- #1 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Point & Click 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #2 Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth is a story game about love, lost, hope, grief, medication, meditation and more. You will be the our nameless character and experience his memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Point & Click 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #3 Poisoned Path
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Inspiration Overload Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Drama 7.3%
- #4 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 913 reviews2025
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
- #5 Matsuro Palette
94% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2020
Dev: SleepingMuseumPub: KEMCO
Windows
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #6 Ending the Happy Route
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Water Phoenix
Windows
A visual novel depicting a protagonist who desperately struggles to change their fate of despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Romance 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Emotional 10.5%
- #7 Change the World
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.4%, Multiple Endings 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Hand-drawn 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #8 Travelling Light
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio IDUNPub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows · Mac
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Point & Click 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%
- #9 Ezrebeth
91% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Drama 11.8%
- #10 The Change Architect
91% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Point & Click 14%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #11 Camille and Laura
90% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: BonjourBorzoi
Windows
Camille and Laura is a point and click about the greatest adventure of all - parenting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Point & Click 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Adventure 10.3%
- #12 イカスミポーション
89% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
"イカスミ"でポーションをつくる!?怪しいポーション屋さんのイカ『スミミ』と共に、個性豊かな人外キャラクター達にポーションを売るアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #13 AIXIN: Goddess' Love
89% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Ascension
Windows
A short visual novel about a warrior with a dark past and a radiant goddess who are confronted with a shocking challenge that will change their lives forever, forcing them to reconsider their views on such a complex and contradictory feeling as love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Drama 12.6%, Romance 12%
- #14 Haunted House 2
88% matchVery Positive91% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #15 The Puppet's Casket
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tapromance
Windows
The Puppet's Casket is a 2D puzzle adventure set in a mysterious Victorian manor. Navigate among eerie marionettes, solve intricate puzzles, and gather clues to seize the artificial eye and uncover the truth behind the Thorn family's tragic downfall.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 16.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
- #16 We Carry the Fire
86% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Myna Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
We Carry the Fire is a fantasy-adventure visual novel about four people embarking on a dangerous quest to save a small village from an apocalyptic curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 13%, Adventure 11.6%, Emotional 9.4%
- #17 Whispers of Gold
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%
- #18 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Hand-drawn 12%
- #19 One Night Stand
86% matchVery Positive90% of 762 reviews2016
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Point & Click 13.3%
- #20 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
84% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%
- #21 Cascade Falls
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Paranormal
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #22 Mind Scraper
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scraper Games
Windows
Mind Scraper is a story-driven graphic adventure. Play as Robert and dive into dying minds—built from unresolved regrets—to explore memories and learn why those choices were made.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.4%, Point & Click 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Emotional 7.3%
- #23 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
81% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #24 AGERASIA
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Olivia WestmorlandPub: Rantan Games
Windows
Eight time periods from across human history collide in a competitive bid to stop the end of the world. Go from fighting monsters to solving a murder, dating sim to escape game. Experience seven vastly different routes in a bid to solve the mystery as to why you've all been brought together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Point & Click 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.5%
- #25 Rewrite - DYH
82% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Drama 10.2%
- #26 Welcome, Dear Human
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiki CanPub: Ronkad
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sentient dating simulator is determined that you date monsters - starting with your sleep paralysis demon. Learn their language and earn their trust. Or sabotage it and watch it unravel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 12%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
- #27 さくらいろプリズム
80% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: blooming spectrum
Windows
春。神奈川県のとある高校で、写真部部長・光(ひかる)は廃部の危機に迫られていた。 やがて光の前に現れる3人の少女。 「写真」を通じて彼女たちはどんな景色を見るのだろう——。 恋と青春の物語『さくらいろプリズム』。 クリックひとつで進んでいく物語。 現れる選択肢からひとつを選んでハッピーエンドを目指そう。 葵、澪、初音。あなたは誰と恋をする?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Romance 10.4%
- #28 My Dear Frankenstein -English Edition-
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: NUMBER7Pub: Moonchime Studios
Windows · Mac
Play as man-made boy, Adam, in this emotional adventure. Explore the city at night in search of the fragments of his heart!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #29 Royal Romances: Battle of the Woods Collector's Edition
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
It's time to make your choice! Experience a new fantasy world, full of adventure and romance! Go through the first four episodes of the story and wait for more games!
Why similar: Point & Click 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Hand-drawn 14%, Drama 8.5%
- #30 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #31 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
75% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Point & Click 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Detective 9.6%
- #32 Storyteller
76% matchVery Positive88% of 8,587 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel BenmerguiPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Point & Click 16.6%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Romance 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #33 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
You can't understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality.” Talk. Mind Read. Translate. An empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Drama 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #34 Bleeding Moons
78% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: IAN GamesPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows
Bleedings Moons is an interactive story revolving around the themes of fate, duty and free will. Your actions and decisions will shape the story of the game, so that Ian's story will be your story, with the logical consequences of your choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #35 Death by Begonia
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #36 雪凤山 Secret Opera
74% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
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%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Drama 12.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #37 Forest of Death Masks
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #38 終わりの鐘が鳴る前に Chapter.1 Plus Edition
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Cynical Honey
Windows
“Moments of Youth with You and the Grim Reaper” Presented with a condition to be resurrected by the Grim Reaper, the protagonist must bring happiness to a classmate wish to fulfill her unrequited love . However, her best friend also has feelings for someone else....
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Romance 18.4%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Adventure 10.5%
- #39 Memories Off
73% matchVery Positive92% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ1作目 1999年に登場した恋愛アドベンチャーゲーム「メモリーズオフ」をフルHD移植。
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Drama 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #40 A Singular Portrait
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Electric Doll Pub: Electric Doll
Windows · Linux
At what point does a simple desire become an obsession? This is one of the dilemmas faced by Beatrice, a photography student as bitter as reality itself. Within a tangle of unfolding mysteries, she will discover that the most beautiful manifestation of the past holds a chaotic future.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Multiple Endings 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Drama 11.5%
- #41 Yakuza Cats
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bivium GamesPub: Bivium Games
Windows
Yakuza Cats is a graphic adventure set in a 100% feline Tokyo. This original world mixes Ukiyo-e art with Gen Z aesthetics. It is a coming of age story that puts the player through different ethical choices while tackling themes such as identity and prejudice.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Drama 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #42 Into the Waves
73% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%
- #43 Omoide Ni Kawaru Kimi Memories Off
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. なんとなく大学生になった主人公、「加賀正午」。 それなりに一人暮らしの大学生活を楽しんでいる一方で、彼は漠然とした憂鬱さを感じていた。 その原因は数年前、理由も告げず突然消えた恋人、「黒須カナタ」だった。 カナタとの唐突な別れは彼の心に大きな傷をつけていたのだ……。 それから数年後── 偶然にもカフェで再会するカナタと正午。 失ったと思っていたカナタとの再会で彼の心は乱れてしまう。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #44 Memories Off Yubikiri No Kioku
71% matchVery Positive92% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 今年もここ、神奈川県藤川市にある藤林高等学校にも春が訪れた。 教室の窓から差し込む暖かい日差しにまどろみながら「芹澤 直樹」はいつも願う。 「ちなつは、なおくんの嫁なのです!」 そんなことを恥ずかしげもなく言える幼なじみの「天川 ちなつ」や学校の仲間たちと、ずっと楽しく過ごせればいいのに──。 しかし、その願いは唐突に打ち砕かれる。 突如として現れた謎の少女「南雲 霞」 そして始まった霞と秘密の同棲生活。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Drama 13.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #45 Memories Off #5 Togireta Film
70% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 千羽谷大学の2年生「河合春人」は、映画作りという夢を目指して、小さな映画サークルに所属している。 だが春人は、1年前に親友「日名雄介」の死をきっかけに、その夢をあきらめかけていた。 そんな春人の前に突如現れた謎の女「仙堂麻尋」 彼女の登場で、「日名あすか」をはじめとする仲間たちとの間に、微妙な変化が訪れる……。 立ち止まったままの春人の胸にかけがえのない想いが宿るとき、途切れたフィルムは静かに回り出す。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Drama 13.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #46 Memories Off Sorekara
70% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 浜咲学園に通う高校3年生「鷺沢一蹴」 彼には同学年の彼女、「陵いのり」がいた。 何もかも順調だった。 しかし、それは唐突に訪れる……。 卒業も間近に控えた雨の日のバレンタインデー……。 いのりからデートに誘われた一蹴は、いのりから告白された想い出の場所に連れて行く。 そこで渡されるチョコレートと一緒に渡されたのは…… いのりからの一方的な別れ話。 果たして別れの訳は……一蹴といのりの関係は……!?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #47 BEAST CRIMES
71% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #48 Memories Off 2nd
69% matchVery Positive92% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 主人公「伊波健」は、私立の高校に通う高校3年生。 ずっと変わらないと、信じていた。 半年前から交際している同級生の「白河ほたる」との幸せな状況も、2人の関係も。 しかし、ある出来事を境に変化が訪れる。 些細な誤解。すれ違う心……。 小さな変化は、やがて取り返しのつかないところまで膨らんで……。 そんな最中、2人の間にある数え切れぬほどの想い出を振り切ってでも、一緒にいたいと思える女性が現れたとしたら……。
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Emotional 11.6%
- #49 Between
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A story-driven visual novel set on a quiet coastal town, where fleeting connections, unspoken desires, and personal choices shape how every relationship unfolds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Drama 9%
- #50 这是生活
72% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: 这是生活
Windows
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Drama 13%, Emotional 12.4%
- #51 Cheerleaders
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lounatick Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cheerleaders, sisterhood, sex, and competition. Follow the cheerleading team of an elite university for the rich and privileged as they aim for victory at the national championship, led by their ambitious captain, Elena.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Romance 11.4%
- #52 EmyLiveShow: Case of Four Hot Witnesses
68% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Team Emily
Windows · Mac
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Romance 9.4%
- #53 Memories Off6 T-wave
68% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 神奈川県澄空市────。 秋は深まり、枯葉が道を彩っている。 「塚本志雄」は、幼なじみの「遠峯りりす」と歩く通学路でしみじみと思い起こしていた。 後から付いてくる感じだった幼い頃のりりす。 しかし、数年の間を経て再会したりりすは随分と我侭になっていた。 そして、志雄はいつしか下僕のような扱いに……。 その日、同級生の「箱崎智紗」をりりすに紹介される。 地味だった智紗は、大胆にイメージチェンジをしていた。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Drama 13.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #54 The Golden Horde: Story of Jambul
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomers Entertainment
Windows
The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Point & Click 13%, Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #55 ナカノ人格移植研究所
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #56 The Dreamwalkers
67% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Nightbloomer Studio
Windows
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #57 Endless Monday: In Progress
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Hand-drawn 15.9%
- #58 Pine: A Story of Loss
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: Made Up GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Point & Click 13.5%, Emotional 13.3%, Romance 13%
- #59 The Spirit Weaver
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
Windows
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Hand-drawn 12.9%
- #60 A Heavy Morning
66% 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: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Point & Click 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%