60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Emotional, Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure.
A visual novel about grief, memory and acceptance. Nayara is a painter of memories: she digs into her clients’ minds to change or even erase their memories. One day she realizes she has altered her own memory. What was so painful or unbearable that she wanted to forget it for good?
Meet Me on the Mountain
When letters from an unknown figure arrive in Julia's mailbox, she unravels a forgotten, painful truth behind it. Witness a unique narrative experience illustrated in a series of hand-painted scenes that tell the story of Julia and a familiar stranger that lives inside her fractured memories.
I Lost Someone
The story of a father and son experiencing the ups and downs of life, and how they try to make the best of the twists and turns life puts them through
When letters from an unknown figure arrive in Julia's mailbox, she unravels a forgotten, painful truth behind it. Witness a unique narrative experience illustrated in a series of hand-painted scenes that tell the story of Julia and a familiar stranger that lives inside her fractured memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Emotional 18.7%, Investigation 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
The story of a father and son experiencing the ups and downs of life, and how they try to make the best of the twists and turns life puts them through
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Emotional 16.6%, 2D 2.8%
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Emotional 12.8%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
Meet Kureha Kurono and her friends in this charming visual novel! With the help of the devil Blackwing-chan they'll be able to defeat the evil shadow, right? What was that? It was Blackwing himself who caused this mess? Oh dear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Emotional 20.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, Interactive Fiction 9%
A secret recipe has been stolen and you’re charged with finding the culprit…trouble is, you’re the one whodunnit. Investigate, interrogate and manipulate your way to framing the perfect scapegoat in this reverse detective visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Emotional 16%, Investigation 13.9%
A short visual novel game in which a boy named Shiomi suddenly appears one day, and the protagonist, who recognizes him as an imaginary friend, converses with him to find out what happened between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Emotional 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Story Rich 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Emotional 13.2%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
Break the dead ends! A music creation adventure where the sounds you create change depending on your "emotional choices". A dark tale of creation, modelled on the real world and real events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Emotional 17%, Investigation 13.7%
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 13.6%
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 12.9%
Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth is a story game about love, lost, hope, grief, medication, meditation and more. You will be the our nameless character and experience his memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Puzzle 8%
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Emotional 16.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%
A point-and-click horror/tragedy visual novel about melding your perception of the world around you. Walk around, drive people to their death, and shape Perdita's existence. Remember: The flesh-sin is nothing. Before she can become everything, you must make her into something.
Why similar: Emotional 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
A visual novel about depression and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind players.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Emotional 17.2%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Investigation 14%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
"This way. I'm waiting for you." The Cloud VR is a healing fantasy VR game where you go on an adventure to meet someone waiting for you. You can interact and explore in various spaces on your journey. We hope you enjoy a moving journey in a fairytale-like world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Colorful 3.2%
IN LOVE: Romance Edition features 3 heartfelt stories – Interview with Fate, Tessa’s Choice, and The Rhythm of Passion. Make decisions, shape your path, and experience unique endings in this interactive romance game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Emotional 15.4%, Narration 6.2%
You can’t understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality” through Talk, Mind Read, and Translate in an empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Emotional 17.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Emotional 18.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Puzzle 6.9%
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 24.6%, Investigation 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 7.2%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Emotional 20.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%
An experimental narrative game that tells its story through sound and memory. Sort through a box of personal mementos and relive memories from a relationship by closing your eyes in real life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Emotional 13.3%
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Visual Novel 24%, Hand-drawn 6.5%, Colorful 3.9%
IN LOVE: Mystic Passions Pack features 3 enchanting stories – A Raven’s Call, Bloodstained, and Arcanum Academy. Make your choices, dive into mystery, and experience supernatural romances filled with emotion and suspense.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Narration 5.7%
IN LOVE: Temptations in Amsterdam takes you on a thrilling romantic journey through canals, secrets, and desire. Your choices will shape how far you’ll go in this passionate and mysterious adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Narration 5.7%
Mind Scraper is a story-driven graphic adventure. Play as Robert and dive into dying minds—built from unresolved regrets—to explore memories and learn why those choices were made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Emotional 15.6%, Narration 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10%
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Emotional 15.4%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Musings on grief, moving on, and a life made and lived in the rural Midwest. Features a collection of lovingly hand-drawn panels and pixel art.
Why similar: Emotional 29.8%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Linear 3.7%
A deep and immersive narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Investigation 45.4%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Puzzle 9%, Story Rich 6%, 2D 4.6%
Follow the journey of a young boy living in seclusion, whose life takes a dramatic turn after a fierce storm uncovers a peculiar mirror. What begins as a simple curiosity transforms into a heartfelt connection as the boy discovers the mirror's magical properties.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Colorful 4.6%
warmth, bitterness, longing, compromise.
Why similar: Emotional 30.3%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing.
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Linear 4.2%
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.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Emotional 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
There are rumours of homosexuals in the Navy, and it’s your mission to date them! Sailors of Newport is a point-and-click puzzle game set in 1920s Rhode Island. Infiltrate the gay community, choose who to seduce and who to report, solve puzzles, and grapple with your own burgeoning desires.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Investigation 23.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, 2D 2.2%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Emotional 9.3%, Indie 3.8%
A detective game that combines written, audio, visual and meta-game puzzles to create an enthralling experience. It plays for roughly 2-3 hours.
Why similar: Investigation 36.2%, Interactive Fiction 36%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 5.5%, 2D 4.6%
The world's most "sentimental" tale. "Let's go away together." Those were Yuika Aoi's last words. It was the winter of my first year of college. She disappeared, without a trace. Where had she gone? - only the flower knows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Emotional 24.1%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Cheerleaders, sisterhood, sex, and competition. Follow the cheerleading team of an elite university for the rich and privileged as they aim for victory at the national championship, led by their ambitious captain, Elena.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Emotional 17%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
You know the feeling of struggling to get out of bed? In A Heavy Morning, you will play as a young girl battling with her own mind. Your only objective? Get out of bed and get to work on time.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Emotional 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
After the revolution, Kikoku is plunged into chaos. Takekosen joins the secret organization Hiseido, facing her final trial. She must abandon her name, wear the mask, and forge her path through fate. A fantasy visual novel set in an ancient Eastern world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Emotional 19.7%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Story Rich 5.7%
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Emotional 14.6%, Investigation 9.6%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Colorful 4.3%
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Investigation 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Puzzle 5.5%, 2D 3.5%
Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.
Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Puzzle 6.6%
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Emotional 22.5%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Narration 15.7%
A visual novel/life sim with Shakespearean characters and Nim, a cat spirit who is searching for her master, the Prince of Cats.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Emotional 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Investigation 15.7%
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
A visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Mostly realistic, with a werewolf twist. Your choices determine the heroine's fate—caught between envy and longing, will she claim her place in the system, or burn it all down for a dream no one values?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Emotional 18.2%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Emotional 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
A small visual novel about the adventures of a guy named Leon, who wants to change his past. During his school years, a lot of interesting things happened, there were a lot of girls, and where is all this now… That's what Leon thought until he found an amulet that could send him back several years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Emotional 15%, Narration 8.2%
Hope flickers against impossible odds. In this narrative RPG, step into the shoes of a retired soldier, thrust into a desperate last stand to save Jeomdo Village. With supplies dwindling and time running out, your decisions will shape the fate of those who look to you for salvation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Emotional 18.2%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
Awaken in a ruined world with no memory. A second chance to redeem yourself, but survival is a daily challenge. Aid survivors, manage madness with a black cat's help, and uncover your true purpose.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Emotional 16.6%, Investigation 14.3%
A mature branching visual novel where your choices guide Emily’s descent into temptation or resistance as she recovers in her fiancé’s family home under the watch of a dangerously charismatic father-in-law.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Narration 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.3%, Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Indie 1.4%, Casual 1.1%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 31.9%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Story Rich 5.5%, Linear 3.1%
Take down multiple criminals case by case as you judge each and every one of them. Will you be naughty or nice? The final verdict is up to you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, 2D 2.9%
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Emotional 25.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Female Protagonist 8%
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Emotional 17.2%, Narration 3.8%
