
A visual novel with elements of romance for both sexes, telling about children who escaped to the street from an orphanage. Will they be able to survive if they are needed by a secret organization as cannon fodder?
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A visual novel with elements of romance for both sexes, telling about children who escaped to the street from an orphanage. Will they be able to survive if they are needed by a secret organization as cannon fodder?

BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️

You, With Me - A Kinetic Novel
You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy?
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Dark 15.8%, Emotional 14.8%, Text-Based 10.4%, Idler 9.6%
You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy?
Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Emotional 21.7%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 8.3%
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Dark 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Emotional 17.1%, Text-Based 16%, Dark 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Emotional 9.8%
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Dark 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
This is a story about two strangers. Neither of them knows the answers to the course of their lives, but they still try to stand by each other. They may not be able to alter where life is taking them, but they start to glimpse a world beyond the ordinary
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Emotional 25.5%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Dark 19.3%, Text-Based 15.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Emotional 17.4%, Text-Based 16.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 9.9%
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Emotional 16.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
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: Text-Based 19%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Emotional 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Dark 9.4%
Marie Mamiya reigns supreme, and by her whim, she'll train an ordinary man into shape—in the pursuit of beauty.
Why similar: Dark 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Text-Based 14%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Survival 11.8%
In the office of the afterlife, you weigh the dead. Read each soul's ledger, hear their final plea, and seal them to Heaven or Hell. But the Director's doctrine is harsh — and the souls you judge may know your name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Emotional 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Dark 13.2%, Story Rich 12.2%
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Text-Based 17.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%
For 20 years, she lived with depression. Now, she's strong enough to name what happened: a social murder. This is a visual essay—not a game—with over 400 illustrations about grief, guilt, and survival in a collapsing meritocracy.
Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Emotional 19.6%, Dark 14.3%, Story Rich 10.4%
「30 Days」 will change someone's life, maybe your life.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Emotional 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Emotional 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dark 8.3%, Story Rich 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: Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 16%, Emotional 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Emotional 16.2%, Text-Based 15.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Dark 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Survival 11.6%
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Dark 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12%
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Dark 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Text-Based 23%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Dark 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.2%
The 14th straight day of crunch. Then your heart stops — and a voice asks: would you start over? Begin again at age zero, making new choices across school, love, work, life, and death. 31 endings, 17 companions, 10 career paths — what kind of life will you choose this time?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 11.5%
UNCANNY VALLEY:MACHINE is a story about a guy who leaves his apartment the first time after nightmarish creatures resembling a mixture of man and machine invaded the city in which he lives. Immerse yourself in the story, save the girl, find salvation in the streets illuminated by green moon.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Idler 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8%
One-room cyberpunk VN about doubt, guilt and memory. Talk to a girl who claims to be your girlfriend, question reality, and unlock multiple endings in a short, replayable psychological story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Dark 17.8%, Emotional 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Text-Based 8.3%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Emotional 17%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dark 14%, Text-Based 11.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Emotional 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Dark 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%
A short visual novel about dealing with loss. You explore a festival filled with old memories and regret. Where the voices of the dead never stay quite dead. Will you manage to change, before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Text-Based 17.4%, Emotional 13.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Dark 7.7%
A choice-based visual novel game about science, division, and the false ideology of knowledge. Each and every one of your choices will determine whether the disciplines will end in unity or complete division. The key to eternal knowledge is in your hands.
Why similar: Science 26.4%, Emotional 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dark 11.3%, Choices Matter 9%
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: Text-Based 27.4%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Emotional 8.3%
My Room Philosopher is a text-based game where a boy asks questions many people face during adolescence. Answer his questions and explore his thoughts while reflecting on your own values and life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Emotional 15.2%, Text-Based 14.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Dark 10.2%
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Emotional 13.3%, Story Rich 11.8%
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: Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Survival 15.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
Step into a visual novel of rotten flowers. Play as a young woman in a world where the ability to lie is condemned, and seek shelter in the mysterious castle across the lake. Survive, little dove, in the rot infested halls, and be careful of who you choose to love — what you choose to lie about...
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Dark 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Text-Based 25.6%, Emotional 21.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 8.3%
You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Dark 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11%
Find your resolve, despite the challenges of the future. 30 Days: A Sobriety Simulator is an emotionally compelling cyberpunk visual novel grappling with themes of addiction, control, resilience, recovery, and community. The first thirty days are the hardest; how will you walk towards sobriety?
Why similar: Emotional 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Survival 10.6%, Dark 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Emotional 33%, Dark 19.1%, Text-Based 18.9%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Story Rich 12.5%
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%, Emotional 18.7%, Text-Based 10%, Dark 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Emotional 8.6%
이 지옥 같은 현실을 바꿀 수만 있다면…몇십 번, 몇 백번이라도 기꺼이 죽어주마!
Why similar: Text-Based 29.8%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Dark 16.5%, Emotional 11.6%, Story Rich 10.7%
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: Visual Novel 24.3%, Text-Based 18.3%, Emotional 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 10.5%
Before the streams and before anyone knew her name, there was only Miki. Explore the hidden origins of TheMikiKomori in an atmospheric visual novel about loneliness, identity, and the strange mysteries pulling her toward an uncertain future beneath the digital sea.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Dark 20.7%, Emotional 19.6%, Text-Based 16%, Story Rich 7.7%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 20.1%, Emotional 16%, Dark 15.3%, Simulation 9.1%
In the midst of a pandemic you are imprisoned and alone in a cell. You cannot escape this cell. All you can hear day in and day out is the ticking of the clock in your cell. You may still receive letters, but you cannot reply to them.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Emotional 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Dark 14.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.4%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Dark 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Emotional 21.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Surviving is not enough. You have to save the world. You might be its last hope. Immerse yourself in a text-based survival game set in a zombie apocalypse, where every decision shapes the story. Survive the outbreak, reach the lab, and become humanity’s last chance.
Why similar: Survival 20.5%, Emotional 18.3%, Text-Based 18.2%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Emotional 12.2%, Dark 12%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%
A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Emotional 21.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Story Rich 10.7%
It is a multi-ending novel game depicting the fan of VTuber "Toaru" "Hinade-chan" and "I" go to an off-line meeting and finish the off-line meeting.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Text-Based 18.2%, Choices Matter 16%, Simulation 14%, Dark 13.1%
Lust o’ Heaven: is an 18+ visual novel featuring fully animated adult scenes! Your choices shape the fates of characters and outcome of the story. Uncover secrets, enjoy the stunning animation, and lose yourself in a deep, branching plot. Your Choice — Your Fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Idler 19.9%, Emotional 14.2%, Text-Based 10%, Atmospheric 7.9%
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Text-Based 10.4%
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?
Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Emotional 16.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Text-Based 20.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Dark 8.6%
Love is deception, germinated in desperation. Fill the role of one of the nation's top researchers. You will have 10 days to study the rapidly spreading and mysterious new species to decide: friend or foe? The coming Telluricene rests in your hands.
Why similar: Science 27.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 12.6%, Dark 10.3%, Emotional 10.1%
MEN ARE EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. Welcome to Eclipse—a choice-driven Yuri VN where God, Kings, Soldiers, and even Villains are all women. As Haesu, an elite agent, your choices will forge her destiny and the very future of the world. Amidst love, desire, and bloodshed—can you handle the truth?
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Dark 12.7%, Emotional 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Dark 19.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover a story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate of diverse cast of characters in this visual novel.
Why similar: Emotional 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Dark 16.1%, Survival 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%