- #1 WHERE SAFETY ENDS *R*
97% matchPositive91% of 46 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 26.4%, RPG 24%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Dark 5.5%
- #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 27.2%, RPG 25.3%, 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 25.7%, RPG 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Linear 8.7%, Lore-Rich 5.7%
- #4 Headward Erosion 溯源侵蚀
95% 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%, Visual Novel 21.8%, RPG 19.3%, Linear 11.8%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #5 惘海
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 随机进程工作室
Windows
A dialogue-driven pixel narrative game featuring elements of mystery, puzzle-solving, and surrealism. The protagonist sets out to find their missing sister and uncover the truth, only to discover secrets hidden far deeper.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, RPG 22.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Surreal 8.1%
- #6 暮雨流花+
94% matchPositive79% of 23 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 25.4%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #7 Sunbeam
93% 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%, Surreal 19%, RPG 17.5%, Linear 12.3%, Emotional 8.9%
- #8 Vollema
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 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 18.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Linear 13%, RPG 12.9%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #9 Zugzwang
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, RPG 17.4%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #10 The Long Farewell
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 宋夏制作组 SONGXIA_official
Windows
一部以女性成长为主线、以女性命运为切口展开的民国群像视觉小说。民国十三年,顾念之为摆脱包办婚姻孤身南下。她以为逃离牢笼便能获得自由,可等待她的,是码头的骗局、工厂女工的血泪、军阀混战的硝烟,以及三个截然不同的男人……可在这山河破碎的年代,当一个女人想要主宰自己的命运时,她要付出什么样的代价?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, RPG 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #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 25.9%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Linear 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 8%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #12 让我支配你
89% matchMixed64% of 379 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 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Female Protagonist 4.5%
- #13 Wandering Okali
89% match8 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 22.7%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Linear 12%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #14 金烬秋明
87% 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 26%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, RPG 21%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #15 120 Yen Stories
88% matchVery Positive98% of 86 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 26.9%, Visual Novel 24.7%, RPG 15.9%, Story Rich 11%, Emotional 9.5%
- #16 Double bisociation
86% 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 30.8%, Visual Novel 24.3%, RPG 22.3%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #17 Вторая степень покоя
85% matchPositive100% of 16 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%, Visual Novel 25%, Hand-drawn 13%, Surreal 10.3%, Linear 9.1%
- #18 IZGUB 2001
84% matchVery Positive97% of 117 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 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, RPG 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #19 只是一座楼
86% 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 30.4%, Visual Novel 25.3%, RPG 21.1%, Linear 11.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #20 oct 14
83% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: niomiautemn
Windows
It's what happened that day.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Linear 14.4%, Surreal 14.1%, RPG 12.9%
- #21 The Butterfly Dream
82% 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 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Linear 15.4%, Surreal 15.1%, Emotional 6.3%
- #22 失序的象牙塔/The Destruction of the Ivory Tower
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuckMake
Windows
This is a fantasy-themed AVG . You will play as Vina, a girl of unknown origin with the ability to foresee the future. To escape pursuit, you learn of the Ivory Tower — a place that exists beyond the reach of external laws. Through a girl, you discover the prophecy of the Ivory Tower...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, RPG 25.5%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, 2D 5.6%
- #23 OrdinaryFamily
84% 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 38%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Emotional 9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #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 25.9%, Visual Novel 22.2%, RPG 19.3%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Story Rich 5%
- #25 PUTRID/SHARP
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: unseconds
Windows
Slice your way through the stages of rot and search for someone lost in a world that is waiting to end.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, RPG 21.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Surreal 10%, Linear 9.9%
- #26 Fallstreak 2: Traum
80% matchPositive90% of 21 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 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, RPG 13.8%, Emotional 10%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
- #27 永恒地牢与刹那之恋
79% matchNo user reviews2027
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 28.6%, Visual Novel 23.2%, RPG 19.2%, Linear 11%, Surreal 6.7%
- #28 Imagine We Were Human
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 24%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Surreal 15.8%, Linear 14.7%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
- #29 长乐夜前夕
79% 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 30.3%, RPG 28.8%, Visual Novel 26%, 2D 5.4%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #30 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 26.2%, Visual Novel 22.6%, RPG 20.5%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #31 Firelore: Short Tales
77% matchPositive93% of 15 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 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, RPG 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #32 Coralina: a Memory Tale
77% matchVery Positive97% of 61 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 21.8%, Visual Novel 19%, RPG 13.1%, Surreal 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
- #33 A talk beneath the tree
76% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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. 1 short conversation branches into 27 endings: each a kinetic short story. You choose what they say.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Lore-Rich 19%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #34 Vem, Exu
76% matchNo user reviews2027
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 19.9%, Linear 13.7%, Surreal 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #35 Gold & Brown
74% 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 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, RPG 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Surreal 8.1%
- #36 X.E.H.A. Rogue
74% 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 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.6%, RPG 18.4%, Lore-Rich 14%, Hand-drawn 5.4%
- #37 禁忌taboo
75% 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%, RPG 29.8%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, 2D 5.9%
- #38 Chronicles of Taldun: The Longing
73% 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%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Linear 12%, RPG 10.7%
- #39 VERISMO
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: stellanise
Windows
A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic-tragedy visual novel set in 1920s Sicily.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Linear 13%, RPG 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #40 The Defective One
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Little Studio
Windows
This is a visual novel set against the backdrop of a high school student band. It is a fierce collision between gender identity, the concept of freedom, and traditional views. You will play as the band's bassist, choose your answers to these issues, and experience the story of this special band.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, RPG 26.2%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, 2D 5.6%
- #41 魔女低语时
75% 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 30.5%, Visual Novel 29%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, 2D 4.2%
- #42 三天 Three Days
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FAN
Windows
A narrative visual novel adapted from real life. Three days before his baby is born, a first-time father learns what it means to become one. Ordinary days, unspoken words, and choices that reshape his bond with his wife and family. About one hour per playthrough.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, RPG 9.8%, Linear 7.4%
- #43 Remember Us
72% 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 22.8%, Visual Novel 21%, Linear 13.5%, RPG 12.8%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #44 The Day of Revenge
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
The story takes place in a fictional world of sword and sorcery. The protagonist, Amelia, hails from a family of mages but was cast out due to her utter lack of magical aptitude; forced to move into a haunted house, she encounters the ghost of the home's former owner—and so the story begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, RPG 31.8%, Linear 15.4%, 2D 6.7%, Fantasy 4.7%
- #45 Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
71% 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 35.7%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Linear 11.9%, Emotional 7.6%, 2D 6.1%
- #46 The Azure One
68% matchNo user reviews92% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: 白云社(Bai Yun Works)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 33.9%, RPG 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, 2D 7.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #47 落日满天星
70% 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 28.1%, RPG 25.8%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Linear 8.5%, Emotional 5.9%
- #48 Enigma Code: Prologue
71% 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 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Linear 18.2%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #49 A Philosophical Discussion of Worms
69% 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%, Visual Novel 22%, Linear 16.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #50 Memories Of Zattera
69% 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 29%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, RPG 18%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #51 Wolfskin's Curse
70% matchVery Positive86% of 79 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 23.2%, Linear 14.8%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #52 Fishbowl Kid
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hoo Cares
Windows
Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Linear 20.3%, Story Rich 8%, Emotional 6.4%
- #53 街机女孩不会认输!!
67% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Salty_AreaSPub: 赵刘恩子大联盟
Windows
Asano, a girl from City Vocational School, feels lost about her future. One day, she tried maimai at a nearby arcade on a whim. "Wow! You're amazing... but...?" After the song, a purple-haired beauty with heterochromia stood behind her, holding gloves... Her life changed forever.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, RPG 11%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #54 Interstate 35
67% matchPositive100% of 41 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 17.3%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Linear 13.5%, Surreal 13.4%
- #55 The Siege of Jeomdo
66% matchPositive100% of 25 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 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, RPG 19.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #56 The River
66% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: bokchoi
Windows
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Linear 16.9%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, 2D 5.7%
- #57 Ficciones//Nihility, Sea & Blissful Jellyfish
67% 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 26.1%, RPG 25.4%, Visual Novel 25%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Emotional 5.7%
- #58 The Days Without Gods
68% matchVery Positive86% of 113 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 17.5%, RPG 15.1%, Linear 15%, Magic 6.9%
- #59 Re:Call
67% 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 27.6%, Lore-Rich 23%, Story Rich 8.2%, Emotional 6.1%
- #60 The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰
70% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
This is a tragedy cause by illegal plant collecting. The main character, Leng Xiaobing, was a normal shop keeper form a grocery store, but ever things changed after she met a strange man…
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, RPG 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Linear 8.3%, Emotional 6.2%