- #1 Blankspace
96% matchVery Positive94% of 84 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 32.8%, Casual 30.1%, Indie 23.8%, Mystery 4.2%, Visual Novel 3.9%
- #2 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 33.6%, Casual 32.1%, Indie 23.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #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 32.4%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 22.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #4 Selenon Rising
95% 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 33.7%, Casual 29.4%, Indie 24.9%, Visual Novel 12%
- #5 The Wolf's Bite
94% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Eric Builds Games
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 31.1%, Casual 29.4%, Indie 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #6 A Matter of Murder
94% matchPositive95% of 38 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 38.1%, Adventure 35.8%, Indie 26.1%
- #7 Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle
92% 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 31%, Casual 29.5%, Indie 22.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 4.7%
- #8 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
91% matchVery Positive87% of 661 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 31.1%, Casual 27.9%, Indie 21.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Mystery 6.5%
- #9 One-Eyed Lee and the Dinner Party
90% matchPositive96% of 28 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 34.2%, Casual 30.6%, Indie 23.6%, Visual Novel 4.6%, Mystery 3.9%
- #10 SpacePig
91% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #11 鶴鄉戀旅
87% matchVery Positive98% of 196 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 36.7%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 25.7%, Visual Novel 2.3%, Story Rich 1.6%
- #12 Jaques Roque
89% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #13 AftLife -Girl and Cats, and Lost world-
86% matchVery Positive81% 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 35.7%, Casual 32.7%, Indie 25.5%, Visual Novel 5%, Anime 1.2%
- #14 Death Live
86% matchVery Positive86% of 698 reviews2019
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.2 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: Adventure 34.5%, Casual 33.3%, Indie 25.6%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #15 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 39.2%, Casual 34.4%, Indie 26.5%
- #16 Spirits: Ciel Bleu
88% 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 33.1%, Casual 29.6%, Indie 23.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #17 Midnight Feast
81% 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 31.3%, Casual 28.7%, Indie 22.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #18 Bios Ex - Yami no Wakusei
85% 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 37.9%, Casual 31.8%, Indie 24.8%, Visual Novel 2.6%, Story Rich 1.2%
- #19 Weakless
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 137 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 35.6%, Casual 32.4%, Indie 25%, Beautiful 4% ★, Story Rich 2%
- #20 Final Frame
79% 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 24.5%, Casual 22.1%, Indie 17%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Detective 6.8%
- #21 泡沫冬景
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,522 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 36.5%, Casual 29%, Indie 22%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Anime 2.8%
- #22 Fire Escape
82% 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 33.7%, Casual 31.2%, Indie 24.1%, Detective 5.4%, Mystery 3%
- #23 The Bradwell Conspiracy
83% 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 36.9%, Casual 33.8%, Indie 26%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #24 Rising Angels: Hope
84% 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 33.2%, Casual 28.7%, Indie 22.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Anime 5.1%
- #25 Lie In My Heart
79% matchVery Positive93% of 73 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 33.3%, Casual 30.5%, Indie 25%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #26 Delicious - Emily's Miracle of Life
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 119 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 37.8%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 27.6%
- #27 Happiness Drops!
80% 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 36.2%, Casual 31.7%, Indie 24.5%, Anime 7.6%
- #28 /reroll
71% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #29 Mystic Escape - Diary of a Prisoner
77% 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 37%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 25.9%, Mystery 2.8%, Atmospheric 0.8%
- #30 Devil's Kiss
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 109 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 34.8%, Casual 32.7%, Indie 26.1%, Visual Novel 6.4%
- #31 Japocaliptyca/ Япокалиптика
78% 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 33.8%, Casual 31%, Indie 23.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #32 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
78% matchVery Positive83% of 128 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 28.3%, Casual 23.8%, Indie 19.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #33 The Artifacts
76% 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 30%, Casual 28.8%, Indie 22.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #34 Crime Stories : Days of Vengeance
75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: e-FunSoft Games
Windows
When John joined the police department, his future looked bright. He had a loving family, a promising career, and a moral code that prevented him from compromising with criminals. But while John's conscience kept him on an honest path, it also made him powerful enemies.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #35 Dungeon; Friends Escape!
65% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #36 Irrational Exuberance
65% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #37 Dungeon Puzzle VR - Solve it or die
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Odooh Games
Windows
Peaceful little puzzle game, with no violence or gore. Designed to test your ability to pay attention to the smallest details, recognizing patterns and critical thinking. While keeping it fun. You are provided with three sets of puzzles, four levels in each set.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #38 Find The Treasure
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Madness Men
Windows · Linux
Two historical researchers and a mysterious island. A legend and a treasure left in the shadows for centuries. Shed light on one of the greatest deceptions in history.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #39 Slave Ghost
73% match9 user reviews67% of 9 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #40 TheWraithTrails
75% matchMostly Negative20% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: wraithgames
Windows
Progress through each level defeating monsters, gathering potions and weapons, preparing to fight the wraith king.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #41 Zombow
76% matchMostly Negative30% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: CasGames
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
On an old farm there is something strange. There is a curse on the lawn and hungry zombies come out from under the ground. You play for a small cow and your goal is to dodge the waves of zombies coming out right under the hooves. And hold on as long as possible.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #42 The Armclaw Experiment
73% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: MZ Games
Windows
Use your arm hooks to swing around a procedurally generated city in VR!
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #43 Monktastic
74% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #44 Don't Kill Her
62% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #45 xoEl Empire
72% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Greyman Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #46 SteelLIFE
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2019
Dev: AxiPLAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Struggling against the deadly virus, humanity undertakes an insane yet the only possible attempt for rescue. A group of scientists had discovered how to transform humans into mechanical robots immune to the virus.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #47 Put In - Run Out
68% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: Ruskija Game ExperiencePub: Tero Lunkka
Windows
“Put In - Run Out” - is a runner game with some strip elements. As a true patriot, your mission is to win in a difficult fight against the main opponent of modern Russia – russophobic Zoomers. These wealthy immature citizens are subject to the negative influence of the West.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #48 Labyrinthian
70% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: BPub: Lack of Luck Productions
Windows
A simple game with no puzzles, no traps, and no enemies. Just you and a maze. Can you find the treasure at the end?
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #49 Linkage
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows
Find your story.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #50 NEONARCADE: adventure puzzle muse
69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Nozhin games studio
Windows
NEON ARCADE: adventure puzzle quest - a game in which you have to go through many levels, overcoming various puzzles and obstacles. You will enjoy nice graphics, sound and unforgettable gameplay!
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #51 Balloon Strike
70% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Yash Future Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Balloon Strike is amazing Balloon Strike game in which you have bow and arrow to hit balloon and get score.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #52 A Lost Room
71% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2017
Dev: Cruel BytePub: -
Windows
A Lost Room is an escape game without the boundaries of real world, powered by VR. In a place where anything can happen, what will you do to escape this huge complex alive?
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #53 Bring You Home
49% matchVery Positive96% of 228 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 37.6%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 26.6%, 2D 0.9%
- #54 Spark of Light
67% 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #55 Realistic Illusion
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: PanTrojan Studio
Windows
Realistic Illusion is the first person player adventure game with stylized graphics. The game has a characteristic climate, little mysterious, little psychedelic, interweaving with fantasy themes.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #56 I Know a Tale
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: Hoshko
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Do not open the collector's safe!
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #57 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 38.1%, Casual 35%, Indie 26.9%