60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Simulation, Dialogue Heavy, Story Rich.
Play as Iris, a burnt-out goddess who opens a midnight bakery in a sleepless city. Read customers’ emotions as color and craft cakes to comfort them, while hiding from the gods searching for her.
Shake It: Lycoris
Shake It: Lycoris is a bartender simulator where cozy vibes, smooth jazz, and a wide variety of cocktails blend into one unique atmosphere.
Confections & Conversations
Confections & Conversations is a cozy bakery simulator about baking sweet treats, managing a small business, most importantly getting to know a cast of colorful customers, and helping guide them through heartfelt conversations all in a modern isekai fantasy world.
Shake It: Lycoris is a bartender simulator where cozy vibes, smooth jazz, and a wide variety of cocktails blend into one unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Shop Keeper 20.3% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Simulation 7.7%
Confections & Conversations is a cozy bakery simulator about baking sweet treats, managing a small business, most importantly getting to know a cast of colorful customers, and helping guide them through heartfelt conversations all in a modern isekai fantasy world.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Cooking 12.5%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Visual Novel 7.3%
Welcome to Anssoloin's new postman! After years of hard work, you've finally been able to buy your own post office by the sea. Learn more about the village and its residents through your work. Will you be able to fit in your new community? Sort the mail, discover new things, chat, and relax.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Lore-Rich 9%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Simulation 8.1%
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: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Cooking 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Lore-Rich 8.5%
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into meaningful stories.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.8%, Shop Keeper 24.7% ★, Visual Novel 8.4%, Immersive Sim 8.1%, 1990's 5.5%
Become the new manager of a run-down maid cafe. Rebuild it with unique kemonomimi maids, each with their own secrets and personalities. Manage ingredients, serve customers, expand your shop, and chase the ultimate dream: the legendary Maidchelin 3-Star!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Cooking 9.2%
Brew concoctions, meet and help a variety of fantasy characters, and uncover the secrets of Ravensport in this cozy visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Shop Keeper 17.8% ★, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Cooking 8.9%
Run a warm, cozy noodle shop in a dark, cyberpunk world. Make noodles, listen to your customers, put together jobs, and drive the story to spread your warmth through the world, or send it deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Shop Keeper 18.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Cooking 9.6%
The Last Lodge is a medieval psychological horror game where you work as an innkeeper. Listen closely to your patrons' stories, prepare their orders, and ultimately, choose which traveller has visited their very last lodge.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.8% ★, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Cooking 9.8%, Simulation 6.6%
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 8%, Simulation 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%
《闪耀！我的游戏班》是一款以学校生活和游戏开发为主题的多结局模拟养成游戏。你作为一名负责学校游戏班的老师，将带领唯一的一名学生，在三年时间内以将其培养为最优秀的游戏专业学生为目标，做出最好的游戏打败其他学校夺得大奖，拯救学校重返巅峰。神秘程序带来行业危机，而你和你的学生将会拯救这个行业，还是加剧它的毁灭？三年后，这名学生随着毕业，又将拥有怎样的未来？这一切，都将由你亲手决定。
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.1% ★, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Simulation 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%
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 38.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Story Rich 4.9%
A calm, story-driven simulator where every crafted part matters. Run your tiny workshop, meet other robots, and discover how even the smallest detail can change a life in this forgotten city of machines.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Story Rich 5%
Run a tea shop in the British countryside and enkindle your love for poetry in this heartfelt visual novel. Play as Ms Meadows, retired journalist and tea enthusiast, as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Listen to customers’ stories, brew tea, and craft wholehearted poems.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Cooking 11.8%, Emotional 8.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
With your shop on the line, meet unique characters and craft potions of every flavor in this short, light-hearted game. From giant constructs to quirky little creatures, listen to their troubles and mix the right ingredients to create a potion that soothes their hearts and satisfies their cravings!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 44% ★, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Casual 4.9%
It’s 1999 and Y2K is upon us. You are the owner of an independent video store that a corporation is eyeing off to purchase. Help your customers find the perfect video by listening to their stories and decide what the future is for your video store.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 45.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Cartoon 3.8%, Story Rich 3.1%
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: Shop Keeper 22.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.7%
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.5% ★, Cooking 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
Manage your own shop, buy and sell products, negotiate with customers, and grow your business by balancing risk, trust, and profit. At the same time, uncover the truth behind your father's disappearance.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 43.5% ★, Visual Novel 16%, Simulation 15.9%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%
A friendly crash course in Japanese American history, culture, and community! Inspired by the real stories of the three historic Japantowns of California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles's Little Tokyo.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, Cartoon 8.6%, Story Rich 5.4%
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 44.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Atmospheric 7%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Simulation 6.5%
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: Lore-Rich 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Cooking 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
A restaurant romance simulation set in the shadowed world of the Abyss! As you meet its strange residents and grow closer to them, their hidden stories gradually come to light.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.4% ★, Visual Novel 15%, Simulation 13.8%, Cooking 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
An apocalyptic Ice Age approaches the automatic doors of your convenience store. Scrape together what you need to survive through bartering or outright scamming in this short narrative game. In the end, only you can judge yourself.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.3%, Dark Comedy 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Simulation 8.2%
Underground Business is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for a rural town at a pizzeria kiosk. Take orders, cook pizza, investigate the suspicious pizzeria underground and run for your life in high-intensity chases!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 34.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Cooking 14.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10%
Birb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Lore-Rich 15%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Cooking 14.1%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
The darkness surrounding the Odyssey Coffee House is undeniable, but what’s the connection behind these unusual occurrences? Who’s the culprit? Dark Brew is a mystery/thriller cafe simulator set amongst the stars. Play as Leon the racoon, and manage the coffee house while talking to patrons.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 23%, Simulation 9%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%
As a merchant in a city caught between warring powers, build relationships with unique characters, expand your store, and discover the true price of doing business.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 41.8% ★, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Mansion Made Love Simulation Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Simulation 16%, Fantasy 9.6%
A TRPG × Visual Novel led by the roll of the dice. You arrive at Seiria Magic Academy just one week before the centennial 'Violet Eclipse.' Immerse yourself in campus life, romance seven heroines, and uncover the world's hidden secrets. Your choices alone will reshape the fate of this world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Dark Comedy 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
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 41.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Story Rich 6.6%, Emotional 6.2%
Step into a vibrant otome story where your choices shape relationships with a dog senior, rabbit professor, and cat office worker. Navigate romance, mystery, and emotional growth as your decisions determine how each bond unfolds.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Cartoon 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
A point and click personality test game where you take the role of a Sorter, a soul tasked with determining the fate of the recently deceased. Learn their stories and sentence them to an afterlife of either punishment or forgiveness as you confront your own morality.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36%, Simulation 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
Find your customers illnesses and heal them with magical amulets... This cozy, character-driven game is offering a fresh twist on the witch-life genre: no combat, no villains – just empathy, magic, and a touch of madness. It's a mechanical blend of visual novel and crafting... Weirdness encouraged!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%
Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Emotional 9.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
SoulBite is a 2D pixel-art restaurant sim. You're the chef of a small diner where guests share stories and secrets. Listen to their words, figure out what they truly crave, and serve the perfect dish. A cozy, heartwarming experience where every meal tells a story. Welcome, Chef.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 45.5% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Cooking 9.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
As a new Merchant in the bustling city of Rosewall you'll manage your own shop, craft artisan goods, hire Companions, and even unravel a mystery of the city! Immerse yourself in a fantasy world where conflict is a thing of the past in this visual novel meets shopkeeper simulator.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.4% ★, Cooking 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Simulation 7%, Choices Matter 6.8%
Manage your café, meet new friends, and serve unique drinks as new stories unfold every day in Coffee & Fox! Can you handle everything this place has to offer?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 44.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Lore-Rich 11%, Cooking 10.1%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
Your diner is the final stop before the infamous afterlife gate. Let customers drown their sorrows for profit, or attempt to show them a better way? You decide in this morally confronting choice-based game.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Dark Comedy 18.3%, Cooking 9%, Choices Matter 7.2%
Explore a serene island where land and sea intertwine on your quest to help a mysterious girl from the sea find her way home. Uncover rich mythology and hidden truths in this heart-warming, epic tale, brought to life with gorgeous artwork and music. Embark on a truly unforgettable adventure!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 10%
Welcome to Kokoro No Kimono! Step into the gentle rhythm of Japan, where every fold tells a story. Create exquisite kimonos for your guests, master the art of tying Obi belts, and lose yourself in the quiet charm of an authentic kimono shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 53% ★, Simulation 18.6%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Story Rich 5.5%, Casual 4.9%
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 30.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Cooking 17%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Emotional 8.7%
You are a wanderer with a cracked soul and a home on wheels. Your task is to hear the voices of those who want to take their own lives, and to find the right words before they fall silent forever.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Cooking 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Simulation 9.7%
A character focused, flower shop, dating sim where YOUR choices shape the town's future.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.8% ★, Visual Novel 10.3%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, 1990's 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Welcome to X Burger! Today is May 28th, World Burger Day. Tomorrow is May 28th. And the day after that. The celebration never ends here. Until the party is over and the 'bill' comes due. Just smile and keep working.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.1% ★, Cooking 14.1%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, 1990's 8.1%, Simulation 8.1%
Come to My Party! is a coming-of-age visual novel where choices matter. Jimin sets out to win class president and have her first birthday party. What begins as a simple goal spirals into social pressure, fragile friendships, and choices that can’t be taken back, hitting closer than you’d like.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 8.8%, 1990's 8.4%
Run a chaotic potion shop for one week in this cozy roguelike. Discover recipes through experimentation, serve unpredictable customers, and balance gold and reputation—while your snarky cat keeps watch.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 54.7% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Anime 7%, Casual 6.4%, Choices Matter 6.3%
A cozy horror game where you craft plants for late-night customers while you manage a small plant shop. Expand your plant collection, upgrade your shop & grow your business.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Emotional 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Story Rich 6.9%
This game features captivating storytelling, rich interactivity, diverse puzzles, and branching narratives based on player choices. As players guide Nara through various events, they'll develop relationships with male characters, solve puzzles, and shape the story's outcome through their decisions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Simulation 17%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Emotional 8.1%
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 28%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why hello there, sir. I’m the newsboy! In this story game you run your little shop, help strange customers, and explore so many places, and probably tick people off too!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 43.6% ★, Dark Comedy 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Lore-Rich 7.4%, Story Rich 4.5%
Make a new start in a dying city. Repair arcane cyberpunk items, befriend odd and intriguing characters, and make choices to shape the world around you, all from the warmth of your workbench.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 37% ★, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Immersive Sim 8.2%, Simulation 6.8%
Run a cozy izakaya in futuristic Bali. Grill skewers, serve patrons, help wandering spirits, and manage supplies to keep your evening haven alive. Every night tells a new story.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 20.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Cooking 13.6%, Story Rich 7.8%, Emotional 7.4%
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.6%, Dark Comedy 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
The Lusanti Chronicles is the first interactive visual novel set in the fantastical World of Krondoria. Guide your character through meaningful choices. Learn hidden secrets, unlock a gallery of portraits, unlock the rich lore of the Tome of insight, choose a queen or will you build a harem?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, 1990's 11.6%, Choices Matter 9%, Story Rich 8.8%
