- #1 Melancholy Love
97% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Emotional 11.5%, Drama 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #2 Life is Strange: True Colors
96% matchVery Positive89% of 16,479 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Emotional 9.2%
- #3 Lost Brothers
96% matchMostly Negative38% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: BitLight
Windows
Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Narration 17.5%, Emotional 14.7%, Drama 13.3%, First-Person 8.4%
- #4 Life is Strange: Reunion
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,457 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Cinematic 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Emotional 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #5 The Wreck
95% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 11.1%, Cinematic 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Narration 10.1%, Emotional 9.5%
- #6 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
93% matchMixed69% of 9,290 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Emotional 8.6%
- #7 one night, hot springs
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,091 reviews2018
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Emotional 10.3%
- #8 The Mask Game
92% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
Which is worse: a toxic friend or a literal demon?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Drama 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #9 Lost Connections
91% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Emotional 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #10 This Game is Simple
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TalkingMicrowaveGames
Windows
Wander through an ever-changing level in This Game is Simple- a quiet, meditative story about a game developer losing passion towards their work.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Cinematic 18.7%, Narration 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Realistic 6.2%
- #11 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Narration 10.7%, Emotional 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #12 Tell Me Why
89% matchVery Positive82% of 15,326 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Cinematic 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #13 It's Not About The End
89% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2020
Dev: Matheus Estevão
Windows
It's Not About the End is a short story inspired by David Wehle's game Home is Where One Starts. While recalling good memories of your childhood, explore the map in search of parts for the car that was left by a loved one for you.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.6%, Narration 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Drama 10%
- #14 Dejar Ir - A Pandemic Soulful Tale
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firenut Games
Windows
DEJAR IR is an intimate and sentimental game where the story is told through different works of art that evoke what we felt during the pandemic, culminating with one of the most beautiful feelings. What will it be? An adventure filled with emotions we experienced during the pandemic.
Why similar: Narration 18.8%, Emotional 17%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Drama 10.1%
- #15 Ghost on the Shore
87% matchVery Positive84% of 214 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Narration 12.8%, Emotional 11.7%, Drama 9.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #16 Project Vesperi
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Last Praetorian Interactive LLC
Windows
Project Vesperi is a branching narrative sci-fi game where you play as Doctor Evelyn Roth, sent to investigate a potential sign of life on Venus. When an intruder threatens the only habitable station on the planet, your choices will shape the fate of those around you—and humanity itself.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.6%, Emotional 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #17 Inner Ashes
86% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Calathea Game StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
Inner Ashes is a first person, narrative, puzzle adventure, where the player puts himself in Henry's shoes, a forest guard diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He has to travel through his mind to discover why his only daughter Enid disappeared from his life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Narration 13.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Drama 12%, First-Person 7.6%
- #18 Return to Ash
84% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Emotional 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #19 Sweet Girl Gurumelo
85% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Hamokalt
Windows
Amanita is feeling down lately. She lost her best friend and she can't do anything about it. Could you listen to her story, and maybe help her out?
Why similar: Drama 15.9%, Emotional 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%
- #20 BURN
84% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Convict Games
Windows
𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Cinematic 13.1%, Narration 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #21 Life is Strange Remastered
83% matchVery Positive91% of 9,009 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Emotional 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #22 AIDA
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Punch Punk Games
Windows
AIDA is an interactive movie/game with unique mechanics. Help Aida escape the ghetto and reach the mythical E continent.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.4%, Drama 11.5%, Narration 10.8%, Emotional 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #23 Last Broadcast
82% matchVery Positive80% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: The Disc JockeysPub: USC Games
Windows
An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Choices Matter 11%
- #24 Bruja
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Creepy Club Studios
Windows
Explore, investigate and unravel the secrets buried in time. As psychic Amber Lopez, navigate haunted grounds, decipher ancient runes, and piece together the puzzle of a decades-old murder, each discovery closing in on a truth she’s not ready to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Narration 12.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%, First-Person 9%
- #25 Schrödinger's Call
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Acrobatic ChirimenjakoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.
Why similar: Emotional 14%, Cinematic 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Drama 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #26 I Have No Change
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Rassvet
Windows
“I Have No Change” is a first-person narrative game that immerses players in the atmosphere of a night kiosk filled with stories, melancholia, and the reflections of residents from Russia’s regions.
Why similar: Narration 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Drama 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 9%
- #27 The Better Deal - Part I
79% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: zegamez
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel with a captivating story, ultrarealistic images, top-quality animations, and multiple love interests. Dramatic, emotional journey filled with adult content and meaningful player choices that shape unique endings. Straight or lesbian romances await. Dive in and start your adventure!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Drama 10.6%, Emotional 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #28 You Never Listen
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redi GamesPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Hayley finds her apartment empty. The love of her life packed and gone. What starts as a search for an answer soon turns into a personal journey. Was her life as perfect as she remembers it ? With each new clue she finds, the truth becomes more and more unbelievable.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Narration 8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #29 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
78% matchVery Positive84% of 3,927 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Emotional 10.6%
- #30 My Pretty Closet
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tyro Interactive
Windows
Why similar: Cinematic 13.9%, Narration 12.3%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #31 What Remains of Edith Finch
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Story Rich 15%, Narration 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #32 Deadset Darling
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ivory Shade
Windows
Deadset Darling is a mature, choice-driven adult visual novel about betrayal, desire, and starting over in a city that never forgives weakness.
Why similar: Cinematic 14.7%, Drama 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Emotional 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #33 A Heavy Morning
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saf Interactive
Windows
You know the feeling of struggling to get out of bed? In A Heavy Morning, you will play as a young girl battling with her own mind. Your only objective? Get out of bed and get to work on time.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Narration 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #34 Vestige
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PYRAMIDE Games
Windows
Vestige is a third‑person narrative adventure where you explore a mysterious island to piece together the fragments of a forgotten past. Discover buried memories and confront the emotions that shaped Paul’s life.
Why similar: Narration 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Story Rich 10%, Drama 9.6%
- #35 Crimson Snow (2023)
74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,501 reviews2023
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Cinematic 14.6%, Narration 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #36 Echoes of the Court
74% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Affordance StudioPub: uOttawa
Windows
Step into the Supreme Court of Canada in a touching narrative adventure. Explore hidden rooms, hear untold stories that shaped the nation, and craft your own novel inspired by the people whose lives changed here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Emotional 16.6%, Realistic 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 11.1%
- #37 Letters of longing
73% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Break Bones
Windows
It's a first-person game in which you'll have to find your way around a decaying building to find the information you've been sent to find. But along the way you might find something else.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Cinematic 15.7%, Emotional 13.8%, Drama 8.3%
- #38 Meet Her There
75% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Sinisthesis
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #39 Best Day Ever
76% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: ReRolled Studio
Windows
Play 4 characters, live their unique stories and manage their daily lives to create their best day ever. In this narrative game, your decisions have consequences and change the outcome of the stories.
Why similar: Narration 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #40 The Haunting of Joni Evers
73% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Narration 13.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Drama 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #41 Dissecting Love
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disco:very StudioPub: TBD
Windows · Mac
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Narration 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #42 少女的幻想乐园
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 残雨子
Windows
This is a visual novel about loneliness and fantasy. You will play a student in a closed boarding school for girls, feeling lonely and alienated, communicating with an imaginary friend every day.Your choices will lead to an ending of either redemption or downfall.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Emotional 11.1%
- #43 Runet Legend
71% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
To move further along the plot, you need to complete quests, look for various items that will help you get closer to the finale. Exciting adventures, secrets of the past and difficult decisions are waiting for you. Control the fate of Ozon671Games and help him figure out this difficult situation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Narration 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Drama 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #44 The Dark Tones: Loss
71% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Zero Directive
Windows
An unknown disease, a dark past and a little girl named Katya, what the outcome will be depends on you, because sooner or later we all have to make a choice and live with it. Are you ready to do your own to achieve the goal at any cost, regardless of the consequences?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.9%, Drama 13.7%, Cinematic 13.1%, Narration 11.4%, Realistic 7.9%
- #45 Lies as a Starting Point
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Mamekujira
Windows
The story revolves around a conversation between the main character Kanata and the main heroine Nozomi on a train. The story branches into three different routes (junior high school, high school and university) by following Nozomi's past. The heroine and protagonist differ depending on the chapter.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.4%, Emotional 21.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Visual Novel 9%
- #46 Yua's Yuri Office
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DiaWee Games
Windows
Yua's Yuri Office is a Visual Novel in which you play as Yua, just returning to the office after things have been shut down for an extended period. Yua is determined to take full advantage of this fresh start to improve her life. Will she pursue friendship, romance, or just focus on her work?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Drama 12.7%, Emotional 12.7%
- #47 Bound Between Desks
69% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Narration 15.3%, Drama 12%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #48 Anachroma
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gravity Box GamesPub: Gravity Box Games
Windows
Anachroma is a first-person adventure and puzzle game where you play Ana, the young princess of the Mag Mell isles. She seeks to restore colors to a black-and-white world using a mysterious artifact, the Eye of Re.
Why similar: Narration 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #49 Luto
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Cinematic 16.4%, Narration 14.4%, Emotional 9.8%, Drama 8.4%
- #50 Sisterly Bliss ~Don't Let Mom Find Out~
67% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: eyephonPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Emotional 9.9%
- #51 Yuika My Bestie
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Emotional 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #52 Mother Dear
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zambara Studio
Windows
"Mother Dear" is a heartwarming game where you play as a deer and follow a father's story told to his daughter about the childhood trauma that changed his life. Experience nature's beauty and uncover secrets of the father's past. With an emotional story, you'll have an unforgettable adventure
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Narration 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #53 Symbiotic Love - Yuri Visual Novel
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Symbiotic Love is a coming-of-age Yuri Visual Novel set in an All Girls' High School. What has fate in store for love so perfect, so symbiotic, that they could only live, and perish together?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Emotional 9.7%
- #54 Home is Where One Starts...
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 712 reviews2015
Dev: David Wehle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Narration 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Drama 8%
- #55 The Sophisticated Art of Friendship: Tales of a Lost Friend
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Givit Game Studios (Pty) Ltd
Windows
The Sophisticated Art of Friendship: Tales of a Lost Friend Series is a narrtive video game for PC, Mac and Linux. It last about an hour and a half and it is not a traditional video game. We break the fourth wall to bring you this extraordinary story to life.
Why similar: Narration 21%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Cinematic 17.8%, Emotional 13.7%, First-Person 8.4%
- #56 The Hayseed Knight
69% matchVery Positive97% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Maxi Molina (MaxiMJdev)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come hear the tale of Ader, or how a poor one-eyed farm boy who's got nothing left to eat but his dreams, accidentally becomes the greatest knight in the kingdom this fully voice-acted and animated picaresque visual novel!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Narration 12.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #57 A Deep Rest
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David Wilkie
Windows
A Deep Rest is a collection of short stories about men and their relationship with mental health and depression. Taking control of a different character in each story, you will experience life from their perspective. See the problems and issues they face and help them find ways to be alright again.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Narration 14.4%, Drama 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #58 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
66% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #59 Truer than You
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Transcenders Media AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome your past and become someone new in Truer than You. A choice-driven narrative adventure about love, loss and being lost in life. You're hired as a gig-working actor to play roles in real-life situations. Have conversations, get a good rating and follow the rules. All good?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Drama 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #60 Dumpster Baby
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Josef Arnold
Windows
Dumpster Baby is a game about being queer and homeless, and the importance of community and friendship in hard times. You play as Bandit, an optimistic racoon meeting new friends as he tries to find people to be roommates with. A narrative focused single player experience.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%