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  1. #1 Midnight Ramen
    97% matchVery Positive96% of 411 reviews2024
    Dev: Cointinue Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...

    Why similar: Cooking 23.4%, Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 8.8%

  2. #2 Marshmallow All the Way Home
    96% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: MarmaladePub: Shiravune
    Windows

    Find friendship, love, and pastries in the most unexpected places in this cute visual novel about baking a home.

    Why similar: Cooking 29.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Comedy 10.4%

  3. #3 Kitsune Kitchen
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2018
    Dev: Technomancy Studios
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Play through the story of a young man’s quest to create the ultimate BLT sandwich.

    Why similar: Cooking 26.8%, Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Comedy 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  4. #4 Guilt Free
    95% matchVery Positive85% of 296 reviews2020
    Dev: Lateral Games
    Windows · Mac

    Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  5. #5 Cooking Companions
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,212 reviews2021
    Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?

    Why similar: Cooking 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

  6. #6 Summer Meetings
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
    Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%

  7. #7 Chihiro Himukai Always Walks Away
    93% matchVery Positive97% of 355 reviews2021
    Dev: SMILEPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Chihiro Himukai can't hold down a job... A sweet visual novel about two people finding each other after slipping apart.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Cooking 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Emotional 9.3%

  8. #8 イカスミポーション
    92% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: Nyamoli@
    Windows

    "イカスミ"でポーションをつくる!?怪しいポーション屋さんのイカ『スミミ』と共に、個性豊かな人外キャラクター達にポーションを売るアドベンチャーゲーム!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

  9. #9 A Taste of the Past
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,781 reviews2022
    Dev: Sondering Studio
    Windows

    What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, Visual Novel 25%, Emotional 12.7%, Point & Click 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

  10. #10 Messy Recipe: A Hidden Object Game
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
    Dev: DarZal Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Time to get cooking in a chaotic kitchen! Search for the ingredients you want, customize the recipe, then mix things together and hope for the best. Make friends with the shy ghost who hides your ingredients every night, and cook through family recipes in this cozy hidden objects game.

    Why similar: Cooking 29%, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Dialogue Heavy 24.4%, Point & Click 8.5%, Story Rich 8.1%

  11. #11 While We Wait Here
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 2,471 reviews2024
    Dev: Bad Vices Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 9.6%

  12. #12 BatteryNote
    89% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
    Dev: 72studioPub: room6
    Windows · Mac

    BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  13. #13 My Sweet! Housemate
    89% matchVery Positive98% of 414 reviews2024
    Dev: sourmilk
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Faced with the cruel and harsh reality of homelessness, you seek out affordable housing in your area. Luckily, it seems you've found the perfect rental, but something is very off about your landlord...

    Why similar: Cooking 30.7%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Comedy 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  14. #14 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2023
    Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological 11.1%, Emotional 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

  15. #15 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,765 reviews2024
    Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

  16. #16 One Night Stand
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 779 reviews2016
    Dev: Kinmoku
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%

  17. #17 Kurage Life
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 638 reviews2025
    Dev: TAIL-AKIPub: Mango Party
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Experience a love story full of ups and downs together with an introverted, plain-looking cutie working part-time at your ramen shop.♥

    Why similar: Cooking 47.5%, Interactive Fiction 47%, 2D 3.5%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1%

  18. #18 Courtin' Cowboys
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Mrfishess
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's 1863 and you, the player, are traveling through the small western town of Summerfair. Meet up to 7 love interests and discover their deliciously dark pasts... as well as their current horrifying misdeeds.

    Why similar: Cooking 51.8%, Visual Novel 35.4%, Adventure 8.7%, 2D 4.1%

  19. #19 氷点下30度の絶望
    82% matchVery Positive98% of 389 reviews2025
    Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
    Windows

    可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 6.1%

  20. #20 Bonjour, Cream Inside 💦
    84% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: Juicy Peach Games 🍑Pub: Taboo Tales 💘
    Windows

    Summer in Paris never tasted this sweet. A sexy visual novel where desserts, desire, and choices mix in one delicious adventure.

    Why similar: Cooking 31%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

  21. #21 Drinks With Abbey
    84% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
    Dev: Ramify Games
    Windows · Mac

    Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  22. #22 Betrayal At Club Low
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 587 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmo D Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Cooking 25%, Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  23. #23 Waiting in the Lime forest
    83% matchMixed69% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: UnicaPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILE
    Windows

    Face your friend's twisted mind and do your best. You should stay sane until the end.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Emotional 7.6%, Adventure 7.2%

  24. #24 Pursuing My Uncle
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 129 reviews2025
    Dev: ふわふわ電子研究所
    Windows · Mac

    Spend a week at your uncle’s house in this short visual novel.From time to time, a special “Pursue” button will appear, guiding the story toward one of two endings.Approx. 30 minutes playtimeTwo possible endingsRated R12[Features]The “Pursue” button cannot be skipped.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 48.4%, Visual Novel 33.3%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D 3.5%, Indie 1.8%

  25. #25 Love at The Milky Way Diner
    80% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: Lucky KimPub: Clumsy Cat Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An inclusive, cozy, sci-fi cooking/dating sim about making friends, finding love, and running a diner in deep space.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Cooking 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Point & Click 6.8%

  26. #26 Emily is Away
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 32,336 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%

  27. #27 HimaNatsu: Of Churches, Sunflowers, and Long Summers
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2026
    Dev: MakuraPub: Kagami Games
    Windows

    The classic visual novel 'HimaNatsu' from the critically acclaimed developer Makura is available in English for the first time! Weave a cheerful yet sometimes painful tale of promises and redemption together with the Oboshiro Choir Squad in this never-ending summer vacation.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Comedy 7.6%, Adventure 7.1%

  28. #28 Everything Will Be Fine!
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
    Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
    Windows

    A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.9%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Psychological 8.1%, Adventure 8%

  29. #29 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
    Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 11.1%, Psychological 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%

  30. #30 Monster Loves You!
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,197 reviews2013
    Dev: Radial Games Corp
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.7%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Comedy 7.7%, Visual Novel 6.9%

  31. #31 Let's BUG Dumplings
    77% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2026
    Dev: 鲜美Press
    Windows

    "Let’s make dumplings" carries that same unsettling vibe as Spring Festival Gala skits with intentionally happy endings?— it's about how family norms discipline the individual. It uses dumplings to explore love and pressure in families. In this scripted, collective narrative... what will you choose?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Cooking 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Emotional 12.4%

  32. #32 Until Then
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
    Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Psychological 10.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

  33. #33 Coffee Talk
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 12,615 reviews2020
    Dev: Toge Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Story Rich 7.4%

  34. #34 Discussion Over Dinner
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 275 reviews2025
    Dev: Eli Stevens
    Windows

    You receive a dinner invite from an awkward new neighbor and things go great.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 53.7%, Comedy 17.9%, Cooking 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Indie 6%

  35. #35 Choice of Life: Samosbor
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2025
    Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 11.2%

  36. #36 Zipp's Café
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 319 reviews2023
    Dev: The Wild Gentlemen
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Love, betrayal, and coffee! Zipp's Café is a "noir & chill" little game about a café between the city of animals and the district of insects. Make unusual recipes, get involved in shady dealings, and try to start a new life while searching for love and revenge.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.3%, Dialogue Heavy 33.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%

  37. #37 and yet, we dream
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: arda bolat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Psychological 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  38. #38 Purrgatory
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,046 reviews2021
    Dev: Niv
    Windows

    A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Point & Click 13.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%

  39. #39 Border of her Heart
    78% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
    Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  40. #40 Chinese Street Food Legend
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 647 reviews2026
    Dev: HoHo Game StudioPub: SoloGame
    Windows

    A heartfelt game where you run a night market stall, cooking kaolengmian (grilled cold noodles). Customers come and go, stopping by to chat and share bits of their lives, joys, frustrations, and everyday struggles. At this little stall, you cook, listen, and keep living an ordinary person’s life.

    Why similar: Cooking 47.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Comedy 13%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  41. #41 Emily is Away <3
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,804 reviews2021
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

  42. #42 Mesmalie
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 1,284 reviews2026
    Dev: Rain (orbitaldot)
    Windows · Linux

    MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  43. #43 Maid Cafe on Electric Street
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 743 reviews2024
    Dev: Adventurer's TavernPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a leisurely maid cafe adventure set in the otaku haven of Nipponbashi, Osaka.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Cooking 25.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  44. #44 Century of Anticipation
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: goolsPub: Time Galleon
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Century of Anticipation is a short, surreal adventure about being stuck waiting for something misterious. Explore your apartment to find increasingly unusual ways to pass the time, from cooking to throwing your head through the window, while enjoying the amazing soundtrack by Brazilian indie bands.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36%, Point & Click 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Psychological 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  45. #45 Beacon Pines
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,519 reviews2022
    Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Emotional 15.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Point & Click 6.3%

  46. #46 Uchikano - Living With My Lovers
    71% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: ArgonautsPub: MangaGamer
    Windows

    Enjoy a slice-of-life romance with two musicians who come to live with you in this kinetic visual novel. Experience plenty of charming, endearing moments in the intimacy of a shared space as the three of you grow closer and become lovers.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 9.8%

  47. #47 The Archipelago
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2022
    Dev: Never Done Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.

    Why similar: Cooking 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 7.3%

  48. #48 Escape from the Cursed Convent
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 210 reviews2025
    Dev: Ais Kacang StudioPub: 迷糊的安安
    Windows

    Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Cooking 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  49. #49 Roman Sands RE:Build
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2026
    Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows

    A service industry adventure with an apocalyptic flavor. A manic genre mashup told across two broken realities. Step through the cracks: find your Exit.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 73%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 8.2%

  50. #50 Mediterranea Inferno
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 573 reviews2023
    Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%

  51. #51 Hookah Haze
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,426 reviews2024
    Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aniplex Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Point & Click 10.3%, Emotional 9.9%, Adventure 5.8%

  52. #52 Halfway House
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 57 reviews2026
    Dev: Az
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A character-driven, story-rich visual novel about rebuilding your life after juvenile detention. Forge friendships, find romance, and confront the scars of your troubled past.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Emotional 9.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

  53. #53 Living with my Little Sister
    68% matchMixed70% of 424 reviews2025
    Dev: Flash ClubPub: Saikey Studios
    Windows

    Your truant younger sister decided to crash at your place. Improve your relationship by spending time with her while balancing your job as an illustrator. Give her a head pat, cook for her, have a chat, and maybe, over time, she'll open up to you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 74.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, 2D 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  54. #54 The Outcast Lovers
    72% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2020
    Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

  55. #55 Venba
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 3,791 reviews2023
    Dev: Visai Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.

    Why similar: Cooking 26.5%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 8.4%

  56. #56 The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,245 reviews2016
    Dev: Lemonsucker Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    An interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who must find a way to make some oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. One simple task, can you help her complete it?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 60.9%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Comedy 11.8%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  57. #57 Loser Named Hana
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 163 reviews2025
    Dev: Repurpose Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Loser Named Hana is a friendship-building visual novel. You respond to an ad advertising $100 a week to be the lonely college student, Hana, friend.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.8%, Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Comedy 8.7%, Emotional 7.8%, Choices Matter 4.8%

  58. #58 Ghostwriter Workshop
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: 秘密結社マテンロウ計画Pub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.8%, Point & Click 13%, Comedy 12.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  59. #59 Left on Read
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,286 reviews2020
    Dev: Weston Bell-GeddesPub: Spookulele Games
    Windows · Mac

    It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 7.3%

  60. #60 Tavern Talk 2: Dreamwalker
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2026
    Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Cooking 24.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Emotional 8.7%

Modeli
Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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