60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Singleplayer, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel.
Play as Da Rong across a lifetime of meetings and farewells with family, friends, and fellow villagers. This linear narrative game unfolds through walking, dialogue, and interaction. Choices reveal what Da Rong leaves unspoken, but do not change the main story.
Digital Romance Memoir
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.
Windrush Tales
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
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: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Historical 10%, Story Rich 9.3%
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Historical 14.8%, Emotional 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made. Brought to you by popular Japanese bishojo game developer SWEET&TEA. Winner of the Moe Game Awards 2016's "New Brand Award"!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Emotional 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
Why similar: Historical 19.2%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
This is a dark, immersive narrative RPG following a boy’s turbulent life. From rural hardship to urban survival, he learns that fate must be seized. Players will experience a gripping journey through childhood struggles, betrayal, revenge, and the search for identity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, RPG 12.5%, Emotional 11.8%, 1990's 8.9%
Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.7%, Emotional 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
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 25.4%, Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Emotional 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11%
Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. Play as 'Doctor' Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology. A story-driven adventure based on a truly ridiculous story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.1%, Historical 20.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 7.7%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Emotional 12.9%
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 11.5%
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: Historical 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 8.7%
Social Moth is a charmingly beautiful narrative platformer where you play as Aletris, a socially anxious moth trying to find their place in a daunting world. Navigate conversations, solve creative puzzles, and enjoy satisfying platforming as you help Aletris contend with their social anxiety!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 35.4%, Emotional 29.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Story Rich 8%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 15.4%, Story Rich 9%
The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?
Why similar: Historical 25.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.4%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.5%, Historical 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Story Rich 10.6%
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22%, Emotional 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.7%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
建安十二年，日渐衰落的东汉王朝在长期的军阀混战下早已名存实亡。为了攫取更多的权力，将天下纳入自己的囊中，诸多姓氏的野心家们开始了无休止的争斗，纷争无休的乱世就此展开。 这一年，怀着同样对争夺天下的渴望，长期处在四处奔逃的困境中的军阀刘备决意前往隆中拜访名士诸葛亮。同年，刘备之妾甘氏为其诞下一子。故事就此这里开始……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Historical 18.2%, Emotional 13.6%, RPG 11.6%
A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 45.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 7.8%
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.6%, Emotional 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
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: Emotional 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 16.1%, RPG 7.7%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Hand-drawn 14.3%
You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Historical 24.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Emotional 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Emotional 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Story Rich 7.7%, Casual 7.1%
Write love letters and cross swords in a one hour adaptation of the classic play: Cyrano de Bergerac!
Why similar: Historical 23.8%, Emotional 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
Chihiro Himukai can't hold down a job... A sweet visual novel about two people finding each other after slipping apart.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.2%, Emotional 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Adventure 5.1%
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Emotional 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Story Rich 17%, RPG 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
See the four spirits of Dampness, Heat, Cold, and Toxicity through Ah Song's eyes. Learn medicinal herbs, brew herbal tea, solve the townsfolk's troubles, and uncover the hidden mystery behind the warm, slice-of-life stories of Sap Jit Street.
Why similar: Emotional 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, 1980s 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
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 22.7%, Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Historical 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Adventure 9.4%
A Greek Myth-based, heartfelt narrative game where you're a demigod named Aelius trying to find your godly father and re-forge your family.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Emotional 8.4%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
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: Historical 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Emotional 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Story Rich 9.8%
Can you fall in love with quilts?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Emotional 21.8%, Historical 12.1%, Hand-drawn 12%, Story Rich 9.8%
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Emotional 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
Hedenite is a hand-painted adventure through a city that has lost its memory. Befriend whimsical characters, unearth secrets of the past hidden in plain sight, and smuggle yourself uptown!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, 1980s 17.5%, 1990's 15.7%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 8%
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 27%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
In the 26th year of the Jiajing era, Lang Xian (the male lead) ran an inn in the capital. One day, a Taoist priest and an apothecary came to the inn one after another. After a few small incidents, the three of them, as if meeting old friends, enjoyed a lively and heartfelt conversation.
Why similar: Historical 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Funny 8.5%, RPG 7.3%
A boy and an old man stand in front a pond, waiting for a swan's song. Meanwhile, they talk about life, death, and the passage of time.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.2%, Emotional 22.6%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 6.5%
A character-driven, story-rich visual novel about rebuilding your life after juvenile detention. Forge friendships, find romance, and confront the scars of your troubled past.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Emotional 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Story Rich 10.8%
Set against real historical backdrop, this work unfolds bloody political intrigues. navigating between the tyrant’s tyranny and relatives’ conspiracies. Every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate and witnesses the darkest court legends of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Why similar: Historical 36.4%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, RPG 12.4%, 2D 5.9%
A Supernatural mystery in the beating heart of a Latin American city. Scour the past memories of an abandoned house, build out a web of connections between its inhabitants, and learn of the sinister truth that led to their downfall.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Historical 14.4%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, 1980s 13.4%, Emotional 12.5%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Historical 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Hand-drawn 13.1%
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: Historical 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Emotional 13.7%
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 11%
A short adventure game about a boy leaving behind his childhood home and his father who he never quite got close to.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, Emotional 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Casual 8.6%
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 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Emotional 13%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
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: Dialogue Heavy 27.2%, Emotional 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Story Rich 10.7%
A atmospheric visual novel about sleepless nights, quiet connection, and the girl who works the convenience store register until morning.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Dialogue Heavy 25.3%, Emotional 21.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Casual 7.9%
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: Historical 24.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Dialogue Heavy 23%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 8.2%
The Road To Recovery places you in the shoes of Ash, a recovering addict, starting at day one. Awoken by the sound of your phone ringing, you have ZERO memory of the night before. Explore Oakborough City, and "survive" day one!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 37.7%, Emotional 16.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 7.2%
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Emotional 16.1%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
Heartbeat House: Hong Kong is a dating reality visual novel. Live with eight participants in a shared villa and make romantic choices. Your decisions are remembered, and relationships will change. If the screen flickers or something feels off—please relax and keep dating. The show is still ongoing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21%, Emotional 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.8%, Emotional 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.2%, Emotional 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
The main character, who was living a normal life without any other place, lost his wallet one day without noticing... Please help me find my wallet by manipulating the main character.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.5%, Emotional 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.7%, 2D 5.8%, Story Rich 4.8%
Tired of a suffocating college routine? Yearning for something more? Join the Qiqu Club! We promise unforgettable experiences beyond your wildest dreams. But beware, our club is extremely exclusive. Only those daring enough to seek adventure will be admitted...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Emotional 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
