60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, 2D, Hand-drawn.
Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.
Imagine We Were Human
A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.
Poor Samantha
"Noodles are the food of solitude." Trapped by agoraphobia and social anxiety, your only friend is Samantha. She is your courage to open the door. But in a room of broken mirrors, who is actually speaking? A short psychological visual novel about isolation and the lies we tell ourselves.
A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Romance 11.6%, Surreal 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
"Noodles are the food of solitude." Trapped by agoraphobia and social anxiety, your only friend is Samantha. She is your courage to open the door. But in a room of broken mirrors, who is actually speaking? A short psychological visual novel about isolation and the lies we tell ourselves.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological 17%, Hand-drawn 13%, Stylized 12.2%, Romance 11.7%
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 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Casual 14%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Psychological 10.4%
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Surreal 10.3%, Dark 8.3%
Haunt your murderer /slash/ ex-boyfriend and discover the truth behind his actions in a visual novel about finding peace when all you want is vengeance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Romance 12.7%, Narration 7%, Psychological 6.6%
A dark, whimsical, and absurd interactive comic by artist Ida Hartmann, exploring the despair and loneliness of a young woman living alone through a long summer in Copenhagen.
Why similar: Casual 23.9%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological 9%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Hand-drawn 16%, Casual 13.7%, Stylized 8.4%
This is a short visual novel that immerses the player in the inner world of the main character, who suffers from social anxiety and is afraid even of a simple phone call. Experience with her the anxiety, procrastination, and constant struggle with herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological 20.5%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Hand-drawn 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Romance 9.9%, Psychological 6.8%
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 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Casual 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Visual Novel 24%, Casual 18.3%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Multiple Endings 4.5%
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological 11.6%, Romance 11.4%, Narration 8%
A visual novel about a bunny girl, her boyfriend and a rabbit named Tonya
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological 20.5%, Romance 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Psychological 10.1%, Narration 7.7%
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Surreal 11.8%, Dark 9.5%
Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Hand-drawn 18%, Romance 11%, Dark 9.9%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 15%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Surreal 9.5%
Managing a dormitory is hard work—especially when its residents are all girls! Does Haruto have what it takes to deal with this garden of flowers?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Romance 13.8%, Casual 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Casual 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14%, Atmospheric 5.8%
"Grandma's Secret" is a blend of kinetic visual novel and interactive text adventure. The last hope for a peasant girl named Tatiana to find a happy marriage is a service and dowry from her grandmother, who is believed to be a witch. But what price will she have to pay for it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Hand-drawn 17%, Stylized 10.6%, Casual 9.9%
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological 14.1%, Dark 11.1%, Casual 10.7%
Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological 17.3%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Romance 13.3%
A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Narration 8.3%
Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Casual 11.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Linear 8.2%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Hand-drawn 20%, Stylized 10.3%, Romance 7.7%
Sam Bane is travelling cross country to start her new job. But, disaster! Her car broke down and she's been stranded in the woods. As luck would have it, Sam's stumbled across the forest's best kept secret...A quaint little hotel called ‘The Warren’ and it's owner Kylie.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Romance 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Stylized 11.2%
The story isn't over yet! This sequel to Girls' Dorm follows the daily lives of this troublesome trio at Sakuraba Girls' Academy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Romance 15%, Casual 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Romance 12.8%, Stylized 8.2%
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Romance 12.7%, Stylized 8.7%
A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Romance 16.2%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Casual 9%
Runaways is a top-down visual novel about two lost teens on the run, escaping abuse and searching for a new beginning in the quiet depths of the unforgiving city night.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Dark 15.7%, Narration 8.2%, Psychological 7.9%
You are a soul, ready for your next lifetime on earth. To prepare for incarnation, you visit the Interdimensional Museum to remember your personalities from past lives. Tour the museum artifacts, remember who you were, and when you're ready, the museum will reveal your next life to you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Surreal 10.5%, Casual 9.8%
A romantic loop 3D visual novel about a girl who forgets you every night. It’s always your first date. She resets. You don’t. Try to win her heart, or choose to let go. Another strange post from the town of Akabako.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Psychological 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Romance 15.7%, Casual 9%
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Hand-drawn 19%, Psychological 17.5%, Stylized 10.3%, Casual 6.4%
Vollema is a hand-drawn, color-changing RPG featuring a unique pattern memorization-based combat system where you and your classmates uncover a sinister plot involving your school, local politics, and a cult-like paramilitary organization.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Stylized 13.1%, Dark 12.1%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Psychological 17.9%, Narration 6.4%
Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Psychological 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Casual 8.4%
Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Multiple Endings 9%, Narration 8.3%
Growing older has nothing to do with feeling grown up. Face the challenges of adulthood with Liv, Albert and Finja in this interactive visual novel by exploring their everyday lives through point-and-click interactions as well as mini games and figure out the secrets of how to be an adult!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Psychological 11.3%, Casual 9.7%
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Stylized 9.2%, Linear 7.5%
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: Interactive Fiction 21%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Romance 14%, Stylized 9.7%
It's 2026, and you're a bail bondsman in Burlington. A fully voiced visual novel exploring the obligations of duty, and what justice really means.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Narration 14%, Romance 10.7%
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 26.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Psychological 10.6%, Stylized 8.6%
Set in the year 4XXX, humanity lives disconnected inside underground megastructures to escape the threat of the ever-expanding silicon-based lifeforms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological 14.6%, Surreal 13%, Romance 11.3%
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological 14%, Stylized 12.4%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Psychological 11.2%, Narration 7.9%
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.9%, Surreal 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Stylized 12%, Dark 10.9%
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Stylized 10.9%, Casual 10.3%
A linear visual novel featuring five different Ontario (Canada) youths' stories. Each story has a different art style and subject matter, and we worked closely with the storytellers to ensure their voices come through authentically. Indigenous & LGBTQ2S+ are major themes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Hand-drawn 20.6%, Casual 17.9%, Stylized 11.2%, Romance 7.6%
Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Psychological 20.9%, Narration 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11%, Dark 9.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological 17.4%, Dark 10.1%, Stylized 9.4%
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in a reception office for the deceased, the final stop before the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Psychological 17.9%, Surreal 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%
A short visual novel about a person that wants achievements.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Hand-drawn 31.5%, Casual 28.2%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Cracks is a single player side-scrolling platformer following the couple Lana and Liam, as they navigate the highs, lows and struggles of their relationship. Their relationship is part of the game, where their level of cooperation depends on how connected they are.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Hand-drawn 24.5%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Stylized 11.4%, Casual 10.4%, Romance 9.9%
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Casual 12.7%, Dark 9.4%
Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Casual 18.5%, Dark 9.9%, Surreal 9.8%
"Under the Streetlights of the Reiche" is an omnibus-style adventure game. Experience one man's last day in the town. A good man who is well-liked by those around him loses his job and is forced to leave the town he has lived in for a long time.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Casual 12.5%, Dark 11.2%
