- #1 Absent in the Rain
97% matchVery Positive94% of 825 reviews2022
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Text-Based 13%, Anime 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #2 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
96% matchVery Positive86% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Anime 18.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #3 Midnight Witch
96% matchVery Positive92% of 351 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Anime 10.2%
- #4 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,201 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39%, Visual Novel 30%, Anime 13%, Text-Based 5.8%, Romance 5.1%
- #5 Morok
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2019
Dev: Varoi games
Windows · Linux
Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.9%, Casual 21.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Surreal 5.4%
- #6 The Island: Into The Mist
94% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #7 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
93% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #8 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
92% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Anime 23.8%, Horror 6.8%, Romance 6.2%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #9 Hira Hira Hihiru
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 902 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Drama 14%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #10 Dead Forest
91% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Manul Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Laki is an outcast: many beastmen have disappeared because of him. To break this curse, Laki travels to the Dead Forest, a place from which almost no one has ever returned. But what will be the key to the secrets of his fate and the mysteries of the forest?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #11 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,186 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Point & Click 16.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #12 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
89% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #13 Voices from the Sea
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,262 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 419.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Anime 24.6%, Casual 7.6%, Interactive Fiction 5.4%, Point & Click 4.5%
- #14 Lake of Voices
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 628 reviews2018
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Casual 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #15 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
87% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 15.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Casual 8.7%
- #16 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,699 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #17 Something Strange
85% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Text-Based 26.7%, Casual 14.8%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 0.9%
- #18 Disney Villains Cursed Café
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Point & Click 20.2%, Casual 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #19 My Therapy
84% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Anime 9.9%
- #20 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
86% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #21 Dreambound
82% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Point & Click 12.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Anime 10%
- #22 Train of Afterlife
86% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Anime 11.6%, Casual 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
- #23 It Paints Me
81% matchVery Positive97% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Story Rich 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #24 Guilt Free
81% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #25 outside the door
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Anime 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #26 Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea
80% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
A runaway rich kid and a pickpocketing vagabond work together to solve a decade old unsolved vampire attack.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Anime 21.2%, Story Rich 15.8%, Fantasy 10.2%, Casual 9.8%
- #27 Until Then
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,524 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Story Rich 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Romance 5.9%
- #28 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
79% matchVery Positive89% of 526 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 117.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Anime 10.5%
- #29 Stillwater
78% matchVery Positive95% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Drama 17.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Anime 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #30 Four Rendezvous
79% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: Diada Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hero meets a mysterious girl in the park. Who is that girl? What is a mystery surrounding her? And what about the world they met in? There's definitely something wrong with it. So many questions! So the hero has to deal with all of it to find his love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Casual 7.5%
- #31 Graces: Posthumous Wish
75% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Story Rich 15.6%, Text-Based 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #32 Dark Nights
76% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Anime 10.7%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #33 流木缘Driftwood Fate
76% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: 神经传达室
Windows
A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Drama 23.8%, Text-Based 10.1%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #34 Departed Away
74% matchVery Positive90% of 552 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%
- #35 RGB GlitchGazer
73% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Anime 14.4%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #36 By Moonlight
77% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SugarHyped
Windows · Mac
~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #37 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
73% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Multiple Endings 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Drama 14%, Text-Based 11%
- #38 The Outcast Lovers
77% matchMixed66% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Point & Click 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #39 Midnight Ramen
72% matchVery Positive97% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 29%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Casual 8.1%
- #40 Hello my World! Lily.
72% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Black Leaf Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"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 51.9%, Anime 23.5%, Text-Based 11%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 3.1%
- #41 Kimochii Classroom
71% matchVery Positive88% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Radish ASMR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Choices Matter 15%, Drama 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Anime 10.6%
- #42 For Mother Matron
73% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
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: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 9%
- #43 Five Stages of Pink
71% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 21%, Point & Click 16.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 9.3%
- #44 Midnight Syndrome
69% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Point & Click 20.1%, Anime 11.1%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #45 Of Frost and Flowers
70% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
An otome-fantasy visual novel. Play as Alto, a fearless knight, and enter a world of magic and myths with secrets waiting for you to unveil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #46 Rail of Möbius
69% matchVery Positive95% of 487 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #47 CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
74% matchMixed63% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.7%, Anime 11.9%, Casual 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Horror 6.8%
- #48 It gets so lonely here
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,141 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Anime 11%, Text-Based 10%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #49 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.4%, Story Rich 24%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 1.2%
- #50 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,103 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Text-Based 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #51 Unforgotten
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #52 The Tavern In the Woods
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43%, Visual Novel 38.5%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Adventure 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #53 Project Vostok: Episode 1
70% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Anime 10.8%
- #54 Spiritual Bond ~Breaking the curse, Intertwining fates~
66% matchVery Positive85% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: MONRAPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
“Person of Serendipity… please help us——” A text-based adventure puzzle game set in ancient villages, where shrine maidens and the Kami guide you to forge unbreakable bonds. Every choice reshapes destiny—you will lead them, but to where?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Anime 12.8%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #55 Welcome to the Karoshi Club
67% matchVery Positive90% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: Kamishibai Interactive
Windows
If you're nervous about job searching and interviews, face your fears head-on in "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" a Japanese horror business punk visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Anime 18%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Casual 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #56 Experimentation
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 12%, Anime 11.3%
- #57 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
70% matchMixed62% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Multiple Endings 25.1%, Story Rich 15%, Casual 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #58 Glassy Stare
65% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57%, Story Rich 18.2%, Surreal 13.4%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 0.8%
- #59 Sinking Inn
68% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Text-Based 29.9%, Casual 18.1%, Surreal 2.9%