60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Indie.
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Narcissu 1st & 2nd
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological 22%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Emotional 18.7%, Anime 11.6%, Stylized 5.9%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Anime 21%, Drama 13.1%, Emotional 8.3%, Story Rich 3.5%
When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA.
Why similar: Drama 23.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Emotional 20.5%, Stylized 4%
A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Emotional 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 8.4%
A short non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Emotional 20%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Narration 11.8%
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.8%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Emotional 28.8%, Story Rich 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.4%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Emotional 19.8%, Psychological 15.9%, Anime 12.8%, Text-Based 10.1%
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Anime 19.6%, Emotional 16%, Stylized 7.6%, 2D 6.3%
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Psychological 26.4%, Anime 18.7%, 2D 6.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Visual Novel 34.3%, Anime 14.5%, Text-Based 8.8%, Atmospheric 3.1%
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Emotional 20%, Anime 13.1%, Text-Based 8%
Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 16.8%, Stylized 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%
No matter how long you’re gone, there will always be a girl waiting for you in the same place. This is a story about forgetting, and about waiting. After countless restarts and countless memories lost… how long will you stay with her this time?
Why similar: Drama 62.3%, Anime 28.2%, 2D 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
To the town in the hole... a story about a place where I can't go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Anime 16.2%, Narration 12.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Story Rich 6.9%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Psychological 30.8%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Emotional 15.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 7%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Emotional 20.5%, Psychological 18%, Anime 4%
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.1%, 2D 10.4%, Stylized 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Drama 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Anime 9.8%
Snow, dullness, depression. Constant dissatisfaction with work and superiors and feeling like there is no escape. Is this what life will always be? Perhaps… but I can always hope for change to be just around the corner!…
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Emotional 20.8%, Anime 17.6%, Text-Based 13.3%, Linear 5.5%
A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house.
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.2%, Anime 26.8%, Casual 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Why similar: Emotional 31.3%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Anime 12.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.9%, Anime 24.4%, Text-Based 8.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Casual 1.9%
A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Emotional 16.7%, Anime 11.1%, Text-Based 6.1%
In New Meaning you play as Luke Wilson, or do you? Luke is a struggling teenager trying to shed some light upon a dark lonely world, will you help him or will you aid his departure into depression? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Drama 33.1%, Anime 14%, 2D 7.1%, Story Rich 4.8%
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Psychological 22%, Visual Novel 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Emotional 13.9%, Narration 10.3%
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Drama 26.4%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Emotional 15.3%, Anime 13.4%, Psychological 12.7%
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, Anime 22.8%, Emotional 14.5%, Text-Based 7%, 2D 3.6%
"The day I put that uniform on, I saw myself in the mirror for the first time. And I dared to think, maybe, just maybe..." A free VN about standing up to the world to be yourself. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Drama 22.3%, Emotional 12.8%, Anime 8.5%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Emotional 16.7%, Psychological 15.5%, Anime 11.6%
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Drama 30.6%, Emotional 20.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological 8.6%, Narration 7%
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Drama 24.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Emotional 17.2%, Anime 9.5%
A slice-of-life visual novel about the hardships and joys of a trans girl transformed into a zombie.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Emotional 16.4%, Narration 13.7%, Anime 11.5%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Drama 40.3%, Emotional 27.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 5%, Atmospheric 4.3%
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Psychological 35.4%, Visual Novel 34.4%, Anime 20.8%, Story Rich 4.6%, 2D 3.9%
A supernova, a broken telescope, Lum, and a night full of strange encounters and painful memories. Join Eli on a short, emotional point-and-click journey through the city.
Why similar: Drama 36.6%, Emotional 21.6%, Anime 18.6%, Narration 10.1%, 2D 6.4%
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.9%, Text-Based 26%, Stylized 12.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Anime 14.7%, Text-Based 14%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Stylized 8.5%
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Psychological 26.5%, Text-Based 8.6%, Story Rich 7.9%, 2D 6.6%
UnHappy Place is a game that concentrates on depression. The main goal of the state is to better the main character's mental health by doing simple things, such as cleaning the apartment.
Why similar: Emotional 88.5%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Her ex-boyfriend became a shut-in. The girl goes to visit him... then things start to go wrong. They always do, right? Experience two stories about digital gods and loss. And remember - believe in the net.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Text-Based 16.5%, Anime 11.9%, 2D 5.5%
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Emotional 21.3%, Psychological 20.4%, Anime 14.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%
Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life.
Why similar: Drama 28.3%, LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Anime 13.1%, 2D 3.6%
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological 32.4%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Anime 13.4%, Text-Based 7%, Story Rich 5.9%
"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Emotional 23.7%, Text-Based 9.4%, Atmospheric 4.8%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological 32.6%, Narration 27.4%, Emotional 22.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Psychological 19.2%, Anime 12.9%, Text-Based 10.7%
Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Emotional 21.3%, Psychological 9.4%, Text-Based 9.4%
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Emotional 27.8%, LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Text-Based 7.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39%, Visual Novel 37.6%, Text-Based 9.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, Atmospheric 3.8%
For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 19.9%, Text-Based 12%, Linear 8.8%, Stylized 8.5%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Psychological 33.7%, Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 16.7%, Story Rich 6.9%, Atmospheric 4%
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart.
Why similar: Drama 31.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological 19.1%, Anime 10.1%, Text-Based 8.7%
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Anime 18.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Linear 8.1%
Loser Named Hana is a friendship-building visual novel. You respond to an ad advertising $100 a week to be the lonely college student, Hana, friend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Emotional 27.5%, Anime 23.6%, 2D 7%, Casual 5.7%
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.8%, Visual Novel 30.8%, Emotional 16.7%, Anime 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.9%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Psychological 28.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Emotional 15.5%, Text-Based 13.7%, Stylized 5.8%
MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.1%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Text-Based 15.7%, Linear 7.3%, Story Rich 4.9%
Wheel of Innocence is a lesbian visual novel where you peer into the life of a disabled high schooler named Reina.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Drama 18%, Anime 7.7%, 2D 5.5%
A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.3%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Anime 13.9%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Linear 5.4%
