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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Emotional, LGBTQ+.

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A colourful narrative adventure game. You're one of the first sheep to attend university. Roam the campus, attend lectures by day and enjoy friend-time at night. Discover campus truths, and sniff out secrets. Live the life of a campus sheep, but beware: not everybody wants to see a sheep graduate!

Reviews: Positive — 92% — of 26 reviews
Released: 2022-08-30
Developer: Cow Children Games
Publisher: House of Spinn
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyanite Heart
    Windows · Linux

    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!

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  2. #2 We Are OFK
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 292 reviews2022
    Dev: OFK
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 11.9%, Drama 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%

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    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: solarProtagPub: solarprotag
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Comedy 10.3%

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    95% matchVery Positive97% of 442 reviews2024
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    94% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Feeling Potion
    Windows · Mac

    Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.

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  6. #6 Short Short Fictions
    94% 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: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Emotional 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 7.2%

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    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Takato Games
    Windows · Linux

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    92% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2022
    Dev: AmyBeryl
    Windows

    The darkest game in 2022 , depends not only on how dark it is, but also on how dark readers can imagine it. The goal of the game is not to kill dragons, but to control "which character releases skills" and "which character dies first" to obtain different game endings.

    Why similar: Emotional 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Comedy 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 8.3%

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    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: God's Games
    Windows

    Here is a short story about little Lisa, who wants to congratulate her mother on her birthday. But the child has no money for a present. Lisa has to look for ways to earn money for a present all day. But is there any sense in this? Maybe the girl shouldn't strain herself so much for such a mother?

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    90% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: GeorgeLifo
    Windows

    Connected Fates is a surreal top down Puzzle Adventure game where you guide a child through a dying world and help him return home. The game knows you exist, and you are able to influence it through unconventional means.

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  11. #11 No Longer Home
    91% matchMixed64% of 426 reviews2021
    Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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.

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  12. #12 A Marble's Muse
    89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Kristi Jimenez
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 522 reviews2025
    Dev: NavelPub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    88% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 reviews2023
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.

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    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,622 reviews2023
    Dev: Toge Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: hotwatermelon
    Windows

    You've been at the new school for a while now, but you still don't seem to have fully adapted. At least your test scores haven't improved, and to make matters worse, a popular classmate seems to be targeting you for some reason...

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    86% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Windows

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    83% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
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    84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Dev: JuneMoon Games
    Windows · Mac

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    80% matchMixed47% of 178 reviews2024
    Dev: Kulplant
    Windows · Mac

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    81% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 800 reviews2023
    Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chasing the Cool
    Windows

    Under the Rainbow Prologue is a short adventure game telling the story of the relationship between two best friends, Kara and Dahlia. Play as Kara Evans in a melancholy tale detailing the interactions and horrible events leading up to her best friends death.

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    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sarepta Studio
    Windows

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    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 715 reviews2026
    Dev: 麻溜完结制作组
    Windows

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    77% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: NQNStudios
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    78% matchVery Positive94% of 335 reviews2019
    Dev: Cafe Empty
    Windows · Mac

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    76% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Mark Leung
    Windows

    Ready to leave skating forever, Valentina starts her first job at a resort, only to be reassigned as its rink manager.

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    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: abyss good games
    Windows

    “Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.

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    76% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Grendel Jinx and her "friend" must work together to find a way out of a strange school, where pupils and teachers alike are being killed in mysterious circumstances. Can they both stay alive long enough to work out what is going on and escape ?

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    77% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: Dharker Studios
    Windows

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    74% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2024
    Dev: Unnamed Moon
    Windows

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    74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
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    73% matchMixed62% of 94 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2023
    Dev: Noodletub Games
    Windows

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    73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: ChaniMK
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
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    72% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2024
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    70% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,226 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
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    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
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    70% matchNo user reviews2027
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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    67% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    64% matchVery Positive96% of 336 reviews2025
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    66% matchNo user reviews
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    66% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
    Dev: 七月柒月七
    Windows

    本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量,无不良导向。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Comedy 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Drama 12.4%, Emotional 11.4%

  59. #59 Pixel Puzzle Makeout League
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2020
    Dev: Rude GhostPub: Skymap Games
    Windows · Mac

    Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Comedy 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

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