60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Multiple Endings.
“Kupala” is a dark, non-linear horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Little Anya arrives at a village on the eve of Kupala Night — the sacred night of the ancient Slavs. In the quiet old house, her grandmother tells her tales of unclean spirits crossing into the living world...
Monsters of Little Haven
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
April 8th
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Nonlinear 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Text-Based 11.6%, Horror 10.3%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Text-Based 10%, Emotional 9.6%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Mythology 22%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Emotional 8.8%
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Nonlinear 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Text-Based 8.8%
Ziqing Xu, a young girl from Spring City. Her father mysteriously disappeared soon after. During a strange turn of events, she suddenly gains the ability to see into the supernatural realm—the so-called "Yin Yan." Will she be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Word Game 18.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Mystery 9.8%
Childukhtaron is a click-and-read visual novel. You are a young gentleman who, following a fortune that fell from the sky, steps into a stone valley wrapped in an ancient curse — and uncovers the truth behind the legend.
Why similar: Mythology 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Text-Based 9.8%, Word Game 9.6%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 12.5%, Horror 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
"Destiny Isle" is a visual novel that combines survival horror, multiplayer combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Set in a mysterious isolated academy, players take on the role of newcomer Xu Fan, uncovering the academy's chilling secrets while navigating between darkness and hope.
Why similar: Word Game 19.3%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Text-Based 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Why similar: Mythology 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 11.9%, Horror 9%
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“，你发现了这所学校，不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ，而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进，被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索，已生命为代价换取来的真相，才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 18.9%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
The River Lethe holds memories of the dead. Use its memories to uncover what happened and prove a soul's guilt in the Underworld. His guilt seemed clear—until truth shook the verdict. Knowing all the truth, can you still call him guilty? A story-driven psychological horror about memory and judgment.
Why similar: Mythology 28.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
A linear paranormal mystery visual novel driven by dynamic text presentation. As timid but earnest rookie Mao-Rabbit, explore a mall after closing, rescue a customer the night guard cannot see, and uncover the anomaly rules already at work. No branches or bad endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Word Game 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Text-Based 9.1%
HEKA is a Mystery and Exploration based game set in the early roaring twenties. Venture to the Giza Necropolis to be the first eager Egyptologist to uncover an ancient tomb holding the secrets of the last native Pharoah!
Why similar: Mythology 37.5%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
This is a story about a young woman who thinks and chases her dreams bravely under the pressure of reality and family. In order to prove that she has the ability to support herself with music as a career, Lu must show her strength by winning the annual award of the streaming platform.
Why similar: Word Game 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Nonlinear 12%, Text-Based 9.4%
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Nonlinear 14.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 11.6%, Text-Based 10.7%, Horror 9.8%
An otome visual novel with the main character trapped in a new, cruel reality. A lot of choices, unpredictably and cruelly affecting the outcome.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Text-Based 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
In this interactive narrative, you (a goblin custodian) fix up the neighborhood, help solve eccentric neighbors' problems, and uncover a dark and dangerous mystery, all while untangling the occasional drag & drop image puzzle!
Why similar: Mythology 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Story Rich 7.8%, Text-Based 7.5%
First-person boat through the River of Wangchuan, lantern in hand—cut through the fog and chase scattered memory shards. You ferry a General toward the far shore, only to witness the massacre he committed to resurrect the Princess. In the end, who are you—the ferryman, or the General himself?
Why similar: Mythology 30.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Dark 10.9%, Emotional 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Horror 14%, Text-Based 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Scary pictures: Yavez - seven deadly sins in the novel-horror genre. The game will plunge you into the atmosphere of the classic and gloomy history of the Soviet times. You have to face many life choices that will have consequences and lead to one of eight endings.
Why similar: Word Game 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Horror 11%
Become Odysseus, the king who brought down Troy, and survive the cursed voyage home. Every choice is remembered, and every death becomes a clue for your next attempt. A narrative survival adventure with no hidden dice — where even your first instincts are woven into the song.
Why similar: Mythology 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 8.9%
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 12.3%
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Dark 10.4%
This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.
Why similar: Word Game 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Mythology 8.5%
The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets.
Why similar: Word Game 18.5%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 9.9%
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“，你发现了这所学校，不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ，而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进，被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索，已生命为代价换取来的真相，才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Mystery 7.3%
While filming a documentary on analog horror, something goes horribly wrong. A cursed VHS tape. Lost cultists. Salvation. Are you brave enough to follow the tape’s sinister commands? Face analog nightmares and decide your fate in this horror visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 12.3%, Text-Based 8.2%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Dark 8.8%
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Word Game 20.6%, Text-Based 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Horror 15.1%, Text-Based 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
三国x克苏鲁文字冒险游戏。189年，东汉王朝的垂暮之年，各种灾异让洛阳弥漫着一股末日氛围，玩家将扮演曹操和“李飞”，调查神秘组织长生道和他们的神明“黄天”背后的真相。游戏采用双线叙事，两个主角将各自调查真相、做出抉择……
Why similar: Word Game 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
外卖骑手刘诞过着标准的社畜生活，每天早出晚归努力工作，偶尔与好友撸个串儿、开个黑、刷刷小视频就是他的全部日常。然而，一天夜里刚刚送完单准备收工，突然被一辆电动车撞倒……白开水一般平淡的生活彷佛被倒入滚烫的油锅，奇怪的事情就此展开……
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Word Game 16.6%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Undesirable Me is a psychological horror game that combines visual novel and adventure elements. Overcome your inner demon, solve puzzles, make tough decisions, and face the consequences of your choices. Who will win this inner battle and take control of the body? It's up to you.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Text-Based 10.2%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Word Game 18%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Text-Based 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Dark 11.4%
Follow Joseph, Eric, and William (as well as a handful of other characters) as they awake from cryogenic stasis at the enigmatic facility known as Intermine Laboratories. But, deep within the abyss exists an ancient evil that is seeking to enact its own twisted machinations ...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%
Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 11.9%
《穿越日记》是一款沉浸式互动剧情游戏，玩家将扮演一名穿越入盛世皇城的现代女性，亲历宫廷风云与权谋博弈。通过选择不同剧情分支，推动故事走向多个结局，体验细腻的人物情感与复杂的人心博弈。支持单人离线游玩，适用于 Windows 和 macOS 平台，适合喜爱剧情向、宫廷题材及互动叙事体验的玩家。
Why similar: Word Game 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Emotional 8.4%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark 10.8%, Emotional 10.6%, Horror 8.5%
Loop is a visual novel set in a dark Irish Forest. Deirdre is set to find her husband who was sworn to become the Forest King. But it’s not easy for a human to walk in the magical realm. What will Deirdre learn about this other world? What will she find out about herself?
Why similar: Mythology 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 11.5%, Mystery 9.7%
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Dark 13.2%, Text-Based 12.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯，意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中，他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相，也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来，覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下，究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9%
Step into the world of Exercise your Demons, a 2d narrative adventure inspired by Irish fairies and folklore. Meet and befriend 5 locals while you work towards settling into the small fictional town called Inishsióg in County Galway, Ireland.
Why similar: Mythology 35.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 16%, Multiple Endings 11%, Dark 10%
In a lighthouse, you read letters, write back, and wait. Only a sea, a flock of seagulls that deliver bottles, and bottles that drift in from nowhere, carrying the lives of strangers inside. Your replies may shape their stories. In an age of anxiety and speed, let yourself slow down.
Why similar: Word Game 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Text-Based 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Story Rich 13%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%
"The Seafloor" is a narrative game about depression. Play as River for seven days. Your choices shape her emotions and story. Experience her inner world and daily life through interactions. An invitation to understand, not to cure.
Why similar: Word Game 27.4%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 12.5%, Text-Based 7.8%
Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Text-Based 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Hand-drawn 11%, Emotional 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%
《长干里酒吧》是一款融合历史与克苏鲁元素的多视角叙事视觉小说。你将扮演六位命运交织的角色——从被网暴的消防员到乱世军人，亲历安史之乱背后的诡异真相。通过“记事簿”系统，在舆图中点亮关键地点，在编年表中填补被篡改的年份，在灵堂中为漂泊的灵魂找到归宿。拼凑六段人生的碎片，揭开隐藏三千年的因果坐标。你的选择将决定宿命能否被打破——遗忘，还是记起？
Why similar: Word Game 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Emotional 8.5%, Mystery 6.8%
In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dark 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Horror 9.6%
A non-linear, eerie visual novel inspired by Ukrainian folklore. Go caroling with Goat, Bear, and Granny to make choices that decide the villagers' fate, save dozens, or lead to disasters. Learn how powerful words and silence can be.
Why similar: Mythology 28%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
