- #1 Greed and Fear and the Rest
97% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Psychological 7.8%
- #2 Artificial Instincts
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Psychological 8.6%
- #3 Columbus
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZHANG CHUNNING
Windows
Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #4 Fishbowl
95% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
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: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological 11.4%
- #5 欢迎加入奇趣社
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 150 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 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological 10.5%, Emotional 9.2%
- #6 Until Then
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,965 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Emotional 14%, Psychological 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11%
- #7 Open Spaces SE
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #8 紧急援助热线
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 海豹菇
Windows
Qiudu loses all memories of the day whenever he wakes up. After answering a victim’s call, the night-shift emergency hotline operator becomes entangled in a serial murder case. Gather clues from late-night calls, uncover the truth, and confront the memories he can never keep.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 8.8%, Word Game 8.2%
- #9 Divine Diner
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Ambrosia Interactive LLC
Windows
A Greek Myth-based, heartfelt narrative game where you're a demigod named Aelius trying to find your godly father and re-forge your family.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, RPG 9.1%
- #10 The Afterlife Cafe
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
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: Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #11 无人归家
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 码码不在家
Windows
Read immersive dialogue sequences, make crucial choices to shift the storyline, and unlock multiple distinct endings in this story-focused visual novel. Your decisions alter character relationships and rewrite the fate of every role.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Word Game 10.7%, RPG 9.3%
- #12 Flavor Favor
89% 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 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Psychological 9.6%
- #13 The Final Fragment
89% 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+ 22%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Emotional 8.7%
- #14 After the Wane
88% 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 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Emotional 10%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #15 Return to Ash
86% matchVery Positive99% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Psychological 9.6%
- #16 Beyond The Mist: Beginnings
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Intimidating Puffin Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A romance-driven narrative about destiny, devotion, and the dangerous pull of belonging, set against the ruins of a long‑lost city calling you home.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Emotional 6.1%
- #17 魏识的夜晚
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GOOD NEWS Editorial Department
Windows · Mac
Wei Shi becomes your reflection in your senior year. Drifting without a fixed self, they set out into oblivion—or piece together fragments of an unfamiliar youth. With your friends, they tend each other's restless hearts and share what it takes to find happiness.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 7%
- #18 Graveyard Girls
85% matchVery Positive98% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological 12.5%, Emotional 10.5%
- #19 Ficciones//Nihility, Sea & Blissful Jellyfish
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 百无良奈Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Xia Lin, a novelist raised in Chongqing, travels alone to the familiar seaside.Amid the crash of rolling waves, she is once again drawn back to that summer in August 2018.Through the eyes of the game's characters, you will piece together step by step a story that belongs to you and you alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, RPG 13.6%, Psychological 11.3%
- #20 知夏
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 夏梦工作室
Windows
你将扮演一个被AI淘汰的程序员,回到那个停滞的小县城,与那个等了你十二年的女孩一起去寻找,从所有人记忆里消失的发小和尘封的往事,你们追查的不仅仅是真相,还是被AI一起困住的那个夏天、那座小城、那段永远不会结束的等待。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Emotional 13.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #21 Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced
82% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: zorkie studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Work as a body modification consultant in a dystopian future. Talk to clients, make recommendations, and decide how much to upsell them. Balance helping others with earning enough to save your sick rabbit. Make decisions and change lives.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #22 荆棘落尘埃 Dust On Thorn
83% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac
这是一部包含百合要素的视觉小说,讲述了在封闭的都市中,少女展开冒险的故事。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Word Game 9.8%
- #23 Dissecting Love
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disco:very StudioPub: TBD
Windows · Mac
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #24 Emberbound
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffore Studio
Windows · Mac
EMBERBOUND is a furry visual novel about returning home, reuniting with old friends, and promises left unfinished. Back in his hometown to handle matters concerning his family’s old house, Yunxi faces the regrets and feelings that never truly faded.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%, Emotional 7.9%
- #25 Talewarden: Riders of the New Day
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bucket Hat Cat
Windows · Mac
In this adventure visual novel, you travel across an alien planet stuck in an endless sunset. Shape the fates of 7 companions from different worlds. Uncover the truth about anomalous locations, hidden corridors, and a child who aged in a day. See what remains of a world abandoned by its creators.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Emotional 7.3%
- #26 Blue Blood Love Song
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HouKkin
Windows · Mac
A multi-ending visual novel blending sci-fi, romance, and suspense. Make choices, explore branching paths, and build bonds with the characters you meet. As secrets come to light, your decisions will shape their relationships, change the course of the story, and determine the ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Mystery 9.4%
- #27 浮生若梦-蜀宫
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 南瓜马车制作组
Windows
建安十二年,日渐衰落的东汉王朝在长期的军阀混战下早已名存实亡。为了攫取更多的权力,将天下纳入自己的囊中,诸多姓氏的野心家们开始了无休止的争斗,纷争无休的乱世就此展开。 这一年,怀着同样对争夺天下的渴望,长期处在四处奔逃的困境中的军阀刘备决意前往隆中拜访名士诸葛亮。同年,刘备之妾甘氏为其诞下一子。故事就此这里开始……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, RPG 14.4%, Cartoon 9.4%, LGBTQ+ 8.3%
- #28 The Wreck
78% matchVery Positive88% of 283 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Psychological 9.8%
- #29 光与影之恋 Chiaroscuro Lovers
76% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: 北京黎羽科技有限公司
Windows
A domineering CEO-like older sister who’s gentle only to her sister, a childhood friend who became her doctor, and a cheerful girl only she can see… Who was Chu Hebai before losing her memories, and how did she become entangled with them? A melancholic yuri AVG about regret and unspoken love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Emotional 13.3%, Word Game 8.2%
- #30 Yuika My Bestie
79% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Emotional 10.9%
- #31 The Ripe Blood Anthology: This World Is Just for the Two of Us
78% matchNo user reviews2026
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: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #32 時折記 -Tokioriki-
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #33 Stiff Neck
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,122 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological 10.6%, Word Game 8.3%
- #34 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,772 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #35 Dragon Island
77% matchMixed47% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Kulplant
Windows · Mac
Henry Heimlich, a shark dragon lifesaver suddenly received a ticket to Dragon Island, the famous resort. Follow Henry to the island, and create some unique memory on the long shore with 6 other dragons!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Word Game 9.6%, Emotional 8.4%
- #36 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
75% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #37 Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
73% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Emotional 12.1%
- #38 Tonight’s Special
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 隐者灯工作室
Windows · Mac
Explore Serenpt with 9 love interests in this multi-ending JRPG. You are one of the successors chosen by the influential Godmother, recently entrusted with running a bar and handling Cheleamon’s Family affairs. However, she has set a condition—within six weeks, you must prove that you are worthy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Word Game 8%
- #39 Kamilia
72% match7 user reviews88% of 7 reviews2026
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 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #40 Detours
75% 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 26.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #41 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
72% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #42 Presidential Shaman
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #43 Ignited in Cavern
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,370 reviews2024
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team Uranian
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
In the waning years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a rumor circulates about a stone statue that bestows blessings in the mortal realm. Lured by the rumor, Anu and Chu Qingqing, a Xianbei General and her Han captive, are led to Dunhuang to face their fates.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Psychological 15.1%, Word Game 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #44 Coffee Talk Tokyo
70% matchVery Positive90% of 524 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 9%
- #45 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
73% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #46 Lost Connections
71% matchVery Positive96% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #47 Zugzwang
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, RPG 11%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #48 Lost in Love: Berlin
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lake System
Windows · Mac
Swipe, date & survive Berlin’s wild winter nights in this story-rich horror dating sim. Help Nora find herself — balance Energy, Cash & rising Pain while sex clubs, techno raves, and a messy ex tear your heart apart. Merry Christmas! Your choices decide who you wake up as.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Emotional 10.3%
- #49 留在四月以后
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Miyabi233
Windows
A dark yuri visual novel. An accidental death drags several students into a web of secrets from which there is no turning back. Lies, silence, judgment, and incriminating evidence held against one another gradually transform the already complex relationship between Situ Yang and Su Ying.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological 12%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #50 We Need Space
69% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Winter Twilight Productions, LLC
Windows
A romantic comedy visual novel with a sci-fi tilt. If you've ever wanted to blast someone into space, this may very well be for you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #51 The kind Blacksmith
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sidney Düring
Windows
The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Emotional 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #52 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
69% matchPositive92% of 50 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: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #53 Triopticon三昧
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: MuYou
Windows
The story of this visual novel begins with a winter night crime. Detective Yu-chi Fang discovered that the anomaly at the crime scene was related to his own hidden secret. What is abnormal and what is normal? In the end, Yu-chi Fang must face his true feelings and make a choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Emotional 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
- #54 金鱼症候群 Goldfish Syndrome
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: California Beef Noodle
Windows
In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, RPG 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #55 Project Aphotic
68% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: MuYou
Windows
Players assume Lucien's perspective, unraveling the truth behind his coma and amnesia, while cultivating a relationship with Hugh. Throughout the game, choices shape the narrative, leading to diverse storylines and multiple endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #56 Sokolov Test
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Holytoor
Windows
Sokolov Test is a psychological sci-fi visual novel in which a machine examiner evaluates your answers one by one. Face strange questions, visual tests, system anomalies, secrets and fragmented memories. The test is not asking whether you are good. It is asking whether you are a person.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Psychological 8.3%
- #57 LifeSimOS
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #58 The One Chapter 4
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolpeng
Windows · Mac
Every hundreds of years or more, a male will be born, some say he will be a god amongst men who will save them as he will give them gifts that will make them Stronger, faster, better..... Follows "the One Chapter 3", The adventure continues.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Visual Novel 15%, RPG 14.2%, Word Game 12.6%
- #59 if you stay
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YukimiSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Winter 1999. Kicked out of your house after being outed by your closest friend, you plan to leave your hometown. Your girlfriend, Mika, wants to see you one more time. Decide whether or not you'll stay together.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #60 Three Days to Chicago
66% matchPositive100% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Chris SchroyerPub: Austin Ivansmith Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
One of them is visiting a friend in Chicago. The other wants to shake things up in New York City. It starts in San Francisco, but where this relationship goes is all up to you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 7.3%