- #1 Marginalia
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Worn Spine Studio
Windows
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 28.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Psychological 10.9%
- #2 Graveyard Girls
96% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.2%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%
- #3 Mama
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pat-o-Logic Studio
Windows · Mac
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Emotional 15.5%, Psychological 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #4 MIA: Memory Fragments
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trigger The Monster
Windows
MIA: Memory Fragments is a story-driven psychological horror adventure where you explore fractured memories, interact with the environment to progress, uncover the story through the world, and escape from MIA’s darkest side. Survive the memories… or remain trapped forever in the past.
Why similar: Narrative 17.6% ★, Dating Sim 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Emotional 10%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #5 Coffee Talk Tokyo
94% matchVery Positive93% of 150 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Narrative 21.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Emotional 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #6 Silent Trip: Until We Meet
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOGIC - Bawang Studio
Windows
A story-rich interactive fiction about two people who find comfort in each other, and the quiet things they never say out loud.
Why similar: Narrative 15% ★, Psychological 14.6%, Emotional 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #7 Life is Strange Remastered
93% matchVery Positive91% of 9,689 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Emotional 12.4%, Narrative 10.6% ★
- #8 High Elo Girls
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Split Fate Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
High Elo Girls is a Visual Novel set in the esports scene where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Can you help your squad achieve their true potential, or will you only squander your own?
Why similar: Narrative 20.1% ★, Dating Sim 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Emotional 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #9 The Wreck
91% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 13%, Emotional 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
- #10 Talewarden: Riders of the New Day
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bucket Hat Cat
Windows · Mac
Talewarden is a weird west adventure visual novel. Restore time on a planet where the sun never sets as you explore locations, talk, romance, and bond with your companions. Find the source of the voice in your head and discover why you all fell here from different worlds.
Why similar: Narrative 25.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Emotional 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #11 I Saw Black Clouds
91% matchMixed61% of 640 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: Narrative 16.9% ★, Psychological 11.9%, Emotional 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #12 Double-Sided Aces
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kukui studio
Windows
This is a BL Dating Sim featuring multiple male protagonists. Six unique love interests, all fully voice-acted! Make choices at every step to uncover their hidden double lives. Zaize Yang, works at a tech company and gets caught up in a web of gangs and betrayal. What choices will he make?
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Emotional 10.6%
- #13 Everlasting Snooze
89% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Psychological 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Emotional 10.3%
- #14 Life is Strange: True Colors
88% matchVery Positive89% of 16,617 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Narrative 11.1% ★
- #15 Fishbowl
86% matchVery Positive96% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Emotional 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%
- #16 The End of You
87% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Memory of God
Windows
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Narrative 21.1% ★, Emotional 14.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Dating Sim 9.2%
- #17 Between the Lines
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PastPulse Games
Windows
In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.5%, Narrative 18.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
- #18 My Girlfriend is a VAMP
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinyTank Studio
Windows
Guide a Vampire Autistic Magic Princess through a 2D narrative adventure where everyday situations are the real dangers. Avoid sensory overload, offer emotional support, and make meaningful choices as you help your VAMP girlfriend return to her castle and strengthen your relationship.
Why similar: Narrative 29.6% ★, Emotional 14%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #19 Date For Dead
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divonia Studios
Windows
A dark romantic comedy where every match brings you closer to love… or something far more dangerous. Meet monsters, go on dates, and shape your relationships through meaningful choices. But behind every perfect date lies a secret: You’re not looking for love. You’re trying to bring love back.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #20 Merry Crisis
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monsoon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three loves. One week. Merry Crisis is an intimate, character-driven romance visual novel about love, loss, and belonging—is home what you left behind, or where you're headed?
Why similar: Narrative 23.9% ★, Dating Sim 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Emotional 11.4%
- #21 The Lattice Grimoire
84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows · Mac
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Emotional 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #22 Harmony Haven
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: respiritPub: Satyr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Move to Harmony Haven and shape a couple’s new life through romance, temptation, sharing, and optional NTR paths in a choice-driven adult visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Psychological 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #23 Little Goody Two Shoes
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,377 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Horror 7.1%
- #24 Behind Closed Doors
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MidnightVice GamesPub: Satyr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Behind Closed Doors is a story-driven visual novel where every choice shapes a forbidden relationship. Explore branching paths, hidden scenes, and multiple endings as tension and desire continue to build.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.9%, Emotional 11%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Psychological 10.8%, Cinematic 10%
- #25 The Life You Missed
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZykinArt Games
Windows
The Life You Missed — you achieved success, but lost yourself along the way. In an old house, you uncover someone else’s life — and your own. Relive memories and face choices in your dreams. Every decision shapes the ending.
Why similar: Emotional 22.4%, Psychological 19.6%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #26 Heartstop
80% matchPositive100% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: M.A. Starling
Windows
Heartstop is an emotional, story-driven game, taking place in a world where every living being has suddenly stopped moving. Uncover the mystery of this eerie event while building a dynamic relationship between the only two people remaining, through the many impactful and hard-hitting choices.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Emotional 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 13%
- #27 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,286 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Emotional 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #28 In Their Shoes
77% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: We Are Muesli
Windows · Mac
From the first day of spring, to the last day of winter, wear seven shoes of seven characters and live their most intimate moments. Explore their thoughts, choose their steps and shape their paths in a mumblecore narrative game where the most extraordinary setting is ordinary life itself.
Why similar: Narrative 26.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #29 Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: Dating Sim 20%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Emotional 17.1%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #30 BowlTown碗镇
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: StoneWall
Windows
欢迎来到碗镇。这是一则虚构的现实故事,讲述了少数群体的困境和自救。碗镇的居民几乎都是是兽人,如果你仔细观察会发现,他们在历史和现实中都有自己的名字,他们的故事也似曾相识。你是偶然逃到碗镇的兽人厨师,在碗镇流动设宴款待居民,在食物与交谈之中,完成自我和居民的治愈。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #31 Petting Lover
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xlllidaPub: SpicyTea LLC
Windows · Mac
Step into a vibrant otome story where your choices shape relationships with a dog senior, rabbit professor, and cat office worker. Navigate romance, mystery, and emotional growth as your decisions determine how each bond unfolds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11%
- #32 Asphyxia
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Emotional 9%
- #33 The Inspireist
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nabi Hamdi Mortan
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 39.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #34 A Week in Paradise
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Narrative 14.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Emotional 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #35 Room 337
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 20.8% ★, Emotional 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Psychological 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #36 Placebo Love
76% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2021
Dev: Twelve Tiles
Windows · Mac
A lonely young man is guided by a silent Muse to solve the mystery behind his two Doppelganger Soulmates.
Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Dating Sim 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #37 Love in Login
74% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: MetacraftPub: Smilegate
Windows
An in-game friend you unexpectedly run into turns out to be a supermodel level hottie!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29%, Narrative 20% ★, Emotional 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #38 Shadows of Deceit - Season 1
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: First Sin
Windows
Shadows of Deceit is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel where you find yourself bound to the Goddess of Temptation, accept her gift and indulge in a life of pleasure or resist her pull and stay true to your heart. Go on a journey filled with desire, corruption, drama, comedy, and lots of sex.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Cinematic 10%, Emotional 10%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%
- #39 Best Month Ever!
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 206 reviews2022
Dev: Warsaw Film School Video Game & Film Production StudioPub: Klabater
Windows
🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅
Why similar: Emotional 20.2%, Narrative 19.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #40 Misgiven
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Misgiven is an emotional sci-fi adventure about the lump in your throat. Stranded in a city veiled in toxic fog, take on a stranger's mask to survive. Wrestle with your thoughts in a tangible dialogue system. Struggle to keep up the facade, or dare to drop it, to find allies as a harbinger of doom.
Why similar: Psychological 14.6%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Cinematic 9.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
- #41 Provoron
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tara Kan
Windows
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 24.4% ★, Psychological 13.6%, Emotional 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #42 Hedgehog's Dilemma
72% matchNo user reviews
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: Dating Sim 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #43 Artificial Instincts
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Psychological 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #44 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
72% matchVery Positive91% of 132 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: Narrative 24.5% ★, Emotional 14.1%, Psychological 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #45 Xochi's Apothecary
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Narrative 21.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Emotional 11%
- #46 Greed and Fear and the Rest
71% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Psychological 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #47 Of The Lilies
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Startris Studio
Windows
A romantic adventure where you have to kill your love interest to save the world. Explore a cursed colonial empire where the ones you love could turn against you, and decide who you become in the wake of loss.
Why similar: Narrative 18.6% ★, Dating Sim 17.2%, Emotional 15%, Psychological 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #48 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
70% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Emotional 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #49 Cryspace
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
Windows
Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%
- #50 Atana
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 欲望俱乐部
Windows · Mac
Atana is a female-led romance visual novel set in late 20th-century America, where you grow alongside your creator, Atana, as an AI.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Emotional 8%
- #51 Katawa Shoujo
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,524 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Narrative 18.9% ★, Emotional 13.6%, Psychological 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #52 A Date With Yuika
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You meet with Yuika to talk about your relationship. Where is this conversation headed towards?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.5%, Emotional 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #53 The Final Fragment
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mahousparkle
Windows
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Emotional 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Psychological 8.7%
- #54 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 274 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Emotional 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #55 Metahorror Therapy Session
67% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Meiri GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Mac
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Psychological 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Emotional 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #56 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
67% matchMixed69% of 9,703 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Narrative 11.1% ★, Emotional 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #57 Project Vesperi
66% matchMixed46% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Last Praetorian Interactive LLC
Windows
Project Vesperi is a branching narrative sci-fi game where you play as Doctor Evelyn Roth, sent to investigate a potential sign of life on Venus. When an intruder threatens the only habitable station on the planet, your choices will shape the fate of those around you—and humanity itself.
Why similar: Emotional 18%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Cinematic 13%, Narrative 10.6% ★
- #58 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
66% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Nullblade Studios
Windows
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.3%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Emotional 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%
- #59 The Quiet Things
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Silver Script Games
Windows
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Emotional 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Psychological 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #60 Life is Strange: Reunion
64% matchVery Positive90% of 4,784 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Emotional 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Cinematic 12%, Narrative 10.7% ★