- #1 Town of Dusk
97% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Thriller 42.3%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Multiple Endings 20.6%, RPG 7.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #2 start;again
96% matchVery Positive95% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Multiple Endings 29.4%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #3 Staffer Reborn
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 941 reviews2024
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Dark Fantasy 27.6%, Cartoon 13.1%, Story Rich 11%, Anime 8.8%
- #4 Sixtieth Kilometer
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 88.5%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Story Rich 2.7%, Anime 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #5 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
93% matchVery Positive95% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Word Game 24.7%, RPG 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #6 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
94% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.4%, Story Rich 16.7%, Anime 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #7 Sovietpunk: Chapter one
94% matchMixed69% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: Hot Chill
Windows
Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.8%, Story Rich 18.7%, RPG 17.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #8 Nobody Nowhere
92% matchVery Positive94% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: 深渊标记 Tag:hadal
Windows
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Word Game 28.5%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Anime 10.1%
- #9 Curse or Love
91% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Thriller 29.6%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Word Game 13.5%, RPG 12%
- #10 1997
91% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Hit'n'Run Digital Studio
Windows · Mac
Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Word Game 25.7%, Thriller 21%, 1990's 15.7%, Anime 7.3%
- #11 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
90% matchVery Positive81% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Thriller 24.3%, Word Game 22.6%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, RPG 10.7%
- #12 Saihate Station
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,519 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.4%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 6.9%, Anime 6.8%
- #13 Kanna Maze
89% matchVery Positive88% of 382 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Word Game 37.6%, RPG 23.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #14 Knell of St. Godhrkar
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,565 reviews2021
Dev: -二律背反-
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Word Game 30.6%, RPG 19.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Anime 4.1%
- #15 ALLBLACK Phase 1
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 103 reviews2020
Dev: NSAID
Windows · Mac · Linux
ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...
Why similar: Thriller 47.8%, Visual Novel 34.4%, Anime 8.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #16 RGB GlitchGazer
84% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Word Game 21.1%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Anime 10.6%, Story Rich 2.2%
- #17 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
86% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, Multiple Endings 27.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Anime 5.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #18 Amarantus
85% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Multiple Endings 36%, Story Rich 16.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #19 Yet Another Killing Game
82% matchVery Positive97% of 237 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 38.6%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Story Rich 7.1%, Anime 6.9%
- #20 Tell Me Everything
86% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Word Game 45.7%, RPG 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #21 Suhoshin
84% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 37.3%, Visual Novel 31%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, Anime 6.9%
- #22 SELF
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Word Game 74.7%, Story Rich 21%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #23 The Nameless: Slay Dragon
79% matchVery Positive91% of 2,092 reviews2024
Dev: The Nameless EpicPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.8%, CRPG 21.7%, RPG 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
- #24 Neoproxima
81% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Lonestone Studio
Windows
Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.
Why similar: RPG 38%, Visual Novel 35.1%, Story Rich 24.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #25 Myths of Rules
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,037 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Word Game 63.8%, Story Rich 13.9%, 1990's 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, RPG 4.1%
- #26 Word Game
79% matchVery Positive93% of 6,384 reviews2022
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.1%, Magic 23.8%, Word Game 20.7%, RPG 19.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #27 The Sin Collector: Repentless
81% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Magic 16.1%, CRPG 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.1%
- #28 Survive In Russia
82% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Sablin
Windows · Mac
Survive in Russia is a survival quest in Russia. You will be available a selection of characters. Each of them presents survival mode and story mode. Only on your choice will depend on the life of the character.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Multiple Endings 31.1%, RPG 20.7%, Story Rich 11%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #29 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,337 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Thriller 57.2%, 1990's 16.1%, Story Rich 14%, RPG 12.7%
- #30 Snowfall's Mystery
76% matchVery Positive86% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.6%, Multiple Endings 32.3%, Story Rich 13.1%
- #31 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,781 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Story Rich 88.9%, Singleplayer 11.1%
- #32 For Your Tranquility
78% matchMixed68% of 192 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.4%, Multiple Endings 22.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #33 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory
77% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Thriller 31.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, RPG 11.8%
- #34 Chernobyl: Origins
77% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Nelset
Windows · Linux
"Chernobyl: Origins" - is a quest game with psychological horror elements. You have to solve a lot of puzzles to find out the terrible secret of the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant. The game will take you to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Why similar: Story Rich 100%
- #35 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
74% matchPositive100% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Word Game 29.7%, Visual Novel 29.4%, RPG 19.7%, Magic 11.7%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #36 Aimi
78% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, RPG 36.3%, Story Rich 22.6%
- #37 Word Game: Episode 0
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,566 reviews2021
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: Magic 49.6%, RPG 35.7%, Story Rich 14.7%
- #38 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
75% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Multiple Endings 28.8%, RPG 16.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Anime 7%
- #39 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,978 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Multiple Endings 24%, RPG 13.4%, Anime 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #40 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,530 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 80.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #41 The Murder Hotel
73% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Thriller 32.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #42 UNMEMORY
75% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Thriller 55.1%, Visual Novel 32.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #43 Absent in the Rain
72% matchVery Positive95% of 861 reviews2022
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.8%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Anime 7.8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #44 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Thriller 49.3%, RPG 20.3%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, Anime 3.9%
- #45 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
73% matchVery Positive87% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.4%, Story Rich 17.2%, Anime 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #46 Roadwarden
70% matchVery Positive94% of 5,066 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: RPG 35.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #47 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Multiple Endings 25.2%, RPG 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Anime 9.4%
- #48 Dreambound
70% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.1%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Story Rich 14.1%, Anime 12%
- #49 文字遊戯(日本語版)
69% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Team9Pub: Flyhigh Works
Windows · Mac
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: Magic 49.6%, RPG 33%, Story Rich 14.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #50 The Days Without Gods
71% matchVery Positive86% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: 季森造纸工坊Pub: WindField Games
Windows
The Days Without Gods is a text-based DND fantasy ADV in which the player takes on the role of Mori Granson, an apprentice and subordinate of Hysso, the president of the Magic Association, and meets Coccinea, a young girl he rescued years ago, and other characters in the mage capital of Tylin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Magic 30.5%, RPG 17.6%, Story Rich 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #51 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
67% matchVery Positive93% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 32.7%, Magic 29.3%, RPG 21.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Multiple Endings 4.5%
- #52 i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
68% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Ricardo Cancela
Windows
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 84.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #53 文字遊戯 第零章(日本語版)
69% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Team9Pub: Flyhigh Works
Windows · Mac
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: RPG 47.3%, Magic 29.4%, Story Rich 23.4%
- #54 It was a human.
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 489 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.9%, Multiple Endings 16%, Anime 13.1%, Story Rich 4.4%, RPG 4%
- #55 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
67% matchVery Positive84% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.2%, Multiple Endings 22.7%, Anime 16%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #56 Elton Manor: Requiem of the Cursed Roses
65% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: 阿魯Pub: Playmeow
Windows
At the beginning of the 20th century, you awaken in a quiet manor where everyone calls you “Anna”, a maid. But there’s one problem — you’re actually a man. Soon after, a locked-room murder occurs, and the secrets of the manor begin to unfold.
Why similar: Story Rich 63%, Anime 37%
- #57 Project Vostok: Episode 1
69% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Multiple Endings 27.5%, Anime 11.4%, Story Rich 9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #58 Siberian Way
67% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: ROOT GAMES
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 81.1%, Story Rich 16.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #59 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 249 reviews2025
Dev: Renka
Windows
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Multiple Endings 34.2%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #60 A War of a Madman's Making
66% matchVery Positive96% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Multiple Endings 26.5%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%