60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Singleplayer, Interactive Fiction, Adventure.
An enchanted library - once bustling with life - now swirls with dangerous magic that is weakening barriers between worlds, causing some strange things to happen. Travel to the worlds within the pages to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore the library to its former glory.
Pluralys
Pluralys is an RPG focused on exploration, comedy and intrigue. You play Elie, a young person living a peaceful life, until unexpected visitors arrive and change everything. What seems like a quiet, cozy story hides a deeper mystery and many other adventures to discover.
Moonlight Apothecary
Brew concoctions, meet and help a variety of fantasy characters, and uncover the secrets of Ravensport in this cozy visual novel.
Pluralys is an RPG focused on exploration, comedy and intrigue. You play Elie, a young person living a peaceful life, until unexpected visitors arrive and change everything. What seems like a quiet, cozy story hides a deeper mystery and many other adventures to discover.
Why similar: Cozy 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Lore-Rich 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Brew concoctions, meet and help a variety of fantasy characters, and uncover the secrets of Ravensport in this cozy visual novel.
Why similar: Cozy 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Choices Matter 4.6%
Panoptia is a narrative-driven atmospheric exploration game about a strange building called Panoptia that has mysteriously appeared in town. No one knows what secrets hides in its depths. Uncover these secrets if you hope to ever escape...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Top-Down 10.6%
A storytelling sandbox adventure driven by your own personality about helping a jackalope ghost who cannot move on. Explore a mystical island inhabited by quirky mythical creatures, connect with the hearts of its community, & discover one’s heart fulfillment in your own heartwarming personal journey
Why similar: Cozy 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Exploration 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Exploration 15.5%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Top-Down 10%, Adventure 8.6%
Fishbowl is a 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: Cozy 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
Why similar: Cozy 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Emotional 5.9%
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: Cozy 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Exploration 6.7%
A witch who lost everything, and an old cat who promised to protect her. Mia & Mio is a hand-drawn visual novel about witchcraft and finding hope in dark times.
Why similar: Cozy 33.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
Become the ThaumSmith, the master crafter every hero relies on! Forge gear and brew potions for heroes of different kinds as they embark on quests to protect the town. Level up your craft, uncover the secrets of corrupted magic, and help the heroes grow stronger daily!
Why similar: Cozy 32.8%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Magic 7.9%
Help May to obtain the Eight Prized Flowers in this cozy pixelated top-down action adventure! Explore her island home, meet new people, avoid shadowy creatures, solve puzzles, and collect whatever useful objects you can find!
Why similar: Cozy 39.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Top-Down 13.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Tea for Sana is a story-driven exploration game set in a Slavic-inspired fantasy world. You play as Vesna, a spirit healer who is losing her memory. Discover recipes, find new ingredients, and cook traditional dishes to restore the balance between the mountain spirits and the villagers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Exploration 9.4%
A 2D exploration-based horror adventure set in the “Deep Realm,” an otherworld connected to a natural history museum. Experience a unique atmosphere where quiet intellectual spaces intertwine with unsettling phenomena.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Top-Down 10.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
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 30.3%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Exploration 17%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Discover magical creatures while exploring a fantasy world in this whimsical, art-filled visual novel!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Cozy 21%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Story Rich 3.8%
An atmospheric, top-down mystery/adventure game. Explore parallel versions of an old castle: one pristine, one ruined. Study scripture and lore, solve riddles, unearth secrets, dispel magic barriers. Find, confront, and defeat what lurks beyond the seal in the throne room.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.8%, Exploration 20.8%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Top-Down 13.7%, 2D 6.9%
The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans, is the first release in The Architects of the Universe series. A linear adventure title, with gameplay inspired by classic turn based RPGs and a focus on plot.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Exploration 11.5%
Photograph birds, decorate your lighthouse, and find companionable peace in Alight, a heartfelt cozy adventure about aging and absence
Why similar: Cozy 39.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
Blowhard is a leaf-blowing adventure, set in a cozy English village. Take on the role of Francis - a man with a loud leaf blower and a nose for trouble. Blow your way through a countryside mystery. Solve puzzles, clear autumn leaves, and annoy the locals.
Why similar: Cozy 44.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Adventure 5.4%
Atmospheric fantasy 2D-RPG. In a world where everything has a Plot, Fate, and a Name. Your role is to save Fate. To find that Name that was erased from reality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Top-Down 11.4%, Exploration 8.7%
Join the talented photography student Neera on a captivating journey through her memories. Haunted by recurring nightmares, her life spirals into chaos, questioning everything. Involuntarily, she returns to a place she once left behind: her childhood home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Emotional 8.9%
Of Roots and Gears is a dialogue-based RPG in an aetherpunk setting. Explore the world where nature and technology are charged with magic. Make choices, find friends and enemies. Make your own path!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Lore-Rich 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Magic 5.9%
Heal your patients from curses and possessions as a shunned witch doctor in this creepy, cozy witch-life adventure: Care for your plants, craft magical amulets and analyse what is wrong with your neighbors so they start trusting in magic again. Make mythical new friends and heal what is broken.
Why similar: Cozy 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Magic 7.4%
Wait: The Patient is a non-combat mystery horror game, that takes place in the 90s and follows the story of Dr. Alice Fincher. After a new patient arrives in the mental hospital she works in, strange events start to unfold.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Exploration 17.1%, Top-Down 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Meet Fade, the main character of this action RPG, who is painfully aware that you are controlling her. How will you act when faced with the temptations of absolute power over someone so vulnerable — all while on a mission to save a revolution-torn realm from an unnatural disaster?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Top-Down 8.2%
Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Top-Down 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%
2D, top-down, action/puzzle game with absolutely no ghosts.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Top-Down 12.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Magic 7.6%
Explore fading memories, travel through time and uncover what was left unspoken - by following traces, opening old doors and rewriting history. Discover your family's dark history and find out why it still haunts you today.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Top-Down 9.4%
India ’89 is a story based cooking game, where you are a 10 year old from the UK experiencing a small village in India in 1989. You cook various dishes as a street food vendor in different locations. Explore the joy of village life, family and cooking.
Why similar: Cozy 37.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Emotional 4.2%
A action-adventure game with a top down perspective and a heavy emphasis on story. Become the legendary Knight of Hamarolf and take on a myriad of foes from the Golden Oath to save the world from evil's reign while engaging with memorable characters and a thrilling combat loop.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Lore-Rich 24.7%, Top-Down 14.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Cozy 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Cozy 39.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Exploration 13.3%, Emotional 9%, Story Rich 6.3%
Explore a tropical island paradise in this cozy JRPG. Battle crafty critters, solve puzzles, and learn ancient abilities to uncover the archipelago's many secrets. Adventure as apprentice Lani, and her fox Keke, as you strive to become a protector of the islands.
Why similar: Cozy 35%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Fantasy 4.9%
You are a magical Fairy tasked with your first assignment: aid the critters of the glen through the seasons of a year. Take your time getting to know the valley's inhabitants in this cozy little adventure. Every day has a new task to complete with each animal neighbor having something fresh to say.
Why similar: Cozy 45.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Fantasy 6.1%, Emotional 5.8%
Leif, the little boy, is feeling a bit sad since that happened. Take on the role of Midnight, the mischievous cat, and help your human friend through a rough time in his life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Cozy 20.9%, Exploration 12.9%, Top-Down 10.2%, Emotional 6.8%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Cozy 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 6%
Explore an afrofuturistic 3D world scavenging and journaling your way to becoming a wildtender: someone who heals the relationship between humans and more-than-human beings. Reflect on the choices you make, the artifacts you leave behind, and the worlds that will grow out of them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.5%, Dialogue Heavy 24.4%, Exploration 21.9%, Story Rich 6.9%, Adventure 6.4%
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Why similar: Cozy 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
Erratum is a solo offline puzzle game where you play as Tilde, a young curious girl who finds herself trapped into an ominous tome's grasps. Solve turn-based dungeon-like puzzles and cast light magic to help Tilde escape danger and uncover the secrets held within the pages.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.6%, Exploration 22.2%, Lore-Rich 21.7%, 2D 7.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Exploration 17.3%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Lore-Rich 15%, Exploration 14.9%, Choices Matter 7.2%
You’re a young cat preparing for the New Year in a cozy village. Make gifts, help your neighbors, and decide who to trust — because behind the festive lights, change is coming, and the holiday may become your first step into adulthood.
Why similar: Cozy 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Top-Down 13.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 8.2%
Join Kami in a magical adventure through pop-up books where everything is made of paper. Fold origamis, cut with your scissors, and solve puzzles to transform the world and find your way home.
Why similar: Cozy 34.5%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Magic 8.5%, Emotional 7.4%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Cozy 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Emotional 6.6%
Escape the Family Dinner—a short, third-person exploration experience inspired by our traumatic & nostalgic memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Top-Down 13.8%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Magic 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Play hide-and-seek with ghosts, decorate your room, grow plants, eat cookies, talk to a parrot, and explore!
Why similar: Cozy 42.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Story Rich 6%, Fantasy 4.2%
Use the power of the elements and face your destiny. Elements Destiny is a 2D Fantasy RPG with pixelated retro visuals. An emotional journey with a deep story, challenging turn based combat and handcrafted artworks. And yes, the soundtrack is massive!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.7%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Magic 7.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
Birb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Choices Matter 9%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
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 35.2%, Lore-Rich 23.1%, Exploration 19.5%, 2D 6.5%, Story Rich 5.3%
In the kingdom of Bruneva, an unlikely hero embarks on a magical mission full of humor. With eccentric characters, comedic challenges, and witty dialogues, "The Adventures of Bruneva" guarantees laughter at every turn.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.8%, Exploration 22.3%, Adventure 13.4%, 2D 8.7%, Fantasy 6%
Discover what it is to be a Lightsmith, build up your Lightory, and help the townsfolk of Gloomsdale to turn a fragile settlement into a thriving beacon of hope in a world shrouded in darkness. Because in this dark and gloomy world we must forge our own light...
Why similar: Cozy 38.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Top-Down 10.7%, Story Rich 5%
A cozy souls-lite adventure about a small squirrel embarking on an epic quest to save her tribe from the corruption threatening to destroy their world. Upgrade your magical abilities, battle legendary guardians, and explore a dangerous, enchanted land in this 2D action-adventure.
Why similar: Cozy 37.5%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Top-Down 11.8%, Exploration 11.4%
Gazelle in a Winter Coat is a story-exploration game with narrative puzzles and deep characters. Play through memories of Rene's adventure to find his mysteriously-vanished Big Bro in a looming-but-whimsical, mundane-but-magical, pixel and ink world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Top-Down 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%
A game about what it feels like to go through your old photo catalogue. A garden grows within your mind. Journey through a handcrafted world by feeding a mysterious flame, completing a journal, and talking with residents, Some retreats must burn before we can truly heal.
Why similar: Cozy 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Adventure 11%, Emotional 10.4%, 2D 7.9%
The Cost of Salvation is a story-rich adventure about a being created to preserve the world’s balance. Awaken across centuries, form fragile bonds, and face the weight of sacrifice in a journey through time, memory, and the meaning of life itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Emotional 9.6%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Emotional 7.4%
Episodic adventure set in a post apocalyptic steampunk world. Explore shattered mechanical islands as Amber, a young engineer, with Monty, her animal companion - struggling to survive in the harsh air filled with soot and smoke, while their village is the only place where life lives on. For now.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Top-Down 12.1%
