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  1. #1 Styxton
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
    Windows · Mac

    "Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Detective 19.2%, Dark 17.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 5.6%

  2. #2 Song of Farca
    96% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,559 reviews2021
    Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.

    Why similar: Dystopian 20.6%, Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Narration 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  3. #3 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
    Windows

    Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Text-Based 16.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Hand-drawn 7%

  4. #4 Sanctuary of Petals
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Exista Games
    Windows · Mac

    Step into a visual novel of rotten flowers. Play as a young woman in a world where the ability to lie is condemned, and seek shelter in the mysterious castle across the lake. Survive, little dove, in the rot infested halls, and be careful of who you choose to love — what you choose to lie about...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Dystopian 16.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Dark 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  5. #5 201 - The Bad Number
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: Pavel Kopylov
    Windows

    "201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set on a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten civilization's end. Players make choices that impact the fate of humanity and the colony in a unique dystopian setting.

    Why similar: Dystopian 20.2%, Detective 17.9%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  6. #6 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Narration 19.9%, Dark 17.1%, Detective 16.7%, Story Rich 11.8%

  7. #7 Horny Academy
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wet Ink
    Windows

    Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Narration 16%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 8.8%

  8. #8 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: Sigyaad Team
    Windows

    I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.

    Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  9. #9 Control Over
    91% matchMixed58% of 38 reviews2020
    Dev: Ashcraft
    Windows

    Control Over is a story that begins when a player who loses his memory and falls down in a basement wakes up. And you have to control the player and decide how to solve this story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Text-Based 21.2%, Dark 12.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 9.4%

  10. #10 狂信ちゃん
    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: アルティネット
    Windows

    It is a multi-ending novel game depicting the fan of VTuber "Toaru" "Hinade-chan" and "I" go to an off-line meeting and finish the off-line meeting.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Text-Based 14.4%, Dark 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

  11. #11 DriftBorne
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JamlengPub: JamlengGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An atmospheric visual novel of death, desire, and choices that shape your fate, where every decision drags you deeper into mystery and danger.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Dystopian 19.8%, Dark 13%, Story Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  12. #12 Thorns: Police never sleeps
    89% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2024
    Dev: BRNLG
    Windows

    Thorns. Police never sleeps is a kinetic visual novel about an alternative future. After global warming, cities were separated by a giant ocean. Our story begins in one of these cities.

    Why similar: Dystopian 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 15.3%, Dark 12.4%, Narration 11.5%

  13. #13 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 373 Studio
    Windows

    On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”

    Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 15%, Story Rich 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  14. #14 Murder in Crayontopia
    88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Purple Basil Games
    Windows · Linux

    Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.

    Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Dark 13.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Choices Matter 9%

  15. #15 Aviary Attorney
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 2,252 reviews2015
    Dev: Sketchy Logic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.

    Why similar: Detective 36%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Choices Matter 4.8%

  16. #16 Witch’s Gaze - The Vanishing Village
    86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Baby Bison Games
    Windows

    Embark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft, uncover hidden secrets, and rescue a village lost to the shadows in this magical detective visual novel. Oh, and never forget your cat - he might save you!

    Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Narration 13.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 11%

  17. #17 Will Die Alone
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Arianna Ravioli
    Windows · Mac

    Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

    Why similar: Dystopian 18%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 16.3%, Story Rich 9%, Dark 8%

  18. #18 KARA
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IKARUS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Dark 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  19. #19 Guilt Trip
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Made With Squares
    Windows

    A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.

    Why similar: Detective 32%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 5.7%

  20. #20 幽霊少女室
    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
    Windows

    【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Text-Based 25.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 11.8%, 2D 2.7%

  21. #21 Poisoned Path
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Inspiration Overload Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Detective 21.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  22. #22 One's Own Exile
    81% matchVery Positive100% of 394 reviews2025
    Dev: Updog Software
    Windows

    Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Dystopian 20.5%, Dark 18.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  23. #23 Stellar Reflections
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: Badger Can Fly
    Windows

    Aurelia is a nobody living out her life on a space station orbiting Earth, spending her days working in a junkyard, frequenting a bar, or retreating to her cabin. She will confront a life-altering decision that challenges her perception of the world. Can she change and grow, or is she too far gone?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Dystopian 23.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

  24. #24 Thank You for Your Time
    81% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Rogue Writer Indie
    Windows

    In a surreal audition purgatory, how long will you wait to be chosen?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Dystopian 23.1%, Narration 11.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

  25. #25 De Profundis
    82% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: points contigus
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Un visual novel d’horreur qui se déroule dans le noir complet, où les paroles des personnages sont mises en musique.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Narration 15.1%, Text-Based 14.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Dark 11.3%

  26. #26 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

    Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Dark 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Text-Based 7.2%

  27. #27 Vulnerable
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Breakpoint Games
    Windows

    Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.

    Why similar: Dystopian 20.6%, Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 11.6%, Narration 9.7%

  28. #28 Psycholog
    79% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
    Windows

    As a psychologist, how would you handle your clients falling victim to their own phobias? Find out in this horror visual novel infused with point-and-click gameplay elements.

    Why similar: Detective 20%, Dystopian 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Narration 11.3%

  29. #29 Graces: Posthumous Wish
    78% matchVery Positive97% of 172 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 21.5%, Detective 19.1%, Dark 15.5%, Text-Based 12.9%, Story Rich 10.6%

  30. #30 The Girl Who Wasn't There
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 1564 Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...

    Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

  31. #31 Point of Collapse
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hihoho Games
    Windows

    Point of Collapse is a story-driven RPG set in an alternate Russian Empire. You will take on the role of a false detective, caught in the heart of madness and intrigue in the deep Russian countryside. Choices will be made at every turn, and don't expect easy answers.

    Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Narration 14.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  32. #32 Forest of Death Masks
    76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Remnants of mosaic
    Windows

    Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Detective 21.2%, Dark 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Text-Based 6.8%

  33. #33 No men in this house
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2022
    Dev: Anastasia ErokhinaPub: Pavel Pichugin
    Windows

    "No men in this house" is a visual novel set in Thailand. This edge-of-your-seat detective story about mysterious deaths on a touristy island will make you suspect everyone, including yourself!

    Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Dark 12%, Story Rich 11.1%, Narration 10.3%

  34. #34 The Last Survey
    77% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
    Dev: Nicholas O'Brien
    Windows · Mac

    A Hand-Drawn Visual Novel Essay Game

    Why similar: Dystopian 30.9%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Dark 8.8%, Hand-drawn 6.6%

  35. #35 Fairy Deer
    75% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2022
    Dev: Expedition Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fairy Deer is a kinetic thriller visual novel. Make your way deep into the terrifying Forest in search of the sole pathway to happiness—the mythical Fairy Deer.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Text-Based 23.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Dark 11.4%, Narration 7.5%

  36. #36 End of Lines
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: Nova-box
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

    Why similar: Dystopian 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Narration 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 10.5%

  37. #37 Whispers of Gold
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Falling Raven
    Windows

    In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Detective 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  38. #38 VARIANTBIRTH
    72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: abalonekissPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
    Windows

    Check the physical condition of your Valiant Order with a calendar app-like screen called the Valiant Checker! The girls' bodies are very delicate and their condition changes every day, so the intense battle unfolds accordingly!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Dark 19%, Adventure 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  39. #39 Change the World
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
    Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Narration 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  40. #40 廃遊園地のメメントメモリア
    73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: アサノハ製作所
    Windows

    An abandoned amusement park in a broken world. It was a paradise called "Lagoon" where children were self-sufficient. A boy working as a mercenary in "Lagoon" happened to meet a silver-haired girl. The wheels of their destiny begin to move.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Text-Based 14.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%

  41. #41 喰人記
    73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: SukoyakaMeteor
    Windows

    A man-eating monster wakes up, in a snowy night. He meets a mysterious girl willing to die. This omnibus novel game tells the story of the strange interaction between them.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Text-Based 23.7%, Dark 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Adventure 8.2%

  42. #42 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TedRed
    Windows

    A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.

    Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 12.5%, Narration 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%

  43. #43 12 Hours to Die
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.

    Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Dark 13.1%, Narration 7.6%, Adventure 5.6%

  44. #44 Isle of Maligree
    71% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Gilded Rune Games
    Windows · Mac

    Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?

    Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  45. #45 Dull Grey
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2021
    Dev: Provodnik Games
    Windows · Linux

    Dull Grey is an award-winning visual novel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of a mother and son in a dystopian world, make simple but meaningful choices and discover multiple endings. Will you see your story unfold in full colour?

    Why similar: Dystopian 27%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 13%, Narration 11.7%, Story Rich 10.6%

  46. #46 Mother May I
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CloudSnake
    Windows

    Unravel the story of three siblings determined to break free from the iron grip of an AI named "Mother." In a world of virtual imprisonment, navigate rebellion, unveil dark secrets, and fight for freedom. Will you defy Mother's control, or succumb to her virtual prison?

    Why similar: Dystopian 28.3%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  47. #47 Hira Hira Hihiru
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
    Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 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 34.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%

  48. #48 32, Dandelion Drift
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PRG Studios
    Windows

    Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Text-Based 16.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 10.1%

  49. #49 SMU News: Strange events recorded
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 月食图书室
    Windows

    In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.

    Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Visual Novel 30.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Adventure 5.6%

  50. #50 Aroma
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
    Dev: Oyashiro.dev
    Windows · Mac

    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 24%, Text-Based 20.6%, Dark 12.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%

  51. #51 AI: The Somnium Files
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

    Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Choices Matter 6.8%, Violent 6%

  52. #52 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
    Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
    Windows

    瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔.珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Detective 26.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Text-Based 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  53. #53 Hotel Perkkow and the Two Vegetarian Werewolves
    68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: John Flex
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Let's keep it simple. Detective arrives to Bucarest. Missing guest in a small hotel. And hawaian pizza. If you want to know how those things blend together... Just press the start button.

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Text-Based 14.4%, Narration 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  54. #54 Is There a Way?
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SS GC Omnipotens
    Windows

    An original visual novel about the dark secrets of a Soviet asylum, inspired by real events. Here, you do not control the story — you watch as it slowly breaks the main character… and you along with him.

    Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Text-Based 17.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  55. #55 Sunlight Scream
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

    Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Dark 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Choices Matter 6.8%

  56. #56 春琉ト怪夜
    66% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2025
    Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
    Windows

    An adventure game where you aim to escape a storied mansion with a mysterious girl named "Haru" who you meet there.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Text-Based 15.9%, Dark 12.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

  57. #57 VOICE
    67% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2021
    Dev: WTFMAN
    Windows

    VOICE is a game about the story of living in a dystopian world where speaking is forbidden.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Text-Based 17.2%, Dystopian 15.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%

  58. #58 Runet Legend
    65% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: ProjectKukuevo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    To move further along the plot, you need to complete quests, look for various items that will help you get closer to the finale. Exciting adventures, secrets of the past and difficult decisions are waiting for you. Control the fate of Ozon671Games and help him figure out this difficult situation.

    Why similar: Narration 18.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  59. #59 Heart of mobius
    66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: gunsturn Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Text-Based 22.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 9%

  60. #60 No Recollection
    66% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: Jake Platt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!

    Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Dark 15.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

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