- #1 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
97% matchVery Positive87% of 1,683 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 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: Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Emotional 8.2%
- #2 Let Me Speak
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Narrative 13.7% ★, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Emotional 11.1%
- #3 The Quiet Things
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Silver Script Games
Windows
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Narrative 12.7% ★, Story Rich 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Emotional 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #4 Hindsight
95% matchVery Positive80% of 156 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: Female Protagonist 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 10.7%
- #5 The Dagger of Hisei
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sword of Dew Studio
Windows
After the revolution, Kikoku is plunged into chaos. Takekosen joins the secret organization Hiseido, facing her final trial. She must abandon her name, wear the mask, and forge her path through fate. A fantasy visual novel set in an ancient Eastern world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Emotional 9.6%
- #6 Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Emotional 9.9%, Mystery 7.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #7 The Grim Nightmare of Nibras
93% 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: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Point & Click 12.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #8 Five Stages of Pink
92% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Emotional 9%
- #9 Don't Let Me Fade
91% matchVery Positive99% of 131 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 29.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Point & Click 12%, Emotional 9.2%
- #10 Sea of Leaves
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simona Maiorano
Windows
A tragic mistery, from Apulia with love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Story Rich 15%, Emotional 10.3%, Visual Novel 8%
- #11 The Wreck
90% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #12 Meet Her There
89% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Sinisthesis
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #13 The Tenth Minute
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XU S.A Studio
Windows
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Emotional 8.6%
- #14 Invisible Wings: Chapter One
88% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Audune
Windows
Help Dawn, a young woman of faerie descent, with her first steps into loving and accepting who she is in a modern world where faeries and humans were supposed to live in harmony.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Emotional 9.5%
- #15 River Secret
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard2Scream
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #16 The Haunting of Joni Evers
86% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #17 Helen
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eternal DreamPub: Rolling Glory Jam
Windows
A mysterious origami letter pulls Helen from her routine, sparking a journey of self-discovery. As a violinist content creator balancing a day job, Helen faces life’s challenges while reflecting through journaling. Explore the town, meet others, and find gratitude in this cozy narrative adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Story Rich 13%, Narrative 10.3% ★
- #18 Echoes of Baikal
84% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Emotional 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #19 A Memoir Blue
85% matchVery Positive85% of 499 reviews2022
Dev: Cloisters InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Emotional 13.6%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #20 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
84% matchVery Positive93% of 5,966 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Narrative 9.1% ★
- #21 Short Short Fictions
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: room6
Windows
A short short mix tape of one story that connects three shorter stories. On the NewWave, a magical game console that is retro but new, enjoy DON'T SAY YES, TO:NORTH, and a secret tale nobody yet knows. Welcome to a slightly fantastical and nostalgic world of painful, toilful, and beautiful stories!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Emotional 10.2%
- #22 Florence
82% matchVery Positive93% of 15,963 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Narrative 12.1% ★
- #23 Dreamwalker
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a man who discovers the existence of another dimension hidden in dreams. Explore and learn the rules of a new reality, meet fellow dreamwalkers and solve the mystery of a disaster in the past. Make decisions, build relationships and strive to reach the best ending!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #24 Tails Noir Preludes
81% matchVery Positive92% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Emotional 9.8%
- #25 Gap Year
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mythical Voltage
Windows
Gap Year is a story-focused point & click adventure played through comic book panels that reconfigure as you explore Vera Novak’s one-bedroom apartment. Vera is a bright young scientist, but the arrival of an unexpected guest and a strange fixation with a cosmonaut may derail her academic pursuits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Narrative 15% ★, Story Rich 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #26 A Night at the Watermill
80% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #27 Beacon Pines
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,313 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.8 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: Visual Novel 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Story Rich 12.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Mystery 7.4%
- #28 M City
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Story Rich 14.1%, Point & Click 11.1%, Mystery 6.9%
- #29 OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,673 reviews2018
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Story Rich 14.1%, Emotional 13%
- #30 Good Bones
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 10.6%
- #31 Everglow
77% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: 7CoreLoops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Story Rich 19%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 8.7%
- #32 Hotel Beresford
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
1929. The Beresford Mansion once again becomes the stage for a tragic story. Follow its new owner, Samuel Chapman, on his descent into madness in this dark visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 11.2%, Adventure 10.3%
- #33 Echoes of the Fey Episode 0: The Immolation
78% matchVery Positive83% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Imagine being the only survivor of an explosion that kills thousands of people. That is the fate of Sofya Rykov. And survival is just the beginning of her tale... Episode 0: The Immolation is a free, standalone chapter in the Echoes of the Fey adventure game/visual novel series.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Adventure 19.7%, Story Rich 15%, Indie 9.3%
- #34 The Guilty Hearts
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Adventure 11.4%
- #35 Heaven's Vault
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,425 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Narrative 19% ★, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #36 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #37 Until Then
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,524 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 15.6%, Mystery 8.3%
- #38 神祇Pantheon
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 团团的小窝
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dark Matter God × unemployed girl. A two-way redemption otome visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Emotional 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%
- #39 Mama
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pat-o-Logic Studio
Windows · Mac
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Narrative 20.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Story Rich 15%, Emotional 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #40 VIDEOVERSE
73% matchVery Positive95% of 239 reviews2023
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Narrative 18.3% ★, Story Rich 13.7%, Emotional 9.9%
- #41 Miniatures
72% matchVery Positive95% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Narrative 11.5% ★, Mystery 10.3%, Emotional 9.7%
- #42 Grief like a stray dog
71% matchVery Positive98% of 104 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: Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Point & Click 9.8%, Emotional 9.8%
- #43 Fostering Apocalypse
72% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Incisor Studios
Windows · Mac
The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Female Protagonist 17%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #44 The House On Holland Hill
71% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Hedgefield
Windows
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Story Rich 15%, Emotional 10%, Mystery 7.3%
- #45 ストレイ・メモリア
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Mystery 19.2%, Story Rich 17.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Adventure 11.9%
- #46 Aletta - Visual Novel
73% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Adventure 12%, Emotional 8.9%, Mystery 7.5%
- #47 Lilja and Natsuka Painting Lies
69% matchVery Positive95% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
A yuri kinetic novel about overcoming the tribulations of the human heart, and a sapphic tale on the heartaches and reprieves of fathoming love. Asou Ei’s first title with Frontwing is presented with poignant visuals in Full HD, an evocative soundtrack, and voice acting by a star-studded cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #48 Lisa: Silence in the Rain
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: paleGrass
Windows
A slow-burn, character-driven RPG about an ordinary young woman drawn into a city’s criminal underworld where trust is fragile, choices carry lasting consequences, and doing the right thing rarely comes without cost.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #49 There Exists
68% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: ANRK
Windows
A narrative VR experience where you explore 1790s Australia through the eyes of an English servant and the Dharug people. Uncover hidden histories, navigate immersive environments, and witness a pivotal moment of first contact.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Emotional 7.2%
- #50 Sky of Tides
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.Pub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Sky of Tides is a choice-driven isometric sci-fi adventure following Rin D’Lorah as she searches for her missing father in a shattered world where oceans float in the sky. Shape her through decisions, balance who she is becoming, and uncover a mystery where every choice quietly rewrites the future.
Why similar: Narrative 19.6% ★, Story Rich 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #51 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
71% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 8.7%
- #52 I'm Making a Monster
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zorkie studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Narrative 14.3% ★, Emotional 12.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #53 The Appraiser
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Chip-off
Windows
The Appraiser is a short, first person narrative game. As an art appraiser you will sell the art collection of a dying man. Each painting is by 4 famed artist. They have a story to tell you, but only if you choose to listen.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Narrative 14.1% ★, Story Rich 11.7%, Mystery 8.8%
- #54 Pine: A Story of Loss
67% matchVery Positive80% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Made Up GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 15.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Narrative 10.5% ★
- #55 SEASON: A letter to the future
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,024 reviews2023
Dev: Scavengers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Narrative 10.3% ★, Story Rich 9.6%
- #56 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,694 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Story Rich 13.3%, Emotional 10.6%
- #57 Riley & Rochelle
67% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows
Uncover the lives, losses, and stories of two musicians from opposite sides of the tracks as they become superstars, fall in love and fall apart in this 90s narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 13.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Exploration 8.1%
- #58 My life with you
65% matchVery Positive88% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Sorora Game Studio
Windows
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Why similar: Narrative 20.2% ★, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Emotional 10.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #59 We Grew Up in War
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac
This narrative adventure tells stories of children from Sarajevo and Ukraine based on local’s testimonies. See contemporary war from an overlooked perspective, highlighting resilience and imagination of kids whose future was taken from them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Narrative 13.9% ★, Emotional 13%, Story Rich 12.8%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #60 Parallels: Year One
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Resquita Productions
Windows
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Female Protagonist 20%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 3.7%