
A raw, cruel story about addiction, abuse, and recovery. A young man, bound by a vial of morphine, and a world that gives him just that, so long as there's a drop of him worth taking. It has to get worse before it gets better.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Atmospheric, Visual Novel, Singleplayer.

A raw, cruel story about addiction, abuse, and recovery. A young man, bound by a vial of morphine, and a world that gives him just that, so long as there's a drop of him worth taking. It has to get worse before it gets better.

Sally Face - Episode One
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.

M City
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Narrative 15.7% ★, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.7%, Point & Click 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Dark 9%
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.
Why similar: Narrative 16.1% ★, Philosophical 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 10.9%
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Emotional 12.4%, Dark 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".
Why similar: Philosophical 16%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
A quiet room. A window. Thirty one days spent watching strangers and inventing their lives. October is a minimalist, atmospheric story about isolation, building slowly toward the day you finally step outside.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.6%, Philosophical 13.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Dark 10.3%
An existential horror visual novel. Play as a voice inside a troubled mind. Identify her cognitive distortions, shift her perspective, and win the debate that decides whether she lives or dies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Philosophical 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Narrative 8.6% ★
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
Why similar: Narrative 17% ★, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Point & Click 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Dark 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Point & Click 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
Haifa is a hidden object puzzle experience that tells a story about the emotional struggles of trying to maintain hopefulness in times of war. Help your characters keep their head up by finding small objects in their environment to lift their spirits, as they look for their lost friend.
Why similar: Narrative 25.3% ★, Emotional 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Point & Click 9.8%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.
Why similar: Narrative 13.9% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 10.8%, Emotional 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
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: Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Narrative 11.9% ★, Story Rich 11.8%, Emotional 9%
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 18.3%, Philosophical 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Hand-drawn 10%
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Emotional 11.2%, Point & Click 10%
You awaken in an ever-shifting manor with no memory of who you are. As you explore its corridors, you encounter a disfigured man, an arrogant scientist, and a faceless doll waiting for someone in a greenhouse. Uncover the tragic link between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Philosophical 18%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Philosophical 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Narrative 12.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Emotional 10.5%
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Philosophical 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Jacob accompanies his partner to the oppressive Volkov residence, where a formal visit spirals into a trap of silence and guilt. A self-contained narrative thriller featuring an original acoustic piano score. Approximate length: 1.5 hours.
Why similar: Narrative 16.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 11%, Visual Novel 9%
This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.
Why similar: Narrative 17.1% ★, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
Unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Manor! Embark on a 2D point and click horror journey, solving complex puzzles and uncovering the secrets hidden behind the walls of the mansion. The Manor awaits you.
Why similar: Narrative 14.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Point & Click 12.7%
This game portrays the tragic history of war in a 2D adventure format, set against real events. It provides a realistic experience, encompassing themes of betrayal, death, and love, while also offering multiple endings driven by player choices. Discover the impact of this era's tragedy firsthand.
Why similar: Narrative 20.9% ★, Philosophical 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Dark 10.5%, Point & Click 9.1%
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 15.7%, Narrative 14.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.3%
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Narrative 19.8% ★, Philosophical 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Dark 10.7%, Point & Click 10%
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Narrative 16.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Philosophical 13.1%
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: Visual Novel 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Philosophical 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Point & Click 13%, Dark 10.3%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.6%, Dystopian 14.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Puzzle 8.5%
When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.
Why similar: Narrative 21.2% ★, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Point & Click 10.7%, Dark 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%
A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.1%, Narrative 19.7% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Emotional 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Uncover the past. Rethink the present. Explore a promising facility that has fallen to ruin, solve puzzles, and uncover memories that make you question what you know. Find a way out while an unknown presence in your mind urges you to act.
Why similar: Narrative 17.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Emotional 8.8%
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 23.9% ★, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dystopian 9.4%, Emotional 8.8%
SHORAPAN — a dark parable of a strange city beneath an eternal crimson sky. Those who doubt it aloud are the first it takes.
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 12.7%, Dystopian 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Exploration 9.3%
Sayonara Okaasan is an interactive abstract poem about saying goodbye to a mother and exploring life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 28.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Emotional 13.8%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
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 27% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Emotional 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Story Rich 7.1%
A boy and an old man stand in front a pond, waiting for a swan's song. Meanwhile, they talk about life, death, and the passage of time.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Emotional 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Emotional 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.4%
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Narrative 21.9% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 10.9%, Dark 9.7%
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 24.8% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Emotional 8.5%
1929. The Beresford Mansion once again becomes the stage for a tragic story. Follow its new owner, Samuel Chapman, on his descent into madness in this dark visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.1%, Dark 14.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Emotional 9.7%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Philosophical 19.7%, Emotional 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Point & Click 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Emotional 10.4%
Build your very own creatures from hand-painted collage parts, grant them new abilities and reshape a scrapbook world in this dark coming-of-age adventure.
Why similar: Narrative 21.8% ★, Emotional 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Dark 10%, Point & Click 8.7%
Things are bad. Rent is late, again. There's no food, again. Your parent-in-law needs medication, again. Life is relentless. In this ethically ambiguous title, it's time to set your morals aside, and do whatever it takes to survive. When all you have is nothing, you take from those who have it all.
Why similar: Dystopian 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Philosophical 12.8%, Point & Click 9.9%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Emotional 10.8%
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Emotional 11.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Futuristic 8.3%
Dream Within the Vessel is a psychological horror visual novel. Follow Ze through six days in a seemingly peaceful town—where happiness feels arranged, and something alive is watching. Your choices will shape his final decision.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Dystopian 21.1%, Philosophical 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Adventure 6.1%
A linear visual novel voice-acted by Louise Porter, Richard Browning, Krissy Koellia, and others, The Epic of Inanna is a challenging and thought-provoking exploration of the meaning of life and morality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dystopian 15.3%, Philosophical 13.7%, Dark 12.3%
In the midst of a pandemic you are imprisoned and alone in a cell. You cannot escape this cell. All you can hear day in and day out is the ticking of the clock in your cell. You may still receive letters, but you cannot reply to them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dystopian 12.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Dark 12.4%
Just Another Life is a narrative-driven "life simulation" visual novel mixed with adventure game puzzle elements. Play as John Doe, just another life in the little town of Hope. Help John learn the stories of the various characters of Hope, and help him overcome the hurdles to his own happiness.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Emotional 10.7%
Something is wrong with the world — or with the boy walking through it. A surreal pixel adventure across two parallel realities, about fear, memory, and a mind that sees everything differently.
Why similar: Narrative 23.9% ★, Philosophical 15.6%, Emotional 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Dark 9.3%
A STRAY LINE is a point and click adventure game where you draw to cast spells, and explore an Autumnal world that has forgotten you exist. Make your family remember you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
Why similar: Emotional 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%
A stylish mix of classic point-and-click puzzles. Hardcore, old school, and unforgiving. A short story where each page is a puzzle, and each puzzle unlocks the next.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Puzzle 12.2%
A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.
Why similar: Philosophical 21%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dark 8.6%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Dark 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Point & Click 10%, Psychological Horror 9.3%