- #1 妄想症：Deliver Me
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,517 reviews2018
Dev: 属音制作组Pub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Based on the best seller 妄想症Paranoia, the story about Lingluo's college life will bring you to a world unknown. She pursues her music dream without knowing her life is about to be turned upside down. Losing her best friend and her confidence, she plunges into the depth of despair. What will she do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Simulation 22.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 14.4%, Casual 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Directly shares thematic DNA with the seed game by focusing on the intersection of music, delusion, and mystery.
- #2 CHAOS;CHILD
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 83.6%, Adventure 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel heavily features themes of delusion and psychological mystery, mirroring the protagonist's struggle with reality.
- #3 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 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 76.3%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense experience that captures the feeling of living with mental health struggles and distorted perceptions.
- #4 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Visual Novel 81.8%, Indie 11.7%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel continues the exploration of mental health with a unique, unsettling visual style and narrative depth.
- #5 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
95% matchVery Positive81% of 1,992 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.4%, Indie 24.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality mystery visual novel that combines investigative gameplay with an atmospheric, Lovecraftian urban setting.
- #6 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Visual Novel 72.2%, Adventure 27.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant detective game that focuses on piecing together fragmented memories and testimonies to solve a cold case.
- #7 The Cat Lady
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Adventure 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure game that deals with depression and trauma through a gritty, surreal lens.
- #8 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping mystery visual novel that forces the player to make difficult choices while navigating a complex, high-stakes situation.
- #9 Visitor 来访者
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 760 reviews2018
Dev: Zhongce Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Visitor is a full-motion video (FMV) detective suspense game. The game tells a story that on a winter night in 2017, a murder case happened in a residential building, a prostitute Shasha died in her own home.
Why similar: Strategy 68.1%, Indie 31.9%
Why You'll Like It: An investigative game that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a murder through careful observation and deduction.
- #10 The House in Fata Morgana
91% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.9%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of psychological storytelling that uses a gothic setting to explore deep, tragic mysteries.
- #11 Doki Doki Literature Club!
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 81.6%, Indie 7.7%, Casual 6.5%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Starts as a standard visual novel but subverts expectations to explore deep psychological horror and meta-narrative themes.
- #12 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
90% matchMixed60% of 4,043 reviews2019
Pub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
《妄想破绽》是一款文字冒险（AVG）游戏，数十万字精彩原创剧情，将带给大家一段近未来架空科技都市的幻想冒险体验。游戏中，玩家将扮演普通高中生与顶级黑客的双重身份。有一天“我”抱着玩笑心理在网络上虚构了一个不存在的假人，不料却因此带来了惊天巨变……
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 26.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dystopian setting where the protagonist must navigate complex social and psychological mysteries.
- #13 篱笆庄秘闻 / Mysteries of Fence
89% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2017
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
This game records the unknown pain and struggles in the far eastern country, we hope our descendants won't forget these tragedies happened before.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Simulation 17.3%, RPG 15.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Casual 12%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery game that explores social issues and hidden secrets in a rural setting.
- #14 子归 - Blossom
87% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.9%, RPG 32.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that emphasizes detective work and character-driven storytelling.
- #15 Room of Depression
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 800 reviews2023
Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Adventure 29.2%, Casual 27.3%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional and raw depiction of living with depression, presented through an accessible and poignant adventure format.
- #16 Fran Bow
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Adventure 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that explores the world through the eyes of a young girl dealing with trauma and mental health.
- #17 STEINS;GATE
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 87.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Casual 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: While science-fiction focused, it features a protagonist whose obsession and paranoia drive a complex, mystery-filled narrative.
- #18 GNOSIA
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 45.5%, Simulation 21.9%, Adventure 15.4%, RPG 11.9%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique social deduction visual novel that requires constant observation and logical reasoning to uncover the truth.
- #19 七人杀阵 - Seven Sacrifices
86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,067 reviews2018
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Seven girls came to a mountain villa on the outskirts to attend a party. Suddenly they were struck by a storm. They were trapped and lost contact with the outside world.Everyone was caught unawares by the accident, but the conspiracy has just begun.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Casual 26.3%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, violent mystery game that forces the player to navigate a dangerous situation with limited information.
- #20 The Case of the Golden Idol
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A pure detective game that challenges players to reconstruct scenes of crime, perfect for fans of the investigative aspects of the seed game.
- #21 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
84% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作，在命运齿轮的推动下，结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降，他卷入了一起绑架案，并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时，他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹，那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Casual 26.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Indie 21%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that focuses on logical deduction and uncovering hidden truths.
- #22 Kathy Rain
83% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 22.5%, RPG 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style detective adventure that features a strong female lead investigating a dark, personal mystery in her hometown.
- #23 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
82% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, RPG 32.6%, Adventure 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy visual novel that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a suspicious death.
- #24 Return of the Obra Dinn
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,398 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Indie 59.7%, Adventure 40.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deductive reasoning that tasks players with solving a series of deaths on a mysterious ship.
- #25 彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,325 reviews2024
Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.9%, Strategy 19.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Casual 11.7%, Indie 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich visual novel that explores complex relationships and mysteries in a detailed urban environment.
- #26 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,634 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 90.2%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep mystery visual novel that challenges the player to distinguish between truth and delusion in a locked-room scenario.
- #27 再见断刀
76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.4%, RPG 27.6%, Adventure 16%
- #28 Rainy Butcher
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, RPG 37.4%, Adventure 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that blends mystery and puzzle-solving with a dark, investigative tone.
- #29 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 84.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Casual 2.4%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological mystery series that excels at building tension and exploring the dark side of human nature.
- #30 Soulslayer～灭魂·误佳期～
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 703 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Adventure 22.9%, Casual 20.3%, Indie 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that combines traditional mystery elements with a unique, stylized presentation.
- #31 恒水中学连环虐杀 / The untold story of hengshui school
77% matchVery Positive86% of 517 reviews2018
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
It’s based on Hengshui high school to reveal the real society, Game feature: cult painting style, puzzle elements, serious student death event plus humorous minor role, As it was released on March,2015, and finished in the following four months, now it’s downloaded almost 0.9 million players, the live video of the game has 2.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, RPG 18.5%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 16.7%, Adventure 10.5%
- #32 Raining City: Millions Recollections
73% matchVery Positive87% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Visual Novel 71.1%, Adventure 28.9%
- #33 目盲/Blind
75% matchVery Positive85% of 890 reviews2022
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.9%, RPG 31.6%, Casual 13.5%
- #34 祖母 grandmother
74% matchVery Positive84% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: 上线工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
在离开芒山村的十七年后，已经成为大学生的小张为了给去世的祖母守灵，再次回到了家乡。然而灵堂之上却是一派吊诡，冷漠无言的村民，心怀鬼胎的昔日家仆，无不注视着她手中那个祖母赠予却无法打开的神秘铁盒。当大雨倾盆之际，细碎的金属刮地声回响，刹那间，利器反光，血溅厅堂……
Why similar: RPG 37.6%, Strategy 35.5%, Adventure 9.9%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 7.5%
- #35 千面 Melancholy Love
74% matchVery Positive95% of 2,209 reviews2020
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 69.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
《千面》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了在前作时间线十年之后，聆花女子学院中的“优等生”与“不良少女”间的甜蜜纠葛。
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, RPG 21.2%, Simulation 19.2%, Casual 11.7%, Adventure 11.3%
- #36 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: RPG 55.3%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 20.3%
- #37 Paranoia: Deliver Me
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 149 reviews2020
Dev: Heart-7 Culture Communication (Shanghai) Co., LtdPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Based on the best seller Paranoia, the story about Lingluo's college life will bring you to a world unknown. She pursues her music dream without knowing her life is about to be turned upside down. Losing her best friend and her confidence, she plunges into the depth of despair. What will she do?
Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Simulation 26.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 12.8%
- #38 CODE CRACKER 代码破译者
75% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive nostalgic dream of that golden old age with the retrospective graphic. In this game, you play as a college student who meets diverse characters and solve multiple puzzles together with them. The story unfolds in different ways corresponding to the choices you made along with the gameplay.
Why similar: RPG 29.6%, Simulation 26.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Casual 15%, Indie 12.8%
- #39 鬼山 / A Ghost Around Me
77% matchMixed63% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
"Ghost Mountain" is a text-based escape game, a purely overhead world with the theme of survival and survival, around the various scenarios of thrilling horror and multi-final. The story tells of a class outing. Because the driver made the wrong way, the classmates mistakenly entered the ghost mountain.
Why similar: RPG 24%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Casual 9.6%
- #40 Misty Judgment
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Strategy 23.4%, RPG 21%, Casual 11.1%, Indie 9.4%
- #41 法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: 芒果互娱
Windows · Mac
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中，玩家将化身被害人小诗，用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相！通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾，而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时，一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号，竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索，把案件再次推向新的高潮！
Why similar: RPG 47.4%, Strategy 31.6%, Adventure 21%
- #42 Insomnia: Theater in the Head
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,813 reviews2022
Dev: Perfect Day Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Hickory dickory dock. The city's deep in sleep. The clock's ticking. The sheep's bouncing. Hickory dickory dock. The girl tosses again, only with more things swarming into her head... In this Point & Click puzzle game "Insomnia", the show in the head is rolling on again. Alas, any sleep tonight...
Why similar: Simulation 46.8%, Indie 31.7%, Casual 21.5%
- #43 Laughing to Die
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,127 reviews2024
Dev: 大吉利制作组Pub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
囡囡回乡参加奶奶一百岁的丧礼。家人们都说老人百岁去世是喜丧,因此家里正大摆宴席招待亲友。独自一人的囡囡看到一个酷似奶奶的身影之后随之而误入某个奇怪的房间，在寻找离开的道路同时，囡囡也逐渐从这些房间的故事中知道了奶奶的来历,更从中得知在喜丧背后所隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Adventure 51%, Casual 44.5%, Indie 4.6%
- #44 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
71% matchVery Positive88% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.1%, Adventure 12%, Casual 11%, Indie 9%
- #45 冷血症骰子
71% matchVery Positive91% of 303 reviews2020
Dev: CHARONPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
主人公目太郎，是一位因为犯下重罪而入狱的少年。 在狱中，一位神秘的男子提出了一个主意，二人一起逃狱，用骰子选出一个人来当帮对方逃跑的诱饵。 一次又一次败给男子的目太郎，进入了平稳但又扭曲的新世界。 在这些世界中，他将成为「私立高识学园」高中二年级的学生，与七七和雪丸成为发小。 接着，将被逐一出现的患有冷血症的少女们玩弄与迫害…… 他的命运，将由你决定——
Why similar: RPG 35.8%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Indie 14.8%, Simulation 13.2%, Casual 7.7%
- #46 死亡旅店 / Death Inn
73% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
A group of people who didn't know each other found a dead body in a haunted house called 【Death Inn】. And when this group of people returned to the lobby again, ready to leave the place,The door has was no longer there......
Why similar: RPG 29.2%, Strategy 17.9%, Casual 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Indie 11.9%
- #47 Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 701 reviews2017
Dev: Magenta Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A melody of life and death surrounding a sickly girl and her friends.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.9%, Casual 25.5%, Adventure 13.6%
- #48 Trials of Innocence
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56%, RPG 25.1%, Adventure 18.9%
- #49 Cavern of Time
72% matchMixed69% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Cavern of Time is an RPG/Adventure game where you guide the journey of a young girl. Can you find the magical locket in this perilous realm and cure your beloved grandmother's illness? Visit the Cavern of Time and find out!
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Simulation 20.6%, Strategy 19%, Adventure 14.5%, Casual 12.7%
- #50 Mobius’ Radio Waves
69% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: 獭獭社Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
刚入学的大一新生伊琳，却在一个风雨交加的夜晚，听到了来自杂物间内部的来电铃声……这通神秘电话究竟来自何人？杂物间为何会成为禁忌？伊琳手臂上的无限印记又意味着什么？文字冒险推理游戏《莫比乌斯的电波》，就此展开！
Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Casual 22%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 5.2%
- #51 Blood Memery|血色记忆
70% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: CCYY
Windows
Take earphones, listen to the helpless voice, listen to the angry complaint. To the left heaven to the right hell. The whole story is presented in the form of a fictional voice diary. A monologue diary is used to show you the tragic experience of a abducted girl and the painful choices it faces.
Why similar: RPG 52.5%, Adventure 27.2%, Indie 20.4%
- #52 Coffin of Ashes
69% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: RPG 52.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 9.7%
- #53 At Home Alone
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,891 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Simulation 19.8%, Adventure 14%, Indie 14%, Strategy 12.9%
- #54 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, RPG 30.6%, Adventure 20%, Indie 8.1%
- #55 永冻之壳 The Shell of Permafrost
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,204 reviews2018
Dev: YUMMI StudioPub: 迷糊的安安
Windows
A girl, draped in mystery and chased by an evil fate, escapes from a frozen land. Now, a year later, with her memory gradually returning, she is forced to make an important decision.
Why similar: RPG 52.5%, Casual 18.4%, Indie 16.5%, Adventure 12.6%
- #56 The Ethereal Dream
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 285 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: Simulation 42.3%, Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Indie 8.9%
- #57 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.6%, Adventure 23.8%, Casual 12%, Indie 10.7%
- #58 Paper Perjury
65% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.2%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 7.9%
- #59 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主
62% matchVery Positive90% of 3,543 reviews2025
Dev: 莓夜工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
这是身为人类的公主，教会了强大而冷漠的黑龙，何为「爱」的故事。玩家将扮演故事中的女主角——一名人类国度的公主，与一头黑龙建立羁绊，融化与温暖它的心灵，为自身谋得生存希望。令人啼笑皆非的生活开始啦！
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.2%, RPG 36.7%, Adventure 16.1%
