60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, 2D.
A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home.
Ascension: Transition and Silver
Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.
Pechka: Historical Story Adventure
This game portrays the tragic history of war in a 2D adventure format, set against real events. It provides a realistic experience, encompassing themes of betrayal, death, and love, while also offering multiple endings driven by player choices. Discover the impact of this era's tragedy firsthand.
Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Conversation 10.9%
This game portrays the tragic history of war in a 2D adventure format, set against real events. It provides a realistic experience, encompassing themes of betrayal, death, and love, while also offering multiple endings driven by player choices. Discover the impact of this era's tragedy firsthand.
Why similar: Philosophical 16%, Text-Based 15.2%, Narrative 14.8% ★, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Conversation 11.6%
Answer the question of mortality in this sidescroller inspired by the adventures of old. Wander the depths of two parallel worlds. Confer with gods, locals, and other travelers. Solve problems through intuition and a collection of odd trinkets. Choose: death, or eternal life?
Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Surreal 17.4%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Narrative 6.6% ★
A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.2%, Narrative 14.5% ★, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Surreal 10.9%
Dream Spectra is a visual novel about trying to hang out with your crush and escape your migraines, styled with surreal 90s 3D rendered environments.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Surreal 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.4%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Linear 9.4%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Surreal 15%, Conversation 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Discover the story of this point’n click and lead your town towards a better future! You’ll guide the town of Harmonium Point to a yet unbuilt future after a great war that ravaged the world. React to numerous events that punctuate the life of this town and build relationships with the other citizens!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Text-Based 21.9%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Conversation 13.7%
Discover magical creatures while exploring a fantasy world in this whimsical, art-filled visual novel!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Lore-Rich 15%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%
This is a morning after a snowy night, where they wake up beside each other as usual, continuing to hope as always, with time flowing forward, never to return.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
Leaving something behind is a hard task, Niles knows it all too well. When a stranger disturbs his peaceful everyday life and routine, he has no choice but to face the past and make some life-changing decisions.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Conversation 10.5%
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: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Surreal 17.1%, Conversation 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Philosophical 10.8%
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Conversation 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 11.2%
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Surreal 13.6%, Conversation 13.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%
SILICON WASTELAND is a kinetic visual novel set during the twilight years of humanity, and follows the wandering android Silica, as she explores the beautiful and sometimes frightening wonders of the world in a small quest to discover her purpose.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Linear 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 8.3%
On a secret arctic research base, a scientist, soldier, AI, and eldritch beast struggle for happiness. A short visual novel about love and pain set in an alternate history where humanity is ruled by eldritch gods.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Philosophical 18%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Lore-Rich 11.7%
You control an Artifically Intelligent Quantum Bit (Qubit) completing mysterious Trials. Juggle being controlled by a Superintelligent master of the Infinite and employees of a large, ill-intentioned Corporation while reckoning with the nature of your reality.
Why similar: Narrative 18.4% ★, Conversation 16.1%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 13.5%
A kinetic novel about two magi learning how to live with the burden they each carry. Explore Taldun— a world of dark magick and primordial beings with unfathomable power. Follow a mysterious phenomenon as it turns the world upside down in a way not even magi would be prepared for.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Text-Based 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Conversation 12.8%
Explore the dreams of the Homunculus Hotel's guests in order to understand yourself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Surreal 12.4%, Conversation 11.7%
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: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 13.2%
Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a text-based visual novel featuring interactive mini-games and hand-drawn animations tied into its narrative. The story explores the ideals of Justice in a world on the brink of conflict.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Conversation 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Narrative 10.3% ★, Surreal 8.9%
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Philosophical 17%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
“Signed Mary”, a psychological horror visual novel, in which not your choices of action will determine the story’s end, but the choices of how to perceive your reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
Javi lives in Santiago, and Shio lives in Kyoto. They're best friends over the internet, until one fateful December changes their lives forever. A narrative game about long-distance love that takes place over chats, video calls, and social media apps.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Narrative 15.3% ★, Conversation 12.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Magic and science. Past and future. But what of the present?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Linear 11.5%
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+ 19.5%, Philosophical 15.6%, Surreal 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Philosophical 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Text-Based 10%
This is the story of the ordinary children who fell when Japan took fatal tumbles. 40 illustrations. 7 music. This is a visual novel game that takes about 20 minutes to play.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.5%, Text-Based 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 8%
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
Why similar: Conversation 15.2%, Text-Based 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Surreal 12.8%
A romantic comedy visual novel with a sci-fi tilt. If you've ever wanted to blast someone into space, this may very well be for you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Conversation 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."
Why similar: Text-Based 15.7%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%
Scent of Clouds is a hand-drawn illustrated, text-based adventure game. As a perfumer's assistant, you create fragrances and journey through unknown lands in search of ingredients for the legendary "Scent of Clouds." With a keen nose, you'll unravel the timeless mystery of this world.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Conversation 10.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Philosophical 14.5%, Surreal 13.8%, Conversation 11.5%
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13%
Comet Angel is a sci-fi yuri narrative adventure with point and click puzzles. Join teenagers Izzy and Nat on an emotional journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they make humanity's first-ever alien contact.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Philosophical 14.1%, Conversation 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%
MEN ARE EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. Welcome to Eclipse—a choice-driven Yuri VN where God, Kings, Soldiers, and even Villains are all women. As Haesu, an elite agent, your choices will forge her destiny and the very future of the world. Amidst love, desire, and bloodshed—can you handle the truth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Text-Based 18.6%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Lore-Rich 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Conversation 11%
The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.7%, Conversation 18.9%, Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Valhalla is a Yuri-themed cinematic narrative visual novel focusing on the sisterly love and transformation of Hikari and Nøva, heiresses of Norway's leading biotech giant Ravenscorp, evolving from naïveté to power, culminating in Hikari's rise as 'The Black Raven.'
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 16%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Conversation 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Philosophical 10.5%
The story of a girl tossed about in a world where letters rain down.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.4%, Surreal 14.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Conversation 12%
A visual novel about a girl who escaped from a psychiatric hospital. She is pursued by a strange being from another world — and it seems she’s not the only one who can see visitors from beyond.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 16.9%, Surreal 16.1%, Conversation 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%
Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Text-Based 20.1%, Conversation 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%
Alice and Sophie finally have the time to go on an onsen retreat. However, their trip gets inturrupted by mysterious magic. The last straw: "MY FOOD!!!" Will the couple be able to find the culprit and finally enjoy their vacation?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.8%
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%
A boy and an old man stand in front a pond, waiting for a swan's song. Meanwhile, they talk about life, death, and the passage of time.
Why similar: Philosophical 28%, Conversation 20.6%, Text-Based 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Linear 5.1%
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: Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Conversation 15%, Philosophical 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
April 14th 2131. The races are going well. There has been a minor accident yesterday, nothing dramatic. Audiences even went up by 4 millions. I saw a flock of birds taking off this morning by the antenna. Beautiful. Season 31 is a narrative strategy experience about degrowth and embracing change.
Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Philosophical 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Surreal 14.2%, Lore-Rich 12.8%
VOICE is a game about the story of living in a dystopian world where speaking is forbidden.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Text-Based 20.1%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Conversation 14%, Visual Novel 13.2%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Narrative 19.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
Absurdist Interactive fiction. Talk to the beings that inhabitant the world at its end. We forgot how to die.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Conversation 14.4%, Text-Based 13.5%, Philosophical 12.7%
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Philosophical 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10%
MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11%
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Text-Based 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Conversation 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
A story of love, connections, and separation, a story about philosophy and science. Marharyta and Mykhailo try to figure out their relationships - and cannot help but fall in love over and over again.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%
