- #1 Mind Scraper
78% matchNo user reviews
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 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #2 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,720 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 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 16.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 10.6%, Detective 8.6%
- #3 Anxiety Puppy
72% matchVery Positive98% of 220 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 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Drama 13.7%, Emotional 11.7%
- #4 栖云异梦
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 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 14.3%, Drama 12.5%, Detective 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #5 BlueLine
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The BlueLine Team
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 15%, Psychological 13.5%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 12.5%
- #6 and Roger
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,069 reviews2025
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 17.1%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological 11.3%, Life Sim 11.2%
- #7 青羽沉梦-终霰篇
72% 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 15.4%, Psychological 12.7%, Emotional 12.4%, Drama 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #8 Cosmic Lighthouse
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 鸵鸟居士Pub: Edigger
Windows
This is a pixel-art AVG game that combines fortune-telling with a sci-fi theme! Players will take on the role of a diviner at the "Cosmic Lighthouse" airport, providing fortune-telling services to travelers and answering their questions as a way to make a living and strive to survive.
Why similar: Clicker 16%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological 13.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Drama 9.8%
- #9 Penrose
72% 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 18.1%, Text-Based 15%, Drama 12.9%, Psychological 11.5%, Emotional 10.5%
- #10 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
You can't understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality.” Talk. Mind Read. Translate. An empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 10.3%, Drama 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #11 Don't Let Me Fade
69% matchVery Positive99% of 127 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 24.8%, Point & Click 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 11.3%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #12 I Need to Leave
69% 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 15.3%, Psychological 14%, Point & Click 12.4%, Clicker 12.1%, Emotional 10.5%
- #13 Hypnophobia; From Your Shadow
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stick Horse
Windows
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Emotional 16.6%, Drama 16.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #14 Loving Life
69% matchPositive97% of 32 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 16%, Emotional 14.5%, Drama 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #15 Travelling Light
69% 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 19.6%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #16 In Her Head
69% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Games4Wonders
Windows
This is a short visual novel that immerses the player in the inner world of the main character, who suffers from social anxiety and is afraid even of a simple phone call. Experience with her the anxiety, procrastination, and constant struggle with herself.
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Drama 14.1%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #17 Let's BUG Dumplings
66% matchPositive88% of 49 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 17.6%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Point & Click 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
- #18 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
66% matchVery Positive87% of 179 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 18.3%, Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Drama 8.6%
- #19 Seaside Picnic
68% 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 20.6%, Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #20 120 Yen Stories
69% matchVery Positive98% of 83 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 22.7%, Emotional 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Drama 7.5%
- #21 Late photographer 6
68% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: photographer
Windows
A short love story
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 12.5%, Drama 11.9%
- #22 The Tiny World
65% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Remus
Windows
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Drama 14.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #23 Inversed
66% matchVery Positive94% of 69 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 17.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Drama 12.6%
- #24 A Taste of the Past
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,768 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 15.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Life Sim 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #25 The Fire Nobody Started
66% matchVery Positive100% of 68 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 22.7%, Point & Click 16.7%, Psychological 13.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
- #26 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Text-Based 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 9.8%
- #27 A Lozenge
69% 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 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Psychological 13.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #28 In Search of the Ice Pop
66% 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 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 11.2%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #29 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
67% 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 14.5%, Text-Based 14%, Psychological 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 12.6%
- #30 the doll museum
65% 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 16.1%, Emotional 13.4%, Text-Based 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #31 Shui's Odyssey
64% matchVery Positive90% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Intentional StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Drama 12.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Clicker 10.4%
- #32 Breeze
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 504 reviews2022
Dev: FOF Game
Windows
Breeze, a point&click PC game with heart-warming story, lovely art style, and healing experience.
Why similar: Emotional 19.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Clicker 11.2%
- #33 halfmoon
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: lvl374
Windows
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in a reception office for the deceased, the final stop before the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological 18.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #34 Fallstreak 2: Traum
63% matchPositive88% of 16 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 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 11.7%, Anime 7.5%
- #35 Forest of Death Masks
64% 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 22%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Detective 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #36 To Be With You
66% matchPositive96% of 27 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 15.7%, Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Drama 10.1%
- #37 The Leak
64% matchVery Positive85% of 55 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 16.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 12.5%, Drama 11.7%
- #38 The Adventures of Bunny and Pig
63% matchPositive91% of 23 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 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 15.6%, Emotional 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%
- #39 欢迎加入奇趣社
64% matchVery Positive81% of 149 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 14.5%, Psychological 14.1%, Emotional 12.7%, Clicker 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #40 Until Then
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,258 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Emotional 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological 16.2%, Drama 13.3%
- #41 A Heavy Morning
63% 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 16.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Psychological 9.9%
- #42 The Painting
62% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Emotional 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Drama 15.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #43 天鶴之戀
63% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Itsuki soft
Windows
"If you want to change yourself, start with this blazing summer—"
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Clicker 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Drama 5.5%
- #44 放學後(After school)
64% 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 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #45 Alzheimer's: Memories
65% 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 21.5%, Point & Click 17%, Clicker 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #46 Watashi Suzume
64% 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 17.8%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Emotional 11%
- #47 Soul of Recollection
61% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Orange Ink Studio
Windows · Mac
Soul of Recollection is a pixel-style point-and-click puzzle game. Explore a quiet school at night, collect items, solve puzzles, and piece together lost memories to find your way out. With no horror elements, it blends light storytelling and immersive mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Psychological 16.9%, Clicker 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #48 Whispering Memories
61% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Clicker 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 11.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #49 Wednesdays
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,787 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
"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 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Emotional 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 13%
- #50 Summer and Score Through the Doors
61% matchNo user 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%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #51 AIXIN: Goddess' Love
60% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Ascension
Windows
A short visual novel about a warrior with a dark past and a radiant goddess who are confronted with a shocking challenge that will change their lives forever, forcing them to reconsider their views on such a complex and contradictory feeling as love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Drama 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 15.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #52 Ezrebeth
61% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 14.7%, Detective 14.6%
- #53 Flavor Favor
61% 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 19.8%, Clicker 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Point & Click 13.4%, Psychological 13.1%
- #54 Mama
61% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pat-o-Logic Studio
Windows · Mac
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Point & Click 18%, Psychological 11.7%, Emotional 9.8%, Drama 9.6%
- #55 Tyrania Enforcers - Visual Novel
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Leviathanimation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a text-based visual novel featuring interactive mini-games and hand-drawn animations tied into its narrative. The story explores the ideals of Justice in a world on the brink of conflict.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Psychological 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Drama 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #56 Leila
59% matchVery Positive88% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: Ubik Studios
Windows · Mac
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, Point & Click 13.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #57 Breaking Point
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 13.9%, Emotional 10.1%, Psychological 10%
- #58 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
60% matchNo user reviews
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 17.7%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #59 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
61% matchVery Positive91% of 132 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: Psychological 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 13.1%, Emotional 13%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #60 MyMustache
61% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 绿底兔子头Pub: 钵钵鸡工作室
Windows
"My Mustache" is a narrative game that tells a story about childhood.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Clicker 16.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Psychological 8.5%