- #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: Adventure 32.8%, Casual 32.5%, Indie 24.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #2 Blankspace
96% 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 32%, Casual 30.4%, Indie 24.2%, Mystery 4.3%, Visual Novel 3.9%
- #3 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 31.5%, Indie 23.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #4 A Matter of Murder
95% 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 34.9%, Indie 26.5%
- #5 Selenon Rising
94% 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 32.9%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 25.4%, Visual Novel 12%
- #6 Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle
93% 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 30.2%, Casual 29.9%, Indie 22.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 4.7%
- #7 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
91% matchVery Positive87% of 658 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.4 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 30.3%, Casual 28.2%, Indie 21.8%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Mystery 6.6%
- #8 Genie
92% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #9 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 30.3%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #10 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 33.4%, Casual 31%, Indie 24%, Visual Novel 4.5%, Mystery 4%
- #11 Jaques Roque
90% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #13 Oodlescape - The Apocalypse
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: Oodlescube
Windows
Oodlescape - The Apocalypse is a unique Adventure-Escape experience for the HTC Vive which embraces being a videogame in a cube-filled world of wackiness. Randomized puzzle solutions ensures the game is a fresh challenge on each attempt. Burn and blast your way through the nuclear base in an escape against the clock!
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #14 鶴鄉戀旅
84% matchVery Positive98% of 192 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 35.8%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.2%, Visual Novel 2.3%, Story Rich 1.7%
- #15 Edmonton Trolley Car
87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Gametrip
Windows
Players take an immersive VR historically accurate trolley car ride down 1915 Whyte Avenue, and then over the High Level Bridge. All the while receiving points for interacting with in-game characters, and for viewing historical Edmonton landmarks.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #16 AftLife -Girl and Cats, and Lost world-
84% 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 34.8%, Casual 33.1%, Indie 25.9%, Visual Novel 5%, Anime 1.1%
- #17 Death Live
83% matchVery Positive86% of 692 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 33.7%, Indie 26.1%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #18 Magic Flute
86% 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 38.2%, Casual 34.8%, Indie 27%
- #19 泡沫冬景
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,492 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 40.4 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 35.8%, Casual 29.3%, Indie 22.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Anime 2.8%
- #20 Rising Angels: Hope
86% 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 32.5%, Casual 29.1%, Indie 22.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Anime 5%
- #21 Spirits: Ciel Bleu
85% 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 32.3%, Casual 30%, Indie 23.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #22 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 37%, Casual 32.2%, Indie 25.3%, Visual Novel 2.6%, Story Rich 1.2%
- #23 Midnight Feast
77% 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 30.5%, Casual 29.1%, Indie 22.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #24 Weakless
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 135 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 34.8%, Casual 32.8%, Indie 25.4%, Beautiful 3.9% ★, Story Rich 2%
- #25 Final Frame
75% 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 23.8%, Casual 22.3%, Indie 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Detective 6.9%
- #26 Happiness Drops!
82% 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 35.3%, Casual 32.2%, Indie 24.9%, Anime 7.6%
- #27 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 36%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 26.5%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #28 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 32.9%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 24.5%, Detective 5.4%, Mystery 3%
- #29 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 713 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 23.3%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 17.1%, Visual Novel 13%
- #30 Linkage
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows
Find your story.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #31 Free At Last
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Brandon J Hilde
Windows
Play as a robot that escapes from working at a rocket factory and explore your star system. Establish bases, research technology, farm, fish, fight, and so much more.
Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Casual 36%, Indie 27.9%
- #32 Lie In My Heart
76% matchVery Positive93% of 72 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 32.5%, Casual 30.9%, Indie 25.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #33 Escape the Bunker
79% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Virtual Escapes, Inc.
Windows
Explore half a dozen connected rooms and use your reasoning abilities to Escape the Bunker.
Why similar: Adventure 38.3%, Casual 34.8%, Indie 26.9%
- #34 A Large Quantity Of Mushrooms
78% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #35 Don't Kill Her
68% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #36 Mystic Escape - Diary of a Prisoner
74% 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 36%, Casual 34%, Indie 26.3%, Mystery 2.9%, Atmospheric 0.8%
- #37 Devil's Kiss
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 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 34.3%, Casual 33%, Indie 26.5%, Visual Novel 6.1%
- #38 Japocaliptyca/ Япокалиптика
75% 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 33%, Casual 31.4%, Indie 24.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #39 Irrational Exuberance
66% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #40 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
74% matchVery Positive82% of 125 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 27.5%, Casual 24%, Indie 19.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #41 The Artifacts
73% 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: Adventure 29.3%, Casual 29.2%, Indie 22.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #42 /reroll
62% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #43 Gravity Quest
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: Light Road Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Gravity Quest. Plunge into the world of magic 3d mazes! Feel deeply this fairy world free of gravitation.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #44 Eclipsed
73% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Christ Laurenz Sambrano
Windows
Eclipsed is a monochromatic adventure platform puzzle game. This is a story about a boy who wakes into a world ever changing. He finds beauty and mystery in the dark and strange world as well as a girl who seems to be as unique as him. Together they venture forth to rid of the world they are in.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #45 Spark of Light
70% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Pillow's Willow
Windows
Help Nerow bring back the light to his magical world and search for hidden fireflies that guide him through the darkness. Solve the mysteries of the stolen light together with Nerow on a magical journey to rescue the Sun-bug and restore the natural balance!
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #46 Franky Lettuce
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Jöbstl S.
Windows
Franky Lettuce is a 2D Platformer with 44 Levels. Help Franky to discover the world and solve hidden puzzles in each level.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #47 Dungeon; Friends Escape!
61% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #48 Suna
71% matchMixed63% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Tolga YurtsevPub: My Way Games
Windows
After a life full of regrets, awakening... A man looking for himself and his lost. What can you face most for the sake of your love?
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #49 Vacant
71% matchMostly Negative25% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: H L Nunnelly
Windows
Vacant is a point and click adventure game about Jade Bridgett-- a new intern at a mysterious government agency called "The Eye". On her first day, she gets put on a case to find three missing people, all at which are presumed dead. It's your job to find them and the culprit.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #50 Speakerman 2
69% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #51 Semi-Sweet Tofu
69% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #52 Talsaluq: Tower of Infinity
70% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #53 Hunter Gatherer
72% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2015
Dev: Hunter Gatherer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunter Gatherer is a top down adventure in which you are found, lost in the woods, by a forest spirit. He has a passion for cooking and will point you in the direction of your home town if you help him find some ingredients.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #54 Bring You Home
49% matchVery Positive97% of 180 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 37%, Casual 35.2%, Indie 26.9%, 2D 0.9%
- #55 Alone
68% matchMixed65% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: Avasion
Windows
Alone is a 3D Puzzle Sidescroller with heavy focus on environment puzzles. You wake up alone in your camp and find your friends gone. Set off into the seemingly nice forest to discover its secrets, but be careful not to lose yourself on the way.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #56 Slave Ghost
67% 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #57 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 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%
- #58 Frequency Garden
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: GeneralKnowPub: Tyler del Giudice
Windows
Explore a scenic world while trying to find your way to another frequency dimension.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 27.4%