- #1 WHERE SAFETY ENDS *R*
97% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: CHRONOPHOBIA
Windows · Mac
What does it take to be SAFE? Maybe it's all about a person who will come to your rescue no matter what. Or maybe it has to do with a place that you know inside and out. OR, perhaps, (just maybe) a room full of strangers with no entrance might just do the trick.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, RPG 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Dark 5.6%
- #2 VICE:PROLOGUE - She writes The Beginning and The End
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CHRONOPHOBIA
Windows · Mac
She is not satisfied. She believes that a 'perfect' world is ugly, lacking of tragic beauty. He is curious. He holds all that is 'wrong' behind a mirrored illusion on the screen of his TV. Wouldn't it be so fun to have these two opposing views collide into one? For the sake of knowledge, of course.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, RPG 25%, Linear 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Surreal 6.6%
- #3 浮生若梦-蜀宫
96% 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 25.9%, RPG 23.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Linear 8.7%, Lore-Rich 5.8%
- #4 暮雨流花+
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Salty_AreaS
Windows
"What's happiness?" No response. I knelt down to you ,praying for little comfort. Even if it's just a moment,I will capture it. This is My World:Third-Rate Romance Novels.But because it's me,it's fate,it's a childhood story written with my own hands. So,watch us:go far away,starting from that cliff—
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Lore-Rich 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #5 Headward Erosion 溯源侵蚀
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lifucheng
Windows · Mac
Headward Erosion is a story-driven RPG set in a fictional world. Players will experience the story through the perspectives of nine different characters, gradually uncovering the truth behind a girl's death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, RPG 19.1%, Linear 11.7%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #6 Sunbeam
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: EloTherePub: Easy~ Software Interactive
Mac
A garden-themed 2D RPG which tackles the struggle of problem-solving in an uncomfortable and unknown place. Solve and explore your way across this dark landscape to uncover the truth behind your visit, meeting a familiar face to keep you company.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Surreal 19%, RPG 17.3%, Linear 12.2%, Emotional 8.9%
- #7 L.L.L.Liar
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 雏形游戏
Windows
Shi, a photographer and unforgivable sinner. After her train breaks down, she steps onto the platform and meets someone she'll never forget. This narrative-driven RPG takes you down a thorny path to save your loved one and face the real world together.
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Lore-Rich 16%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
- #8 Imagine We Were Human
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vine Moss GamesPub: pklwrks
Windows · Mac
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 27.9%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Linear 12.9%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
- #9 Vollema
91% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: KC Amber
Windows
Vollema is a hand-drawn, color-changing RPG featuring a unique pattern memorization-based combat system where you and your classmates uncover a sinister plot involving your school, local politics, and a cult-like paramilitary organization.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Linear 13%, RPG 12.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #10 Zugzwang
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, RPG 17.3%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #11 VOID OBSCURA Part One: Lost Little Lilith
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaos Texture Games
Windows
Follow Joseph, Eric, and William (as well as a handful of other characters) as they awake from cryogenic stasis at the enigmatic facility known as Intermine Laboratories. But, deep within the abyss exists an ancient evil that is seeking to enact its own twisted machinations ...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Linear 18%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #12 VERISMO
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Star Anise Games
Windows
A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic tragedy set in 1920s Sicily.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Linear 13%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #13 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 劳斯麦斯Rolls-Mice
Windows · Mac
你将扮演主角芽,跟随她的视角展开一段关于美食和爱的故事。奇怪的丈夫、莽撞的快递员、尽职尽责的警察……一桩又一桩的杀人案在悄无声息中改变了你的生活,而你甚至分不清那是真实还是虚幻。你做出正确的选择,迎来自己的结局。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, RPG 27.8%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Surreal 12.2%, Fantasy 4.3%
- #14 Wandering Okali
88% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Connil de la Mienuit
Windows
Discover magical creatures while exploring a fantasy world in this whimsical, art-filled visual novel!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Linear 12%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #15 让我支配你
87% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2026
Dev: 不吃炸鸡只吃薯条UKPub: LoveCraft
Windows
这是一部以“女性支配”为主题的短篇视觉小说。你首次登录这款游戏,发现自己竟是被班上校霸的早古女主,于是你放飞自我,拳打霸凌咔校霸(纪文川),脚踢不听话跟踪狂学生会长(林子莫),故事由此展开……(内涵囚禁、暴力、公调等元素)
Why similar: RPG 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Female Protagonist 4.4%
- #16 金烬秋明
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 光羽造物
Windows
A visual novel set in an ancient, alternate world. Explore this stormy and unstable country alongside Jiang Jin and Zhaoming, gradually encountering the shifting intrigues of the court. Whether you choose to stay on the sidelines or step forward is up to you
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, RPG 20.7%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #17 120 Yen Stories
86% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: NekoNeko SoftPub: iMoe Games
Windows
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 27.1%, Visual Novel 24.6%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 11%, Emotional 9.5%
- #18 Double bisociation
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 礼堂王
Windows
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, RPG 22.1%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #19 长乐夜前夕
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 山雨不知制作组
Windows
In faint light, a story of struggle. The bustling world is mist over painted smiles and hidden cold. A candle flickers but never bows. Together, let us see the truth and grope our way forward… Can we finally light our own freedom and life? Only the night knows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, RPG 29%, Visual Novel 26%, 2D 5.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #20 Вторая степень покоя
83% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Marina Buttenko
Windows
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 26.2%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, Surreal 10.3%, Linear 9.1%
- #21 oct 14
82% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: niomiautemn
Windows
It's what happened that day.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 20%, Linear 14.4%, Surreal 14.2%, RPG 12.8%
- #22 只是一座楼
84% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: 虾狐乱动画
Windows
世界上的所有人都住在同一栋楼里,用数字代号作为名字,一周有八天...这是众所周知的事实,在此之前,我从来就没有产生过任何疑问。在这个视觉小说当中,扮演主人公2169,享受高中生酸酸甜甜的校园生活(暂时性地),尝试着去发现事情的真相,或者尽力把这份甜蜜的生活维护下去。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Visual Novel 25.2%, RPG 20.9%, Linear 11.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #23 The Butterfly Dream
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antler77Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
병신같은 놈(The Butterfly Dream)은 비주얼 노벨과 어드벤처가 결합된 단편 게임입니다. 배치된 사물을 따라 상호작용하며 죄의식의 근원을 마주하세요.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Linear 15.3%, Surreal 15.1%, Emotional 6.3%
- #24 Lisa: Silence in the Rain
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: paleGrass
Windows
A slow-burn, character-driven RPG about an ordinary young woman drawn into a city’s criminal underworld where trust is fragile, choices carry lasting consequences, and doing the right thing rarely comes without cost.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, RPG 19%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Story Rich 5%
- #25 Firelore: Short Tales
80% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows · Mac
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Visual Novel 18%, RPG 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #26 OrdinaryFamily
82% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: 飞鸟
Windows
在一个普通的当代中国家庭中,每个人都有自己的烦恼和压力。在不同的关卡里,玩家可以操控不同的家庭成员,做出积极或消极的选择。因为资金和时间限制,目前上架的是主角父亲的第一关,这一关是纯视觉小说并且内容较短。
Why similar: RPG 37.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Emotional 9.1%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #27 Fallstreak 2: Traum
79% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, RPG 13.7%, Emotional 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
- #28 Coralina: a Memory Tale
79% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, RPG 12.9%, Surreal 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 8%
- #29 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, RPG 20.3%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #30 永恒地牢与刹那之恋
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zeros
Windows
《永恒地牢与刹那之恋》是基于AI实时推演的动态叙事AVG。在这个视觉小说内,输入你独一无二的选择生成新的世界线与游戏CG。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 23.1%, RPG 19.1%, Linear 11%, Surreal 6.7%
- #31 Vem, Exu
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tejo Estúdio
Windows
A short narrative experience where you solve simple puzzles and explore a world where emotions become interaction. Build a kite, connect constellations, and face a storm born from your own anger.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Lore-Rich 20.1%, Linear 13.5%, Surreal 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #32 Chronicles of Taldun: The Longing
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows
A kinetic novel about two magi learning how to live with the burden they each carry. Explore Taldun— a world of dark magick and primordial beings with unfathomable power. Follow a mysterious phenomenon as it turns the world upside down in a way not even magi would be prepared for.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Linear 11.9%, RPG 10.6%
- #33 X.E.H.A. Rogue
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, RPG 18.2%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Hand-drawn 5.4%
- #34 禁忌taboo
77% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: junzhu
Windows
《禁忌》是一款关于表里世界、梦境与现实的悬疑恐怖剧情游戏。 故事围绕中学生徐灿的视角,讲述春游校车事故之后,徐灿意外觉醒某种诡异的感知能力,与神秘少女岳灵药一起重返废弃矿镇调查真相的同时,逐渐寻回被遗忘的记忆……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, RPG 29.5%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Story Rich 6.5%, 2D 6%
- #35 IZGUB 2001
74% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Dbrhdk
Windows
You decide how a civil war in the country of Izgub is supposed to end. Visual novel with strong themes of war, political violence and moral dilemma.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, RPG 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #36 Gold & Brown
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Side Project Games
Windows
Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, RPG 15%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Surreal 8.1%
- #37 魔女低语时
76% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, 2D 4.2%
- #38 A talk beneath the tree
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RALWORKS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can a Mage live free, when Magic can only come from Demons? Sylvain thinks so, but when he flees the Alchemical Institute, his old friend Celeste stops him, afraid for his life. One conversation will set the course of their lives. Guide them through it. 27 endings: each a kinetic short story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #39 Remember Us
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bambu Studios
Windows · Mac
"Remember Us" is an emotional adventure game where you witness the final moments of Dean, an Alzheimer's patient, as he tries to remember his beloved wife Marta and his past before passing away. Find objects, revive memories, and discover Dean's poignant farewell moment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Linear 13.5%, RPG 12.7%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #40 The Azure One
71% matchNo user reviews90% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: 好运风(Breezeborne Games)Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Follow the young boy Qiuxu to meet the girl who always sprints in the sunshine, and get to know three other girls with distinct personalities. In the daily life of the Second Municipal High School, you will witness a youth that cannot be turned back — a story destined to go somewhere.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, RPG 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 25%, 2D 7.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #41 落日满天星
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glittering Stars
Windows
"It's a story about a young boy and a young girl who, amidst illness and pain, find redemption in each other and ultimately journey together towards the stars."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, RPG 25.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Linear 8.5%, Emotional 5.9%
- #42 Enigma Code: Prologue
73% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Gerytsch
Windows
"Enigma Code: Prologue" - a small science fiction game where you act as an artificial intelligence. Help CEO uncover the mystery of catastrophic failure in the most protected part of the virtual environment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Linear 18.1%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #43 Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
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 35.8%, Visual Novel 28%, Linear 11.8%, Emotional 7.7%, 2D 6.2%
- #44 A Philosophical Discussion of Worms
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Errantimarum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Linear 16.2%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #45 A Vessel of Frustration
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Micki
Windows
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, RPG 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Surreal 9.7%
- #46 Wolfskin's Curse
72% matchVery Positive86% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Tamafry
Windows · Linux
A forsaken nun must prove a monster's innocence. He is offered no voice, but she will lend hers. Wolfskin's Curse is a fully-voice acted, linear visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, RPG 23.1%, Linear 14.8%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #47 Memories Of Zattera
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YouGo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 23%, RPG 17.8%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #48 Fishbowl Kid
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hoo Cares
Windows
Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Linear 20.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, Emotional 6.4%
- #49 The River
68% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bokchoi
Windows
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Linear 16.8%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, 2D 5.8%
- #50 Interstate 35
69% matchPositive100% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Radiant ArrayPub: Honeybee Rodeo
Windows · Linux
A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Surreal 13.4%, Linear 13.4%
- #51 The Siege of Jeomdo
67% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Hip Sword
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hope flickers against impossible odds. In this narrative RPG, step into the shoes of a retired soldier, thrust into a desperate last stand to save Jeomdo Village. With supplies dwindling and time running out, your decisions will shape the fate of those who look to you for salvation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, RPG 19%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #52 The Days Without Gods
69% matchVery Positive86% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: 季森造纸工坊Pub: WindField Games
Windows
The Days Without Gods is a text-based DND fantasy ADV in which the player takes on the role of Mori Granson, an apprentice and subordinate of Hysso, the president of the Magic Association, and meets Coccinea, a young girl he rescued years ago, and other characters in the mage capital of Tylin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, RPG 15%, Linear 14.9%, Magic 6.9%
- #53 Eyes of Rain
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 21%, RPG 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
- #54 流木缘Driftwood Fate
67% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: 神经传达室
Windows
A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, RPG 14.2%, Surreal 11.3%, Linear 8%
- #55 Re:Call
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Re:Start
Windows · Linux
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 35.1%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Lore-Rich 23.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, Emotional 6.1%
- #56 鸥鹭罔继
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 二浮舟
Windows
你将观测一段虚构的故事,通过选项的干涉决定被观测者的命运。你将观测的对象是一个迷茫、执拗,有着孩童的天真与暴虐的女孩,你开始观测的时刻,她失去了自己生命中最重要的人,面临决定未来的诸多抉择。你的每一次干涉,都会将她的故事导向截然不同的方向。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 21.1%, RPG 17.6%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
- #57 God Chosen Place
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: 野草游戏
Windows
"God Chosen Place” is a fantasy adventure game that combines visual novel and RPG elements, featuring a rich narrative that weaves an epic journey!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Lore-Rich 22.4%, RPG 18.4%, Surreal 12.2%, 2D 5.1%
- #58 Taina's Cursed Legacy
65% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 22.8%, RPG 17.5%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #59 We Ramble: Starwake
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ixtengames
Windows
You have been constantly perplexed by a question. In search of the answer, you embark on a journey of exploration. You traverse the desolate lands of suffering and cross fragmented spaces of chaos. You never had a direction, yet you ultimately reached the harbor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Visual Novel 20%, RPG 16.7%, Linear 10.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #60 This Fallen Lizard Still Dreams of Flame
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoriDreams
Windows
For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Lore-Rich 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 10.2%