Games Like Driftwood The Visual Novel

SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.8%, Anime 17.4%, Casual 10%, Simulation 10%, Indie 7.7%

Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.

Why similar: Visual Novel 60.6%, Anime 25%, Casual 8.4%, Indie 6%

A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.

Why similar: Visual Novel 51.2%, Simulation 33.7%, Indie 15.1%

Wander No More is a Kinetic Novel (visual novel without choices) which centers around the life of renowned samurai Kouichirou Nabatame, and Chiyo, a young village girl. Wander No More tells the story of how these two met, became a family, and attempted to restore their lives to what they once were.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Simulation 19%, Anime 17.4%, Casual 11.7%, Indie 8.7%

A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?

Why similar: Visual Novel 91.9%, Indie 8.1%

Getaway Island is a visual novel where your decisions determine your outcome. Perhaps you'll find the love of your life, or maybe you will return home a loyal man. This decision is yours to make. Maybe being stranded isn't so bad. We hope you enjoy your stay on Getaway Island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Casual 30.8%, Indie 20.2%

A short visual novel about a middle-aged man on his summer vacation, where he meets a strange girl who claims to be from the future. Adapted from a short story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, Simulation 31.5%, Indie 14.6%

A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.

Why similar: Visual Novel 56.4%, Anime 23.1%, Simulation 20.5%

Based on the fictional reality TV series Paranormal Teens. Free to play.

Why similar: Simulation 61.1%, Indie 38.9%

A metafictional yuri visual novel about a traveller who runs across two cute nuns in an abandoned church.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Casual 18.5%, Anime 18%, Indie 13.5%

Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.2%, Casual 20.7%, Indie 16.5%, Anime 12.6%

Anime Studio Simulator is a lighthearted visual novel about a group of friends fulfilling their dream of creating an anime. Your choices determine whether their anime succeeds... or fails.

Why similar: Anime 29.9%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Simulation 29.2%, Indie 11%

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 72.7%, Anime 22.9%, Indie 2.3%, Casual 2.1%

A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house.

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.6%, Anime 16.4%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 10.6%

This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...

Why similar: Visual Novel 58.3%, Casual 15%, Indie 13.9%, Anime 12.8%

A short visual novel about meeting with a stranger on the beach.

Why similar: Casual 56.1%, Indie 43.9%

Ciel's story in Magical Otoge, a cheesy romantic comedy visual novel series with an overly literal name.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53%, Simulation 15.2%, Anime 11.9%, Casual 11%, Indie 8.8%

A slice of life visual novel game in three parts following Tomoyo during his summer visiting a long lost relative. A fun tongue in cheek story with multiple branches, several relationships and various alternate endings for you to enjoy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.3%, Anime 22.4%, Casual 11.8%, Indie 11.5%

A drifting traveler boards a one-man space shuttle destined for Alpha Centauri. This shuttle is piloted by Budapest, an artificial intelligence program designed to serve humanity. When disaster unexpectedly befalls their ship, the two of them are sent careening through uncharted space.

Why similar: Visual Novel 66.2%, Anime 27.1%, Indie 6.7%

A terminal love story

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.9%, Casual 23.2%, Anime 20.1%, Indie 5.8%

Humanity Must Perish is a short, comedic visual novel in which the fate of humanity is placed in the hands of a witty, pessimistic android.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Simulation 23.5%, Casual 13.8%, Anime 13.1%, Indie 10.9%

Seize the day

Why similar: Visual Novel 59.2%, Anime 27.5%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 6%

Join our heroes in a world ravished by the wars of it's past in this exciting Visual Novel experience!

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Simulation 23.4%, Casual 14.9%, Indie 14.3%

A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.9%, Simulation 21.8%, Anime 15.6%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 3.5%

An episodic Visual Novel about a Gamer and his life with cute girls.

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.5%, Anime 23.9%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 7.4%

In the winter of 1967, a young man enters out of the snowy night into a bar in the sleepy town of Cedar, Maine. He is a wanderer cursed with eternal youth, sent out by fate forever to roam the world, never to find a home. An encounter with a girl in a green dress is about to change everything...

Why similar: Visual Novel 68.2%, Anime 21.8%, Indie 10%

This is *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC VISUAL NOVEL, which is a story set in the world of *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC BHOP SIMULATOR (#4 Best Selling free game of Steam November 2020), play as a character of your choice, as you run into some new, and familiar faces along the way.

Why similar: Visual Novel 71.8%, Casual 28.2%

A visual novel that takes place in the same universe as "7 summer days".

Why similar: Visual Novel 70.4%, Casual 22.6%, Indie 7%

Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Simulation 21.5%, Anime 14.4%, Casual 13.7%, Indie 3.9%

Sable's Grimoire is a visual novel featuring monster girls in a magic academy setting. Play as Sable, an aspiring magic researcher, as he get sucked into the daily lives and troubles of his demi-human classmates.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Simulation 22.6%, Casual 15.2%, Anime 14%, Indie 10.8%

Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?

Why similar: Visual Novel 61.1%, Anime 15.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 8.5%, Indie 4.9%

Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.8%, Anime 21.7%, Casual 11.6%, Indie 9%

Banyu Lintar Angin is a series of experimental illustrations about three siblings, living together independently in a rural Indonesian environment.

Why similar: Casual 30.9%, Visual Novel 30%, Indie 21.3%, Anime 17.9%

Morgan, a young man going on a trip to visit his parents, ends up nearly drowning when his ship sinks. When he awakens, he finds himself in a world ruled by monster girls and three of them want him to be their husband! He has only five days to get to know them and choose a girl to be with.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Simulation 21.9%, Anime 15.3%, Casual 11.8%, Indie 9.1%

Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland

Why similar: Visual Novel 54%, Anime 29.7%, Casual 16.3%

You return to the family farm to find it in disrepair. Maybe you have what it takes to bring it back to its former glory? Who knows who you'll meet on you're way? An old friend? That special someone? Anything is possible in Summerset.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53%, Casual 22.5%, Anime 18.1%, Indie 6.4%

Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.5%, Simulation 19%, Anime 12.3%, Casual 10.4%, Indie 8.7%

Follow the story of the Unseen Narrator, whose repetitive life falls apart when their co-worker decides to quit on a whim.

Why similar: Visual Novel 58.9%, Anime 19.4%, Casual 15.6%, Indie 6.1%

The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.4%, Anime 19.2%, Casual 18.8%, Indie 4.6%

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.1%, Anime 19%, Simulation 14.6%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 3.7%

An old farmer lives with his wife - However, he hasn't quite been himself lately. His mind wanders off, he forgets his daily routine and he often brings up things from the past. Forgotten, Not Lost comes from the creators of A More Beautiful World and is a kinetic novel that tackles the theme of dementia and is a visual novel that hopes...

Why similar: Casual 44.5%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Simulation 11.6%, Anime 9.2%, Indie 6.1%

This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing

Why similar: Visual Novel 59.4%, Anime 22.3%, Casual 11.3%, Indie 7%

Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Simulation 30%, Anime 17.5%, Indie 3.9%

"Atropos" is a visual novel in which you will learn about the story of Atropos, the prince of Capernaum.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Casual 37.9%, Indie 11.4%

This is an Visual Novel game. It's a story about time leap.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Casual 31.3%, Indie 24.1%

Dream Girlfriend: Doomer Girl is an adult visual novel that will tell the story about the Doomer's gray life and his journey to find happiness.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Simulation 24.5%, Anime 17.7%, Casual 14.2%

Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.9%, Anime 24.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Casual 6.2%, Indie 4.7%

"co|incidence" is a FVN produced for Renpy.

Why similar: Casual 52.4%, Anime 35.5%, Indie 12.1%

A romantic visual novel with interactive elements. Flirt, choose, and pour your charm into short but intense stories. Take control of the situation, meet new characters, and play through mini-games where every decision can change the course of the night.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Simulation 37.2%, Anime 11.6%, Indie 4.6%

Play as a mermaid, who has been sent to the human world to discover why they're building a giant ship called the Titanic.

Why similar: Indie 100%

A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!

Why similar: Visual Novel 61.2%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 14%, Anime 7.7%

《The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-》is a short text adventure game. This game combines a visual novel and an "adventure mode".

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Anime 19.6%, Casual 14.9%, Indie 10.1%

Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.

Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Simulation 35.8%, Casual 17.5%, Indie 5.5%

This is a visual novel featuring beastmen. In a lakeside village, the protagonist picks up a mysterious lion beastman and begins to lead a secret life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 64.9%, Casual 16.2%, Anime 10.6%, Indie 8.3%

Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation is a kinetic novel and a prequel to Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. It uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story and follows Winter Harrison during her first week at mediator school.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.6%, Casual 30%, Indie 22.4%

A cute Christmas otome dating sim.

Why similar: Simulation 100%

The (mis)adventures of Vinty, a nobody who thinks she's somebody!

Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, Anime 32.4%, Indie 7.4%

‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…

Why similar: Visual Novel 56.6%, Anime 21.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Casual 10.5%

A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.

Why similar: Visual Novel 60.4%, Anime 26.2%, Casual 13.4%