- #1 Merry’s Seven Wishes
97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Midnight Shift Games
Windows
After his wife Merry dies, Richard finds a letter containing seven final wishes she left behind. Fulfill them one by one, revisit the memories of their life together, and slowly bring color back into a world that has turned completely gray.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Emotional 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #2 Digital Romance Memoir
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MGC Interactive
Windows
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 22.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Historical 10%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #3 Windrush Tales
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows
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 15.8%, Historical 14.7%, Emotional 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%
- #4 Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain
95% matchVery Positive97% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: SWEET&TEAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 25.1%, Emotional 19.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #5 Grief like a stray dog
94% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Rayonist
Windows
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 14.9%, Emotional 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #6 XiaoJun
94% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jackzhou77571
Windows
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 16.9%, RPG 12.5%, Emotional 11.7%, 1990's 8.9%
- #7 This Warm Place
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wundev
Windows
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 23.6%, Emotional 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #8 Chronicles of Humanity
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
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 25.3%, Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #9 BlueLine
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Going Places Studio
Windows
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%
- #10 The Heroes Around Me
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 770 reviews2024
Dev: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, 1990's 9.4%
- #11 Aletta - Visual Novel
91% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
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 19.2%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Emotional 12.9%
- #12 狂潮-Staggering Through The Dark
90% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Longxi Zhao
Windows
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 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 8.7%
- #13 Social Moth
89% matchVery Positive99% of 138 reviews2022
Dev: Social Moth Dev TeamPub: Tiny Fury Games
Windows
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 35.3%, Emotional 29.3%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #14 声韵之恋
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 铃墨文化
Windows
《声韵之恋》是一款以配音行业为题材的 GALGAME。作品以配音导演张文轩为主角,他受友人委托承接一部番剧的配音执导工作,借此与三位风格各异的配音演员相遇结缘并了解配音行业的真实生态与圈内文化。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Emotional 16.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #15 LifeSimOS
87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
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 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #16 Black Dog Bar
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLight
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Emotional 15.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #17 The Golden Horde: Story of Jambul
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomers Entertainment
Windows
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 25.2%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #18 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
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 26.4%, Historical 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #19 Fall of Porcupine
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 736 reviews2023
Dev: Critical RabbitPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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%
- #20 浮生若梦-蜀宫
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 南瓜马车制作组
Windows
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 18.1%, Emotional 13.5%, RPG 11.6%
- #21 The House On Holland Hill
84% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Hedgefield
Windows
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: Visual Novel 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.7%
- #22 Nothing Can Stop Us (Encore)
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demigiant
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #23 Lost Museum -Echoes of the Chromageists-
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Happinet
Windows
Forgotten masterpieces with stories still left to be told... Lost Museum -Echoes of the Chromageists- is an adventure game that tells the story of Chromageists, beings with strange faces born of paintings. Through their memories, unravel the meaning each piece of art holds.
Why similar: Historical 17.7%, Emotional 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%
- #24 Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
79% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.5%, Emotional 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #25 120 Yen Stories
82% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: NekoNeko SoftPub: iMoe Games
Windows
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 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 16.1%, RPG 7.7%
- #26 Tails Noir Preludes
80% matchVery Positive91% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
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 31%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Emotional 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #27 这是生活
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: 这是生活
Windows
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Emotional 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Story Rich 7.7%, Casual 7.1%
- #28 Gerda: A Flame in Winter
79% matchVery Positive95% of 559 reviews2022
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 24.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Emotional 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #29 Wednesdays
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,082 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
"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 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Hand-drawn 14.3%
- #30 Cyrano
78% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #31 Chihiro Himukai Always Walks Away
78% matchVery Positive97% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: SMILEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 26.1%, Emotional 18.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #32 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Seed
Windows · Linux
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 32.8%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Adventure 5.1%
- #33 interViolence
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac
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 17.5%, Story Rich 17%, RPG 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #34 Herb Tea Man
74% matchVery Positive94% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: Cateasee Studio
Windows · Mac
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 13.6%, 1980s 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #35 Divine Diner
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Ambrosia Interactive LLC
Windows
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 17.4%, Emotional 8.4%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #36 Astrologaster
77% matchVery Positive95% of 535 reviews2019
Dev: Nyamyam
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Historical 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #37 KUON YUU'S Case Files: Episode 1 – Nobunaga
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: studio mabou
Windows
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 22.1%, Historical 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 9.5%
- #38 Et le grain mourut
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fülli
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 16.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #39 あなたに花束を
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: abyss good gamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
“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 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Emotional 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #40 Hedenite
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Les Vynogradov
Windows
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 24.2%, 1980s 17.5%, 1990's 15.7%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 8%
- #41 与衾 With Quilt
73% matchMixed56% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: CrabellePub: Redifine Studio
Windows
Can you fall in love with quilts?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Emotional 21.8%, Historical 12%, Hand-drawn 12%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #42 鱼肠剑与绣春刀
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 鱼肠剑与绣春刀工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows · Mac
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 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Funny 8.5%, RPG 7.3%
- #43 随侯珠
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SCATTER KR
Windows
A story of secrets and chance encounters. A missing sacred serpent, an approaching Snake Festival, and an insular mountain town in the south disrupt outsider Hou Jue’s brief stay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Emotional 15.8%, RPG 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Historical 10.2%
- #44 Until Then
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 27.1%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
- #45 Swann's Song
71% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows · Mac
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 29.1%, Emotional 22.6%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 6.5%
- #46 Shadows in Sanluca
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicolás Cid Delgado
Windows
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 20.8%, Historical 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, 1980s 13.5%, Emotional 12.5%
- #47 Tyrant of the Southern Dynasty
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: WANG JIAN
Windows
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 36.3%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, RPG 12.5%, 2D 5.9%
- #48 Midnight Ramen
70% matchVery Positive96% of 411 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.1%, Emotional 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #49 Halfway House
68% matchVery Positive81% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Az
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21.8%, Emotional 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #50 Expelled!
69% matchVery Positive94% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
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%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Historical 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 13.1%
- #51 Victorian Debutante
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Liquid Darkness
Windows · Mac
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 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Emotional 13.7%
- #52 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,805 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 32%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Emotional 13.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #53 The Bear - A Story from the World of Gra
67% matchVery Positive100% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Mucks! Games
Windows
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 18.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Emotional 13%, Hand-drawn 12.8%
- #54 My Dad's Home
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simorico
Windows
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 30.1%, Emotional 21.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Casual 8.6%
- #55 Same Time Tomorrow
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KHQ
Windows
A atmospheric visual novel about sleepless nights, quiet connection, and the girl who works the convenience store register until morning.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Dialogue Heavy 25.3%, Emotional 21.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Casual 7.9%
- #56 Your Very Last Words
66% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows · Mac
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 24.6%, Dialogue Heavy 20%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Emotional 12.1%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #57 Irene. The Window
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Right Words
Windows
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 29.1%, Emotional 16.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #58 The Afterlife Cafe
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
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 28.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Emotional 14.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #59 The Road To Recovery
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mind Over Matter Entertainment
Windows
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 37.5%, Emotional 16.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #60 Detours
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 8.3%