- #1 Party on Hallow Grove
77% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: vaaasm
Windows
Talk to kooky guests, trade party items, and explore Death’s mansion as you throw him the spookiest birthday party EVER!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Cartoony 11.6%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Cats 10.3%, Story Rich 10%
- #2 We Ramble: Starwake
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ixtengames
Windows
You have been constantly perplexed by a question. In search of the answer, you embark on a journey of exploration. You traverse the desolate lands of suffering and cross fragmented spaces of chaos. You never had a direction, yet you ultimately reached the harbor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Philosophical 18.2%, Text-Based 11.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Drama 9.3%
- #3 Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation: Time After Time
73% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Studio BeastPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Chuusotsu! is a fun, colorful story of three girls brought by their individual circumstances to live under the same roof and being forced to tackle existential questions to win their place in society.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Dystopian 22%, Dark Comedy 17.9%, Drama 9%, Cute 6%
- #4 Connected Fates
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: GeorgeLifo
Windows
Connected Fates is a surreal top down Puzzle Adventure game where you guide a child through a dying world and help him return home. The game knows you exist, and you are able to influence it through unconventional means.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Cartoony 14.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Cute 8.4%
- #5 Pechka: Historical Story Adventure
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Growing Seeds
Windows
This game portrays the tragic history of war in a 2D adventure format, set against real events. It provides a realistic experience, encompassing themes of betrayal, death, and love, while also offering multiple endings driven by player choices. Discover the impact of this era's tragedy firsthand.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.3%, Text-Based 18.3%, Drama 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Cartoony 8.6%
- #6 Robotherapy
70% matchVery Positive89% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows · Mac · Linux
An emotional dark comedy about robots doing therapy. In Robotherapy, you're a robot therapist in a dystopian society that killed all the humans, but is still not happy. Treat patients, meet weird robots and enter their minds. If killing all humans doesn't bring happiness, then what does?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Philosophical 14.5%, Dark Comedy 13.2%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Dystopian 12.2%
- #7 Dorm Till Dawn 2
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you survive a night in St Fiacre's at tiny size? This feature-length interactive visual novel returns to the world of Sensus Supra, with better visuals, dozens of animations, more complex puzzles and even more dangerous giantesses hunting for your blood. Every action has consequences...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 18.3%, Dark Comedy 13.4%, Dark Humor 10.8%, Drama 9.3%
- #8 My Big Sister: Remastered
70% matchVery Positive91% of 207 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
My name is Luzia and this story is about my big sister, Sombria. Are you ready to hear it?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 15.6%, Dark Humor 12%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #9 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Text-Based 17.5%, Dark Comedy 16.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Dark Humor 10.1%
- #10 Howdy, Jacob!
71% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: SeedBolt Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A dystopian find the hidden object game with full-motion video of puppets. Come spend some time with the chaotic crew of the "Laughsail!" television show, and make sure to eat your broccoli.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.6%, Dark Comedy 17.2%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Cartoony 11.3%, Lore-Rich 7.1%
- #11 Supermarket Times
69% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbit Hole Games
Windows
Prepare to enter the supermarket! Supermarket Times is a surreal comedy point-and-click shopping simulator. Complete legendary supermarket tasks: buy alcohol for the teenagers, stamp on the rat, and hit a seagull with a rock. Chat to the local hoi polloi, and buy the products of your wildest dreams!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Philosophical 15.3%, Cartoony 11.5%, Dark Humor 10.5%
- #12 Vorum
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lon SevidanesPub: Dream Stories
Windows
Vorum is a retro-inspired RPG with elements of noir, horror, investigation, and science fiction. Its narrative is somewhat inspired by recent events in humanity, with touches of philosophy. It's a post-apocalyptic world with problems similar to our own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 19.6%, Dystopian 18.8%, Philosophical 13.6%, Drama 10.9%
- #13 Royal Jest (Director's Cut)
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Logical ExtremesPub: Theatre House Games
Windows
A story driven theatrical performance about family, world-domination, and capitalism. Curtain simulator.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Cartoony 12.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Drama 11.1%
- #14 Loving Life
67% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Philosophical 17.4%, Text-Based 17.2%, Drama 15.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #15 My life as a cat
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Black Elephant Games
Windows
A visual novel with multiple endings
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 20.1%, Cats 18.5%, Philosophical 17.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #16 How We Got Here
68% matchVery Positive85% of 544 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Drama 13.6%, Story Rich 10%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Colorful 7.9%
- #17 Zipp's Café
67% matchVery Positive88% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: The Wild Gentlemen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Love, betrayal, and coffee! Zipp's Café is a "noir & chill" little game about a café between the city of animals and the district of insects. Make unusual recipes, get involved in shady dealings, and try to start a new life while searching for love and revenge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Dark Comedy 20.3%, Text-Based 14.3%, Cute 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #18 Your Very Last Words
66% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows · Mac
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Text-Based 23%, Drama 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #19 Hélène est dans mon Ventre.
66% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Capucine Mahieux
Windows · Linux
You follow a troubled girl whose only friend is her talking tapeworm inside her belly. This one will help and advise her in order for her to get closer to the person she loves.
Why similar: Philosophical 16%, Text-Based 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dark Comedy 14.5%, Drama 10.3%
- #20 Cat at Home
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MeowsoftPub: Liquid Meow
Windows · Mac
This is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle game with a cat as the main character. The game takes place in a villa, where you play as a cat that has just entered the house. You meet animals with different personalities, solve one problem after another, and finally resolve the crisis at home.
Why similar: Cats 24.3%, Cartoony 15.2%, Drama 14%, Cute 9.9%, Colorful 7.1%
- #21 Future? No Thanks!
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Molleindustria
Windows
Future? No Thanks! is a narrative-driven, open-world adventure set in an ecosocialist utopia. You're old, bitter, and scheduled for euthanasia. Enjoy your last day in a future that works for everyone but you.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.8%, Dystopian 16.3%, Philosophical 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Cartoony 9%
- #22 Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service
66% matchVery Positive98% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: etherane
Windows
When the last thread becomes entangled, their song will be heard.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.5%, Philosophical 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Text-Based 12.4%, Dark Humor 12%
- #23 IN CELL
65% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Cleril Calamity Studios
Windows
IN CELL is a kinetic visual novel (linear, no choices) about the epidemic of sexless, nationless, and friendless men. Gender dynamics are currently not functional, sustainable, or beneficial to either men or women. IN CELL is uncensored conversation between the sexes.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dystopian 13.6%, Dark Comedy 13.1%, Drama 8.5%
- #24 BLINT
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maad Sheep
Windows
Recover Fred's memory completely. Solve puzzles, explore the floors, and uncover secrets. Gather intriguing clues and help Fred understand his past. Discover a surprising truth at the end of this journey!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.6%, Dystopian 23.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #25 GiLGuL
63% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Production ExabilitiesPub: Skeleton Crew Studio
Windows
Why Do People Want to Die? Why Don't People Want to Die? This is a story about a group of girls in a world that exists in limbo between life and death. Embark on a dramatic real-time tactical adventure.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Drama 12.7%, Dark Humor 11.4%
- #26 The Bear - A Story from the World of Gra
62% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Mucks! Games
Windows
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Philosophical 24.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Cute 9.2%, Adventure 8.4%
- #27 Kalico @ Uni
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stephasocks
Windows
Kalico @ Uni is a cosy, 2D pixel art game about a small cat starting University in a big new city. Explore your new flat, meet quirky animal classmates, make friends and brave the communal kitchen. A gentle, story-driven experience about moving away from home and starting a new chapter of life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Cats 17.9%, Cartoony 13.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Story Rich 10%
- #28 Agnostic Requiem
63% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: WasabiStone
Windows
This is a cry of struggle amidst lies, a rebellious song composed by a girl with her life, a truth buried deep within falsehood. Making choices for girls who are sinking in helplessness and clicking the noble mouse to spread the gospel of redemption-seemingly the only hope for them in that world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 18%, Philosophical 16.9%, Cartoony 11.2%, Drama 10.2%
- #29 R.A.T.: Human Error – Episode One
61% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: CH3RZY
Windows
The world ended. Now the real nightmare begins. Deep underground, a child wakes in a infected facility. Minds are breaking. Bodies are changing. Crawl through vents, follow echoes, and escape before it’s too late. Your mother is waiting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Dystopian 20.5%, Cartoony 13.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Colorful 8.3%
- #30 The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
65% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 11.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #31 Kafka at the Station
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neji. Games
Windows · Mac
I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.2%, Text-Based 37.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 10%
- #32 幸存者乐园
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: 幸存者乐园
Windows
2050, a future world we had dreamed about. But suddenly, a disaster arrived, bringing the human into a desperate situation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Text-Based 28.9%, Exploration 17.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 4.3%
- #33 Penrose
62% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: doublespeak games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Drama 17.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #34 Ostera : The curse of...
61% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Profits Troll Studio
Windows
Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!
Why similar: Text-Based 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dark Comedy 17.1%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #35 Visual novel for the kids: Lumi And Baby - Hamster And Baby Dragon
62% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: LassiTan
Windows · Mac
Read an interactive bedtime story with your children, a tale of a positive hamster called Lumi and his friend a baby dragon. Lumi and Baby lost their homes and all the animals in the forest help them. Made for children aged 5-8.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 18.6%, Cartoony 16.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Cute 10.2%
- #36 Dull Grey
63% matchVery Positive86% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Provodnik Games
Windows · Linux
Dull Grey is an award-winning visual novel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of a mother and son in a dystopian world, make simple but meaningful choices and discover multiple endings. Will you see your story unfold in full colour?
Why similar: Dystopian 25.2%, Philosophical 24%, Text-Based 17.1%, Drama 13.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #37 Urban Legend Hunters: Ghosts in the Circuit
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toii Games
Windows
To rescue her best friend Nyx, who's trapped in a digital world, a girl and her friends explore and solve puzzles in the mysterious alternate dimension "Mata." The game features a virtual community, multi-threaded reasoning, and 3D exploration, immersing you in the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Drama 22.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, Cartoony 14.1%, Adventure 11.2%
- #38 Fragment
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omaj
Windows
Join a boy named Timothy and his alien friend Gus on a journey of self discovery as they explore the colorful world of Fragment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Philosophical 23.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Colorful 10.7%
- #39 Tidal Therapy
60% matchVery Positive94% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: veryOK
Windows
Tidal Therapy is a travel novel game for tired adults. A tired office worker heads to the sea. The setting is a quiet and beautiful sea town with a seaside park, warehouse district, and tower condominiums.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Philosophical 16.8%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Cartoony 10.9%
- #40 Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 684 reviews2022
Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 63.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
《五色浮影绽放于花之海洋》是由日本知名美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的和风传奇作品。由名作《月影魅像-解放之羽-》与《黄昏的禁忌之药》的原班人马打造。由小田原箱根担当人物设计与原画,由桐月担当剧本,由鹰石忍制作音乐。主题歌《华历》由知名歌姬Ayumi.献唱,曾荣获萌系游戏大赏的年度主题曲金奖。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Drama 18.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Cartoony 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #41 Soul Nexus
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ocean.lol
Windows · Linux
Soul Nexus is a text-based adventure game where you explore strange environments and interact with even stranger individuals. Will you wander the spaces forever or will you eventually fulfil your goal of being free?
Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Philosophical 21.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Exploration 9.2%
- #42 Red Bow: Strange Dream
59% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Text-Based 18.8%, Adventure 12%, Casual 9.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #43 Queen of the flies 蝇后
61% matchVery Positive88% of 267 reviews2022
Dev: 吃了就睡工作室
Windows
This is a reading game that describes internet life. You can push the plot by clicking on different positions on the screen and pass the customs in 30 minutes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Text-Based 21.6%, Philosophical 21.6%, Casual 10.9%, Dark Humor 10.5%
- #44 Glaucon Inc.
59% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Adrien Lee
Windows
Your job is your life. Work for Glaucon Inc. processing debtors and making as much money as you can, while you slowly recall your past, and the truth.
Why similar: Dystopian 34%, Text-Based 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 5%
- #45 The Postman Cometh
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snug Slug Games
Windows
Deliver mail in a strange little town in the middle of nowhere. Meet a colorful cast of villagers as you try to figure out what happened to the previous postman.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Cartoony 12.5%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #46 白花 the white flower
61% matchVery Positive95% of 310 reviews2021
Dev: xpPub: heart-shaped 19
Windows
最好还是别玩。
Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Drama 16.8%, Cartoony 11.8%, Cute 6.5%
- #47 Kaigrad
61% matchVery Positive93% of 327 reviews2021
Dev: Offline Games Group
Windows · Linux
Kaigrad - is a non-linear visual novel in the genre of dark fantasy. The action takes place in a world where Light comes only from people, animals and all living things. The darkness is near. You have to find out what happened here, who is to blame for this and try to fix it!
Why similar: Dystopian 23.2%, Philosophical 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Drama 11.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #48 The Way We All Go
59% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A remake of the 2015 visual novel The Way We All Go. A yandere story with over 20 endings set in the sleepy Japanese countryside. Can you reconnect with your old friends, or will you meet a grisly ending?
Why similar: Text-Based 24.2%, Dark Comedy 21.4%, Drama 14.4%, Cute 10.4%, Colorful 10.3%
- #49 7 Days in Dystopia
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YapabilityPub: Yapability Products
Windows
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Dystopian 22.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Dark 7.5%
- #50 ISOLAND PUMPKIN TOWN
59% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
ISOLAND Pumpkin Town? What the hell kind of game is this and what does it have to do with ISOLAND, Mr Pumpkin.
Why similar: Exploration 19%, Cartoony 17.7%, Drama 15.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Cute 15.2%
- #51 The Amateur Deity Society
60% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Robert Carlson
Windows · Linux
A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Text-Based 25.6%, Philosophical 21.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 6.5%
- #52 The Night Fisherman
61% matchVery Positive82% of 771 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?
Why similar: Philosophical 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Dark Comedy 16.8%, Text-Based 15%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #53 Bear's Restaurant
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 693 reviews2021
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The award-winning indie adventure game finally arrives on Steam—now with more content than ever before! A story of love, loss, and fine dining that’s sure to warm even the most jaded of hearts.
Why similar: Philosophical 22%, Cats 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Cute 9%
- #54 (Neg)Entropic Wandering
59% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Ryan Nein
Windows · Linux
(Neg)Entropic Wandering is a short visual novel for Insomniacs. Wander through the depths of space to empty your mind and finally get some sleep.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.1%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Drama 10.2%
- #55 The Crimson Call
59% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows · Mac
Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind.
Why similar: Dystopian 26.4%, Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Philosophical 13.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #56 What Comes After
60% matchVery Positive90% of 1,011 reviews2020
Dev: PikselnesiaPub: Rolling Glory Jam
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.6%, Cartoony 17.7%, Philosophical 15.3%, Story Rich 6.6%, Dark Humor 6.5%
- #57 Firelore: Short Tales
59% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows · Mac
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Text-Based 22.2%, Drama 12.2%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #58 The Day in a Life of a Dayfly
58% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: games from nowherePub: Visual Floss KONATA
Windows
A melancholic journey through the cemetery... and far beyond its gates.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Text-Based 17.9%, Cartoony 14.3%, Drama 11.6%, Exploration 9.2%
- #59 AI Confidential
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Critical Wit
Windows · Linux
Artificial Intelligence, Real Problems: You are Makenzy Turner, an affable RoboTechnician employed by AI megacorp, Indelligent Solutions. With your trusty assistant ARI, use high-tech tools and old-fashioned empathy to mend everything from broken parts to broken hearts.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.8%, Dark Comedy 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dark Humor 10.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #60 手撕道祖,脚踩大乘(Tao Ancestor's Vanquisher)
58% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Jinglin Games
Windows
A story-rich single-player AVG RPG. Features a 2-hour main storyline with multiple branching narratives, encompassing political intrigue, demon clan wars, and emotional entanglements. confront the apocalyptic crisis of the demon clan's resurgence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Cartoony 10.6%, Drama 7.6%