- #1 灰烬溪AshCreek
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pigeon Studio
Windows
AshCreek is a female-oriented interactive visual novel centered on Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Players take on the role of an outsider who is unwillingly drawn into AshCreek, uncovering the truth behind its anomalies step by step by taking part in stories set across different worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Lovecraftian 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Mystery 4.9%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
- #2 23:61
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
"Who do you want to save? Or rather... who are you prepared to abandon?" A midnight "Unsend" trapped them in a rift in time, and awakened the dead "You." Become a "Ghost" inhabiting screens and surveillance feeds. Pry into perfect disguises and rotting hearts.
Why similar: Word Game 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Mystery 7%
- #3 无量疯之章
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
Windows
"1990s Psychosis" - A feng shui master battles eldritch visions after a head injury. This Chinese Lovecraftian visual novel explores psychosis, cosmic horror and ancient gods through medication-resistant hallucinations. Remember: Take your pills.
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #4 柔蒂亚克:永眠之城
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 华韵宇创工作室
Windows · Mac
This is a sci-fi adventure visual novel game primarily driven by dialogue choices. In humanity’s pursuit of happiness, people collectively fell into deep sleep, with dreams becoming a source of energy, leaving the world in ruins. The story begins with a “fortunate” amnesiac who awakens.
Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Lore-Rich 17%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #5 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Forest
Windows
古代重生题材文字冒险游戏,改编自小说《金瓶梅》。北宋政和年间,清河县出了一位大财主西门庆,风流倜傥,妻妾众多,却也在纸醉金迷中走向宿命终局。而如今,你化身西门庆,重来一世,命运的罗盘交到你手中。
Why similar: Word Game 27.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #6 TOUQI
94% matchVery Positive91% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Horror 6.9%
- #7 April 8th
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 19%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 10.9%
- #8 花母·序
92% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 8.2%, Exploration 5%
- #9 定风波·宁州
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #10 Nightmare Tale
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insanity Notes Studio
Windows
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Nonlinear 15%, Horror 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #11 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,983 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.3 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: Word Game 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #12 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
89% matchVery Positive95% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Anime 6.1%
- #13 三国诡影:黄天
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 奇谭工作室
Windows
三国x克苏鲁文字冒险游戏。189年,东汉王朝的垂暮之年,各种灾异让洛阳弥漫着一股末日氛围,玩家将扮演曹操和“李飞”,调查神秘组织长生道和他们的神明“黄天”背后的真相。游戏采用双线叙事,两个主角将各自调查真相、做出抉择……
Why similar: Word Game 22.5%, Lore-Rich 16%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 11%
- #14 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
88% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Word Game 20%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.3%
- #15 Paradoxical双界诗 Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 蓕朩蓕骉
Windows
Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga is a narrative-driven galgame set across modern high school life and an ancient dynasty. As an ordinary student traveling between two worlds, you uncover intertwining fates, altered memories, and a single truth: your existence itself is a paradox.
Why similar: Word Game 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #16 Uberich: Advent Sinners
86% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
Windows
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 21.8%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #17 花母
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #18 我的女友是杀手
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 故障猫 Studio
Windows
高中生秦越有一个愿望——安稳过完高中。然而转校生铃木静的出现打乱了这份计划。沉默寡言、身手利落的她,自称是来“保护”他的。还没等他消化这一切——八卦的百事通、骄纵的大小姐、深不可测的学生会长,以及那位笑容迷人却暗藏锋芒的美女老师……一段交织着谜团、守护与心动的恋爱喜剧,就此开幕!
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 13.1%, Lore-Rich 13%, Anime 5.7%
- #19 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 8.4%
- #20 The Chrono Jotter
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,243 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Word Game 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 8.9%
- #21 捱光:金瓶梅
83% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: RR GAMES
Windows
改编自明代奇书《金瓶梅》。每两年半,就会有一个爱坤穿越到《金瓶梅》世界,本作中,你将魂穿成为西门庆,遇到一位故人,仗着财势勾通官吏,称霸一方。除了感受现实社会与人性善恶,还要与潘金莲、李瓶儿、庞春梅、吴月娘、孟玉楼、李娇儿、孙雪娥等多位女子展开一段段故事。本作全动态Live2D角色,全对话音频,全角色图鉴互动。你,将在故事走向中做出选择。最终,你也要选择是否穿越回归。
Why similar: Word Game 22%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #22 Jukai Maze
81% matchVery Positive89% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beneath the shadowed sea of trees below the volcanic mountain lies a mysterious facility probing the afterlife, as omens of the world’s end approach. A loved one missing, reality twisting, a volcano stirring below. Once more you enter the maze, seeking the exit hidden in spectral forest shadows.
Why similar: Word Game 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Mystery 9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #23 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
82% matchVery Positive85% of 177 reviews2022
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 5.6%
- #24 镜中的光怪陆离
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 轻嘎
Windows
You are no longer a mere observer—you simultaneously play the roles of the hunter, the killer, and the redeemer. Amid fragmented memories and shattered personalities, you must piece together the dark truth of a human experimentation conspiracy that took place twenty years ago.
Why similar: Word Game 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 5.5%, Anime 5.1%
- #25 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
81% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Touched by GracePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Mystery 8.4%
- #26 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: TBD
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #27 Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yohan Dupuy
Windows · Linux
Interactive psychological horror novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your grip on reality. Your choices shape a branching narrative where your mental state influences what you see and the paths that open before you. 5 routes, 8 endings, 15 to 20 hours of reading.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, Visual Novel 5.9%
- #28 LakeLady
78% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Word Game 22.3%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #29 Last Chance Market
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Premonition Games
Windows
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 7%
- #30 I'a I'a Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa
79% matchVery Positive85% of 317 reviews2021
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"I'a'Ia Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa" is a Galgame with Cthulhu mythology, with three female (xie) masters (shen) who can be attacked, 8-10 hours of game time. Working in a coffee shop, I accidentally discovered the indescribable secret of this shop...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Word Game 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Anime 6.1%
- #31 Marriage in Withdrawal
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 电子冰块Cybertech
Windows · Linux
A dark otome VN where you will walk a perilous tightrope between desire and morality. Will you melt the ice of your frozen husband, or fall into the gentle trap of the boy next door? Will you sink into a tangled, three-way descent, or break free from everything to claim your ultimate freedom?
Why similar: Word Game 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Anime 4.9%
- #32 众星入海
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 失业者联盟游戏制作组Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
大学毕业正在苦于找工作的平凡男生时寻,在奔波中遇到了一位穿着战术服的少女陈枫实。 陈枫实声称自己是末日时期的搜救人员,目的就是拯救世界上最后的幸存者。 时寻望着周围熙熙攘攘的街道,陈枫实望着周围残破的废墟,同时发觉了对方已经疯了的事实。两人抱着对对方的同情,开启了独属于他们的故事。
Why similar: Word Game 30.5%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #33 生物实验室:畸变实验记录
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: EL
Windows
A dark sci-fi survival horror visual novel where you make deadly choices to uncover the truth of live experiments in a sealed facility. It features choice-driven narrative, multiple endings, and light puzzles, with a focus on branching story rather than high-end graphics.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #34 人生记事簿:Life Memoirs
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 悦文Yuewen
Windows
A choice-driven text game about living an ordinary life in modern China. Shape your path through study, work, love, and family, and see how your future unfolds year by year.
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #35 Saint Kotar
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Lore-Rich 10%, Mystery 9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #36 Unfree Freesia
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spiral Stair Studio
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven game where Deduction meets the Dark Arts. Invest crime scenes for evidence and navigate the razor's edge between "Rationality" and "Inspiration." Unlock branching paths through your choices, forge fragile alliances, and decide who survives the encroaching shadows.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #37 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
72% matchMixed59% of 8,858 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Word Game 24%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #38 Rootless
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Guardian Studios LLC
Windows
Guide Trask, a young seedling born into a cave-dwelling family that fears the outside world. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious tree and fight to save everyone trapped in their isolated home. Explore strange environments, absorb animal traits, and overcome dangers in this adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.6%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #39 Kanna Maze
73% matchVery Positive88% of 382 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #40 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #41 长干里酒吧
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫步云边制作组
Windows
《长干里酒吧》是一款融合历史与克苏鲁元素的多视角叙事视觉小说。你将扮演六位命运交织的角色——从被网暴的消防员到乱世军人,亲历安史之乱背后的诡异真相。通过“记事簿”系统,在舆图中点亮关键地点,在编年表中填补被篡改的年份,在灵堂中为漂泊的灵魂找到归宿。拼凑六段人生的碎片,揭开隐藏三千年的因果坐标。你的选择将决定宿命能否被打破——遗忘,还是记起?
Why similar: Word Game 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #42 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
74% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Word Game 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #43 Re:Call
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Re:Start
Windows · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Lore-Rich 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #44 释梦之祩
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白露社
Windows
都市奇幻题材解谜类橘味AVG游戏。玩家将扮演一名情感缺失且无法做梦的哲学系大四学生,在一次次于他人梦境的冒险中逐渐理解“人”的真正含义。
Why similar: Word Game 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 6.5%, Anime 5.9%
- #45 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 615 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 6.9%
- #46 失败作 Wrecked
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 山工程-ShanProject
Windows
失败作 Wrecked is a visual novel game developed and published by ShanProject. Players advance the story by clicking key points on the screen. Featuring multiple routes and rich narratives. The game is music-themed, telling a fateful journey full of unforeseen twists.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 5.2%
- #47 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,203 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #48 Tavern Maid's Daily Life
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: koko games
Windows
In 'Tavern Maid’s Daily Life' you play as a maid working at the 'Red Fox Tavern', serving all kinds of customers and enjoying a cozy, eventful everyday life. Between casual chats and daily chores, you’ll gradually uncover the deeper stories and mysteries of the fantasy world around you.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Word Game 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #49 EXS3~EthnologySister3:Culture and Personality
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
她的微笑,曾经让赤瞳的女子以为,自己不再是带来灾厄的乌鸦。直到四年前,神秘的团体将她的学生绑走,挖去双眼。[晦气][乌鸦][凶手],再次成了她的代表词。【有罪之人的 复仇 惩罚 即将来临 】被命运和性格束缚,这一次能否改变?你会改变什么?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,诡异的仪式,疯狂的连环杀人与肢解,新的死亡祭品,再次来临的威胁与复仇背后,真相到底是……
Why similar: Word Game 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Lore-Rich 15%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #50 筮灵 SHILING
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #51 The Casting of Frank Stone™
69% matchMixed62% of 5,819 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.8%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Horror 8%
- #52 Kupala
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Marianna Petrova
Windows
“Kupala” is a dark, non-linear horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Little Anya arrives at a village on the eve of Kupala Night — the sacred night of the ancient Slavs. In the quiet old house, her grandmother tells her tales of unclean spirits crossing into the living world...
Why similar: Word Game 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #53 鸳鸯风云录——白中悬案(Phoenix sword: The Hidden Scroll)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rex Studio
Windows
In 1630, Ming Dynasty collapses—famine, war, and rebellion plague the land. When a tyrant is murdered in "utopian" Baichu County, detectives Yue Wuxi and Feng Shengjue investigate, unwittingly uncovering a conspiracy that will shake both court and martial world...
Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #54 Blackmail Directive
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Word Game 25%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 14%, Anime 7.7%
- #55 寻味记
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Gujiu-郁居Pub: 个人
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Taste Quest Journal" is a short multi-ending visual novel with the theme of Cantonese morning tea, which is easy and healing. It has rich plot branches and contains exquisite CG. May you have two warm stories in one cup.
Why similar: Word Game 22.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Lore-Rich 14.1%
- #56 Wildwake
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #57 Nobody Nowhere
66% matchVery Positive94% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: 深渊标记 Tag:hadal
Windows
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Word Game 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 11.5%
- #58 只属于我们的世界 ONLY WORLD
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 神光源君
Windows
With the emergence of the Dark Witch, the familiar daily routine is shattered one by one. Countless man-eating monsters swarm out from the Dark Rift. Whether to take up arms and resist to the end in order to protect everything you cherish, or to escape from all this, it all depends on your choice!
Why similar: Word Game 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Lore-Rich 5.6%, Anime 5.1%
- #59 问题偶像的养成计划
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 海肠工作室
Windows
Welcome to the private performing arts college full of love and dreams - Xingmengdian~! The sweat of youth and dreams is sprinkled in every corner of the college. Come and experience a happy and colorful campus life with the idols you meet!
Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 7.2%, Anime 6.6%
- #60 HYPNOS
64% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.2%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Horror 8.7%