60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Emotional, Singleplayer.
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
I'm Making a Monster
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
My life with you
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: Narrative 20.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Visual Novel 8.5%
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Why similar: Narrative 28.5% ★, Emotional 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Drama 8.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Narrative 13.6% ★, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Emotional 11%
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
This is an interactive narrative inspired by real events. Experience the untold story of an ordinary woman in contemporary China, blending heartfelt storytelling and light puzzles to explore resilience and humanity throughout her life journey.
Why similar: Narrative 24.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Emotional 18.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Stylized 8.9%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Narrative 15% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Narrative 17% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Stylized 7.5%
From the first day of spring, to the last day of winter, wear seven shoes of seven characters and live their most intimate moments. Explore their thoughts, choose their steps and shape their paths in a mumblecore narrative game where the most extraordinary setting is ordinary life itself.
Why similar: Narrative 27% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Emotional 9.3%
Help Dawn, a young woman of faerie descent, with her first steps into loving and accepting who she is in a modern world where faeries and humans were supposed to live in harmony.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Narrative 30.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%
Leidy dreamed of the city, she never imagined violence would force her there. In this 90s narrative adventure, explore streets and interiors, inspect traces people left behind, hear conflicting family memories, and reconstruct meaningful objects by hand while restoring what violence left unfinished.
Why similar: Narrative 36.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Emotional 14.3%, Female Protagonist 8%, Stylized 7.6%
DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.
Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Stylized 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Drama 7.8%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 40.2% ★, Emotional 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Philosophical 4.4%, Stylized 3.9%
As a research android, learn what it is to be human by living a student life in this bittersweet slice of life visual novel. Record new experiences, revel in mundanity, and be a strange machine and a strange person.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
High Elo Girls is a Visual Novel set in the esports scene where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Can you help your squad achieve their true potential, or will you only squander your own?
Why similar: Narrative 23.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Emotional 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Narrative 9.6% ★, Drama 7.3%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Carry Onward is a narrative gameplay short that follows a grieving man as he packs up his home. Immerse yourself in his thoughts and emotions by interacting with items, which shape his internal state. Experience the transformative power of memories and the hope that arises from embracing change.
Why similar: Narrative 31.3% ★, Emotional 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Stylized 7.4%
An image created by AI — is it yours? An AI art tool is placed before a nameless illustrator. To accept, or to refuse. A visual novel that tells the same story in different forms. Your choices shape the ending - there is no right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 30.9% ★, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Drama 7.6%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Narrative 22.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Stylized 7%
My Christmas Spirit is a heartfelt visual novel about memory, loss, and acceptance set on Christmas Eve. Follow Toby, a lonely boy guided by a mystical star, as he uncovers pieces of his past and discovers the true meaning of love and the holiday spirit.
Why similar: Narrative 23% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Narrative 40% ★, Emotional 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Casual 4.4%
Some mornings, getting out of bed can feel impossible. In A Heavy Morning, you play as a woman fighting an invisible battle within her own mind. Help her overcome everyday obstacles and make it to work before it's too late.
Why similar: Narrative 21.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Emotional 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Drama 15.5%, Stylized 14.9%, Emotional 12.1%
A narrative drawing game about an anxious cactus artist named Prickles. Explore Prickles' apartment building to find interesting subjects to draw and acquire new drawing tools and color palettes. Help your neighbors and discover secrets by gifting drawings and making new friendships along the way.
Why similar: Narrative 30.8% ★, Emotional 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
Sayonara Okaasan is an interactive abstract poem about saying goodbye to a mother and exploring life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 37.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Emotional 19.2%, Point & Click 6.7%, Hand-drawn 4.8%
In this adventure visual novel, you travel across an alien planet stuck in an endless sunset. Shape the fates of 7 companions from different worlds. Uncover the truth about anomalous locations, hidden corridors, and a child who aged in a day. See what remains of a world abandoned by its creators.
Why similar: Narrative 31.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 17%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 11.6%
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
Why similar: Emotional 17.3%, Narrative 16.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Emotional 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Colorful 6.2%
Rockin’ Racket is a narrative driven, fast paced, pop punk band management game with an undercurrent of teenage angst as you try to hold together a band of rowdy younger siblings, keep the crowd happy, and manage your frugal earnings while booking larger venues to rocket your band to stardom!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Stylized 9.2%
A story-rich sim about the crew of a luxury cruise ship. The guests don't notice you. The crew does. Clean rooms by day; find your people at the dinner table.
Why similar: Narrative 19.4% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Emotional 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Emotional 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Drama 11%
Julia: a Science Journey is a narrative adventure about viruses, society, and life choices.
Why similar: Narrative 22.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10%
Follow Addison as they help their recently-deceased mother move on to the Spirit World. In this 2D visual narrative and platformer, Addison must explore and find special objects while being confronted with a journey of grief.
Why similar: Narrative 42.3% ★, Emotional 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Indie 5.2%, Story Rich 3%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 13.7%
A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Emotional 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Drama 8.8%
Three loves. One week. Merry Crisis is an intimate, character-driven romance visual novel about love, loss, and belonging—is home what you left behind, or where you're headed?
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Emotional 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Narrative 19.7% ★, Emotional 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
A yuri kinetic novel about overcoming the tribulations of the human heart, and a sapphic tale on the heartaches and reprieves of fathoming love. Asou Ei’s first title with Frontwing is presented with poignant visuals in Full HD, an evocative soundtrack, and voice acting by a star-studded cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Emotional 18.5%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Drama 9.7%
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Why similar: Emotional 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Drama 9.7%
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Narrative 20.9% ★, Visual Novel 15.5%, Casual 7.6%, Stylized 7.5%
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Narrative 26.6% ★, Emotional 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
Welcome to the Ace & Aro Meetup! Everyone is accepted here – whether you’re a-spec yourself or just curious to learn more. Meet the members, try a cocktail (or two) and unwind with some arcade games. Let’s have a heart-to-heart!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 9.1%, Stylized 9%
Dawn Awaits is a 2D narrative adventure that creates an experience akin to controlling an anime movie. The story follows Li Han, a young noodle shop delivery man, whose heart is caught between a school friend and a female teacher to whom he is betrothed in repayment of a debt of gratitude.
Why similar: Narrative 34.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 13.7%, Hand-drawn 5.8%
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Emotional 15%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.
Why similar: Narrative 31% ★, Emotional 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Stylized 7.8%
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Emotional 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Drama 14%, Casual 8.1%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Emotional 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.9%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Emotional 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Stylized 9.2%
We Carry the Fire is a fantasy-adventure visual novel about four people embarking on a dangerous quest to save a small village from an apocalyptic curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Emotional 17.4%, Drama 15.2%, Adventure 8%
Explore a hand-drawn island and help out a rainbow of quirky characters to plan the perfect party in Shindig – a fully-voiced, feelsy, wholesome and cozy narrative adventure! You're invited!
Why similar: Narrative 34.5% ★, Emotional 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Hand-drawn 6%
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Narrative 36.9% ★, Emotional 16.3%, Drama 12%, Female Protagonist 11%, Stylized 6.1%
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
Why similar: Narrative 20.8% ★, Emotional 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Emotional 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Narrative 13.9% ★, Hand-drawn 6.2%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.6%, Emotional 22.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Casual 9.8%, Adventure 8.6%
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Narrative 8.8% ★, Philosophical 8.8%
A healing adventure game driven by random topics. In an abandoned garden, you find a broken conversation robot"AI". Talk deeply, help repair his body, uncover his past, and become lovers. Watch Ai grow from silent to gentle, and even accompany your work or study. Your choices shape his fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Emotional 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Drama 8.9%
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Emotional 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Stylized 7.9%
