Games Like A Day in the Palace

Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!

Why similar: Historical 36.4%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

Please note: This game does not support English at current stage. 《小厨杂记》是一款融合了烹饪元素的视觉小说，通过为食客端上不同的菜肴与食客对话，并最终达成不同的结局。

Why similar: Historical 26%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Casual 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%

Know your neighbors. Find the truth. Betray them. Experience the nightmare of the Salem Witch Trials in this horror story based on true events.

Why similar: Historical 37.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

A short visual novel with quizzes to help you dip your toes into the world of startups.

Why similar: Historical 29.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Casual 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%

Set against real historical backdrop, this work unfolds bloody political intrigues. navigating between the tyrant’s tyranny and relatives’ conspiracies. Every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate and witnesses the darkest court legends of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Why similar: Historical 45.2%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 7.2%, 2D 4.1%

Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.

Why similar: Historical 35.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

In the winter of 210 AD, the renowned genius strategist Zhōu Yú died of illness. Qiáo Qīng, his widowed concubine, reminisces on their bittersweet relationship while going through the belongs in their bedroom. The player's choices affect her sentiment, which in turn affects how the game ends.

Why similar: Historical 44.3%, Visual Novel 25%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Casual 5.9%

Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

Why similar: Historical 29%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.

Why similar: Historical 31%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Casual 6.8%

Friendship or fate—what will they choose? A karmic and occult visual novel where urban legends blur the line between life, death, and reincarnation.

Why similar: Historical 33.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

A human drama novel game set in a bar with the theme of "companion". Enjoy the "Speak Easy" atmosphere that mixes the liveliness of a bar with the stylishness of a bar.

Why similar: Historical 34%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 6.7%

You play as pharaoh Horem during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. You have to balance your work and home life as the living embodiment of a god, how hard could it be? What is right and wrong? Can there be an allowance for a lapse in judgment? Can you forge a path to getting to sleep peacefully each night?

Why similar: Historical 40.3%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

Play rock, paper, scissors to get off an alien space station. Esperanto: Vi devas ludi papero, tondilo, ŝtono por forlasi eksterteran kosmostacion.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Casual 20.9%, Choices Matter 14.7%, 2D 4.4%

A short interactive dark fantasy story in which you meet an egomaniacal empress and must try to survive the encounter through the choices you make.

Why similar: Historical 25.4%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Casual 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%

My Caligula follows the Roman Emperor Caligula and his sisters as they navigate college life in the modern day. In this visual novel your choices will determine if you live or die as well as your love interest.

Why similar: Historical 48.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

When a pretty plant in Alma's garden begins to speak to her, she knows that a dark mystery is afoot! But in Victorian England, women are often dismissed as nothing more than hysterical fantasists. Can you help Alma find her power, and solve this dangerous situation before it's too late?

Why similar: Historical 38.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Casual 6.8%

Mirrorandum is not just a visual novel...it's a journey through a world of mirrors, where every reflection challenges your perception and every choice reveals the depths of your true self.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Casual 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10%

A slice of life VN about three very different young adults, from very different backgrounds, trying to put their best foot forward and find their own ways in life. Will a short summer, away in a foreign town in the middle of nowhere, enough to push your way towards happiness?

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Casual 20.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, 2D 4.2%

Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro (or Theodore the Recruit) lived in the early 300s. This Synaxarion will step through his story as it is known today.

Why similar: Historical 55.6%, Visual Novel 21%, Casual 12.4%, Story Rich 8%, 2D 2.2%

Chasing Jack the Ripper! A BL/ Yaoi Visual Novel

Why similar: Historical 35.6%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Casual 6.2%

Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.

Why similar: Historical 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 3.9%

You’re Kayla Ferrule - And your birthday is in a week. However, your friend Miles Hector got in with some bad apples. Can you outsmart everyone and make it to your 20th in one piece? Test your instincts in this brief interactive adventure based on Yellow Optic’s Fool Me Twice.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Casual 8.9%

Chivalrish is a novella-sized, romance visual novel set in a medieval fantasy world. Set out on an adventure to rescue a princess who is not at all like you imagined her to be. Meet characters along the way, and decide your fate and theirs in this fun, comical, and thrilling journey.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Casual 21.9%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

A singleplayer, story game where you can make decisions and read your way through history.

Why similar: Historical 30.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Experience a world filled with awful people - and you're one of them! You embark on a journey to get your awful catgirl girlfriend some illicit materials, intense and prolonged misery immediately ensues.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Casual 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

In September of my third year in junior high school, I went with my father to my grandparents' house in the mountains. The place we arrived at was Yotsu Village. It was a small village that had long believed in "Yotsume God". There I meet a mysterious boy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Historical 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Casual 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Casual 8.9%

Fire from the Sky: Cagliari 1943 VR is an immersive experience that transports you to the dramatic days of the Allied bombings over Cagliari during World War II.

Why similar: Historical 43.3%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.

Why similar: Historical 28.6%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

『Pathmaster』 is a free fantasy visual novel with multi endings and various heroines.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Casual 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 6.4%

"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Casual 15.1%, Multiple Endings 4.4%

ONIGASHIMA is a psychological horror visual novel with romantic tragedy, supernatural loop mechanics, and dual-layered narration. Play as a nameable protagonist and uncover the truth behind the Red Moon and the devouring of your villagers.

Why similar: Historical 50%, Visual Novel 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

Welcome to our lovely home, San Camillo II. Please, come inside and see for yourself the advances the institution gives to the children. Feel free to check every corner of the house. This guy? Don't worry about him, Vlad will only accompany you so you don't get lost. Just one more thing, be sure to arrive at dinner time.

Why similar: Historical 48.6%, Visual Novel 24%, Casual 18.9%, Story Rich 8.5%

A story of a little girl joining the Red Army and finishing the Long March, while discovering her true faith.

Why similar: Historical 51.7%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why similar: Historical 30%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

This is a quick, goofy game that lasts about ten minutes per play through-unless you choose wrongly-organ music, please! In addition to your choices, there is also the random element of chance that may affect your fate. Due to the constraints of the game engine, can only be viewed in windows mode.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Casual 10.6%

A Heartfelt Romance Set Amid the Skies and Seas of Ryukyu. Witness the stories of bittersweet love and men defying fate, set in Okinawa.

Why similar: Historical 28.7%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%

A narrative ASMR adventure about a supernatural barbershop in late 70s Barcelona. Trim and style your supernatural clientele, gain their trust, and uncover their darkest secrets.

Why similar: Historical 33.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Meet Mariah, Maria, and Missy a group of college girls from Greeley University of Arts, however like most people who attend college find themselves also working a part-time job trying to pay off their student loans and other bills. For Mariah, working part time at a shop wasn’t enough.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Casual 18.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?

Why similar: Historical 41.6%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Story Rich 5.6%

You are hanging out at a festive Christmas party when your eyes discover the most perfect Christmas confectionery ever! You must have it!... but someone already has it! What will you be willing to do, to get your Christmas wish?

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 14%, Casual 11%

No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Casual 8.1%

A visual novel about detective William Beckett, investigating the case of a servant uprising in the ducal house of "Gentry." Together with intern Michelle Rouge, William must delve deep into the country's political life to uncover the secrets. Gather evidence, take notes, and analyze the information

Why similar: Historical 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11%

Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Historical 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%

Determine the fate of the Crusaders in this history-based visual novel game. Be the leader of the Christians or the leader of the Turks. Choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. You will change the history of this Crusade.

Why similar: Historical 38.2%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 7%

The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.2%, Visual Novel 31.3%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, 2D 4.7%

Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. Play as 'Doctor' Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology. A story-driven adventure based on a truly ridiculous story.

Why similar: Historical 37.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 5.8%

Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.

Why similar: Historical 30.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Casual 7.1%

“Where The Stars Brought Us” is a visual novel game based in Kodachi, Japan and follows the "adventures" of Ryo Yung. During his story, he will learn that you can get everything you want in life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Casual 20.9%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, 2D 3.8%

Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Casual 11.5%

The emptiness of the chosen path entangles souls, preventing them from moving forward. The quiet, unbearably gentle withering continues, and only hope can stop it. Only hope can bring the smile to her face once more. "Debauched Memories" is a non-linear visual novel with multiple endings.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Casual 9.8%

In a world of twisted magic and broken spirits be a girl with a mission.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Casual 12%, Story Rich 6%

Sayla Limehult, First Princess to the Kingdom of Ratania, shall set off for the far-away land of Japan to learn about the wider world and her role within it. As both a princess, and a world-class detective!

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

選択肢を間違えると即エンディング！？ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.7%, Visual Novel 29%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, 2D 4.6%

The service has ended.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 6.7%

After a “time slip” the first person you run into is a female Nobunaga Oda?! Can the worst possible outcome be avoided?! A war-torn tale of a warlord in a female body!

Why similar: Historical 39.3%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

A point-and-click parody of Les Misérables, with classic adventure puzzles, hand drawn art and an amazing voice cast.

Why similar: Historical 54.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, 2D 2.3%