60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Choices Matter, Indie.
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. 👁️👁️
Kihaven
"How easily can a life fall apart? Kihaven invites you to a dark confrontation behind the monotony. In this traumatic, psychological, and drama-filled visual novel, uncover the truth hidden on the dusty shelves of the past. Every day is a new piece of a shattered life."
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 21.9%, Dark 15.8%, Emotional 14.8%, Text-Based 10.4%, Idler 9.4%
"How easily can a life fall apart? Kihaven invites you to a dark confrontation behind the monotony. In this traumatic, psychological, and drama-filled visual novel, uncover the truth hidden on the dusty shelves of the past. Every day is a new piece of a shattered life."
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Emotional 19.2%, Dark 13.6%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
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 24.2%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Emotional 21.7%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 8.4%
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%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
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 21%, Emotional 17.1%, Text-Based 15.9%, Dark 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Text-Based 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 10%
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Text-Based 17%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Emotional 9.8%
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: Visual Novel 22.1%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Emotional 9.2%
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 9%
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Dark 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
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 26.1%, Emotional 25.5%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.7%, 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 25.4%, Dark 19.3%, Text-Based 15.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, 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 20.4%, Emotional 17.4%, Text-Based 16.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%, 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 19.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 17%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
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 24.3%, Text-Based 17.6%, Emotional 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
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 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Emotional 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Dark 9.3%
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 21.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Atmospheric 12%, Survival 11.8%
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 26.4%, Text-Based 17.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%
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 15.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Dark 13.2%, Story Rich 12.3%
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: Visual Novel 22%, Text-Based 21.9%, Emotional 19.6%, Dark 14.2%, Story Rich 10.4%
「30 Days」 will change someone's life, maybe your life.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
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 18.9%, Text-Based 15.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Emotional 16.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Text-Based 25.6%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%
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 19.6%, Emotional 16.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 8.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
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 17.5%, Text-Based 13.8%, 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 24.7%, Emotional 14.2%, Dark 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%
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 25.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Emotional 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Text-Based 23%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Dark 13.2%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Text-Based 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Dark 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.1%
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 19.5%, Idler 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
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 24.3%, Dark 17.8%, Emotional 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Text-Based 8.2%
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 18.6%, Dark 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Emotional 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dark 14%, Text-Based 11.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
An existential drama in handmade clay animation. Game writer Eric is replaced by AI. He loses everything, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Why similar: Emotional 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dark 13%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
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 18.8%, Text-Based 17.3%, Emotional 13.5%, Simulation 8.3%, Dark 7.7%
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 24.2%, Emotional 15.2%, Text-Based 14.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Dark 10.2%
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 27.3%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Emotional 8.3%
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 26.5%, Emotional 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dark 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
"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 23.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Emotional 13.3%, Story Rich 11.8%
“You were only trying to do the right thing—so why is everything falling apart?” A Japanese language teacher’s choices to save three girls who have stopped attending school will change their fates. A psychological horror visual novel with 16 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 16.3%, Emotional 14.7%, Dark 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11%
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 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Survival 15.8%, Emotional 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Dark 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
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 17.3%, Text-Based 16.6%, Dark 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
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 25.9%, Text-Based 25.4%, Emotional 21.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 8.3%
The overdose nearly killed you. If you're not careful, the next thirty days might finish the job. In a neon city built to sell you relief, every choice reshapes your recovery, your relationships, and who remains when you slip. A nonlinear cyberpunk visual novel about what comes after rock bottom.
Why similar: Emotional 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Survival 10.6%, Dark 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
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 20.2%, Emotional 18.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Dark 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 33.1%, Dark 19.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Story Rich 12.6%
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 28.9%, Dark 20.6%, Emotional 19.6%, Text-Based 15.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Emotional 8.6%
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 22.2%, Text-Based 17.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Story Rich 10.6%
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 24.4%, Text-Based 18.2%, Emotional 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%
이 지옥 같은 현실을 바꿀 수만 있다면…몇십 번, 몇 백번이라도 기꺼이 죽어주마!
Why similar: Text-Based 29.7%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Dark 16.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Story Rich 10.7%
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 20.7%, Text-Based 20%, Emotional 16%, Dark 15.3%, Simulation 9%
A classical guitarist slowly losing his senses. Drifting between dream and reality, he meets three people — each carrying their own silence. A 2D visual novel about what remains when everything fades away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Emotional 22.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Dark 10.8%
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 20.2%, Emotional 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, 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 24.3%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Dark 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%, 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 22.8%, Emotional 21.2%, Text-Based 14.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%
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 29.5%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 13.4%, Text-Based 10.3%
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 28%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 12.5%, Dark 10.3%, Emotional 10.1%
