- #1 Equivoque
97% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Jenny Bee Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-forward visual novelette about a young apprentice who is thrust into a conflict between two magicians; one a famous escape artist, and one a fraudulent medium.
Why similar: Casual 32.6%, Adventure 32.6%, Indie 24.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #2 Koropokkur in Love ~A Little Fairy’s Tale~
96% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Koropokkur in Love is a tale of a young woman who, after venturing out of her isolated village, experiences love and a vast, brand-new world for the very first time.
Why similar: Casual 32.8%, Adventure 31.2%, Indie 23.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #3 Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle
95% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Studio BeastPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Join Arue and her merry Chuusotsu band on her first visit to a certain doujin event in the Big Site, and share in her struggles as an aspiring manga creator!
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Casual 30%, Indie 22.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Anime 4.7%
- #4 Blankspace
94% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and figure out the the mystery behind Chris and Beryl's predicament.
Why similar: Adventure 31.7%, Casual 30.5%, Indie 24.4%, Mystery 4.3%, Visual Novel 3.9%
- #5 Selenon Rising
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Fastermind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An all-powerful alien race has conquered the Earth, and you work for them. As Violet, a psychic agent who can read emotions, you must solve crimes in order to discover the truth that could potentially save, or destroy, the human race.
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 25.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #6 A Matter of Murder
94% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Worthing & Moncrieff
Windows · Mac
A Matter of Murder is a point-and-click puzzle game with rogue-like elements. The details of each murder are procedurally generated, so each case is different every time you play with progressively more challenging logic puzzles.
Why similar: Casual 38.6%, Adventure 34.6%, Indie 26.8%
- #7 Genie
93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: X3 Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A series of mysterious murders jeopardize a detective's career, forcing him to make a difficult choice in his life. What will your decision be?
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #8 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
91% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作,在命运齿轮的推动下,结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降,他卷入了一起绑架案,并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时,他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹,那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Casual 28.2%, Indie 22.1%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Mystery 6.6%
- #9 Kult of Ktulu: Olympic
92% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Grand CauldronPub: Morrigan Games
Windows · Mac
Kult of Ktulu : Olympic immerses the player in the ocean depths, in search of the dark secrets of a mystical cult. Meet celebrities from the first quarter of the twentieth century on board and lead the investigation with Elena. Help her to survive in this adventure at the confines of darkness.
Why similar: Casual 37%, Adventure 36.8%, Indie 26.3%
- #10 The Wolf's Bite
91% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Eric Bernier
Windows · Mac
The Wolf's Bite is a one-versus-one choose-your-own-adventure game with an entrepreneur fairy tale twist. Inspired by stories such as "The Three Little Pigs" and "The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales", the game revolves around thwarting the other player while ensuring your business thrives.
Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #11 One-Eyed Lee and the Dinner Party
88% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: DarkChibiShadow
Windows · Linux
Help Beracus and Lee escape a cursed bunker (or die trying) in this point and click, visual novel hybrid.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Casual 31%, Indie 24.2%, Visual Novel 4.5%, Mystery 4%
- #12 SpacePig
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: baKno Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Journey to the moon as the whimsical SpacePig in this fun and entertaining cartoon-style game.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #13 鶴鄉戀旅
85% matchVery Positive98% of 191 reviews2020
Dev: 中央創遊_NCUGameCreatorPub: Tempest Digital Ltd. 暴風數位服務有限公司
Windows
A new university graduate is perplexed about his future. Through serendipity, he decides to go on a self-exploration trip to Izumi, where is rich in tourism resources. In this trip, you will meet several girls with different personalities and find romance along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 35.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%, Visual Novel 2.3%, Story Rich 1.7%
- #14 Magic Flute
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2016
Dev: LabLike Sp. z o.o.
Windows · Mac
Enter the Kingdom of the Queen of the Night. Start your journey through the lands of mystery and magic as prince Tamino. Choose your steps wisely, build your path avoiding traps, deadly serpents or earth quakes. But know no fear, lose no hope and remember that you are the master of your own path.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Casual 34.8%, Indie 27.2%
- #15 AftLife -Girl and Cats, and Lost world-
86% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: ryoheyLab.
Windows
A girl and cats make "Heartful Comedy & Mystery" Comedy depicting calm everyday! The big mystery is solved in story. New Stories from Update Story is composed of short stories that are completed. Please wait for update!
Why similar: Adventure 34.6%, Casual 33.2%, Indie 26.2%, Visual Novel 5%, Anime 1.1%
- #16 泡沫冬景
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,476 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
It is the year 1988. Japan is in the midst of the bubble economy. New buildings are sprouting up everywhere, and the people are ecstatic. This is a story of people who live for one year... in such a little corner of the city.
Why similar: Adventure 35.6%, Casual 29.4%, Indie 22.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Anime 2.8%
- #17 Death Live
84% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2019
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
有的人活着他已经死了,有的人死了他还活着。还有的人……早就麻木,忘了自己到底是死是活——死亡直播间Plus!橘子班灰色短篇视觉小说合集,由《死亡直播间》《假期第三天》等作品组成。
Why similar: Casual 33.7%, Adventure 33.4%, Indie 26.3%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #18 Rising Angels: Hope
87% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rising Angels: Hope is the visual novel of Faye Moonfallow, her squad of somewhat loveable misfits, and their dreams of joining the Katajion Space Force.
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Casual 29.1%, Indie 22.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Anime 5%
- #19 Spirits: Ciel Bleu
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Lucascubestudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Willard Rouse is an ordinary 17-year high school student who is often by himself. By accident, he discovered that he is a spirit bearer, one who could summon and use the power of spirits. After getting kicked out of Rainvalley Academy, he transferred to Ficaso Academy.
Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, Casual 30%, Indie 24%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #20 Midnight Feast
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Hilda Bewildered, Midnight Feast is an interactive picture book of 44 pages created especially for the screen.
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Casual 29.1%, Indie 22.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #21 Bios Ex - Yami no Wakusei
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Gogen SoftPub: Gamera Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter in Bios Ex the visual novel inspired by anime an visual novel old school . Eiza, accused of causing a terrorist attack in the year of 1995 , is imprisoned in Sapporo's maximum security prison and must find a way to prove his innocence.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Casual 32.2%, Indie 25.5%, Visual Novel 2.6%, Story Rich 1.2%
- #22 Final Frame
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Adventure 23.6%, Casual 22.3%, Indie 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Detective 6.9%
- #23 Weakless
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Punk NotionPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Weakless is a beautiful, puzzle-adventure game with stunning organic environments, filled with curious life forms and a bioluminescent glow. Play as two Weavelings – carefree, wooden creatures – one of which is deaf, the other blind. Switch between the two, solve unique puzzles and save their world!
Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Casual 32.9%, Indie 25.7%, Beautiful 3.8% ★, Story Rich 2%
- #24 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 703 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Adventure 23.1%, Casual 20.5%, Indie 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #25 Jaques Roque
84% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas SchreiterPub: Augusta Software GmbH
Windows
Solve difficult mysteries and collect tons of treasures in more than 100 challenging levels. You assist Jaques Roque in becoming a rich archeology superstar by solving simple to tricky mysteries.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #26 Fire Escape
79% matchMixed68% of 40 reviews2020
Dev: iNK Stories
Windows
A neo-Hitchock murder mystery set in Brooklyn. When the clock strikes eight, a suspenseful thriller begins to unfold in real time. Watch closely from the fire escape as your suspicious neighbors embroil you in a simmering, interactive crime.
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 24.7%, Detective 5.4%, Mystery 3%
- #27 Happiness Drops!
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: ARES Inc.
Windows
"Happiness Drops!" is exhilarating Falling Block Puzzle Game that anyone can enjoy easily. Let's fight with five magical girls in a Falling Block Puzzle Game!
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Casual 32.2%, Indie 25.2%, Anime 7.5%
- #28 The Bradwell Conspiracy
80% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: A Brave Plan
Windows
Following a sudden explosion at the Stonehenge Museum fundraiser, you find yourself trapped in a hidden underground complex. Your only means of escape is by sending photographs of your surroundings to another survivor confined elsewhere. But before long, a disturbing truth begins to dawn…
Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Casual 34.3%, Indie 26.8%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #29 Lie In My Heart
77% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: Expressive GamestudioPub: Cogaming Rising
Windows · Mac
How would you react to your child's mother ending her own life? Would you make the same choices I made? Would you feel the same regret? How would you support your child through this painful moment of life?
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Casual 30.9%, Indie 25.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #30 Don't Kill Her
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wuthrer
Windows · Mac
An oddly cute indie game featuring a seemingly dead woman, and you, playing her murderer.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #31 A Large Quantity Of Mushrooms
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Raw Lion Workshop
Windows
ALQOM: A Large Quantity Of Mushrooms is an experimental game/experience, exploring the potential of Virtual Reality to create unique atmospheric experiences. Slow-paced exploration with puzzle elements. The mushrooms will take you to a dark, surreal world. Walk around, explore, discover hidden areas, experiences, secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #32 Delicious - Emily's Miracle of Life
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 115 reviews2017
Dev: GameHouse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Help Emily through the ups and downs of her pregnancy! 👶 🍼
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Casual 35.1%, Indie 28.3%
- #33 Mystic Escape - Diary of a Prisoner
76% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: SunRay Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waking up in a boat in the middle of the ocean, you realize that you have lost your memories. In the distance you can only see an island and the answer is somewhere faraway. It feels like in a prison here. Sometimes you see the silhouette of a beautiful girl and she is leading you somewhere.
Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Casual 34%, Indie 26.6%, Mystery 2.9%, Atmospheric 0.8%
- #34 Dungeon; Friends Escape!
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Pupper Games
Windows
Dungeon; Friends Escape! is a multiplayer exploration and survival game. Team up with friends or find the exit alone as you explore dark rooms filled with unknown traps, enemies, and curses.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #35 Devil's Kiss
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2020
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Find out how it all started in this enticing Visual Novel prequel for "Lair of the Clockwork God". Join heroes Dan and Ben as they navigate a rough first school day stuffed with flirting, demons, a vast conspiracy and all manner of compromising personal information.
Why similar: Adventure 34%, Casual 33.1%, Indie 26.8%, Visual Novel 6.1%
- #36 Japocaliptyca/ Япокалиптика
76% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: azimut team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Catsu is a student at Tokyo University. That day he was just going to prepare for exams, but suddenly ...
Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Casual 31.4%, Indie 24.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #37 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
75% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Casual 24%, Indie 19.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 9.5%
- #38 Follow the White Rabbit VR (화이트래빗)
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Dexter Studios
Windows
"Experience the world of colorful, tumbling down the rabbit hole with Alice" - Inspired by the 1865's classical English novel, 'Alice in Wonderland' , an ordinary high school girl from Korea takes a journey to a strange land with a white rabbit, in search for long lost key from her childhood.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #39 The Artifacts
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows
The Artifacts is an interactive storybook. Take a Journey with Asaf, as he explores his world and you might just find he's not so different from yourself. While it is aimed at middle grade, parents should also get lots of enjoyment from the story and interactivity.
Why similar: Casual 29.2%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 22.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #40 /reroll
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nemo MaPub: NMFORCE GAMES
Windows
In this 3rd entry of the Infinite Cross series of games, we tell a story about Justice. Play as an amnesic girl, gathering her friends, figuring out what's going on, and ultimately give this story a proper ending.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #41 Slave Ghost
73% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
You play as a ghost slave who runs away from the factory in pursuit of big money
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #42 Adventure Galaxy
72% matchNegative0% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Axe GamesPub: Enoops
Windows
Adventure Galaxy - an indie game with a first-person view, the game takes place on a space station in space.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #43 The Armclaw Experiment
71% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: MZ Games
Windows
Use your arm hooks to swing around a procedurally generated city in VR!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #44 RollerCoaster Legends II: Thor's Hammer
71% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: WarDucks
Windows
Experience Norse mythology in an unbelievable seven minute non-stop rollercoaster ride made for virtual reality. Meet giants, elves, trolls and a fire-breathing dragon while riding the coaster of a lifetime.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #45 Dreamily
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Studio left-handed
Windows
Stay as long as possible, and kill more horrors! Will you manage it?
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #46 Irrational Exuberance
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buffalo Vision
Windows
Journey to imaginary worlds as a lone explorer in deep space. Designed for the HTC Vive, Irrational Exuberance transports you to beautiful, mysterious, and incredible worlds. As you change stunning, surreal landscapes, will you discover the secrets binding the universe together?
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #47 Semi-Sweet Tofu
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Team TatoTacoPub: Ottercopter Studios, LLC
Windows
Semi-Sweet Tofu is a 2D side scrolling platformer game where players have to eat fruit to survive along with using the color you change while eating the fruit to defeat the enemies you are faced with. Eat your way to solving unique color based puzzles while avoiding hazards like fire, piranhas, and more!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #48 xoEl Empire
70% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Greyman Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Yabbies used to live in harmony, but everything changed... When the xoEl empire attacked. Now, they are trapped waiting his squared destiny and you, blessed by an unknown power, are the only one who can save them... Rotate, Match colours and solve tons of puzzles in your way to freedom.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #49 Sommad
69% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2017
Dev: Rovango Studio
Windows
Sömmad gets you on an adventure in a self-overlapping VR maze to find a diamond with help of your friends outside VR. In this local multiplayer, walk freely in a large VR maze, make decisions with friends, and challenge your guiding skills using a mazy map!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #50 Speakerman 2
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Radoslav Minkov (The SektorZ)Pub: The SektorZ Network
Windows
Speakerman 2 is a 2D platforming adventure game with collect-a-thon elements. Find your adventure, talk to everyone, do quests (no markers or maps - you need to read!) and come to your own conclusions. Discover new areas and make new friends.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #51 Bring You Home
49% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Alike Studio
Windows · Mac
You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Casual 35.2%, Indie 27.2%, 2D 0.9%
- #52 Aspectus: Rinascimento Chronicles
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2015
Dev: DGform
Windows
Netherlands, 1520. The Destroyers of the Art come out of paintings and materialize from statues, they come to infect the Art and wreck the city. To trap them, help Mr. Bruesen create the Aspectus, the Perfect Painting, before the time runs out. Find the sect of the amorphous creatures and destroy it.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #53 Linkage
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows
Find your story.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #54 Talsaluq: Tower of Infinity
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Legion IvoryPub: Black Water
Windows
A maze-adventure game entailing multi-level trials to reach the peak of a 3,000 year-old tower.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #55 The Artist
69% match6 user reviews57% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Motoda Media
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Artist is a first person puzzle adventure inspired by other mysterious puzzle games like Myst, The Witness, and Firewatch. Sucked into The Artist's canvas world, you must solve the strange puzzles scattered across his island to find a way back home. If you fail, you will be trapped in the canvas forever.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #56 Trial by Teng: A Twilight Path Adventure
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
A beautiful and surreal made-for-VR adventure set in a delightfully offbeat vision of the afterlife. Solve ancient puzzles. Meet supernatural creatures and playful spirits. Explore a mysterious and magical underworld.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #57 Monktastic
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Ryan Bissonnette
Windows
Step back in time to this nostalgic jungle themed game. Monktastic is a game for all ages. Avoid obstacles, cocoa bullets, fire and much more as you climb your way to the next level.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.7%