- #1 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,924 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Surreal 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Female Protagonist 10%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the deeply psychological, surreal, and meta-narrative tone that defines the experience of being a voice in a protagonist's head.
- #2 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,592 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, RPG 23.3%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, 2D 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dark, surreal storytelling with pixel-art exploration and psychological horror elements.
- #3 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,358 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Surreal 19.3%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, RPG 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential meta-narrative RPG that explores surreal worlds and the relationship between the player and the protagonist.
- #4 Yume Nikki
95% matchVery Positive94% of 10,293 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 42.7%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Fantasy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational surreal exploration game that heavily influences the dreamlike, abstract atmosphere of modern indie psychological RPGs.
- #5 OMORI
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 87,256 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, RPG 22%, 2D 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in blending colorful, surreal dreamscapes with deep, dark psychological trauma and RPG mechanics.
- #6 The Endless Empty
94% matchVery Positive96% of 311 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 46.7%, RPG 31.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Colorful 5.7%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal RPGMaker experience that focuses on existential themes and abstract, dream-like environments.
- #7 Ib
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,206 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, RPG 14.2%, Multiple Endings 14%, Pixel Graphics 13%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror RPG that excels at creating an unsettling atmosphere through its art and narrative design.
- #8 Who's Lila?
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,686 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Surreal 46.7%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Multiple Endings 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique meta-narrative approach with surreal psychological horror and a focus on player choice.
- #9 Hazy Mind
91% matchVery Positive86% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Female Protagonist 17%, Surreal 16%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and surreal storytelling within a visual novel framework.
- #10 LISA: The Painful
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,077 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: Dark Humor 44.8%, RPG 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Atmospheric 9%, 2D 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the dark humor, brutal world-building, and moral ambiguity often found in surreal indie RPGs.
- #11 The Witches' Tea Party
91% matchVery Positive96% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Witches Tea Party is a story-driven adventure game with a magical world and colourful characters. There will be small quests, collectables, mysteries, disturbing rooms and multiple endings. Having tea with witches is probably not an easy task...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.5%, RPGMaker 46.8% ★, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, narrative-heavy game that captures the whimsical yet unsettling vibe of a strange tea party.
- #12 Hylics
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,825 reviews2015
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Why similar: Surreal 61.7%, RPG 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Colorful 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly unique, surreal aesthetic paired with experimental RPG gameplay that feels like a fever dream.
- #13 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,390 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.8%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, RPG 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Fantasy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist navigating a surreal, story-rich environment with multiple endings.
- #14 outside the door
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 667 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Surreal 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that uses pixel graphics to create an intimate and unsettling atmosphere.
- #15 Fear & Hunger
86% matchVery Positive94% of 22,051 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: RPG 70.8%, Atmospheric 14.8%, 2D 12.5%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, surreal RPG that tests the player's resolve with its dark themes and unforgiving, grotesque world.
- #16 Blood Lily Loop
87% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal RPGMaker title featuring a female protagonist and multiple endings within a dark, lovecraftian setting.
- #17 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
84% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Surreal 23.3%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, RPG 6.1%, Fantasy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores themes of existence and identity through a surreal lens.
- #18 Contraindication
85% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, RPG 26%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, 2D 9.3%, Colorful 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends psychological horror with visual novel exploration and a focus on uncovering hidden truths.
- #19 Aimi
86% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Surreal 39.8%, RPG 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological RPGMaker title that emphasizes puzzle-solving and unsettling narrative beats.
- #20 Cosmic Ultramarine
83% matchVery Positive97% of 415 reviews2024
Dev: 21st NostalgiaPub: Game Poetics
Windows
从高维度接入超次元,漫步于由你的数个前世构成的景观宇宙。藉由终端机展开一场穿越虚拟与现实、过去与未来的奇妙旅行。在一切的尽头,宇宙、自我和生命的终极答案,将为你解开面纱。
Why similar: Surreal 31.3%, Dark Humor 23.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Memes 14.4%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, lore-rich visual novel that balances cute aesthetics with strange, dreamlike storytelling.
- #21 In Stars And Time
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,533 reviews2023
Dev: insertdisc5Pub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
Why similar: RPG 29.9%, Emotional 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Fantasy 10.9%, 2D 10%
Why You'll Like It: A time-loop RPG that blends surreal humor with deep, character-driven psychological exploration.
- #22 You know my name?
84% matchMixed70% of 225 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.1%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, Colorful 10.3%, 2D 9.6%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental visual novel that uses abstract imagery and psychological horror to disorient the player.
- #23 Molytropia: Cloud in Shape of Hurt
82% matchVery Positive95% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Alice Nowak
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first of seven chapters, which will tell an amazing story about the adventures of a girl and her friends. Colorful landscapes and warm sunny atmosphere. Also, they will find the real door! And take part in the contest! Can you imagine?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Dark Humor 24.6%, Surreal 22.9%, Emotional 14.3%, 2D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, emotional visual novel that focuses on narrative drama and psychological depth.
- #24 Super Lesbian Animal RPG
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,892 reviews2022
Dev: ponett
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.
Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, RPG 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Fantasy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy RPG that uses pixel graphics and a strong narrative to explore character relationships in a surreal world.
- #25 Mad Father
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,601 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 27.7%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, 2D 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic horror RPG that focuses on a female protagonist uncovering dark secrets in a surreal, dangerous mansion.
- #26 Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
81% matchVery Positive94% of 585 reviews2018
Dev: Kasey Ozymy
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
One day, Jimmy looked inside.
Why similar: RPG 47%, RPGMaker 34.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, meta-heavy RPG that explores the subconscious mind through creative and disturbing world-building.
- #27 Everhood
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,981 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Surreal 37.9%, RPG 16.8%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, 2D 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, rhythm-based RPG that challenges the player with its unique aesthetic and existential narrative.
- #28 Coralina: a Memory Tale
78% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, RPG 12.4%, Emotional 8.9%
- #29 The Cat Lady
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,201 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Surreal 33.7%, Female Protagonist 32.2%, Emotional 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 2D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological narrative game that excels at portraying surreal, grim environments and emotional trauma.
- #30 海子 UMIKO
77% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Surreal 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, RPG 12.3%
- #31 q.u.q.
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,907 reviews2023
Dev: motijanPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Why similar: Surreal 33.2%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #32 令和罕见物语
77% matchVery Positive86% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: 哥布林软件
Windows
一部魔幻现实主义的视觉小说,一部荒诞主义的GalGame。
Why similar: Surreal 24.4%, Dark Humor 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.4%, RPG 12%, Emotional 7.5%
- #33 Lovely Lady RPG
75% matchVery Positive100% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, RPG 34.7%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #34 Curse or Love
75% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, RPG 17.6%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Emotional 8.3%
- #35 MEMENTO
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 83 reviews2016
Dev: CreateLabPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A paradise lost; an island full of memory. Those who forget the horrors of the past will pay the price... Relics of war are now living, breathing creatures, out for revenge for memories forgotten... Can you escape?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, 2D 14.2%, Indie 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused RPGMaker game that relies on atmosphere and narrative mystery to engage the player.
- #36 Генеральские котлы
73% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Loud Games Studio
Windows
«Генеральские котлы» — это юмористическая пародия, сделанная по мотивам популярного мема. Короткая игра, где каждая деталь была продумана до мелочей. Мена?
Why similar: RPG 38.8%, Memes 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, 2D 8%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #37 Melancholy Love
76% matchVery Positive95% of 76 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: Visual Novel 29%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Emotional 14.9%, RPG 11%
- #38 Liminal Void
74% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Jeistar
Windows
This is an art horror game where you snatch souls, cast spells, and die repeatedly. Select from 4 colorful characters and occasionally listen to them yap about their problems. It's very "mood." No penalty for death and you'll have fun even when you lose.
Why similar: Surreal 28%, Dark Humor 21.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, RPG 13.2%, Memes 10%
- #39 POHMIELISKO
73% matchVery Positive86% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Pohybelnia
Windows
A grotesque retro-style FPP horror set in a typical Polish apartment block from the 90s. A pixelated shader blends with Lumen’s realistic lighting to create a one-of-a-kind atmosphere. Absurd humor intertwines with macabre moments and choices you’d never want to make.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.9%, Dark Humor 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Memes 14%
- #40 暴杀残雨之夜
71% matchNo user reviews99% of 336 reviews2026
Dev: 茶斩刀制作组Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
On a rainy night, it's all up to you whether to show love or be cruel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, RPG 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Emotional 10%
- #41 The Rule Of SHE
72% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, RPG 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #42 MOOD
70% matchVery Positive86% of 480 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Dark Humor 25.4%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #43 Meltys Quest
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,180 reviews2017
Dev: Remtairy
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Princess Meltys spent all her life fooling around while living in the lap of luxury. One day the dastardly Grolido Monster Empire upsets her way of life. Now she sets out on a passionate journey to restore her kingdom, but what pit stops will she make along the way?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 46%, RPG 31.2%, Multiple Endings 10%, Memes 4.1%, Fantasy 3.5%
- #44 ILLUSION
74% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: LunaRolexLer
Windows
The city where everything is possible... But where it could also be fake.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.3%, RPGMaker 20.2% ★, Female Protagonist 19.2%, RPG 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #45 RGB GlitchGazer
69% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Surreal 34.5%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Emotional 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, 2D 8.7%
- #46 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game
69% matchVery Positive98% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Haunted Dude
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.2%, Visual Novel 23%, Female Protagonist 18%, RPG 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%
- #47 MementoMori
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: Bank of Innovation, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty
Why similar: RPG 33.5%, Emotional 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Fantasy 13.5%, 2D 13%
- #48 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
71% matchVery Positive100% of 116 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.2%, RPG 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Fantasy 10.6%, 2D 9.9%
- #49 Path to Mnemosyne
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 249 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Surreal 40%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Indie 1%
- #50 Anomalous Coffee Machine 2
67% matchVery Positive81% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: HoruBrain InteractivePub: Hexapede Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In this game, meet a mysterious girl who demands you use an "Anomalous Coffee Machine". Type any word to create a drink, then choose who drinks: her or you. Some cups whisper, some scream, some change what you are. She watches quietly, like she already knows what you’ll choose. Now it's your turn!
Why similar: Dark Humor 47.8%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, 2D 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Stylized 3%
- #51 The Dark Queen of Mortholme
66% matchVery Positive83% of 3,921 reviews2025
Dev: MosuPub: Monster Theater
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You are the final boss, the Dark Queen of Mortholme, unrivaled in power. A hero invades and is easily crushed. Yet, they keep returning. A short-form indie game about an unusual bond, perspectives, and the beauty of change.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Emotional 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Fantasy 8.6%
- #52 Dark Light
68% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, 2D 6.4%
- #53 A Conversation With Mister Rabbit
71% matchMixed64% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
A Conversation With Mister Rabbit is a very short, linear visual novel with a dark and bloody twist. The story follows an aspiring knight who seeks wisdom from a big and fluffy rabbit.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Colorful 10.5%, 2D 8.3%
- #54 vivid/stasis
64% matchVery Positive94% of 3,736 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: Surreal 32.7%, Visual Novel 30%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, 2D 5.6%
- #55 Void's Calling ep.1
69% matchVery Positive81% of 832 reviews2020
Dev: Novel
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Void's Calling" - is a visual novel with RPG elements where every decision you make can drastically change the course of game's story.
Why similar: RPG 49.3%, Visual Novel 33.8%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%, Atmospheric 2.1%
- #56 Far Away
66% matchVery Positive95% of 8,155 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Dark Humor 27.9%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, 2D 6.6%
- #57 It was a human.
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 489 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Surreal 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, 2D 11%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #58 MINE MEMORY
67% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Surreal 52.4%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, 2D 7.2%, Indie 0.8%
- #59 Otome Legends
68% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Blood 63.5% ★, Visual Novel 21.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%, Indie 0.2%
- #60 Hylics 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,499 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Surreal 61.1%, RPG 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Stylized 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%