Games Like Dear Devere

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Beautiful 21% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Romance 14.3%, Indie 12.7%, Story Rich 9.2%

Set in 1972 (Showa 47), this story follows a high school student on his yearly summer visit to his grandparents’ rural home. Spending quiet, nostalgic days with his sister and the villagers, he begins to believe this peaceful summer might last… until an encounter in the mountains changes everything.

Why similar: Romance 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 14.1%, Historical 13.9%, Casual 9.8%

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: Beautiful 21.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.8%, Casual 12.7%, Indie 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%

Explore a deeply emotional story about love and sacrifice, and the hope that exists in us all.

Why similar: Casual 24.2%, Indie 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Story Rich 6.5%

A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

Why similar: Historical 19.2%, Emotional 14.7%, Casual 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%

Write letters with your typewriter on behalf of others in this cozy single-player game. Compose everything from simple hellos to theater scripts and love letters, express each client’s emotions, and find your own meaning to letter writing.

Why similar: Emotional 22.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Casual 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Relaxing 10.4%

Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Casual 19%, Beautiful 18.8% ★, Indie 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Casual 13.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Relaxing 10.2%

A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.

Why similar: Romance 28.6%, Emotional 18.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%

An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoeroticism of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back.

Why similar: Historical 21.9%, Romance 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Magic 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Romance 22.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 10.1%

“Love in the Glen” is a romantic otome visual novel/dating sim with a fun and charming match 3 minigame. Follow in the steps of Zoe Richardson, an interior designer living and working in Los Angeles’ exclusive and stylish Westside, as she explores the true meaning of love, commitment and passion and how it exists on so many different...

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Indie 22.1%, Casual 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Story Rich 6.7%

Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Emotional 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Indie 11.6%

A short tale, a long journey. With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman. In her ordinary and modest life...experience her joys, her sorrows, her growth. Witness the story she spins in a life woven by those around her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Casual 21%, Romance 19.7%, Emotional 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%

Rose of Winter is a charming visual novel with adventure, romance, and heartbreak. Choose one of four princes to take on your adventure, and make decisions to unlock multiple endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Casual 36.6%, Romance 23.2%

Hero meets a mysterious girl in the park. Who is that girl? What is a mystery surrounding her? And what about the world they met in? There's definitely something wrong with it. So many questions! So the hero has to deal with all of it to find his love.

Why similar: Beautiful 27.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 13.5%, Casual 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 8%

Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Emotional 13.7%, Casual 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Relaxing 10.4%

A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Romance 18.7%, Emotional 18.3%, Indie 12.7%, Casual 10.8%

Memory note is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, several endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

Why similar: Casual 27.2%, Indie 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

Why similar: Romance 22.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Casual 15%, Indie 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%

You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Mystery 19.3%, Casual 16%, Relaxing 15.8%, Story Rich 12.9%

Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Historical 23.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Minimalist 12.1%, Casual 8.9%

A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.

Why similar: Indie 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Historical 12.4%, Romance 10.9%

Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

Why similar: Romance 18%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Indie 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%

Da Capo 3 R is a visual novel set in a secret magic school hidden beneath the city of London. This slice-of-life story will blossom into a tale of love, romance, and friendship as the students overcome the magic trials that await.

Why similar: Romance 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Emotional 15.8%, Magic 13.1%, Casual 10.5%

Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

Why similar: Photo Editing 27.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Emotional 11.3%, Casual 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

A choices-matter spy thriller told through interactive postcards. Play a secret agent racing across 1930s Switzerland, sending coded reports to your handler. Charm, deceive or strong-arm your way through a Hitchcockian tale where every choice shapes the story.

Why similar: Beautiful 22.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Indie 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Story Rich 11.7%

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Beautiful 16.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Indie 15.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%

‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…

Why similar: Romance 27.2%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Casual 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%

A narrative delivery simulator following the Postman, a Postal Worker new to a small fishing village off the coast of a volcano. They begin to experience space-warping aberrations as the village withers.

Why similar: Historical 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Surreal 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%

When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

Why similar: Romance 21.1%, Surreal 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Casual 12.9%, Relaxing 10.2%

Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact with, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine.

Why similar: Historical 22.1%, Romance 19.9%, Casual 12.3%, Indie 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.

Why similar: Romance 26.2%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Emotional 21.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

A short and (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel about first love and longing.

Why similar: Romance 37.9%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Emotional 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Story Rich 4.1%

Experience romantic Regency England in this sumptuous solitaire game. Play your cards right as you tour historic London, Brighton and Bath, and help Bella create a dazzling ballroom. Unlock gameplay features with your makeover project and improve Bella’s chances of finding true love!

Why similar: Historical 23.9%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Romance 19.4%, Casual 10.9%, Relaxing 7.8%

Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.

Why similar: Romance 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Magic 13%, Casual 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%

"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.

Why similar: Romance 23.7%, Beautiful 23.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 7%

Explore a beautiful, low-poly Norwegian island as 17-year-old Jesper. Armed with a mysterious, magical bracelet, you'll solve puzzles, uncover your grandfather's past, and make choices in this heartwarming coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and family.

Why similar: Indie 18.6%, Historical 14.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Romance 11.2%, Story Rich 10.5%

TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.

Why similar: Emotional 29.1%, Casual 26.4%, Indie 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Visual Novel 10.4%

Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Indie 19.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Magic 5.2%

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Romance 16.8%, Emotional 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Story Rich 9.5%

An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Romance 14.6%, Casual 14.5%, Emotional 12.4%, Indie 11.6%

First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.

Why similar: Romance 24.2%, Emotional 22.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Stylized 8.2%

Spring is here and love awaits, an oasis just over the horizon, a beautiful story waiting to be told. Join Takumi and Alice in a tale of fleeting cherry blossoms and forgotten first love.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Casual 15.8%, Romance 11.1%, Magic 7.3%

Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Romance 22.7%, Emotional 21%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 9.9%

A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.

Why similar: Romance 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Emotional 16.7%, Indie 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Casual 22%, Emotional 20.6%, Romance 16.6%, Story Rich 10.4%

Evergreen Blues is a suite of interactive songs by David Su and Dominique Star. All the world's a stage 🎶🎭

Why similar: Casual 36.1%, Indie 29.4%, Emotional 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Relaxing 5.2%

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Romance 17.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 4.7%

Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story.

Why similar: Casual 34.3%, Visual Novel 33.5%, Indie 30.1%, Singleplayer 2%

A terminal love story

Why similar: Casual 30.1%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Romance 24.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Indie 8.2%

She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.

Why similar: Beautiful 25.4% ★, Casual 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Indie 15.2%, Emotional 10.1%

A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.

Why similar: Beautiful 37.4% ★, Emotional 16.7%, Indie 13%, Mystery 9.7%, Casual 8.8%

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.9%, Indie 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%

A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room. Trade stickers and listen to chill music. We're all in this together. Sometimes all you need are a few kind words.

Why similar: Emotional 32.3%, Casual 19%, Relaxing 15.1%, Indie 15%, Atmospheric 11%

A lighthearted game about love and murder.

Why similar: Romance 25.2%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Casual 13.4%

A Summer's End is a visual novel set in 1980s Hong Kong. It tells of a love story between two women. Lush and vibrant visuals, the game features over 400 unique hand-drawn artwork inspired by Asian cinema and 1980s anime.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Casual 22.5%, Indie 20%, Romance 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%