- #1 Carpe Diem
97% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Dating Sim 30.2%, Anime 13.1%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #2 The Dearest Person
96% matchVery Positive94% of 631 reviews2024
Dev: house.opposite
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Emotional 36.2%, Text-Based 9.8%, Dialogue Heavy 7.5%, Anime 6.7%
- #3 Guilt Free
96% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Emotional 25%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #4 我在终点线等你
94% matchVery Positive92% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: DreaMory
Windows
一个讲述少年少女勇敢踏出追梦第一步的青春日常系故事。
Why similar: Word Game 29.9%, Dating Sim 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Emotional 8.1%, RPG 7.3%
- #5 Border of her Heart
95% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.2%, Dark Humor 25.4%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 6.1%, Dialogue Heavy 5.5%
- #6 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.5%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Emotional 18.3%, Text-Based 6.9%, Anime 6.6%
- #7 obi3011-prologue
92% matchVery Positive94% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Word Game 37.3%, Dating Sim 30.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, RPG 10%, 2D 2.1%
- #8 Humanity Must Perish
93% matchVery Positive81% of 271 reviews2017
Dev: Zetsubou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Humanity Must Perish is a short, comedic visual novel in which the fate of humanity is placed in the hands of a witty, pessimistic android.
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.1%, Indie 18.4%, Anime 13.5%
- #9 Contraindication
91% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.6%, RPG 24.9%, Anime 11.9%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 1.2%
- #10 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,201 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.9%, Word Game 25.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, RPG 10.7%, Emotional 10.3%
- #11 Purrgatory
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,957 reviews2021
Dev: Niv
Windows
A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.
Why similar: Visual Novel 80.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%, Indie 5.8%, 2D 2.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #12 BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,897 reviews2023
Dev: Fif
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.6%, Visual Novel 25%, Emotional 16.6%, RPG 9.5%, Anime 5.1%
- #13 Pandemic Love
89% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.7%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Emotional 19.7%, Anime 6.3%, Romance 4.1%
- #14 I'm Pregnant at 16
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,626 reviews2025
Dev: 1nstudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"I'm Pregnant at 16" is a visual novel about tough choices, growing up, and navigating relationships during an unexpected pregnancy. Personal stories and the consequences of decisions are balanced with awkward moments, chat messages, inner thoughts, and memes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Dating Sim 24.8%, Satire 23% ★, RPG 9.9%, Romance 7.4%
- #15 Last Resort
88% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Dating Sim 37.5%, Anime 8%, Romance 4.6%, Text-Based 4.3%
- #16 Love Exalt 8372
87% 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: Dark Humor 32.5%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Text-Based 8.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%, Cartoon 8%
- #17 Find Love or Die Trying
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.8%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Emotional 16.3%, Dark Humor 6.6%, Romance 6.3%
- #18 Layover Lovers
86% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A terminal love story
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.9%, Romance 14.6%, Anime 14.4%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #19 No More Future
85% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2022
Dev: Sedge
Windows
In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.4%, Comic Book 19.1%, Text-Based 14.8%, Indie 5%, 2D 1.7%
- #20 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,383 reviews2024
Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.1%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Dark Humor 20.1%, Comic Book 5%, Anime 4%
- #21 non-binary
83% matchVery Positive94% of 296 reviews2022
Dev: owof games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Emotional 37.9%, Text-Based 8.3%, RPG 4.4%, 2D 3.1%
- #22 this game will end in 205 clicks.
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,271 reviews2025
Dev: insertdisc5
Windows · Mac · Linux
What does a SUPERVILLAIN do, when he is forbidden from doing anything evil for the day? WARNING: This is not the type of game where you can make meaningful choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 80.1%, Anime 9.6%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #23 //TODO: today
82% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Boys Laugh +
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.6%, Dating Sim 41%, Indie 10%, Anime 3.4%
- #24 他人世界末 On-looker
81% matchVery Positive93% of 2,960 reviews2020
Dev: 8A studioPub: 昆布科技
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
这是属于不怎么开朗的我们,充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何,由你的选择而定。
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.3%, Visual Novel 28.6%, RPG 8.3%, Text-Based 7.6%, Anime 5.9%
- #25 Imagine Lifetimes
84% matchMixed66% of 139 reviews2020
Dev: Frycandle
Windows
Satirical, short and simple point-and-click "simulation" game about the meaninglessness of life.
Why similar: Satire 57.2% ★, Dark Humor 35%, Indie 4%, 2D 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #26 Everyday Devil
78% matchVery Positive96% of 244 reviews2026
Dev: alleesaur
Windows
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 67%, Text-Based 19.3%, Anime 7.6%, Indie 6.1%
- #27 DIVINATION
81% matchVery Positive90% of 204 reviews2019
Dev: Mojiken
Windows · Mac
"What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.7%, Text-Based 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Anime 8.3%, 2D 3.4%
- #28 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
76% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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 52.7%, Dating Sim 26.4%, Anime 9.1%, RPG 4.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #29 My Therapy
79% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Satire 27.2% ★, Emotional 11.4%, Anime 8.1%, Romance 4.3%
- #30 A Date with Death
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,836 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: Dating Sim 57.1%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Romance 7.4%, Text-Based 3%, Anime 2.8%
- #31 Destined to Die
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 219 reviews2021
Dev: SuncatsPub: Suncats
Windows · Mac
Destined to Die is a task managing game about depression, containing over 200+ pieces of physical and digital art. What's the point in life, if all paths lead to death. Choose your actions, and learn how to live. All paths lead to death, but how long can you live?
Why similar: Emotional 45.6%, RPG 33.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, 2D 7%, Indie 3.2%
- #32 un/FRAGMENT.
77% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: izakiko paradox
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Emotional 85.3%, Text-Based 12%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #33 A Hint of Purple
76% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.
Why similar: Dark Humor 30.3%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Emotional 26.8%, Romance 7.2%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #34 We should talk.
79% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Insatiable CyclePub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Emotional 32.1%, Text-Based 11.7%, Romance 9.6%, Indie 8%
- #35 Fling with a Tiefling
75% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Kristi Jimenez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Dating Sim 29.1%, Emotional 25.2%, Romance 7.3%, Anime 4%
- #36 Wannabe Galgame God!!!
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 877 reviews2026
Dev: Noctella Observatory
Windows
Those who skip Galgames are mere corporate drones; those who play are the true masters of wealth and power. That's just the way of the world! As an ordinary boy, wager your wildest fetishes and your dignity to reach the summit: Become the 'GALGAME GOD'!
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.9%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Emotional 8.5%, Anime 5.9%
- #37 Fulfill Wishes and Save You
74% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: HALO CATPub: Shark Shark Game
Windows · Mac
This is a visual novel game where players play a protagonist trapped in a time loop and break the loop to save the heroine. The game contains suspense, love, and funny storylines. Players need to make the right choices, and there are multiple endings to explore in the game.
Why similar: Word Game 30.8%, Dating Sim 27.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, RPG 8.1%, Anime 6.3%
- #38 Actual Sunlight
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 615 reviews2014
Dev: WZOGI
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.3%, Indie 46.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #39 Departed Away
73% matchVery Positive90% of 552 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 43.9%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Romance 7.9%, RPG 7.1%, 2D 3.2%
- #40 BatteryNote
71% matchVery Positive100% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Emotional 43.3%, Visual Novel 34.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Text-Based 4.8%, 2D 1.4%
- #41 Monologue: Winter melancholy
74% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Word Game 38.1%, Emotional 10.2%, Text-Based 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #42 12 Hours to Die
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.2%, Emotional 32.6%, Anime 7.4%, Indie 3.7%, 2D 2.3%
- #43 机械恋心
72% matchVery Positive100% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Lunatic Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
当科技突破伦理的局限,当天才的火花和机械的纯洁相遇,当积久的矛盾与必然的巧合共鸣,不受祝福却被期待的恋爱就此展开......
Why similar: Word Game 34.4%, Dating Sim 26.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Romance 5.5%, Anime 4.3%
- #44 My Boss Leidi
72% matchVery Positive93% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Lök PolymorfaPub: 夜道虚乡
Windows
A short 18+ kinetic novel about an exhausted college student and his boss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Dating Sim 33.4%, Romance 10.5%, Anime 10.4%, 2D Platformer 2.6%
- #45 饲养染的30 DAYS
69% matchVery Positive99% of 245 reviews2026
Dev: 繁星相位制作组
Windows · Mac
A story, a wish Everything seems to be nothing unusualBut realizing a wish always comes at a cost. The visual novel 『饲养染的30DAYS』will present you with a 'normal' ending. Find your 'puzzle' in story .
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, RPG 22.9%, Word Game 19.9%, Indie 4.6%, 2D Platformer 3.7%
- #46 Everything Ends In 0
70% matchVery Positive94% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: findaeden
Windows
The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat?
Why similar: Emotional 48.1%, Visual Novel 40.1%, Text-Based 8%, 2D 3.8%
- #47 Death and Taxes
71% matchVery Positive86% of 8,276 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 45%, Indie 31%, 2D 15.5%, Singleplayer 8.4%
- #48 Sisyphe's Backspace
69% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Koway
Windows · Mac
A 5 minutes game about love and hesitation. Use Backspace to play. Hope you will never experience this hesitation.
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.6%, Word Game 20.3%, Emotional 18.5%, Romance 8.8%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #49 Durka Simulator
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,713 reviews2023
Dev: Crucial ExperimentPub: Unknown Softwares Lab
Windows · Linux
A visual novel set in a universe where the orderlies are trying to take over our planet.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Text-Based 10.5%, Incremental 8.9%, Indie 7.8%
- #50 Finding Cinderella
70% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: 2humanstudiowo
Windows
A lighthearted game about love and murder.
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.4%, Visual Novel 31%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%, Romance 8.4%, Anime 7.7%
- #51 回忆画册~MemoriesAlbum~
73% matchMixed54% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: RubyHaruSoftware
Windows
This work adopts the story mode of double female owners. The two female owners have their own corresponding endings. The player can decide the route of the endings from the first person perspective through options.
Why similar: Word Game 29.6%, Dating Sim 25%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Incremental 8.8%, RPG 7.5%
- #52 The Painting
67% matchVery Positive99% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Emotional 45%, Text-Based 3.9%, 2D 3.3%, Indie 1.3%
- #53 Ego's Spark
68% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: SatsukiPub: Shiravune
Windows
Is this a nascent ego—or just a nasty bug? Crash headfirst into cuddles, comfort, and maybe even love in this short visual novel about robots and the human heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Emotional 31.8%, Romance 11.7%, Anime 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 4.8%
- #54 start;again
68% matchVery Positive95% of 182 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Dating Sim 28.2%, Romance 10.2%, Anime 9.2%, Text-Based 6.2%
- #55 Oneiro Man
67% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Izi Studios
Windows
Oneiro is an office worker who is forced to stay up all night writing reports to avoid losing his job. The game combines typing mechanics with various mini-games. It’s a 30-40 minute experience with multiple endings depending on your performance.
Why similar: Satire 43.3% ★, Comic Book 30.5%, Cartoon 11.9%, Indie 6.5%, 2D 4.8%
- #56 REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,432 reviews2022
Dev: MAHOUMAIDENPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
Why similar: Dating Sim 37%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Emotional 18.3%, Romance 7%, Anime 5.4%
- #57 Vibe Clicker
66% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Average Game Studio
Windows · Linux
An idle clicker where you evolve from college graduate to Vibe Lord. Click, automate with AI tools, manage resources, and discover multiple endings in this satirical take on modern work life.
Why similar: Satire 48.5% ★, Incremental 29.2%, Cartoon 10.2%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 5.4%
- #58 Aroma
67% matchVery Positive84% of 457 reviews2022
Dev: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 68%, Text-Based 21.6%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #59 Midnight Ramen
64% matchVery Positive97% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Emotional 28.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Incremental 8.3%, RPG 8.2%
- #60 Depression Quest
70% matchMixed61% of 3,934 reviews2014
Dev: The Quinnspiracy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 78.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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: Visual Novel 43.1%, Indie 23%, Emotional 20.6%, Text-Based 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%