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Games Like Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition

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  1. #1 Victoria: La Primera
    97% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Tannhauser Estudio
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the world of the nao Victoria, a ship with its own spirit and personality that historically sailed around the world for the first time. Explore mysterious places by point-and-click and face challenges that will test your wits.

    Why similar: Naval 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Point & Click 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Sailing 14.7%

  2. #2 Charter To Paradise
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CeSe Gaming
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After inheriting your grandpa’s charter boat, you find yourself ferrying all kinds of guests to your paradise island. From exciting and erotic passengers to unexpected twists, choose the route you want. Who knows what could happen next?

    Why similar: Sailing 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Drama 9.9%

  3. #3 Marcel Pagnol and the Secret Spring
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Playtouch
    Windows

    Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.

    Why similar: Alternate History 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Historical 10.3%

  4. #4 The Play's the Thing
    95% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?

    Why similar: Alternate History 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%

  5. #5 Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lowbirth Games
    Windows

    Lost & Found is a standalone, short story game taking place aboard a 1960s transatlantic ship. Play as Sophie Roy in her new job as a stewardess, and help solve a curious series of thefts in this narrative-driven mystery set after the events of This Bed We Made.

    Why similar: Naval 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%, Drama 9%

  6. #6 BEAST CRIMES
    94% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: LINK
    Windows

    Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Point & Click 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%

  7. #7 La Dimensione Interna
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PolyTrauma Studios
    Windows

    La Dimensione Interna (The Dimension Within) is a third person 3D narrative adventure game in which you'll play as Giorgio, a journalist living in a small town in Tuscany, Italy, during his worst moment in life.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Conversation 7.8%

  8. #8 大梦春秋
    92% 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 23.6%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Historical 10.1%

  9. #9 Space Diva
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rave Team
    Windows

    Join Carmen, a somewhat absent-minded middle-aged lady who has to endure bizarre situations in her space truck. And possibly mess things up like crazy. An interactive narrative experience about the most flamboyant beings in the universe.

    Why similar: Alternate History 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%

  10. #10 The Change Architect
    91% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2020
    Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Adventure 5.9%

  11. #11 Aeonic
    90% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Erik Khachatryan
    Windows

    In Aeonic you experience the greatest events in different parts of the planet and beyond in the most important epochs of civilization throughout the whole history from the beginning to nowadays and to the possible futures.

    Why similar: Alternate History 33.4%, Historical 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Adventure 8.1%

  12. #12 Pitstop in Purgatory
    89% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2022
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Astrid wakes up in Purgatory and has to make peace with her death. Only problem is... she doesn't remember anything! Point and click your way through adventure-based gameplay mixed with visual novel storytelling, and solve the mystery of our heroine's untimely demise.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%

  13. #13 Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 151 reviews2017
    Dev: Wispfire
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

    Why similar: Alternate History 35.5%, Point & Click 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Drama 10.2%, Adventure 7.9%

  14. #14 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
    88% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
    Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
    Windows · Mac

    A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%

  15. #15 Kino
    86% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: Lacking Finesse Games
    Windows

    Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Historical 11.4%, Drama 11.4%

  16. #16 Poetry in Purgatory
    87% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After dying, poisoned for unknown reasons, Isobel finds herself in the afterlife... and on a dangerous mission. Experience a truly unique visual novel full of character, mystery and heart as you point and click your way to unveiling the strange world of Purgatory's many secrets.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%

  17. #17 Ezrebeth
    85% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.

    Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Drama 13.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%

  18. #18 Brageskålen
    86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: Tidvis Games
    Windows · Mac

    Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Historical 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Adventure 6.6%

  19. #19 Insects Awaken
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
    Dev: HelloMeow
    Windows · Mac

    Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Historical 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Drama 12.2%

  20. #20 鸳鸯风云录——白中悬案(Phoenix sword: The Hidden Scroll)
    84% 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 29%, Lore-Rich 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

  21. #21 The Wreck
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
    Dev: The Pixel Hunt
    Windows · Mac

    In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Point & Click 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 9.3%

  22. #22 Travelling Light
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Studio IDUNPub: Yotsuba Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 14%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%

  23. #23 Sym.BIOS: Torn Asunder
    82% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2023
    Dev: Cassiopeia Developments
    Windows · Linux

    Sym.BIOS: Torn Asunder is a visual novel with tricky moral choices and beautiful art. Its epic sci-fi story is told through vivid dialogue, featuring 7 main characters. All your decisions will have consequences down the line: will you succeed in your mission?

    Why similar: Alternate History 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Drama 9.4%

  24. #24 Alien Snap
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JoStorys
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore an alien planet, snap pictures of wildlife and build relationships with your crewmates in this cozy sci-fi Point & Click - Visual Novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%

  25. #25 Awakewood
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NeuroCreativa
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Point & Click 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Adventure 8.7%

  26. #26 あなたに花束を
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: abyss good games
    Windows

    “Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Point & Click 11.4%

  27. #27 Addy
    79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Sofia Gyger
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Point & Click 15.3%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%

  28. #28 ROTRDS - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon and Snake
    79% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: haatcci
    Windows · Mac

    ROTRDS is a visual novel RPG inspired by traditional Korean mythology. Only half of the Twelve Zodiac guardians remain with fragmented memories. Gigi has less than a week to gather all the Oksae seals and save the world.

    Why similar: Alternate History 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%

  29. #29 Of Sense and Soul
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Forsythia ProductionsPub: Forsythia Productions Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A queer Victorian romance visual novel in which a gentleman running from the past and a poet hiding from the future collide through a lonely hearts ad. Suddenly, their lives can blossom—if you choose to change them.

    Why similar: Alternate History 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Historical 14%, Visual Novel 12.5%

  30. #30 Reigns: The Witcher
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
    Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Adventure 8.4%

  31. #31 Good Bones
    77% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2023
    Dev: RETCON Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Point & Click 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%

  32. #32 On Love, On Monsters
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Lighthouse Theory Games
    Windows

    On Love, On Monsters is a Frankenstein-inspired story with an emphasis on love in its many forms. Play as three characters with alternating POVs; the Doctor, The Priest, and The Exile. Bond with allies and enemies, avoid raising suspicion in the town of Blackmoore, and learn what it means to love.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Drama 11.3%

  33. #33 Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
    77% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!

    Why similar: Alternate History 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Historical 11.9%

  34. #34 金烬秋明
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 光羽造物
    Windows

    A visual novel set in an ancient, alternate world. Explore this stormy and unstable country alongside Jiang Jin and Zhaoming, gradually encountering the shifting intrigues of the court. Whether you choose to stay on the sidelines or step forward is up to you

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Alternate History 21.6%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Drama 6.1%

  35. #35 Skin Tailor
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Historical 15.2%, Visual Novel 15%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%

  36. #36 You're a dad
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Linus Bohman
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Choose your path and accept the consequences in this sleep deprived text adventure about becoming a parent. Be a responsible adult, make dinner and take care of your child. You must do this. Nothing else.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 8.3%

  37. #37 隐梦交织
    74% 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: Alternate History 28.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Historical 9.5%

  38. #38 Star Trek: Resurgence
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 2,970 reviews2024
    Dev: Dramatic LabsPub: Bruner House
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 9.3%

  39. #39 44 The Jail
    73% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Marcial Gutierrez
    Windows · Linux

    They got locked up in a prison for a reason. Try to get the answers in this point and click adventure.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 17.3%, Third Person 10.8%, Drama 7.9%

  40. #40 穿越日记
    72% 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: Alternate History 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Historical 9.1%

  41. #41 Tresmir Sight
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Context Free
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Can you find what you're looking for? Or are you at the mercy of Tisik and her followers? Your words matter in this short game of dialogue.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Lore-Rich 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Conversation 8.8%

  42. #42 Time travel light novels are full of beautiful girls
    71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: CHEN JIE
    Windows

    A visual novel that combines 10 categories of online novels (Ancient Xuan Realm,Celestial Scheming,​Xianxia Cultivation,Immortals Chronicle,Dharma Body Rebirth,​Spirit Pact Novel,​Immortal Heroines Saga,​Mortal Bonds Record,​Dao Origin System,Mystic Realm Odyssey).

    Why similar: Alternate History 31.5%, Lore-Rich 20%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Drama 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%

  43. #43 Telvoikai
    73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%

  44. #44 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
    71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%

  45. #45 定风波·宁州
    71% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Alternate History 17.3%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Historical 11.3%

  46. #46 Dungeon of Departure
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: quite adept
    Windows

    Trapped in a mysterious cave system, four dungeon explorers struggle to find a way out before the light fades forever... Navigate a mysterious underground as you navigate through multiple story paths in this text-based, pixel-art, dark fantasy rpg, visual novel computer game

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Mystery 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%

  47. #47 State of Presence
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmony Frontiers
    Windows · Mac

    Waking up in a stranger's apartment is a jarring experience, even worse is learning you're there because you died. Phase between memories, the liminal plane, and current day to uncover your demise. Both the dead and living can help you on this journey. Will you play it safe or take risks?

    Why similar: Point & Click 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.2%

  48. #48 Into the Waves
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
    Dev: Flying Whale
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Point & Click 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Drama 10.6%

  49. #49 A Heavy Morning
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Saf Interactive
    Windows

    You know the feeling of struggling to get out of bed? In A Heavy Morning, you will play as a young girl battling with her own mind. Your only objective? Get out of bed and get to work on time.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%

  50. #50 Greed and Fear and the Rest
    69% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Cyampire
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Conversation 9.9%, Drama 9.5%

  51. #51 Love in the Time of Spellphage
    67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: studio wtchcrft
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A one-hour spellpunk narrative adventure about pandemic, wizards, and first love.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Alternate History 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 13%

  52. #52 Dungeon Of Desperation
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SpoonForge
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%

  53. #53 Hearth & Holmes
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
    Windows · Mac

    Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Historical 10.5%

  54. #54 A Painter's Tale: Curon, 1950
    69% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2021
    Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
    Windows · Mac

    “A Painter's Tale” is an adventure game that tells the story of the tiny Südtirol village of Curon Venosta by mixing reality and fiction. The old Curon was flooded by the waters of Lake Reschen in 1950 due to the construction of a dam. What lies beneath the bell tower still emerging from the lake?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Point & Click 15%, Alternate History 14.8%, Drama 11.8%, Historical 11.2%

  55. #55 Artificial Instincts
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cyampire
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Conversation 10.6%, Drama 8.7%

  56. #56 Hopepunk City
    67% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Date Ariane Games
    Windows

    The Revolution Came and Went, How do you Deal with the Aftermath? This life simulation / romance visual novel is set in a near futuristic city-state constantly threatened by invasion. Can you and your roommates carve a better future?

    Why similar: Alternate History 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Point & Click 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%

  57. #57 視靈
    68% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: 巧娃工坊
    Windows

    An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Point & Click 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Drama 10.1%

  58. #58 手撕道祖,脚踩大乘(Tao Ancestor's Vanquisher)
    65% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Jinglin Games
    Windows

    A story-rich single-player AVG RPG. Features a 2-hour main storyline with multiple branching narratives, encompassing political intrigue, demon clan wars, and emotional entanglements. confront the apocalyptic crisis of the demon clan's resurgence.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Lore-Rich 23.4%, Conversation 12.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Alternate History 9.5%

  59. #59 Defragmenting
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: pngTriads
    Windows

    The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Conversation 7.1%

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