60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Emotional, Singleplayer, Interactive Fiction, Female Protagonist.
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood
Thistledown is a tragedy, dealing with themes of pain, loss, and hopelessness. It's a small story set in an expansive fantasy world.
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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.
Thistledown is a tragedy, dealing with themes of pain, loss, and hopelessness. It's a small story set in an expansive fantasy world.
Why similar: Emotional 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Psychological 11.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
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: Emotional 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Psychological 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Emotional 20.6%, Drama 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
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 20.4%, Drama 15.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Psychological 12%, Story Rich 10.2%
A metaphorical interactive story game which presents real mental health conditions through conversations and puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Emotional 16.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Cute 8.3%
Join the talented photography student Neera on a captivating journey through her memories. Haunted by recurring nightmares, her life spirals into chaos, questioning everything. Involuntarily, she returns to a place she once left behind: her childhood home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Emotional 20.8%, Drama 20.4%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 10.9%
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 20.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Emotional 14.2%, Female Protagonist 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Drama 10%
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 23.1%, Emotional 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Drama 13.6%, Story Rich 12.8%
A (really short) free narrative rhythm game by Atiya Nova. Attend family dinners and time your key presses to the flow of conversation. Features lots of familial tension with a dash of misery. And cute bunnies!
Why similar: Emotional 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Drama 15.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Stylized 9.1%
At first glance, your everyday life with your younger sister seems uneventful—going to school together, chatting, living side by side. But within that endless cycle of calm routines, could those seemingly insignificant actions be quietly changing your fate?
Why similar: Emotional 22.5%, Psychological 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.8%
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 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Story Rich 12.1%
A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Psychological 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Story Rich 11%, Emotional 11%
On the same day as ever, I saw your death.And back to the past.with award-winning cassette tapes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Drama 16.1%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Why similar: Emotional 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological 13.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9%
This is a story about finding courage. You will play and control two elves exploring the inner world of a girl named Ming, who suffers from depression. As you collect items to find the courage, the story of Ming gradually unfolds...
Why similar: Emotional 19.5%, Drama 18.4%, Psychological 13%, Story Rich 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
玩家将以第一视角，扮演一名高中辍学的女孩，她被迫进入注塑厂打工。后来，她通过一款网络游戏，认识了大城市里的男孩阿澈，她义无反顾地向着有阿澈的未来奔去，也是向着能够逃离大山的未来奔去。在这跨越千里的鸿沟之间，她经历了期待、欣喜、意外、无助……最终，你将做出怎样的选择？
Why similar: Drama 17.9%, Emotional 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Psychological 16.6%, Drama 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Emotional 23.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
A short short mix tape of one story that connects three shorter stories. On the NewWave, a magical game console that is retro but new, enjoy DON'T SAY YES, TO:NORTH, and a secret tale nobody yet knows. Welcome to a slightly fantastical and nostalgic world of painful, toilful, and beautiful stories!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Emotional 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Drama 16.9%, Emotional 15.9%, Psychological 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%
A story-driven experience about a man who becomes a ghost after a deadly accident. Full of regrets, he will stay alongside his wife, who cannot see him, and protect her all her life from an unknown evil, sharing her best and worst moments. So close yet so far.
Why similar: Emotional 24.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Drama 14.6%, Adventure 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
A cowardly ghost needs your help to find peace. Complete his final wishes, get closer to him, and unravel the mystery of his death as you search for your own freedom in this short, story-driven adventure.
Why similar: Emotional 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Psychological 14.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
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: Emotional 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Psychological 10.3%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Emotional 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%
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: Emotional 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological 16.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Visual novel in the form of interactive comic book about love, life and fighting to be heard.
Why similar: Emotional 18.3%, Drama 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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: Emotional 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Drama 9.4%
Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.
Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Drama 15.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Psychological 13%, Adventure 8.8%
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 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Visual Novel 12%, Cute 6.7%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Emotional 29.1%, Psychological 18.8%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 8.2%
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Emotional 21.9%, Psychological 15.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 8.8%
Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Emotional 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Psychological 14.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%
A visual novel about a bunny girl, her boyfriend and a rabbit named Tonya
Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Drama 18.8%, Story Rich 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Cute 8.3%
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
Why similar: Emotional 23.4%, Psychological 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
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: Emotional 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Story Rich 17%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Drama 11.4%
A beautiful narrative 2D puzzle platforming journey of self discovery. The world was bright and full of life, but is now dark and barren. Travel across a desolated land to find meaning through memories of a better time, when life was happier and uncover the secret that brought darkness to the land.
Why similar: Emotional 23.9%, Psychological 17.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
A counseling-themed typing adventure where you type away the “words of trauma” eating into girls’ hearts. The girls who visit a secret psychiatric clinic carry deep inner darkness—some repeatedly run away from home, while others believe they are murderers. Save them with your typing.
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Drama 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Emotional 11.8%
This is the story of Lasling, a genius girl with excellent working abilities, who becomes a ghost after an accident. The only person in the world she is visible to is Mofft, the main male protagonist. Their meeting is as if a fateful encounter and love story begins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Emotional 18.4%, Drama 16.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Story Rich 9.5%
A 2D 1-bit pixel-art narrative adventure game about personal growth and self-discovery. Explore the city of Corado, meet its inhabitants, collect items and complete quests to save your circus family from jail.
Why similar: Emotional 27%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
A yuri kinetic novel about overcoming the tribulations of the human heart, and a sapphic tale on the heartaches and reprieves of fathoming love. Asou Ei’s first title with Frontwing is presented with poignant visuals in Full HD, an evocative soundtrack, and voice acting by a star-studded cast.
Why similar: Emotional 21.6%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Drama 14.1%, Cute 8.7%
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%, Emotional 17.6%, Psychological 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Visual Novel 11%
While delivering letters in a quiet cave, you meet a young girl and begin living together. A gentle delivery tale woven with strange, lovable residents.
Why similar: Emotional 20.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Drama 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.
Why similar: Emotional 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…
Why similar: Emotional 26.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Psychological 9.3%
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 26.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Stylized 8.1%
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: Emotional 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
Re:Call is a deeply emotional visual novel exploring the fragile nature of memory, the weight of forgotten promises, and the healing power of friendship. Set in a nostalgic Japanese high school, it follows Kaito Nakamura as he learns his ordinary life’s built on fragments of a past he can’t remember
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Emotional 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Drama 12.2%, Story Rich 11.8%
Can you fall in love with quilts?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Emotional 24.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Drama 11%, Story Rich 10.2%
At school, I keep running into a mysterious girl. The sight of her reading alone feels strangely familiar… and yet, I do not even know her name. Led by the tides, I draw closer to her secret. Can I move past this unspoken unease? Everything lies hidden in the depths of the unfathomable sea.
Why similar: Emotional 23.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Psychological 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Cute 7.8%
A short, free visual novel about body positivity and learning to love yourself.
Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Cute 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Join Me 🦊 finding his memories on his last journey and experience a touching, emotional tale.
Why similar: Emotional 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cute 9.6%, Nature 8.2%
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: Emotional 25%, Drama 24.1%, Psychological 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Stylized 5.9%
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 22.7%, Drama 21.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Cute 6.8%
A healing adventure game driven by random topics. In an abandoned garden, you find a broken conversation robot"AI". Talk deeply, help repair his body, uncover his past, and become lovers. Watch Ai grow from silent to gentle, and even accompany your work or study. Your choices shape his fate.
Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Drama 12.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
A top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by real-life events. Traverse and experience the life of a formerly homeless man through an interview of how he regained his sense of self by telling his past to a stray dog. Set in Bangkok, Thailand 2017.
Why similar: Emotional 23.6%, Psychological 18.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
These events happened in the places where any crime is nonsense. In broad daylight at the same time three children disappeared in nowhere. A young detective Jim Rene is the closest to the key of a mystery. But what’s the price of it? It's time to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Drama 16.9%, Psychological 15.1%, Indie 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
We Carry the Fire is a fantasy-adventure visual novel about four people embarking on a dangerous quest to save a small village from an apocalyptic curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Drama 22.2%, Emotional 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Adventure 10.5%
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 17.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological 9.4%
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 29.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Drama 9.6%, Cute 9.4%
