- #1 Dungeon Of Desperation
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpoonForge
Windows · Mac · Linux
A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Lore-Rich 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #2 Faded Solitude
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forgotten Game Studios
Windows
An Isolated young girl, haunted by a mysterious, reoccurring nightmare for years, finds an odd portrait that may reveal the truth she has been searching for… and more…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #3 The kind Blacksmith
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sidney Düring
Windows
The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Horror 11.1%, Emotional 8.3%
- #4 Nameless - The Departed Cycle
95% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the red star to the Umbral Forest and unravel the mysteries within, in this gay, romantic, dark fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
- #5 Cherry's Dungeon
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Erica Cherry Games
Windows
Cherry's Dungeon is a one-handed adult adventure where you must satisfy the desires of dominant women to descend deeper. Puzzles, battles, dialogue trees, choices, and 50+ illustrated encounters await.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%
- #6 Twisted: A Dark Fairytale
94% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Fablesoft Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #7 Camp Muck-Rungler
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: APON Games
Windows
Explore your new Vert-X 64 in this four-part horror puzzle adventure. Play games, connect to a local BBS, and solve your cutting-edge computer's technical problems with the help of strangers. And maybe help some folks along the way. Just don't get lost in this strange new world of technology.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Horror 9.6%
- #8 Skinscribing
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ghoul School
Windows
SKINSCRIBING is a 2D hand-drawn and dual-handed cosmic folk horror game wherein you explore environments, grief, and bodies alike to interpret and tattoo the history of a dying world as the foundation for the Era to come.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Investigation 9.6%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #9 Escape the Unknown: Awaken the Realm
91% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Awaken the Realm is a fantasy RPG visual novel where you explore various dungeons to solve puzzles and fight enemies in a quest to uncover your identity and save the kingdom!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Investigation 9.8%
- #10 Kabaret
91% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Persona Theory Games
Windows
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%
- #11 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
90% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Dark Humor 11.4%
- #12 Alien Snap
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JoStorys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alien planet, snap pictures of wildlife and build relationships with your crewmates in this cozy sci-fi Point & Click - Visual Novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Point & Click 15.6%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%
- #13 Camera Anima
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EXP-resso Mutt
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Artisan, one of Awyr’s most infamous killers, is said to walk the cloudy streets looking for his next masterpiece. Pursue the Artisan, save your sister, and uncover the past, but remember what the stories say…Meet his face, and never wake again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Point & Click 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 10.4%
- #14 In The Middle Of
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MudskipperGames
Windows
In the Middle Of is a narrative adventure of mystery and fantasy. Isolated in a cabin next to an ancient forest, Shafer will discover that the world is not as banal and logical as he believes and he will be surrounded by enigmatic characters, creatures and extraordinary events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Point & Click 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Fantasy 11%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #15 The Fire Nobody Started
86% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Team SpitFire
Windows
This is a train to 21C, via 19C. Passengers will require a valid click to use this service. Passengers are advised that this train consists of 9 cars, divided by each era. Please mind the fire. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the fire.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Point & Click 17.5%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.5%
- #16 Life Eternal
87% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Star*CadetsPub: Project Ensō
Windows
A lonely necromancer awakens in a dilapidated tower with one goal: to revive his lord and get revenge on those who sought him harm. With three days to prepare the ritual and scattered notes left in the tower, guide his hand. A serene walking simulator by the developer behind Star Stealing Prince.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Emotional 11%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #17 Our Winding Road
86% match9 user reviews60% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows
retired heroes-domestic-fantasy-breakup(?)-adventure
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Emotional 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #18 Heartsworn
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stella Noctis Games
Windows
After immediately being caught in your mission to kill a corrupted king, you must earn the trust of the king's court and spare yourself from execution. However, the longer you stay, the clearer it becomes there is something much darker is lurking in the castle - and latching onto your own mind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Medieval 11.9%, Horror 11.9%
- #19 Chronicles from the Abyss
84% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
Windows
Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #20 Travelling Light
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio IDUNPub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows · Mac
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Point & Click 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12%
- #21 Wood & Flesh: Chapter 2
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Under the Bed Games
Windows
A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Horror 14.9%, Hand-drawn 14.6%
- #22 Dissecting Love
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disco:very StudioPub: TBD
Windows · Mac
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #23 Freedom & Glory
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pillow Interactive
Windows
A 2D narrative game where your choices change everything, interspersed with 3D naval battles full of chaos, strategy, and... thunderous cannons! ⚓💥 WISHLIST NOW!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Point & Click 13.9%, RPG 13%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Lore-Rich 8.2%
- #24 Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
80% matchVery Positive99% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Point & Click 14%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
- #25 Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
79% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Ayose Trujillo & Making EnemiesPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Investigation 18.3%, Lore-Rich 13%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #26 The doll
81% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Dark Light Studio
Windows
Lucy bought an exquisite large doll at a low price. While she combs its hair and chats with it, Little does she know that her nightmare is about to begin...
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, RPG 15.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Adventure 9.6%
- #27 Eyes of Rain
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%
- #28 Wandering Okali
78% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Connil de la Mienuit
Windows
Discover magical creatures while exploring a fantasy world in this whimsical, art-filled visual novel!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #29 X.E.H.A. Rogue
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, RPG 11.4%
- #30 Aletta - Visual Novel
81% 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 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Adventure 9.3%
- #31 Scary Stories
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bruce Devlin
Windows · Linux
A spooky text-based, choose-your-own-adventure style game that tells several spine-chilling tales with several choices and items throughout, these may change your path... Can you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Point & Click 16%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark 8.4%
- #32 They Come at Daylight
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nocturnal Tales Entertainment
Windows
We were only supposed to go see the Ferris wheel together. One last adventure before all of us grow up to become a productive part of The Community. But we learned the hard way why The Zone is strictly forbidden. I don't know if we can make it back home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Point & Click 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Horror 9.6%
- #33 Not Spooky: But Good Enough For Me
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: K.P. Hallow
Windows
In this first-person horror-lite game, investigate your way through different locales such as the theatre, forests, and urban areas. Solve puzzles and unravel the story behind what happened at the community theatre.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Lore-Rich 21.8%, RPG 15.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
- #34 Coralina: a Memory Tale
75% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Emotional 10.1%
- #35 Draconite
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Draconite Studios
Windows
Draconite is a Furry-themed side-scrolling adventure game focused on exploration and storytelling. As a security team member of the Draconite Research Institute, you'll carry out security duties during the summit and gradually uncover the turbulent undercurrents hidden beneath the calm facade.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Visual Novel 16%, RPG 14%, Emotional 6.6%
- #36 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
76% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Horror 10.8%
- #37 Necromance
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Subversionary Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A brave hero and a bound lich rescue a legendary warrior from a forgotten tomb and put the romance back in necromancy. Necromance is a dark fantasy comedy visual novel with light puzzle elements, 3 endings, and 15 ways to die!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%
- #38 Last Christmas
74% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Christmas" is a short, dark point-and-click adventure. Join Frankie at a remote mountain cabin as he prepares the perfect Christmas for his girlfriend, Betty. But beware, things are not as they seem, and the festive cheer hides something far more sinister...
Why similar: Point & Click 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Horror 10.9%
- #39 Memories Of Zattera
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YouGo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Medieval 15.3%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, RPG 11.3%
- #40 Let Me Speak
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Stylized 9.1%
- #41 Chronicles of Taldun: The Longing
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows
A kinetic novel about two magi learning how to live with the burden they each carry. Explore Taldun— a world of dark magick and primordial beings with unfathomable power. Follow a mysterious phenomenon as it turns the world upside down in a way not even magi would be prepared for.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
- #42 The Songbird Guild
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yurisoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Songbird Guild is a Yuri RPG/Visual Novel hybrid about magical girls falling in love. Investigate the secrets of a corrupt fantasy world and fight creepy (yet somehow adorable?) monsters in turn-based battles, all to pay the bills in this world where being a magical girl is a regular 9-5 job.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 10.7%
- #43 Primordial Genesis
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MMM
Windows
THIS GAME IS CANCELED.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Point & Click 15%, Investigation 12.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #44 Brownie's Adventure: The Final Resolution
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Beardy Ramblin Games
Windows
An inept wizard must destroy an evil entity trapped inside a spoon. Explore towns, oceans, and other worlds in this absurd comedy point-and-click adventure on a puzzle-filled journey to the post-apocalyptic Peak District.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #45 The 9th Seraph
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StubbornKoi
Windows
An upcoming story-driven dark fantasy RPG. Journey across the Jophinian Isles and battle wild elemental beasts in your search for humanity's last hope -- the individual known as the Seraph.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, RPG 14.6%, Dark Humor 9.2%, Horror 8.7%
- #46 Call Me Cera
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Emotional 11.5%
- #47 Ophelia's Chapter
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Tear Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich, psychological-horror adventure game. Play as an urban witch with psychic abilities and delve into the mysteries of a world inspired by the work of Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.7%, Point & Click 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #48 Before They Catch Us
68% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Dark 9.4%
- #49 Divine Doubt
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Meatpie
Windows
Earn your humanity
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Investigation 13%, Emotional 11.1%, Dark 9.2%
- #50 Rose Bullet
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: PPmaq
Windows
Rose Bullet is a Retro, Comic Style, Horror RPG! Play as a vampire hunter on his way to kill the count and avenge his lost lover.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #51 Invisible Wings: Chapter One
70% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Audune
Windows
Help Dawn, a young woman of faerie descent, with her first steps into loving and accepting who she is in a modern world where faeries and humans were supposed to live in harmony.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 10%
- #52 TSIOQUE
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Horror 9.8%
- #53 Double bisociation
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 礼堂王
Windows
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, RPG 15.6%, Investigation 9.9%
- #54 Firelore: Short Tales
67% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows · Mac
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 8.4%
- #55 Major\Minor 2.0: (Re)Vision
66% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Klace
Windows
Become intertwined in the fateful connection plaguing two worlds, bound together by a murder mystery, and a competition for the throne of a god. The award-winning visual novel, completely revamped! New script, new choices! Become The Savior today...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Lore-Rich 11.6%
- #56 Taleweavers Alliance Anthology
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Taleweavers AlliancePub: Taleweavers Alliance Grassroots Collective
Windows
A linear visual novel featuring five different Ontario (Canada) youths' stories. Each story has a different art style and subject matter, and we worked closely with the storytellers to ensure their voices come through authentically. Indigenous & LGBTQ2S+ are major themes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Emotional 8.7%
- #57 A Tithe in Blood
65% matchVery Positive88% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 10.8%
- #58 鸥鹭罔继
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 二浮舟
Windows
你将观测一段虚构的故事,通过选项的干涉决定被观测者的命运。你将观测的对象是一个迷茫、执拗,有着孩童的天真与暴虐的女孩,你开始观测的时刻,她失去了自己生命中最重要的人,面临决定未来的诸多抉择。你的每一次干涉,都会将她的故事导向截然不同的方向。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, RPG 11.2%
- #59 Stellar Version 1.0
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Rachel Bourne
Windows · Mac · Linux
When 17 year old Sadie Finley discovers that her favorite fictional character from one of the video games she plays, Eugene Fellure, has somehow been transported to the real world, Sadie decides to embark on a journey to figure out how this happened and how the impossible could be possible.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Lore-Rich 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 10.8%, RPG 10.2%