- #1 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
97% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 26.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Drama 7.8%
- #2 Monologue: Winter melancholy
96% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.3%, Word Game 20.8%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #3 花母·序
96% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
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 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Mystery 7.1%
- #4 SS.Archives
95% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Hazy mist Studio
Windows
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 22%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Horror 8.7%
- #5 FUSHA2 Nocturnal Fishing
94% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: 1号观测员Pub: 世界观测站
Windows
: A text-based horror adventure. Make choices during a fateful night of fishing. With over 20 endings, any decision can trigger unspeakable terror. Can you evade danger and break the deadly curse?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Horror 14.1%, Word Game 12.6%
- #6 重叠·前夜谭:猫与少女
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
Zhang Xiao, a senior high school student, has a strange power called “Master Key”. Since he was young, he can communicate with other “worlds”. One day, Zhang Xiao’s classmate Miao Xueling had an accident.
Why similar: Word Game 32.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Drama 7.9%
- #7 屌丝变美女:夺命轮回
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豆包工作室
Windows
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 17.6%, Word Game 17.2%, Horror 12%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #8 Bedtime Story : Saint
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: TinyBigger
Windows
A writer obsessed with words, a voice in their mind like that of a god, and a strange story unfolding in the depths of winter. Between a cup of coffee and a cigarette, you are the deity that intervenes in the course of the story, guiding the writer to complete the narrative and its ending...
Why similar: Word Game 27.3%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #9 荧惑焚心录Yinghuo
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DongmianYueqiu
Windows
明末题材文字冒险游戏。背景为崇祯死后第二年(1645),你将扮演一名火器学者,无意中捡到了前朝公主,一场涉及复仇与真相、战乱与选择的旅途就此展开。约17万字剧情,有4个不同走向的结局和多个死亡结局。
Why similar: Word Game 25.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Dark 10.8%
- #10 Evil eye
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HarGrib
Windows
A visual novel based on Slavic myths! Nina finds herself back in the village of her childhood to discover the reasons behind her lost memory and encounter ghosts of the past. Solve the riddles of memory, learn about Slavic mythology and strike up a romance with one of the charming local boys.
Why similar: Mythology 25.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 7.9%
- #11 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Word Game 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Mystery 11.4%
- #12 Scary pictures: Yavez - seven deadly sins
89% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: DeilRoXEntertainment
Windows
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 23%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Horror 11.9%
- #13 Echoes
89% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Baba Nura
Windows
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Adventure 10%, Dark 9%
- #14 HEKA
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Man-O'-War Games
Windows
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 18.7%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Dark 8.1%
- #15 花母
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
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 21%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #16 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《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 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Mystery 7.8%
- #17 柔蒂亚克:永眠之城
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 华韵宇创工作室
Windows · Mac
Under the control of artificial intelligence, people in the city have fallen into a dream which they cannot wake up. You wake up in the dead city, and suddenly someone find you. Soon you fell into a hunting game, running through the empty streets. At this moment, a strange girl appeared...
Why similar: Word Game 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #18 我才不会被女孩子欺负呢
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lingdong
Windows
The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
- #19 April 8th
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
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 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%
- #20 TAMU
84% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: CORUMDEV
Windows
TAMU Open your eyes to a dark world and confront your deepest fears. TAMU drags you into a terrifying adventure where nightmares reign and reality blurs with dreams. In this mansion filled with horror and uncertainty at every corner, are you ready to fight for survival?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.8%, Horror 26.3%, Dark 20.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Adventure 5%
- #21 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: BoLo
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Word Game 16.2%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #22 トガネヨビ
82% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
Toganeyobi, a horror escape puzzle game by Jamsanpoid (From Madness with Love).Protagonist Hachisuka Yuki lured by a high-paying shady gig,"connect to 11 numbers on the old public communicator at 2:00 AM." Whether you ■■■■ them or ■■■■ them is up to you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Multiple Endings 22%, Horror 20.2%, Dark 10.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #23 The Darkest Emptiness
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Horror 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #24 Bishojo Mangekyo Ibun Snow Woman
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ωstarPub: Seikei Production
Windows
玩家将扮演在比武中惜败的武士,体验在深山修行的过程中,所发生的离奇且惊心动魄、却又感人至深的奇幻恋爱体验。
Why similar: Word Game 33%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Drama 5.8%
- #25 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Forest
Windows
古代重生题材文字冒险游戏,改编自小说《金瓶梅》。北宋政和年间,清河县出了一位大财主西门庆,风流倜傥,妻妾众多,却也在纸醉金迷中走向宿命终局。而如今,你化身西门庆,重来一世,命运的罗盘交到你手中。
Why similar: Word Game 28.9%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Adventure 8%
- #26 What Remains
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CHICHKA / ЧІЧКА
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.9%
- #27 三国诡影:黄天
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 奇谭工作室
Windows
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 22.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #28 Ferryman of Wangchuan: River of Delusion
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lingering Warmth Studio
Windows
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 30.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #29 雪凤山 Secret Opera
78% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Drama 8%
- #30 Vacation Terminal
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Dark 9.2%
- #31 Destiny Isle
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HiStory
Windows
"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 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%
- #32 Aletta - Visual Novel
78% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #33 The kind Blacksmith
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sidney Düring
Windows
The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Horror 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #34 Red Experience
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clusion Games
Windows
Red Experience is a multi-ending 2D Adventure Death Game where choices dictate fate. Amnesiac 'Sooyeon Hong' must participate in a brutal game. Uncover the mystery behind the death game to find the truth. Only your decisions can save her and reveal the full reality. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Hand-drawn 18%, Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%
- #35 Parasite in Love
74% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Horror 11%, Dark 11%, Adventure 10.7%
- #36 Exercise your Demons
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: BoopDood
Windows
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 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Dark 10.4%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #37 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
75% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Word Game 16.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%
- #38 The Silent Huntress
74% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: stormnebulae
Windows · Mac
"The Silent Huntress" is a visual novel in the genre of a dark fairy tale with choices and different endings. Not only the development of events will depend on your choices, but also the conclusions that the main character makes about her life and the world around her.
Why similar: Mythology 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #39 Canal Street Goblin
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Boat Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Mystery 7.9%
- #40 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
71% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #41 Mass of Consumption
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Horror 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #42 The Mire of Miss Audacity
73% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Bamboo Calculator
Windows · Mac · Linux
After waking up in a world without her sister, Miss Alexandra Audacity believes she's been left out of a conspiracy between her flaky friends and secretive husband. Guide her through five timelines mired by false memories while trying to keep her sanity, and yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Multiple Endings 17%, Dark 11%, Drama 10.2%
- #43 cijian appearance
71% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: 万象重工制作zu
Windows
《此间相》是一款有关怪谈、灵异的avg视觉冒险文字游戏。大学生安和同好友叁添因诡异傩面,意外触发诅咒,额角瞳孔”让安和窥见事物真相,但安和面临抉择,在此间之相,安和该何去何从。
Why similar: Word Game 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Horror 13.8%, Drama 7.4%
- #44 迷失综合征 Disorientation Syndrome
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 不稳定流质Pub: Liquid336Games
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the company! A friendly boss, harmonious colleagues—everything seems almost too good to be true. But you always feel there's something strange about it. This is a psychological suspense and chilling visual novel that unveils the truth hidden beneath the surface of everyday illusions.
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Horror 10.7%
- #45 Deep Under
71% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 13.3%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #46 世界之外的愚人船
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 愚人失格
Windows
This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.
Why similar: Word Game 26.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 8.9%
- #47 唐传奇 - 上元长干行
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 虎宝喵喵喵制作组Pub: 自己
Windows
三千里流亡路,揭不开的伥鬼迷局,当志怪传说被解码成社会病理报告,当武侠式的快意恩仇撞上权力层级的铜墙铁壁,从盗匪屠村到权贵食人,乱世里谁不是待宰的羔羊?本作聚焦唐朝安史之乱的历史大背景,玩家的每个选择,都将为角色的命运刻下印记。
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Mystery 12.6%
- #48 Whispers of Gold
69% 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 20.8%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Hand-drawn 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 13.8%
- #49 No Recollection
69% 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: Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 12.7%
- #50 流言侦探
70% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #51 Thorner
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Dark 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Horror 10.3%
- #52 The River
66% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bokchoi
Windows
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Adventure 11.4%, Dark 8.5%
- #53 定风波·宁州
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Text-Based 6.2%
- #54 視靈
68% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: 巧娃工坊
Windows
An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #55 My Wet Leto Comic
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Fusen Studio
Windows
一个欢乐气氛的悬疑文字冒险类游戏。你将不断在十位不同身份的角色间切换视点来推进故事的发展并达成各种各样的结局。这是由一个个平凡而又独特的个人故事所拼出的新的物语,或许里面也有着你的故事……?
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 10.8%
- #56 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑豆柴的幻影
Windows
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Word Game 29.7%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #57 Witch's Garden
66% matchVery Positive87% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Windmill OasisPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
《魔女的花园》是由日本美少女游戏知名大厂Windmill Oasis(风车社)为纪念品牌成立十周年所倾力打造的奇幻恋爱大作。本作同时也是第一部搭载E-Mote动态立绘演出系统的作品,当年一经公布便引起业界震动,并在美少女游戏大赏中荣获诸多奖项。
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 9.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #58 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Horror 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #59 Eternal Pain: Epiphany
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GDOAD EIS D
Windows
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Horror 16.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Adventure 11.9%