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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Visual Novel, Singleplayer, Story Rich.

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1984. Denis is trapped in a never-ending summer day in a Soviet village. The sun is frozen at its zenith, and familiar paths lead to dark secrets. Uncover the nature of this anomaly and discover: what price must you pay to finally reach tomorrow?

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q3 2026
Developer: Andrei Salov
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: Stop-TussiN
    Windows

    A first-person adventure game with a deep plot. You have to get from Tyumen to Novosibirsk on a passenger train. You can look out the window and watch the changing nature, weather and architecture. You can see forests, fields, mountains, cities and villages.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Realistic 14.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 12%, Drama 11.5%

  2. #2 Aeon on Mosaic: Anemone 时间碎片:奇迹
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2020
    Dev: Fantasia Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Five stories, a life. In an accident, the man named "Miracle" met the girl he hit, and the trajectory of his life has changed since then. Ten years, in the scattered fragments of time, witness together his precious memories.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Romance 17.7%, Adventure 13.9%, Drama 13%, Mystery 10.9%

  3. #3 ISLAND
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,748 reviews2018
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Time Travel 27.7%, Romance 8.5%, Drama 8.3%, Mystery 7.3%

  4. #4 Ghost of the Quadrangle
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VNhub
    Windows · Mac

    A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Romance 15.3%, Drama 13.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  5. #5 Poison Noir: Desire, Time & Gangsters
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Brunomir
    Windows

    A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.

    Why similar: Time Travel 27.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Drama 13.1%, Romance 11.9%, Adventure 7%

  6. #6 Dullpain
    94% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2023
    Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: East2West Games
    Windows

    Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.

    Why similar: Time Travel 24.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Drama 12.5%, Romance 11.5%, Exploration 6.4%

  7. #7 Where the Roads Die
    93% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: DIRECTOR`S CUT
    Windows

    This is a visual novel with quest elements and the atmosphere of a journey through an Eastern European post-apocalypse. You are a Vagrant heading west, leaving your home behind.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Roguelite 29.5%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Choices Matter 5.1%

  8. #8 午前五時にピアノを弾く ENCORE
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Exploration 18.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

  9. #9 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2022
    Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Drama 18.2%, Romance 17%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 6.7%

  10. #10 Joyville 2
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2024
    Dev: KudPlay Games
    Windows

    Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.

    Why similar: Time Travel 33.6%, 1980s 20.2%, Realistic 12.8%, Exploration 7.5%, Mystery 7.5%

  11. #11 Solar Pall
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Boy from the milkyway
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It seems that nothing has changed in the quiet village of Vitalik's grandmother. It's time to have some fun and make new friends! But what if strange things await here at every step? Get ready to go on an adventure full of secrets and mysteries!

    Why similar: 1980s 30.4%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Romance 15.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 5.5%

  12. #12 Piano at 5 a.m.
    89% matchVery Positive98% of 177 reviews2023
    Dev: Kazuhide Oka
    Windows · Mac

    "Piano at 5 a.m." is a short text adventure game. A girl who is the main character wanders in a fog forest while adjusting the four factors of "drowsiness," "thirst," "madness," and "recharge," which increase or decrease depending on the choices she makes.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 19.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Story Rich 5.5%

  13. #13 STEINS;GATE
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

    Why similar: Time Travel 38.2%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Story Rich 5.8%, Romance 5.7%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

  14. #14 STEINS;GATE ELITE
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,627 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 272.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.

    Why similar: Time Travel 43.1%, Visual Novel 35.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Romance 5.2%, Story Rich 4.6%

  15. #15 SECRET HORNY SANTA
    87% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Wet one handed game studio
    Windows

    SECRET HORNY SANTA is a visual novel for adults where you will realize the dreams of sexy girls.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, 1980s 24.2%, Realistic 16.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Romance 11.2%

  16. #16 STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,225 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 129.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.

    Why similar: Time Travel 41.3%, Visual Novel 34.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Story Rich 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  17. #17 A Maiden's Serenade
    85% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: fengPub: Sekai Project
    Windows

    The Mermaid Festival is an annual festival that takes place in the coastal town of Suminoe and on the night of the festival, Takumi meets a girl with a beautiful singing voice. From this chance encounter, Takumi's daily life slowly begins to change. The 7th project by developer, feng.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Drama 20.9%, Romance 18.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

  18. #18 ココロトーカーズ
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Cbeats
    Windows

    舞台は廃校。記憶喪失の少年と、「モノ」を自身に宿すことができる「モノマネ」の力を持つ少女。 校舎内のあらゆる「モノ」と会話してモノだけが知っている情報を聞き出し、失われた記憶を取り戻そう!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 18.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 5%

  19. #19 Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: fengPub: Sekai Project
    Windows

    Nagase Junichi's life takes an unexpected turn when his fiancée, Katagiri Yuuhi transfers to his school but what would be a happy reunion crumbles due to a misunderstanding. Will this be an end to Junichi's formally peaceful, school life?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Romance 19.8%, Drama 19.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%

  20. #20 Rail of Möbius
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 485 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: Time Travel 29.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Drama 11.9%, Romance 11%, Mystery 6.6%

  21. #21 FallingStarTown: The Ghost From Past
    83% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: BlueBirdStory
    Windows

    "On the last night of the year, the dead will turn into transparent ghosts,reunite with loved ones." Lost memories, an odd festival, and the night of the meteor shower... All these elements are intricately connected. But what truth awaits Tianhai?

    Why similar: Drama 18.2%, Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Conversation 11.5%, Exploration 11.4%

  22. #22 STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Time Travel 29.3%, Romance 11.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Adventure 4.8%

  23. #23 Secrets of the Shore
    82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Alexander VolosnikovPub: Essential Power Games
    Windows

    Discover the allure of 'Secrets of the Shore,' where a serene island getaway takes a mysterious turn with the arrival of a storm. Forge meaningful connections with captivating characters and explore the secrets that emerge amidst the changing tides in this charming yet intriguing visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Realistic 21.4%, Drama 10.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%

  24. #24 Tempest In A Teapot
    81% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: StrandGames
    Windows

    A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Time Travel 22%, Adventure 14.7%, Conversation 12.8%, Realistic 12.4%

  25. #25 Welcome To... Chichester 1/Redux : The Spy Of America And The Long Vacation
    81% matchPositive78% of 36 reviews2019
    Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    WTC 1/Redux is the origin story of how the protagonist (that is, you !) unknowningly ends up in England. When a long forgotten mission resurfaces, your nemesis takes drastic measures to deal with it - including taking you along with her.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Drama 24.7%, Time Travel 21.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 3.8%

  26. #26 SENGOKU Princess ~天下統一は姫武将と共に~
    80% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
    Windows

    After a “time slip” the first person you run into is a female Nobunaga Oda?! Can the worst possible outcome be avoided?! A war-torn tale of a warlord in a female body!

    Why similar: Time Travel 34.5%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Romance 16.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 3.8%

  27. #27 STEINS;GATE 0
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

    Why similar: Time Travel 38.6%, Visual Novel 33.3%, Story Rich 6.8%, Multiple Endings 5.7%, Adventure 5.3%

  28. #28 My Furry Trainer 🐾
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dirty Fox Games
    Windows

    A new year - a new life! This year I'll definitely start working out, I will achieve my goals! Now I just have to find a good trainer...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Romance 17.5%, Realistic 17%, Drama 13.5%, Adventure 10.3%

  29. #29 Blue Hawaii Aniki's Small Celebration vol.1
    78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Kirishima Shoichi
    Windows

    Experience a fictional Japanese radio show as a visual novel. Two mismatched hosts — a self-proclaimed film director and an energetic DJ — celebrate life's small victories. Features original music, sound effects, and witty social commentary wrapped in comedy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Exploration 20%, Conversation 17.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  30. #30 VHS Romance
    77% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Warm Neon Games
    Windows · Mac

    Be kind, rewind… and fall in love. Summer ’86 in a small U.S. town: save a cozy VHS shop from a corporate chain, choose your girl, and help a secret dropout shoot his first film. Six heroines, 14 endings, one last take.

    Why similar: 1980s 30%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Romance 13.1%, Conversation 8%

  31. #31 SMOKY WHITE
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2024
    Dev: たにからきぬまで
    Windows

    雪の降る冬の屋上で、 不思議な雰囲気の先輩と出会って別れる短編ノベルゲームです。 会話中の選択によって結末が分岐します。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Romance 17%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Conversation 9.5%

  32. #32 Alone With You
    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2017
    Dev: BancyCo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Romance 17%, Exploration 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7%

  33. #33 TIMEMOON
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kenkou Land
    Windows

    This cab is a time machine. Become a cab driver on the moon and solve the mystery of the president's assassination in this sci-fi time travel visual novel.

    Why similar: Time Travel 28.7%, 1980s 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Drama 12.5%, Adventure 7.7%

  34. #34 Trinoline Genesis
    76% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2022
    Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
    Windows

    Trinoline Genesis continues with all new stories for the original and side heroines of the original Trinoline!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Drama 22.3%, Romance 18.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Story Rich 5.1%

  35. #35 Through Abandoned: The Forest
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2016
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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    Why similar: Time Travel 41.5%, Drama 14.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 8.9%

  36. #36 Unquiet Grey
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ENDYSIS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You can't save him... but what if you could meet him again? Unquiet Grey is a heartbreaking timeloop visual novel about a troubled young woman and the kind-hearted musician she loves through countless lifetimes.

    Why similar: Time Travel 24.3%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Romance 19.3%, Drama 9.6%, Mystery 8.1%

  37. #37 Natsuno-Kanata: Beyond Summer
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2024
    Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
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    Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Roguelite 25.4%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Conversation 9.5%

  38. #38 Burial of Shortcake
    72% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: NANTEDOW
    Windows · Mac

    "The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story. It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Drama 20.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Realistic 13.6%, Mystery 13.1%

  39. #39 Time Tenshi
    75% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: Silver Cow Studio
    Windows

    Join the Time Tenshi on their thrilling adventures through time! Make key decisions to influence the story's outcome... and maybe even go on a date!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Time Travel 28.1%, Romance 14%, Adventure 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

  40. #40 无垢之恋 -绽放于春之花海-
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HatsuYume
    Windows

    初梦GALGAME首部纯爱向视觉小说游戏。讲述了铃兰学园的新学期,少年与少女在桔梗花海中相遇,以虚假的恋爱关系作为开端,待到桔梗花再次绽放之时,两人的未来将归于何处?这是关于,春之魔法使的恋爱故事。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Drama 23.7%, Romance 19.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 1.9%

  41. #41 Date Warp
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2014
    Dev: Hanako Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Why similar: Time Travel 34.2%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Romance 12.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

  42. #42 土界鎮 Tujie Town
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Orizen Games
    Windows

    A suspenseful 2.5D adventure game where you return to your hometown, use the “Sight” ability to read memories from old objects, investigate clues, evade monsters, and uncover the hidden truth.

    Why similar: Drama 31.4%, Exploration 20.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 12%

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    72% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Spire Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Time Travel 37.2%, Visual Novel 24%, Romance 10.2%, Mystery 10%, Adventure 5.4%

  44. #44 サブリミナルレジオン
    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: AxiaBridge
    Windows

    The first game of Sorcerer’s Records Series Season 3 is here! Check out the story of Sorcerer's Records, which is more mature than ever! This game is a standard lower window novel game for men of all ages.

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  45. #45 Halloween Naughty Girls
    71% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: Stacy Story Games
    Windows

    Halloween Naughty Girls is a collection of adult visual novels inspired by classic horror movies from the 80s and 90s.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, 1980s 20.8%, Romance 15.1%, Realistic 15%, Mystery 10.2%

  46. #46 KARA
    71% 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 33.2%, Drama 14.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  47. #47 IMRY
    69% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Igor Yakunin
    Windows · Linux

    IMRY is an atmospheric isometric RPG set in the 1970s Soviet taiga, where your choices shape a story of survival, identity, and a reality that refuses to stay still.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Roguelite 19.7%, 1980s 17.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 13%

  48. #48 Ending the Happy Route
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Water Phoenix
    Windows

    A visual novel depicting a protagonist who desperately struggles to change their fate of despair.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Romance 17.9%, Drama 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Adventure 10.9%

  49. #49 Four Lights
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TorrietPub: Tiamant
    Windows

    This is a grand tale of revenge - waged by God and Us against Lucifer.

    Why similar: Time Travel 32.9%, Visual Novel 31.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Drama 7.1%, Atmospheric 6%

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    68% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2024
    Dev: G-MODE
    Windows

    The legendary Okhotsk Disappearance... is coming back.

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    69% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
    Dev: Cascade of LeavesPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
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    69% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: abnermtjPub: Kakehashi Games
    Windows

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    70% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2020
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    Summit of the Wolf is a poignant point-and-click narrative adventure about trauma and hope. A young girl wakes in an ethereal garden and sets out on a personal journey to the fabled Summit of the Wolf, whereupon she must uncover the tragic events that led to her arrival in this fantasy realm.

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  54. #54 Mandatory Fun
    67% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2025
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    You play as a young man conscripted into the Finnish military. Your actions shape how things turn out — for you, and for those around you. This is a story-rich experience with elements of drama, comedy, and romance… if you can call it that.

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    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Papertrail Studios
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    67% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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  59. #59 ストレイ・メモリア
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: ルピナスパレット
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    A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.

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  60. #60 因果律 Inside The Memory
    66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
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    Windows

    [Using Live2D, almost full voice] (Voice is only in Japanese)A mystery that begins with a single invitation received from your uncle.A ``mystery'' that happens to someone who was supposed to be an invited guest. Please try to solve it by yourself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Adventure 21%, Exploration 17.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7%

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