- #1 Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 689 reviews2014
Dev: Lostwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 18.3%
- #2 Breach: The Archangel Job
96% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2019
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the underground world of vigilantes as you wage war against the Chicago mafia. Roll the dice, and survive the consequences of your actions!
Why similar: Indie 53.3%, Adventure 46.7%
- #3 Последнее желание
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: YePlay
Windows
An adventure game in the genre of mystical detective. Student Kris is on the trail of the killer. Every decision has consequences, and every wish may be the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.3%, Action 24.7%
- #4 Super Dungeon Run
94% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Proper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Dungeon Run is a fast paced, addictive action game in which you guide a party of hapless heroes on a quest for loot in the depths of a dark and dangerous dungeon!
Why similar: Indie 40%, Adventure 32.4%, Action 27.6%
- #5 Saltsea Chronicles
93% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #6 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
94% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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: Visual Novel 44.8%, Adventure 35.9%, Indie 19.3%
- #7 Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv
92% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Brenntkopf DevelopmentPub: Brenntkopf Publishing
Windows
The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #8 Karaski: What Goes Up...
91% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!
Why similar: Adventure 42.5%, Indie 42.1%, Action 15.4%
- #9 Nientum - Op.ZERO
89% matchVery Positive99% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: QueseraGames
Windows
A 2D action-adventure where the story unfolds by tuning the stage with music. A play by Aleph and Liora, who have lost their memories. A beautiful yet eerie stage, and the secret of the forgotten theater await. Your choices will determine the play's ending — and their fates.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.5%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 18.9%
- #10 Sub-Verge
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #11 Calvino Noir
91% matchMixed65% of 386 reviews2015
Dev: Calvino Noir
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The film noir stealth game. Calvino Noir is the exploratory, sneaking adventure through the 1930s European criminal underworld. Architecture meets Noir as you become unwillingly entangled in a revolutionist plot.
Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%
- #12 To the Edge of the Sky
90% matchMixed60% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Ajané J.K. CélestinPub: Aeon Dream Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
This stunning post-cyberpunk indie visual novel is waiting for you to dive in. Explore the secrets of Olympia, the most technologically advanced country on Earth, as one of its top secret operatives. Can you complete your mission without regrets?
Why similar: Indie 29.6%, Adventure 25.7%, Action 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.9%
- #13 UnderMine
88% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Indie 38.5%, Action 30.8%, Adventure 30.6%
- #14 A Kobold Story : Trenchcoat Adventurer
86% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Crystal Spider Games
Windows
Join three hungry Kobolds (and several Trenchcoats) in a hand-drawn, classical dungeon-crawling adventure to be Great Heroes - but mostly to find Shiny Things and Eat Good Food!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #15 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.5%, Indie 24.3%, Adventure 23.3%
- #16 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
86% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #17 Road 96: Mile 0
84% matchMixed68% of 1,995 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Visual Novel 81.6%, Adventure 18.4%
- #18 Kromlech
84% matchMixed69% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Perun Creative
Windows
Kromlech is an action-adventure RPG with rogue-lite elements, set in a dark fantasy world of swords and sorcery. Play as an adventurer whose quest for glory and gold takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself at the center of a world-ending calamity.
Why similar: Action 50.4%, Adventure 49.6%
- #19 Cave Digger
85% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
Cave Digger is a mining game in an alternative western setting. Gear up with numerous unique tools and explore the town and the depths of the mountain. Discover secrets, easter eggs and multiple endings.
Why similar: Adventure 50%, Action 50%
- #20 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
81% matchVery Positive86% of 2,519 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live the double life of a fearless adventurer and a crafty merchant! Dive into vibrant dimensions brimming with shiny loot and pesky enemies. Grow your shop, tinker with weapons and gadgets, as well as make your mark among a ragtag community of castaways.
Why similar: Action 55.4%, Adventure 44.6%
- #21 Justice.exe
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Indie 55.7%, Adventure 44.3%
- #22 Zavod
80% matchVery Positive92% of 420 reviews2025
Dev: Gendocik
Windows
The visual novel "Zavod" is an adventure that will take you to the industrial and factory everyday life of ordinary workers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.4%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 10.7%
- #23 Liber Prologue
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: OLKON GAMES
Windows
Embark on an exciting journey with a group of bandits who have been having a lot of bad luck lately... Shootouts, duels, diversions and the atmosphere of the wild but beautiful west await you.
Why similar: Adventure 45%, Action 38.2%, Indie 16.9%
- #24 Subsurface Circular
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,925 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.5%, Adventure 17%, Indie 13.5%
- #25 Consortium: THE TOWER
82% matchMixed48% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A hardcore sci-fi first-person role-playing experience. Explore, talk, fight and/or sneak through The Churchill Tower in 2042! Play an active role in the ongoing narrative. Every choice counts.
Why similar: Indie 38%, Adventure 32.1%, Action 29.9%
- #26 Lust Bunker [18+]
79% matchMixed67% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: BanzaiProject
Windows
Welcome to "Lust Bunker" – an enthralling adult visual novel that will immerse you in an underground world where intrigue, choices, and passion shape your destiny.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #27 Sol Cesto
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,364 reviews2025
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #28 Bounty Below
79% matchVery Positive80% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: William Cheek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bounty below is an idle adventure game about mining and smithing items. While your units are mining for you delve into the endless dungeon to gain even more ore!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #29 The Underground Man
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,389 reviews2016
Dev: Mehsoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.
Why similar: Indie 54%, Adventure 35.6%, Action 10.4%
- #30 Through The Fragmentation
77% matchVery Positive96% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Adventure 76.8%, Indie 23.2%
- #31 Inheritance: Ladeina's Path
78% matchMixed62% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Kinky Lemur Games
Windows
An adult action adventure with exploration and a rich story.
Why similar: Action 61%, Adventure 39%
- #32 Loot Line - Season 1
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Candylight Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set sail on the high seas! Choice-driven story where your decisions shape the journey. As a daring pirate captain, you'll navigate treacherous waters, form alliances, and uncover hidden treasures. But beware, danger lurks at every corner, and only the bravest will survive!
Why similar: Visual Novel 76.5%, Adventure 23.5%
- #33 UNBEATABLE
72% matchVery Positive92% of 5,540 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.1%, Adventure 24.9%
- #34 Dustborn
75% matchMixed67% of 635 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.
Why similar: Indie 44.8%, Adventure 32.4%, Action 22.8%
- #35 Katana Dragon: Chapter 1
74% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Tsunoa Games
Windows · Linux
An action, adventure & dungeon exploration RPG, where you play as the ninjas Shin & Nobi in their quest to save the world of Sogen!
Why similar: Indie 37.8%, Adventure 32%, Action 30.2%
- #36 The Thaumaturge
73% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.6%, Adventure 24.4%
- #37 The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves is an adventure visual novel about the heroic feats of the intrepid warrior Ragnar. Now you can become the famed adventurer Ragnar and bravely seek out all-new original adventures in this exciting game. Delve into the mysteries of the caves and discover what lies in waiting below.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47%, Indie 27.4%, Adventure 25.6%
- #38 Etrian Odyssey III HD
73% matchVery Positive90% of 686 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Set sail to an undersea labyrinth in search of the Deep City of Armoroad! Lead a party of adventurers to explore the vast dungeon in search of untold technology, treasure, and lost secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #39 Dungeon Desire: The Sleepless City of Runeheim
73% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: StudioVRPub: HENTAI Plan
Windows
Become an adventurer and explore the perilous and seductive "Dungeons"! In the bustling "Sleepless City of Runeheim", gather allies and create your ideal party to conquer challenges. Discover a wealth of equipment with random effects, hidden within the dungeons!
Why similar: Adventure 69.3%, Indie 30.7%
- #40 The Testing Chamber
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 690 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #41 PLUTONIUM
76% matchMixed45% of 192 reviews2017
Dev: Ch.ZBK
Windows
PLUTONIUM: Distorted Shelter is a 2D adventure game about a major event that took place in a highly developed city state called Plutonium.
Why similar: Indie 38.1%, Adventure 33.4%, Action 28.6%
- #42 Lust Manor: Leona’s Secret
70% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Kinky Business Group
Windows
He came to steal. She stayed to serve. Guide Leona’s masquerade inside Amadeus Manor: infiltration, flirtation, and risk for forbidden blueprints. Eight heroines, meaningful choices, and three endings. The intrigue holds to the very end—your rewards depend on how boldly you play.
Why similar: Visual Novel 71%, Adventure 29%
- #43 BIG LOOT
71% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Reverie Clouds
Windows
Roguelike caravan survival game about risk, loot, and smart trading. Every run is a journey of hard choices, clever upgrades, and the eternal question: Do I play it safe... or go for the BIG LOOT?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #44 Curious Expedition
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,456 reviews2016
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
- #45 Sunday Gold: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive96% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: BKOM StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 34.4%, Indie 28%
- #46 Monomyth
69% matchVery Positive92% of 594 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Tower
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
MONOMYTH is an immersive, first-person dungeon-crawling RPG inspired by the genre's late classics. Embark on a journey through a vast and highly interactive game world as you unravel the mysteries hidden beneath the ancient fortress of Lysandria.
Why similar: Indie 42.9%, Action 31.1%, Adventure 26%
- #47 Beastiarium
74% matchMixed51% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: Fazan
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Beastiarium — plunge into the mysterious world full of secrets and monsters, its atmosphere will keep you in suspense throughout the story. The action takes place in underground Petersburg in the beginning of 20th century, one hundred years later since the monsters invaded the planet.
Why similar: Indie 44.1%, Adventure 35.5%, Action 20.4%
- #48 Insects Awaken
68% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 50.4%, Indie 27%, Adventure 22.6%
- #49 Sinking The Boats
69% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: Visual Novel 70.7%, Indie 29.3%
- #50 Chasm
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Indie 40.7%, Adventure 31.6%, Action 27.7%
- #51 Below the Stone
67% matchVery Positive85% of 433 reviews2023
Dev: StrollartPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
Why similar: Adventure 50.5%, Action 49.5%
- #52 Ad Fundum
66% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #53 OBSCURA
65% matchVery Positive99% of 426 reviews2024
Dev: Rotten RaccoonsPub: Kaguya Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.
Why similar: Visual Novel 85.3%, Indie 14.7%
- #54 The Legacy: Forgotten Gates Collector's Edition
69% matchVery Positive93% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: FIVE-BN GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"The Legacy: Forgotten Gates" is a hidden-object adventure game packed with mini-games and puzzles, telling a story of a journey to another world, where danger and unexpected turns of events await around every corner!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #55 The Old City: Leviathan
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 740 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Adventure 54.7%, Indie 45.3%
- #56 HIVESWAP: ACT 2
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,162 reviews2020
Dev: What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.9%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 20.8%
- #57 Tron: Identity
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Visual Novel 74.2%, Adventure 25.8%
- #58 The Pirate's Fate
68% matchVery Positive90% of 329 reviews2018
Dev: T.F. WrightPub: FoxWright Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.2%, Indie 23.6%, Adventure 20.2%