- #1 Don't Let Me Fade
97% matchVery Positive99% of 134 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 23.8%, Point & Click 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #2 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,153 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 10.9%, Detective 9.1%
- #3 The Tenth Minute
96% 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 23%, Text-Based 15.1%, Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 10.1%
- #4 Mind Scraper
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scraper Games
Windows
Mind Scraper is a story-driven graphic adventure. Play as Robert and dive into dying minds—built from unresolved regrets—to explore memories and learn why those choices were made.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological 13.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #5 Seaside Picnic
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: unSAMEPub: Shepherd Games
Windows
A mini point and click puzzle + visual novel, an experience of Nihilism and self-salvation. The storm is coming. The storm has never left.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, RPG 8.5%
- #6 I Need to Leave
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Type-B
Windows · Mac
I Need To Leave is a point-and-click escape game. The door is never locked, yet you keep returning to where you started. Search for clues and find the right way to leave this shared apartment of anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological 14%, Incremental 12.4%, Point & Click 12.4%, Emotional 10.4%
- #7 A Taste of the Past
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,775 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Point & Click 12.2%, Life Sim 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #8 BlueLine
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Going Places Studio
Windows
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Psychological 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 14.6%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #9 青羽沉梦-终霰篇
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 青羽Traum
Windows
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒,触碰记忆泡沫,坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】:你将跌落至古老的东方傩村,在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中,亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Psychological 13.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
- #10 The Fire Nobody Started
91% 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 16.8%, Psychological 13.2%, Emotional 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #11 the doll museum
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: delulu girl
Windows · Mac
This 2D psychological horror game traps you in a pastel-pink doll museum, where you help Valentine to survive the cruel Doll Queen!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Psychological 15.9%, Emotional 13.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #12 Anxiety Puppy
88% matchVery Positive97% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 16.2%, Emotional 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #13 Alzheimer's: Memories
89% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Gillian Yue
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alzheimer’s: Memories is a point-and-click adventure that tells the story of an old man diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. In the game, you will re-experience moments of the life of the old man, and help him find out about his own past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 16.8%, Incremental 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #14 Penrose
89% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: doublespeak games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 17.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Emotional 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #15 Forest of Death Masks
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Detective 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #16 Watashi Suzume
87% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Emotional 10.8%
- #17 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
You can’t understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality” through Talk, Mind Read, and Translate in an empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Detective 8.8%
- #18 and Roger
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,383 reviews2025
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 12.1%, Life Sim 12.1%
- #19 妹居物语
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 彩奈
Windows
妹居物语是一款与现实时间同步、深度融合AI的文字生活模拟游戏。 Yuki 不是固定的剧本角色,而是真正会记住你的对话、喜好、习惯的家人。
Why similar: Emotional 12.9%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Life Sim 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #20 Wednesdays
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,969 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 23.1 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: Psychological 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 14.2%, Text-Based 12.9%
- #21 最完美的作品 In Perfection
84% 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: Psychological 20%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #22 halfmoon
81% matchVery Positive93% of 108 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 23.3%, Point & Click 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological 15.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #23 Let's BUG Dumplings
81% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: 鲜美Press
Windows
"Let’s make dumplings" carries that same unsettling vibe as Spring Festival Gala skits with intentionally happy endings?— it's about how family norms discipline the individual. It uses dumplings to explore love and pressure in families. In this scripted, collective narrative... what will you choose?
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Point & Click 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.6%
- #24 My Child New Beginnings
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sarepta Studio
Windows
My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, you now get to rebuild life together in a new region of Norway.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Life Sim 14.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #25 The Grim Nightmare of Nibras
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: FreeAnimals_Software
Windows
The Grim Nightmare of Nibras is a story with the search for objects in gloomy locations.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Point & Click 22%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #26 Flavor Favor
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Malosi
Windows
Flavor Favor is a soft sci-fi visual novel where you take on the role of a captive fumer, a form of advanced AI humanoid, on the remote island of Tuinu. Your captors insist on having liberated you, but as you gradually recover your memories, a more complex story starts to unfold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Incremental 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Psychological 12.9%
- #27 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,062 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Detective 18%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #28 杀青
78% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows · Mac
"Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.
Why similar: Incremental 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 10.3%
- #29 栖云异梦
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Detective 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #30 Xiaye's Doors of Magic: Lightchaser
77% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 幻海空镜工作室Pub: Wise Games
Windows
This is one (or more) story of reality, a story of youth, dreams, chains, and rebellion. Step into different lives of 7 ordinary teens through the "Doors", and to rewrite their fate tightly locked with your choices.
Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #31 120 Yen Stories
79% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: NekoNeko SoftPub: iMoe Games
Windows
In 120 Yen series, each season has a unique heroine. By using the four seasons of Japan to tell the story of two people meeting and getting along through the keyword "120 yen".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Emotional 17.8%, Story Rich 14.4%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #32 Project: Home!
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NiktarinPub: Sei-ren
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing your job, you return to your hometown to rebuild your life—and your family house. But you’re not alone. Two old friends, Lola and Mira, offer to help you renovate… and maybe build something more.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Point & Click 14.4%, Life Sim 12.2%, Text-Based 12%
- #33 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
76% matchVery Positive89% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Emotional 8.7%
- #34 The Laws of Probability
76% matchNo user 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 23.9%, Psychological 17%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 8.9%
- #35 Travelling Light
75% 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 21.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #36 Tar and Feather
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Noah TilsenPub: Aeonic Menace
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Emotional 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Psychological 12%
- #37 A Lozenge
75% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Party for Introverts
Windows · Mac
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 12.2%
- #38 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
73% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 14.1%
- #39 The Adventures of Bunny and Pig
72% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Li Min
Windows
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 16.1%, Emotional 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%
- #40 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 17.3%, Psychological 16.5%, Emotional 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #41 Beihai 2010
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Raumkapsel
Windows · Mac
An emotional point-and-click adventure about youth, love, and growing up. Explore Namo's memories and uncover a touching story of friendship and first love in the city of Beihai.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Emotional 13.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #42 The Leak
73% matchVery Positive84% of 57 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 18.3%, Psychological 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Emotional 13%
- #43 Where Control Ends
73% 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 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 14%, Psychological 9.6%, Emotional 7.8%
- #44 A Heavy Morning
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saf Interactive
Windows
You know the feeling of struggling to get out of bed? In A Heavy Morning, you will play as a young girl battling with her own mind. Your only objective? Get out of bed and get to work on time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Immersive Sim 13%, Psychological 10.5%
- #45 Two Sided Love
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 粗心的黑颈鹤
Windows · Mac
What is the biggest variable in a relationship? Is it "him"? Or is it the "him in her heart"? May this little story serve as a blade, dissecting the "possessiveness" and "desire to control" in a relationship. What exactly gives rise to them?
Why similar: Emotional 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Immersive Sim 11%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #46 In Search of the Ice Pop
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guanpeng Chen
Windows · Mac
A short, nostalgic slice-of-life visual novel with a coming-of-age story about a forgotten ice pop and the girl who once felt like a big sister to you.
Why similar: Emotional 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #47 Fallstreak 2: Traum
69% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Emotional 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 12.4%, Anime 8.1%
- #48 interViolence
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Psychological 15.8%, Emotional 15.6%, Story Rich 14.9%, RPG 9.5%
- #49 A Tiny Space Adventure
70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Erhan YıldırımPub: Pixcodream
Windows · Mac
**A Tiny Space Adventure** follows a brother and his dog, Jupiter, on an exciting journey through space to rescue his sister. With fun puzzles, quirky characters, and unique aliens, this adventure offers a delightful experience for players of all ages.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Incremental 16.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 13%
- #50 放學後(After school)
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: DioPub: Dio Studio
Windows
After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Point & Click 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #51 Inversed
69% matchVery Positive91% of 82 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: Psychological 20%, Emotional 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 13%
- #52 Headward Erosion 溯源侵蚀
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lifucheng
Windows · Mac
Headward Erosion is a story-driven RPG set in a fictional world. Players will experience the story through the perspectives of nine different characters, gradually uncovering the truth behind a girl's death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Incremental 24.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 9.7%, RPG 9%
- #53 Stella: into the Shadow
68% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 14.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #54 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,399 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 24.3%, Point & Click 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 8%
- #55 欢迎加入奇趣社
68% matchVery Positive80% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: Dream CrackerPub: 2P Games
Windows
Tired of a suffocating college routine? Yearning for something more? Join the Qiqu Club! We promise unforgettable experiences beyond your wildest dreams. But beware, our club is extremely exclusive. Only those daring enough to seek adventure will be admitted...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Psychological 15.4%, Emotional 13.9%, Incremental 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%
- #56 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Make your choices carefully, as your decisions determine how many clues you uncover before the detective, the final player character, questions you. Will your protagonists know enough to catch the murderer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Point & Click 14%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Detective 10.8%
- #57 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Detective 10.4%
- #58 Loving Life
67% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Emotional 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, Psychological 12.2%
- #59 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Detective 14.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #60 Quiet Classroom
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 13.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.7%