60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Emotional, Story Rich, 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 Painting
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Graveyard Girls
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
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 26.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Hand-drawn 12%, Linear 7.3%
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Text-Based 9.7%, LGBTQ+ 8.3%
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Emotional 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Linear 8%
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 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Linear 6.5%
"Robot Hospice" is a 2D pixel art adventure game where beloved robots spend their final days in a hospice. As a new staff member, you will gently yet painfully bid farewell to these cherished machines that once lived alongside humans.
Why similar: Emotional 33%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, 2D 5.6%
A story-driven Survival/ Farm RPG about learning to live after loss. Explore 7 emotional story arcs tackling love, grief, purpose & struggle of many kinds. Farm, Forage, Hunt and Craft to endure the deserts of 1860's Oregon (on casual/ challenge). Walk the path from mere survival to something more.
Why similar: Emotional 33.1%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Hand-drawn 24.9%, Simulation 16.2%
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 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%
Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Emotional 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, LGBTQ+ 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%
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 25.5%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Emotional 23.1%, Nature 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Cyberside Picnic is a eulogy for the cyberian commonplace that just eluded us. A love letter to a lost future of alternative video games, delete and overwrite.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 6.7%
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Emotional 81.4%, Simulation 10.8%, Casual 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Indie 1.3%
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Emotional 28%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 2D 6.4%
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Emotional 21.4%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Text-Based 11.1%
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 50%, Emotional 43%, Casual 3.9%, 2D 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Hand-drawn 15%, Text-Based 8.6%, Linear 6.2%
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.8%, Emotional 32.1%, Visual Novel 26%, Singleplayer 1.1%
A melancholic journey through the cemetery... and far beyond its gates.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Nature 11.2%
Share your thoughts and discover those shared by others, in Fireside Feelings. Gather around the welcoming warmth of the campfire and take part in conversations between real people separated in space and time. Sometimes, we all need a good talk under the stars.
Why similar: Emotional 33.9%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Nature 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Linear 9.5%
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Text-Based 26%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Simulation 16.5%, 2D 6.3%
A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Hand-drawn 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, 2D 2.9%
Japanese Rural Life Adventure is a relaxing slow-life simulation where you can experience the charm of traditional Japanese countryside living, all in a beautifully crafted pixel-art world.
Why similar: Agriculture 41.7% ★, Nature 20.4%, Simulation 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Emotional 22.4%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%
A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Indie 7%, Casual 6.5%
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
Why similar: Agriculture 45.8% ★, Simulation 32%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Indie 3.2%, Casual 1.9%
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: Emotional 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Visual Novel 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Indie 2.2%
Raise a garden... from the dead! Greenhearth Necromancer is a cozy, witchy, semi-idle game about caring for living and undead plants alike. Grow cute plants in your balcony garden, cast spells, and brew potions, enjoying the chill idle gameplay and ambience throughout your day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Nature 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Casual 3.2%
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.3%, Visual Novel 38.3%, Simulation 12.6%, 2D 8.4%, Casual 2.5%
Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Emotional 25.7%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Linear 5.7%, 2D 4.4%
A meditative experience that invites players to explore the serene beauty of a living, breathing cemetery as it changes with the seasons.
Why similar: Emotional 55.4%, LGBTQ+ 34.1%, Casual 6.1%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Agriculture 63.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, 2D 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%
A slice-of-life adventure game set in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
Why similar: Emotional 48.8%, Hand-drawn 28.9%, Simulation 12.5%, 2D 5.3%, Indie 2.8%
Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Emotional 37%, Text-Based 11.2%, 2D 7.2%, Simulation 5%
Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Simulation 14%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 7.5%
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Why similar: Agriculture 46.3% ★, Simulation 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, 2D 7.1%
Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Emotional 25.1%, Visual Novel 24.9%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Simulation 7.8%
"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.
Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Visual Novel 25%, Interactive Fiction 25%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Text-Based 8.2%
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 30%, Visual Novel 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, 2D 3.6%
From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.
Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: Emotional 38.5%, Visual Novel 35.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Simulation 4.8%, Indie 2.8%
A short memoir of first love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 70.1%, 2D 16%, Casual 6.1%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%
How to Say Goodbye is a beautiful narrative puzzle game inspired by picture books. Reorganize the environment and solve puzzles to help a group of ghosts on their quest to finally move on.
Why similar: Emotional 57.5%, Text-Based 25.5%, 2D 11.3%, Casual 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Emotional 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Linear 6.8%
Destined to Die is a task managing game about depression, containing over 200+ pieces of physical and digital art. What's the point in life, if all paths lead to death. Choose your actions, and learn how to live. All paths lead to death, but how long can you live?
Why similar: Emotional 36.6%, Hand-drawn 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D 10.7%, Casual 5.5%
When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA.
Why similar: Emotional 35%, Visual Novel 34.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Linear 4.3%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Emotional 31%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Simulation 7.3%, 2D 5%
A heartfelt story of ambition, struggle, and friendship told from the perspective of a young boy in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
Why similar: Emotional 42.8%, Agriculture 22% ★, Hand-drawn 18.7%, 2D 8.2%, Casual 3.8%
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Emotional 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Nature 9.2%
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Emotional 37.7%, Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Hand-drawn 23.4%, 2D 5.6%, Casual 2.5%
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, 2D 8.5%, Casual 1.8%
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, 2D 8.1%, Indie 1.8%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 45.6%, Simulation 34%, 2D 12.5%, Casual 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.
Why similar: Agriculture 41.2% ★, Simulation 31.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Casual 6.4%, Indie 5.5%
An emo-inspired narrative rhythm game exploring growing pains, addiction, romance and music. Scream with Ash as he makes the transition from baby bat to elder emo, guide him through his crash outs and help him navigate his (teenage) dirtbag life through music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 25%, Emotional 20.5%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%
A character-driven, story-rich visual novel about rebuilding your life after juvenile detention. Forge friendships, find romance, and confront the scars of your troubled past.
Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, Visual Novel 27%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Realistic 7.4%, Linear 6.9%
A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.
Why similar: Emotional 30.4%, Visual Novel 26.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Text-Based 10.8%, Realistic 8.9%
Ritual of Raven is a story-based farming sim - but you don’t do the farming yourself! Enchant Arcana Constructs to grow a magical herb garden, befriend a cute bunch of weirdos and use your witchy skills to perform powerful rituals to stabilize the portals that are causing trouble for the village.
Why similar: Agriculture 45.1% ★, Simulation 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Casual 3.2%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
Why similar: Agriculture 35.8% ★, Emotional 21.9%, Nature 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Simulation 8.6%
A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%, 2D 5.8%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Text-Based 18.2%, Linear 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8%
