60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, Story Rich, Cozy, Emotional.
A cozy novel with rhythm play about finding inner peace. Tap, hold, and sync with ambient sounds to advance Linda's story on the Appalachian Trail. Listen close. Embrace chaos. Unfold calm.
Beacon Pines
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!
Irene. The Window
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
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: Cozy 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Emotional 12.1%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
Why similar: Cozy 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Emotional 9.1%
Photograph birds, decorate your lighthouse, and find companionable peace in Alight, a heartfelt cozy adventure about aging and absence
Why similar: Cozy 28.6%, Emotional 15.6%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Discover magical creatures while exploring a fantasy world in this whimsical, art-filled visual novel!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Cozy 15%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
"What's happiness?" No response. I knelt down to you ,praying for little comfort. Even if it's just a moment,I will capture it. This is My World:Third-Rate Romance Novels.But because it's me,it's fate,it's a childhood story written with my own hands. So,watch us:go far away,starting from that cliff—
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.
Why similar: Cozy 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Life Sim 9.9%, Emotional 8.8%
A hand drawn style obstacle avoidance game. How to deal with rainy days if don't like it?
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 40.3% ★, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Emotional 12.2%, Cozy 9.4%, Relaxing 7%
Relaxing, emotional, and short, Sunset Drive is created for quiet gaming sessions. Embark on a narrative road trip where two companions share talks, silences, and choices under fading light. Piece together unspoken emotions via atmospheric detours leading to multiple endings and discover anew.
Why similar: Cozy 25.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Emotional 11.2%
In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.
Why similar: Cozy 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 12%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
A linear visual novel about the small things in life. If you're looking to unwind, you don't need much, Just boring.
Why similar: Cozy 31.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Life Sim 15.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Relaxing 9.2%
A cottagecore typing companion. A transparent flower garden lives just above your taskbar and blooms as you write, code, and chat. Sell flowers for coins, attract bees and butterflies, build a garden out of the hours you already spend at the keyboard.
Why similar: Cozy 42.9%, Idler 24.2%, Relaxing 11.6%, Life Sim 10.3%, Cute 7.2%
An enchanted library - once bustling with life - now swirls with dangerous magic that is weakening barriers between worlds, causing some strange things to happen. Travel to the worlds within the pages to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore the library to its former glory.
Why similar: Cozy 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Emotional 5.5%
A short adventure about the quiet hours before sleep. Touch the things in your room in any order you like. What you notice before drowsiness takes over decides how the story ends. Hand-drawn art, voiced by Natsuki Nako, about 30 minutes. Includes a word-shuffling sleep aid tool.
Why similar: Cozy 32.1%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Relaxing 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
In this visual novel by Studio Pork, make a strong-willed yet acquiescent, pure-hearted but rebellious housewife fall in love with you!
Why similar: Instrumental Music 35.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Emotional 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
Dancing with Ghosts is an uplifting narrative game about learning to live after loss. Befriend a cheery ghost and earn the good karma that recovers her memories by dancing, making roti, and helping your neighbors around a lively Thai river village, finding healing in every connection you make.
Why similar: Cozy 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Emotional 9.9%
A quiet game about someone who forgot to look up, told one remembered line at a time.
Why similar: Cozy 38.9%, Idler 19.3%, Relaxing 13.4%, Emotional 10.7%, Atmospheric 8%
民国十三年，顾念之为摆脱包办婚姻孤身南下。她以为逃离牢笼便能获得自由，可等待她的，是码头的骗局、工厂女工的血泪、军阀混战的硝烟，以及三个截然不同的男人……可在这山河破碎的年代，当一个女人想要主宰自己的命运时，她要付出什么样的代价？
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
At your grandfather's old tea house, every customer who walks in has a story worth hearing. Brew drinks, serve an odd cast of regulars, build deep connections — and maybe find love along the way. Years of family secrets are waiting to surface.
Why similar: Cozy 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 12%, Life Sim 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
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: Cozy 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11%, Emotional 10.1%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.
Why similar: Cozy 20.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Emotional 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Jimin dreams of finally having her first birthday party, but what begins as a childhood wish unravels into social pressure, fragile friendships, family expectations, and consequences that hit closer than you’d like. Join Jimin in this coming-of-age story where every choice carries weight.
Why similar: Cozy 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Emotional 11.4%
A narrative visual novel adapted from real life. Three days before his baby is born, a first-time father learns what it means to become one. Ordinary days, unspoken words, and choices that reshape his bond with his wife and family. About one hour per playthrough.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Cozy 16.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
Set in a distant future where relics of the past resurface amidst an invading corruption... Jigten is a mysteriously cozy, JRPG-like game about a young girl's journey to reunite with her loved ones, set in a fictional Himalayan world inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
Why similar: Cozy 33.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
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: Cozy 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 14.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
Step into your 3D fantasy dorm. Focus With Luna is a gamified focus tool that lets you control the dynamic weather and relax to cinematic music. Discover a beautifully detailed, distraction-free sanctuary designed for deep focus, studying, and your next creative session.
Why similar: Cozy 29.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Idler 13.1%, Life Sim 11.1%, Relaxing 9.8%
Ghost Jukebox puts the “boo” in boogie, having you play all sorts of music for your clients in this cozy rhythm game. Everyone has their own afterlife journey, and it’s up to you to help them complete it!
Why similar: Cozy 26.2%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Relaxing 8.7%
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 17%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Cozy 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Cozy 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 9.3%, Relaxing 9.3%
Nothing to see here. Just a Steam page for a game where you draw music
Why similar: Cozy 34.9%, Life Sim 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Relaxing 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
An adventure game about spending one night in the passenger seat of a friend's car, enjoying the conversation, the music, and the view outside the window. For anyone who has ever stayed out late with friends for no reason at all.
Why similar: Cozy 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Relaxing 11.6%, Emotional 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%
A story-driven productivity adventure where you work alongside Memorie, an apprentice witch from another world. As you focus using the Pomodoro timer, the story progresses and her world gradually transforms. Turn solitary work into time shared with someone.
Why similar: Cozy 30.6%, Idler 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Brew concoctions, befriend Ravensport's many fantasy inhabitants, and unravel the mystery of the Evernight as the newest apprentice of the Moonlight Apothecary.
Why similar: Cozy 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Relaxing 7%
Becca is a short point-and-click, interactive story book.
Why similar: Cozy 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Relaxing 8.4%, Emotional 8.4%
Step into a gentle, hand-drawn world in Chromascape. As Luna the hedgehog, you hold the power to absorb and share colors in a land fading into gray. Use warm hues to light fires, cool tones to freeze paths, and restore vibrancy to this heartwarming 2D adventure.
Why similar: Cozy 33.5%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Emotional 14.7%, Relaxing 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
Asano, a girl from City Vocational School, feels lost about her future. One day, she tried maimai at a nearby arcade on a whim. "Wow! You're amazing... but...?" After the song, a purple-haired beauty with heterochromia stood behind her, holding gloves... Her life changed forever.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
Re:Call is a deeply emotional visual novel exploring the fragile nature of memory, the weight of forgotten promises, and the healing power of friendship. Set in a nostalgic Japanese high school, it follows Kaito Nakamura as he learns his ordinary life’s built on fragments of a past he can’t remember
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Emotional 9.5%, Cute 7.8%
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Cozy 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Emotional 10.1%, Relaxing 8.1%
Pieces is about trying to understand yourself and who you are. You explore emotions, identify feelings and come to understand their meaning. Choose how you react, and see it shape who you become.
Why similar: Cozy 23.7%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Emotional 9.1%
Collect expressions to use in conversations as you immerse yourself in each character’s psychological journey, where your words, decisions, and even your thoughts determine the course of every story. Plant flowers, drink tea, and have fun romancing as you help bring the village back to life.
Why similar: Cozy 31.7%, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 11%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
Cats live on your desktop. Collect them, mix them, discover new ones. While you work, while you do anything else. You don't have to pay attention — that's just how cats are.
Why similar: Cozy 32.8%, Idler 28.9%, Life Sim 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Relaxing 6.3%
"Bride of Ryujin Another Story: The Tale of the Sacred Bell" is an ADV that blends Japanese-style fantasy with fairytale storytelling. The game tells the story of a nameless deity and a wandering shrine maiden. Players will join them as they uncover stories buried deep in Mt. Kirigakure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Quick-Time Events 23.6% ★, Emotional 15.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Life Sim 18%, Emotional 9.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
Embark on an emotional journey of loss, acceptance, and moving forward. Discover precious moments through point & click cozy puzzles, feel the comfort of a beautiful pixel world brought to life by original soundtracks, and find peace as you travel with Aira in her grandmother’s nostalgic camper van.
Why similar: Cozy 32.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Relaxing 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
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 21.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, 1980s 9%
A desktop pet game with a companion who blinks, breathes, and follows your cursor. Drag, resize, pin, lock or hide her, and pair her with static, GIF or MP4 wallpapers. Discover and share characters and wallpapers through Steam Workshop for company while you work, study or relax.
Why similar: Cozy 39.3%, Idler 37.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Cute 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.
Why similar: Cozy 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
Byrd mirrors whatever you're doing. Study and she studies beside you; slack off and she slacks off too. A desktop-companion idle game about looking after a gyaru who lives in the corner of your screen — and saving up the deposit to keep her home.
Why similar: Idler 27.9%, Cozy 27.8%, Life Sim 19%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Relaxing 7.8%
What if you had a plant wall at home that was entirely yours to shape? Grow and nurture a variety of plants, and earn money while the game runs on its own! The more you grow, the more you earn! Attract butterflies and insects, then create extraordinary mutant and hybrid plants never seen before.
Why similar: Idler 27.1%, Cozy 24.4%, Life Sim 15.8%, Relaxing 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Your digital refuge at the Alpha Centauri settlement. Visit whenever things aren't going well. This is a productivity tool with game elements. Customize your second body, gather fluffy creatures, and tackle real-life tasks using built-in productivity features.
Why similar: Cozy 40%, Idler 23.1%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Life Sim 11.9%, Relaxing 6.8%
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Why similar: Cozy 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Emotional 9.4%
Scent of Clouds is a hand-drawn illustrated, text-based adventure game. As a perfumer's assistant, you create fragrances and journey through unknown lands in search of ingredients for the legendary "Scent of Clouds." With a keen nose, you'll unravel the timeless mystery of this world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
Your Grandma has willed you a collection of rocks deep in the woods, but when you arrive, you find that the rocks are strewn across the floor. Armed with your Grandma's journal, a determination to clean the collection, and the tools she left behind, you begin sorting through thousands of rocks.
Why similar: Cozy 47.3%, Emotional 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 8%
Meet Nemesis; Ascendent being and terminally bored. Until the shimmer at the end of Creation, known as the Void, becomes her fixation - and her undoing. A short linear visual novel with gorgeous hand-painted illustrations; a mythic tale of curiosity and consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Emotional 6.8%
A laid-back idle life sim where you watch over cute pixel-art roommates called JK. Collect furniture, decorate the room, and build your own sticker book from the stickers they draw for you every day. Trade with other players for the ones you're missing. Decorate, collect, and again tomorrow.
Why similar: Cozy 41.8%, Idler 25.9%, Life Sim 17.2%, Relaxing 8.1%, Cute 6.3%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Cozy 26.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Story Rich 7.4%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.
Why similar: Cozy 31%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Relaxing 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
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 25.8%, Idler 25.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Emotional 9.5%, Relaxing 5.7%
A witch who lost everything, and an old cat who promised to protect her. Mia & Mio is a hand-drawn visual novel about witchcraft and finding hope in dark times.
Why similar: Cozy 32.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Emotional 9.4%, Relaxing 8.4%
Bundle of Joy is a lighthearted, story-rich, minigame romp about becoming a parent during the pandemic. Complete all your child-rearing tasks, manage your stress, find time to rest, survive the day, wake up, and do it all over again. It won't be perfect, but that's ok. You're doing your best.
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 43.2% ★, Emotional 14.9%, Life Sim 13.4%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Story Rich 7.1%
Soo-ji is pulled back into her past through haunting melodies and unsaid words. As she uncovers hidden truths, she must face her trauma and decide whether to find redemption or let go forever.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Lore-Rich 21.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Relaxing 9.8%, Cute 7.5%
