- #1 Know by heart
97% matchVery Positive90% of 830 reviews2022
Dev: Ice-Pick Lodge
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.
Why similar: Soundtrack 21.4% ★, Drama 16.2%, Emotional 13.4%, Narration 9.6%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #2 BO020880
96% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Italian Party of Indie DeveloperPub: IV Productions
Windows · Mac
On 2 August 1980 Bologna is the victim of a neo-fascist attack. Bologna 020880 is a visual novel created to commemorate the victims of the massacre and keep the memory of those terrible facts alive.
Why similar: Historical 24.4%, Education 17.1%, Narration 13%, Drama 12.3%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #3 The Frosts: First Ones
96% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Soundtrack 27.5% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Narration 10%, Visual Novel 9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #4 Ashes
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plot Twist Australia
Windows · Mac
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Drama 14%, Story Rich 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 11.3%
- #5 Room of Depression
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 800 reviews2023
Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Drama 19.5%, Emotional 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Education 15.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #6 Grief like a stray dog
94% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Rayonist
Windows
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
Why similar: Historical 16.1%, Point & Click 15.4%, Drama 12.2%, Emotional 11.7%, Visual Novel 9%
- #7 Hindsight
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Team HindsightPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Emotional 14.7%, Drama 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Narration 9.9%
- #8 South of the Circle
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,601 reviews2022
Dev: State of PlayPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Drama 16.2%, Soundtrack 15.8% ★, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #9 Forgotten Sound 1: Revelation
92% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: RSK EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
“Music is the melody of life”. Prince Shahbaz remembers hearing this sentence constantly from his mother. Following her death, Shahrdad Shah, his father, had forbidden playing all instruments as he couldn’t bear the memory of his beloved wife that accompanied the music.
Why similar: Soundtrack 48% ★, Drama 21.7%, Point & Click 20.5%, Adventure 9.7%
- #10 大梦春秋
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 夫夫游戏工作室
Windows
An interactive AVG with a time-travelling male protagonist in an ancient style, with multiple endings and multiple branches, and a journey of bondage in which you and six close friends join hands to dominate the world in a parallel world.
Why similar: Alternate History 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Drama 14.1%, Historical 13.3%, Emotional 12.1%
- #11 Spiral
90% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Folklore Games
Windows
Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.
Why similar: Soundtrack 33.5% ★, Emotional 18.6%, Narration 12.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Third Person 7.4%
- #12 Tombeaux
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Dave Beck
Windows · Mac
A short, interactive historical experience set in a historically accurate 3D environment. Explore the convergence between cultures and the environment across a few hundred years of American history.
Why similar: Historical 14.8%, Alternate History 14.3%, Drama 13.6%, Education 13.5%, Adventure 9.3%
- #13 Sea of Leaves
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simona Maiorano
Windows
A tragic mistery, from Apulia with love.
Why similar: Drama 19%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 13%, Narration 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #14 Pendula Swing - The Complete Journey
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Valiant Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact with, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine.
Why similar: Soundtrack 26.3% ★, Historical 13.2%, Alternate History 13.1%, Point & Click 12%, Narration 8.1%
- #15 A Lighthouse Tale
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2020LabStudio
Windows
Explore the island you inherited from your grandfather. Discover the secrets and stories it holds and relive your memories in search of an answer: Why did he want you here?
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Narration 15.8%, Drama 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 9.6%
- #16 We Grew Up in War
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac
We Grew Up in War is a powerful testimony based on real stories of children who lived through wars in Ukraine and Bosnia. Experience their world shaped by fear and imagination and witness their memories in all their raw, haunting truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Emotional 16.1%, Point & Click 14.7%, Drama 14.2%, Historical 13.1%
- #17 A Plague Tale: Requiem
86% matchVery Positive91% of 24,285 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Alternate History 14.5%, Drama 13.2%, Emotional 13%, Historical 12.9%
- #18 Grenzgänger - Aus der DDR in den Westen
84% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Playing History GmbHPub: Lern- und Erinnerungsort Notaufnahmelager Gießen
Windows · Mac
Jena, GDR. Assel, Michael, and Hanna live in the same neighbourhood and fight against state surveillance. Can they bring about the necessary changes, or will they have to flee? Help them find their way! [Only available in German!]
Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Education 19.5%, Historical 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Narration 7.7%
- #19 Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
85% matchVery Positive90% of 151 reviews2017
Dev: Wispfire
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.3%, Point & Click 25.8%, Drama 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #20 Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
83% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Wispfire
Windows · Mac · Linux
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Point & Click 15%, Alternate History 14.8%, Drama 11.8%, Historical 11.2%
- #21 OPUS: Prism Peak
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIGONO INC.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.
Why similar: Soundtrack 32.1% ★, Drama 13.8%, Emotional 12.7%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Narration 7.4%
- #22 Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland
81% matchVery Positive100% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Pepita Digital
Windows
A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.
Why similar: Soundtrack 37.3% ★, Emotional 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #23 Witness To Mass Incarceration
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Evie Litwok Pub: Witness To Mass Incarceration Inc.
Windows · Mac
Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.
Why similar: Emotional 20.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Drama 15.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Education 9.1%
- #24 Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: grownarts
Windows
Join Me 🦊 finding his memories on his last journey and experience a touching, emotional tale.
Why similar: Emotional 20.2%, Drama 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Narration 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #25 Don't Let Me Fade
79% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Point & Click 23.2%, Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 12%, Adventure 10.3%
- #26 OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,174 reviews2021
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.
Why similar: Soundtrack 28.3% ★, Emotional 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #27 残世界的鸢尾花
81% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: 2D_猫Pub: ParasGames
Windows · Mac
《残世界的鸢尾花》是一款近未来都市废土风的RPG游戏,讲述了三个素不相识的残世界幸存者结伴逃离“沃姆市”时发生的一连串故事。
Why similar: Soundtrack 30% ★, Emotional 15.7%, Alternate History 15%, Drama 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #28 穿越日记
78% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 娃哈哈哈 WaHa Works
Windows · Mac
《穿越日记》是一款沉浸式互动剧情游戏,玩家将扮演一名穿越入盛世皇城的现代女性,亲历宫廷风云与权谋博弈。通过选择不同剧情分支,推动故事走向多个结局,体验细腻的人物情感与复杂的人心博弈。支持单人离线游玩,适用于 Windows 和 macOS 平台,适合喜爱剧情向、宫廷题材及互动叙事体验的玩家。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Alternate History 15%, Emotional 12%, Drama 12%, Historical 11.9%
- #29 Since 1935
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HoHo Game Studio
Windows
This is an interactive narrative inspired by real events. Experience the untold story of an ordinary woman in contemporary China, blending heartfelt storytelling and light puzzles to explore resilience and humanity throughout her life journey.
Why similar: Emotional 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Historical 16.9%, Drama 14%, Point & Click 13.4%
- #30 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Emotional 13%, Narration 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #31 The Mystery Mist
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WolfSmokeStudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
In this world, deadly toxic mist is everywhere. The protagonist, Yaqing, becomes an apprentice to a physician skilled in using insects to save his sister, who has been poisoned by the mist. As the story progresses, he finds himself entangled in a tense racial conflict…
Why similar: Drama 19.3%, Alternate History 18.6%, Emotional 17.7%, Historical 13.2%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #32 Loving Life
77% 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: Drama 18.6%, Emotional 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Education 15.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #33 Snow Cone Serenade
75% matchVery Positive97% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: potion of midi
Windows
Snow Cone Serenade is a short and sweet liminal adventure. Choose your mood and roll the dice to succeed or fail in spicy situations. Enter a cursed snow world to save your sick dog, Jedediah. Unravel a mind-bending mystery to face your innermost fears.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Point & Click 15.1%, Drama 14.5%, Emotional 14.1%, Narration 8.9%
- #34 Jeremia: Nightfall
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gameful
Windows
Jeremiah: The Nightfall Our memories are what tell us who we are. But what if, suddenly, you had none? What if you had to emerge from the darkness on your own strength? Will you be ready to face your demons?
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Drama 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #35 No Longer Home
76% matchMixed64% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Point & Click 16%, Emotional 15.3%, Drama 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #36 Dünnes Eis - Das Spiel zum Song
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 506 reviews2024
Dev: Baumann Bergmann PokinssonPub: Lorke Records, Inh. Anne Baumann
Windows
Dünnes Eis is a point-and-click short story by award-winning game designer Jan “Poki” Baumann, who has won numerous awards for games such as the Deponia series. Since 2021, Poki has dedicated himself to his music and band Baumann Bergmann Pokinsson.
Why similar: Soundtrack 43.5% ★, Point & Click 19.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #37 Blue Wednesday: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
An experience filled with stories and music See the world through the eyes of jazz pianist, Morris. takes you through a dream-like adventure through jazz and love, and failure.
Why similar: Soundtrack 28.6% ★, Drama 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #38 I am OK
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cubidoo EntertainmentPub: tba
Windows
Join the talented photography student Neera on a captivating journey through her memories. Haunted by recurring nightmares, her life spirals into chaos, questioning everything. Involuntarily, she returns to a place she once left behind: her childhood home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Drama 23%, Emotional 19.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 8.4%
- #39 Famine Way
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STELLARIUM.gaming
Windows
Famine Way is a 2D adventure game in the author's hand-drawn style, which unfolds Holodomor in 1932-1933. Go on a journey, experiencing all the tragedy through the eyes of little Olena and her companion - a wounded stork!
Why similar: Historical 21.8%, Drama 19.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Story Rich 11%, Narration 10.6%
- #40 Cyoube
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinky Punky Seal
Windows
Wake up in a cubic world, contrasting with what you represent. Follow Norman's voice, the universe itself, in a vibrant journey towards your fate. Will you fit in?
Why similar: Soundtrack 39.9% ★, Narration 11.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Emotional 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #41 Red Rebellion
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aikasa Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sapphic fairy tale mashup as Robin Hood teams up with Red Riding Hood to save their town set in a historically accurate medieval England.
Why similar: Soundtrack 25.3% ★, Historical 16.8%, Emotional 13.1%, Drama 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #42 Mycroft Holmes Simulator
71% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: The Wonder Room
Windows · Linux
Become Sherlock Holmes' more intelligent, more languorous older brother in this short point and click experience from the world of 'The Beekeeper's Picnic'.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Point & Click 22.3%, Historical 14.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Adventure 9.8%
- #43 Coded Black
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Human StudioPub: Maisha Wester
Windows
A narrative-driven social justice game exploring the suppressed histories of anti-Blackness in the US and UK. Confront racial injustice and discover moments of Black resilience and humanity through storytelling and historical evidence.
Why similar: Historical 21.9%, Education 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Emotional 10.2%, Narration 10%
- #44 Bleached
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Bringer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Work. Sleep. Repeat. Days blur together, and colors fade... until everything is blank. In this point-and-click story, escape monotony and repaint your canvas with new colors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Point & Click 21.4%, Emotional 19.7%, Narration 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #45 Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars
73% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Winter Night GamesPub: ZQ SFX LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Point & Click 16.4%, Emotional 14.4%, Drama 12.2%, Narration 8.9%
- #46 Library Game
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Sophie FischerPub: The Spoon Solutions
Windows
Enter a world where books spring to life. A beautiful Journey about forgiveness and Books awaits you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Drama 18.1%, Emotional 16.7%, Education 12.7%, Narration 11%
- #47 30 minutes until my brain dies
69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: WanderKokos
Windows
The silence of space. The whisper of memories. The last 30 minutes before your mind fades away. A story about farewell, choice, and pain.
Why similar: Soundtrack 43% ★, Drama 20.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #48 Quadrivium - Paths of History
70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Quadrivium Game
Windows
In an innovative 2.5D puzzle game, the Quadrivium Project will transport you into a simulation where you will relive the past while solving puzzles and correcting the errors that threaten the world's historical memory.
Why similar: Historical 19.4%, Point & Click 16.1%, Education 12.5%, Narration 10.2%, Alternate History 8.9%
- #49 Mind Scraper
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scraper Games
Windows
Mind Scraper is a story-driven graphic adventure. Play as Robert and dive into dying minds—built from unresolved regrets—to explore memories and learn why those choices were made.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Emotional 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Narration 10.8%
- #50 Extra Coin
69% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: CINIC Games
Windows
Extra Coin is a story-rich life sim set between the real world and a virtual utopia: explore the city, do activities, and face your opponents. Would you rather respect the Loop or break it to find your lost parents?
Why similar: Soundtrack 37.2% ★, Emotional 15.9%, Drama 13.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #51 Who dies first
70% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: AmyBeryl
Windows
The darkest game in 2022 , depends not only on how dark it is, but also on how dark readers can imagine it. The goal of the game is not to kill dragons, but to control "which character releases skills" and "which character dies first" to obtain different game endings.
Why similar: Emotional 19.8%, Point & Click 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Drama 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #52 LifeDev
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Jeronimo Barraco-Marmol
Windows · Linux
1st Person 3D Exploration Point&Click Intimate Journey. Experience trauma, gather clues, join the dots, find allies, unravel the truth, create your way out, face the demons, become stronger, challenge your "reality". Have you had enough already?
Why similar: Voxel 24% ★, Drama 19.2%, Emotional 16.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #53 Beacon Pines
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,195 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Emotional 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 11.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #54 Anxiety Puppy
67% matchVery Positive97% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Drama 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Emotional 15.8%, Education 15.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #55 Leila
66% matchVery Positive88% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: Ubik Studios
Windows · Mac
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Soundtrack 26.6% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Emotional 14.9%, Drama 12.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #56 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Soundtrack 30.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Emotional 14.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Narration 8.8%
- #57 Back Then
67% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Octopus Embrace
Windows
Back Then is a first-person narrative game taking place in the mind of Thomas Eilian, an elderly writer diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Why similar: Soundtrack 33.2% ★, Emotional 15.6%, Drama 13.6%, Narration 10.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #58 The Grim Nightmare of Nibras
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: FreeAnimals_Software
Windows
The Grim Nightmare of Nibras is a story with the search for objects in gloomy locations.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 8.2%
- #59 The Kids We Were
67% matchVery Positive90% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: GAGEX Co., Ltd.
Windows
A cinematic adventure game with a heavy focus on narrative.
Why similar: Voxel 54.4% ★, Drama 18.3%, Emotional 13.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Story Rich 6%
- #60 Ezrebeth
66% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Drama 20.9%, Point & Click 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Exploration 7.5%