- #1 Next Star
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oneleafplay
Windows · Mac
Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Choices Matter 23.6%, Story Rich 15.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #2 Neighboring Islands
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
“Neighboring Islands” – is an exciting graphic novel, key feature of which is an opportunity to take part in its events, directly influencing the development of the plot. Every decision of the player-reader can change the course of the narrative in one direction or another.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.9%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #3 After the Wane
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Supernatural 13.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #4 Whispers of Gold
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #5 Echoes of Pinebridge
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Supernatural 13.2%, Mystery 9%
- #6 My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life
94% matchVery Positive81% of 902 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Choices Matter 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 4.5%
- #7 DARKROOM
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM is a mystic novel. You wake up in complete darkness and you don’t know where you are or how you got there. Yet, there is someone else in this dark room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Supernatural 17.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Mystery 9.7%
- #8 Kindred [Subject 6244]
92% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Choices Matter 16%, Supernatural 11.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #9 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Supernatural 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #10 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Visual Novel 32%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Story Rich 5.6%, Atmospheric 3.9%
- #11 Castle in the Sands
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Winter Apple
Windows
Castle in the Sands is a pixel art visual novel set in a world inspired by "One Thousand and One Nights" and North African culture. The adventure begins in the heart of the desert and leads you to fairytale places full of magic and danger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #12 Shadows of Betrayal
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #13 Parallels: Year One
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Resquita Productions
Windows
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.1%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Story Rich 8%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #14 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
88% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #15 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Supernatural 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 11%
- #16 Natural - Beyond Nature -
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Natural - Beyond Nature - is a Mystery, Drama, Supernatural Visual Novel. Follow the story of Olea in a chance encounter with two residents of a quiet island, Flori and Llima. Can Olea save them from their cruel yet inevitable fate?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Supernatural 12.6%, Choices Matter 10%, Mystery 6.9%
- #17 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Emperor
Windows · Mac · Linux
It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Supernatural 19.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #18 Detours
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Choices Matter 16%, Indie 1.7%
- #19 The Ripe Blood Anthology: This World Is Just for the Two of Us
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный
Windows · Linux
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Story Rich 11%, Mystery 7.1%
- #20 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
84% matchMixed62% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Supernatural 28.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #21 The Dagger of Hisei
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sword of Dew Studio
Windows
After the revolution, Kikoku is plunged into chaos. Takekosen joins the secret organization Hiseido, facing her final trial. She must abandon her name, wear the mask, and forge her path through fate. A fantasy visual novel set in an ancient Eastern world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37%, Visual Novel 36.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Indie 1.5%
- #22 Sabbatical In Merzouga
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Supernatural 16.5%, Mystery 10.3%
- #23 Five Stages of Pink
82% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Supernatural 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #24 The Trial
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGamesPub: Pale Blue Dot
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #25 Greenhouse
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ekull
Windows
Greenhouse is a gloomy and atmospheric erotic interactive fiction with an aura of mystery. You'll play as Erik, a male scalie dragon, as you navigate the sexual perils of the greenhouse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.1%, Visual Novel 32%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Mystery 4.6%
- #26 Ashes
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plot Twist Australia
Windows · Mac
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #27 Threads of Karma
79% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Supernatural 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #28 Annoy This Guy
78% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Samuel Leigh
Windows
Annoy this guys time in this comedic piece of interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.2%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Indie 1.7%
- #29 Horrors of Helmsfirth
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Choices Matter 25.5%, Story Rich 14.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #30 Ashen Reverie
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Supernatural 17.7%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #31 The Ghost of Joe Papp
79% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Welcome to Joe Papp, Nevada. A theater town where local legends spring to life and nobody knows quite what to do with their lives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Supernatural 18.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #32 Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.5%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #33 The Afterlife Cafe
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Supernatural 17%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #34 Zarie: The Story of Sin
76% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: MOON USAGI
Windows
What kind of conversation will you have with the Shinigami girl? How will you conclude your story? The choice is yours in this tale of sin and 'the girl'.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Indie 2.2%
- #35 Emily is Away
75% matchVery Positive89% of 32,165 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Choices Matter 26.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Story Rich 17%, Indie 3.2%
- #36 DARKROOM 2
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Supernatural 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #37 Revenant March
75% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Strandline Games
Windows · Mac
In a fortress besieged by ghouls, a young exorcist must use power, diplomacy, and inhuman languages to unravel a grudge spanning generations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Supernatural 15.6%, Mystery 8.7%
- #38 Pentimento
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool Bloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Atmospheric 9%
- #39 Reigns: The Witcher
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.6%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Mystery 4.6%
- #40 The price of tomorrow
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Indie 1.7%
- #41 POPULARITY CONTEST
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Choices Matter 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #42 Good Bones
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Supernatural 14.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #43 Kamilia
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #44 Dreamy Golden Snow
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamy Golden Snow is a fantasy mystery-themed visual novel that tells a story among high school girls. The story appears in an ordinary high school. After the incident, the protagonist is also affected, and players will guide her through numerous choices to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #45 Be Honest
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Supernatural 14.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #46 Kindred [High Tide]
69% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Supernatural 10.5%
- #47 Brageskålen
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Visual Novel 35.9%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Story Rich 6.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #48 Wild Island Quest
72% matchMixed54% of 342 reviews2015
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Visual Novel 34%, Choices Matter 24.7%, Indie 6%
- #49 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #50 恐怖夜話
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #51 Whispering Ledger
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WispDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a merchant in a city caught between warring powers, build relationships with unforgettable characters, navigate moral gray zones, and discover how far you'll go to protect your business, and the people around it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Indie 1.6%
- #52 Change the World
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #53 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 13%
- #54 Evil Spirits
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear horror visual novel based on Slavic folklore. Explore a god-forgotten village and a forest hiding ancient evil. Trust no one. Remember: real evil often lurks not in house corners, but in the human soul's darkness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Supernatural 8.5%
- #55 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
68% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Indie 1.5%
- #56 Diomedea Keep
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dryden Thomas Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balance sleuthing and romance to solve the murder of a Duke who... pretty much deserved it. Both the Empire and your love are at stake!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Choices Matter 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Indie 3.3%
- #57 Varney Lake
67% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Summer, 1954. A perfect vacation awaits three best friends, playing games, making crazy plans, and running from bullies... Until they meet the vampire. What really happened that summer at Varney Lake?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Supernatural 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #58 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Supernatural 18%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #59 Doctor Visit
66% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Choices Matter 19%, Supernatural 17.8%, Mystery 11%
- #60 Into the Waves
67% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.7%