- #1 The Dagger of Hisei
97% 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 25.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Drama 9%
- #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 22.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Narrative 13.7% ★, Emotional 11%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #3 Echoes of Baikal
96% 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 19.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, Emotional 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #4 Five Stages of Pink
95% 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 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Emotional 8.4%
- #5 追曙
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 悄语灯
Windows
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Narrative 14.9% ★, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Drama 11.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #6 I am OK
94% 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 25.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Drama 14.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Emotional 12.3%
- #7 The Wreck
93% matchVery Positive89% of 273 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 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Mystery 8.5%
- #8 Room of Depression
92% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Drama 14.1%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #9 Don't Let Me Fade
91% 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 28.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Point & Click 11.3%, Emotional 9%
- #10 Summit of the Wolf
91% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Summit of the Wolf is a poignant point-and-click narrative adventure about trauma and hope. A young girl wakes in an ethereal garden and sets out on a personal journey to the fabled Summit of the Wolf, whereupon she must uncover the tragic events that led to her arrival in this fantasy realm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Drama 12%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #11 The Guilty Hearts
90% 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 25.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Adventure 10.5%
- #12 The Haunting of Joni Evers
89% matchVery Positive91% of 161 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 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Drama 10.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #13 Gap Year
89% 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 15.9%, Narrative 13.5% ★, Story Rich 12.1%, Drama 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #14 My life with you
87% matchVery Positive89% of 73 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 18.3% ★, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Drama 10.2%, Emotional 9.9%
- #15 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
88% 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: Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Emotional 8.4%
- #16 Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
86% 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 22.2%, Emotional 10%, Mystery 7.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #17 Since 1935
86% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Narrative 14.5% ★, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #18 The Grim Nightmare of Nibras
85% 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 22.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #19 Hindsight
84% 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: Female Protagonist 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Story Rich 12%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Emotional 10.7%
- #20 Florence
84% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 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 16.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Narrative 11.5% ★
- #21 Tokyo Girls Chronicle
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FUNAKI GAMES
Windows
A Fully Animated and Fully Voiced Light Novel Game! Set in Tokyo, a lonely android girl, Rin, meets Aoi and forms a deep friendship, gradually reclaiming her humanity. However, when Rin learns the secret of her origins, the story takes a dramatic turn.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Female Protagonist 22%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Drama 19.7%, Adventure 5.9%
- #22 Ezrebeth
82% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Drama 14%, Mystery 10.4%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #23 Tails Noir Preludes
82% matchVery Positive92% of 297 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 17.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Story Rich 10%, Emotional 9.9%
- #24 120 Yen Stories
81% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: NekoNeko SoftPub: iMoe Games
Windows
In 120 Yen series, each season has a unique heroine. By using the four seasons of Japan to tell the story of two people meeting and getting along through the keyword "120 yen".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Story Rich 19%, Emotional 14.1%, Drama 7.8%
- #25 Endless Loop
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Drama 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 6.2%
- #26 The House On Holland Hill
80% 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 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Emotional 9.3%, Drama 7.1%
- #27 Helen
79% 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 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Story Rich 13%, Narrative 10.5% ★
- #28 Late photographer 6
79% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: photographer
Windows
A short love story
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Drama 12.4%
- #29 The Mire of Miss Audacity
78% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Bamboo Calculator
Windows · Mac · Linux
After waking up in a world without her sister, Miss Alexandra Audacity believes she's been left out of a conspiracy between her flaky friends and secretive husband. Guide her through five timelines mired by false memories while trying to keep her sanity, and yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Drama 17.1%, Stylized 8.6%, Emotional 8.6%
- #30 We Carry the Fire
78% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Myna Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
We Carry the Fire is a fantasy-adventure visual novel about four people embarking on a dangerous quest to save a small village from an apocalyptic curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Drama 15.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Emotional 11.4%
- #31 Parallels: Year One
77% 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 33.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 10%, Drama 6.4%
- #32 We Grew Up in War
77% 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 21.5%, Narrative 12.5% ★, Emotional 11.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Drama 10.8%
- #33 Last Stop
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Narrative 10.2% ★, Mystery 9.8%
- #34 A Memoir Blue
76% matchVery Positive85% of 491 reviews2022
Dev: Cloisters InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 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%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Emotional 13.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #35 SEASON: A letter to the future
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,993 reviews2023
Dev: Scavengers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 14.3%, Narrative 12.7% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #36 栖云异梦
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Drama 14%, Story Rich 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 11%
- #37 Tale of Chak Chak
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeynab MirzadehPub: WinWin Studio
Windows
Help Chak Chak on a heartwarming adventure! Play mindfulness-inspired mini-games, grow her aura, and explore a charming story about friendship, self-discovery, and finding true happiness.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Narrative 12.3% ★, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #38 Dreamy Golden Snow
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamy Golden Snow is a fantasy mystery-themed visual novel that tells a story among high school girls. The story appears in an ordinary high school. After the incident, the protagonist is also affected, and players will guide her through numerous choices to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%
- #39 Good Bones
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 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 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Mystery 10.2%
- #40 Short Short Fictions
73% 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 22.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Emotional 10.2%
- #41 Matsuro Palette
73% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2020
Dev: SleepingMuseumPub: KEMCO
Windows
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 11.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #42 Carry Onward
72% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Andrey Chudaev
Windows
Carry Onward is a narrative gameplay short that follows a grieving man as he packs up his home. Immerse yourself in his thoughts and emotions by interacting with items, which shape his internal state. Experience the transformative power of memories and the hope that arises from embracing change.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Narrative 16.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #43 Until Then
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Emotional 15.3%, Story Rich 14.3%, Drama 13.2%
- #44 A Lozenge
72% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Party for Introverts
Windows · Mac
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Drama 7.9%
- #45 Dreamwalker
71% 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 29.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #46 As Long As You're Here
69% matchVery Positive100% of 437 reviews2025
Dev: Autoscopia Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Drama 14.8%, Emotional 14.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Female Protagonist 12.7%
- #47 Lilja and Natsuka Painting Lies
70% matchVery Positive95% of 153 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 26.5%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Drama 9.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #48 Sea of Leaves
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simona Maiorano
Windows
A tragic mistery, from Apulia with love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Drama 14.8%, Story Rich 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Emotional 9.7%
- #49 Penrose
70% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: doublespeak games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Drama 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Emotional 9.4%
- #50 AIXIN: Goddess' Love
68% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Ascension
Windows
A short visual novel about a warrior with a dark past and a radiant goddess who are confronted with a shocking challenge that will change their lives forever, forcing them to reconsider their views on such a complex and contradictory feeling as love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Drama 15.4%, Emotional 12%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #51 Rue Valley
68% matchMixed65% of 1,543 reviews2025
Dev: Emotion Spark StudioPub: Owlcat Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Narrative 13% ★, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Emotional 9.1%
- #52 随风而逝 Story About Times
71% matchVery Positive81% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: cdhy interactive
Windows
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Narrative 16.9% ★, Visual Novel 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Drama 11.3%
- #53 You Never Listen
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redi GamesPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Hayley finds her apartment empty. The love of her life packed and gone. What starts as a search for an answer soon turns into a personal journey. Was her life as perfect as she remembers it ? With each new clue she finds, the truth becomes more and more unbelievable.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #54 BlueLine
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The BlueLine Team
Windows
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Drama 14.1%, Emotional 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #55 Leila
67% 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: Narrative 14.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Emotional 10%
- #56 Lone Pine
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bang Bang Bang Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lone Pine is a single-player, 2D adventure set in the fictional Lone Pine National Park. You play as Izzie, who has come to Lone Pine to try to photograph some of its mysterious, undiscovered 'cryptids'.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 13.7%, Mystery 11%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #57 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #58 Goodnight Universe
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,188 reviews2025
Dev: Nice DreamPub: Skybound Games
Windows
From the creators of Before Your Eyes — You are Isaac, a 6-month-old baby, developing mysterious psychic powers. What you want most is to be loved and accepted by your family, but a secretive tech corporation wants you for their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Emotional 12.8%, Narrative 12.5% ★, Story Rich 12.4%, Drama 10.4%
- #59 Meet Her There
66% 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 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Emotional 6.9%
- #60 Refrain: Verse of Fate
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: illusorys
Windows
A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Narrative 14.3% ★, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%