60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Choices Matter, Singleplayer.
Reality may be often disappointing but granted a second chance to relive your life is promising start. You get to become a 16 year old girl named Carly who finally gets the chance to prove herself but at the cost that her nightmares might be real. A Visual Novel with sparse Rougelike gameplay.
Rue Valley
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
The Lyra Signal
The Lyra Signal is a story-driven visual novel focused on narrative and atmosphere. Experience a linear, choice-light journey as you uncover fragments of a personal mystery through dialogue, visuals, and music.
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.2% ★, Narrative 21% ★, Surreal 12.7%, Psychological 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%
The Lyra Signal is a story-driven visual novel focused on narrative and atmosphere. Experience a linear, choice-light journey as you uncover fragments of a personal mystery through dialogue, visuals, and music.
Why similar: Narrative 25% ★, Mystery 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13%
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna — a young girl who escapes into Lunaria, a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness and imagination.
Why similar: Surreal 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological 11.3%, Narrative 10.8% ★
Lady Luck has selected 15 'thieves' to compete in Thief's Roulette. A new world of puzzles and deception.
Why similar: Narrative 25.7% ★, Surreal 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%
In After School Cure (Adventure Game / Visual Novel) play as the spirit Kimiko, and recruit a new member to the spirits living in the school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Choices Matter 16.6%, 2.5D 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Psychological 9.3%
An abstract visual novel about a girl dealing with the challenges of having ADHD while trying to complete a school assignment before the deadline.
Why similar: Narrative 30.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Surreal 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Fate, love, death... Can the enigma be solved? 『The VII Enigma』is a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Set in a shadowy world of dystopian conspiracy, you must defy the fabric of reality, navigating the desperate path to the 'true end' against the tyranny of time itself.
Why similar: Time Travel 37.2% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.
Why similar: Narrative 26.9% ★, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%
Unravel a narrative-driven 2.5D anime adventure as Hector, a dirt-poor genius and creator of the world’s first time machine. Travel between timelines, meet intriguing characters, and explore futuristic cityscapes as you seek to save reality from time-bending forces beyond imagination.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.5% ★, 2.5D 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Stylized 7%, Story Rich 6.5%
"Boxes are the most wonderful things ever! Truly they are, didn’t you know?" A Game About Boxes is a quirky little adventure that shifts from minimalist aesthetics to uncanny atmospheres, all while you jump around, summon boxes, and slowly learn to love them. :) or else <3
Why similar: Narrative 36.2% ★, Choices Matter 20.2%, Surreal 17.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Psychological 7.7%
In this puzzle adventure game, you awaken as a ghost after your mysterious death, drawn to the relics of a forgotten war between thieves and pirates. Shift between timelines to uncover the truth behind the war and your demise.
Why similar: Narrative 33.2% ★, Time Travel 32.1% ★, Mystery 15%, Stylized 8.3%, Story Rich 5.7%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Time Travel 43.2% ★, Visual Novel 23.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.
Why similar: Time Travel 34% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.3% ★, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Psychological 11.2%, 2.5D 11%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.4% ★, Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
Why similar: Time Travel 36.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Narrative 20.2% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Psychological 10.9%
Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.6% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%
The Appraiser is a short, first person narrative game. As an art appraiser you will sell the art collection of a dying man. Each painting is by 4 famed artist. They have a story to tell you, but only if you choose to listen.
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Surreal 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Stylized 8.5%
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Narrative 22.6% ★, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological 12.2%, Stylized 11.4%
From SCRAP, the masterminds behind the "Real Escape Game" phenomena with over 10 million attendees, comes a time-loop mystery adventure on Steam!
Why similar: Time Travel 42.4% ★, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 17%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Cute 3.5%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Time Travel 42.8% ★, Visual Novel 24.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 6%
A visual novel for girls: Experience a fun time travel adventure and make friends with some quirky girls at a science camp. Will you solve the mysteries and find your way back to your time? Your choices make your own story! Full with challenging puzzle games, and unique endings.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
In a surreal audition purgatory, how long will you wait to be chosen?
Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Narrative 22.4% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.
Why similar: Surreal 20%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 13.3%
Play as an unnamed man who suspects his wife of something, and dive deep into his memories of the day when he was about to propose to her. Your choices can influence the story. Genre: thriller.
Why similar: Surreal 31.3%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological 14.8%, Story Rich 8.4%
The Resentment is a psychological horror game that follows Lisa Parker through a traumatic event.
Why similar: Narrative 34.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Mystery 9.7%
Inspired by fault and The House in Fata Morgana, this dark fantasy visual novel takes place in a world shaped and ruled by the the Numerals (Arkhes), where even magic is bound by equations.You will make choices for two protagonists: a stoic warrior, and a young sorceress.
Why similar: Narrative 32.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?
Why similar: Time Travel 47.8% ★, Visual Novel 25%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Casual 5%
STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.3% ★, Visual Novel 24%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 6.4%
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 24.3%, Mystery 19.5%, Surreal 17.9%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Visual Novel 5.8%
A story-driven interactive narrative follows Lachie, a young woman grappling with her newfound werewolf identity. Navigate her journey of self-discovery across three chapters as she searches for answers about who, and what, she is.
Why similar: Narrative 26.7% ★, 2.5D 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
Dive into a haunting mystery where you wake up half-blind and amnesiac, trapped in a time-looping nightmare. Uncover the truth through shifting 3D and 2D perspectives, where every revelation twists reality further.
Why similar: Narrative 35.2% ★, Mystery 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, 2.5D 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Surreal 21%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Stylized 10%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Surreal 19.3%, Psychological 18.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 10.6%
DISCOPUP is a mystery game about a seal who wants to sneak inside a dogs-only party. Explore the city and meet shady characters as your search for the perfect dog costume.
Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Surreal 26.9%, Mystery 18.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!
Why similar: Time Travel 37.8% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological 15.8%, Stylized 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Time Travel 52.5% ★, Visual Novel 29%, Story Rich 6.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Mystery 26.1%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Surreal 23.3%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Narrative 29% ★, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Inspired by the 3I/Atlas comet, Project Atlas is a story-driven sci-fi narrative following Commander Simth as she tracks a mysterious object through deep space and discovers a truth no one is prepared for.
Why similar: Narrative 42.8% ★, Surreal 18.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 7.4%, Stylized 7.1%
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, 2.5D 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 13.7%
Looking for a forensic specialist to restore damaged audio tapes (late 1970s). Warning: The artist was involved in the occult; she disappeared under suspicious circumstances. The nature of the recordings may be distressing. Mental clarity and resilience are a must. QUOTE REQUESTED.
Why similar: Narrative 33.6% ★, Surreal 20.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Psychological 8.6%
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Stylized 9.4%
Participate in the Death Game "Rising Odds", a psychological horror visual novel, with dark and gore themes. Your choices will decide how this story ends!
Why similar: Time Travel 33.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological 12%, Mystery 12%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
A mystery visual novel in theme of reincarnation and science-fiction. Opposite to other game, you are not the hero takes item bag, you are the bag yourself! You forge, dissolve, combine, throw, absorb items to change the fate of heros. Has 200 endings and 30+ hours main story.
Why similar: Time Travel 36.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%
ECHO RAILWAY is an adventure with non-linear storytelling, focused on exploration and narrative. It blends the routine of a tram conductor with detective elements and a touch of surreal retrofuturistic noir. You’re bound to the rails. Your story isn’t.
Why similar: Narrative 38% ★, Surreal 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Stylized 11.5%
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Narrative 47.3% ★, 2.5D 21.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 5.3%, Stylized 5%
You're the maintenance man for an apartment complex that has mysteriously been transported to the middle of the ocean. Woodrot is a surreal adventure game about getting to know your neighbors who all seem to blame themselves for their recent relocation.
Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Psychological 17.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Stylized 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Mystery 18.6%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Time Travel 13.1% ★
You wake up on a cold bathroom floor, only to discover that you somehow time travelled to a Halloween party in 1999! As you try to make sense of your situation and get closer to the other guests, will your clueless choices let the party take a deadly turn?
Why similar: Time Travel 36.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
Band emergency! This was supposed to be Hannah’s day off, but now she’s been roped into managing The Replay Boys, an up-and-coming boy band. Make choices to stoke multi-timeline romances, keep the band from killing each other, and fight a resurrected ’80s pop star ghost. Can you manage?
Why similar: Time Travel 26.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Mystery 9.3%
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt still lives in a haunted house. The sequel title to GESTALT: The Fifth Day, Wicke is forced to confront her past in this point-and-click psychological horror title with multiple scenarios, branching narratives, challenging puzzles and tense situations.
Why similar: Time Travel 32.3% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%
A story-rich, dark fantasy, single-player, 2d point and click adventure, where a witch's curse means it's Groundhog Day in a forgotten wonderland. Cast spells, build a flying bathtub, talk to inanimate objects, find missing socks and much more!
Why similar: Time Travel 36.2% ★, Narrative 27.3% ★, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological 9.2%, Female Protagonist 6%
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.3%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 21.5%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Surreal 20.6%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
