- #1 Mother May I
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CloudSnake
Windows
Unravel the story of three siblings determined to break free from the iron grip of an AI named "Mother." In a world of virtual imprisonment, navigate rebellion, unveil dark secrets, and fight for freedom. Will you defy Mother's control, or succumb to her virtual prison?
Why similar: Dystopian 16.6%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Stylized 8.9%
- #2 Stay Alive For Me
80% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Thriller 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #3 Stellar Reflections
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Badger Can Fly
Windows
Aurelia is a nobody living out her life on a space station orbiting Earth, spending her days working in a junkyard, frequenting a bar, or retreating to her cabin. She will confront a life-altering decision that challenges her perception of the world. Can she change and grow, or is she too far gone?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Dystopian 16.3%, Anime 11.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #4 The Paracelsian Project
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Anime 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #5 Devil Apartment
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Anime 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #6 Cemetery Mary
76% matchVery Positive97% of 375 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Thriller 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #7 Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 583 reviews2020
Dev: SuzakuPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.
Why similar: Dystopian 15.7%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Anime 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #8 GOLOD
72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: 116 Boys
Windows
GOLOD is an atmospheric visual novel about survival in the pixel-art style, where you will have to fight not only with a lack of food, but also with panic, suffocating idleness, secrets of the past, betrayal and difficult moral choices in a confined space.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #9 Guilty As Charged!
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Judgement Studios
Windows
Set in a dystopian world where even small crimes are punished in permanence, Guilty As Charged! sees 20-year-old Alan Pierce fight for victory in a televised gameshow between 18 criminals where the winner not only keeps their life, but gains a huge cash prize – as well as their freedom.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.5%, Thriller 23%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Anime 6.2%
- #10 FRACTURED RED
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STORY GAMES
Windows
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Anime 11.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #11 Synergia
73% matchVery Positive87% of 795 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Dystopian 19.7%, Thriller 16.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #12 A Singular Portrait
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Electric Doll Pub: Electric Doll
Windows · Linux
At what point does a simple desire become an obsession? This is one of the dilemmas faced by Beatrice, a photography student as bitter as reality itself. Within a tangle of unfolding mysteries, she will discover that the most beautiful manifestation of the past holds a chaotic future.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.4%, Visual Novel 23%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #13 Univocity
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Novaerc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Univocity is a short cyberpunk visual novel wrapped in neon aesthetics with a lush atmospheric soundtrack, featuring a deep and emotional conversation between two people about taking down a global tech monopoly.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.1%, Thriller 21%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #14 Mermaids are Seafood
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lyyycaena
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich job sim where you serve mermaids as seafood dishes. To beat your co-workers, you will gamble your blood, create new recipes, and make difficult choices. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?
Why similar: Dystopian 18.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Anime 9%
- #15 骸心 Mainbody
71% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 13.7%, Thriller 12.2%, Word Game 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #16 One's Own Exile
69% matchVery Positive100% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dystopian 16%, Story Rich 11.5%, Dark 10.7%
- #17 Sanctuary of Petals
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exista Games
Windows · Mac
Step into a visual novel of rotten flowers. Play as a young woman in a world where the ability to lie is condemned, and seek shelter in the mysterious castle across the lake. Survive, little dove, in the rot infested halls, and be careful of who you choose to love — what you choose to lie about...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Dystopian 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #18 Ubel
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Thriller 26%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #19 CODE::LUX
66% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: すやすやファクトリー
Windows
泥沼化した世界大戦によって主要な電力インフラが失われ、文明が崩壊した未来。 遺物を求めて廃墟を渡るスカベンジャーのカイは、旧国家システムを掌握する謎の少女ミツハと出会う。 彼女の願いは、ただひとつ――かつて世界を支えた核融合炉を再び動かすこと。
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Anime 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%
- #20 Alcyone: The Last City
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Dystopian 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #21 End of Lines
67% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Dystopian 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #22 Choice of Life: Samosbor
64% matchVery Positive89% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?
Why similar: Dystopian 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #23 A Night at the Watermill
65% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Dark 10.1%
- #24 Lythe The Forgetful Witch: A Visual Novel
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Siren Sigil Studios
Windows
Guide Lythe, a naïve witch on a journey through the spooky world of Samhain, as she seeks the High Witch and rediscovers her magic. This visual novel features spell crafting, rune seeking, and magic casting, all while unraveling the desires of her monstrous friends!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.3%
- #25 NAME OF THE WILL
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zeitgeist Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are trapped in HOPE, a masked cult where pain is salvation. Every thought is tallied. Every smile is a lie. Conform for happiness, or face your guilt to escape.
Why similar: Dystopian 18.5%, Hand-drawn 18%, Thriller 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #26 Night Loops
65% matchVery Positive88% of 155 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Anime 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #27 Yet Another Killing Game
64% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Anime 11%
- #28 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
68% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Anime 17%, Story Rich 11.8%, Thriller 8.4%
- #29 project; VIRAI: DOOMER’s LIFE ESCAPE
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RIKANIMATION
Windows · Mac
You play as Hicha — a shut-in girl whose only reason to live is her virtual avatar, Virai. Help her escape the depressive nightmare before it consumes her completely.
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Anime 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #30 破禁 Limbo Break
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Word Game 12.3%, Anime 10.2%
- #31 The Sun Shines Over Us
64% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Eternal DreamPub: Soft Source Pte. Ltd.
Windows
An award-winning visual novel that dives into the lives and minds of high school students. While focusing on the stories of victims of bullying, The Sun Shines Over Us also explores the social, mental and emotional issues facing modern teenagers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Female Protagonist 19%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #32 The price of tomorrow
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Dystopian 19%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #33 Advent: Dawn
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A research trip turns deadly when seven strangers are trapped in a vast cave beneath a remote island. 『Advent: Dawn』 is a sci-fi mystery visual novel where you must escape through fear, fractured trust, and whispers from the deep. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you?
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Anime 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #34 ホロウドライヴ
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
In that world, simply being alive was enough to bear the weight of sin. To prevent the depletion of energy that grants supernatural powers, those who fail to prove their "worth of existence" are eliminated. …In this desolate world, I awoke with no memories, not even knowing my own name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Anime 16.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Futuristic 9.1%
- #35 Out of Your Mind
64% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: 32 bitaPub: Udžbenik.hr
Windows
Immerse yourself in a hand-drawn, comic-style visual novel where your choices shape the storyline. Guide Lia through various decisions and emotions that lead to different outcomes. This original story and art present a take on a dystopian world, enhanced by an original soundtrack.
Why similar: Dystopian 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #36 Morse Academy
63% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 24.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #37 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Thriller 23%, Visual Novel 21%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #38 The Price Of Flesh
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,072 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Thriller 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #39 鸢之歌:归途
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WindField Games
Windows
《鸢之歌:归途》是一款末日生存类视觉小说游戏。游戏讲述了在前作《鸢之歌》结局之后,携带关键数据逃走的平安铃,被一伙自称“反抗军”的人救走,由此进入了他们隐藏于沙漠当中的神秘营地。在神秘营地中,平安铃遇到了许多意想不到的人,而世界毁灭的真相,也从此刻开始渐渐开始浮出水面……
Why similar: Word Game 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Futuristic 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #40 Change the World
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Anime 10.8%
- #41 Save The World
63% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
In a world plagued by conflict, greed, and division, hope arrives from beyond the stars. The aliens have come to Earth, and they're listening to everything you say and make it a reality. What will you do with all this sudden power? Will you be able to save the world?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 12.7%, Futuristic 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #42 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: BoLo
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.1%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Anime 13.6%, Word Game 9.9%
- #43 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
62% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 13.9%, Stylized 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #44 Tropical
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robert Welz
Windows
Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 12.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #45 Homicipher
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,794 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Thriller 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Word Game 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #46 REM
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomris Games
Windows
Dreams can bring back what you’ve lost… or bind you to it forever. REM is a point-and-click adventure with cinematic visuals, an emotional story, puzzles, and multiple endings shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Anime 9.2%, Futuristic 7.5%
- #47 KARA
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Thriller 17.4%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #48 US Visual Novel
61% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Us StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Dive into five mysterious stories, each marked by a strange whisper from far, far away. This faint sound crosses the boundaries of sky, time, and space. Barely audible, it seems to rise from a forgotten past, disturbing every being who hears it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Stylized 14.9%, Anime 11.8%, Futuristic 8.7%
- #49 Demonophobia Company
61% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: MILKYPub: MILKY FACTORY
Windows · Mac
'Angel of glory, Gloria' joined the 'Demonophobia Company' with disguising herself as 'Demon of vanity, Burbary.' Could Burbary finish her mission and go back to her home?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #50 1000xRESIST
60% matchVery Positive95% of 6,133 reviews2024
Dev: sunset visitor 斜陽過客Pub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Futuristic 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #51 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
61% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Jack Astral
Windows
DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #52 DriftBorne
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JamlengPub: JamlengGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel of death, desire, and choices that shape your fate, where every decision drags you deeper into mystery and danger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Thriller 19%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Dystopian 17.2%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #53 Interim Crossroads
61% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
A visual novel with choices and consequences, set in a purgatory dimension where we must complete certain tasks before we are deemed worthy to move on. Build trust and romance, confront the past, and choose the future.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Dystopian 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Futuristic 9.3%
- #54 NEUROBROOD
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enrei Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
«NEUROBROOD» is a visual novel in the cyberpunk‑horror genre. Those touched by the abyss of neurodream never wake up the same.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Thriller 13.3%, Dark 7.3%
- #55 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,884 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Hand-drawn 19.6%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Anime 12.6%
- #56 Deperson
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Error Thing
Windows · Mac
Are you ready to step into a dark and mysterious world with Aaron, who is afraid of his own shadow? A file that has been closed for years is opened again, the forgotten ones wake up from their sleep and the silence is broken by screams.
Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #57 A Totally Normal Love Story
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Something Hippo
Windows · Mac
Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.
Why similar: Thriller 29%, Visual Novel 26%, Multiple Endings 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 8%
- #58 Deathwish Bloom
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sharp Glass Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deathwish Bloom is a romance adventure visual novel set in a soft post-apocalyptic world. Charm, scheme, bribe or blackmail your way through a Science City to recreate a lost medicine despite all odds. Or give in to the darkness that every child of the apocalypse carries in their heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
- #59 Degraman: Act I. Vincent
62% matchVery Positive84% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: NamNorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Thriller 23.8%, Multiple Endings 16%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Anime 11%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #60 Holy Shift
60% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%