Yes this is outside the scope of “Adventure” and “Point-and-Click” games, not really sure if the Narrative genre would be something different from visual novel.
I played two games by NeiLei on itch.io that were a little over an hour long each. Funny and the art was nice. Most of the games were watching the dialog, there was very limited player input but it was there.
Any suggestions for similar games that are 99% story, with different endings?
Visual novels definitely qualify. They are at the very least adventure-adjacent.
I have to recommend Doki Doki Literature Club, although I’m sure most of you have already have the game spoiled for you (it was a pretty big thing a while ago). If you’ve somehow managed to avoid hearing about it, my advice is to go play it (it’s free) and not look up anything about it! This is one that definitely needs a blind playthrough.