Games Like Fishbowl Kid

Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal story of mental health and heartbreak. No choices; this is a linear narrative.

Why similar: Comic Book 27%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Casual 8.5%, Emotional 7.9%

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: Comic Book 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Linear 11.7%, Psychological 8.9%

"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.

Why similar: Comic Book 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Emotional 10.1%

Growing older has nothing to do with feeling grown up. Face the challenges of adulthood with Liv, Albert and Finja in this interactive visual novel by exploring their everyday lives through point-and-click interactions as well as mini games and figure out the secrets of how to be an adult!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Comic Book 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Linear 13.4%, Emotional 8.4%

The Encounter and Adventure of Furry Boy Bahaku and White-haired Shota Akuro! A visual novel filled with fun interactions, rich storyline, vibrant characters, and adorable artwork. Solve puzzles through clicking and dragging to uncover the truth behind the ancient ruins!

Why similar: Comic Book 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Casual 13%, Linear 10.9%

Visual novel in the form of interactive comic book about love, life and fighting to be heard.

Why similar: Comic Book 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Emotional 10.2%

Follow the Journey, follow your wish and see what it has to teach you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Comic Book 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Casual 7.4%

Dawn of Gray is a single-player visual novel with a distinctive style, in which you play the role of a young man discovering himself and his feelings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Comic Book 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Linear 16.4%, Emotional 10.7%

A graphic novel about a true life horror story rooted at the end of World War II

Why similar: Comic Book 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Linear 11.1%, Story Rich 5.9%

Let's Go, Metal Hero! Vol. 1 is a visual novel about two siblings turning a robot into a superhero!

Why similar: Comic Book 30%, Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Linear 9.7%, Story Rich 7.2%

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 28.3%, Comic Book 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 11%, Linear 10%

IN LOVE: Romance Edition features 3 heartfelt stories – Interview with Fate, Tessa’s Choice, and The Rhythm of Passion. Make decisions, shape your path, and experience unique endings in this interactive romance game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Comic Book 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Casual 11.1%, Emotional 8.6%

You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.7%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Linear 17.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

IN LOVE: Mystic Passions Pack features 3 enchanting stories – A Raven’s Call, Bloodstained, and Arcanum Academy. Make your choices, dive into mystery, and experience supernatural romances filled with emotion and suspense.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Comic Book 26%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Casual 11%, Emotional 8.7%

IN LOVE: Temptations in Amsterdam takes you on a thrilling romantic journey through canals, secrets, and desire. Your choices will shape how far you’ll go in this passionate and mysterious adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Comic Book 26%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Casual 11%, Emotional 8.7%

Step into the role of Esme, an AI built by Annie but built for what purpose? Evolve and learn by solving visual puzzles accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn artwork. Learn all about Annie's life, befriend her, and grow together.

Why similar: Comic Book 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Linear 10.9%, Story Rich 5.7%

A metaphorical interactive story game which presents real mental health conditions through conversations and puzzles.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.3%, Psychological 15.8%, Emotional 11.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Linear 7.7%

Alex, a mid-level manager from the big city, is forced to return to his home village following a family tragedy. A temporary visit soon becomes a deeply emotional trial. He will have to confront a mystical lake, put his friendships to the test, and find true love.

Why similar: Comic Book 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Story Rich 6.3%, Casual 5.4%

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: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 13.2%, Linear 7.8%

A Fox Thief Survives in a Dark City

Why similar: Comic Book 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Linear 12.7%, Story Rich 6.8%

Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.2%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Emotional 11.2%, Linear 10%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Casual 11.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Linear 8.2%

"The Seafloor" is a narrative game about depression. Play as River for seven days. Your choices shape her emotions and story. Experience her inner world and daily life through interactions. An invitation to understand, not to cure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Comic Book 24.8%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Emotional 13.5%, Story Rich 4.9%

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: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 24%, Emotional 16.2%, Psychological 12.2%, Story Rich 9.8%

**A Tiny Space Adventure** follows a brother and his dog, Jupiter, on an exciting journey through space to rescue his sister. With fun puzzles, quirky characters, and unique aliens, this adventure offers a delightful experience for players of all ages.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Comic Book 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Emotional 10.9%, Linear 9.3%

A "Video Audio Manga" game of the romance series "Ekikoi: The Young Miss Falls for the Station Attendant".

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43%, Comic Book 39.3%, Casual 10.3%, Story Rich 6.5%, Singleplayer 1%

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: Comic Book 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Psychological 11.1%

A choose-your-path sci-fi comedy where you play Hooman, an android too conceded to be scared and too lucky to die. Your crew is going to die but they could have avoided an untimely death if they had only listened to you. You are not the problem.

Why similar: Comic Book 39.5%, Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

"Grandma's Secret" is a blend of kinetic visual novel and interactive text adventure. The last hope for a peasant girl named Tatiana to find a happy marriage is a service and dowry from her grandmother, who is believed to be a witch. But what price will she have to pay for it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Comic Book 29.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Casual 7.4%, Linear 5.1%

A turn-based RPG that encourages diversity. A young man begins his crusade for social change in this opening act of a multi-part series.

Why similar: Comic Book 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Linear 13.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Linear 13.5%, Psychological 10.4%, Emotional 9.8%

Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!

Why similar: Comic Book 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, Casual 5%

Perseverance: Part 3 is the much-awaited conclusion to the drama/horror visual novel series full of intrigue, guts, and gossip. Swap between Jack, a father trying to protect his family, and Karen, an ex-agent on the run from her troubled past, and help them form an unlikely alliance. 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️

Why similar: Comic Book 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Linear 11.8%, Story Rich 6%

Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Comic Book 27.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Emotional 9.9%, Psychological 8.3%

Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.8%, Emotional 23%, Linear 14.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%

You're looking for a new apartment in Amsterdam. Your once-confident search is morphing into panic. Nothing is available. Anything will do. ANYTHING.

Why similar: Comic Book 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Emotional 8.5%, Atmospheric 4.1%

In today's fast-paced life, the pressure is suffocating, leaving people breathless. However, while slowing down in dreams to reminisce, sleep is lost...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.8%, Comic Book 26.3%, Casual 14.5%, Linear 9.5%, Story Rich 6%

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 36.3%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Casual 12.2%, Emotional 8.7%, Linear 7.5%

Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Visual Novel 24%, Casual 12.1%, Psychological 10.4%, Emotional 8.3%

The game allows you to reach different storylines by making choices. This is a comic game, mainly allowing you to experience different storylines through choices. Players can achieve different endings by selecting different buttons.

Why similar: Comic Book 46.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Casual 9.1%, Story Rich 3.7%

An LGBTQ+ Mystery Visual Novel with comic panel style aesthetics and pixel styled backgrounds. Join The Heart Breachers operatives as they navigate the world of desire, treachery, and emotional turmoil while learning to understand lofty concepts such as friendship, hope, and belief in oneself.

Why similar: Comic Book 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Casual 7.8%, Psychological 6.4%

"Relieve" is a hand-drawn comic style narrative puzzle visual novel with unique art and high-quality music. It allows you to experience the story of a couple's separation and reunion from different perspectives.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Comic Book 23.9%, Story Rich 10.4%, Emotional 10.1%

A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Linear 12.8%, Casual 7.2%, Story Rich 6.8%

Return NULL, a Point & Click Adventure, is set in a distant dystopian society under an oppressive force where you play the role of Jack Drebin; husband and soon to be father whose life is on the verge of chaos. Episode 1 sets up key characters and a plot that escalates into an intense finale.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 58.7%, Comic Book 40.3%, Singleplayer 1%

병신같은 놈(The Butterfly Dream)은 비주얼 노벨과 어드벤처가 결합된 단편 게임입니다. 배치된 사물을 따라 상호작용하며 죄의식의 근원을 마주하세요.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Linear 14.7%, Psychological 10.8%, Emotional 10.5%

I Need To Leave is a point-and-click escape game. The door is never locked, yet you keep returning to where you started. Search for clues and find the right way to leave this shared apartment of anthropomorphic animals.

Why similar: Comic Book 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Psychological 12.2%, Linear 12.1%, Emotional 10.3%

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 45.4%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Emotional 9.5%, Casual 8.9%

"Snake Village：Sacrifice" is a suspense FMV. Players must explore and collect various items and lead to a multitude of distinct endings.You act Lin Xi, the daughter of the village chief. Complete a life-or-death sacrificial to break the curse of transforming your human form forever.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Comic Book 28.7%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Casual 6.3%, Story Rich 6%

Three teenagers find a mysterious audio tape recording which turns out to be evidence of a murder. It’s the end of the world as they know it. Immerse yourself in a kinetic novel that encapsulates the essence of the 1990s by completely reinventing its music scene.

Why similar: Comic Book 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Emotional 13.5%, Linear 5.2%

A game about loneliness in adulthood. Withdrawn is a hand-drawn point-and-click interactive fiction where you're following the main character's routine, thoughts, memories and his constant fear of living.

Why similar: Comic Book 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological 12.3%, Emotional 10.4%

This game was drawn on the Nintendo 3DS app, Flipnote. Earn coins by playing mini games and getting to know everyone in town, then deposit into your piggy bank for comic book cut scenes until you've reached your final goal (a train ticket for one final cut scene: Leave or Stay).

Why similar: Comic Book 41.5%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Casual 14.6%, Emotional 11.3%, Story Rich 6%

这是一款用The NVL Maker制作的情感类型视觉小说，主人公是一枚跳蛋。游戏UI采用了极简设计。菜单和UI都由匠师手绘，美术风格独特且引人入胜，获得了试玩玩家们的一致好评。 游戏支持简体中文。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Comic Book 22.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Casual 11.8%, Linear 7.4%

A visual novel about a man who discovers the existence of another dimension hidden in dreams. Explore and learn the rules of a new reality, meet fellow dreamwalkers and solve the mystery of a disaster in the past. Make decisions, build relationships and strive to reach the best ending!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.5%, Visual Novel 34.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

「For Stella」is an interactive narrative game centered around psychological disorders. “Why would someone who has spent their entire life suppressing their emotions suddenly pull you aside to talk about love?”

Why similar: Comic Book 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Emotional 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological 12.6%

The story of a father and son experiencing the ups and downs of life, and how they try to make the best of the twists and turns life puts them through

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.2%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Emotional 11.6%, Casual 10.6%, Story Rich 6.2%

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: Comic Book 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological 10.1%, Story Rich 8.3%

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 42.9%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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: Comic Book 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Emotional 13.2%, Story Rich 8.4%

A romantic loop 3D visual novel about a girl who forgets you every night. It’s always your first date. She resets. You don’t. Try to win her heart, or choose to let go. Another strange post from the town of Akabako.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Psychological 16.7%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 11.6%

多愁善感的秋天即將結束。 終將迎來冬天的某個夜裡。 ————我，遇見了魔法少女。

Why similar: Comic Book 41.2%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Linear 17.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Casual 5.1%