60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Interactive Fiction, 2D, Story Rich.
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.
Monsters!
Monsters! is a dual stick shooter with a retro feel complete with pixel art and leaderboards to achieve that good ol’ arcade feel.
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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".
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 55.2%, Action 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Indie 4.4%
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 29.8%, Visual Novel 23.3%, 2D Platformer 16%, Historical 9.1%, Drama 8.1%
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 22.6%, Minimalist 19.3%, Indie 5.1%
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 36.4%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Text-Based 10.9%, Conversation 10%, Stylized 5.4%
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 66.2%, Action 27.9%, Indie 5.9%
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 31.3%, Visual Novel 21.2%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Minimalist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
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 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Foreign 21.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Story Rich 5.5%
《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 51.2%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Drama 15.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, Indie 1.8%
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 38.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Historical 15.6%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Text-Based 8%
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 20.2%, Minimalist 19%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Indie 4.7%
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 34% ★, Interactive Fiction 34%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Text-Based 6.4%, Story Rich 3%
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 30%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Historical 12.7%, Drama 6.4%
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 36%, 2D Platformer 26.9%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Historical 8.5%, Story Rich 2.1%
欢迎来到高一（3）班。 当上课铃声响起，你站上讲台，台下是12张稚嫩却各怀心事的脸庞。这12名新生，代表着12种截然不同的家庭背景。有人天赋异禀却用刺猬般的防备拒绝交流，有人背负着沉重的期望在深夜苦读，也有人陷入迷茫，随时徘徊在辍学的边缘。12段即将交汇的青春轨迹，此刻全都汇聚在了你的班级。 从开学第一天的一无所知，到在日复一日的相处中逐渐卸下心防；从成绩单上的数字起伏，到经历现实挫折后的患难与共。作为班主任兼数学老师的“李立”，你不仅要传授黑板上的解题公式，更要解开他们内心的方程。你将全程参与这充满变数的三年时光，用耐心与智慧，去托举起这些正在迷途挣扎的灵魂，见证他们破茧成蝶的奇迹。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, 2D Platformer 26.7%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Drama 6%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
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 32.2%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Drama 15.9%, Stylized 15.6%, Conversation 8.8%
A graphic novel about a true life horror story rooted at the end of World War II
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Historical 13.9%, Action 7.2%
Whisperstring is an 80s inspired text adventure game that takes place inside a “chat room”. You’re connected to Adam, a "jock" with a severe fear of strings, who seems to have been the victim of a supernatural kidnapping. Will you be able to help him escape?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, 1980s 14.8%, Minimalist 11.7%, Conversation 9.8%
Let's play a new twin stick shooter arcade game called BLASTER
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.8%, Action 22.1%, 1980s 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 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 67.2%, Action 27.1%, Indie 5.7%
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, 2D Platformer 22.6%, Drama 13.4%, Text-Based 5.9%
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 32.1%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Historical 19.5%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Drama 9.1%
A chaotic twin-stick action game based on the game creator’s real-life romantic relationships. Face your ex-girlfriends inside a surreal TV show: break defenses, absorb memories, and survive the duel. Nothing is symbolic. This all really happened… more or less.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 51%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Action 14.6%, Drama 7.8%, Conversation 4.2%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Foreign 12.5% ★, Drama 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
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 16.7%, Minimalist 8.4%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Foreign 22.5% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Drama 9.9%
In the game, players will be given a series of questions to test them. They will continuously interact with the examiner and make decisions, ultimately discovering the flower that represents them.Welcome to play.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Conversation 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Indie 1.8%
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 32.8%, Visual Novel 24.8%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, 1980s 12%, Drama 9.7%
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 29.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Drama 8.9%
《The Lands of Rest1》 : Part 1 is a story-driven game that narrates the life of Bipara in the Underground Realm.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Visual Novel 23.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Drama 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
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 28.3%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Minimalist 17.9%, Drama 11.5%, Text-Based 8.3%
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 52.7%, 2D Platformer 27%, Action 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Indie 1.2%
"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 36.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Drama 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
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 67.1%, Action 29.5%, Indie 3.4%
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 18.7%, 1980s 8.7%, Minimalist 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
《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 38.1%, Visual Novel 30%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Drama 10.9%, Story Rich 2.6%
"The Seafloor" is a narrative game about depression. Play as River for seven days. Your choices shape her emotions and story. Experience her inner world and daily life through interactions. An invitation to understand, not to cure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Visual Novel 27.3%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Stylized 6.8%, Conversation 6.1%
"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 39.5%, Visual Novel 25.5%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Drama 9.7%, Story Rich 2.4%
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Foreign 23.5% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Conversation 10.5%, Minimalist 8.1%
"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 32.6%, Visual Novel 22.3%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Historical 13.8%, Drama 5.7%
建安十二年，日渐衰落的东汉王朝在长期的军阀混战下早已名存实亡。为了攫取更多的权力，将天下纳入自己的囊中，诸多姓氏的野心家们开始了无休止的争斗，纷争无休的乱世就此展开。 这一年，怀着同样对争夺天下的渴望，长期处在四处奔逃的困境中的军阀刘备决意前往隆中拜访名士诸葛亮。同年，刘备之妾甘氏为其诞下一子。故事就此这里开始……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Historical 12.5%, Story Rich 3%
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 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Minimalist 18.2%, Drama 11.3%, Stylized 11.3%
Christmas Rampage is a 2D twin-stick shooter game. A fun adventure of Rudolph v2.0 in a shooting rampage eliminating evil Santa and his minions from ruining the spirit of Christmas. May the spirit of good buffs and useful weapons be with you in defeating Santa's diabolical creations and minions!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 57.2%, Action 34%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40%, Visual Novel 26%, Stylized 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Conversation 7.6%
这是一篇关于爱与选择的短篇小说
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.9%, Visual Novel 29.2%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Text-Based 8.8%, Indie 1.6%
《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 39.2%, Visual Novel 28.5%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Drama 10%, Story Rich 3%
Spread across a campaign mode and 8 mini games, take on a variety of missions from bug hunts, protection detail, desperate last stands and rescue missions!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 56.5%, Action 35.8%, Indie 7.7%
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 30.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Historical 17.8%, Drama 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.5%
Demon's Crystals is a frenetic twin stick shooter where you guide the Urican demons through countless hazards in order to restore peace to the world. A variety of weapons and power-ups will help you defeat the massive enemy hordes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 56.5%, Action 36%, Indie 7.5%
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 39.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Drama 10.7%, Story Rich 3.2%
Escape Up if you can. Climb the tower and defeat the monsters as you try to escape. Killing all the monsters in a room will unlock the next room. Challenge others climbers on the leaderboards and see how fast you can manage to escape. Ready, set, climb!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 54.2%, 2D Platformer 27.8%, Action 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 28.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Historical 16.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Drama 11%
A visual novel set in a universe where the orderlies are trying to take over our planet.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Conversation 17.2%, Minimalist 15.7%, Text-Based 9.8%
Grendel Jinx, the megalomaniacal kleptomaniac has returned to Chichester, England for a secret mission. Can the protagonist stop her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.5%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Action 18.3%, Text-Based 4.9%, Story Rich 2.4%
Action-platformer set on a dying planet. Main protagonist - Weldon - must climb a vast expanse of ruins and tackle deadly sentient machines if he hopes to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 68.7%, Action 25.9%, Indie 5.4%
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Foreign 32.5% ★, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Action 11.3%, Indie 1.5%
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 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Drama 17.5%, Conversation 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Conversation 13.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Minimalist 8.6%
A classic twin-stick shooter with a twist, you will have to face lots of Zombies and other creatures with everything you got. Beware!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 56%, Action 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Indie 5.7%
