- #1 Eternights
97% matchVery Positive86% of 3,324 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Sai
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Eternights is a dating action game where you try to make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Monday: Go on a date. Tuesday: Clear dungeon. Friday: Freak out! The clock is ticking!!
Why similar: Romance 31.5%, JRPG 24%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-stakes action-RPG combat with a deep dating-sim system that mirrors the relationship-focused gameplay of Haven.
- #2 A Way Out
96% matchVery Positive88% of 98,325 reviews2020
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 48.9%, Story Rich 16.4%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Third Person 9.2%, Sexual Content 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated co-op experience that forces players to work together to navigate a narrative-driven escape story.
- #3 Life is Strange: True Colors
96% matchVery Positive89% of 16,479 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Romance 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong narrative centered on emotional connections, LGBTQ themes, and meaningful choices in a beautifully realized setting.
- #4 Sable
95% matchVery Positive86% of 6,173 reviews2021
Dev: ShedworksPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.
Why similar: Open World 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 14%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric exploration and a personal journey, capturing the sense of wonder found in traversing a mysterious landscape.
- #5 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,518 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi life-sim that emphasizes character relationships, choices, and the impact of your actions on a colony's future.
- #6 The Red Strings Club
94% matchVery Positive94% of 13,842 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy cyberpunk experience that explores human emotion and relationships through deep, branching conversations.
- #7 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 51,774 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 48.1%, Story Rich 23%, Exploration 16%, Atmospheric 13%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, story-rich management game that explores themes of love and loss with a strong emphasis on character connection.
- #8 Journey
92% matchVery Positive94% of 37,187 reviews2020
Dev: thatgamecompanyPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Why similar: Atmospheric 38.7%, Exploration 35.7%, Story Rich 15.6%, 3D 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a wordless, shared experience that perfectly captures the feeling of exploring a vast, beautiful world with a companion.
- #9 A Space for the Unbound
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,328 reviews2023
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Why similar: Story Rich 31%, Action-Adventure 24.7%, Exploration 21.5%, Atmospheric 18%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A poignant, emotional story set in the 1990s that excels at character-driven narrative and atmospheric pixel art.
- #10 Coffee Talk
91% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an intimate, cozy atmosphere where the focus is entirely on listening to characters and building relationships over shared moments.
- #11 Cloudpunk
90% matchVery Positive88% of 15,104 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.4%, Open World 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Third Person 8.5%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: Immerses players in a vibrant, neon-drenched cyberpunk city with a focus on exploration and narrative delivery.
- #12 Planet of Lana
89% matchVery Positive93% of 8,958 reviews2023
Dev: WishfullyPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Why similar: Sci-fi 49.6%, Atmospheric 38.1%, Singleplayer 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that relies on the bond between two characters to navigate a dangerous, beautiful world.
- #13 GreedFall
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,493 reviews2019
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Why similar: Open World 17.9%, RPG 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Sexual Content 12.8%, Third Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that places significant weight on character relationships, diplomacy, and choices within a rich, colonial-fantasy setting.
- #14 ANNO: Mutationem
88% matchVery Positive81% of 6,438 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40%, RPG 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish cyberpunk action-RPG that blends 2D combat with 3D exploration in a way that feels reminiscent of Haven's world design.
- #15 Boyfriend Dungeon
87% matchVery Positive92% of 2,624 reviews2021
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Romance 22.5%, Comedy 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique mix of dungeon-crawling action and dating-sim mechanics that emphasizes building romantic bonds with your weapons.
- #16 Andromeda Six
84% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Wanderlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Romance 29.1%, Cyberpunk 27.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi visual novel that prioritizes character-driven romance and narrative depth within a space-faring setting.
- #17 Love Shore
86% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Perfect Garbage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choices Matter 16.8%, RPG 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk interactive fiction game that features deep character development and choice-driven romance.
- #18 Degrees of Separation
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,275 reviews2019
Dev: MoondropPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 43.3%, Romance 26.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op puzzle-platformer where the mechanics are tied to the relationship and interaction between two distinct characters.
- #19 Florence
85% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Romance 51.5%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Story Rich 18.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, beautiful interactive story that perfectly captures the highs and lows of a romantic relationship.
- #20 The Night Market
83% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Zinnia DemitassePub: Lamplight Inc.
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Romance 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Action-Adventure 11%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that combines action-adventure elements with a focus on character customization and romance in a fantasy setting.
- #21 The Symbiant
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 828 reviews2023
Dev: HeartCoreDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.3%, Sexual Content 25.5%, Romance 15.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Multiple Endings 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused visual novel that explores complex relationships and choices within a mature sci-fi setting.
- #22 Alone With You
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2017
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.
Why similar: Romance 33.4%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Exploration 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure that focuses on building relationships with AI holograms while exploring a desolate, mysterious planet.
- #23 Citizen Sleeper
81% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tabletop-inspired RPG set in a cyberpunk space station that focuses on survival and the relationships you form with its inhabitants.
- #24 LOST EMBER
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,159 reviews2019
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Why similar: Third Person 29.1%, Story Rich 22.7%, Exploration 22.1%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Singleplayer 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused game that allows you to experience a world through the eyes of different animals, emphasizing the beauty of the landscape.
- #25 Sea of Stars
80% matchVery Positive89% of 14,305 reviews2023
Dev: Sabotage Studio
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.6%, JRPG 30.8%, Story Rich 12%, RPG 11.2%, Exploration 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-inspired RPG that features a beautiful world and a strong focus on the camaraderie between its lead characters.
- #26 GRIS
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Atmospheric 54.7%, Story Rich 26%, Exploration 11.4%, Singleplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning platformer that uses its environment to tell an emotional story about grief and healing.
- #27 CyberPimp 2069
78% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Entropy Digital Entertainment
Windows · Mac
CyberPimp 2069 is an erotic open-world RPG set in a neon-soaked dystopia, blending raunchy humor, fast-paced combat, and filthy dialogue. As a washed-up P.I. with an overclocked libido hunting fragments of climax code, confront dangerous ex-lovers—each with their own grudges, demands, and pleasures.
Why similar: Sexual Content 20.8%, Cyberpunk 19.5%, Open World 11.5%, Romance 8.3%, JRPG 8.3%
- #28 Unpacking
78% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 54.6%, Story Rich 24.1%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Singleplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A meditative game that tells a life story through the intimate act of organizing possessions, focusing on personal growth.
- #29 Tell Me Why
79% matchVery Positive82% of 15,326 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.3%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Third Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure that explores the bond between twins and features significant LGBTQ representation.
- #30 Oxenfree
79% matchVery Positive91% of 12,023 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.9%, Story Rich 29.2%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller that relies on naturalistic dialogue and character relationships to drive the story forward.
- #31 Hunky City
77% matchVery Positive81% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: Team R.P
Windows
You move to a new city to live with your "former" stepfather. Work, make friends, and explore the thrilling world of romance in this captivating game. Are you ready for the excitement? Let the journey begin!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.9%, Sexual Content 14.6%, Romance 11.8%, Open World 9%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #32 Gray Haven : Witch's Garden
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 338 reviews2024
Dev: NINEHECTARE
Windows
The girls you meet in the nightmare will become your everything. Fight through twisted dungeons and rescue the lost girls. The ones you save will stay by your side, in your haven. Yuri Action RPG Gray Haven Explore, fight, and love.
Why similar: Sexual Content 24.4%, LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Romance 21.4%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, RPG 11%
- #33 Synthetic Lover
77% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: HeartCoreDev
Windows
In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Romance 14.9%, Sexual Content 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #34 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
75% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 47.1%, Atmospheric 38.6%, Singleplayer 14.3%
- #35 HARDCODED
74% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2024
Dev: Ghost Hug Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
HARDCODED - A non-linear delve through the lives and beds of the people of a cyberpunk city.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.4%, Sexual Content 25.1%, Cyberpunk 18.5%, Romance 12.7%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #36 Nocturnals
73% matchVery Positive88% of 877 reviews2024
Dev: Cowboy Toad Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Romance 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #37 Pyre
76% matchVery Positive90% of 9,247 reviews2017
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.
Why similar: RPG 29%, Story Rich 25.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #38 DRAMAtical Murder
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,466 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.1%, Romance 17%, Sexual Content 16.7%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Choices Matter 7%
- #39 Desert Blossom
73% matchVery Positive97% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: ZH RPG制作组
Windows
In the deserts of the Baihe Continent, a girl named Mars was born, breaking the curse. -- Embarking on a journey, composing an epic adventure about courage, life and love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, JRPG 22.9%, Romance 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Comedy 9.5%
- #40 Lake
73% matchVery Positive87% of 5,620 reviews2021
Dev: GamiousPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Romance 15%, Open World 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #41 Ashen
75% matchMixed67% of 3,769 reviews2019
Dev: A44Pub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.
Why similar: Open World 24.7%, Third Person 18.9%, RPG 16.7%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 10.8%
- #42 Wavetale
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,525 reviews2022
Dev: Thunderful DevelopmentPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 34.7%, Third Person 28.1%, 3D 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #43 Monospaced Lovers
70% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · 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: Romance 49.3%, Story Rich 17.2%, Exploration 16.6%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #44 Cozy Grove
71% matchVery Positive90% of 8,352 reviews2021
Dev: Spry FoxPub: Spry Fox
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!
Why similar: Story Rich 56.5%, Atmospheric 36.7%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #45 Hazel Sky
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: Coffee Addict StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hazel Sky is a heartfelt adventure about a young engineer facing his destiny and his desires. Fix ramshackle flying machines and jump, climb, swing, and slide through a beautiful, mysterious world.
Why similar: Romance 30%, Third Person 14.4%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 9.7%
- #46 Half Past Fate
72% matchVery Positive92% of 299 reviews2020
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.
Why similar: Romance 38.8%, RPG 35.2%, Comedy 15%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #47 Biped
70% matchVery Positive85% of 10,741 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 63.4%, Open World 31.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #48 Sayonara Wild Hearts
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,747 reviews2019
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, 3D 8.9%
- #49 Edge Of Eternity
71% matchMixed70% of 3,963 reviews2021
Dev: Midgar StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene on their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion in this grand tale of hope and sacrifice, created by a small team of passionate JRPG lovers.
Why similar: JRPG 28.2%, Open World 16.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, RPG 11.5%, Third Person 11.2%
- #50 Life is Strange 2
70% matchVery Positive87% of 39,153 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31%, Story Rich 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Sexual Content 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #51 PASSIONERS
68% matchMixed63% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: CryoDreams Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Passioners is a steamy visual novel set aboard a colonization spacecraft. Awakened from cryosleep too soon, the protagonist faces isolation but decides to awaken others, sparking forbidden desires and intense encounters.
Why similar: Sexual Content 26.9%, Romance 23.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, RPG 10%
- #52 Unravel Two
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,641 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 81.8%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #53 Lust Element - Season 1
67% matchVery Positive85% of 354 reviews2023
Dev: Night IconsPub: Bear in the Night
Windows · Mac
In this choice-driven sci-fi adult Visual Novel, you'll take the role of aspiring captain of the spaceship! Explore the universe, with all its mysteries, danger and pleasures!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Sexual Content 17.6%, Romance 17%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #54 Price of Power
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: The PandamanPub: Pandaman Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Price of Power is a wholesome adult visual novel focused on romance and adventure. Explore forgotten lands using your skills as a master hunter, romance your childhood best friend (and maybe others as well), and rediscover long-lost secrets about your world.
Why similar: Romance 27.2%, Sexual Content 21%, Story Rich 9.4%, Third Person 9.1%, RPG 9.1%
- #55 Praey for the Gods
68% matchVery Positive81% of 3,071 reviews2021
Dev: No Matter Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Praey for the Gods is a boss climbing open world adventure game where you play a lone hero sent to the edge of a dying frozen land to explore and solve the secrets of a never ending winter. Grapple, glide and grab hold of massive beasts as you fight to survive and return the world to proper order.
Why similar: Open World 23.8%, Action-Adventure 23%, Third Person 22.2%, Exploration 15.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #56 PHOGS!
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,373 reviews2020
Dev: Bit Loom GamesPub: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In PHOGS! you play as a duo of dogs on a captivating, puzzle-filled adventure. Linked by a stretchy belly, you’ll need to bark, bite and bounce your way through obstacles set across the themed worlds of Food, Sleep and Play, in co-op or single-player.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 84%, Comedy 10.4%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #57 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
67% matchVery Positive84% of 3,927 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Romance 21.5%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Third Person 10%
- #58 Island Notes
63% matchVery Positive83% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: KangBaoGame
Windows
Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, choose self-preservation or alliances. Master base-building, farming, fishing, romance and pet taming in this morally-charged survival simulator that blends strategy with human drama. Forge bonds, conquer nature, and evolve your humanity.
Why similar: Open World 29.5%, Romance 22.7%, Sexual Content 21.1%, RPG 17.9%, 3D 8.2%
- #59 NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
66% matchVery Positive88% of 27,419 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
Why similar: JRPG 42.1%, Story Rich 26.2%, RPG 17.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Singleplayer 4%
- #60 Choice of Robots
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Choices Matter 23.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, RPG 9.6%