- #1 INFECT½
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Galgal_Ofanim
Windows
《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: Word Game 30.2%, Alternate History 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #2 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
96% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Word Game 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Thriller 9.5%, Horror 8%
- #3 筮灵 SHILING
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 19.4%, Thriller 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #4 鸳鸯风云录——白中悬案(Phoenix sword: The Hidden Scroll)
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rex Studio
Windows
In 1630, Ming Dynasty collapses—famine, war, and rebellion plague the land. When a tyrant is murdered in "utopian" Baichu County, detectives Yue Wuxi and Feng Shengjue investigate, unwittingly uncovering a conspiracy that will shake both court and martial world...
Why similar: Alternate History 23.5%, Word Game 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, RPG 11%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #5 定风波·宁州
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Alternate History 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, RPG 9.1%
- #6 归途
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 予落甘霖
Windows
一则普通的短篇故事。男主角陈越泽是个因为失败而对自己失望的普通公司职员。离开家乡后他毫无热情的在某个公司过着麻木的上班生活。某一天,因为身份证过期上级给他请了小长假。他在烦恼要不要久违的回一趟老家。
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 11%, RPG 7.6%, Psychological 7.6%
- #7 皎月坠落之时
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: 一朵一朵Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Moment of Moonset" is a thriller story game. The heroine Pang Lu comes into contact with Aileen by chance, and encounters a strange mysterious power on the way to learn Aileen's identity. How should she respond, or should she choose to fall into crisis? Or escape intact? Or...
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, RPG 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Thriller 9%
- #8 若诅咒以爱之名
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 橘子糖游戏制作组
Windows · Mac
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Word Game 18.3%, Thriller 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #9 骸心 Mainbody
91% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Emotional 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #10 Paradoxical双界诗 Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 蓕朩蓕骉
Windows
Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga is a narrative-driven galgame set across modern high school life and an ancient dynasty. As an ordinary student traveling between two worlds, you uncover intertwining fates, altered memories, and a single truth: your existence itself is a paradox.
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Alternate History 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #11 Reunions with you billions of times
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zhuzi1
Windows
This is a short, romance-focused visual novel where you play as a student. As you fall in love with your classmate Qiu, you become trapped in a time loop and die again and again. Together with Qiu, you must search for a way to break the loop, with your choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Emotional 11.4%, RPG 10.2%
- #12 April 8th
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 22.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Emotional 9.6%, Horror 9%
- #13 地下室
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XJS studio
Windows
游戏玩家李念一在探索一款新游戏《变态乐园》时,发现这款游戏的界面跟他家里一模一样,而且,通过游戏,他发现自己家里居然有一个地下室,而地下室里,除了面具、铁链、各种奇怪的工具之外,还有一个笼子,而笼子里,囚禁着一个姑娘……
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, RPG 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #14 穿越日记
88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 娃哈哈哈 WaHa Works
Windows · Mac
《穿越日记》是一款沉浸式互动剧情游戏,玩家将扮演一名穿越入盛世皇城的现代女性,亲历宫廷风云与权谋博弈。通过选择不同剧情分支,推动故事走向多个结局,体验细腻的人物情感与复杂的人心博弈。支持单人离线游玩,适用于 Windows 和 macOS 平台,适合喜爱剧情向、宫廷题材及互动叙事体验的玩家。
Why similar: Word Game 29.4%, Alternate History 17%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #15 obi3011-prologue
87% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Alternate History 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, RPG 7.9%
- #16 TOUQI
86% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.7%
- #17 精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss
86% matchVery Positive83% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: CHARONPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
话题作《精神病大王花》重制作品。 追求精神病少女们的恋爱游戏,你能活到最后吗?
Why similar: Word Game 25.2%, Thriller 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 9%
- #18 The Last 66 Days
85% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 曦冉Pub: Next Playground
Windows · Mac
I'm Anna, met Qiqing in a video game, he bright light in my once dark world. But in 66 days, he'll be gone, every day precious. You, my friend, the only one can help me. Please review my story, nurture our relationship, find out why he's leaving!
Why similar: Word Game 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, RPG 6.6%
- #19 黑山羊BlackGoat
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HUPIDAN
Windows
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Thriller 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #20 Phoenix in Flames: A Fateful Misdressing
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Villain Role
Windows
《Phoenix in Flames: A Fateful Misdressing》 is a historical text adventure. Step into the shoes of a Jinwu Guard during the Tang Dynasty’s Shenlong Era. Deeply entangled in the coups following Empress Wu Zetian’s reign, your choices will steer the empire and forge your own unique destiny.
Why similar: Word Game 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, RPG 11.9%, Alternate History 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #21 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
82% matchVery Positive95% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Word Game 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 9.2%, RPG 8.9%
- #22 Haunted Heye Apartment
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Word Game 19.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #23 staccato
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 一元夜宵
Windows
A story about "Listening" and "Choosing." After waking up in an unfamiliar place, "I" encounter a girl named ROSA. In an unfamiliar, empty era,Try to rediscover the world.
Why similar: Word Game 38.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, RPG 11.2%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #24 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
81% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Word Game 31.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #25 4.1.60Co
80% matchVery Positive84% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: DEADDEVICE
Windows
Cobalt 60 of April 1 is a magical text-based adventure game in which players play Anton Andreevich Sidorov, the protagonist of the Soviet Union in the 1960s. - My name is Anton, the name of the man who helped me is Anton, and the name of the man who tried to kill me is Anton, so who am I?
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Word Game 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #26 Interquel幕間折
81% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: MuYou
Windows
【Story】 仙們叛徒夜既明為了逃避追捕,情急之下使用了傳說中能夠打破三千世界屏障的噎鳴遺骨。 當夜既明再度甦醒,極目所及除了全然陌生的異界風景外,似乎還有因緣相牽的熟悉面容……?
Why similar: Word Game 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, RPG 12.5%, Alternate History 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #27 迷失综合征 Disorientation Syndrome
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 不稳定流质Pub: Liquid336Games
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the company! A friendly boss, harmonious colleagues—everything seems almost too good to be true. But you always feel there's something strange about it. This is a psychological suspense and chilling visual novel that unveils the truth hidden beneath the surface of everyday illusions.
Why similar: Word Game 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Thriller 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #28 迷鹿:Terreno di caccia
78% matchVery Positive90% of 165 reviews2026
Dev: 桃记糖浆批发行Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
独居在求学之地、平平无奇的草食妖怪少女——小璐茸的生活在新学期开头便陷入了异常…… 安谧而愉快的平凡日常被打破,而通过选择指引到的未来能否让她摆脱不安的阴影? 红线那一端所牵引的人,是未来的幸福,还是蓄势的猎手?
Why similar: Word Game 21.1%, Alternate History 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #29 迷子公路
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零旗
Windows
《BanGDream! It’s MyGo!!!!!》的末世公路AU同人游戏,ansy cp向视觉小说。
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, RPG 14.1%, Anime 5.1%
- #30 隐梦交织
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Millennium NocturnesPub: Wise Games
Windows
《Interwoven Dream》 is a Victorian-era visual novel with multiple POVs. In 1884 London, four friends reunite after a string of disappearances, each with their own motives. Together, they dive into the city's darkest secrets, where dreams and reality blur.
Why similar: Word Game 25.5%, Alternate History 24.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, RPG 10.9%
- #31 死掉的女儿(The Dead Daughter)
77% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。
Why similar: Word Game 41.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Thriller 13.4%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #32 LakeLady
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Word Game 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #33 23:61
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
"Who do you want to save? Or rather... who are you prepared to abandon?" A midnight "Unsend" trapped them in a rift in time, and awakened the dead "You." Become a "Ghost" inhabiting screens and surveillance feeds. Pry into perfect disguises and rotting hearts.
Why similar: Word Game 41.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, Thriller 5.8%
- #34 病娇X契约
76% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 灵问制作组
Windows
当某一天你(张一文)被持有电击器的病娇女孩(杨小露)堵在巷子里告白 是不顾一切逃离还是暂时答应之后另寻它法?
Why similar: Word Game 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 7.7%, Anime 5.7%
- #35 透明的她与真实的我
74% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: 可味玩KawayiPlay
Windows
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #36 大梦春秋
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 夫夫游戏工作室
Windows
An interactive AVG with a time-travelling male protagonist in an ancient style, with multiple endings and multiple branches, and a journey of bondage in which you and six close friends join hands to dominate the world in a parallel world.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.1%, Word Game 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #37 Sekai to Sekai no Mannaka de
75% matchVery Positive92% of 220 reviews2022
Dev: Lump of SugarPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
《在世界与世界的正中央》是日本知名视觉小说游戏厂商Lump of Sugar(方糖社)在全盛时期所制作的一款轻科幻恋爱题材作品。本作由方糖社旗下高人气画师萌木原文武(代表作《游魂》系列)负责原画与人物设计,剧本由市川环、铁人和芹联手打造。音乐由大川茂伸制作。游戏主题曲由知名歌姬Kicco献唱。
Why similar: Word Game 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Cartoon 5.9%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #38 无量疯之章
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
Windows
"1990s Psychosis" - A feng shui master battles eldritch visions after a head injury. This Chinese Lovecraftian visual novel explores psychosis, cosmic horror and ancient gods through medication-resistant hallucinations. Remember: Take your pills.
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 11.8%, RPG 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #39 宅府诡话-Mysteries of the Manor
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
In an old mansion rife with secrets, a pretend Taoist unwittingly encounters real ghosts. Unknown to him are their whereabouts, the victim, or his own fate. He must unravel the conspiracy through time loops.
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 11.4%, RPG 8.4%, Thriller 7.6%
- #40 はじめるセカイの理想論 -goodbye world index
72% matchVery Positive89% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: TamaMako gaming
Windows
美少女游戏社团漩涡社(Whirlpool)带来的最新视觉小说。身处空想理论打造的创想世界中,与邂逅的女生们共度末日前的生活吧!
Why similar: Word Game 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, RPG 12.3%, Emotional 7%
- #41 盲心:伪装的幻想
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 林诗语Pub: LIN诗语游戏
Windows
Blind Heart: Disguised Fantasy is an AVG game——At some point, my ordinary life stopped being ordinary… The doppelgängers I’d only read about in online horror stories had appeared in the real world. Before I could even process this, my lover, Lin Shiyu, knocked on my door.
Why similar: Word Game 48.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Emotional 8.8%, Anime 7.4%, Horror 7.2%
- #42 Procambarus fallax
73% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Sunowflake Studio
Windows
This is a visual novel game featuring toxic wave of electricity with a gameplay duration of 5-10 minutes. You will spend some bedtime moments with your “best friend” that can be either enjoyable or less pleasant. Will you take the medicine?
Why similar: Word Game 43.4%, RPG 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #43 Witch's Garden
72% matchVery Positive87% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Windmill OasisPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
《魔女的花园》是由日本美少女游戏知名大厂Windmill Oasis(风车社)为纪念品牌成立十周年所倾力打造的奇幻恋爱大作。本作同时也是第一部搭载E-Mote动态立绘演出系统的作品,当年一经公布便引起业界震动,并在美少女游戏大赏中荣获诸多奖项。
Why similar: Word Game 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Emotional 6.4%, Anime 5.7%
- #44 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
70% matchVery Positive87% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Word Game 40.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, RPG 11.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #45 Kanna Maze
71% matchVery Positive89% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Alternate History 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #46 Under the River
69% matchVery Positive96% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: 夜火游戏(Night Fire Game)
Windows
Under the River: The Borrowed Skin-She saved you—but turned you into a monster. You live on, wearing her skin as your body rots. To survive, you must devour her. One begs you to eat her. One begs you to stay human. What will you choose?
Why similar: Word Game 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, RPG 10.7%, Cartoon 7.1%
- #47 世界之外的愚人船
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 愚人失格
Windows
This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.
Why similar: Word Game 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 8.5%
- #48 FuSha
70% matchPositive91% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: 1号观测员Pub: 世界观测站
Windows
In the text adventure mode, spend a terrifying night of uncertain fate in a perilous hotel. "Fu Sha" has a large number of side options and endings. Any choice may trigger a terrifying situation that is hard to face. In the end, can you make the right choice and escape this curse of death?
Why similar: Word Game 20.2%, Thriller 17.1%, Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #49 第一次当妈妈
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HeyStudio
Windows
First Time Mom is a female-oriented simulation game that includes career development and raising a daughter. Players will progress from being an online writer to a director, accompany their daughter until she turns 18, and enjoy sweet interactions with her husband.
Why similar: Word Game 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, RPG 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #50 Dark Cage1:Reincarnation For Salvation
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: zhuzi1
Windows
This is a short, slightly terrifying, suspenseful and bizarre visual novel game. Players will take on the role of student Mo Lan, who loses all memories and joins a school of social monsters to rescue bullied classmates and uncover the truth behind campus bullying.
Why similar: Word Game 24%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #51 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Forest
Windows
古代重生题材文字冒险游戏,改编自小说《金瓶梅》。北宋政和年间,清河县出了一位大财主西门庆,风流倜傥,妻妾众多,却也在纸醉金迷中走向宿命终局。而如今,你化身西门庆,重来一世,命运的罗盘交到你手中。
Why similar: Word Game 35.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, RPG 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #52 艾尔蒂的晚宴 ALTY'S DINNER
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZEM泽狼
Windows
A rose love game with a thriller and suspense theme. You sensed that your adoptive father was elegant yet strangely sinister. Later, you are invited to Stellan Manor, where you meet various guests with murderous intentions... They all seem to know you.
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Alternate History 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Thriller 11%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #53 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
- #54 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 619 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 26.5%, Thriller 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Horror 9%
- #55 你离开之后
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 莓奶滋工作室
Windows
《你离开之后》是一款文字互动类乙女向游戏,再次醒来时你发现自已似乎已经是一缕魂魄了,你的爱人在你离开后变得敏感脆弱,而你的行为将会或直接或间接的影响到他,最终走向不同的结局。 一款美味的鳏夫文学,你的冷漠与无视会让向来冷静矜持的爱人在你面前发疯变得歇斯底里,你的捉弄会让他在梦里情难自已,你的一举一动都会让他改变,你离开之后,他活成了你的样子,或是你想要的样子。
Why similar: Word Game 28.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Emotional 13.7%, RPG 12.6%
- #56 Critical Attraction
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 扯拐工作室
Windows
Critical Attraction is a 2D side-scrolling otome simulation romance RPG visual novel. When the player’s older sister suddenly goes missing, they embark on a journey to find her. Along the way, they meet 4 companions with distinct personalities, grow through various life experiences.
Why similar: Word Game 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Alternate History 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, RPG 8.4%
- #57 Aliya: Timelink
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,841 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Word Game 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, RPG 9%
- #58 禄水三江
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 禄水三江
Windows
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: Word Game 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, RPG 11.8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #59 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑豆柴的幻影
Windows
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Word Game 35.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, RPG 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #60 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
67% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Emotional 6.8%