- #1 Silent Trip: Until We Meet
97% 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 13.9% ★, Psychological 13.4%, Emotional 12.6%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #2 Graveyard Girls
96% matchVery Positive98% of 158 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 18.1%, Emotional 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%
- #3 Life is Strange Remastered
96% matchVery Positive91% of 9,009 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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+ 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Narrative 10% ★
- #4 High Elo Girls
95% matchNo user reviews
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 19.1% ★, Dating Sim 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Emotional 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #5 Life is Strange: True Colors
94% matchVery Positive89% of 16,479 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.8 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+ 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Emotional 10.8%, Narrative 10.5% ★
- #6 Everlasting Snooze
94% 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: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Psychological 10.7%, Conversation 9.9%, Emotional 9.9%
- #7 Coffee Talk Tokyo
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
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 21.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Conversation 10.3%, Emotional 10%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #8 The End of You
92% matchVery Positive85% of 79 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 20% ★, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological 13.3%, Conversation 9.7%, Drama 8.6%
- #9 Double-Sided Aces
91% 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%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Emotional 10.6%
- #10 I Saw Black Clouds
91% matchMixed62% of 633 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 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 17% ★, Psychological 12%, Emotional 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #11 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
90% matchVery Positive84% of 3,927 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #12 KUU
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, Limited
Windows
Trapped in the fading light of a broken moonhouse, you have 30 nights to balance scarce resources. Grow meager rations in the weak earthlight. Navigate the emotional sanity of a fragile sisterhood. Decode ancient documents in search of secrets. Your only choices will be impossible ones.
Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Resource Management 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Conversation 9.4%
- #13 Talewarden: Riders of the New Day
89% matchNo user reviews
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 25.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Conversation 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #14 Best Month Ever!
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 202 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 18.9%, Narrative 17.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #15 Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
87% 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 19%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Emotional 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #16 My Girlfriend is a VAMP
86% 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 29.8% ★, Emotional 14%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #17 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
86% 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 22.5% ★, Emotional 13%, Psychological 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #18 In Their Shoes
84% matchPositive100% of 13 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 25.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #19 Room 337
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Wander liminal spaces where fragments of your past call you forward. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 19.5% ★, Emotional 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #20 Shadows of Deceit - Season 1
84% 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 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Emotional 9.4%, Cinematic 9.3%, Conversation 7.4%
- #21 MIA: Memory Fragments
83% 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 17.7% ★, Dating Sim 15.2%, Conversation 11.2%, Emotional 10%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #22 Merry Crisis
82% matchNo user reviews
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 22% ★, Dating Sim 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Emotional 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%
- #23 Cryspace
81% 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 21.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Emotional 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #24 The Lattice Grimoire
82% 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 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Emotional 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #25 Placebo Love
81% 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 23.6% ★, Dating Sim 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #26 The Wreck
80% matchVery Positive89% of 273 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 13.5%, Emotional 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Conversation 9.5%
- #27 I am OK
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cubidoo EntertainmentPub: tba
Windows
Join the talented photography student Neera on a captivating journey through her memories. Haunted by recurring nightmares, her life spirals into chaos, questioning everything. Involuntarily, she returns to a place she once left behind: her childhood home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Emotional 17.6%, Drama 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #28 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
78% matchMixed69% of 9,290 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+ 20.4%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Narrative 10.5% ★, Emotional 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #29 Fishbowl
78% matchNo user 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 16.1%, Psychological 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 11%
- #30 Vessels
79% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Narrative 30.4% ★, Psychological 14.3%, Conversation 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Drama 8.3%
- #31 Greed and Fear and the Rest
77% matchPositive100% of 20 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+ 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Conversation 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Psychological 10.8%
- #32 Life is Strange: Reunion
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,457 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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+ 18.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Cinematic 11.5%, Narrative 10% ★
- #33 Heartlines
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Renaius
Windows
Heartlines: A choice-driven FPS. Under an angel's threat, you have 10 days to kill the demon hiding among 5 friends. Who is the victim? With 10+ endings, every choice leads to salvation or hell. Will you obey the light or find the truth?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.7%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Conversation 12.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #34 Artificial Instincts
76% 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: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Conversation 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #35 To Kill Eros
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dokirakii
Windows · Mac · Linux
To Kill Eros is a drama-filled BL Visual Novel exploring the flavors of love and the depth between people who join hands — while also blaming Eros for everything, of course!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological 9.6%
- #36 Come to my party!
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIMSANG YOON
Windows
Set in a South Korean elementary school in 1999, 『Come to my party!』 follows 10-year-old Jimin's quest for her first-ever birthday party. Through multiple endings filled with laughs and heart, step into a story that might remind you of your own childhood.
Why similar: Narrative 18.4% ★, Emotional 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Drama 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #37 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Emotional 17.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #38 Asphyxia
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 273 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+ 16.4%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Female Protagonist 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Emotional 8.8%
- #39 Love in Login
73% matchVery Positive91% of 168 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 28.7%, Narrative 20.2% ★, Emotional 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #40 Pet
73% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Emotional 7.2%
- #41 The Inspireist
73% 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 40.3% ★, Conversation 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #42 Provoron
72% 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 24.5% ★, Psychological 13.6%, Emotional 12%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #43 Misgiven
71% 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 14.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Cinematic 9.8%, Conversation 8.2%
- #44 Xochi's Apothecary
70% 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 21.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Emotional 11.1%
- #45 Little Goody Two Shoes
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,301 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 23.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #46 Yuika My Bestie
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: Emotional 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Conversation 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #47 Forgotten Fields
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Frostwood InteractivePub: Dino Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 10.6%, Conversation 10.3%, Cinematic 10%
- #48 Sunset Drive
69% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Klapanom Games
Windows
Relaxing, emotional, and short, Sunset Drive is created for quiet gaming sessions. Embark on a narrative road trip where two companions share talks, silences, and choices under fading light. Piece together unspoken emotions via atmospheric detours leading to multiple endings and discover anew.
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Emotional 18.7%, Conversation 15%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #49 Open Spaces SE
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Emotional 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #50 Carry Onward
70% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Andrey Chudaev
Windows
Carry Onward is a narrative gameplay short that follows a grieving man as he packs up his home. Immerse yourself in his thoughts and emotions by interacting with items, which shape his internal state. Experience the transformative power of memories and the hope that arises from embracing change.
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Emotional 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Drama 9.4%
- #51 City of Stolen Worlds
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
Why similar: Narrative 17.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 12%, Psychological 11.4%
- #52 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
68% matchPositive92% of 26 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 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Psychological 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #53 Transit
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fable Systems
Windows · Mac
Transit is a dark narrative adventure set in a looping world of midnight trains and traumatised souls. Guided by a sarcastic sock-puppet, you explore repeating routes, fractured memories, and the echoes of a lost sister.
Why similar: Narrative 27.7% ★, Cinematic 10.3%, Psychological 9.7%, Emotional 9.2%, Story Rich 9%
- #54 Urban Yuri: A Lady's Romance Manifesto
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows
Welcome to the Yuri story full of women! Play as an urban lady, would you choose your haunting-crush, assertive ex-girlfriend, cute best friend, mystery online friend, or...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Emotional 7.7%
- #55 Mermaids are Seafood
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lyyycaena
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story where you work in a company that serves mermaids as seafood. Gamble your blood, chat with customers, trade ingredients, and create fake mermaids. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Dating Sim 19%, Multiple Endings 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #56 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.3%, Psychological 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #57 A Date With Yuika
67% 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 26.4%, Emotional 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #58 Dreambound
66% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Drama 10.3%
- #59 Sisyphe's Backspace
65% matchVery Positive96% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Koway
Windows · Mac
A 5 minutes game about love and hesitation. Use Backspace to play. Hope you will never experience this hesitation.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 10.5%, Conversation 10.4%
- #60 Don't Take It Personally, I Just Don't Like You
67% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Christian DeCoster
Windows
The lo-fi anime dating sim to cry to. A love letter to cassette tapes, old computers, and unrequited romance.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.6%, Psychological 17.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Emotional 12.9%, Choices Matter 10%