60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Indie, 2D, Interactive Fiction.
Musings on grief, moving on, and a life made and lived in the rural Midwest. Features a collection of lovingly hand-drawn panels and pixel art.
The Quiet Hum of a Lonely Heart
Ten-year-old Margo exists in the shadow of her vibrant older sister, Janice, a shadow cast by parents who are too busy admiring one child to truly see the other, leaving Margo to navigate a world of quiet yearning and internal suffering.
Where the Echo Sleeps
is a story-driven hospital receptionist simulator with multiple endings. Become a hospital receptionist in a pandemic apocalypse and manage the order in which patients receive treatment.
Ten-year-old Margo exists in the shadow of her vibrant older sister, Janice, a shadow cast by parents who are too busy admiring one child to truly see the other, leaving Margo to navigate a world of quiet yearning and internal suffering.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Emotional 26.9%, Simulation 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, 2D 6.2%
is a story-driven hospital receptionist simulator with multiple endings. Become a hospital receptionist in a pandemic apocalypse and manage the order in which patients receive treatment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Emotional 19.1%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Simulation 10.3%
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: Emotional 29.6%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, LGBTQ+ 4.7%
Write letters with your typewriter on behalf of others in this cozy single-player game. Compose everything from simple hellos to theater scripts and love letters, express each client’s emotions, and find your own meaning to letter writing.
Why similar: Emotional 23.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.7%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Emotional 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Emotional 18.7%, Text-Based 10.8%, Simulation 10.6%
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 32.6%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Emotional 20%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 5.9%
A visual novel about grief, memory and acceptance. Nayara is a painter of memories: she digs into her clients’ minds to change or even erase their memories. One day she realizes she has altered her own memory. What was so painful or unbearable that she wanted to forget it for good?
Why similar: Emotional 29.8%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Linear 3.7%
Welcome to Pride Park! Experience six main stories and several bonus stories centered around the staff and students of this eclectic idol school in this episodic, slice-of-life visual novel!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Emotional 16.4%, Simulation 15.9%, 2D 5.5%
One day, Chamomile shows up to Lavender's house with a special potion recipe. She wants a transformation potion! Sadly she only has the recipe for a temporary one, so the two witches set out on a wild adventure to gather the ingredients for a permanent transformation potion!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Emotional 21.5%, Simulation 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 6.8%
A romantic, fantasy slice-of-life visual novel about Emile Mayer — the owner of A Slice of Comfort bakery in the Kingdom of Selias — when the Fae Kingdom's royal procession, and the interesting newcomer that comes with it, changes his life forever.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Simulation 15%, Emotional 14.4%, Text-Based 9.3%
Bearly Baking is a cooking and relationship-building game where you play as a bear running an inn to feed animals for hibernation. You cook bread and muffins in small mini-games, and based on the quality, you build better relationships with your patrons and learn more about their stories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Simulation 14.2%, Emotional 14%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
Dawn of Gray is a single-player visual novel with a distinctive style, in which you play the role of a young man discovering himself and his feelings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Emotional 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Linear 9.3%, Text-Based 8.1%
A kinetic visual novel about an ex-archeologist, ex-professor, always-a-poet and now burglar taking his second ever case to crack open a Soul Box after a reporter from the news blows his brains out during a live broadcast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Emotional 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Realistic 7.4%
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Linear 7.3%
A story about love, death, and the universe, told through tarot cards.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Emotional 20.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 6.8%
Anthology of anti-war stories by award-winning authors from Russia
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Emotional 13%, Text-Based 11.6%
When The Devil himself approaches you with an opportunity you cannot refuse a journey into your most perverse fetishes starts! A collection of interactive erotic stories!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Text-Based 8.5%, Realistic 8.1%
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Text-Based 6.7%, 2D 6.5%
A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Emotional 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%
A short, free visual novel about body positivity and learning to love yourself.
Why similar: Emotional 29.9%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Simulation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, 2D 5.2%
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 23.9%, Emotional 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%
"Remember Us" is an emotional adventure game where you witness the final moments of Dean, an Alzheimer's patient, as he tries to remember his beloved wife Marta and his past before passing away. Find objects, revive memories, and discover Dean's poignant farewell moment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Emotional 17.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Text-Based 10.5%
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Emotional 15%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Text-Based 6.8%
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: Emotional 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Text-Based 5.7%, Linear 4.3%
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 31.5%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Emotional 19.6%, Text-Based 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Emotional 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Text-Based 10.3%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Emotional 13%, Text-Based 9.7%
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Emotional 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Text-Based 7%
Having lost the meaning of life, Shionagi meets Ayana, who suffers from a certain illness. “Kidnap me from this boring everyday life.” He wishes to die. A girl promised death. A bittersweet summer kidnapping drama where they confront each other's “lives.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Emotional 35.9%, Text-Based 16%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 1.8%
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: Emotional 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Text-Based 9.7%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Emotional 17.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Text-Based 9.8%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
A single-screen satirical game where you press a button to request a mortgage… and you're always told no. There is no ending. No progress. Just despair — for the price of a coffee.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Simulation 22.1%, Text-Based 9.6%, 2D 6.6%
Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal story of mental health and heartbreak. No choices; this is a linear narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Emotional 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%, LGBTQ+ 6.9%
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: Emotional 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Linear 6.5%
A romantic comedy visual novel about the last summer vacation before adulthood, creating unforgettable memories with Yui.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Emotional 23.3%, Simulation 22.8%, Text-Based 14.4%, 2D 7.3%
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Why similar: Emotional 26.2%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%, Text-Based 8.6%
Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Emotional 18.7%, Text-Based 11.1%, Nature 7.9%
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Emotional 22.9%, Nature 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Emotional 11.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Text-Based 9.6%
Step into a FUTA world where power is forged through passion. Guide Elifael El'Naar through the dangers of the Baptism, that she may prove herself to Goddess and Matron. Will she win over the affection and respect of her kin, or fall into disgrace and ruin? Your choices shape her fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Emotional 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Text-Based 12.8%
The story of a father and son experiencing the ups and downs of life, and how they try to make the best of the twists and turns life puts them through
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Emotional 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, 2D 5.1%
A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.
Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 8.3%, Nature 7.9%
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Emotional 12%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Linear 8%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 9.6%, Hand-drawn 9%
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Emotional 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Simulation 9.7%
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Emotional 15.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, 2D 5.7%
这是一个关于遗憾与成长的故事。男生的思绪不断回到17岁的夏天，在一次次回忆与抉择中徘徊，是去尝试弥补遗憾？还是在释然间体会成长的意义?回忆中的她会在那等我吗？
Why similar: Emotional 29.1%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Simulation 7.4%
「春の音はまるで君に似てて」は暗い夜、道に迷ったような時期に悩んでいた主人公、相原愛理が偶然蒼の歌声を聞くようになり、二人の物語が始まります。日本の女学校を背景とし、少女と少女が出会い、お互いを通して自分が進みたい道を見つけ、一歩、また一歩踏み出していく、成長と恋の過程を込めた「ゆり」キネティックノーベルです。
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Emotional 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Text-Based 12.6%
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Emotional 43.6%, Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Linear 8%, 2D 3.9%
Across the Desk : StudyMate is a cozy productivity sim where you work with a partner, Yeon-woo. Use a Pomodoro timer, To-Do list, and music player to boost efficiency. Follow her story via chat and enjoy mini-games for a perfect mental reset.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Visual Novel 25%, Simulation 18.4%, Emotional 16.6%, Text-Based 5.9%
Snow, dullness, depression. Constant dissatisfaction with work and superiors and feeling like there is no escape. Is this what life will always be? Perhaps… but I can always hope for change to be just around the corner!…
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Emotional 17.5%, Text-Based 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Growing older has nothing to do with feeling grown up. Face the challenges of adulthood with Liv, Albert and Finja in this interactive visual novel by exploring their everyday lives through point-and-click interactions as well as mini games and figure out the secrets of how to be an adult!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Emotional 19.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Linear 9%
Do I Know You? is a very short visual novel about a man visiting his mother with dementia.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Emotional 38.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Casual 3.1%, Indie 2.2%
Journalist David, whose career is not going well, takes on the most dangerous assignment he can after receiving a warning from his editor. As time passes, it becomes clear that what is happening is far from simple.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Emotional 20.5%, Simulation 13.6%, Realistic 10.8%
An emotional point-and-click adventure about youth, love, and growing up. Explore Namo's memories and uncover a touching story of friendship and first love in the city of Beihai.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Emotional 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Text-Based 9%
warmth, bitterness, longing, compromise.
Why similar: Emotional 34.1%, Visual Novel 33.3%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Linear 4.2%, 2D 2.9%
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Emotional 18.7%, Text-Based 14%, Simulation 7.2%
