Games Like DELIRIA

Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Philosophical 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Emotional 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%

A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Philosophical 18.4%, Lore-Rich 13%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%

In this narrative adventure, Hideki steps into the laundromat, unaware that this is where he will stop feeling invisible. Explore the laundromat, build connections, and uncover the stories of those who become part of your life.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, 2.5D 11%

Project Subtrahend is a choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, where you have the chance to get to know the stories, lore, and personalities of nine unique characters. Choices matter in this game, and it's up to you who lives or dies as you explore what it means to be human.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.6%, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Emotional 11.8%

The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Philosophical 17.2%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Emotional 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Emotional 10.9%

The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Lore-Rich 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Emotional 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%

Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Philosophical 15.1%, Emotional 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%

A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, Emotional 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

A short short mix tape of one story that connects three shorter stories. On the NewWave, a magical game console that is retro but new, enjoy DON'T SAY YES, TO:NORTH, and a secret tale nobody yet knows. Welcome to a slightly fantastical and nostalgic world of painful, toilful, and beautiful stories!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Lore-Rich 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%

Explore a serene island where land and sea intertwine on your quest to help a mysterious girl from the sea find her way home. Uncover rich mythology and hidden truths in this heart-warming, epic tale, brought to life with gorgeous artwork and music. Embark on a truly unforgettable adventure!

Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Emotional 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

After a humiliating disappointment, a shy student turns to a girlfriend rental service to practice social skills and discovers that even fake relationships can reveal real truths.

Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%

Join four hot Vtuber girls on a kinky fantasy role-playing adventure. Roll the dice and break hearts in the new EmyLiveShow hentai visual novel!

Why similar: Werewolves 24.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%

An interactive point-and-click space story about rediscovering a life, our friendships, our choices and regrets.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Emotional 13.9%, 2.5D 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%

As graduation looms, true feelings begin to surface. Will Grace find the courage to overcome her shyness and bare her heart to Sera, or will her handsome rival Akira get to her first? A free VN about being really gay for your best friend. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Funny 8.2%, Emotional 7.9%

A boys love / yaoi visual novel based loosely on Little Red Riding Hood. Follow Rain as he meets a mysterious werewolf, Zero, deep in the woods, and shape his fate with your choices. Will Rain be able to tame the werewolf, or will he meet a grisly end?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Werewolves 23% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%

A fantasy adventure visual novel series--Welcome to your OTHER reality.

Why similar: Werewolves 32.2% ★, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%

"Margaritari", a JRPG-style narrative game. Consisting of 9 chapters, the story begins with the encounter of two 17-year-old girls. Help the protagonist discover the secret of humanity and love, and that will be the redemption for both herself and her love.

Why similar: Philosophical 29.8%, LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Emotional 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Anime 7.9%

3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.

Why similar: Philosophical 27%, Lore-Rich 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Emotional 11%

A fun and causal girl's love RPG game, with some puzzles to solve. An adventure to save the lover through many parallel worlds.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Philosophical 18.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Emotional 8.6%

A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.2%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Emotional 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Anime 10%

Play as Emily as she goes on her second date with Miley, after they unexpectedly hit it off from a strange and wonderful night before. Is love in the air or just a bit of lust between the two. Can Emily find something special or is this just another night of fun among many.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Emotional 9.9%

retired heroes-domestic-fantasy-breakup(?)-adventure

Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.3%, Emotional 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Funny 9.9%

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Philosophical 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Emotional 11.9%

The Songbird Guild is a Yuri RPG/Visual Novel hybrid about magical girls falling in love. Investigate the secrets of a corrupt fantasy world and fight creepy (yet somehow adorable?) monsters in turn-based battles, all to pay the bills in this world where being a magical girl is a regular 9-5 job.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Emotional 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12%

Re:Call is a deeply emotional visual novel exploring the fragile nature of memory, the weight of forgotten promises, and the healing power of friendship. Set in a nostalgic Japanese high school, it follows Kaito Nakamura as he learns his ordinary life’s built on fragments of a past he can’t remember

Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Emotional 12.2%, Anime 7.7%

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Emotional 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

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: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 12.8%, Anime 10.6%

A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Philosophical 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 10.9%

In this haunting visual novel, you become Salem - torn between forbidden love and regime loyalty. Make split-second decisions that transform his personality in a solarpunk dystopia. With multiple paths and endings, your choices define who Salem becomes in a world where being different is dangerous.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Emotional 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%

An interactive text narrative where charm, charisma, and seduction will be your key tools. Angel is an alluring and confident twink- each word, each glance, has deeper meanings as the two of you spend a fleeting night's tryst with eachother.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%

You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.9%, Emotional 16.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

"The day I put that uniform on, I saw myself in the mirror for the first time. And I dared to think, maybe, just maybe..." A free VN about standing up to the world to be yourself. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Lore-Rich 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 11%, Anime 7.5%

Become intertwined in the fateful connection plaguing two worlds, bound together by a murder mystery, and a competition for the throne of a god. The award-winning visual novel, completely revamped! New script, new choices! Become The Savior today...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%

What does a SUPERVILLAIN do, when he is forbidden from doing anything evil for the day? WARNING: This is not the type of game where you can make meaningful choices.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.9%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Anime 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

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: LGBTQ+ 25%, Emotional 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

The Philotes Trials is a competition that exists to bring harmony to the world. Every year, different species are randomly selected and grouped together to participate in these trials. Even if they dislike each other, they have to form a bond and build teamwork in order to pass.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Werewolves 18.1% ★, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%

Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 is a heartfelt and philosophical yuri visual novel inspired by the Legend of the White Snake and multiple folklores. Follow Linh's journey with a beautiful shape-shifting temptress and a resourceful warrior nun, and experience a story of friendship, love, transformation, and belonging.

Why similar: Philosophical 28.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Emotional 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%

Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Anime 8.6%

Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.2%, Philosophical 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 12.5%

"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: LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Emotional 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%

This is the story of how humanity and robots come to their end. After humanity’s extinction, the robot Libera awakens in a desolate world. As it recalls lost memories, it learns the truth of its creation—and quietly shuts itself down. A lonely yet beautiful pixel-art story adventure.

Why similar: Philosophical 34.9%, Side Scroller 13%, Emotional 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, 2.5D 9.8%

A visual novel about first love, decisions, and the sweetness of a town where everyone knows each other. Join Haruto on his journey to discover what it truly means to love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Philosophical 14.7%, Anime 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%

On November 17, 1992, a small group of three developers released a video game like no other. Only available for the NEC PC-9801 computer, this was the most ambitious game the industry had ever conceived. Unfortunately, it was a sales failure and was lost in the abyss of time.

Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%

In a city of glittering towers and forgotten streets, one disgraced fixer must choose between the empire he was hired to save and the rebel who might save his soul.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.3%, Emotional 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Anime 10.1%

A lonely necromancer awakens in a dilapidated tower with one goal: to revive his lord and get revenge on those who sought him harm. With three days to prepare the ritual and scattered notes left in the tower, guide his hand. A serene walking simulator by the developer behind Star Stealing Prince.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Lore-Rich 24.2%, Emotional 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Chuusotsu! is a fun, colorful story of three girls brought by their individual circumstances to live under the same roof and being forced to tackle existential questions to win their place in society.

Why similar: Philosophical 31.8%, Emotional 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Anime 8.4%

A vibrant fantasy visual novel with multiple endings and choices.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Anime 9.2%

On a secret arctic research base, a scientist, soldier, AI, and eldritch beast struggle for happiness. A short visual novel about love and pain set in an alternate history where humanity is ruled by eldritch gods.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.8%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Lore-Rich 15%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 11.6%

A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Emotional 9.7%

Slava has an unusual hobby – he dresses up as a girl. One day a stranger from forum offered him to participate in a video contest as a lead actress. Slava immediately agreed. Little did he know, the “directors” would turn out to be his classmates.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

Play as Luna, a girl caught in a fight between armed insurgents and spies. Help her navigate her way to saving her friend. Explore a laboratory dedicated to the production of new materials. Enjoy a lighthearted and chaotic story of a girl out of her depth in an espionage mission.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Anime 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%

Draconite is a Furry-themed side-scrolling adventure game focused on exploration and storytelling. As a security team member of the Draconite Research Institute, you'll carry out security duties during the summit and gradually uncover the turbulent undercurrents hidden beneath the calm facade.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38%, Lore-Rich 24.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 9.7%, Anime 6.6%

Choose your own story as you take over a beach resort, of course it's not all fun and games but at least the park is filled with an array of beautiful women to distract you. Your choices will determine the story and whether romance is in the air and how your beach visit will end.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, 2.5D 15%, Visual Novel 13.5%

A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Emotional 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 11.8%

Topple the vampires from the streets below! Will you unite the homeless, the gangs, and the secret hunter societies to defy vampiric rule? An interactive novel set in the World of Darkness extended universe.

Why similar: Werewolves 22.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%

With just 15 days of summer left, will Tomai pursue romance or responsibility?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Anime 9.5%

Distant Oceanic Getaway— A visual novel for sapphics! Will you be able to find true love while sailing the seven seas?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%