60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Interactive Fiction, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
the story will be told from the perspective of a game developer throughout the Great Depression from its beginning to its end, and how it affected him personally.
PC Companion
A unique desktop companion that lives on your PC, reacts to your activity, and evolves with you. Each player gets only one heroine… unless they uncover the secret.
禄水三江
This game is a multi perspective immersive text interactive visual novel game based on the real historical event of the Qing Dynasty in the Qingshui River Basin of Guizhou Province, known as the "Battle for the River Case".
A unique desktop companion that lives on your PC, reacts to your activity, and evolves with you. Each player gets only one heroine… unless they uncover the secret.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, 2D Platformer 22%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Minimalist 8.5%, 1980s 7.8%
This game is a multi perspective immersive text interactive visual novel game based on the real historical event of the Qing Dynasty in the Qingshui River Basin of Guizhou Province, known as the "Battle for the River Case".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 21.3%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Drama 11.4%, Conversation 9.6% ★
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Conversation 18.7% ★, Text-Based 9.5%, Drama 7%
Monsters! is a dual stick shooter with a retro feel complete with pixel art and leaderboards to achieve that good ol’ arcade feel.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55.1%, Action 30.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Indie 4.3%
is a story-driven hospital receptionist simulator with multiple endings. Become a hospital receptionist in a pandemic apocalypse and manage the order in which patients receive treatment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Drama 16%, Stylized 8.5%
After waking up in a world without her sister, Miss Alexandra Audacity believes she's been left out of a conspiracy between her flaky friends and secretive husband. Guide her through five timelines mired by false memories while trying to keep her sanity, and yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Visual Novel 22%, Drama 20.8%, Conversation 15.7% ★, Stylized 13%
Castle in the Sands is a pixel art visual novel set in a world inspired by "One Thousand and One Nights" and North African culture. The adventure begins in the heart of the desert and leads you to fairytale places full of magic and danger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Foreign 25.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
Play as Diana in this suspenseful visual novel. Explore a mysterious manor, interact with its preoccupied lord and enigmatic maid through dialogue and light puzzles. Your choices shape branching narratives, leading to vastly different endings.
Why similar: Foreign 39.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 31.2%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Text-Based 5.8%, Story Rich 2.8%
Do you have any regrets in your life? What are the regrets in your life? Do you regret it? Think about life in this pixel-style story game. The game contains decryption and many mini-games, interspersed with the main story, and you can think deeply while experiencing the fun of the game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Visual Novel 20.4%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Minimalist 10.8%, Drama 10.5%
《莫比乌斯的封印》是一款国产悬疑推理AVG游戏，作为玩家你会以主角夏波达的视角，参与到一起离奇惊险又骇人听闻的杀人事件中去，并靠着你的推理能力作出一个个对自己有利的选择，最终找出真凶，发现案件真相。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.2%, 2D Platformer 22.6%, Drama 21.5%, Story Rich 6.3%, Indie 1.7%
THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.9%, Action 22.9%, Minimalist 19.2%, Indie 5.1%
Due to work, Wu Shengyou was forced to leave home for high school in a big city. The sensitive, introverted poet felt out of place with classmates.As they grew closer, he seemed her only friend, yet appeared to completely misunderstand her inner thoughts...
Why similar: Foreign 25.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Drama 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.5%
P-3 Biotic is an intense twin-stick shooter featuring advanced real-time lighting and gorgeous particle effects. Pilot the MK4s nano-ship inside a petri dish against 14 waves of infectious bacteria as they attempt to destroy the Nucleus, a bio-engineered organism growing at the center of the dish.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 66%, Action 28.2%, Indie 5.8%
This is a plot exploration game set in the 1990s. In the game, you will go back to the age of 15, make up for those regrets and mistakes, rewrite our story and destiny, and explore different life and destination!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Drama 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%
This is a morning after a snowy night, where they wake up beside each other as usual, continuing to hope as always, with time flowing forward, never to return.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Minimalist 15.5%, Drama 15.5%, Conversation 15% ★
Amnesiac Tianyi and Yu live the same day in a paradise-like village until a nightmare reveals hidden cracks. To save someone important, they must tame the eerie Gods of Ruins and uncover the village's secrets. Each failure deepens their despair, and the truth is far crazier than they imagined.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Historical 12.4%, Drama 9.5%
Descend into a radical new dimension of abstract minimalist arcade fury in Disastr_Blastr! Blaze your merciless path of devastation through an expansive non-linear game world with 100+ stages of cortex-shattering cubic mayhem!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.9%, Action 20.5%, Minimalist 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Indie 4.6%
This is an AVG trying to tell a story about a city under British governance. In 1970s, newspapers were rife with exaggerated title and drama plots. Xu Dan, a fresh journalist accidentally ran into a collaboration of cops and mafia.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Historical 15.7%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Text-Based 7.9%
An interactive narrative set in the perilous 1931. Navigate the Central Red Supply Line, escort key assets through the shadows, and experience the brutal reality of the hidden front.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.7%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Drama 18.4%, Historical 16%, Indie 1.4%
As a Ming officer in 1645’s Yangzhou & Jiangyin massacres, shield a girl from shouma fate while obeying orders. In 1937’s Battle of Yangzhou, protect a war journalist returned from Japan. Your choices decide their survival and shape their fates across 300 years.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Historical 18.6%, Drama 13.4%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Drama 19.3%, Text-Based 5.4%
A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Conversation 18.8% ★, Drama 17.1%, Stylized 3.8%
In a secret bar for aliens, every story you hear can change lives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Conversation 23.3% ★, Visual Novel 21.5%, Drama 9.3%, Stylized 6.4%
This is a realistic visual game (AVG). 10-year-old Wang Nan plans to go to the provincial capital during the summer vacation, but many incredible things suddenly happen in the town, and many of them are related to him... So where should he go?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Drama 22.8%, Conversation 14.4% ★, 2D Platformer 6.2%
This is a dark, immersive narrative RPG following a boy’s turbulent life. From rural hardship to urban survival, he learns that fate must be seized. Players will experience a gripping journey through childhood struggles, betrayal, revenge, and the search for identity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Visual Novel 23.5%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Drama 14.2%, 1980s 11.5%
A fictional history based text romance adventure game based on the early 20th century. You need to use your choices to determine you, the one you choose, and even the fate of this country in an era where human stars shine.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, 2D Platformer 27%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Historical 8.6%, Story Rich 2.1%
Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Conversation 17.4% ★, Drama 16.1%, Historical 11%
Let's play a new twin stick shooter arcade game called BLASTER
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.7%, Action 22.3%, 1980s 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Indie 1.5%
After encountering an alien creature in a bathroom stall, one man is propelled into a never-ending quest of sewer dwelling carnage! Septic Savages is a 2D, 1 or 2-player, twin-stick shooting roguelike with loads of randomized elements and hours upon hours of gameplay.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 67.1%, Action 27.3%, Indie 5.6%
"It's a story about a young boy and a young girl who, amidst illness and pain, find redemption in each other and ultimately journey together towards the stars."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Visual Novel 22.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Drama 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
《HuangmeiC》: a cute, laid-back modern daily visual novel. Play as a new grad, enjoying funny daily life in another world—a light, silly romance! Stress-free job, little to do, great coworkers. No dark stuff or bad endings; just love, growth! Worldview not real—don’t use 3D logic!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.8%, Visual Novel 28.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Drama 15.8%, Story Rich 2.5%
"SecretPact: Restart" is a fantasy adventure visual novel created by the solo studio C0Entertainment in 2025. It tells the story of the protagonist, Lu Yu, who lives in 1999 and unexpectedly uncovers a long-buried secret, leading to a series of events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.3%, Visual Novel 24.3%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Drama 14.2%, Story Rich 2.3%
Why similar: Foreign 37.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 34.1%, 2D Platformer 16%, Action 10.6%, Indie 1.3%
WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 70.8%, Action 16.8%, Minimalist 8.3%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
A multi-ending text adventure set in an alternate Republican Era. As a rookie undercover agent in a world of hidden dangers, you'll face a mysterious superior, a cunning enemy officer, and a young colleague of uncertain intent. Navigate wisely, protect yourself, and make your final choice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.2%, 2D Platformer 31.1%, Visual Novel 27%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Rubbles is a challenging 2D-Platformer-Shooter set in an infinite, fully destructible world of steel-concrete chutes and tunnels. Replenish your ever-draining battery in combat and find terminals for weapons, ammunition and handling styles to mix and match. How long can you stay up and running?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.9%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Action 15.6%, Minimalist 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
Hidden Love in the Monochrome MetropolisA uniquely-styled text adventure game. The protagonist wakes up in a mysterious city after death, only to learn that every soul is granted one chance at reincarnation. But his missing death memory haunts him with endless doubts.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Minimalist 17.1%, Drama 16.5%, Stylized 10.4%
《长干里酒吧》是一款融合历史与克苏鲁元素的多视角叙事视觉小说。你将扮演六位命运交织的角色——从被网暴的消防员到乱世军人，亲历安史之乱背后的诡异真相。通过“记事簿”系统，在舆图中点亮关键地点，在编年表中填补被篡改的年份，在灵堂中为漂泊的灵魂找到归宿。拼凑六段人生的碎片，揭开隐藏三千年的因果坐标。你的选择将决定宿命能否被打破——遗忘，还是记起？
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Visual Novel 21.8%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Drama 13.8%, Historical 13.2%
Jhon Digwood is a game about consequences. Play multiple rounds completing tasks to obtain a high score, from finding treasure to killing brethren. Each completed mission records your movements and creates a clone replaying them. More clones are added until you can't manage without getting shot.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.6%, 2D Platformer 27%, Action 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Indie 1.2%
Fend off wave after wave of enemies as you fight to victory in this twin stick shooter. Fast shooting guns, plus your ship's additional powerful capabilities help you fight through progressively more difficult levels, in order to escape and make your way home.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 66.9%, Action 29.7%, Indie 3.4%
《Infect½》is a Cthulhu-themed group portrait micro-horror AVG, players can control a total of seven characters in the game to advance the story. As members of the last remaining human settlement, as you explore, you slowly uncover the truth that led to the beginning of all this catastrophe...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, 2D Platformer 20%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Conversation 17.7% ★, Drama 6.9%
明末题材文字冒险游戏。背景为崇祯死后第二年（1645），你将扮演一名火器学者，无意中捡到了前朝公主，一场涉及复仇与真相、战乱与选择的旅途就此展开。约17万字剧情，有4个不同走向的结局和多个死亡结局。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Drama 18.1%, Historical 16.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.4%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Drama 19.7%, Text-Based 10.8%, Story Rich 5%
A simple and easy beauty dynamic jigsaw puzzle and relaxing music can make you have a good mood The right mouse button can quickly complete the puzzle For more clothing, please install free DLC
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Visual Novel 22.4%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Drama 15.6%, Story Rich 3%
《真愿朦幻馆～在时间暂停的洋馆里追寻明天的羔羊们～》是由日本美少女游戏知名品牌Lump of Sugar（方糖社）于2022年6月24日发售的最新力作。本作由由人气画师萌木原文武担当原画与人物设计，由知名剧本家中岛大河创作剧本。片头主题歌《静寂之门》由新锐创作型歌手逢濑晶创作并献唱。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37%, Visual Novel 27.1%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Drama 14.7%, Story Rich 2.8%
北宋熙宁年间，有奸相祸乱朝堂，穷兵黩武，不辨贵贱，以朝廷大臣之身妨害地主营贷，重草民布衣却轻士大夫；更不畏天威，妄图改道黄河以留名青史。江湖中人惊惧此举将毁大宋龙脉，推举一将，一侠，一刺，一贼，号“四剑除奸”，共伐奸相———王安石。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Drama 16%, Historical 15.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Drama 21.2%, Conversation 14.7% ★, Minimalist 10.9%
A graphic novel about a true life horror story rooted at the end of World War II
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Visual Novel 21.3%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Historical 14.9%, Action 7.8%
"Lunar Glow Stellar Dance" is a love-themed game for all ages, produced by the Chinese girl game brand JROCKSTUDIO.The protagonist, able to see ghosts since childhood, is drawn into non-ordinary events, where he encounters five adorable girls. All mysteries will gradually be unveiled.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Visual Novel 21.6%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Historical 13.4%, Drama 8.5%
On the same day as ever, I saw your death.And back to the past.with award-winning cassette tapes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Conversation 20.6% ★, Drama 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
Follow the young boy Qiuxu to meet the girl who always sprints in the sunshine, and get to know three other girls with distinct personalities. In the daily life of the Second Municipal High School, you will witness a youth that cannot be turned back — a story destined to go somewhere.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Drama 27.6%, Story Rich 3.6%, Indie 1.7%
Your mom left you alone at the checkout. With a full cart. It's your turn. What do you do? A short psychological game about everyday anxiety.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Conversation 22.3% ★, Visual Novel 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Text-Based 7.5%
A run-n-gun, non-stop action platformer-shooter! Pick up a weapon. A jetpack. A force shield. All while evading bullet-hell madness! Oh, and be mindful not to let your gun overheat...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.1%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, 1980s 8.7%, Minimalist 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Looking to distance himself after arguing with his father, a young man leaves his homeland and boards the first ship to the New World he could find. Dragons are part of his life, but spending three weeks at sea with them makes him adapt to their ways quickly, while seeking a new direction in life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Conversation 17.9% ★, Historical 11.6%, Drama 6.9%
一張泛黃的照片 一封從未寄出的情書 青年為了幫助親人尋找過去記憶踏上了台南府城 在南臺灣豔陽下與超甜手搖杯的城市中，他將與府城的少女們遭遇怎樣的邂逅呢?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Drama 23.7%, Visual Novel 21.6%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Story Rich 4.2%
The picture-book-loving Little Princess lives happily in the Castle with her best friends Little Seal and Little Sharks day after day. However, the Little Princess, long “Protected” in the Castle, has always been dreaming of seeing the beautiful starry sky depicted in the picture book.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Drama 18.4%, Visual Novel 16%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Welcome to Tribal Legends, an epic 2D cartoon-style shooter in which you play as a young tribal archer.
Why similar: Foreign 60.1% ★, 2D Platformer 24.1%, Historical 15.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Fantasy partners are a good medicine for dealing with psychological trauma. But when partners move from behind the scenes to the front stage, it will only add troubles to social interaction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.8%, Drama 27.4%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
