60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Story Rich, Visual Novel.
Beneath the shadowed sea of trees below the volcanic mountain lies a mysterious facility probing the afterlife, as omens of the world’s end approach. A loved one missing, reality twisting, a volcano stirring below. Once more you enter the maze, seeking the exit hidden in spectral forest shadows.
Kanna Maze
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Love in the distance
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 38.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Lore-Rich 9.3%, Mystery 7.2%
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Word Game 60.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Multiple Endings 5.6%, Adventure 4.9%, Story Rich 3.7%
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: Word Game 30.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Adventure 13.1%, 2D 8.1%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Mystery 28.1%, Adventure 15.6%, Sci-fi 15%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Word Game 41%, Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11%, Text-Based 5%
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Word Game 28%, Lore-Rich 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Romance 9.5%
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 40.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Lore-Rich 7%, Visual Novel 4.6%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Realistic 13.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Romance 11%
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Word Game 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Lore-Rich 10%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 8.9%
In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.8%, Adventure 30%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Indie 6.4%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Mystery 25.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, 2D 14.4%, Story Rich 13.6%
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: Word Game 42.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Romance 11.3%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 7.9%
从高维度接入超次元，漫步于由你的数个前世构成的景观宇宙。藉由终端机展开一场穿越虚拟与现实、过去与未来的奇妙旅行。在一切的尽头，宇宙、自我和生命的终极答案，将为你解开面纱。
Why similar: Word Game 32.2%, Lore-Rich 28.9%, Comedy 12.6%, 2D 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.7%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Mystery 31.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Story Rich 5.4%
“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: Interactive Fiction 40%, Mystery 18.8%, Adventure 15.8%, Text-Based 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.8%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Word Game 43.4%, Adventure 33.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Indie 6.7%, Story Rich 3.8%
"Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer" is a text-based adventure game. Enter the remote and sparsely populated island of Shikinejima and attempt to solve the strangely recurring mystery found there.
Why similar: Adventure 20%, Mystery 17.6%, Romance 17.4%, Text-Based 15.5%, 2D 11.2%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: Adventure 47.5%, Realistic 17%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
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: Interactive Fiction 35%, Romance 17%, Mystery 16.9%, 2D 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.8%
一个忘记自己姓名与过去的人，在突然出现的神秘人物的帮助下，从一个空无一人的医院开始探索自己的过去。只有取回真实，才能从这里离开，即使……真相不像你所期待的那样，他也依然盼望着他的未来。
Why similar: Adventure 80.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 3.3%
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Word Game 34%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Mystery 9%, Romance 8.5%, Adventure 7%
Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland
Why similar: Adventure 27.6%, Nature 25.2%, Text-Based 21.3%, 2D 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Mystery 30%, Adventure 29.7%, Comedy 17.5%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Story Rich 4.7%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Mystery 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 8%, 2D 4.3%
Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.
Why similar: Word Game 53.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Comedy 9.6%, Funny 9%, Romance 7.7%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中，诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华，歌舞升平，却难以看到那，被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好，残酷的真相。生者的思念，亡者的祝福。所以，你要止步当前，还是深究一切？
Why similar: Word Game 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Mystery 7.1%, Romance 6.6%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Word Game 46.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Text-Based 9.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Visual Novel 6%
You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.
Why similar: Mystery 32.5%, Adventure 29.2%, Sci-fi 11.4%, 2D 11%, Story Rich 9.6%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Adventure 46.2%, Mystery 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Indie 8.8%
You wake up at the bottom of the ocean, surrounded by your broken memories. Reclaim and compile your magic or drown in a sea of dreams.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.6%, Adventure 25%, Text-Based 18.5%, Indie 5.3%, 2D 5.3%
A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.8%, Adventure 22.2%, Funny 14%, Story Rich 9.8%, Indie 4.2%
You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Nature 13.4%, Text-Based 12.3%, Comedy 9.7%
Archaica is an atmospheric puzzler with lasers and mirrors, that introduces a mystical and ancient world, full of challenging puzzles. In this game, we become the Light Bearer who is sent on a quest to walk the legendary Path of Light and save the world from impending disaster.
Why similar: Adventure 36.2%, Mystery 29.2%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Indie 8.6%, Retro 5.7%
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Word Game 25.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%, 2D 6.5%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Story Rich 8%
Players will play as five different characters and experience five environmental theme scenes relating to sustainable palm oil, orangutan conservation, rainforest protection, etc. Players need to make a variety of choices through their own understanding, and reach different story endings.
Why similar: Word Game 49.7%, Interactive Fiction 29.6%, 2D 5.9%, Text-Based 5.7%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 15.7%, 2D 11.5%
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
Why similar: Adventure 34.3%, Romance 22.8%, 2D 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Word Game 42.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Romance 13%, Mystery 7.4%, 2D 5.9%
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 52.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 11%, 2D 10.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Romance 20.4%, Comedy 20.4%, Mystery 20.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Text-Based 8.4%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Adventure 61.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, 2D 12.2%, Story Rich 7.1%, Indie 5.8%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.4%, Mystery 22.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Story Rich 8%, Indie 3.5%
To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.
Why similar: Word Game 41%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Romance 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Text-Based 8%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Word Game 47.3%, Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Text-Based 10.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Multiple Endings 5.1%
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Mystery 24.9%, Adventure 16.6%, 2D 14.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
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: Lore-Rich 25%, Mystery 24.2%, Romance 22.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Story Rich 8%
Pluralys is an RPG focused on exploration, comedy and intrigue. You play Elie, a young person living a peaceful life, until unexpected visitors arrive and change everything. What seems like a quiet, cozy story hides a deeper mystery and many other adventures to discover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Funny 9.6%
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Romance 35.9%, Mystery 28.1%, Adventure 20.3%, Story Rich 13%, Indie 2.8%
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Word Game 47.9%, Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Romance 5.5%, 2D 5.2%
A nonlinear visual novel where you find yourself on an island of temptation and mystery. Flirting, dangerous adventures, and charismatic furries, every dialogue can turn into a romance, and every choice you make shapes the story ❤️
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Romance 12.1%, Text-Based 10.1%, Comedy 9.6%
Rocwood Academy is a text-base choice-matters adventure game set in the wizard world hidden inside US society early 1900s. In the role of a first-year student, player is going to make friends, study wizardry and uncover the mystery beneath the school-back garden.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Adventure 33.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Indie 6.6%
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 57.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, 2D 10.1%, Story Rich 6.2%
This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself.
Why similar: Word Game 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Visual Novel 6.8%, 2D 5.2%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Text-Based 10.2%, 2D 6.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
IMAZE.EXE - game where you need to found the way from maze.
Introvert Quest is a comedy based JRPG set in a fictional, modern setting. Experience the life of a socially awkward shut-in who is pushed into herculean tasks by his therapist.
Why similar: Mystery 28.9%, Comedy 26.7%, Adventure 22.4%, Romance 10.8%, 2D 4.3%
