- #1 Naishitai: The parts I'm missing.
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mayuuri
Windows
Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.
Why similar: Noir 14.6%, Point & Click 13.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Philosophical 11.8%
- #2 The World Below - A Call Within
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
Windows
Achi ran away from the orphanage and he found himself surrounded by concrete, indifference, and violence. He was saved by a mysterious creature that came from within, and by a peculiar detective. He had no way of knowing that darker, more disturbing voices were about to reach him.
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Psychedelic 8.7%
- #3 Critters for Sale
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,900 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoshee
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Noir 14.7%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #4 The Ultimate Death Clock
95% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Apoptosis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Philosophical 15.3%, Surreal 13.8%, Dark Humor 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Psychological 9.9%
- #5 KIDDO
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grasita Games
Windows
KIDDO is a point-and-click adventure game packed with clever puzzles, a striking hand-drawn art style, and an ironic sense of humor... because if you’re going to hit rock bottom, you might as well do it with style.
Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Psychedelic 12%, Surreal 11%
- #6 Magnus Positive Phototaxis
94% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Magnus Positive Phototaxis is an atmospheric journey through a mysterious world of characters, traces and symbols. The task of the player is to solve the puzzles, using proper combinations of objects, finding them in the environment around him.
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Philosophical 13.8%, Surreal 13.8%, Point & Click 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #7 The Passing Bell
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scenesterium
Windows · Mac
You awaken in an ever-shifting manor with no memory of who you are. As you explore its corridors, you encounter a disfigured man, an arrogant scientist, and a faceless doll waiting for someone in a greenhouse. Uncover the tragic link between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Philosophical 16.4%, Noir 16.2%, Point & Click 13.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #8 No Longer Home
92% matchMixed63% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Surreal 12.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Philosophical 11.4%
- #9 MetaWare High School (Demo)
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 696 reviews2020
Dev: Not Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Surreal 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #10 October
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: outwinder
Windows · Linux
A quiet room. A window. Thirty one days spent watching strangers and inventing their lives. October is a minimalist, atmospheric story about isolation, building slowly toward the day you finally step outside.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Philosophical 12.8%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #11 Intrusive Thoughts
90% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: thatguyinashed
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short story that turns everyday tasks into journeys. Can you be the voice that doesn’t let her down?
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Philosophical 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #12 Ficciones//Nihility, Sea & Blissful Jellyfish
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 百无良奈Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Xia Lin, a novelist raised in Chongqing, travels alone to the familiar seaside.Amid the crash of rolling waves, she is once again drawn back to that summer in August 2018.Through the eyes of the game's characters, you will piece together step by step a story that belongs to you and you alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Psychological 8.7%
- #13 Sons of Saturn
89% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: The Saturn Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sons of Saturn is a narrative focused adventure game set in a collapsing underground city, brought to life using photos of real life abandoned locations as assets. Experience both wonder and horror as you explore the city of Minerva, where the dead dream and memories cling to life.
Why similar: Noir 17.3%, Philosophical 14%, Point & Click 13.7%, Surreal 11%, Psychedelic 10.7%
- #14 All Songs Are From The King
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Taigha Games
Windows
"All Songs are from the King," a haunting psychological horror experience that transcends traditional gaming boundaries.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Philosophical 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological 10%
- #15 The Fridge Is (NOT) Empty
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mankind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Exploration 7%
- #16 The Abyssal Diplomat
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel HelfensteinPub: Fantasia Malware
Windows
The humans and the monsters can't agree on what year it is, a conflict that threatens to tear apart their sense of shared reality. A mysterious creature is called upon to bring the two communities together. The Abyssal Diplomat will do its best. But will its best be enough?
Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Surreal 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Noir 14.5%, Philosophical 14.5%
- #17 Alien Snap
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JoStorys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alien planet, snap pictures of wildlife and build relationships with your crewmates in this heartfelt sci-fi Point & Click - Visual Novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Surreal 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Point & Click 14.3%
- #18 Central Sisatsophy
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: P51X 1
Windows
A short psychedelic trip: the passage of time in Central Sisatsophy.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.5%, Philosophical 20.5%, Psychedelic 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological 11.1%
- #19 Sara
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sara Eshard
Windows · Mac · Linux
3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.
Why similar: Noir 32.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Point & Click 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #20 Contraindication
84% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychedelic 13%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #21 Muse
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruma Games
Windows
A psychological visual novel where struggling artist Clara explores surreal dreams through reality-warping painting minigames. Solve abstract puzzles, make story-altering choices, and uncover dark truths across multiple endings. Will her art bring salvation... or unravel into madness?
Why similar: Surreal 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Philosophical 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #22 Lone Bird in the Tree
82% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an adventure game with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #23 Playing Kafka
81% matchVery Positive95% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 17.1%, Philosophical 14.8%, Psychological 10.3%
- #24 halfmoon
80% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: lvl374
Windows
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Point & Click 19.4%, Surreal 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological 9.9%
- #25 Homunculus Hotel
82% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Team SolEtude
Windows
Explore the dreams of the Homunculus Hotel's guests in order to understand yourself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Point & Click 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Surreal 12.9%
- #26 A-01's Voyage.Logs
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Daydreamin Blu
Windows
人类已经死去。一个在宇宙里漂流的人工智能,在无法自杀的绝对清醒中,咀嚼庞大而无处安放的算力,独自面对整个宇宙的衰亡。
Why similar: Philosophical 24%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Surreal 13.8%, Psychological 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #27 DDD: Demons Double Down
79% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: WirionPub: ST SInovar
Windows · Mac
Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Noir 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #28 No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES
78% matchVery Positive81% of 934 reviews2025
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there's one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer!
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychedelic 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Philosophical 13.3%
- #29 A Social Platform
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Othello
Windows
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological 10.6%
- #30 The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #31 I'll Do It Tomorrow
78% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Surreal 17%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Anime 10.1%
- #32 Mortal Advocate
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: aliumfungusPub: FungalWorks
Windows
A haunting 3D adventure set in a world of servitude, decay, and forgotten futures. Will you accept your fate—or defy the inevitable?
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Philosophical 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #33 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
76% matchVery Positive98% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Surreal 16.9%, Philosophical 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #34 Inversed
75% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #35 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 686 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Philosophical 14.4%, Surreal 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychedelic 10.9%
- #36 The Great Below
75% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Dobra StudiosPub: ByteSize
Windows
Immerse yourself in a haunting map-based horror experience, reminiscent of the iconic PS1 era. Navigate between 2D and 3D perspectives to break free from the loop in a mysterious mansion. Solve challenging puzzles to unveil the secrets hidden beneath it all.
Why similar: Noir 30.2%, Philosophical 14.5%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychedelic 11.2%
- #37 AFK_GF
74% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Camocipher12
Windows
A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.
Why similar: Dark Humor 15.2%, Philosophical 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 11.3%, Psychedelic 11%
- #38 Mercury Elopement Syndrome
73% matchVery Positive84% of 176 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka LH 1
Windows
Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #39 In Perfection
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Moon Blueprint
Windows
A writer is trying to finish his "perfect work," but things keep getting in his way. He is poor and full of anxiety. In this retro lo-fi visual novel, fix the problems with point-and-click, explore the depths of consciousness. Forgive yourself? or stare into the dark and fall deeper? It's up to you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Surreal 14.7%, Point & Click 14.3%, Psychological 13%
- #40 Dissolution of the Silent Union
71% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows · Mac
The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychedelic 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #41 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,409 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.6%, Philosophical 14.9%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #42 My monstrous roommate. (étude)
73% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
There is a monster living in your apartment.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Surreal 7.7%
- #43 Who Killed Mr. White?
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: notagamestudio
Windows
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Surreal 14.1%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #44 IDET
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DebluePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
In a diner at the edge of time, murder is afoot. Serve gourmet meals to the ethereal patrons of the Duskrise Diner. Form relationships. Embrace culinary bliss. Infinite day, endless taste.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.1%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 13%, Psychological Horror 12.6%
- #45 Up All Night: Daybreak
71% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nick just can't let go of the people he's killed.
Why similar: Noir 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #46 Death Frame
69% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Surreal 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #47 NOTICE
70% matchPositive100% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Jake Berry
Windows
A game about presence.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Surreal 15.8%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%
- #48 A Week to Remember
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Letterflux Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Elliot recover his memories and unlock the truth of what happened before it's too late. A Mexican-American gothic, boys' love visual novel, featuring interactive spell crafting and point-and-click exploration.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #49 The Long Awakening
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: He Ziwei
Windows
This is a psychological horror visual novel game. You wake up in an eerie old hotel with no memory. You need to meet bizarre characters and recover lost memories. There are 20 endings. Pixel art, desaturated tones, dreamlike dread. Horror comes from existential self-reflection, not jump scares.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Philosophical 22.5%, Surreal 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
- #50 Deep Lake: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Sinto_KengekiPub: Kairos GD
Windows · Mac
"Deep Lake: Prologue" visual novel In the neo-Gothic genre, with a psychological story. Our hero's name is Sali. Sali is a former forensic photographer for the crime department. The accident that happened to him reveals in him a mysterious gift that can lead him to a terrible death.
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychedelic 16%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Anime 8.7%
- #51 Queen of Moths
70% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Tesseract Games
Windows
It's a winter night. You are coming home by train. You have to change trains at a small train station in the middle of the forest.It's not the first time you've traveled this route. But now you feel like something is different.As if something was watching you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Philosophical 15.6%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #52 OUROBOROS SAIAKU.exe: CRAZY FOR YOU
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OF E627 LAB
Windows
TO ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD OF GAL GAME, YOU MUST BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND BEST FRIEND, MAYUMU.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Surreal 16.8%, Psychedelic 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #53 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Surreal 14.9%, Point & Click 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #54 Pharmageddon
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Existential NeetsPub: Microtaur
Windows
Journey into an otherworldly dimension, guiding opioid zombies on their quest for transcendent release in this unique strategy game.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Philosophical 16.8%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Psychological 11.4%
- #55 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
66% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological 10.6%
- #56 Weirdo
67% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Parallel-Weirdo is a Japanese manga-style visual novel set in DYL High School. It follows Wang Zhe, an ordinary and frail boy, who tries to win the hearts of girls and complete his experiments. He gets entangled in bizarre events, plunging into darkness. Each choice you make determines his fate.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Surreal 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #57 A Night at the Watermill
68% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Point & Click 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Noir 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #58 The Sinner of the Closed Set
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kai DeJesusPub: Sky Brew Studios
Windows
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Noir 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Nonlinear 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #59 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
67% 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 20.7%, Noir 19.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Psychedelic 7.2%
- #60 Twilight Express
66% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
A short novel about travelling by train. Become the one who (not)helps three girls to get to the final destination at the sea.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Philosophical 11.7%