- #1 All (Too) Good Things
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #2 Whispering Memories
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #3 イカスミポーション
96% matchVery Positive99% of 77 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: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #4 視靈
95% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: 巧娃工坊
Windows
An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
- #5 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
94% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
- #6 Rebels - Under the Spell of Magic (Chapter 4)
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: BrotherWood Games
Windows
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Text-Based 9.9%, Adventure 7.3%
- #7 Change the World
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #8 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Text-Based 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #9 My Merry May with be
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
主人公の前に突然現れた人工生命「レプリス」の少女・レゥ。人と変わらない感情を持つ彼女と過ごす中で、「心とは何か」「人間とは何か」という問いに向き合っていくSF恋愛アドベンチャー
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Text-Based 11%
- #10 LifeSimOS
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Text-Based 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #11 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%
- #12 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
89% matchNo user reviews2026
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 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #13 Lord of Lords: Dawn of the King
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neural Break Inc.
Windows
Betrayed in the Amazon, an elite Korean special forces commander crosses into a brutal fantasy world and rises as a lord. A dark military-fantasy visual novel with choices, light progression, and conquest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #14 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
88% matchVery Positive84% of 372 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #15 Endless Monday: In Progress
87% matchNo user reviews
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 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #16 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,992 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #17 Tayke Me With You
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foccelized Studios
Windows · Linux
Tayke Me With You is a visual novel about high school seniors and their struggles with each other and the world around them. You play as Gene, a sheltered, socially naive human from the city as he acclimates to living in a rural town filled with dinosaurs, finding friends (and love) along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #18 Reigns: The Witcher
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #19 Chronicles of Humanity
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%
- #20 Wild Island Quest
85% matchMixed53% of 346 reviews2015
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%
- #21 Where Control Ends
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softveil StudioPub: Softveil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #22 ODEN
82% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lobstudio
Windows · Mac
ODEN: Divine Destiny in a Steaming Bowl - Serve Japanese soul food with mystical powers at your midnight oden cart. Choose the perfect ingredients to heal broken lives in this heartwarming journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #23 Mass of Consumption
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #24 The Zoo
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #25 ナカノ人格移植研究所
80% matchNo user reviews2027
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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #26 Windrush Tales
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Text-Based 9.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #27 V恋
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: miX-V-Games
Windows
A real-life VTuber in a game! A multi-ending romance simulation game developed by a group of individual Vtubers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Text-Based 18%, Adventure 16.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #28 Peter's Journey
79% matchMixed52% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamer StudioPub: Start Game
Windows
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #29 Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth
78% 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 21.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #30 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Text-Based 9.4%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #31 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #32 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #33 Parasite in Love
75% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #34 Fragment's Note+ AfterStory
77% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ULLUCUS HEAVEN Inc.
Windows
In "Fragment's Note+ AfterStory," you can enjoy the story following the previous title's events, "Fragment's Note+." Join them to see what kind of future Yukiha's choices will create!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #35 Costella Maid Cafe♡ : The 5 Love Recipe for you
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RIVERBOY STUDIO
Windows
실존 코스튬 플레이어 5인이 직접 등장하는, 실사 비주얼 기반 연애 시뮬레이션. 옛날부터 알고 지내던 누나의 부탁으로 작은 메이드 카페 「코스텔라」의 임시 매니저가 된 당신. 라강, 아희, 보미, 아소, 린땅 — 다섯 명의 메이드와 함께하는 예상치 못한 일상 속에서, 다섯 가지 마음의 이야기가 시작됩니다.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Romance 10.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #36 恋愛花道
74% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
恋愛リアリティショー「恋愛花道」に主役として出演することになった主人公・ハレムこと薔薇園 晴夢(ばらぞの はれむ)。しかし、恋人候補の男たちは全員"ハズレ"だった……!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 14%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #37 朝凪高校生徒会 - 決断の記録
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ELISTA×STUDIO
Windows
As the student council president of Asanagi High School, you must decide how to respond to opinion forms submitted to the suggestion box in this school-themed choice-based adventure game. Your choices change how events unfold and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Text-Based 14.4%
- #38 My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀)
73% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ubai TransPub: Kagami Games
Windows
In this suspenseful fantasy visual novel, play as a young man stranded in snowy mountains. Guided by unseen forces, you enter an isolated mansion. As a peculiar daily life unfolds, you live alongside two vampire girls. Immerse yourself in this profound, dreamlike dark fairy tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Casual 7.4%
- #39 Hentai Novel: Lily is stripping
73% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Sexy Baguette Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
🔞 Step into an erotic journey with Hentai Novel: Lily is stripping! 📸 Follow Lily, a mysterious muse, in a slow-burn visual novel where sensual tension builds frame by frame. Enjoy explicit scenes, seductive animations, and steamy voice acting as you blur the line between art and desire!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Text-Based 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%
- #40 Taina's Cursed Legacy
72% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #41 After School .LIVE – Mirror of Twilight
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
Windows
A visual novel starring the Vtubers from .LIVE production with a a mix of horror and school comedy. Work together with the club members to escape from the sealed school!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 10.5%, Romance 8.6%
- #42 Fragment's Note2+
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ULLUCUS HEAVEN Inc.
Windows
Fragment's Note2+ features the profoundly moving stories of two new heroines in the world of 'Fragment's Note+.'
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Adventure 17.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #43 LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
70% matchVery Positive95% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: SMEEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #44 Tomorrow Will Be Dying
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Robo
Windows · Mac
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 26.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Hand-drawn 10%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #45 さくらいろプリズム
74% 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 19.7%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Adventure 7.3%
- #46 恋爱,我就借走咯
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: Kagami Games
Windows
为了筹集妹妹高昂的生活费,守财奴男主新海幸意外踏入了名为「人才租赁」的奇妙行当。然而这种虚假关系终将遭遇现实的考验, 当层层伪装剥落时,究竟会是财尽缘散,还是假戏真做?一场充满谎言与心跳的喜剧就此上演。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #47 Presidential Shaman
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #48 おかゆにゅ~~む!R ~Okayunyumu!R~
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: CCMC Corp.
Windows
The human-form face of an onigiri shop, Nekomata Okayu, invites you on a snowy adventure. > Explore the wonders of winter Aomori together as you seek inspiration for new flavors and experience a thrilling, tender love story. A soul-warming tale of travel where joy and smiles await at every turn.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 15.1%, Text-Based 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #49 My Toes Story
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osjey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dating visual novel where you play as a young salaryman trying to balance work and romance. Make choices that guide your relationships, meet unique waifus, and fulfill your hidden desires.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Romance 9.9%
- #50 Zugzwang
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #51 Crash-Land Fantasy
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArachnidAnt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mysterious magic force knocks your research satellite out of orbit. You crash land and must try to survive on this planet ruled by nature. You meet character's and discover the mystery of the magic force as you try to get back home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #52 Shinjuku Hearts
68% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Koi Spirit
Windows
Skateboard into the bustling city of Shinjuku in this beautiful, hand drawn, adult visual novel. Follow the misadventures of Guy as he humorously pursues the affection of sexy ladies and discovers their heartfelt stories. Which girl will you choose?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Romance 7.7%
- #53 Where are you, Cinderella?
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Text-Based 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
- #54 THE 13th Digit
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uesho Co., Ltd.
Windows
In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #55 There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 港ねずみPub: PLAYISM
Windows
「その選択肢、正気か?」シンプルなノベルゲームのはずなのに、とにかく“選択肢”がおかしい!? 予想を超える展開が待ち受ける、奇想天外なテキストアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Text-Based 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #56 Guilt Free
68% matchVery Positive85% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #57 Border of her Heart
69% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #58 Kanon
66% matchVery Positive98% of 473 reviews2024
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Text-Based 12.1%, Adventure 10.2%
- #59 Dear Nobody
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
You are a censor in a nameless war, blacking out the letters of two lovers who have never met. Their whole romance lives on paper — so every word you strike is struck from the love itself. Then the letters begin, impossibly, to answer your pen. A melancholy epistolary romance. Six endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #60 Template!! An Angel's Gift
64% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: CIRCUSPub: Kagami Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The 4K Ultra HD Remaster of "Template!! An Angel's Gift"—a hilarious slice-of-life visual novel—is now on Steam! Follow Sakura Sora, whose bizarre new condition makes ridiculous "classic tropes" real, sparking a twist-filled daily comedy with unique companions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Casual 7.4%