60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Visual Novel, Free to Play, Indie.
*A remastered version of this game with enhanced graphics has been released. * "Red Spider" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 105,000 words in total).
Red Spider2: Exiled
"Red Spider2" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 200,000 words in total).
Red Spider3: A Heroine Never Dies
Red Spider 3: A Heroine Never Dies is a Kong Noir style Visual Novel.ボイス総収録時間12.9時間！同人ゲームオブ・ザ・イヤーにて【主演女優部門】【熱部門】【泣き部門】【作曲部門】の4部門にノミネート！
"Red Spider2" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 200,000 words in total).
Why similar: Noir 22.7%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Cinematic 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Red Spider 3: A Heroine Never Dies is a Kong Noir style Visual Novel.ボイス総収録時間12.9時間！同人ゲームオブ・ザ・イヤーにて【主演女優部門】【熱部門】【泣き部門】【作曲部門】の4部門にノミネート！
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Crime 14.8%, Cinematic 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Drama 11.2%
紅蜘蛛外伝：暗戦(Red Spider Anecdote: Triangle) is a Hong Kong Noir style Visual Novel.ボイス総収録時間3時間！黒社会を舞台としたハードボイルドなノベルゲーム
Why similar: Noir 35.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Cinematic 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Modern 8%
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Why similar: Indie 50.2%, 2D 32.1%, Singleplayer 17.7%
Homage to Hong Kong Noir cinema. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Crime 13.4%, Cinematic 8.7%, Visual Novel 8%, Conspiracy 7.4% ★
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Otome 26.2% ★, Visual Novel 22.5%, Romance 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Multiple Endings 8%
The latest in the “Red Spider” series of Hong Kong noir visual novel with full japanese voice acting, “Red Spider Anecdote: The Longest Nite” is now available with all-new graphics. The hard-boiled story of two female protagonists is set in Thailand in 2009. Play time: 2-4 hours
Why similar: Noir 25%, Crime 17.5%, Cinematic 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Conspiracy 8% ★
Noir adventure for an unlucky subway's lost and found worker!
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Crime 13.9%, Drama 13.3%, Modern 7.7%
In the Darkness of the Sea is a short narrative game about a boy lost in the middle of the ocean.
Why similar: Indie 33%, Dark 29.3%, Adventure 25.2%, 2D 12.5%
"The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story. It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer.
Why similar: Noir 26.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Drama 16.7%, Cinematic 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Crime 14.5%, Otome 13.1% ★, Romance 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Crime 18.7%, Drama 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Cinematic 10.1%
"There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!" A Japanese poetic literature "Beneath The Cherry Trees(1928)" by Motojirō Kajii starts from a shocking sentence. We made a short Visual Novel based on this story with Illustrator Kotori's watercolor works, beautiful photographs, and imposing musics.
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 18.2%
Anarchy Online – the first ever science fiction MMO – is now on Steam! Compete and cooperate with thousands of players simultaneously on a vast, alien world. Join humanity nearly 30,000 years in the future in a world of perpetual conflict and scientific marvel.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
"You're my partner as of today." You're a rookie detective. Your training? Trial by fire, solving a dangerous case together!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Crime 15.9%, Drama 14.7%, Otome 12.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
Build decks and fight auto-battles.
Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 87.8%, Indie 12.2%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Crime 15.2%, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Cinematic 11.6%
3D PVP Free Fantasy Strategy TCG Online Game！Experience the legendary battles. Hundreds of cards. 3 Card types: Creature, Spell, Trigger. Campaign and Arena and Ladder.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Cinematic 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Drama 10.6%, Crime 10%
Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.7%, Indie 16.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Dark 8.3%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Crime 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
Robros is a robot-themed, action-strategy escort shooter where you control two robots to get them to fight their way out of a factory filled with rogue robots. The gameplay is split in two phases: planning and action. The first phase is planning your escape by plotting a vector path on a 2D map.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Bloodworks is a free top-down survival action game where you fight against an endless waves of monsters. The odds are not in your favor!
Why similar: Indie 100%
"Marry me... Only a month would do." Due to a twist of fate, you're now pretending to be the wife of a man you've just met. At first, you're against the idea of this fake marriage, but as the days go on and you get to know one another, your mutual attraction deepens...
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Otome 15.7% ★, Romance 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%
Build an army and lead your heroes into battle in an epic fantasy strategy game. Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a turn-based strategy game that will put you right in the middle of war between Humans, Orcs, Goblins, Elves, Dwarves and the undead.
Why similar: Indie 100%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 28%, Crime 19.3%, Cinematic 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Drama 6.6%
The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Crime 16.2%, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
You accidentally get hitched to "that guy" from work when you're drunk! Can marriage be a starting point for love?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Otome 18.5% ★, Romance 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
One morning, I wake up in an unfamiliar bed. Underwear on the floor… Rumpled sheets… Did I spend the night with someone?! I decide to forget it ever happened, but then I get a text saying, “I want to see you again tonight”… Can true love start with a one-night stand?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Drama 16.9%, Romance 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Otome 13.6% ★
Even after all these years, you haven’t forgotten about your first love. You try confessing your feelings to him, but he turns you down. Luckily the friends you grew up with are there to help mend your broken heart… until that night, when you become more than just friends…
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Romance 17.4%, Otome 17% ★, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Drama 9.3%
Tokyo, 1918. World War I is coming to an end. Yuriko Nomiya, aristocratic by birth, is suddenly struck by a series of misfortunes. Is this fate brought about by the changing times, or is someone plotting against her? The dark, bittersweet tale of Yuriko and five young men is about to unfold...
Why similar: Otome 20.3% ★, Visual Novel 18.8%, Drama 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Otome 27% ★, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Romance 10.2%, Indie 3.5%
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 42.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 4%
Play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world, and is retelling it to her friend. A single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, but experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 38.5%
You're a young female doctor stepping into the lion's den of five brilliant surgeons. Every failure here is deadly, but one may show you what it takes to succeed. We don't deal in miracles or pretty lies. All we have is hope. “I'll do whatever it takes to save you.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Drama 19.1%, Otome 19% ★, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
Ludu (« ash » in breton) is a free adventure game created with RPG Maker 2003.
This ported edition of Baroque Syndrome presents the visual novel depicting the events before the main Baroque story. Play as Kitsune, owner of the Baroque Shop, and experience a branching narrative shaped by your choices. Fonts, stills, animations, and UI have been remastered for smoother play.
Why similar: Noir 38.8%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Adventure 6.5%
The first sequel to the Boys Love visual novel Paradise. Play through the continuation of the original game's good endings, and unlock flashbacks to the first Paradise from new perspectives. Contains new CGs, characters, and lots of romance!
Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Romance 13.1%, Drama 12.1%
Who wins in the game of seduction? You're an elite agent tasked with taking down the most corrupt people in the world. However, your latest target may be your most challenging yet. His hand slips into your dress, fingers dangerously close to the wire hidden in your lingerie...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Drama 16.7%, Otome 15% ★, Romance 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%
Band emergency! This was supposed to be Hannah’s day off, but now she’s been roped into managing The Replay Boys, an up-and-coming boy band. Make choices to stoke multi-timeline romances, keep the band from killing each other, and fight a resurrected ’80s pop star ghost. Can you manage?
Why similar: Otome 15.1% ★, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Romance 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
It's a dangerous thing, gods and monsters living among mortals. Good thing your agency exists to keep them in line. With big dreams and an even bigger heart, you aspire to climb the agency's ladder... That is, until one day five mythical beings ask for your help!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Drama 16.2%, Otome 15.1% ★, Romance 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Noir 35.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Crime 8.6%
Embark on an epic MMORPG adventure in The 4th Coming! Inspired by classics like Diablo and Ultima Online. The action of the game takes place in a medieval-fantasy world where the player plays a character with his characteristics, skills, spells and equipments.
Why similar: Story Rich 59.5%, Adventure 40.5%
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Crime 16.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Drama 9.5%
Metonymy follows the story of Colin, Enoch and Tracy as they travel across a dystopian version of limbo filled with a corrupt theocratic government known as the Choir and the unbreakable hordes of the disease that appose them.
Why similar: Indie 33.6%, Story Rich 33.2%, Adventure 33.2%
On September 1939,The biggest war in the history, WWII broke out.You are a commander of Soviet Union Independent Girl Brigades.Fight over 5 years battle against Nazi, and bring Victory to the mother country!Урааааааааааааа!!!
Why similar: Visual Novel 70.7%, Indie 29.3%
Absent is the first freeware release from FNGames. Originally released in 2013, the game makes its' Steam debut this year.
Why similar: Adventure 89.9%, Singleplayer 10.1%
Battle your friends in this free to play game based in the Zombie Vikings universe! With weapons like Blunt Fish Trauma and The Pülverizer for Patient People you'll hack and slash for your life in this brawler game for up to 4 players.
Why similar: Indie 100%
“Please give your vital energy to Lily.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Drama 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Romance 15.2%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 35.3%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Crime 19%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Female Protagonist 5.7%
The Shadows of Fallen City is a reality mystery drama that tracks a violent incident caused by someone's fall, as people who have fallen with different stories gathering in a city where common sense and human relationships have fallen.
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Crime 24.4%, Drama 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
“Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon” (also known as “Meikoi”) is a historical romance fantasy game in which the main character travels back in time to the Meiji era and meets and falls in love with the great figures of history. Having ability changes her relationship with them....
Why similar: Otome 17.8% ★, Romance 16.3%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.
Why similar: Otome 16.8% ★, Romance 15.4%, Cinematic 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
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: Visual Novel 24.1%, Female Protagonist 18%, Multiple Endings 17%, Drama 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Noir 32.5%, Crime 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Conspiracy 10.9% ★, Cinematic 8%
The romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!
Why similar: Crime 24.2%, Romance 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Drama 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
SYNCH is a free, turn-based strategy game. Choose your perfect team of bots to take down the evil boss bot and his floating flunkies!
Why similar: Indie 100%
