- #1 Devil Apartment
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Thriller 13.7%, Drama 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Dark 8.2%
- #2 雪凤山 Secret Opera
96% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Drama 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #3 Suhoshin
96% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #4 Elevenses
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #5 Elevenses: The Flask
94% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Drama 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%
- #6 Path of the Heart
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ourbit Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alone and lost for falling asleep on the first day of school, the only option left for Tsuki Ito is to trust a peculiar-looking girl with a radiant presence. Follow this story of romance and suspense inspired by the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood."
Why similar: Thriller 13.2%, Drama 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Anime 7.9%
- #7 Silver Blue
93% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Bunbosoup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Silver blue is a BL visual novel 15+ with anime style, containing adventure fantasy content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Drama 10.3%, Emotional 9.3%, Mystery 8.9%
- #8 The Mermaid of Zennor
92% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.9%, Drama 12.5%, Text-Based 11.5%, Emotional 9.8%, Narration 9.7%
- #9 The Portal Pirate
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZizihPub: Zizih Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Narration 12.7%, Thriller 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%
- #10 Echoes of Pinebridge
91% 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 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Thriller 11.6%, Drama 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #11 Phoenyx: Breaking The Cycle
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
A visual novel focusing on the relationship of two girls researching a cabin with a mysterious mirror. Find out more about their past together, what they really mean to each other, and how it will unfold. Can you break their cycle?
Why similar: Drama 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Thriller 11.3%
- #12 Shadows on the Vatican: Nightingale
89% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Binary Charm
Windows
Writing on a blog and using her obscure ability, the mysterious Nightingale has been helping people in danger for years. Now, she’s forced to disappear, facing threats from a killer... one of those people she helped in the past. An interactive short story featuring an advanced navigation UI.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Drama 9.9%
- #13 Pages of Tomorrow
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doksa
Windows · Linux
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.5%, Emotional 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Drama 10%
- #14 Masquerade: Hell Academy
88% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Pil/SlashPub: JAST BLUE
Windows
A Boys Love visual novel set around a pulse-pounding hostage situation. Can Numata make it out of things unscathed? Every choice matters! Fully translated into English with the original Japanese voice acting intact.
Why similar: Drama 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Anime 9.5%
- #15 The Game of Fourtune
87% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 9%, Emotional 8.7%
- #16 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
86% 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 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #17 Farewell, we see each other for the last time.....
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DrimmarPub: VNka
Windows
A dramatic visual novel about the search for the meaning of life.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Drama 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 12%, Anime 9.2%
- #18 Letter from Heart Antique Shop
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ふたつきPub: VNka
Windows
A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear.
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Drama 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Modern 10.3%
- #19 Occultus: Daughter of Darkness
84% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: BCG
Windows
Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 11.5%, Thriller 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%
- #20 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 14.1%, Drama 12.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%
- #21 Forgive My Sins & Desires, Father - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
83% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Drama 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%
- #22 KARA
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Thriller 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13%, Drama 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #23 BRXKEN INSIDE
81% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Thriller 12.2%, Drama 10.5%
- #24 Death by Begonia
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Drama 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #25 The Paracelsian Project
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Thriller 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Drama 9%
- #26 POPULARITY CONTEST
80% 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: Thriller 17.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #27 Hardships Of A Vampire
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saitoki
Windows · Linux
A BL Visual Novel about an unlucky modern day Vampire who work the night shift at a convenience store. Will a mysterious co-worker and a flirty regular customer change his life to the better or worse?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Drama 9.5%
- #28 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
79% 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: Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #29 All Scars and Starlight
78% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 11.3%, Anime 9.3%
- #30 Graces: Posthumous Wish
77% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Thriller 10.3%, Drama 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #31 おしかけねーちゃん Can I crash at your place?
78% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
Windows
Two sisters arrive, bringing trouble along!? A thrilling life surrounded by beautiful sisters begins!
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Drama 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #32 Melancholy Love
77% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 12.5%, Emotional 11%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #33 start;again
76% matchVery Positive95% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Drama 11.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Narration 9%
- #34 The Final Fragment
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mahousparkle
Windows
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: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Drama 10.6%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #35 The Girl From The Snuff Video
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hatereallysPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who watches a snuff video to relieve stress, justifying herself with the fact that what is happening on the screen isn’t real...
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 10.3%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #36 Ashen Reverie
74% 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 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Supernatural 9.6%
- #37 Stillwater
74% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Drama 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11%
- #38 Venus: Improbable Dream
75% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Borealis
Windows · Mac
Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Drama 11.3%, Emotional 10.7%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #39 The Tiny World
72% 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 17.4%, Drama 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 9.5%, Anime 8.8%
- #40 Missing Stars
73% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Somnova Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Drama 12.3%, Emotional 11%, Anime 10.4%
- #41 Night in Delirium
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grupo Trenza
Windows · Mac · Linux
A series of murders puts a town in Chile on alert, and the police are unable to identify the perpetrator and his strange messages. Meanwhile, Nicolas, the young owner of Bar Delirio, suspects that the culprit is hiding among his frequent customers.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Modern 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Drama 8.7%
- #42 Gore Screaming Show
73% matchVery Positive88% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Drama 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Emotional 9.4%
- #43 Shards of Chaos
72% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Chaoticway
Windows
“Raising the blade over my dear friend, I could only curse this broken world with all my soul. Nothing to worry about... If my blade turns out to be the slower.” Shards of fate, heart and soul.
Why similar: Thriller 16.3%, Drama 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Anime 9.9%, Emotional 8.7%
- #44 Ukraine War Stories
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Thriller 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Narration 10.4%
- #45 Scarpone Scamps
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pepperjack Productions
Windows
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #46 The Leak
70% 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: Text-Based 13.7%, Drama 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 10.8%
- #47 My Dear Delirium
69% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Averona
Windows
Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Drama 17.5%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Narration 12.3%, Anime 9.9%
- #48 Mixed Feelings: While You Were Away - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
71% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gale and Arthur are in a long-distance relationship, but Gale found himself feeling lonely without his partner. When he applies to work at a cafe, he meets his charismatic co-worker, Brycen. Brycen is so different from Arthur, yet he finds himself falling for him. Will he choose his new or old love?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Drama 11.1%
- #49 Bad Faith
70% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Drama 11.1%, Emotional 10.9%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #50 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
70% 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: Text-Based 15.8%, Drama 14.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Emotional 10.8%
- #51 时忆 Memory of Time
68% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
Windows
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Drama 16%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 11.6%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #52 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
69% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Narration 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #53 Guilt Free
69% matchVery Positive86% of 288 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.4%, Narration 14.3%, Drama 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #54 Error: Girlfriend Not Found
66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Byte Me Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
One-room cyberpunk VN about doubt, guilt and memory. Talk to a girl who claims to be your girlfriend, question reality, and unlock multiple endings in a short, replayable psychological story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Thriller 14.9%, Drama 14.6%, Emotional 11%, Dark 10.7%
- #55 CABALL
67% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: LevistokPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
Veronica doesn't believe in mysticism, but the unexplained events that occur after she loses her job will make her change her mind forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Drama 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Supernatural 10.8%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #56 In Search of the Ice Pop
68% 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: Drama 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 12.2%, Emotional 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #57 Time Crack
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MelTheMelPub: Nightfall Narratives
Windows
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Drama 9.7%
- #58 Tokyo Onmyoji -The Tale of Rei Tengenjibashi-
68% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: HolicWorksPub: Moonchime Studios
Windows
It is the year 2014 in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan. Though previously banned at the close of World War II, the practice of the onmyoji—masters of spirits and divination—has been approved once again in order to combat the ongoing supernatural threat.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Supernatural 10.6%, Narration 10.1%
- #59 Class Reunion Chat Room
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: RocRac
Windows
Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #60 黑山羊BlackGoat
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HUPIDAN
Windows
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Detective 9.6%