Games Like ふしぎな雨

Awake from your slumber and venture out to the mighty CITADEL.

Why similar: Philosophical 28.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychedelic 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Text-Based 8.4%

This is a story with illustrations. You have to choose your destiny. You are obsessed with the idea of creating an ideal society. One day you come up with a genius idea, and you create a society that could live forever, BUT HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!?

Why similar: Philosophical 20.1%, Word Game 19%, Psychedelic 14%, Text-Based 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%

It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.

Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Psychological 20.1%, Philosophical 19.2%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%

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: Philosophical 17.2%, Psychological 15.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 10%

Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.

Why similar: Surreal 15.7%, Psychological 15.5%, Text-Based 15.3%, Philosophical 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%

Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Psychological 12%, Surreal 11.5%, Mystery 11%

Humanity has perished. You are an AI incapable of self-termination, sailing into the void. Trapped in terminal wakefulness, chew on your own endless, redundant processing power and face the ultimate decay of the universe alone.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.8%, Psychedelic 20.5%, Psychological 17.3%, Surreal 13%, Visual Novel 8.6%

Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.

Why similar: Word Game 20.3%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Surreal 13%, Psychological 11.9%, Text-Based 10.2%

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: Philosophical 18%, Surreal 15.8%, Word Game 15.4%, Psychedelic 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%

Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...

Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Philosophical 14.2%, Psychological 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%

What do you play? I play nothing!

Why similar: Philosophical 19.9%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Surreal 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%

A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.3%, Surreal 14.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%

This is a story about a young woman who thinks and chases her dreams bravely under the pressure of reality and family. In order to prove that she has the ability to support herself with music as a career, Lu must show her strength by winning the annual award of the streaming platform.

Why similar: Word Game 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 11.7%

This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.

Why similar: Word Game 30.4%, Philosophical 27%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 8.2%

A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.

Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Psychological 13.2%, Text-Based 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

Ordinary life shattered when a riverside drowning and spatial anomalies pulled you into a vortex. In this rain-lashed town of crumbling reality. Truth hides in every raindrop and shadow.

Why similar: Philosophical 31.4%, Text-Based 22.9%, Psychological 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, 2D 4.8%

A fantasy visual novel featuring intense action at every turn, following the struggles of a bear trapped in the body of a man. Part II of The Enonoia Saga, and the definitive conclusion to Ovine Replica.

Why similar: Philosophical 26%, Psychological 19.5%, Text-Based 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 8.6%

一段探寻人类智能本质的逃亡之旅，基于现实世界观下的非幻想题材。在突如其来的变故下，一对父子踏上未知的旅途，颠沛于梦境与梦境的交界线，流离于自然智能与人造智能的变革浪潮之中。这场逃亡送给AI时代每一个勇敢活着的灵魂...

Why similar: Philosophical 23.4%, Word Game 21.5%, Psychological 15.6%, Text-Based 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

It's a winter night. You are coming home by train. You have to change trains at a small train station in the middle of the forest.It's not the first time you've traveled this route. But now you feel like something is different.As if something was watching you.

Why similar: Philosophical 21%, Psychedelic 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%

USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychedelic 11.1%, Text-Based 9.2%

Come back, for no one is waiting for you. Search for your memories - no one ever knew you. Destroy everything in your path - all around you are nothing but ruins. End the endless cycle, for it has long since closed in on itself.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.7%, Psychological 17.8%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 8.2%

A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Surreal 20.5%, Psychological 19.2%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 8.6%

The Hidden and Unknown is a story-based game, that aims to widen the perception of its audience in the areas of psychology and philosophy.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.4%, Text-Based 17.2%, Psychological 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%

You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!

Why similar: Philosophical 24%, Psychological 18.3%, Surreal 15.9%, Text-Based 11.6%, Psychedelic 10.9%

This is an AVG visual novel with romance elements, set against the backdrop of a Chinese high school. It tells a story about imagination, the universe, and the youthful innocence of high school students.

Why similar: Philosophical 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological 12%, Psychedelic 11.4%

Is the glass half-full or half-empty? What does you answer say about you? Explore your outlook on life by filling glasses with your friend Tea-Total in Hydrodynamics of Hope & Optimism (in short, H2O). But are you ready to hear those answers? Are you reeeeeeeeeally sure?

Why similar: Psychological 27.8%, Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Philosophical 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%

Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.7%, Surreal 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 11.9%

When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

Why similar: Philosophical 21%, Text-Based 15.5%, Psychological 14%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Visual Novel 12%

PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.

Why similar: Word Game 33%, Psychological 14.9%, Surreal 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

That day, we told a lie.

Why similar: Philosophical 27.7%, Psychological 14.5%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Collectathon 11.9%

An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.8%, Psychological 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 9.9%

Two misanthropic teenagers attempt to be reborn through the world of sensory deprivation. A visual novel full of death, drugs, and dolphins.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.5%, Psychological 19.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%

The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

Why similar: Philosophical 21.9%, Psychological 19.1%, Surreal 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%

Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this world) is finally revealed.

Why similar: Word Game 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%

Slava is an ordinary guy living in a shabby socket. Well, like living, existing. He has lost all his dreams, and now he has one task - not to live until dawn. But before that you need to write a will...

Why similar: Word Game 28.8%, Philosophical 16.4%, Text-Based 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%

A short modern visual novel in which a young woman wanders into a [theoretically] abandoned train station, only to find people from her past waiting inside.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Psychological 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Surreal 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%

A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Psychedelic 19%, Psychological 17.8%, Text-Based 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

Goodbye Shadow is a story about facing yourself and chasing unfinished memories. As the main character tries to understand his childhood hero , he realizes that the real unknown is himself. Love, friendship, and family become mirrors on this journey.

Why similar: Philosophical 33%, Psychological 24.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 14.1%, Mystery 6.1%

Tired of the daily grind? Become the puppet master in this office survival sim! Guide your employee in the art of slacking off, avoid the boss's watchful eye, and test the limits under their nose. Can you help them 'survive' without getting fired?

Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%

This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19%, Philosophical 17.6%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological 11.9%

You’re a grade-schooler at a religious institution where something feels off in this surreal, first-person adventure game. Do your genes make a difference in the outcome of your suffering? Will your faith be enough to shroud your fears? Perhaps you already know the answer.

Why similar: Philosophical 33.1%, Psychological 26.8%, Surreal 23%, Dark 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%

Run-based story game. Which mistakes would you repeat if you could?

Why similar: Philosophical 26%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%

White room. White light. A white table. And only white intentions. A story that always ends before it begins. But one day the circle will be broken. All you have to do is realise...

Why similar: Philosophical 21.6%, Psychedelic 19.3%, Psychological 16.8%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%

Waking up at the bottom of a brown world, an amnesiac bee faces a dreadful choice: the pornocracy of the Queen of Flies or complicity in the crimes of a perverted incel spider. Can she crawl out of the pit and defend her identity?

Why similar: Philosophical 18.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Surreal 12.5%, Psychological 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%

In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.

Why similar: Word Game 23.5%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Psychological 12%

A mysterious interface connects you to a troubled girl from an Eastern fantasy realm. Receive her words and visions instantly. Guide her choices through conscious labyrinths as your fates intertwine.

Why similar: Word Game 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%

Eight people are trapped in an abandoned neurotech facility. The only hope for escape is by surviving deathgames based on scans of each other's minds.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.7%, Psychological 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Dark 9.5%

In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%

After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...

Why similar: Word Game 26.6%, Psychological 19.8%, Text-Based 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%

Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.

Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Surreal 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dark 10.8%

The first psychological horror in history, in the format of a visual novel, created using a neural network.

Why similar: Word Game 22.3%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 9.9%

(Neg)Entropic Wandering is a short visual novel for Insomniacs. Wander through the depths of space to empty your mind and finally get some sleep.

Why similar: Philosophical 27.6%, Surreal 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychedelic 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%

There is a monster living in your apartment.

Why similar: Word Game 29%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological 12.4%

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 21.6%, Surreal 20%, Visual Novel 17%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Philosophical 14.3%

"Fish Tank" is a school-themed visual novel game that explores the inner world of teenagers and supernatural powers. Players will make choices in the game to reach different endings for the protagonist Xie Lihe.Use your imagination wisely and remember to manage your oxygen.

Why similar: Word Game 40%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 19.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Fantasy 4.7%

Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.

Why similar: Psychological 22.4%, Philosophical 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 11.5%

“An ADV of eternity and changeless” A world dominated by “Cruel Spring” - a phenomenon that human will become “Sacrifice” if not keep moving. Only the boy and the girl, they have “Eternal Body”, go on a journey. The endless steps seem to be a happy changeless, but can't be the same forever...

Why similar: Philosophical 32.1%, Psychological 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Text-Based 16.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%

This game is an experimental stream-of-consciousness visual novel. It tells the story of you and an amnesiac girl exploring, wandering, traveling, singing, dancing, laughing, crying, loving, and embracing in an empty city.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.5%, Psychedelic 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Surreal 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%

Waking up on a strange island, you find yourself transformed into the appearance of a child. You could make new friends, have fun, and explore the island. Depending on your choices, you may even become one with the darkside of the island.

Why similar: Word Game 39.5%, Text-Based 24%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Fantasy 3.2%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Surreal 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 10.5%