand
10%
Tags
  • Friendship Ending
  • Highly Animated Sprites
  • NaNoRenO
  • Condoms
  • Friendship
Rating 5.78121 Users
Kougai Kinshi!! (Mitsu) Office Love
Kougai Kinshi!! (Mitsu) Office Love
10%
Tags
  • Secret Romance
  • Salaryman Hero
  • Office Lady Protagonist
  • Design Story
  • Protagonist's Boss as Hero
Rating 4.8045 Users
Menja zovut Ty
Menja zovut Ty
9%
Tags
  • Slice of Life Realism
  • Voiced Narration
  • Lots of Choices
  • Slice of Life Drama
  • High Amount of Bad Endings
Rating 5.7350 Users
Con Amore
Con Amore
9%
Tags
  • Musician Protagonist
  • Protagonist's Boss as Hero
  • University Student Hero
  • Changeable Clothes
  • Correct Choice Indicator
Rating 5.527 Users
Lachesis ∨ Atropos
Lachesis ∨ Atropos
9%
Tags
  • Blind Heroine
  • Priestess Heroine
  • Cult
  • Spooktober VN Jam
  • Private Detective Protagonist
Rating 6.6421 Users
Milaesegyeui Maeng-in
Milaesegyeui Maeng-in
9%
Tags
  • School Art Club
  • Near Future
  • Painter Protagonist
  • Painter Heroine
  • Ladder Structure
Rating 6.8830 Users
Geinoukai wa Abunai Kankei Ari Desu ka?
Geinoukai wa Abunai Kankei Ari Desu ka?
9%
Tags
  • Forbidden Love
  • Model Hero
  • Singer Hero
  • Idol Hero
  • Actor Hero
Rating 5.4130 Users
Deadlands Noir - That Old Time Religion
Deadlands Noir - That Old Time Religion
9%
Tags
  • 30's
  • Past Earth
  • Past United States of America
  • Religious Organization
  • Black and White
Rating 6.085 Users
Wanderlust Travel Stories
Wanderlust Travel Stories
9%
Tags
  • Traveler Protagonist
  • Journey
  • Slice of Life Realism
  • Modern Day Thailand
  • Side Textbox
Rating 0.003 Users
The Way We All Go
The Way We All Go
9%
Tags
  • Timid Protagonist
  • Homecoming
  • Fictional Modern Day Japanese Countryside
  • Reunion
  • High Amount of Bad Endings
Rating 6.40155 Users
Himitsu no Pet Hatsujou Chuu
Himitsu no Pet Hatsujou Chuu
9%
Tags
  • Usagimimi Hero
  • Protagonist's Ex as a Hero
  • Catboy Hero
  • Kemonomimi Hero
  • Interracial/interspecies Romance
Rating 4.9358 Users
One Small Fire at a Time
One Small Fire at a Time
9%
Tags
  • Science Fantasy
  • Fictional World
  • Strong Female Protagonist
  • Loli Protagonist
  • Magic
Rating 6.8939 Users
Cinders
Cinders
9%
Tags
  • Fairy Tale
  • Dialogue Based
  • Merchant Hero
  • Knight Hero
  • Royal Hero
Rating 7.03286 Users
East Tower
East Tower
9%
Tags
  • Confinement in a Simulated Reality
  • Identity Crisis
  • Gender Bending
  • Virtual Reality
  • Twitter
Rating 5.9247 Users
The Monster Inside
The Monster Inside
26%
Tags
  • Black and White
  • No Skip Read Text Option
  • Alcoholism
  • Autosave Only
  • Achievements
Rating 5.4825 Users
Nowhere Girl
Nowhere Girl
25%
Tags
  • Ghost Heroine
  • Modern Day United States of America
  • Photographic Backgrounds
  • Adult Protagonist
  • Protagonist Gender Choice
Rating 6.1326 Users
One Night Stand
One Night Stand
20%
Tags
  • Friendship Ending
  • Highly Animated Sprites
  • NaNoRenO
  • Condoms
  • Friendship
Rating 5.78121 Users
Menja zovut Ty
Menja zovut Ty
19%
Tags
  • Slice of Life Realism
  • Voiced Narration
  • Lots of Choices
  • Slice of Life Drama
  • High Amount of Bad Endings
Rating 5.7350 Users
Lachesis ∨ Atropos
Lachesis ∨ Atropos
19%
Tags
  • Blind Heroine
  • Priestess Heroine
  • Cult
  • Spooktober VN Jam
  • Private Detective Protagonist
Rating 6.6421 Users
Milaesegyeui Maeng-in
Milaesegyeui Maeng-in
19%
Tags
  • School Art Club
  • Near Future
  • Painter Protagonist
  • Painter Heroine
  • Ladder Structure
Rating 6.8830 Users
80 Days
80 Days
17%
Tags
  • Protagonist Based on a Fictional Person
  • 19th Century
  • Journey
  • Central America
  • South America
Rating 7.3559 Users
When Our Journey Ends
When Our Journey Ends
16%
Tags
  • Fictional Modern Day Japanese Countryside
  • Trains
  • Grandfather Support Character
  • Third-person Narrative
  • Based on Actual Events
Rating 5.5328 Users
Rose of Winter
Rose of Winter
15%
Tags
  • Extremely Small Hero
  • Fairy Hero
  • Royal Hero
  • Dragon Hero
  • Knight Protagonist
Rating 6.3750 Users
A Normal Lost Phone
A Normal Lost Phone
15%
Tags
  • Interactive Display Devices
  • Fictional Modern Day Earth
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • Operating System Simulation
  • Musician Protagonist
Rating 6.0240 Users
Garden of Oblivion
Garden of Oblivion
15%
Tags
  • Animals
  • Confinement
  • Talking Animal
  • Dark Skinned Protagonist
  • Puzzle Game
Rating 5.7939 Users
Fallstreak
Fallstreak
15%
Tags
  • Non-Chronological
  • Half-orphan Protagonist
  • Child Protagonist
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Countryside
Rating 6.4976 Users
DoraKone! My Sweet Summer Adventure
DoraKone! My Sweet Summer Adventure
15%
Tags
  • South America
  • Tournament
  • Gamer Protagonist
  • Timid Heroine
  • Hotblooded Heroine
Rating 6.5173 Users
Pale Cachexia
Pale Cachexia
14%
Tags
  • Cemetery
  • Illness
  • Third-person Narrative
  • Library
  • Fear of Death
Rating 7.3334 Users
Sweetest Monster Refrain
Sweetest Monster Refrain
14%
Tags
  • Softcore
  • Insomnia
  • British Protagonist
  • Depression
  • Utsuge
Rating 6.7631 Users
BAD END
BAD END
14%
Tags
  • High Amount of Bad Endings
  • Sprite Viewer
  • Blind Choices
  • Pre-rendered 3D Backgrounds
  • Brief Branches Only
Rating 5.21171 Users
Border of her Heart
Border of her Heart
14%
Tags
  • Archer Heroine
  • Medieval Fantasy
  • Healer Heroine
  • Soldier Protagonist
  • Voiced Narration
Rating 5.0120 Users
VTuber Connect
VTuber Connect
13%
Tags
  • Virtual Youtubers
  • Depression
  • Internet
  • Philosophy
  • Protagonist's Sister as a Support Character
Rating 7.3026 Users
First Snow
First Snow
13%
Tags
  • Softcore
  • Painter Heroine
  • School Art Club
  • Winter
  • Metropolitan Area
Rating 6.72114 Users
Ji Shen
Ji Shen
13%
Tags
  • Modern Day China
  • Romance Between Protagonists
  • Chinese Heroine
  • Girl x Girl Romance
  • Coming-of-Age Drama
Rating 6.9529 Users
The Bottom of the Well
The Bottom of the Well
13%
Tags
  • Blind Choices
  • War
  • Early Branching Plot
  • Dream
  • Dystopia
Rating 5.2438 Users
Red Embrace
Red Embrace
13%
Tags
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Vampire Hero
  • Waiting Staff Protagonist
  • Modern Day United States of America
  • Hero with Tattoo
Rating 6.4265 Users
Fallstreak: Requiem for my Homeland
Fallstreak: Requiem for my Homeland
13%
Tags
  • Societal Collapse
  • Soldier Heroine
  • Dystopia
  • ESP
  • Soldier Protagonist
Rating 7.2033 Users
missed messages.
missed messages.
12%
Tags
  • Unlockable Prologue
  • Depression
  • Free Camera
  • Apartment Building
  • Female Friend
Rating 6.30478 Users
PANIC at Multiverse High!
PANIC at Multiverse High!
21%
Tags
  • Friendship Route
  • Science Fantasy
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Friendship Ending
  • Student Club Member Hero
Rating 69.0%0.02% Users
An Octave Higher
An Octave Higher
21%
Tags
  • Science Fantasy
  • Mage Protagonist
  • Slums
  • Fictional World
  • Magic/ESP Combat
Rating 76.9%0.15% Users
Date Warp
Date Warp
20%
Tags
  • Scientist Hero
  • Artist Hero
  • Religious Hero
  • Puzzle Game
  • Skippable Gameplay
Rating 81.0%0.14% Users
Sword Daughter
Sword Daughter
20%
Tags
  • Elf Hero
  • Restart from Chapter Index
  • Completely Avoidable Hero Death
  • Literary Adaptation
  • Orcs
Rating 51.5%0.13% Users
Over The Hills And Far Away
Over The Hills And Far Away
20%
Tags
  • Past United States of America
  • 19th Century
  • Past Earth
  • Soldier Protagonist
  • War
Rating 78.2%0.09% Users
Kougai Kinshi!! (Mitsu) Office Love
Kougai Kinshi!! (Mitsu) Office Love
19%
Tags
  • Secret Romance
  • Salaryman Hero
  • Office Lady Protagonist
  • Design Story
  • Protagonist's Boss as Hero
Rating 48.4%0.04% Users
Con Amore
Con Amore
19%
Tags
  • Musician Protagonist
  • Protagonist's Boss as Hero
  • University Student Hero
  • Changeable Clothes
  • Correct Choice Indicator
Rating 61.9%0.03% Users
Geinoukai wa Abunai Kankei Ari Desu ka?
Geinoukai wa Abunai Kankei Ari Desu ka?
19%
Tags
  • Forbidden Love
  • Model Hero
  • Singer Hero
  • Idol Hero
  • Actor Hero
Rating 50.9%0.04% Users
Deadlands Noir - That Old Time Religion
Deadlands Noir - That Old Time Religion
19%
Tags
  • 30's
  • Past Earth
  • Past United States of America
  • Religious Organization
  • Black and White
Rating 64.7%0.21% Users
Wanderlust Travel Stories
Wanderlust Travel Stories
18%
Tags
  • Traveler Protagonist
  • Journey
  • Slice of Life Realism
  • Modern Day Thailand
  • Side Textbox
Rating 79.3%0.08% Users
The Way We All Go
The Way We All Go
18%
Tags
  • Timid Protagonist
  • Homecoming
  • Fictional Modern Day Japanese Countryside
  • Reunion
  • High Amount of Bad Endings
Rating 78.9%0.13% Users
Himitsu no Pet Hatsujou Chuu
Himitsu no Pet Hatsujou Chuu
18%
Tags
  • Usagimimi Hero
  • Protagonist's Ex as a Hero
  • Catboy Hero
  • Kemonomimi Hero
  • Interracial/interspecies Romance
Rating 64.0%0.05% Users
One Small Fire at a Time
One Small Fire at a Time
18%
Tags
  • Science Fantasy
  • Fictional World
  • Strong Female Protagonist
  • Loli Protagonist
  • Magic
Rating 81.3%0.17% Users
Cinders
Cinders
18%
Tags
  • Fairy Tale
  • Dialogue Based
  • Merchant Hero
  • Knight Hero
  • Royal Hero
Rating 82.6%0.63% Users
East Tower
East Tower
18%
Tags
  • Confinement in a Simulated Reality
  • Identity Crisis
  • Gender Bending
  • Virtual Reality
  • Twitter
Rating 64.4%0.29% Users
Silmangsileobja
Silmangsileobja
17%
Tags
  • Modern Day Korea
  • Pre-rendered 3D Backgrounds
  • Protagonist's Sister as a Support Character
  • Depression
  • Sexual Innuendo
Rating 64.6%0.19% Users
Sickness
Sickness
17%
Tags
  • Assassin Protagonist
  • Sadist Protagonist
  • Protagonist's Twin as a Heroine
  • Drop-Out Protagonist
  • Mentor Support Character
Rating 80.7%0.26% Users
Strawberry Vinegar
Strawberry Vinegar
17%
Tags
  • Japanophile Heroine
  • Author Commentary Mode
  • Foolish Parent Support Character
  • Serious Protagonist
  • Tsundere Protagonist
Rating 78.2%0.19% Users
Detective Chirpums: Private Investigator
Detective Chirpums: Private Investigator
17%
Tags
  • Birds
  • Private Detective Protagonist
  • Furry
  • Non-human Protagonist
  • Detective Work
Rating 66.3%0.48% Users
Other Age: Second Encounter
Other Age: Second Encounter
17%
Tags
  • Prince Protagonist
  • Body of Water
  • Nonsense
  • Castle
  • Joke Endings
Rating 48.3%0.19% Users
BAD END
BAD END
17%
Tags
  • High Amount of Bad Endings
  • Sprite Viewer
  • Blind Choices
  • Pre-rendered 3D Backgrounds
  • Brief Branches Only
Rating 78.4%0.29% Users
This World Unknown
This World Unknown
17%
Tags
  • Nurse Protagonist
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Medieval Fantasy
  • Religious Organization
  • Love Triangle
Rating 67.4%0.14% Users
Two Steps Back
Two Steps Back
17%
Tags
  • Dream
  • Protagonist with a Sprite
  • Horror
  • Female Protagonist
  • Protagonist with a Face
Rating 42.8%0.16% Users
Stalking Love Koi no Hajimari wa Ryakudatsu de
Stalking Love Koi no Hajimari wa Ryakudatsu de
17%
Tags
  • Designer Hero
  • Salaryman Hero
  • Writer Hero
  • Adult Hero
  • Unique Routes
Rating 63.0%0.02% Users

Tags (34 total)

NameScoreImportanceWeight
Protagonist Based on a Fictional Person3.002.688.04
Voiced Narration3.002.336.99
Joke Endings3.002.226.67
Literary Adaptation3.002.066.19
Checkpoints2.502.395.97
Second-person Narrative3.001.915.74
Middle Ages Europe2.002.815.63
Castle2.002.735.46
Parody3.001.815.42
Narrator as a Character2.002.695.39
High Amount of Bad Endings3.001.735.19
Death of Protagonist3.001.725.17
Revenge3.001.705.11
Royal Protagonist2.002.525.04
Homicide3.001.675.01
Player as a Character2.002.384.77
Multiple Protagonists3.001.504.49
Protagonist Selection2.002.174.34
Lots of Choices3.001.434.28
No Character Sprites2.501.634.08
More Than Seven Endings3.001.333.98
Choices with 4 or More Options2.001.883.76
Floating Textbox2.001.753.50
Early Branching Plot2.001.743.48
Comedy3.001.103.31
Non-Japanese Voice Acting2.001.462.93
NVL2.001.432.87
Bad Endings with Story2.001.402.80
No Skip Read Text Option1.002.272.27
Other Perspectives2.001.132.27
Bloody Scenes1.001.551.55
Female Protagonist2.000.711.42
No Sexual Content2.000.571.13
Male Protagonist2.000.300.60

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