- #1 是谁偷走了我的人生?
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfinished Lives studio
Windows
《是谁偷走了我的人生?》是一部发生在虚构自由城市“伯利蒂尔”的中长篇青春群像视觉小说。玩家将跟随社会学新生荆千和,在高校城中结识孔澄洸、池迟望等人,并通过轻量互动,逐渐走近她们各自隐藏的过去与困境。 “我,荆千和,失去了初中三年的记忆。” 来到伯利蒂尔后,她拥有了新的朋友与珍贵的日常,遗失的青春似乎正一点点重新生长。直到那个少年平静地说: “记住我,然后,去改变。” 当被掩埋的真相浮出水面,那些曾经失去的、渴望的,以及无法改变的过去,又将把她们带向怎样的未来? 愿你走完这段旅程时,也能重新找到属于自己的人生。
Why similar: Word Game 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #2 灰烬溪AshCreek
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon Studio
Windows · Mac
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%, Lovecraftian 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Mystery 4.8%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
- #3 Weeping Souls
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 灵境研究
Windows
《泣魂》是一款视觉小说游戏。玩家在当中扮演主角并选择正确的路线,确保自己和朋友的安全,游戏有多种结局,由你的选择决定。
Why similar: Word Game 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Lore-Rich 12%, Mystery 10.6%
- #4 23:61
95% 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 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Mystery 7%
- #5 无量疯之章
94% 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 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Mystery 7.5%
- #6 柔蒂亚克:永眠之城
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 华韵宇创工作室
Windows · Mac
Game IntroductionThis is a visual novel game with a sci-fi adventure theme, primarily based on dialogue options. In all cities, humanity has fallen into an unawakable dream, and you are one of the few "lucky" ones who remain awake.
Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #7 Drifting on the river at dusk
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 大狙Pub: 滴克工作室
Windows
A suspenseful visual novel set in a fictionalized Song Dynasty. What is Jianghu? Some say it is flashing blades and clashing swords, rival sects locked in endless feuds, heroes galloping freely across the land. But for most......
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.6%, Word Game 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
- #8 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
92% 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 27.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #9 TOUQI
91% matchVery Positive90% of 486 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 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Horror 6.9%
- #10 April 8th
91% 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 19.1%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 10.9%
- #11 花母·序
90% 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 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 8.1%, Exploration 5%
- #12 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,047 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.5 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 25%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #13 Nightmare Tale
89% 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 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Nonlinear 15%, Horror 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #14 定风波·宁州
88% 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 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #15 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
86% matchVery Positive95% of 537 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 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Anime 6.2%
- #16 三国诡影:黄天
87% 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 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%
- #17 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
86% matchVery Positive89% of 149 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 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #18 Paradoxical双界诗 Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga
85% 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 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Lore-Rich 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #19 Uberich: Advent Sinners
84% 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 21.7%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%
- #20 花母
84% 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 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #21 我的女友是杀手
83% matchNo user reviews
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 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Anime 5.7%
- #22 Kupala
82% matchPositive90% of 20 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 19.3%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%
- #23 The Chrono Jotter
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,280 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.1 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 26.2%, Word Game 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #24 捱光:金瓶梅
81% 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 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #25 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
81% matchVery Positive85% of 184 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 29.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 5.6%
- #26 塑时者Derealization
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 一心社
Windows
"Derealization" is a visual novel that combines Japanese campus youth, suspenseful loops, and supernatural combat. The main characters in this work are voiced by professional Japanese actors. Inserting original animation clips into the climactic scenes greatly enhances the impact of the plot.
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #27 镜中的光怪陆离
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 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 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 5.5%, Adventure 5.2%
- #28 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
79% 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 29.1%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 8.3%
- #29 Jukai Maze
78% matchVery Positive88% of 118 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 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 5.6%
- #30 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: TBD
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear visual novel with elements of traditional Chinese supernatural folklore.In this miserable world, a young boy must do everything he can to seize the chance to survive, face parting with his companions, and bear a mission that isn’t his own.
Why similar: Word Game 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #31 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
77% matchMixed54% of 12 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 27.4%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Mystery 8.4%
- #32 Summer Feed
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Triple Beep StudioPub: Mango Party
Windows
Summer Feed is an emotionally charged, interactive game centered around social media management. Manage your PIA account, get inspired, and post dope content! Different people will respond to every post, but what they show on PIA is never the same as what's in your DMs...
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #33 Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yohan Dupuy
Windows · Linux
A psychological horror interactive novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your footing. Your choices shape a branching story where your mental state governs what you see and which paths open to you. 4 intersecting routes, 12 possible endings, 15 to 20 hours of play.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 6.3%, Visual Novel 5.9%
- #34 LakeLady
75% 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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 8.4%
- #35 Last Chance Market
75% 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 34.7%, Lore-Rich 17%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 7%
- #36 人生记事簿:Life Memoirs
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
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 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #37 众星入海
74% 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 30.4%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #38 I'a I'a Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa
76% matchVery Positive84% of 322 reviews2021
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
"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 27%, Word Game 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Anime 6.2%
- #39 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
72% matchMixed59% of 9,444 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
- #40 生物实验室:畸变实验记录
73% 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 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #41 Unfree Freesia
73% 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 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #42 Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
71% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: ResiCat Studio
Windows
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #43 Saint Kotar
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #44 SEVEN DAYS: Strange Locked-Room Life
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ぽめ屋Pub: akaeroCore
Windows
"SEVEN DAYS: Strange Locked-Room Life" is a suspenseful escape-room visual novel. You are a reporter trapped with a drug company heiress for seven days. Can you survive the mastermind’s orders, uncover the truth, and escape before you lose your mind?
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 17%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Anime 8.7%
- #45 Archives of Disorder - Pasture Without Light
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vison
Windows
Twelve years after humanity went blind in one second, survivors live by gentle rules in Haven Seven. Rations always arrive. Names on the list quietly disappear, and sound engineer Elias Ward finds the list has been altered. A narrative adventure about sight, memory and choice.
Why similar: Word Game 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #46 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
70% 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 25.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #47 Kanna Maze
70% matchVery Positive89% of 394 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 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #48 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
72% 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 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #49 Re:Call
71% 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 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #50 释梦之祩
69% 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 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 6.5%, Anime 5.9%
- #51 长干里酒吧
69% 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 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #52 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 24.8%, Lore-Rich 16%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10%, Horror 6.9%
- #53 失败作 Wrecked
68% 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 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 5.2%
- #54 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,213 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
《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 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #55 筮灵 SHILING
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 286 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 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #56 EXS3~EthnologySister3:Culture and Personality
67% 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 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #57 Tavern Maid's Daily Life
67% 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 19.9%, Word Game 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #58 The Casting of Frank Stone™
67% matchMixed62% of 6,021 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 21%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Horror 8.1%
- #59 Blackmail Directive
67% matchNo user reviews2027
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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 7.8%
- #60 无人归家
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 码码不在家
Windows
Read immersive dialogue sequences, make crucial choices to shift the storyline, and unlock multiple distinct endings in this story-focused visual novel. Your decisions alter character relationships and rewrite the fate of every role.
Why similar: Word Game 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%