
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Multiple Endings, Story Rich.

A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.

The Zoo
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.

The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Space 9%
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Exploration 7.9%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
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 22%, Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Anime 7.6%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Skateboard into the bustling city of Shinjuku in this beautiful, hand drawn, adult visual novel. Follow the misadventures of Guy as he humorously pursues the affection of sexy ladies and discovers their heartfelt stories. Which girl will you choose?
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Space 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.5%
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9%
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9%
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 20.5%, Text-Based 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Anime 10.2%
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Exploration 8%
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 17.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
Stellar Sips: A Bartender's Tale is a relaxing visual novel. As a bartender on a turbulent colony, mix drinks and cook meals to spark unique conversations with diverse guests from across the galaxy. Unlock different endings and quietly shape the world's fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 9.5%, Cartoony 9.3%
Last Signal is a short, story-driven, walking simulator visual novel. On a mysterious journey through space, astronaut Adam 'Echo' Winters awakens in an abandoned station with amnesia. He must unravel the secrets of the station, where reality and illusion are intertwined.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Space 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Anime 8%
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 9%
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Anime 10.3%, Emotional 9.4%
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Journey of animals trying to survive a War. An emotional tale where you'll decide the fate of all who embark on this journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Text-Based 9.8%
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: Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Emotional 9.2%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Text-Based 8.3%, Emotional 6.8%
You are a censor in a nameless war, blacking out the letters of two lovers who have never met. Their whole romance lives on paper — so every word you strike is struck from the love itself. Then the letters begin, impossibly, to answer your pen. A melancholy epistolary romance. Six endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
What remains after you lose the one you love? REM is an atmospheric, choice-driven 2D point & click experience exploring a grieving man’s bond with the AI he created, and this consciousness's questioning of reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Text-Based 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11%
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Text-Based 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Anime 10.3%, Story Rich 9%
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 18.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Anime 9.1%
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Text-Based 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Anime 10.9%
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
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 29.9%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Emotional 8.5%, Futuristic 7.4%
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Emotional 8.7%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Anime 10.3%, Emotional 10.2%
A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 14.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
This is a visual novel about the future, where every choice shapes the protagonist's character. Follow the path from youth to adulthood, play as a scoundrel or a champion of justice, fall in love, and create your own unique story.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.3%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Anime 13%, Story Rich 9.4%
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Anime 8.9%
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Text-Based 22.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
A doctor in search of a cure to a corrosive disease finds her forgotten childhood friend among the remains of a former city. Love and obsession meet underneath acid rain in this yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Anime 8.6%
A warm New Year’s story about a lonely person spending December 31st at work. A short visual novel about finding joy and meaning on the eve of the most magical night of the year.
Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Anime 12.2%, Emotional 11.9%
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Text-Based 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Mystery 8.2%
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Text-Based 18.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 16%, Anime 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.1%
When obedient top student Fang Zhu discovers her childhood friend Jiang Xiangyi is secretly a werewolf, she risks her own academic standing to protect him from their suffocating school environment, toxic classmates, and an unfeeling teacher.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Text-Based 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Emotional 7.3%