- #1 对我好点!异世界HelloNewWorld
97% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Enchanter
Windows
A simple adventure about your life in the new world.
Why similar: Word Game 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, RPG 7.3%
- #2 Get the Guy
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ByDesignK
Windows
A mysterious interface connects you to a troubled girl from an Eastern fantasy realm. Receive her words and visions instantly. Guide her choices through conscious labyrinths as your fates intertwine.
Why similar: Word Game 26%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #3 The Seafloor
96% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: zhishouge
Windows
"The Seafloor" is a narrative game about depression. Play as River for seven days. Your choices shape her emotions and story. Experience her inner world and daily life through interactions. An invitation to understand, not to cure.
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 6.9%, Dialogue Heavy 6.6%
- #4 Neverland永无乡
95% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Roastfish
Windows
Waking up on a strange island, you find yourself transformed into the appearance of a child. You could make new friends, have fun, and explore the island. Depending on your choices, you may even become one with the darkside of the island.
Why similar: Word Game 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, RPG 6.1%
- #5 余生水花 Survival,The Diphylleia Grayis.
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 玻璃雨 Glass Rain
Windows
公元2017年12月中旬,洪水摧毁了远海世界某个叫忆城的大都市,中原联邦接管此处后,一切记忆似乎都要被时间抹除,包括一个叫永弦的音乐人。 解离症将她的记忆和灵魂分离开,纵使心中燃烧着对音乐热爱的火焰,那些明确的曾经的故事却早已不曾记得了。 透过玻璃墙看去,她看见的是自己的二手贝斯,笔下疼痛的情侣……以及,一个虚无缥缈又无比真实的女人,那真的是我曾经所爱着的人吗? 另一边,随着科技的快速进步和发展,可控时空穿越技术的成功研发,为现实世界中许多过往的遗憾带来了弥补的可能性。 不过大家都知道,遗憾的定义始终在人。所以,无限地信任自己的科学技术,还是承认并回归人性,还是要交给您自己选择。
Why similar: Word Game 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, RPG 6.4%
- #6 Slacking Off Company: Workplace Survival
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ByDesignK
Windows
Tired of the daily grind? Become the puppet master in this office survival sim! Guide your employee in the art of slacking off, avoid the boss's watchful eye, and test the limits under their nose. Can you help them 'survive' without getting fired?
Why similar: Word Game 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #7 Aliya: Timelink
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,562 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Word Game 31%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #8 鱼缸
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 莓叁
Windows
"Fish Tank" is a school-themed visual novel game that explores the inner world of teenagers and supernatural powers. Players will make choices in the game to reach different endings for the protagonist Xie Lihe.Use your imagination wisely and remember to manage your oxygen.
Why similar: Word Game 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #9 你离开之后
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 莓奶滋工作室
Windows
《你离开之后》是一款文字互动类乙女向游戏,再次醒来时你发现自已似乎已经是一缕魂魄了,你的爱人在你离开后变得敏感脆弱,而你的行为将会或直接或间接的影响到他,最终走向不同的结局。 一款美味的鳏夫文学,你的冷漠与无视会让向来冷静矜持的爱人在你面前发疯变得歇斯底里,你的捉弄会让他在梦里情难自已,你的一举一动都会让他改变,你离开之后,他活成了你的样子,或是你想要的样子。
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, RPG 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #10 Flowering Across 樱下花期
91% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
In the season when the cherry is at full blossom, an ordinary high school girl met a sakura youkai and the story unfolded. This game is a visual novel with multiple storylines and your choices will lead to different endings
Why similar: Word Game 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #11 蛆虫的幸福:腐甲病
89% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 君羊
Windows
This work is a side-story AVG of Worms' Happiness. You can read the text by clicking the left mouse button, scrolling the mouse wheel, pressing the spacebar, or other such methods. One afternoon, you will start this short half-day story as the head of the volleyball club.
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, RPG 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #12 我感染HIV了吗
90% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 硬石工作室
Windows
A word game, does not support the handle, the operation is the mouse and keyboard space. It can be said that it is very simple. The theme of obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis is a large text dialogue, which is more depressing. Please be careful if you don't like it.
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #13 Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ResiCat Studio
Windows
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #14 迷子公路
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零旗
Windows
《BanGDream! It’s MyGo!!!!!》的末世公路AU同人游戏,ansy cp向视觉小说。
Why similar: Word Game 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, RPG 14%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #15 Prometheus in a jar
87% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: ShiFeiFan
Windows
Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this world) is finally revealed.
Why similar: Word Game 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
- #16 唐宫诗与谋
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 木兰舟工作室
Windows
The historical records tell her ending—pearls sunk, jade shattered. You are a wisp of consciousness, waking up in her mind, and if you don’t speak, you’ll vanish. Before anything is written down, what do you want to say? What would you change?
Why similar: Word Game 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
- #17 ComicKingdom
86% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: HippoCube
Windows
Comic Kingdom is a text-based adventure game primarily featuring a black-and-white comic style. It tells the story of a group of young manga artists who are trapped in a suburban farm.
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #18 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
84% matchPositive96% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Word Game 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #19 The Last 66 Days
85% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 曦冉Pub: Next Playground
Windows · Mac
I'm Anna, met Qiqing in a video game, he bright light in my once dark world. But in 66 days, he'll be gone, every day precious. You, my friend, the only one can help me. Please review my story, nurture our relationship, find out why he's leaving!
Why similar: Word Game 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #20 The Dawn is Inevitable
84% matchVery Positive89% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Last Spring
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets.
Why similar: Word Game 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #21 Hidden Clause
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AUVMUJICA
Windows
Hidden Clause is a standalone interactive narrative game about consent, permissions, records, and interface obedience. Sign, refuse, wait, stare, click, and type as the system turns your actions and silence into evidence.
Why similar: Word Game 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 10.7%, Exploration 10.3%
- #22 MC not romancing LIs
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 橘垰Juka
Windows · Mac
"MC not romancing LIs" is a short visual novel. The story follows Tong Ren, the game's MC, who can see her "affection levels" with each of her "targets." But as an anime fangirl, she just wants to ship, not date! Faced with their advances... will she hold her ground, or fall into a romance?
Why similar: Word Game 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #23 定风波·宁州
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 10.7%, RPG 10.2%
- #24 True Colors of a Star
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
"True Colors of a Star" is an interactive narrative game,players become a rising celebrity in the entertainment industry.Through choices in dialogue,relationships,and auditions,shape their career and connections.Key mechanics include managing media, rivalries, hidden plots,and performing key scenes.
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #25 The Heart - Stealing Screen Siren
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
This game follows a fallen actress rising to stardom. Make choices, strategize, and grow as you face showbiz rivalries, uncover secrets, and navigate love, and revenge. Use "Witch Diamonds" to unlock plots and outsmart foes. Your choices shape multiple endings—will you claim success and revenge?
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #26 Crossroads of Matrimony
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
You will play the role of a newlywed wife, You can choose your family background, personality traits, and romantic routes with three male characters. Additionally, you can shape your child’s future and determine the rise or fall of the family. You’ll write your own post-marriage story!
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #27 Faces of the Erinyes
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
Faces of the Erinyes is a modern urban RPG about rebirth, revenge, and love. Players control a bullied girl reborn in a wealthy heiress’s body. Through choices, adapt to high society and uncover secrets. Core gameplay includes interactions, clue-solving, and branching decisions.
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #28 Targeted By Her
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hotwatermelon
Windows
You've been at the new school for a while now, but you still don't seem to have fully adapted. At least your test scores haven't improved, and to make matters worse, a popular classmate seems to be targeting you...
Why similar: Word Game 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
- #29 花母·序
78% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, RPG 9.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #30 螺丝钉 Screw
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Calico Studio
Windows
Sci-Fi x Lesbian x Visual Novel! "螺丝钉 Screw" is a sci-fi lesbian visual novel. You will play as a company intern who is about to undergo a probationary period review, and decide your own future within a short week.
Why similar: Word Game 42.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, RPG 11.4%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #31 禄水三江
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 禄水三江
Windows
This game is a multi perspective immersive text interactive visual novel game based on the real historical event of the Qing Dynasty in the Qingshui River Basin of Guizhou Province, known as the "Battle for the River Case".
Why similar: Word Game 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, RPG 11.4%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #32 Love in the Spotlight
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
A multi-storyline idol survival game where you play as a former idol leader returning as a rookie to reclaim your fame. Train skills, build relationships, and compete in performances to avoid elimination. With intense rankings, emotional plots, and multiple endings, create ultimate idol legend!
Why similar: Word Game 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 10.5%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #33 Vampires' Melody 2
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,026 reviews2023
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side.
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%
- #34 Cursed Realm
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CapPlay
Windows · Mac
In Cursed Realm, you play as an adventurer in search of mystical rune stones to lift a realm's curse. Your main task involves traveling, gathering clues, and winning the trust of NPCs. A journey full of challenges and uncertainties awaits. Are you ready?
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #35 The One Chapter 4
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolpeng
Windows · Mac
Every hundreds of years or more, a male will be born, some say he will be a god amongst men who will save them as he will give them gifts that will make them Stronger, faster, better..... Follows "the One Chapter 3", The adventure continues.
Why similar: Word Game 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, RPG 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 6.2%
- #36 鸢之歌:归途
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WindField Games
Windows
《鸢之歌:归途》是一款末世生存类视觉小说游戏,作为《鸢之歌》的续作,故事延续了前作剧情,在平安铃带九玖离开江中城后,幸存的九玖进入到了幸存者营地“鸢尾”,在这里她遇见了那个“不曾遇见过”的林楠,同时她也将在这里了解到自己所蕴含的秘密,世界毁灭的真相以及拯救世界的可能性……
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #37 Unplanned Love: Building Dreams Together
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
A text adventure & simulation game where you, a fresh graduate, unexpectedly enter a challenging marriage and parenting life with a national idol. Manage relationships, raise a child, and balance your career. Every decision shapes the outcome in this sweet, yet demanding celebrity life!
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #38 第一次当妈妈
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HeyStudio
Windows
First Time Mom is a female-oriented simulation game that includes career development and raising a daughter. Players will progress from being an online writer to a director, accompany their daughter until she turns 18, and enjoy sweet interactions with her husband.
Why similar: Word Game 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, RPG 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #39 はじめるセカイの理想論 -goodbye world index
73% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: TamaMako gaming
Windows
美少女游戏社团漩涡社(Whirlpool)带来的最新视觉小说。身处空想理论打造的创想世界中,与邂逅的女生们共度末日前的生活吧!
Why similar: Word Game 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 12.6%, Text-Based 6.2%
- #40 桌面小狗酱
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 一条小墨鱼74839Pub: 螃蟹社
Windows
A cute idle-style shota desktop pet is here! The first female-oriented shota desktop companion on the market.
Why similar: Word Game 34.9%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, RPG 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #41 One Last Dream
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 最弱勇者小队
Windows
One Last Dream is a multi-ending narrative game. As HELUO, you serve as the caretaker of the last human alive in the AI era. Over 49 days, gather creativity critical for civilization’s survival and keep this person alive till the end of your duty.
Why similar: Word Game 41.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, RPG 11.6%, Text-Based 5.6%
- #42 穿越日记
72% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 娃哈哈哈 WaHa Works
Windows · Mac
《穿越日记》是一款沉浸式互动剧情游戏,玩家将扮演一名穿越入盛世皇城的现代女性,亲历宫廷风云与权谋博弈。通过选择不同剧情分支,推动故事走向多个结局,体验细腻的人物情感与复杂的人心博弈。支持单人离线游玩,适用于 Windows 和 macOS 平台,适合喜爱剧情向、宫廷题材及互动叙事体验的玩家。
Why similar: Word Game 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #43 April 8th
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #44 The happiness of maggots
71% matchPositive90% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: 君羊
Windows
It is a visual novel AVG with a female beta as the protagonist,. At a noisy drinking party after work, you'll start the story and learn about the experiences of the protagonist and the people he cares about, and decide how they end up in the story.
Why similar: Word Game 24.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #45 人生记事簿:Life Memoirs
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 悦文Yuewen
Windows
A choice-driven text game about living an ordinary life in modern China. Shape your path through study, work, love, and family, and see how your future unfolds year by year.
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 14%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #46 Dry Spring Monologue
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 疯情一种工作室
Windows · Mac
Dry Spring Monologue is a chapter-based visual novel game that follows Lu Zimo. The story includes adult themes such as overtime work, insomnia, and performance reviews, as well as terrifying elements like living spaghetti.
Why similar: Word Game 38.4%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #47 寻味记
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Gujiu-郁居Pub: 个人
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Taste Quest Journal" is a short multi-ending visual novel with the theme of Cantonese morning tea, which is easy and healing. It has rich plot branches and contains exquisite CG. May you have two warm stories in one cup.
Why similar: Word Game 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, RPG 11.1%
- #48 不和我推谈恋爱就会死?!
71% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: 叁鬼工作室
Windows
不和我推恋爱就会死?!
Why similar: Word Game 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, RPG 7.3%
- #49 我才不会被女孩子欺负呢
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lingdong
Windows
The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.
Why similar: Word Game 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #50 Bound by Celestial Fate
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
Bound by Celestial Fate is a RPG set in a fantasy world inspired by ancient China. As Ethan Reed, a witty & justice-driven teacher, lead students through perilous adventures in turbulent Jiuzhou. Use strategy and bonds to shape a story of intrigue, humanity, and emotional depth amid power struggles.
Why similar: Word Game 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 21%, RPG 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #51 海子 UMIKO
68% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Word Game 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #52 Ignited in Cavern
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,370 reviews2024
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team Uranian
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
In the waning years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a rumor circulates about a stone statue that bestows blessings in the mortal realm. Lured by the rumor, Anu and Chu Qingqing, a Xianbei General and her Han captive, are led to Dunhuang to face their fates.
Why similar: Word Game 35.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #53 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
68% matchVery Positive86% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Word Game 40.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 14%, RPG 11.8%, Stylized 3.7%
- #54 The Ghost's Guide to the Afterlife
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 西瓜恐龙Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"The Ghost's Guide to the Afterlife" is a sci-fi visual novel with a multi-threaded ensemble narrative. You are already dead— and yet, your journey has only just begun. Become a ghost. Step into a strange and dazzling world beyond life, and witness a tale where love and death entwine.
Why similar: Word Game 37.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, RPG 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #55 Paradoxical双界诗 Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 蓕朩蓕骉
Windows
Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga is a narrative-driven galgame set across modern high school life and an ancient dynasty. As an ordinary student traveling between two worlds, you uncover intertwining fates, altered memories, and a single truth: your existence itself is a paradox.
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #56 Hedgehog's Dilemma
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story of love, connections, and separation, a story about philosophy and science. Marharyta and Mykhailo try to figure out their relationships - and cannot help but fall in love over and over again.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Nonlinear 10.4%
- #57 A Girl A Rain
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 三玖谁顶的住啊
Windows
【A Girl A Rain】is a short visual novel.After pushing open the door, or perhaps before, the world has transformed. Will you be able to escape this rainstorm? Or will you stay...?
Why similar: Word Game 43.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, RPG 12.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #58 Sunlit remedy
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MygrationPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Sunlit remedy is a visual novelYou will meet a girl who belongs only to you, and through your long days together, you will find courage, companionship, and love—slowly stepping out of your room to embrace the bright sunlight outside. Come and date the girl who is most dear to you!
Why similar: Word Game 38.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, RPG 11.6%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #59 Stellar Sips: A Bartender's Tale
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 星络鲸游戏
Windows
Stellar Sips: A Bartender's Tale is a relaxing visual novel. As a bartender on a turbulent colony, mix drinks and cook meals to spark unique conversations with diverse guests from across the galaxy. Unlock different endings and quietly shape the world's fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Word Game 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #60 Stiff Neck
63% matchVery Positive83% of 1,122 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.5%