
Games Like 春と修羅|Haru to Shura
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- #1 Ib97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,206 reviews2022Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISMWindowsMedian: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #2 春待ちトロイダル96% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2023Dev: さめさめサメーションWindows
「春待ちトロイダル」は高校生活を再体験する、ループ型選択形式アドベンチャーゲームです。 クラスメイト達と対話を行い関係性を深めることでストーリーを進め、謎を解き明かします。 なぜ主人公はここに呼ばれたのか、この島で何が起きているのか。 あなたの手で、全てを解き明かしてください。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Anime 9.3%
- #3 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT96% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024Dev: polteWindows
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Choices Matter 12%, Retro 10.2%
- #4 BAD END THEATER94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,804 reviews2021Dev: NomnomNamiWindows · Mac · LinuxMedian: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Multiple EndingsVisual NovelLGBTQ+Story RichChoices MatterPixel GraphicsChoose Your Own AdventureCuteWhy similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Multiple Endings 21.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Story Rich 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%
- #5 Strange Telephone95% matchVery Positive83% of 365 reviews2019Dev: HZ3 SoftwarePub: PLAYISMWindowsMedian: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Anime 15.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 10.3%
- #6 Ashina: The Red Witch94% matchVery Positive92% of 223 reviews2022Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGamesWindowsMedian: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Dark 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #7 OneShot93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 63,597 reviews2016Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODOWindows · Mac · LinuxMedian: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 23%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Exploration 6.3%
- #8 Indecision.92% matchVery Positive85% of 642 reviews2018Dev: bilgeWindowsMedian: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Story Rich 17.5%, Exploration 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, 2D 6.9%
- #9 Suhoshin91% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2022Dev: No More 500Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 14%
- #10 Slay the Alice90% matchVery Positive98% of 263 reviews2025Dev: SUZUMIHARAPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILEWindows
A short visual novel presented with pixel art and cute animations. Chasing after a rabbit, Alice found herself in a land of talking plants. Now, it's time to go on a tiny little adventure.
CasualChoose Your Own AdventurePixel GraphicsVisual NovelMultiple EndingsCutePoint & ClickDark FantasyWhy similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Anime 11.1%
- #11 UNREAL LIFE89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,953 reviews2020Dev: hako lifePub: room6Windows · MacMedian: 4.8 hrsMean: 303.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Story Rich 24.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 7.4%
- #12 Nightmare Zapping89% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023Dev: Maldo19Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Dark 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Anime 11.3%
- #13 Haiku, the Robot88% matchVery Positive90% of 3,494 reviews2022Dev: Mister Morris GamesWindows · MacMedian: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Exploration 16.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Retro 10.7%
- #14 Story: Heaven & Hell91% matchMostly Negative33% of 106 reviews2018Dev: KuKoWindowsMedian: 12 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 18%
"Story: Heaven & Hell" - this is a interactive fiction about good and evil.
Why similar: Dark 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Retro 11.7%, Exploration 10.1%
- #15 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze87% matchVery Positive93% of 4,390 reviews2022Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMakerWindows · MacMedian: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Female ProtagonistMultiple EndingsPixel GraphicsStory RichRPGChoose Your Own AdventureOtomeAdventureWhy similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Multiple Endings 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Story Rich 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #16 Dark Light86% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT ProductionsWindows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Story Rich 19%, 2D 7.4%
- #17 Even20: The Interference of Parallels85% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games PublishingWindows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Dark 18.3%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Exploration 10.9%
- #18 Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue86% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2020Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGamesWindowsMedian: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.5%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Story Rich 13.9%, Exploration 10.5%
- #19 OMORI82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 87,256 reviews2020Dev: OMOCAT, LLCWindows · MacMedian: 10.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Story Rich 27.8%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Anime 7.1%, 2D 7.1%
- #20 MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE84% matchVery Positive80% of 283 reviews2023Dev: HakababunkoPub: room6Windows · Mac
A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour. Can you solve the cases narrated in this beautiful pixel-art adventure?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.6%, Story Rich 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, 2D 10.6%, Casual 7%
- #21 GOODBYE WORLD84% matchVery Positive85% of 839 reviews2022Dev: YO FUJIIPub: Flyhigh WorksWindowsMedian: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Story Rich 30%, Pixel Graphics 27.3%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 5.6%
- #22 The Count Lucanor83% matchVery Positive93% of 2,929 reviews2016Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon DoctrineWindows · Mac · LinuxMedian: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Anime 14%, Exploration 13%
- #23 Mondealy81% matchVery Positive94% of 628 reviews2023Dev: uglycoalPub: Valkyrie InitiativeWindows · LinuxMedian: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mondealy is about you building relationships and exploring the world. An ordinary guy from an ordinary town on an ordinary day uncovers the secrets of an extraordinary underground kingdom located under his home. Your adventure begins!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #24 KRAMPEN80% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023Dev: GMD13Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Dark 21.7%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #25 Sheepy: A Short Adventure77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 23,279 reviews2024Dev: MrSuicideSheepWindows
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, 2D 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Adventure 7.1%
- #26 Friendly Fire79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,039 reviews2020Dev: The Cat Hive DevelopersWindows · Mac · Linux
Can you save the world from an unknown destiny?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Casual 9.5%, 2D 9.2%
- #27 The Occult Detective78% matchMostly Positive70% of 330 reviews2025Dev: Battlecry StudioWindows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Story Rich 30.2%, Anime 27%, Exploration 15.1%, 2D 9.6%, Adventure 6.8%
- #28 Actual Sunlight81% matchMostly Positive74% of 618 reviews2014Dev: WZOGIWindows · MacMedian: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.
Why similar: Dark 54.6%, Story Rich 18.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #29 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel82% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes YouWindows · Mac · LinuxMedian: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Dark 24.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, 2D 9.7%
- #30 sun-rise.exe78% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2023Dev: louis morelWindows
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.2%, Dark 38.9%, Adventure 10.8%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #31 A Space For The Unbound - Prologue76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,319 reviews2020Dev: MojikenPub: Toge ProductionsWindowsMedian: 36 minMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Story Rich 20.4%, Anime 16%, Exploration 13.4%, 2D 10.5%
- #32 子夜之章:历史的终局~MidNights of Desperado~76% matchVery Positive98% of 305 reviews2021Dev: 银阼Pub: NPC EntertainmentWindowsMedian: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.4%, Choices Matter 22.9%, Story Rich 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Anime 7.3%
- #33 It was a human.75% matchMostly Positive76% of 489 reviews2024Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER PlanWindows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Dark 18.4%, Anime 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, 2D 7.9%
- #34 Train of Afterlife79% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015Dev: Zeiva IncWindowsMedian: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Anime 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Dark 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Casual 9.8%
- #35 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you72% matchVery Positive93% of 690 reviews2025Dev: 红锈雨Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: Dark 35.5%, Story Rich 18.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Anime 8.4%
- #36 A Conversation With Mister Rabbit77% matchMixed64% of 59 reviews2021Dev: Sigyaad TeamWindows
A Conversation With Mister Rabbit is a very short, linear visual novel with a dark and bloody twist. The story follows an aspiring knight who seeks wisdom from a big and fluffy rabbit.
Why similar: Dark 22.9%, Anime 22.8%, Story Rich 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, 2D 9.3%
- #37 Jishogi74% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2022Dev: Lab Rabbit Games ltdWindows
A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one.
Why similar: Dark 23.7%, Anime 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #38 Night in the Woods73% matchVery Positive95% of 20,046 reviews2017Dev: Infinite FallPub: FinjiWindows · Mac · LinuxMedian: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 42.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Story Rich 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #39 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,865 reviews2021Dev: Leef 6010Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Anime 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%
- #40 In His Time73% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2023Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: KodanshaWindows · Mac
Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.
Why similar: Dark 26.7%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Story Rich 17.7%, Exploration 11.2%, 2D 10.6%
- #41 halfmoon71% matchVery Positive90% of 128 reviews2026Dev: lvl374Windows
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.
Why similar: Story Rich 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 31.7%, 2D 20.6%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 3.9%
- #42 FLARE NUINUI QUEST70% matchVery Positive94% of 252 reviews2024Dev: sulpxPub: holo IndieWindows · Linux
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Anime 15.2%, Retro 14.8%, Adventure 7.9%
- #43 Decollate Decoration68% matchVery Positive94% of 375 reviews2026Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCOWindows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.5%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #44 Home74% matchMixed67% of 1,774 reviews2012Dev: BancyCoWindows · MacMedian: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.5%, Dark 10.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #45 Hiiro73% matchVery Positive86% of 311 reviews2016Dev: Jon TiburziPub: Sometimes YouWindowsMedian: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Exploration 15.1%, 2D 12.3%, Casual 10.2%
- #46 Aimi72% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020Dev: ToastyWindows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Dark 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 13.2%
- #47 Monospaced Lovers69% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2024Dev: Scarlet String StudiosWindows · Mac · Linux
Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.2%, Anime 22.3%, Story Rich 18.8%, Exploration 15.7%, 2D 6.8%
- #48 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)75% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013Dev: Unbound CreationsWindowsMedian: 12 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Dark 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #49 Mondealy: Day One68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 664 reviews2021Dev: uglycoalPub: Valkyrie InitiativeWindows · LinuxMedian: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.
AdventurePixel GraphicsExplorationWalking SimulatorStory Rich2DChoose Your Own AdventureMystery DungeonWhy similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #50 Something Strange70% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. HandWindows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Dark 42.8%, 2D 24.7%, Casual 17.5%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #51 Mr. Saitou67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 505 reviews2023Dev: Laura ShigiharaWindows · Mac · Linux
A short game about an average white-collar worker who struggles to find meaning in a life full of constant overtime and isolation. After an accident lands him in the hospital, Mr. Saitou is spirited away to a strange fantasy world where an unexpected friend takes him on a life-changing adventure.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Anime 21.6%, 2D 11%, Retro 8.9%
- #52 Flower in Us65% matchVery Positive94% of 431 reviews2025Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux EntertainmentWindows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Interactive FictionPuzzleInvestigationVisual NovelChoices MatterConversationMultiple EndingsStory RichWhy similar: Multiple Endings 25.4%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Story Rich 18.2%, Anime 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #53 MOOD66% matchVery Positive86% of 480 reviews2025Dev: MAT AffectWindows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Dark 27.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Anime 13.4%
- #54 Your Future Self70% matchVery Positive81% of 96 reviews2019Dev: Contortionist GamesWindows · Mac · Linux
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.1%, Casual 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Adventure 15.3%, Retro 12%
- #55 VIDEOVERSE67% matchVery Positive95% of 242 reviews2023Dev: KinmokuWindows · Mac · LinuxMedian: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Retro 10.4%
- #56 URLate66% matchVery Positive94% of 119 reviews2025Dev: NoSepoGamesWindows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Dark 23.6%, Story Rich 21.9%, 2D 19.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Casual 13%
- #57 The Devilry Reservation67% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2023Dev: GentFishWindows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Dark 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Story Rich 20.1%, 2D 9.1%, Exploration 9%
- #58 Paper Lily - Chapter 163% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,592 reviews2024Dev: Leef 6010WindowsMedian: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Anime 14.3%, Story Rich 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #59 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL66% matchVery Positive84% of 234 reviews2024Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai ProjectWindows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Dark 26.5%, Anime 18%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 9%
- #60 samurai_jazz71% matchMixed63% of 92 reviews2015Dev: Blaze EpicWindowsMedian: 12 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
An action/adventure game taking ques from both film-noir and samurai-drama's of old, "samurai_jazz" takes players on an adventure through an enigmatic city, engaging in sword-fights, encounters with mythological beings, and quirky dialog with the local inhabitants presented with a pseudo 8-bit style.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27%, Retro 23.8%, Anime 23.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 9.3%


