60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
Dostoevsky’s complete, unabridged Russian text staged as a visual novel, with illustrated scenes and optional choices that preserve the original.
Your Very Last Words
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Colossals
Colossals tells the story of a vagrant, who, together with his love interest, the soon-to-be-Empress Khalida, interpret the fairy tales they read in front of a windmill to be fact, telling them of a faraway land where, once upon a time, giants roamed.
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 18.3%, Historical 17.7%, Philosophical 14%, Psychological 6.2%
Colossals tells the story of a vagrant, who, together with his love interest, the soon-to-be-Empress Khalida, interpret the fairy tales they read in front of a windmill to be fact, telling them of a faraway land where, once upon a time, giants roamed.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 40.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Philosophical 10.7%, Linear 6.4%
A faithful investigative visual novel adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic. Follow Edmond Dantès from betrayal and imprisonment to escape, transformation and revenge. Examine historical scenes, connect evidence, solve deductions and shape his fate across an eight-act story with multiple endings.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 55% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 9.1%, Historical 6.9%, Adventure 3.9%
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 41.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Historical 10%, Text-Based 6.7%
This is an AVG trying to tell a story about a city under British governance. In 1970s, newspapers were rife with exaggerated title and drama plots. Xu Dan, a fresh journalist accidentally ran into a collaboration of cops and mafia.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Historical 21%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Text-Based 16%, Story Rich 6.4%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Historical 16.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Linear 7.2%
Read the Charles Dickens' classic... but with Anime Girls.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 54.9% ★, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Linear 6.3%, Story Rich 5%
Naomi wakes decades older in a house she does not recognize, and discovers that escape may cost the future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 14.9%, Philosophical 14.1%, Psychological 7.2%
Three brothers come back to the house of a father none of them loves: one for the money, one for the truth, one to save them all. Something terrible is about to happen here. Dostoevsky's whole novel, word for word.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.7%, Philosophical 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Historical 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
Lost Legends of Redwall: Escape the Gloomer is based on Mossflower, one of the NYT bestselling Redwall™ books by Brian Jacques, with over 35 million copies sold. Set in the caverns and catacombs of Kotir Castle, you guide Gillig the fledgling otter as you build your story.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 46% ★, Text-Based 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Adventure 8%, Story Rich 4.6%
Painting Werther is a Paintable Visual Novel where all the visuals are living paintings, all the music are classics (with a twist) and the novel was written by Goethe in 1774.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 41.4% ★, Historical 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Philosophical 11.2%, Linear 6.3%
改编自家里姥爷的亲身经历，一位老共产党员的平淡故事。 或者也不算平淡呢，毕竟在那时年代，没有人的一生是能平淡度过的。
Why similar: Based On A Novel 46.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Historical 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 4.6%
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 24%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 7%
Aesop is a famous storyteller from Ancient Greece. The best fables of him are reinterpreted and modernized for a visual novel experience. All of these short stories are purely family-friendly and full with life lessons.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 37.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Philosophical 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Casual 8.3%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological 6.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".
Why similar: Based On A Novel 47% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 10.6%, Linear 5.9%
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 39.1% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Historical 9.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Historical 17.9%, Text-Based 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological 4.7%
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Philosophical 14%, Psychological 9.9%
Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Philosophical 11.8%, Emotional 8%
You have exactly 5. Bread is 4, the bus fare to school is 3. What do you give up? In this short narrative experience, you play as 13-year-old Adam. Confront an interface that reacts to a painful reality, and discover that freedom of choice is sometimes nothing but a privilege.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Text-Based 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological 7.5%, Adventure 6.6%
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 28.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Text-Based 7.9%, Psychological 7.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
The Lords of The Earth Flame is a novel game created in the best traditions of interactive fiction and text-based role-playing. Non-linear structure, rich text core, and the “analog” feel of times past are certain to provide unforgettable gaming experience for hours on end.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 40.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Casual 2.7%
A total-immersion kinetic novel: boot up a PC running Prisma OS and descend into the psyche of a broken protagonist as 2001 Argentina collapses in the background. Late-night chats, obsession, music, and raw Y2K bleakness — all the way to a point of no return.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Text-Based 17.6%, Historical 10.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 17%, Casual 7.7%, Adventure 6.6%
Follow Joseph, Eric, and William (as well as a handful of other characters) as they awake from cryogenic stasis at the enigmatic facility known as Intermine Laboratories. But, deep within the abyss exists an ancient evil that is seeking to enact its own twisted machinations ...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Linear 11.9%, Story Rich 6.2%
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Historical 21.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.9%, Emotional 6.7%
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Historical 21.7%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, 2D 5.1%
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Text-Based 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Philosophical 13.2%, Stylized 7%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Text-Based 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Linear 10%, Story Rich 5.7%
A linear visual novel voice-acted by Louise Porter, Richard Browning, Krissy Koellia, and others, The Epic of Inanna is a challenging and thought-provoking exploration of the meaning of life and morality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Historical 15.3%, Philosophical 11.4%, Cinematic 6.3%
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Text-Based 19.8%, Emotional 13.6%, Linear 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 17%, Casual 8.5%, Adventure 7.2%
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 27.3%, Text-Based 25.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 6.6%, Psychological 6.3%
Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Text-Based 21.3%, Historical 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 4.3%
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Philosophical 16.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Casual 7.2%
Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 55.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Casual 4%, Story Rich 2.4%
A short emotional journey through memory, grief, and healing. Help Íris piece together her fragmented memories and uncover hidden truths. A portion of the sales is donated to AbleGamers Brazil. 🧡🖤
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Text-Based 18.5%, Historical 15.5%, Emotional 9.2%, Psychological 8.8%
A visual novel with multiple endings
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Text-Based 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Philosophical 12.8%, Stylized 6.6%
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Meat Girl is a lesbian visual novel about a girl searching for her mentally ill roommate in cold mountains filled with meat 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 14.5%, Psychological 9.7%, Linear 9.5%
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 35.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Text-Based 14.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Emotional 6.7%
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Text-Based 29.4%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Story Rich 3.7%, Emotional 3.5%
In 120 Yen series, each season has a unique heroine. By using the four seasons of Japan to tell the story of two people meeting and getting along through the keyword "120 yen".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Emotional 9.4%
Each person’s family name in the Continuum is given a debt which they must pay back, or they risk being wiped by the Grid.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 20%, Visual Novel 15%, Philosophical 11.2%, Crime 11%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Philosophical 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological 7.9%
Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Linear 12.8%, Story Rich 6.8%, Casual 6.8%
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Philosophical 8.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 40.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Emotional 6.4%
is a short, interactive experience about those endless, looping fever dreams you get when you're sick.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Text-Based 20%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Philosophical 12.5%, Psychological 5.4%
Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Philosophical 15.4%, Linear 9.5%, Historical 9.5%
You have been constantly perplexed by a question. In search of the answer, you embark on a journey of exploration. You traverse the desolate lands of suffering and cross fragmented spaces of chaos. You never had a direction, yet you ultimately reached the harbor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Philosophical 14.7%, Text-Based 13.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.3%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Linear 13.7%, Psychological 10.9%, 2D 7.6%
A fairy-tale otome visual novel about a reverse mermaid princess searching for love, acceptance, and a place where she belongs. Inspired by The Little Mermaid and set in a Victorian-inspired world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Casual 9.9%, Text-Based 9%, Linear 6.5%
Recover an inter-generational story of migration told through real audio recordings of a Lebanese family coming to America in the early 1990's. Maneuver a forgotten strip of audio tape through puzzling landscapes to piece together the voices of the past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Historical 25.2%, Philosophical 13.6%, Linear 11%, Story Rich 5.9%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Text-Based 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Linear 10.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Philosophical 13.5%, Psychological 8%
The Hidden and Unknown is a story-based game, that aims to widen the perception of its audience in the areas of psychology and philosophy.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Philosophical 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 7.7%
A short story about a difficult day at work and a painful breakup that lingers; about depression, anxiety, and how they can lead to eating disorders. Do you know how many calories are in a muffin? Are you ready for what the answer implies?
Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological 7.5%, Philosophical 7.1%, Linear 6.9%
