
Chords is an authentic retro 16-bit cyberpunk visual novel. Dive into a twisting, deceptive story packed with pixel art, chiptune energy, and classic adventure vibes where nothing is quite what it seems.
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Chords is an authentic retro 16-bit cyberpunk visual novel. Dive into a twisting, deceptive story packed with pixel art, chiptune energy, and classic adventure vibes where nothing is quite what it seems.

Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy

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Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Emotional 7.1%
Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Conspiracy 11.8% ★, Adventure 10.4%, 1990's 8.5%
《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame,题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”,画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”,遇到各种疑难问题,并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下,解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Anime 11.8%, Detective 10.9%
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 22.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 8.6%, Detective 8.4%, Adventure 7.8%
Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Conspiracy 12.8% ★, 1990's 12.4%, Detective 11.3%
When air force soldier Marina encounters Zeru—a singing merman stranded off the coast—her quiet life is forever changed. Step into Marina's eyes, make heartfelt choices, and uncover the truth behind their shared fate in this visual novel featuring multiple endings and CG rewards.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Adventure 20.3%, Anime 13.2%, 2D 6.5%
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Adventure 15.9%, 1990's 10%, Exploration 8.5%
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Adventure 15.8%, Detective 11.3%, Exploration 10.2%
Follow the Journey, follow your wish and see what it has to teach you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 14.8%, Anime 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Detective 20%, Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Anime 8.1%
"SecretPact: Restart" is a fantasy adventure visual novel created by the solo studio C0Entertainment in 2025. It tells the story of the protagonist, Lu Yu, who lives in 1999 and unexpectedly uncovers a long-buried secret, leading to a series of events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Adventure 16%, 1990's 12%, Anime 9.1%
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Anime 7.5%, First-Person 7.2%
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Adventure 18.3%, Emotional 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Please praise them! The international edition of Please Praise the SR Girls! is now on Steam. An ordinary boy discovers that he is an SR boy and enters a mysterious girls' academy, where he meets four other SR girls., and helps them grow through love and companionship in a sweet youthful romance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Anime 11.6%, Comedy 9.1%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Investigation 11.9%, Detective 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 11.2%
The classic visual novel 'HimaNatsu' from the critically acclaimed developer Makura is available in English for the first time! Weave a cheerful yet sometimes painful tale of promises and redemption together with the Oboshiro Choir Squad in this never-ending summer vacation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Visual Novel 25%, Adventure 16.5%, Anime 12.4%, Comedy 8.5%
WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle of "WORKWORKWORK"? Explore the Triquetra company to find clues, gather information, and discover the truth about the meaning in working, and living.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Conspiracy 22% ★, Adventure 10.9%, Detective 8.3%, Anime 7.5%
In the kingdom of Bruneva, an unlikely hero embarks on a magical mission full of humor. With eccentric characters, comedic challenges, and witty dialogues, "The Adventures of Bruneva" guarantees laughter at every turn.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.7%, Adventure 24%, Exploration 14.7%, Comedy 13.3%, 2D 7.3%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Adventure 16%, Anime 9.5%, Detective 9.1%
90 minutes remain until the world ends. Will you face the end with regret or go out with a bang?”
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Exploration 15.4%, Emotional 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
In this suspenseful fantasy visual novel, play as a young man stranded in snowy mountains. Guided by unseen forces, you enter an isolated mansion. As a peculiar daily life unfolds, you live alongside two vampire girls. Immerse yourself in this profound, dreamlike dark fairy tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Adventure 17.7%, Comedy 9.6%, Anime 8.7%
A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Adventure 17.4%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 6.4%
This game is not normal. It has no traditional gameplay loop or world format. In the game, you walk through a room. Each one is just as different as the last. You learn about the people who inhabit the world, known as Meeples, and you learn about the dark secret behind the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 10%, Comedy 9.2%
The 4K Ultra HD Remaster of "Template!! An Angel's Gift"—a hilarious slice-of-life visual novel—is now on Steam! Follow Sakura Sora, whose bizarre new condition makes ridiculous "classic tropes" real, sparking a twist-filled daily comedy with unique companions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Visual Novel 23%, Adventure 19.6%, Anime 10.9%, Comedy 7.5%
When I was sunken in a deep depression, I set off on a journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, 1990's 21.9%, Emotional 12.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Emotional 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Detective 16.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
The pioneering nakige that made a generation cry... Legendary '90s visual novel ONE. is back and better than ever with updated art, animations, and features!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, 1990's 17.2%, Anime 11.8%, Emotional 9.4%
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Anime 9.8%, Detective 9%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Detective 15.6%, Anime 10.9%, Investigation 10.6%
This is a visual novel - a continuation of the game Escape to Moscow. More than 3 hours of gameplay, 6 game days. Immerse yourself in new adventures in Moscow and other locations. You need to help Aliya escape to freedom again! The plot of the game depends on the decisions you make.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 13.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Investigation 8.2%
A short visual novel set in Hong Kong where you play as Barbara, a newly minted barrister. This game is quite short, you can probably play through it in about two hours. Features two legal cases, fully voice acted and also has nice music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Adventure 18.6%, Detective 11.2%, Comedy 8.3%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, 1990's 13.8%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Investigation 9.5%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Detective 16.4%, 1990's 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Anime 10.8%
Unravel a chilling story of a secret government project.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, 1990's 15.1%, Detective 12.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 8.9%
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: 1990's 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Adventure 23.5%, Anime 15.7%, Exploration 15.1%, 2D 7.6%
It is a story of going forward together with childhood sweetheart monsters and saving each other, accompanying each other to experience those sparkling youthful times that are both troublesome and joyful. There is unparalleled passion and warmth in the daily life of fighting and teasing each other.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Anime 18.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Exploration 7.5%
A quiet, atmospheric slice-of-life narrative inspired by SCP-134. Work the graveyard shift at a lonely convenience store and form a gentle connection with a strange girl who only visits after dark. Fulfill her small requests, watch the store change, and find comfort in the quiet night.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Anime 11.4%, 2D 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 11.3%, 1990's 8.3%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Detective 14.8%, Anime 11.6%, Investigation 9.7%
Something is foul in the city of Cypress Ridge. Uncover the truth in this narrative rich visual novel taking place just moments before a full blown undead epidemic.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, 1990's 13.1%, Detective 10.7%, Anime 9.9%
Adam remembers nothing he doesn't write down. His wife is missing — and so is his memory of tonight. His whole life waits out back in the shed. Step inside his written days, audit his ledgers, pin the marriage to the wall until it says where she went. A first-person mystery on paper.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Emotional 8.4%
Journalist David, whose career is not going well, takes on the most dangerous assignment he can after receiving a warning from his editor. As time passes, it becomes clear that what is happening is far from simple.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 8.3%
Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Detective 11.6%, Anime 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36%, Adventure 19.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Investigation 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 14.1%, 1990's 11.6%, Comedy 7.5%
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 10.5%, Emotional 8.2%, Adventure 6.2%
A narrative adventure where your words matter. Explore, decide, and uncover the secrets of the Panspermia universe in an experience inspired by classic text parser adventures.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, 1990's 12.7%, Investigation 7.9%, Emotional 7.9%
《极乐妹土!2》国际中文版正式登陆 Steam 平台!本作是由日本美少女游戏品牌 MOONSTONE 精心打造的一款视觉小说。故事发生在暑假期间,七濑家的父母远赴海外旅行,留下主角与五位性格迥异的妹妹共同看家。玩家将化身为这位温柔的哥哥,在带领妹妹们齐心参与各项活动的过程中,共同编织出一段温馨又欢乐的夏日成长物语。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Adventure 18.5%, Anime 11.7%, Comedy 8.9%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 10%, Anime 8.7%
送外卖,攒彩礼,目标 18 万 8!“想娶我女儿,彩礼必须 18 万 8,一分都不能少!”,丈母娘的一句话,让你决定离开电子厂,开始全职送外卖,努力奋斗,只为攒够彩礼,迎娶你的心上人。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Anime 13.6%, 2D 6.6%
Blue Hawaii Aniki, a self-proclaimed film director, takes a paycheck gig hosting a cheap late-night variety show. Six segments, only four air each episode. No lectures, no tearjerking - just 2-3 hours in a world you may wish you lived in. New readers can start here.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Adventure 27.2%, Exploration 16.6%, Comedy 15%, 2D 8.3%
"Blue Hawaii Aniki's Soft Ore Demand" is a B-grade late-night variety show starring "Blue Hawaii Aniki's Soft Ore Demand," a show where "self-proclaimed film director" Blue Hawaii Aniki makes a little extra cash.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Adventure 26.9%, Exploration 16.7%, Comedy 15.2%, 2D 8.4%
The Blue Hawaii Aniki’s legend begins. The debut of the late-night variety show-style novel game is here! Experience the puzzling and hilarious developments of the cast and their eccentric characters. The next installment is scheduled for release in November 2025!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Adventure 26.9%, Exploration 16.7%, Comedy 15.2%, 2D 8.4%
A psychological horror visual novel about the urban legends of G, a Russian science town. Lurk in occult chats. Serve lattes. Separate fact from insanity. Piece together the truth before time runs out. Featuring full Russian voice acting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 12.8%, Anime 11.1%, Exploration 9.3%
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Anime 10.7%, First-Person 7%
A romantic sci-fi visual novel starting in 1992. Life with your girlfriend Azuki, the girl from the stars, is fun, but when cosmic conspiracies threaten your love and all of Earth, you and your friends have to embark on an epic journey through time and space and rewrite your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Adventure 14.4%, Anime 12.6%, 1990's 11.9%
As a weird detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Detective 14.4%, Anime 13%, Investigation 9.1%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Detective 13.3%, 1990's 12%, Investigation 9.8%