- #1 Chronicles of Humanity
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Text-Based 14.6%, Historical 11.7%
- #2 Da Rong
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nullform Games
Windows
Play as Da Rong across a lifetime of meetings and farewells with family, friends, and fellow villagers. This linear narrative game unfolds through walking, dialogue, and interaction. Choices reveal what Da Rong leaves unspoken, but do not change the main story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Historical 10%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #3 Suixun 01: The Last Customer
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 玄猫
Windows
A linear paranormal mystery visual novel driven by dynamic text presentation. As timid but earnest rookie Mao-Rabbit, explore a mall after closing, rescue a customer the night guard cannot see, and uncover the anomaly rules already at work. No branches or bad endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 22%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 10.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #4 Everything Will Be Fine!
95% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 14.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Psychological 9.9%
- #5 The Laws of Probability
94% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2026
Dev: Unspoken
Windows
You have exactly 5. Bread is 4, the bus fare to school is 3. What do you give up? In this short narrative experience, you play as 13-year-old Adam. Confront an interface that reacts to a painful reality, and discover that freedom of choice is sometimes nothing but a privilege.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Text-Based 16.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Adventure 12.2%
- #6 LifeSimOS
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
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 23.8%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #7 The Tenth Minute
93% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: XU S.A Studio
Windows
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Text-Based 17.2%, Psychological 12.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #8 The Path of Glass
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Biesro
Windows
Jacob accompanies his partner to the oppressive Volkov residence, where a formal visit spirals into a trap of silence and guilt. A self-contained narrative thriller featuring an original acoustic piano score. Approximate length: 1.5 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Psychological 13%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Adventure 11.1%
- #9 キズツケ kizutsuke
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 852話
Windows
To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Text-Based 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Psychological 7.9%
- #10 A Week Before Autumn
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper
Windows
Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Text-Based 16.1%, Nostalgia 12.8% ★
- #11 7 Deaths 1 Life
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Davter17
Windows · Mac · Linux
A serial killer named Karma has kidnapped 8 criminals and will force you to choose the order in which they are executed. Will you be able to decide who deserves salvation... and who deserves death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Psychological 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
- #12 Effidolum
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JlooPub: Sub:06
Windows
It was a fake — that's exactly why I could love it. Fifteen days of Rei's summer vacation. A first-person "seeing" narrative adventure. Fully voiced (JP/EN/ZH). Playtime: 3+ hours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Psychological 18.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #13 Backspace Backspace Backspace
89% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 18.2%, Psychological 16.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #14 KUON YUU'S Case Files: Episode 1 – Nobunaga
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: studio mabou
Windows
A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Adventure 14%, Historical 9.6%
- #15 Walk this road, again
87% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Installing something
Windows
A free, story-driven short visual novel with no choices. The narrative weaves between the present (202X) and the past (200X), depicting the suffocating chain of violence within a Korean school setting with stark realism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Text-Based 19.4%, Dark 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #16 Red Bow: Strange Dream
84% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, 1990's 8.2%
- #17 Eternal Pain: Epiphany
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GDOAD EIS D
Windows
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #18 Love Mystery Club
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: GMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #19 How Many Calories Are In A Muffin?
83% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Paprika Games
Windows · Linux
A short story about a difficult day at work and a painful breakup that lingers; about depression, anxiety, and how they can lead to eating disorders. Do you know how many calories are in a muffin? Are you ready for what the answer implies?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Text-Based 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Dark 10.8%
- #20 Heal Hitler
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 234 reviews2021
Dev: Jon Aegis
Windows
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Text-Based 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Psychological 15%, Adventure 9%
- #21 Wednesdays
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,082 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Text-Based 14.6%
- #22 Detours
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 12%
- #23 All (Too) Good Things
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Text-Based 18.9%, Adventure 7%
- #24 狂潮-Staggering Through The Dark
82% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Longxi Zhao
Windows
This is an AVG trying to tell a story about a city under British governance. In 1970s, newspapers were rife with exaggerated title and drama plots. Xu Dan, a fresh journalist accidentally ran into a collaboration of cops and mafia.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Historical 12.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #25 Where Control Ends
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softveil StudioPub: Softveil
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Text-Based 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Psychological 7.9%
- #26 Do 11
81% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #27 My Merry May with be
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
主人公の前に突然現れた人工生命「レプリス」の少女・レゥ。人と変わらない感情を持つ彼女と過ごす中で、「心とは何か」「人間とは何か」という問いに向き合っていくSF恋愛アドベンチャー
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Text-Based 14%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%
- #28 What If We Warm It?
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vodoyom
Windows · Mac
Who are you? You are not the main character. You are his inner voice, speaking to him. Aren't you? A life crisis. A strange job. A lonely train station. A dead man. Someone watching from the outside. A narrative-driven interactive mystery of choices, inner dialogue, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Text-Based 13.7%, Psychological 11.1%
- #29 What Killed Rachel
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Miji
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror that chases the truth behind Rachel's death. As you follow scattered memories, you slowly come face to face with the reality of the tragedy. Blaming someone is easy. But answering what truly killed her is not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Story Rich 11%
- #30 Aletta - Visual Novel
80% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #31 Sarawak
79% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #32 My Murder
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Second Heart Studio
Windows · Mac
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #33 幽霊少女室
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Text-Based 26.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Indie 1.4%
- #34 声韵之恋
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 铃墨文化
Windows
《声韵之恋》是一款以配音行业为题材的 GALGAME。作品以配音导演张文轩为主角,他受友人委托承接一部番剧的配音执导工作,借此与三位风格各异的配音演员相遇结缘并了解配音行业的真实生态与圈内文化。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Text-Based 15%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #35 Graveyard Girls
75% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
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 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological 13.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%
- #36 Artificial Instincts
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Psychological 13.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #37 Tempest In A Teapot
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #38 Your Very Last Words
73% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows · Mac
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Text-Based 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Psychological 14.5%, Historical 11.4%
- #39 Until Then
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
- #40 Annoy This Guy
73% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Samuel Leigh
Windows
Annoy this guys time in this comedic piece of interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #41 To Be With You
74% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Illus Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Psychological 14%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #42 恐怖夜話 第二夜
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Text-Based 14.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, 1990's 8.6%
- #43 Durka Simulator
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,713 reviews2023
Dev: Xrisofor
Windows · Linux
"Durka Simulator" is a visual novel with humorous elements that takes place in an alternative reality in the Russian Federation.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 14%, Adventure 8%
- #44 POTENTIAL MAN
68% matchVery Positive92% of 209 reviews2026
Dev: Noah McAdamsPub: STUDIO HEATSEEK
Windows
POTENTIAL MAN is a role-playing experience where you must navigate the whims and woes of a humble seed. This wacky story features fully hand-drawn visuals, zany characters, and a classic JRPG-styled soundtrack to boot. Are you ready to achieve your true potential?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Text-Based 14%, Adventure 5.5%
- #45 Death off the Cuff
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Text-Based 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #46 Don't Let Me Fade
69% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 12%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #47 Presidential Shaman
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Dialogue Heavy 25.6%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Text-Based 13.9%, Adventure 4.9%
- #48 Everlasting Snooze
70% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Psychological 12.6%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #49 A Philosophical Discussion of Worms
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Errantimarum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 18.9%, Gothic 12.1% ★, Story Rich 8.1%
- #50 The Leak
70% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows
Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 16.3%, Psychological 13.5%, Dark 11.5%
- #51 Greed and Fear and the Rest
69% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Psychological 12.4%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #52 Living on Plain Pasta
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Dialogue Heavy 25.4%, Visual Novel 21%, Psychological 8.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #53 The Portal Pirate
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Text-Based 22.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #54 Echoes of the Fey Episode 0: The Immolation
71% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2017
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Imagine being the only survivor of an explosion that kills thousands of people. That is the fate of Sofya Rykov. And survival is just the beginning of her tale... Episode 0: The Immolation is a free, standalone chapter in the Echoes of the Fey adventure game/visual novel series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Adventure 24.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Indie 5.2%
- #55 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #56 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 31%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Text-Based 24.6%, Adventure 6.8%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #57 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
66% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Psychological 14%, Gothic 10.2% ★
- #58 Crime and Punishment
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marat Zimnurov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dostoevsky’s complete, unabridged Russian text staged as a visual novel, with illustrated scenes and optional choices that preserve the original.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Text-Based 17.6%, Historical 10.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #59 Mnemosyne's Cube
66% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Muzutaru
Windows · Mac · Linux
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Text-Based 13.8%
- #60 Crisálida
66% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Flameseed Productions
Windows
A short emotional journey through memory, grief, and healing. Help Íris piece together her fragmented memories and uncover hidden truths. A portion of the sales is donated to AbleGamers Brazil. 🧡🖤
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Psychological 16.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Historical 8.2%