- #1 ENA: Dream BBQ
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 36,400 reviews2025
Dev: ENA TeamPub: Joel G
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Surreal 30.3%, Psychedelic 24.9%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Stylized 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same surreal, highly stylized, and dream-like aesthetic that defines the unique visual language of Cosmic Ultramarine.
- #2 Broken Reality
96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,248 reviews2018
Dev: Dynamic Media TriadPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!
Why similar: Surreal 36%, Memes 22.3%, 1990's 11.8%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy game that dives into a surreal, retro-futuristic digital landscape similar to the virtual environments of the seed game.
- #3 q.u.q.
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,907 reviews2023
Dev: motijanPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychedelic 16.8%, Anime 10.3%, Comedy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and quirky visual novel that captures the same experimental and offbeat charm found in Cosmic Ultramarine.
- #4 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,869 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.1%, Anime 16.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Surreal 8.3%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and surreal visual novel experience that mirrors the introspective and abstract tone of the seed game.
- #5 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,924 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychedelic 39.7%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Surreal 13.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Anime 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, unsettling, and highly atmospheric narrative style of its predecessor, perfect for fans of existential storytelling.
- #6 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
93% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Anime 11.9%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological visual novel that deals with existential themes and multiple endings, much like the terminal-based journey of the seed game.
- #7 MINDHACK
94% matchVery Positive93% of 729 reviews2023
Dev: VODKAdemo?
Windows · Mac
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.2%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Story Rich 16.4%, Anime 9.7%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, striking art style and a dystopian narrative that aligns with the lore-rich and stylized nature of the seed game.
- #8 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
92% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Story Rich 16.7%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that explores the strange and psychological, matching the mystery and lore-rich atmosphere of the seed game.
- #9 WORLD OF HORROR
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,794 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Anime 44.6%, 2D 21.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Singleplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines cosmic horror with a unique, stylized visual presentation that appeals to fans of lore-rich and surreal narratives.
- #10 Everhood
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,981 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Psychedelic 45%, Surreal 29%, Story Rich 13.9%, 2D 5.4%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, rhythm-based adventure that embraces surrealism and existential themes in its vibrant, abstract world.
- #11 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
91% matchVery Positive94% of 816 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: Surreal 40%, Story Rich 15.6%, Exploration 13.8%, Cute 9.2%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a dream-like, shifting landscape that blends 2D and 3D perspectives, mirroring the surreal journey through past lives.
- #12 Far Away
89% matchVery Positive95% of 8,155 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Word Game 34.4%, Dark Humor 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 8.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that focuses on choices and narrative depth within a surreal framework.
- #13 VIDEOVERSE
88% matchVery Positive95% of 242 reviews2023
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Story Rich 23.3%, Anime 13.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that captures the intimacy of digital communication and the depth of virtual connections.
- #14 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Story Rich 19.1%, Anime 13.1%, Stylized 11.7%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk visual novel that explores memory and consciousness with a rich, stylized narrative.
- #15 Catie in MeowmeowLand
87% matchVery Positive93% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: ARTilleryPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!
Why similar: Psychedelic 33.3%, Surreal 29.1%, Cute 7.5%, Comedy 7%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into surreal, dream-like imagery and whimsical dark humor.
- #16 Hypnospace Outlaw
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,473 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: 1990's 31.8%, Surreal 31.6%, Psychedelic 22.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a surreal, nostalgic, and internet-obsessed aesthetic that feels like a digital landscape of past memories.
- #17 GNOSIA
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,951 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Anime 22.2%, Story Rich 20.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi visual novel centered on time loops and existential questions, perfect for those who enjoy the lore-heavy nature of Cosmic Ultramarine.
- #18 Chroma Zero
85% matchVery Positive96% of 346 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Surreal 31.5%, Exploration 17.8%, Stylized 13.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract puzzle adventure that uses color and logic to create a unique, surreal experience.
- #19 A Space for the Unbound
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,591 reviews2023
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Why similar: Surreal 24%, 1990's 23.6%, Story Rich 16%, Anime 11.7%, Exploration 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich adventure that touches on surreal elements and deep emotional themes.
- #20 Disillusion ST
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 521 reviews2024
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
A strange journey throughout an elaborate labyrinth awaits, featuring hundreds of characters and happenings as you try to gather items that once brought happiness to others.
Why similar: Psychedelic 33.4%, Visual Novel 20.1%, 1990's 17%, Anime 11.3%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract walking simulator that focuses on atmosphere and narrative, similar to the surreal exploration in Cosmic Ultramarine.
- #21 Inscryption
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 146,532 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Surreal 52.2%, Story Rich 36.3%, 2D 6.6%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a meta-narrative and dark, surreal atmosphere that challenges the player's perception of the game world.
- #22 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
82% matchVery Positive94% of 35,341 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.7%, Comedy 23%, Story Rich 15.9%, Exploration 15.9%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative experience that plays with the boundaries of the medium, similar to the terminal-based exploration in the seed game.
- #23 SIGNALIS
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,267 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Atmospheric 36.5%, Singleplayer 26.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that explores existential dread and memory through a surreal, retro-tech lens.
- #24 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,431 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 82.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Anime 19.8%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Cute 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-fictional visual novel that subverts expectations and explores psychological themes in a stylized anime format.
- #25 Superliminal
79% matchVery Positive95% of 33,523 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Surreal 29.3%, Psychedelic 28.3%, Dark Humor 16%, Story Rich 8.8%, Exploration 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle game that plays with perspective and reality, fitting the abstract nature of the seed game.
- #26 NEKOKORO
82% matchVery Positive87% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet cute and fluffy catgirl sisters from space in this lighthearted romance Visual Novel intertwined with comedy, a bit of drama, science-fiction and fantasy!
Why similar: Memes 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cute 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, story-rich visual novel that provides a lighter, yet still narrative-focused, experience for fans of the genre.
- #27 RGB GlitchGazer
78% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.8%, Surreal 17.5%, Word Game 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Lore-Rich 11.9%
- #28 Umurangi Generation
80% matchVery Positive91% of 1,206 reviews2020
Dev: ORIGAME DIGITAL
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Umurangi Generation is a first person photography game in the shitty future. Set in Tauranga Aotearoa off the back of an impending crisis you are a courier for the Tauranga Express. Throughout the game you will unlock a variety of lenses and equipment.
Why similar: Psychedelic 39.4%, Surreal 27.1%, Casual 14.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, surreal photography game that captures a unique, atmospheric vision of a world in transition.
- #29 Panthalassa
77% matchVery Positive99% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Meia Calça
Windows
Panthalassa is a Point and click Puzzle game set in an underwater alien world. You play as an AI reborn in a highly advanced body they do not recognize. Interface with otherworldly technology and unlock the secrets behind this strange planet.
Why similar: Psychedelic 31.3%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 8.9%
- #30 Jukai Maze
77% matchVery Positive89% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beneath the shadowed sea of trees below the volcanic mountain lies a mysterious facility probing the afterlife, as omens of the world’s end approach. A loved one missing, reality twisting, a volcano stirring below. Once more you enter the maze, seeking the exit hidden in spectral forest shadows.
Why similar: Word Game 50.5%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Comedy 6.4%, Visual Novel 5.6%
- #31 Anodyne
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,592 reviews2013
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Why similar: Surreal 53.9%, Exploration 19%, 2D 8.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 2D adventure that takes place within a dream world, echoing the landscape-of-past-lives concept.
- #32 令和罕见物语
78% matchVery Positive86% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: 哥布林软件
Windows
一部魔幻现实主义的视觉小说,一部荒诞主义的GalGame。
Why similar: Surreal 19.3%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Memes 12.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #33 非常规放送部 Mika & Luna
75% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: 咕隆咚工作室(GoLoDo Studio)
Windows
In a modern world of humans and demons, energetic Mika and sharp-tongued Luna are trapped on Earth with a 500 million debt! This free visual novel has ongoing anime-style updates. Join their hilarious adventures and uncover the mysterious otherworld's truth!
Why similar: Word Game 48%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 10.6%, Comedy 8.4%, 2D 4%
- #34 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
74% matchVery Positive93% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 32.9%, Word Game 31.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Story Rich 5.9%, Casual 3.7%
- #35 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
75% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: Word Game 44%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 10%, Story Rich 7.1%, Cute 6.6%
- #36 S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,591 reviews2025
Dev: U0U GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself.
Why similar: Memes 33.6%, Word Game 25%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 3.2%
- #37 The Simen Rumors
73% matchVery Positive79% of 371 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Word Game 34.8%, Lore-Rich 27%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Surreal 4%, Atmospheric 2.8%
- #38 Love Exalt 8372
74% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Team Veki
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a death game which erupts aboard a train. Read the minds of the cast through minigames, choose which perspectives you want to see, and uncover the mysterious lore behind twelve unique characters.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.9%, Dark Humor 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Story Rich 11%, Anime 10.1%
- #39 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
76% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Adventure 24.1%, Anime 22.4%, Casual 6%
- #40 前程似锦 Excellent Expectations
76% matchVery Positive86% of 973 reviews2017
Dev: 内购人生PABL
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Excellent Expectations is a puzzle adventure game , you would use search engines to discover a story from a stranger's phone .
Why similar: Word Game 46.8%, Dark Humor 38.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #41 UNIVERSAL WEIRDNESS
71% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.
Why similar: Surreal 60.4%, Casual 12.4%, Adventure 10.8%, 2D 7.6%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #42 彗星战团
72% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 星火工造
Windows · Mac
在黑暗的时代,乘上独一无二的机动装甲,反抗统治太阳系的军工巨企。《彗星战团》是一款以科幻战争为主题的国产机战视觉小说,致力于营造独特的影视化观感。——你将成为点燃整个时代的星火!
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 8.5%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #43 海子 UMIKO
69% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Surreal 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark Humor 13%, Exploration 7.4%
- #44 AlienAfterlife
73% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Jeremy CouillardPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Step into a radiant dimension where souls reboot as data. Recover your reincarnation machine from alien terrorists and explore glowing temples of memory, logic, and light. A surreal odyssey through death, rebirth, and the beauty of being lost.
Why similar: Surreal 33.5%, Psychedelic 28.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Casual 4.3%
- #45 东方异乡录 ~the Apocryphal Gensoukyou
71% matchVery Positive91% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: YEARS
Windows
《东方异乡录 ~the Apocryphal Gensoukyou》是一款东方Project主题的短篇视觉小说游戏。主要讲述了在河城荷取的邀请下,雾雨魔理沙、爱丽丝·玛格特洛依德、帕秋莉·诺蕾姬三人在虚拟世界“Apocryphal Land”中冒险的爆笑喜剧故事。
Why similar: Word Game 39.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Memes 12%, Anime 6.9%, Casual 6.6%
- #46 With Shining Eyes
70% matchVery Positive95% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 38%, Psychedelic 31.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 7.8%, Stylized 5.9%
- #47 The Ethereal Dream
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: 鸭子与葱制作组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
乙女向多结局AVG——在蓝色的月夜里,邂逅那些已逝之人的灵魂吧。
Why similar: Anime 36.8%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Adventure 19%, Story Rich 16%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #48 意识分裂开篇季
68% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: NaughtyObaPub: NaughtyOba Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sci-fi visual novel where you explore consciousness splitting through story choices and immersive dialogue, offering infinite replayable imagination.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Cute 29.7%, Comedy 25.4%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #49 Cloud Cats` Land
67% matchVery Positive92% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Gryphon`s Nest
Windows
Adventure on the mysterious Island of Cloud Cats! Explore picturesque locations, meet magical creatures, and solve unusual puzzles. Dive into the secrets of the wonderful island!🐾
Why similar: Surreal 34.1%, Exploration 14.1%, Anime 11.2%, Comedy 11%, Cute 10.3%
- #50 涨粉二维码
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
现实的存在感在我面前逐渐崩解,我们对彼此的认知也在不断扭曲。 既然现实中的我无可救药——那么,请你爱上完全虚构的我吧。
Why similar: Memes 28.1%, Psychedelic 25.8%, Surreal 22.8%, Anime 8.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #51 风与鸟 - Wind and Bird
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: 许愿铃工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
长耳族的学徒蒂娜,跟随着吟游诗人的师父,开始了传颂故事的探寻之旅。带着心爱的吊坠,二人游历过草原,高塔,小镇与森林。然而,在故事的起点和终点,却似乎另有隐情……
Why similar: Word Game 25.5%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Anime 8.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #52 Xiangsheng Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,269 reviews2024
Dev: Wave Ecstacy
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
"Xiangsheng Simulator" is a humorous and witty adventure that takes you into the unique world of Xiangsheng. As a Xiangsheng Penggen, you'll team up with your Dougen partner to deliver a performance filled with laughter.
Why similar: Comedy 52%, Casual 39.3%, Singleplayer 8.6%
- #53 Cheese Moon
67% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Studio SOTTPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Cheese Moon is an adventure game where cute rabbits explore the moon. Uncover a huge secret hidden on the far side by battling aggressive cheese creatures and mysterious machines marked with 'RTMK.' Summon rabbit clones to clear stages. With 5 worlds and 100 stages, an epic journey awaits!
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.2%, Dark Humor 20.3%, Surreal 19.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, Cute 7.1%
- #54 浮生箓 Floating Life
72% matchMixed49% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: 心流工作室(Heart Stream Studio)
Windows
《浮生箓》是一款剧情重开模拟游戏,互动式轻量小说游戏。支持创意工坊自由编辑与上传自己的剧本,融合如修仙、武侠、玄幻等小说题材的背景,可自由选择出生的剧本,体验千变万化的人生,从出生开始让你体验到丰富多变的剧情,多种多样的选择,不同选择带来不同的变化,各种有趣的梗。来吧,开始你的浮生之旅,随着进程生成自己的浮生箓!
Why similar: Word Game 59.8%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Story Rich 6.2%, Casual 5.5%, Anime 4.5%
- #55 Odd Adventure of Chub, Color, 23 and You
70% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Axel Sonic
Windows
Very funny, very short and very sweet text adventure game about Chub, Color, 23 and You.
Why similar: Surreal 33.7%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Comedy 13.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Casual 5.5%
- #56 Long Live the Catgirls!
66% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Paw GamePub: Shark Shark Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a story about a human who accidentally stumbles into the Cat Tower, encounters and reunites with the cats. A vibrant Maine Coon in a dilapidated amusement park, a ragdoll living in a candy house built atop paradise, and the supreme god who controls the Cat Tower.
Why similar: Word Game 48.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 7.8%, Cute 6.3%, Comedy 5.3%
- #57 Chasing Light
69% matchVery Positive86% of 269 reviews2020
Dev: Vittgen Inc.
Windows · Mac
'Chasing Light' is the story of the seven days of exploring the physical properties of a game and uncovering an inner world of human beings and society. Have a weird trip!
Why similar: Adventure 70.6%, Story Rich 23.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #58 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
63% matchVery Positive95% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 42.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Anime 9.8%, Story Rich 8.7%