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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: Text-Based 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12%

It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Choices Matter 11.3%

Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Emotional 10.5%

You wake in a monster’s cage with no memory and 30 days to act. Choose to escape, obey, or become its favorite.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.1%

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 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Emotional 12.1%

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: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 19.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Emotional 9.6%

A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?

Why similar: Text-Based 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 17%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%

If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Emotional 15.5%, Choices Matter 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%

50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

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Why similar: Text-Based 26.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%

is a story-driven hospital receptionist simulator with multiple endings. Become a hospital receptionist in a pandemic apocalypse and manage the order in which patients receive treatment.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Text-Based 8.6%

A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 10.6%

A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.

Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%

At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.

Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%

In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Choices Matter 7.3%

这是一部包含百合要素的视觉小说，讲述了在封闭的都市中，少女展开冒险的故事。

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.8%

Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.

Why similar: Text-Based 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Trapped in a snowbound medical camp, battlefield nurse May clings to a mysterious letter—a final hope. Uncover hidden truths, test fragile bonds, and navigate a path toward a distant sanatorium. Will you find salvation, or something far darker?

Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Emotional 7.7%

A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11%

You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%

A nostalgic interactive fiction game set in the early 2000's. Chat with your friends, update your LimeJournal, and discover yourself through a rich world of storytelling, love and friendship.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%

“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%

"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.

Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.

Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%

A real-life VTuber in a game! A multi-ending romance simulation game developed by a group of individual Vtubers.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Text-Based 29.3%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Simulation 4.3%

A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

Why similar: Text-Based 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Emotional 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%

Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Multiple Endings 17%, Simulation 6.1%

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: Text-Based 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8%

A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.

Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Emotional 14%, Text-Based 13.7%

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 16.7%, Emotional 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%

In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Text-Based 26.8%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

这是一篇关于爱与选择的短篇小说

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Emotional 10.8%

A Brown Rabbit's Story is an interactive storybook, a text-driven adventure where your choices lead to branching paths and multiple endings. In a quiet orphanage, a boy wishes his toy rabbit to life… and together, they must face the world’s cruelties and find hope.

Why similar: Text-Based 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Emotional 18.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

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 26.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Emotional 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

When you start the game, the narrator will instruct you to “close your eyes.” At that moment, whether you actually close them or keep them open will change the course of the story. Listen carefully to the voice as you proceed, and find your way to the truth.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 18.6%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%

An autopsy of a queer relationship.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 21%, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Text-Based 9.4%

A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Emotional 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Your mom left you alone at the checkout. With a full cart. It's your turn. What do you do? A short psychological game about everyday anxiety.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%

When The Devil himself approaches you with an opportunity you cannot refuse a journey into your most perverse fetishes starts! A collection of interactive erotic stories!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Simulation 7.7%

After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.

Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 17%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%

Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Text-Based 17.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Step into a FUTA world where power is forged through passion. Guide Elifael El'Naar through the dangers of the Baptism, that she may prove herself to Goddess and Matron. Will she win over the affection and respect of her kin, or fall into disgrace and ruin? Your choices shape her fate.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Emotional 11.5%

"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 14.5%, Emotional 13.5%

Explore a Fallout 2 inspired tactical grid map in this text-based sci-fi cRPG. You blacked out in 2089 and woke up 300 years later to a solar system reduced to ruins. Scavenge ships, craft items, and survive turn-based combat as narrative choices shape your journey.

Why similar: Text-Based 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Emotional 8.8%, RPG 3.4%

Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings

Why similar: Text-Based 25%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Emotional 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%

A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Text-Based 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%

The wilderfolk of Ushinega Island waste away in a rotting tropical paradise, haunted by a deadly malediction. Yet behind every curse lurks a secret. You have the power to save them... but should you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Text-Based 26%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, RPG 3.6%

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%

After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.

Why similar: Text-Based 22.5%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%

Rule your realm, train heroes, and build a legendary kingdom in Daria. Experience strategy, storytelling, and diplomacy in this immersive sim.

Why similar: Text-Based 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Emotional 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%