- #1 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,682 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Emotional 20.3%, Relaxing 10%, Casual 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the tavern setting and focuses on meaningful conversations with patrons in a relaxed environment.
- #2 A TAVERN FOR TEA
96% matchVery Positive92% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 13.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Relaxing 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the tavern-based narrative focus and cozy interactive-fiction style of the seed game.
- #3 Coffee Talk
96% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Emotional 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Anime 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential narrative simulation that captures the intimate, dialogue-heavy atmosphere of running a small establishment.
- #4 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Point & Click 25%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Anime 14.6%, Casual 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for tavern-based visual novels, emphasizing character interactions and a cozy, immersive world.
- #5 A Space for the Unbound
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,328 reviews2023
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Why similar: Emotional 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Anime 12.9%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful 2D narrative adventure that captures the emotional depth and exploration-heavy gameplay of the seed game.
- #6 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
94% matchVery Positive94% of 7,446 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Point & Click 20.4%, Drama 15.1%, Anime 12.7%, Puzzle 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly artistic and point-and-click focused narrative experience that feels both cozy and poignant.
- #7 白花 the white flower
93% matchVery Positive95% of 310 reviews2021
Dev: xpPub: heart-shaped 19
Windows
最好还是别玩。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Drama 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Anime 12.2%, Detective 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title aligns with the seed game's focus on text-based drama and interactive-fiction elements.
- #8 Florence
92% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Drama 17.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Point & Click 15.3%, Casual 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive, and highly emotional story that mirrors the casual and narrative-focused nature of the seed game.
- #9 觅光:第一章 - Seeking Light : Chapter 1
91% matchVery Positive95% of 207 reviews2023
Dev: 莓莓动物园Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
在和平的葡葡果蜜花园小镇,有一个热心的勇者叫做莱特。他十分喜欢帮助别人,在小镇中过着快乐而自在的生活。 直到某天,他的朋友向他道出一个秘密。 “莱特,你一定要……”
Why similar: Emotional 20.7%, Mystery 15.8%, Anime 14.3%, Drama 14.2%, Exploration 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and conversation, mirroring the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #10 A Taste of the Past
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,768 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Point & Click 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Drama 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a strong match for the interactive-fiction and visual-novel aspects of the seed game.
- #11 To the Moon
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 84,848 reviews2012
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Why similar: Emotional 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Adventure 8.8%, 2D 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D narrative experience that prioritizes storytelling and emotional resonance over complex mechanics.
- #12 Strange Horticulture
87% matchVery Positive95% of 15,145 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Detective 22.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving with a cozy, shop-based atmosphere that will appeal to fans of the tavern setting.
- #13 客栈江湖-Vagabond Inn
90% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: 肥螳螂
Windows
扮演江湖客栈的掌柜,经营客栈,收集菜谱,收集食材,最终成为江湖中排名第一的客栈。
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.3%, Exploration 16.3%, Anime 14.1%, Casual 11.5%, Comedy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the tavern-management theme while incorporating casual 2D platforming elements.
- #14 Blue Wednesday
88% matchVery Positive85% of 202 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows · Linux
Blue Wednesday is a relaxing and lovely adventure game focused on story, music, and characters. Explore the city, meet various characters, and have conversations. Listen to their stories, play mini-games, collect music albums, and play music.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Colorful 12.8%, Exploration 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish 2D narrative game that blends music and story-rich choices in a way that complements the seed game's vibe.
- #15 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
89% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Adventure 23.3%, Anime 21.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Casual 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar casual visual novel experience with a focus on character-driven storytelling.
- #16 Chill Corner
86% matchVery Positive91% of 9,638 reviews2021
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
This is just an idle game for chilling, relaxing or focusing.
Why similar: Relaxing 29.1%, Emotional 19%, Point & Click 16.2%, Casual 12.7%, Colorful 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, casual environment that mirrors the low-stress atmosphere of the seed game.
- #17 Carto
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,158 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Exploration 21.1%, Relaxing 16.9%, Colorful 15.6%, Adventure 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming exploration game that uses unique map-manipulation puzzles to drive its narrative forward.
- #18 花奴令 Huanu Poems
84% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: FishfarmsPub: FISHFARMS
Windows
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Drama 16.1%, Emotional 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features choices-matter gameplay and a story-rich environment that aligns with the seed game's genre.
- #19 A Short Hike
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 21,505 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Exploration 23.9%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Relaxing 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Adventure 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the relaxing, exploration-focused spirit of the seed game in a beautiful, low-pressure environment.
- #20 Unpacking
83% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Relaxing 22%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Puzzle 16.5%, Casual 10%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-driven experience that tells a story through environmental interaction and casual gameplay.
- #21 茉莉之夏 Jasmine Summer
85% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2019
Dev: JasmineSummer ProjectPub: JasmineSummer Project
Windows
《茉莉之夏》是传统的视觉小说形式文字冒险游戏,画风精致的本格的恋爱模拟视觉小说,没有白学和胃疼的温馨日常佳作。目前版本包含有1幕,50万字左右内容。
Why similar: Visual Novel 70.8%, Casual 29.2%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel captures the casual and anime-inspired aesthetic of the seed game.
- #22 Project Homecoming Haven
81% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Emotional 20.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Relaxing 10.8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #23 我在终点线等你
82% matchVery Positive92% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: DreaMory
Windows
一个讲述少年少女勇敢踏出追梦第一步的青春日常系故事。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 14%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Anime 9%, Drama 8.2%
- #24 Mr. Rightaway
79% matchVery Positive98% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
古风多结局乙女向文字冒险游戏,完全免费
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.6%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Emotional 9.4%, Anime 9.2%, Comedy 8.9%
- #25 黄色猫片
80% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Basement GamesPub: 86岁按时吃饭
Windows
小作坊下料就是猛
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Comedy 23.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Casual 8.2%
- #26 Love Mystery Club
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 116 reviews2020
Dev: GMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.7%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Anime 11%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines investigation and interactive fiction in a 2D format similar to the seed game.
- #27 不被忘记的你
79% matchVery Positive97% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: 箱崎奈绪(Hakozaki Nao)
Windows
免费美少女小说游戏,玩家将以男主角的视角,体验与女主角CnGal看板娘相遇后,共同重建CnGal资料站的故事。
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Drama 21.6%, Emotional 18.4%, Anime 13.2%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #28 SIMPWALK
78% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Altersky SkyrazePub: holo Indie
Windows
A very short, 2D side-scroller collect-a-thon game that lets you play as the cute HOLORO mascots!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Adventure 13%, Casual 12.1%, Anime 10.5%
- #29 Seasonala Cemetery
77% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Gabby DaRienzo
Windows · Mac
A meditative experience that invites players to explore the serene beauty of a living, breathing cemetery as it changes with the seasons.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.5%, Exploration 16.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Relaxing 10.4%, Colorful 8.7%
- #30 新叶旅者与少年的回忆
78% matchVery Positive86% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: project bamboo
Windows
New Leaf Traveler and Youth's Memories "is a short story RPG that involves playing the role of a young owner of a forest tavern and trying to run your own business to repay your debts. Meeting various guests and understanding their stories...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.1%, Drama 19.3%, Anime 15.1%, Exploration 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%
- #31 灵界异闻录
77% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: 灵界工作室
Windows
"Ghost Story" is a Japanese-style story background, combined with a fresh and beautiful art style, and supplemented by a variety of special systems, showing players a wonderful Japanese magical two-dimensional world.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.7%, Anime 31.8%, Adventure 14.7%, 2D 10.6%, Casual 9.2%
- #32 风起长安:驭骨人
76% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Visual Novel 20.3%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Anime 12.7%, Casual 9.1%
- #33 Ticy Adventure Club
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,234 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Drama 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Anime 11.1%
- #34 五五午时书
76% matchVery Positive92% of 317 reviews2020
Dev: 喵法自然
Windows
每天都有日出日落,有开心的事情,有快乐的事情,都请好好记录下来.等到你走完人生路程,我可是会拉着你好好地为我诉说
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Emotional 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 14.8%, Drama 12.5%
- #35 i love me, i love me not
75% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: MALGOW
Windows · Mac
a hand-drawn mental-health-focused game!
Why similar: Emotional 30.3%, Relaxing 15.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Casual 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #36 All Dream Long A Flower Storm
74% matchVery Positive98% of 253 reviews2021
Dev: NUMBER7
Windows · Mac
Award-winning point-and-click game FREE to download and play! Relax into a dreamscape full of fairytales, legends, and peculiar scenery. With the help of friendly demon Baku, solve riddles and puzzles to reach the true end and wake up... if you want to wake up, that is.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 11.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Emotional 11%
- #37 The Picture of Café au lait
73% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Anime 16.6%, Comedy 12.2%, Casual 11%
- #38 枝江第一舞斗会
74% matchVery Positive84% of 231 reviews2022
Dev: BK0717Studio
Windows
舞斗会是一款像素风的格斗游戏,休闲有趣有梗。
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Drama 22.4%, Casual 15.7%, Colorful 14.4%, 2D 10.1%
- #39 Hold Me Still
72% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Drama 10.9%, Casual 10.4%, Emotional 9.6%
- #40 Notanote
71% matchVery Positive88% of 926 reviews2024
Dev: zzzProject
Windows
Welcome to Notanote!
Why similar: Casual 25.4%, Relaxing 24.8%, Colorful 20%, 2D 18.3%, Drama 11.4%
- #41 书之旅人 Story Walker
73% matchVery Positive95% of 187 reviews2022
Dev: KARELITSUN薰
Windows
"Story Walker" is a leisure collection puzzle solving Chinese game. The game tells the story of the new book wizard entering the book world to collect elves.Players need to control the hostess to explore in the scene, and have a small journey with the game characters.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #42 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
72% matchVery Positive84% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Adventure 24%, Mystery 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%
- #43 第七号列车 - Train No. 7
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,945 reviews2021
Dev: 水野的四叶草Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
《第七号列车》是一部以“海龟汤”类解谜玩法为主的剧情向文字游戏。游戏讲述了“你”在这趟原本应该是平静而惬意的旅途中,遇上了一位独自旅行的少女。为了消遣无聊的时间,少女向“你”讲述起她的故事来,但随着少女的心扉慢慢敞开,“你”竟然发现……
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Emotional 12.6%, Drama 12.1%, Anime 9.1%
- #44 Happy Maze
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: DoshMallow GamesPub: Fresh Wind Software
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Easy game for easy life. Enjoy.
Why similar: Anime 66.1%, Adventure 33.9%
- #45 Dodd Goes to the Museum
69% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Schwegg
Windows
Explore Dodd's local museum in this short and sweet, casual and relaxing side-scroller adventure! Visit various exhibits within the museum's four wings and talk to various characters along the way!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Casual 15.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Relaxing 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #46 Maid Cafe on Electric Street
69% matchVery Positive86% of 692 reviews2024
Dev: Adventurer's TavernPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a leisurely maid cafe adventure set in the otaku haven of Nipponbashi, Osaka.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Anime 13.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #47 Plum Blossom Divination
71% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: CSTG-小光
Windows
This is a simulated divination game. Use "Plum Blossom Divination" to help customers divine, learn its contents, experience the fun of divination, and understand the charm of traditional Chinese culture~
Why similar: Detective 48.7%, Puzzle 24.9%, Casual 15.4%, Relaxing 11%
- #48 Purrgatory
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,893 reviews2021
Dev: Niv
Windows
A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Visual Novel 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Casual 7.6%, Adventure 4.1%
- #49 Static of Eve –凝滯聖夜–
70% matchVery Positive97% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: Mystery clock
Windows
扮演偵探溫特前往多年前發生案件的宅邸,遭遇各種事件並解開謎題,還原故事的全部真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Drama 12.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Anime 11.4%
- #50 Cosmic Ultramarine
67% matchVery Positive98% of 396 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: Visual Novel 29.8%, Drama 18.6%, Anime 15.8%, Comedy 12.6%, 2D 9.4%
- #51 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
70% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
Windows
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔.珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Detective 17%, Anime 12.8%, Adventure 11.1%
- #52 Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!
68% matchVery Positive82% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a heart-warming tale of character growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Detective 18.8%, Emotional 16.3%, Mystery 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #53 Boodunnit
71% matchMixed68% of 526 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Koprol
Windows
Boodunnit?! is an adventure-sandbox game where you play as a ghost that has to solve the mystery of her own murder!
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Comedy 19.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Exploration 13.3%, Casual 9.3%
- #54 Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game
65% matchVery Positive91% of 414 reviews2025
Dev: Posh Cat StudiosPub: Amplified Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Point & Click 15.8%, Anime 9.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #55 Spooky Speakeasy
69% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows
Make and shake some truly monstrous drinks in this casual bartending simulator!
Why similar: Colorful 30.5%, Casual 27.2%, 2D 22.7%, Relaxing 19.7%
- #56 坦率的小红帽和爱说谎的狼
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,116 reviews2020
Dev: USAGI STOREPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
温馨而有趣的短篇剧情游戏,讲述了可爱小红帽与笨笨狼少年的森林冒险故事,总计4种结局,不含黑暗成分哦(笑)
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Casual 29.3%, Anime 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 16%
- #57 Meta Sudoku
68% matchVery Positive83% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Matrix Science
Windows
Meta Sudoku is a minimalist game, fresh interface and quiet music is very suitable for relaxation, reduce fatigue, give you the most comfortable experience.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Puzzle 19.2%, Relaxing 13.5%, Casual 10.1%, Colorful 9.7%
- #58 URLate
66% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Casual 12.2%, 2D 10.9%, Puzzle 10%
- #59 晚上nano好
67% matchVery Positive97% of 313 reviews2021
Dev: Marsh533
Windows
《晚上nano好》是一款休闲三消类游戏,玩家需要通过进行各类直播来帮助椎名菜羽在Bilibili开展虚拟主播的活动生涯。
Why similar: Casual 32.5%, Relaxing 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, 2D 19.4%