60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Dialogue Heavy, Psychological, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel.
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? What does you answer say about you? Explore your outlook on life by filling glasses with your friend Tea-Total in Hydrodynamics of Hope & Optimism (in short, H2O). But are you ready to hear those answers? Are you reeeeeeeeeally sure?
Run-based story game. Which mistakes would you repeat if you could?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Psychological 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Philosophical 13.1%, Dark Comedy 10.6%
Relaxing, cute and informative game about anxiety disorders and mental health in general.
Why similar: Psychological 33.1%, Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Relaxing 5.5%
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological 12.6%, Philosophical 7.2%
A narrative adventure game about being trapped at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. For fans of To the Moon, Gone Home, and Night in the Woods.
Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Dark Comedy 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
SCA-DI's award-winning visual novel masterpiece is finally available in English and in full HD! Sakura no Uta is a story of those whose paths stop short—and of those who walk on.
Why similar: Psychological 30.3%, Philosophical 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%
The abstract male is the image of God, the absolute something.
Why similar: Psychological 27.2%, Dark Comedy 19.6%, Philosophical 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%
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: Dialogue Heavy 24%, Psychological 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Cartoony 8.4%
Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher.
Why similar: Psychological 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Philosophical 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
You're not a real psychologist. He's not a sane president. Welcome to the most unhinged therapy session ever held in office.
Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Dark Comedy 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%
This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made.
Why similar: Psychological 47.8%, Visual Novel 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Indie 3.4%
A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Psychological 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Philosophical 10.5%
An immersive visual novel experience that brings you on a journey through memory, nostalgia, and guilt.
Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Philosophical 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
A social critique visual novel exploring the void of contemporary Europe. Through a ruthless comparison between past and present, the player faces a narrative where every choice is an illusion, reflecting the impotence and lack of real change in our historical period.
Why similar: Psychological 32%, Philosophical 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Psychological 27%, Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Philosophical 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%
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: Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Psychological 25%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, 2D 5.8%
Enter to the characters mind and make decisions. The game is played like interactive movie/adventure game with morality choices which influence the outcome which can be: a manipulative, balanced or violent. The game is based on psychology/philosophy and teaches about thoughts and their consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 30.4%, Dialogue Heavy 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Philosophical 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Dive into a small, dense open world with cryptic puzzles, weird interactions and interesting characters. Will you fit in? Join in divine communion? Or become something of your own!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.3%, Psychological 26.5%, Philosophical 19.3%, Minimalist 4.7%, Cute 4.1%
Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!
Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Dialogue Heavy 29%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Cute 8.8%, 2D 4.1%
A romantic loop 3D visual novel about a girl who forgets you every night. It’s always your first date. She resets. You don’t. Try to win her heart, or choose to let go. Another strange post from the town of Akabako.
Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Cartoony 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%
In a desperate attempt to land a job you find your life in the hands of a Corrupt CEO. Though she makes it clear that she doesn’t care for you, you find yourself being of more use than a regular employee.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Minimalist 11.6%
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Psychological 31.4%, Dialogue Heavy 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 5%
You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete.
Why similar: Psychological 38.3%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Visual Novel 22.1%, 2D 8%, Indie 1.6%
Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Philosophical 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 6.8%
Managing a dormitory is hard work—especially when its residents are all girls! Does Haruto have what it takes to deal with this garden of flowers?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Cute 8.2%, 2D 7.2%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Psychological 28.4%, Philosophical 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%
Short interactive story-telling 3D platform adventure game. The gameplay is about 45~60 mins.
Why similar: Psychological 33%, Dialogue Heavy 30%, Philosophical 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Singleplayer 0.1%
Your Forever Friend™ is the solution to never feeling alone again! Play video games, listen to music together, reminisce about buried memories... And there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. NOTHING ! <3
Why similar: Psychological 31.3%, Dialogue Heavy 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Cute 6.2%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 53.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Relaxing 5.7%, Choices Matter 5%
Sokolov Test is a psychological sci-fi visual novel in which a machine examiner evaluates your answers one by one. Face strange questions, visual tests, system anomalies, secrets and fragmented memories. The test is not asking whether you are good. It is asking whether you are a person.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological 17.2%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Socially underdeveloped Lisa found solace in books... Until her eyes fell out. You take the role of Henry, the therapist assigned to guide Lisa through her depression. There's just one problem: she isn't depressed.
Why similar: Psychological 29.5%, Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Cute 7.5%, 2D 6.9%
Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Psychological 27.8%, Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 6%
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.9%, Psychological 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, 2D 5.6%
A total-immersion kinetic novel: boot up a PC running Prisma OS and descend into the psyche of a broken protagonist as 2001 Argentina collapses in the background. Late-night chats, obsession, music, and raw Y2K bleakness — all the way to a point of no return.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.5%, Psychological 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 18.7%, 2D 1.4%
Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 35.8%, Psychological 30%, Visual Novel 18.1%, 2D 7%, Choices Matter 6.8%
Absurdist Interactive fiction. Talk to the beings that inhabitant the world at its end. We forgot how to die.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Dark Comedy 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological 11.3%
MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, Dark Comedy 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Cartoony 8.3%
A short emotional journey through memory, grief, and healing. Help Íris piece together her fragmented memories and uncover hidden truths. A portion of the sales is donated to AbleGamers Brazil. 🧡🖤
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.1%, Psychological 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Philosophical 7.8%, 2D 2.6%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Psychological 29.3%, Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Philosophical 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%
Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented self to unlock the mysteries of her past.
Why similar: Psychological 27.9%, Dialogue Heavy 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Philosophical 14.7%, Choices Matter 5.9%
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: Dialogue Heavy 48.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Philosophical 11.2%, Relaxing 5.1%
Chick’n Mushroom Soup is an anime styled Visual Novel which you've been accepted into a culinary academy with sweet girls. Although you were a total asocial in the past, you now have an opportunity to change this.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Psychological 21%, Philosophical 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
What do you play? I play nothing!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Philosophical 15.3%, Dark Comedy 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Psychological 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 22%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 1.6%
Enjoy the atmosphere of a nice cafeteria, hear people's problems, confessions, connect to them. Set aside monotonous days and embark on an adventure involving the multiverse, demons, and mutants. Wasn't it supposed to be just a cafeteria?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 38.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Cartoony 10.2%, Cute 5.5%
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Psychological 17.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 4.8%
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Psychological 30%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Philosophical 19.7%, Casual 1.6%
In the game, players will be given a series of questions to test them. They will continuously interact with the examiner and make decisions, ultimately discovering the flower that represents them.Welcome to play.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 51.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.6%
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Psychological 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, 2D 5.4%
An inflation-kink NSFW visual novel where a scientist named Enora experiences the best and worst week of her life with a cute plant girl. Tons of worldbuilding and sexual-yet-wholesome content!
Why similar: Psychological 41.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, 2D 4.6%
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Philosophical 13.1%, Relaxing 6.2%
Tidal Therapy is a travel novel game for tired adults. A tired office worker heads to the sea. The setting is a quiet and beautiful sea town with a seaside park, warehouse district, and tower condominiums.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Philosophical 12.3%
A short story about a difficult day at work and a painful breakup that lingers; about depression, anxiety, and how they can lead to eating disorders. Do you know how many calories are in a muffin? Are you ready for what the answer implies?
Why similar: Psychological 28%, Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Minimalist 10.6%, Philosophical 7.8%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 35.3%, Psychological 22.6%, Philosophical 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 7.6%
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 39.9%, Psychological 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, 2D 6.6%, Relaxing 4.6%
Welcome to the most stressful job in politics making the President look sane online. Fix typos, fight trolls, and spin chaos into strategy. One wrong emoji could spark a crisis. A satirical management game where timing and damage control are your only lifelines.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Psychological 20.2%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
"Why did it come to this?" That's what the protagonist asks, his body and mind worn to the breaking point. From there begins a journey of rediscovering the self he had long neglected. A small action at a time, he plods forward — slowly, haltingly — toward recovery.
Why similar: Psychological 41.6%, Dialogue Heavy 30.7%, Philosophical 16.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%, 2D 3.2%
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Psychological 29.5%, Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 17.4%, 2D 2.2%
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Cartoony 7.3%
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Relaxing 6.6%
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.
Why similar: Psychological 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Minimalist 12.4%, 2D 7.1%
