- #1 1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here! 幽铃热线
97% matchVery Positive97% of 158 reviews2021
Dev: Furoshiki Lab.
Windows
An action novel adventure game in which you instantly judge and understand the contents of multiple conversations displayed simultaneously and continue to make the correct choice. You can experience the wonder of listening to several conversations at once.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19%, Comic Book 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Text-Based 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #2 Sword Princess Amaltea - The Visual Novel
96% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Senpai Media GroupPub: Natalia Batista
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Amaltea is sent out on this quest, and rescues Prince Ossian. They are both unwilling to play along in these traditional expectations of them, and after fleeing their own wedding they are now out on the open roads – on to new adventures in this gender flipped world!
Why similar: Comic Book 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #3 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
96% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #4 Trapped with Jester
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #5 be you 2
94% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2020
Dev: louis morel
Windows
be you 2 is an interactive visual novel. In this sequel to "be you", you must raise a child by making story choices. There are multiple routes and endings based on your offspring's personality.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.6%, Comic Book 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #6 Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 251 reviews2023
Dev: Veratrum
Windows · Linux
Four students find themselves trapped in the restroom of an abandoned school; the door is locked. Without a way of escaping, they can only cling to their remaining shreds of hope or come face to face with their inevitable ruin.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.6%, Comic Book 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dark Humor 11.7%
- #7 AFK_GF
93% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Camocipher12
Windows
A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.7%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Abstract 9.9%
- #8 CatTrigger Horror Collection
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Linux
Slice through a collection of HORROR STORIES, produced by a solo dev! Survive through the body horror of health clinics, haunted dating sims, robot takeovers, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE VIDEOS & MORE!
Why similar: Comic Book 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #9 TOY BOX
91% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #10 Not It: Spookiest Edition
91% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #11 Yonder World: Interview with the Void
90% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Text-Based 11.3%, Romance 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #12 Breaking Point
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Comic Book 15.7%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #13 Shadow of Paris
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aris Script
Windows
Paris’s life changes when she encounters a charming stranger who seems to be watching her. This choice-driven psychological visual novel delivers a tense, intimate story focused on curiosity, trust, and crossing dangerous boundaries.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Comic Book 14%, Text-Based 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #14 Weirdo
87% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Parallel-Weirdo is a Japanese manga-style visual novel set in DYL High School. It follows Wang Zhe, an ordinary and frail boy, who tries to win the hearts of girls and complete his experiments. He gets entangled in bizarre events, plunging into darkness. Each choice you make determines his fate.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 11.9%, Dark Humor 11.3%
- #15 Koncolos
88% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
"Do you know a monster that dwells around here?" she asked. An ordinary barkeepers' journey, intertwined with the only survivor from a shrouded monster hunter company, started with this question.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #16 The Way Down
86% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Samuel Leigh
Windows
Absurdist Interactive fiction. Talk to the beings that inhabitant the world at its end. We forgot how to die.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Text-Based 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #17 Tidal Therapy
86% matchVery Positive94% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: veryOK
Windows
Tidal Therapy is a travel novel game for tired adults. A tired office worker heads to the sea. The setting is a quiet and beautiful sea town with a seaside park, warehouse district, and tower condominiums.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.8%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #18 The Noob Adventures: Fool For Love
85% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Ping Group
Windows · Linux
A visual novel set in the world of 'The Noob Adventures'. Meet and talk to your favourite characters in this nostalgic fan-fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Romance 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #19 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,772 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13%, Comic Book 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark Humor 10.6%
- #20 Dawn of Gray
84% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows
Dawn of Gray is a single-player visual novel with a distinctive style, in which you play the role of a young man discovering himself and his feelings.
Why similar: Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Comic Book 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #21 At Your Feet 2
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
Linda arrives on the tropical island of Trigue for work, but finds romance instead. This yuri visual novel features three gorgeous women to woo, including Alex from Summer in Trigue. Explore a story centered on foot fetishes and unique kinks with multiple routes and comic-style CGs.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #22 ghostpia Season One
82% matchVery Positive94% of 946 reviews2023
Dev: ChosuidoPub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"In my dreams, I can get out. In my dreams, I can fit in." 'ghostpia' mixes the adorable art style of an illustrated book with glitches-and-noise effects. There are no choices to be made. There's only a lonely girl in a ghost town and her story full of mystery, friendhood...and a bit of violence.
Why similar: Dark Humor 14.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #23 Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel
82% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Bandit Visual Games
Windows
Foul Play tells the story of a young, bright-eyed detective who is determined to succeed. Her world quickly turns upside down after she is tasked with catching a sexy, mercurial assassin. In the end, she'll need to determine how pure her conscience really is. After all, justice is subjective.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #24 Tri City Monsters
81% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Dark Humor 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Text-Based 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Romance 11%
- #25 Shadows Of Memory ll
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pixelyarn
Windows
Go home, Alice. The past awaits you. This is the second chapter in the horror visual novel trilogy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #26 The Wapple Hous
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cheddar Teeth
Windows
Wander around a nonsensical world just beyond the LAND OF THE LIVING! A world of waffles, death, and choices that just might bring everyone HOME...
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Comic Book 14%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #27 さらば劇薬 -encore-
79% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
普通の女子高生・ソワレは、普通な自分を変えるために普通じゃない劇団のオーディションを受けることにした。そこで出会ったのは元子役の女子高生・マチネ。彼女もまた、ソワレと同じく主役の座を狙っていたのだった……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Comic Book 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #28 Parasite in Love
78% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #29 Henchman Story
79% matchVery Positive97% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Silken Sail Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.5%, Dark Comedy 17.7%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%
- #30 Miya Might Break
77% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10%
- #31 Secret Glory Hole
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: jonnymelabo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).
Why similar: Comic Book 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #32 Feeding The Velociraptors
76% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: workHate Inc
Windows
Explore a raptor-infested compound in classic retro horror style. Gather "evidence" to shift blame of your crimes. Survive in the courtroom of your few remaining peers. Do not accept any responsibility. Do not try to escape.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Horror 8.5%
- #33 Witchlight Woods
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #34 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
78% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #35 To Be Altered: ACT 1
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: SKELLYBED Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. To Be Altered is a multiple-ending visual novel where your choices matter, even the most minuscule decisions will decide the fates of Darcy and others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Comic Book 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11%
- #36 Whispers From The Rift
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 11%
- #37 OTHERS
73% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Sicosiber
Windows
This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Dark Comedy 13.1%, Comic Book 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #38 Kiss the Demiurge
75% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: YuriEureka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kiss the Demiurge is a yuri visual novel about love, delusions, and magic. Follow Minori, a mage tasked with keeping magic a secret, as she investigates a group of delusional girls who mistakenly believe themselves to have magic of their own. Will Minori destroy their magic club, or fall in love?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.1%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #39 RoomNo.404
74% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: 腾浊流
Windows
在漫画风格的视觉小说中扮演被幽灵附身的实习生,依靠自己的选择拼凑出不同的漫画分镜! 以大学女生的视角观察并了解街道上的形形色色,之后放肆地对这一切做个鬼脸!
Why similar: Comic Book 20.4%, Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dark Comedy 14.8%, Dark Humor 9.8%
- #40 Cut to the Core
73% matchVery Positive93% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Plasma PressPub: AAD Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!
Why similar: Comic Book 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Linear 10.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #41 OmOneko
71% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Romance 13.5%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #42 I keep Dying in Another World
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: artoonu
Windows · Linux
Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22%, Dark Humor 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Romance 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #43 Solis
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gibberish Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solis a hand drawn adventure. The city of Solis never sleeps — and tonight, neither will you. Elixer, the company you've dedicated yourself to, has gathered its people for an end-of-year celebration with a staggering promise at its heart: eternal life.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.9%, Text-Based 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #44 Telvoikai
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Romance 11.6%
- #45 Misadventures of Laura Silver
73% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.4%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #46 Alice's Lullaby
71% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Embark on a surreal, psychedelic adventure to travel back and forth through time and rescue young Alice, helping her escape the uncanny, macabre and treacherous world of Styx. Unravel the metaphysical mystery of the grandchild cult and find out why they call you the monster!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.5%, Comic Book 16.8%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #47 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
70% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 10%, Horror 9.6%
- #48 ComicKingdom
70% matchPositive100% of 48 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: Comic Book 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 10%
- #49 Mass of Consumption
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13.2%
- #50 Cataplexy
70% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: 12sevenPub: Diada Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.4%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Abstract 9.6%
- #51 Blue Bird's Song
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple Meadows Studio
Windows · Mac
Dive into the shadows of this fairytale-like narrative experience with Birdie, making choices and helping her find freedom and light in the darkness. Love isn't always what it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #52 Holy Shift
68% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #53 Fingernail Floss
68% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: BblujePub: Pinecone INDIGO
Windows
A short spooky-fun visual novel where you are a special guest for a special test! Is death a game to you? Do you like color schemes that involve the color black? EXPERIENCE FINGERNAIL FLOSS! !
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 12.3%, Abstract 11.9%, Horror 9.9%
- #54 Yuri Dating Agency
68% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.1%, Comic Book 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Text-Based 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #55 Dorm Till Dawn
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.3%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 13.3%
- #56 只是一座楼
69% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: 虾狐乱动画
Windows
世界上的所有人都住在同一栋楼里,用数字代号作为名字,一周有八天...这是众所周知的事实,在此之前,我从来就没有产生过任何疑问。在这个视觉小说当中,扮演主人公2169,享受高中生酸酸甜甜的校园生活(暂时性地),尝试着去发现事情的真相,或者尽力把这份甜蜜的生活维护下去。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Romance 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, RPG 11.7%
- #57 Overboard!
67% matchVery Positive90% of 652 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Comic Book 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #58 Sword of Shandar
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Sword of Shandar is a narrative-driven light RPG focused on choice, consequence, and discovery. Engage in turn-based combat, resolve challenges through dice-roll skill checks, crack locks in hands-on minigames, and decipher ancient runes as you uncover the secrets of a fading world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Comic Book 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, RPG 15.3%, Text-Based 14.4%
- #59 Sympathy for the Wicked: Hindsight
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zeenhil
Windows
Hindsight is a Visual Novel with themes of romance and horror, in which the player takes control of three key individuals at different points in time, and must help them to survive their trials in order to truly understand their stories.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.4%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #60 Top Villain: Total Domination
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How would you conquer the world? In this text-based supervillain rpg, you can vanquish your nemesis, fight heroes and villains, and find yourself!
Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Dark Comedy 18.6%, Comic Book 16.7%, Dark Humor 12.7%