- #1 怪奇工作介绍所
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xia Yuyi
Windows
This is a visual novel game that focuses on the daily lives of the background NPCs living in a 【supernatural fiction】 world. You will play as the owner of a mini job agency, assigning work to the 'supporting characters' of K City.
Why similar: Word Game 31%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #2 海伦的神迹
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Bereaved by the war, the heroine had been into sleep for three hundred years. After awakening, she lost her memory. What will happen in the new story? The fate of the heroine is in your hand...
Why similar: Word Game 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Casual 8.5%
- #3 Witch's Garden
96% matchVery Positive87% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Windmill OasisPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
《魔女的花园》是由日本美少女游戏知名大厂Windmill Oasis(风车社)为纪念品牌成立十周年所倾力打造的奇幻恋爱大作。本作同时也是第一部搭载E-Mote动态立绘演出系统的作品,当年一经公布便引起业界震动,并在美少女游戏大赏中荣获诸多奖项。
Why similar: Word Game 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Casual 8.5%
- #4 你与选择 You and Choice
95% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 灵虚之幽
Windows
这是一篇关于爱与选择的短篇小说
Why similar: Word Game 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 8.7%, Casual 7.4%
- #5 看事
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 勤奋的小德
Windows
A visual novel set in Tianjin, China, in the late Qing Dynasty of 1893. The gameplay involves cards and deduction. Players will take on the role of a medium, utilizing their supernatural abilities to investigate a series of bizarre unsolved cases and eerie occurrences around them.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 9.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #6 Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~
94% matchVery Positive93% of 913 reviews2021
Dev: RASKPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~" is produced by Japanese visual novel brand Rask. First launched in 2016, it was praised as a "Dark Horse of the year" by visual novel users. It also won the Golden Award for the screenplay of Moe Game Award.
Why similar: Word Game 37.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Casual 8.1%
- #7 Bishojo Mangekyo Ibun Snow Woman
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ωstarPub: Seikei Production
Windows
玩家将扮演在比武中惜败的武士,体验在深山修行的过程中,所发生的离奇且惊心动魄、却又感人至深的奇幻恋爱体验。
Why similar: Word Game 39.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Adventure 15%, 2D 3.9%
- #8 Prometheus in a jar
92% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: ShiFeiFan
Windows
Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this world) is finally revealed.
Why similar: Word Game 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Text-Based 9.7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #9 Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 685 reviews2022
Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 63.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
《五色浮影绽放于花之海洋》是由日本知名美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的和风传奇作品。由名作《月影魅像-解放之羽-》与《黄昏的禁忌之药》的原班人马打造。由小田原箱根担当人物设计与原画,由桐月担当剧本,由鹰石忍制作音乐。主题歌《华历》由知名歌姬Ayumi.献唱,曾荣获萌系游戏大赏的年度主题曲金奖。
Why similar: Word Game 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Casual 7.8%
- #10 Sekai to Sekai no Mannaka de
91% matchVery Positive92% of 220 reviews2022
Dev: Lump of SugarPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
《在世界与世界的正中央》是日本知名视觉小说游戏厂商Lump of Sugar(方糖社)在全盛时期所制作的一款轻科幻恋爱题材作品。本作由方糖社旗下高人气画师萌木原文武(代表作《游魂》系列)负责原画与人物设计,剧本由市川环、铁人和芹联手打造。音乐由大川茂伸制作。游戏主题曲由知名歌姬Kicco献唱。
Why similar: Word Game 37.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 8.7%
- #11 定风波·宁州
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 8.3%, Adventure 4.8%
- #12 老狼:第一季 - 宿命之吻 (The Wolf: Season 1 - Kiss of Fate)
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 狼社 (Wolf Studio)
Windows
The Wolf: Season 1 - Kiss of Fate is an immersive interactive storytelling game. As the protagonist, you must make pivotal choices in a whirlpool of love and hate. Every decision will turn the gears of fate, leading you toward vastly different destinies.
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Casual 8.7%, 1990's 8.1%
- #13 灰烬行星与填鸭少女
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: 世界末日高考组Pub: Dmk
Windows
在河北省,核大战后孤独的世界末日,机器人守卫在尘封的考场。 长久的等待之后,全国最后一名考生探出了路口。 再过一年的六月六,高考结束之后,在这个一片荒芜的世界,两人又该何去何从……
Why similar: Word Game 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Adventure 8.8%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #14 停留此刻 Stay in the moment
88% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: 遇见咖啡厅
Windows
《停留此刻》是一款单线路的短篇视觉小说,讲述了白小夕与律晓文的师生之间,因为一本诗集所引发的互相改变与和解的故事
Why similar: Word Game 47.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 9.7%, Casual 8.4%
- #15 Shrine of Haunts
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VIVIANSOFT
Windows
In the summer of 1990, you return to the secluded mountain village of Iwao as your grandfather falls critically ill. The village shrine is said to seal the yokai "Tsuchigumo." As the "Mushi Okuri Festival" nears, its ritual flames may awaken a thousand-year-old curse…
Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Supernatural 13.6%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #16 23:61
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
"Who do you want to save? Or rather... who are you prepared to abandon?" A midnight "Unsend" trapped them in a rift in time, and awakened the dead "You." Become a "Ghost" inhabiting screens and surveillance feeds. Pry into perfect disguises and rotting hearts.
Why similar: Word Game 42.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Adventure 5.6%, Mystery 4.9%
- #17 灵异爱情.冷
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: ghostGame dev
Windows
Adventure casual games. Ordinary people will live a dull life? Where to go in the face of choice? In the face of temptations such as money and beauty, adhere to principles or obey nature?
Why similar: Word Game 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Casual 8.4%
- #18 无量疯之章
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
Windows
"1990s Psychosis" - A feng shui master battles eldritch visions after a head injury. This Chinese Lovecraftian visual novel explores psychosis, cosmic horror and ancient gods through medication-resistant hallucinations. Remember: Take your pills.
Why similar: Word Game 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Adventure 9%, Stylized 6.7%
- #19 柔蒂亚克:永眠之城
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 华韵宇创工作室
Windows · Mac
Under the control of artificial intelligence, people in the city have fallen into a dream which they cannot wake up. You wake up in the dead city, and suddenly someone find you. Soon you fell into a hunting game, running through the empty streets. At this moment, a strange girl appeared...
Why similar: Word Game 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #20 蜃境
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GOUXIANG TECH
Windows
"Shenjing" is a side-scrolling mystery game set in the Ming Dynasty. Players begin with an amnesiac identity and must investigate evidence, witness testimonies, and meticulously piece together clues to uncover the truth behind each case and determine whether the characters were involved.
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 4.7%
- #21 花母·序
83% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 5.9%
- #22 Red Bow: Strange Dream
82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Adventure 16.6%, Casual 9.4%, 1990's 9.2%
- #23 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑豆柴的幻影
Windows
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Word Game 35.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Adventure 9%, Multiple Endings 5%
- #24 Elf of Era! Idols Project
81% matchVery Positive98% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Elf of Era! Idols Project制作组
Windows
在迷茫的前路上,我们都如木偶般木讷前行。但一位平凡而又特别的女孩,却手握着能够改变命运的彩券。五位少女的人生轨迹也被这看起来普通的小纸票联系起来。构筑在现实之上的梦境能否实现?现在,请让我们仔细聆听…
Why similar: Word Game 60.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Adventure 6.7%, Casual 6%, Indie 2.8%
- #25 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
80% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Text-Based 9.3%, Mystery 6.1%
- #26 我才不会被女孩子欺负呢
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lingdong
Windows
The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.
Why similar: Word Game 35%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #27 FUSHA2 Nocturnal Fishing
79% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: 1号观测员Pub: 世界观测站
Windows
: A text-based horror adventure. Make choices during a fateful night of fishing. With over 20 endings, any decision can trigger unspeakable terror. Can you evade danger and break the deadly curse?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Word Game 17.5%, Supernatural 11.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #28 对我好点!异世界HelloNewWorld
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Enchanter
Windows
A simple adventure about your life in the new world.
Why similar: Word Game 40.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Text-Based 12.5%, Adventure 7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #29 迷子公路
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零旗
Windows
《BanGDream! It’s MyGo!!!!!》的末世公路AU同人游戏,ansy cp向视觉小说。
Why similar: Word Game 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Text-Based 7.3%, 2D 4.2%
- #30 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Forest
Windows
古代重生题材文字冒险游戏,改编自小说《金瓶梅》。北宋政和年间,清河县出了一位大财主西门庆,风流倜傥,妻妾众多,却也在纸醉金迷中走向宿命终局。而如今,你化身西门庆,重来一世,命运的罗盘交到你手中。
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #31 雾之本境S Conspiracy Field: Fog Shadow
78% matchMixed62% of 459 reviews2020
Dev: SP-time
Windows
终年雾气笼罩的山区,封闭化管理的神秘高中,张泊岩作为转校生来到这个世界。凶案发生,自称雾之境主的凶手游荡在校园中。死亡步步逼近,反抗还是逃离?您将通过主角张泊岩的视角,最终揭示真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Word Game 23.2%, Adventure 19.6%, Casual 13.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #32 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
77% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Word Game 21.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 8.7%
- #33 幻境恋人-Fairy tale plan
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
A girl learned of the death of her father accidently, and as a result, she access to “FT”, the virtual reality project developed by her father. Half-brother, ambitious lawyer, hunting killers and mystery hackers..... Will she go back to the reality world safely?
Why similar: Word Game 39%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Casual 9.8%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #34 Neverland永无乡
74% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Roastfish
Windows
Waking up on a strange island, you find yourself transformed into the appearance of a child. You could make new friends, have fun, and explore the island. Depending on your choices, you may even become one with the darkside of the island.
Why similar: Word Game 40.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 14.8%, Casual 2.3%
- #35 Bound by Celestial Fate
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
Bound by Celestial Fate is a RPG set in a fantasy world inspired by ancient China. As Ethan Reed, a witty & justice-driven teacher, lead students through perilous adventures in turbulent Jiuzhou. Use strategy and bonds to shape a story of intrigue, humanity, and emotional depth amid power struggles.
Why similar: Word Game 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Casual 9.1%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #36 重叠·前夜谭:猫与少女
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
Zhang Xiao, a senior high school student, has a strange power called “Master Key”. Since he was young, he can communicate with other “worlds”. One day, Zhang Xiao’s classmate Miao Xueling had an accident.
Why similar: Word Game 45.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 8.8%, Adventure 7.5%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #37 Neighboring Islands
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Casual 7.3%
- #38 April 8th
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 9.6%, Mystery 8.5%
- #39 Kupala
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Marianna Petrova
Windows
“Kupala” is a dark, non-linear horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Little Anya arrives at a village on the eve of Kupala Night — the sacred night of the ancient Slavs. In the quiet old house, her grandmother tells her tales of unclean spirits crossing into the living world...
Why similar: Word Game 27.3%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #40 归途
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 予落甘霖
Windows
一则普通的短篇故事。男主角陈越泽是个因为失败而对自己失望的普通公司职员。离开家乡后他毫无热情的在某个公司过着麻木的上班生活。某一天,因为身份证过期上级给他请了小长假。他在烦恼要不要久违的回一趟老家。
Why similar: Word Game 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Casual 6.1%
- #41 幻视之夜 Night of invisible:Moant
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Looping Manuscript Works.
Windows
A short, choice-based narrative game about solving mysteries through time loops. Death is not the end, but another beginning. This time, can I survive?
Why similar: Word Game 37%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Casual 4.5%, Stylized 4.5%
- #42 病娇X契约
72% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 灵问制作组
Windows
当某一天你(张一文)被持有电击器的病娇女孩(杨小露)堵在巷子里告白 是不顾一切逃离还是暂时答应之后另寻它法?
Why similar: Word Game 40.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Casual 6.8%, Text-Based 4.9%
- #43 Dimensionality 3.5
74% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: NPC S Studio
Windows
Each of us is a celestial body in the vast universe. When our hero is on a common track in his life, this track takes him to another dimension.
Why similar: Word Game 43%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Casual 18.9%, Text-Based 14.4%
- #44 禄水三江
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 禄水三江
Windows
This game is a multi perspective immersive text interactive visual novel game based on the real historical event of the Qing Dynasty in the Qingshui River Basin of Guizhou Province, known as the "Battle for the River Case".
Why similar: Word Game 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Text-Based 6.5%, 2D 3.3%
- #45 Aliya: Timelink
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,841 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Word Game 37.2%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #46 Otaku and Bubbly Girl - 游戏宅与青春女
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 亦心社
Windows · Linux
This is a short, single-route romantic comedy visual novel. It tells the story of an otaku and a bubbly girl creating a game together. The game offers a 2 to 3 hour experience and includes 7 event CGs. Game has several choices that do not affect the story. The story leads to a single happy ending.
Why similar: Word Game 37%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Casual 9%
- #47 Aonatsu Line
70% matchVery Positive93% of 998 reviews2022
Dev: GIGAPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
《青夏轨迹》是日本美少女游戏资深大厂GIGA/Entergram出品的一部青春题材的视觉小说。本作由知名插画家U35负责原画与角色设计,人气声优小鸟居夕花、夏和小、和实羽优希为本作女主角献声。本作发售后赢得市场普遍赞誉,并荣获萌系游戏大赏年度剧本金奖等诸多奖项。
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Adventure 10.4%, Casual 6.7%
- #48 释梦之祩
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白露社
Windows
都市奇幻题材解谜类橘味AVG游戏。玩家将扮演一名情感缺失且无法做梦的哲学系大四学生,在一次次于他人梦境的冒险中逐渐理解“人”的真正含义。
Why similar: Word Game 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Casual 6.3%
- #49 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #50 The Seafloor
68% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: zhishouge
Windows
"The Seafloor" is a narrative game about depression. Play as River for seven days. Your choices shape her emotions and story. Experience her inner world and daily life through interactions. An invitation to understand, not to cure.
Why similar: Word Game 39.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Text-Based 6.3%, Stylized 5.5%
- #51 风起长安:驭骨人
70% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game!
Why similar: Word Game 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Adventure 10%, Text-Based 6.6%
- #52 城市怪谈之不要看月亮
69% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
The moon, once serene, now portends doom. Air raid sirens blare, TVs warn: "Do not look at the moon." Your world's turned upside down. Messages flood in, all asking: How to survive in this world of bizarre rules?
Why similar: Word Game 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Casual 6.8%
- #53 童谣无忌
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Youki Fung
Windows
In 1998, journalist Gu Yao comes to Hongcha Valley after an anonymous letter. A nursery rhyme points to a chain of old murders. Explore scenes, question witnesses, and connect clues to separate truth from lies. Uncover a family secret buried for over twenty years.
Why similar: Word Game 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, 1990's 8.6%, Mystery 4.5%
- #54 True Colors of a Star
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
"True Colors of a Star" is an interactive narrative game,players become a rising celebrity in the entertainment industry.Through choices in dialogue,relationships,and auditions,shape their career and connections.Key mechanics include managing media, rivalries, hidden plots,and performing key scenes.
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Casual 9%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #55 鲤氏奇人异闻录
66% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Word Game 38.5%, Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Text-Based 6.1%
- #56 The Heart - Stealing Screen Siren
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
This game follows a fallen actress rising to stardom. Make choices, strategize, and grow as you face showbiz rivalries, uncover secrets, and navigate love, and revenge. Use "Witch Diamonds" to unlock plots and outsmart foes. Your choices shape multiple endings—will you claim success and revenge?
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Casual 9%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #57 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Supernatural 15.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%
- #58 Crossroads of Matrimony
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
You will play the role of a newlywed wife, You can choose your family background, personality traits, and romantic routes with three male characters. Additionally, you can shape your child’s future and determine the rise or fall of the family. You’ll write your own post-marriage story!
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Casual 9%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #59 Faces of the Erinyes
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
Faces of the Erinyes is a modern urban RPG about rebirth, revenge, and love. Players control a bullied girl reborn in a wealthy heiress’s body. Through choices, adapt to high society and uncover secrets. Core gameplay includes interactions, clue-solving, and branching decisions.
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Casual 9%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #60 My Wet Leto Comic
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Fusen Studio
Windows
一个欢乐气氛的悬疑文字冒险类游戏。你将不断在十位不同身份的角色间切换视点来推进故事的发展并达成各种各样的结局。这是由一个个平凡而又独特的个人故事所拼出的新的物语,或许里面也有着你的故事……?
Why similar: Word Game 35.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%