- #1 Biomech Protocol
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raptor Entertainment
Windows
A man rescues you after a crash and takes you to a shelter, claiming the outside world is dangerous. But is it really?
Why similar: Transhumanism 49.5% ★, Conspiracy 30.7% ★, Sci-fi 9.4%, Dark 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #2 Coerced: Unexpected Detention
79% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Guilty Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You would think you cannot get detention in college, yet this is exactly what you got. Instead of a party with your friends, you and your girlfriend are stuck on Friday afternoon in a classroom. Buckle up for a thrilling ride full of unexpected twists and turns in this visual novel.
Why similar: Modern 24.2%, Narration 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Adventure 11%
- #3 Operation Eventide
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kolulu
Windows
Adelle, a former magical girl, wakes up in a robotic body. Still picking up the pieces after her untimely demise, she seeks the truth of her new life. Experience as this 'love song' resounds in the rift of magic and logic in this nostalgic, thrilling yuri sci-fi visual novel.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.9% ★, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #4 Loop
74% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Gulbrandr Studio
Windows · Mac
Loop is a visual novel set in a dark Irish Forest. Deirdre is set to find her husband who was sworn to become the Forest King. But it’s not easy for a human to walk in the magical realm. What will Deirdre learn about this other world? What will she find out about herself?
Why similar: Mythology 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Nature 10.8%
- #5 Mercyful Flames: The Witches
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asmodev
Windows
Experience a dark documentary based on the classic movie Häxan. The narrator will guide you through the spellbinding history of witchcraft. Focus, you are delving into the deepest abyss of black magic that spread panic in the Dark Ages.
Why similar: Science 19.9% ★, Narration 16.8%, Magic 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%
- #6 /Conspiracy/ Girls >The Madness of Madison Delaroux
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: House Delaroux
Windows
/Conspiracy/ Girls is a visual novel about cute and funny girls who go around exposing conspiracies, and get into all sorts of trouble for doing so! A kinetic (linear) visual novel for enjoyers of internet memes, anime and anonymous message boards.
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.3% ★, Memes 27.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Magic 10.9%
- #7 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.
Why similar: Narration 30.8%, Visual Novel 20%, Dark 15.4%, Logic 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #8 Nexa Tech Laboratory
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DrixounPub: DrixGames
Windows
Mysterious game: puzzles, secrets, and merging technology.
Why similar: Transhumanism 42.7% ★, Narration 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Logic 9.9%, Nature 6.3%
- #9 Mars Vice
70% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Rho Labyrinths GmbH
Windows
Mars Vice is a narrative adventure game set on a distant and futuristic Mars. Follow two civil investigators, Dax and Anaya, as they root out deep-seated corruption in the Martian city of Pavonis in this biopunk-infused story.
Why similar: Transhumanism 34.2% ★, Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Immersive Sim 10%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #10 protoViolence - Definitive Edition
70% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you save a test subject from your life’s work? A cinematic sci-fi visual novel about cybernetic research and its sickening consequences. A prequel to malViolence.
Why similar: Science 24.7% ★, Transhumanism 17.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dark 10.4%
- #11 One Night in Kawami
69% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Brand New Whatever
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet a new friend in the dreamlike City of Rivers. One Night in Kawami is a short visual novel about meeting new friends in an unknown city and possibly reshaping reality as you thought you knew it.
Why similar: Science 29.1% ★, Conspiracy 26.4% ★, Modern 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Adventure 5.6%
- #12 Appointment with FEAR (Standalone)
72% matchMixed57% of 106 reviews2014
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
YOU are Titan City's resident superhero in this interactive graphic novel! Fight crime and solve clues to discover FEAR's fiendish plot!
Why similar: Superhero 55.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Adventure 10%
- #13 A Whisper in the Twilight: Chapter One
69% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Inorganic Visions
Windows · Mac
An ancient moon shrouded in mystery. Alien enigmas. An adventure beyond the Earth.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Narration 20.6%, Logic 17.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%
- #14 Liminal Lands
68% matchMixed68% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Erratic Animist
Windows
Liminal Lands is a VR journey through a virtual wetland ecosystem. Travel through the salt marshes and see the behaviours of the surrounding elements change and respond with each movement. The artwork sheds light on the unseen dynamics of the wetlands.
Why similar: Transhumanism 33.4% ★, Science 24% ★, Mythology 22.4%, Nature 18.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #15 『LACKGIRL I - "Astra inclinant, sed non obligant."』
68% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: DontsugelPub: Lackgirl Project
Windows
A visual novel about a magic battle between girls. Iris" is a boarding school where students learn about magic. The girls gathered there all have mental defects. This is a story of magical girls with flawed minds and their battles and growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Modern 18.9%, Magic 16.9%, Adventure 9.6%
- #16 Ambrosia Sky: Act One
65% matchVery Positive93% of 213 reviews2025
Dev: Soft Rains
Windows
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore treacherous environments, and find meaning and beauty in so much death—the first of two acts.
Why similar: Transhumanism 38.2% ★, Science 25.3% ★, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #17 Gobby McGobblenutz Presents - The Questionably Quirky Quiz Show
68% matchVery Positive99% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Are you Quirky enough to win The Questionably Quirky Quiz Show with Gobby McGobblenutz, and permanently enter your name into the Hall of Legends for other players around the world to see how incredibly awesome you are?! Well then... What are you waiting for?!
Why similar: Conspiracy 27% ★, Memes 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #18 E-ON
68% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Frosted Window
Windows
Log In to the near future metaverse platform E-ON. Explore and connect with Ellie as you break the bounds of your unverified account and uncover the truth of the world and Ellie.
Why similar: Transhumanism 38.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #19 ARIA-404: Labyrinth Protocol
65% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Mann Wynn ShramanaPub: Loose Threads Interactive
Windows
A cyber‑mythic interactive narrative game blending quick‑time events with rich narrative-driven gameplay, & AI‑generated worlds. Shape the evolving Labyrinth & uncover its secrets in this solo‑developed revolution in interactive storytelling.
Why similar: Transhumanism 35.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Narration 16%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #20 Signal Station
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cherrypick Games
Windows
Remote listening station. 1984. You're the operator decoding an impossible signal using oscilloscopes, tape machines, and analog equipment. Align satellites. Analyze waveforms. Make choices that determine humanity's response. Multiple endings. DISCOVER THE TRUTH!
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.1% ★, Science 20.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Narration 12.3%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #21 Atropos
64% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Tea StudioPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
"Atropos" is a visual novel in which you will learn about the story of Atropos, the prince of Capernaum.
Why similar: Conspiracy 60% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dark 9.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #22 Penny for Your Thoughts
66% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Keys to My Lockheart
Windows · Linux
Inspiring hope with an outstretched hand.
Why similar: Superhero 59% ★, Visual Novel 22.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #23 Throne of Egypt
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manul Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mighty Seth brings the deposed Pharaoh Ay back from oblivion, threatening the world with a war between the Gods. Will Ay carry on with his revenge? And will the young Pharaoh Khyan be able to bring peace to their lands?
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.3% ★, Mythology 23.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 12.9%, Magic 12.6%
- #24 Heromantic
65% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Jane Koyama
Windows
Play a steely reporter or a rookie heroine, and brave your way through deadly secrets, evil plots, and extraordinary encounters in this superhero visual novel! Will you stand strong in what you believe... and protect your heart in the process?
Why similar: Superhero 47.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #25 Them's Tale - The Road To Her
63% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: BarryX/1858 StudioPub: Game Makers Myanmar
Windows
Them’s Tales is a story-driven game series based on Reddit-style storytelling. The stories are written to seem inspired by real events, but they’re completely fictional.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, Narration 19.9%, Dark 13.3%, Adventure 11.8%
- #26 Bride Of Darkness
65% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Vorobushek
Windows
Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Magic 17.4%, Narration 15.7%, Dark 13.8%
- #27 Kasama: The Awakening
63% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: PIGIAMA KASAMA
Windows · Mac
Dive into this magical journey and join Orion The Orange in the adventure of a lifetime through dreams and nightmares. Uncover the secrets, face your fears, and restore the balance in the land of Kasamas! Will you dare to dream and face the night with them?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Narration 24.6%, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Adventure 7.8%
- #28 The Epic of Inanna
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic Thinking LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A linear visual novel voice-acted by Louise Porter, Richard Browning, Krissy Koellia, and others, The Epic of Inanna is a challenging and thought-provoking exploration of the meaning of life and morality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mythology 18.2%, Science 17.6% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dark 12.7%
- #29 inFINIte Robotics
64% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Ninhydro
Windows · Mac · Linux
inFINIte Robotics is a visual novel game that is set in a fantasy world filled with modern technology. The premise of the game is to find out the mystery of the world and learn about electronics by solving puzzles!
Why similar: Science 34.2% ★, Narration 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Magic 15.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #30 我说什么她们都答应(OKeverything)
64% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: XIOFPub: XU TING
Windows
This is a sci-fi interactive visual love novel.you will play a 25-year-old virgin,in an accident, you obtain a magical "love button". Pressing this button on anyone makes them agree to anything you say.You may interact in love with diverse beautiful women across land, sea and air.
Why similar: Transhumanism 48.3% ★, Superhero 21.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Sci-fi 4.3%
- #31 シンセティック・デイズ
65% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Astro Shaft
Windows
──わたしが思うに、人は誰しも“継ぎ接ぎ”を持っている。 短編青春ビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Modern 30.8%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #32 Obreno: Chapter One
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Out Of Time Interactive
Windows · Mac
An interactive novel. In the distant future, a search for a missing brother leads to a journey through an intergalactic civilization that may have reached the limits of progress.
Why similar: Transhumanism 37.4% ★, Science 18.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Nature 9.7%
- #33 Nova Hearts: The Spark
63% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Shoreline Games
Windows
Join Luce and her friends in this FREE first chapter: The Spark! A mysterious force transforms you and other residents of Vermillion into heroes and villains. TEXT, DATE and FIGHT in this turn-based combat dating adventure!
Why similar: Superhero 41.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Magic 8.7%
- #34 SACRIFICE VILLAINS
62% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: CLOCKUPPub: Shiravune
Windows
Ever since the day the powers appeared, crime has ruled the streets of Scum City. As the conniving villains grow stronger and stronger, and the heroes find themselves walloped rather than walloping... it falls to you to rehabilitate S-rank villains in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Superhero 51.5% ★, Narration 19%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #35 Angel Tear: Goddess Betrayed
62% matchVery Positive87% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: SYRUP many milkPub: Kagura Games
Windows
As the evil Demon God's power strengthens, all hope seems lost. However, one day, Yuri Maishima transforms into the powerful Angel Tear. Can she master her powers and ward off this evil?
Why similar: Superhero 48.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.7%, Magic 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Singleplayer 3%
- #36 Terebron
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Terebris Games
Windows
Guide Gwlader and his companions on the journey of a lifetime to save the dying god ! Solve puzzles with the mysterious Terebron, that the dying god sent you in order to reach your destination, and your destiny.
Why similar: Narration 35.4%, Logic 26.4%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Magic 7.1%, Dark 5.5%
- #37 Event-D
65% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Freedintale Studio
Windows
Sci-fi Visual Novel (Linear Story). A group of astronauts, scientists and robots is sent to space on a mission to investigate the disturbing disappearance of the first manned spaceship in its journey to Mars.
Why similar: Transhumanism 40.5% ★, Visual Novel 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #38 Solomania
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio EphuaPub: Ephua Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
SOLOMANIA is a romance drama about flawed heroes and their collateral damage. With your new reluctant partner, prove that you're not as messed up as everyone thinks. Your mission? Investigate a strange civilian report in the woods, smoothly and without issue. Playing nice is optional.
Why similar: Superhero 43.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Adventure 6.3%
- #39 Resonance
64% matchMixed41% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: MI Matrikel 16Pub: Hochschule Mittweida
Windows
Deep dive into space and explore the story of Robert and Catriona. You will discover the catastrophic events that happened on the station and get to know mysterious RESONANCES while being confronted with a tragic past.
Why similar: Narration 23.4%, Science 23% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #40 Rattenwalzer -Песня о борьбе и жизни человеческой-
61% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: EydasPub: Amorje Productions Ltd.
Windows
The visual novel Rattenwalzer is a story about the human willpower that regardless of sufferings and terrors lasting thousands of years has kept its beautiful nature.
Why similar: Transhumanism 30.2% ★, Visual Novel 21.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Sci-fi 13.5%
- #41 执谕者:坠月之兆(Archenemy: Lunafall)
62% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: OPAL StudioPub: OPAL Studio
Windows
An era of "peace" just liberated from the powerful ruling of The Church, A doomsday prophecy of "the fall of the moon", A struggle and intrigue around the "last Saint". "Archenemy: Lunafall" is a romantic and suspenseful visual novel, which will tell a story about "self" and...
Why similar: Conspiracy 35.2% ★, Modern 19.3%, Magic 18%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 5%
- #42 Killing Magician
60% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: DDUCK KONG
Windows
Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?
Why similar: Narration 33.7%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Dark 12.5%, Adventure 9%
- #43 Thorns: Police never sleeps
62% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: BRNLG
Windows
Thorns. Police never sleeps is a kinetic visual novel about an alternative future. After global warming, cities were separated by a giant ocean. Our story begins in one of these cities.
Why similar: Transhumanism 36.1% ★, Narration 20%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Dark 12.5%, Sci-fi 8%
- #44 Red Supreme
61% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
The world ends in three days, and you, as a devoted cultist, must bring a new member to the cult. Find a balance between the cult, relationships, and job.
Why similar: Conspiracy 42.9% ★, Visual Novel 20.6%, Narration 14.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #45 Shankaram: CODE REBORN
63% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Gloac GamesPub: Gloac
Windows · Linux
Shankaram is a third-person shooter, story-based detective game. In where you play as a government agent using your unique ability to fight back against corruption. Investigating from shady slums to big MNCs with the help of your tactical strategies and surviving in forest to flooded rural areas.
Why similar: Superhero 29.1% ★, Conspiracy 28.1% ★, Transhumanism 22.2% ★, Modern 18.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #46 Constellations: Beyond the edges
62% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Hanoi Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
After an accident at a space station, you lose all communication with the earth and are no longer able to locate yourself in space, your best chance of returning is to use the space monitoring system to identify known constellations and configure the route back home.
Why similar: Science 38.3% ★, Modern 25.3%, Logic 20.9%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Singleplayer 2%
- #47 Kuroi Tsubasa
62% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Blackwing Gaming
Windows · Linux
Meet Kureha Kurono and her friends in this charming visual novel! With the help of the devil Blackwing-chan they'll be able to defeat the evil shadow, right? What was that? It was Blackwing himself who caused this mess? Oh dear.
Why similar: Narration 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Mythology 15.1%, Magic 11.8%
- #48 Fadry
62% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Lucy of Bohemia
Windows
Fadry is a slow burn, story-focused game which explores a dark fantasy world through the eyes of several different characters.
Why similar: Transhumanism 33.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Magic 12.1%, Dark 11.8%
- #49 Posthuman: Guardians vs PSION
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time to save the world again! Join the Guardians, become a hero, and stop the evil P.S.I.O.N. from ruling the planet. A text-based interactive game.
Why similar: Transhumanism 28.7% ★, Superhero 28.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Science 20.8% ★, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #50 Invisible Wings: Chapter One
63% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Audune
Windows
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: Narration 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Magic 14.7%
- #51 Hellink
63% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Ikigai
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first visual novel about fake news! Investigate in 2044 in a humorous and cyberpunk universe. Counter your opponents' lies and thwart the plot that threatens Néo-Sorbonne!
Why similar: Science 24.9% ★, Narration 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.7%
- #52 Still Heroes
62% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: exaheva
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Superhero 30.4% ★, Narration 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%
- #53 Raanaa - The Shaman Girl
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Miksapix Interactive
Windows
Travel through the sprit realms as Raanaa in a cute puzzle platformer. In every episode the player gets to visit in a new spirit world, inspired by old Sámi stories and mythology. Find the magical dresses, unlock your shaman abilities and save the world from a corrupting force!
Why similar: Superhero 42.2% ★, Mythology 16.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Nature 10.8%, Magic 10.7%
- #54 Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: grownarts
Windows
Join Me 🦊 finding his memories on his last journey and experience a touching, emotional tale.
Why similar: Narration 26.8%, Nature 20.1%, Mythology 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark 13.1%
- #55 Alpa
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YenyaPub: Seven Paths
Windows
Alpa is a narrative adventure game blending atmospheric exploration, emotional storytelling, and puzzle-solving across the journey of three intertwined souls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Magic 7.6%
- #56 Ceiba
60% matchVery Positive94% of 251 reviews2023
Dev: WirionPub: Moonworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.
Why similar: Transhumanism 50% ★, Narration 23.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Sci-fi 1.7%
- #57 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
62% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Narration 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Magic 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%
- #58 The Last Secret
61% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: TBF
Windows · Mac · Linux
Award winning visual novel adventure. An epic, upbeat tale with challenging and fun puzzles, humorous storyline and quirky characters. Solve the "last secret", save your friends and maybe find true love on the way, too...
Why similar: Science 26.7% ★, Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #59 Living Pipes
59% matchMixed47% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Ashton WaldenPub: Ringling College of Art and Design
Windows
A narrative-driven first-person puzzle game set in the dystopian future of 2080. Take on the role of a maintenance worker investigating strange malfunctions in a crumbling apartment building, where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Transhumanism 50.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Dark 3.7%
- #60 The tram of wishes
61% matchVery Positive91% of 186 reviews2021
Dev: Iskra
Windows
The meditative journey game about a tram driver. He is a sincere but humble dreamer who loves his job. And he also knows how to show love and sensitivity, like reading other people's desires. But what to do about it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Narration 28.3%, Immersive Sim 24.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%