- #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%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Psychological 10.9%
- #2 Graveyard Girls
96% matchVery Positive98% of 166 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+ 11.3%
- #3 Alpha Omega
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EzyGames
Windows · Linux
A high quality and unique hand-crafted VISUAL NOVEL in the spirit of the "Choose Your Own Adventures" of old, which focusses on character and choices that alter the story. An unusual story about MMA, friendship, love, and hardship, where your choices drive everyone's fate.
Why similar: Narrative 19.8% ★, Dating Sim 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #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 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Emotional 10%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #5 Coffee Talk Tokyo
94% matchVery Positive90% of 524 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 21.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Emotional 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #6 Talewarden: Riders of the New Day
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bucket Hat Cat
Windows · Mac
In this adventure visual novel, you travel across an alien planet stuck in an endless sunset. Shape the fates of 7 companions from different worlds. Uncover the truth about anomalous locations, hidden corridors, and a child who aged in a day. See what remains of a world abandoned by its creators.
Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 14%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Emotional 9.2%
- #7 Life is Strange Remastered
93% matchVery Positive92% of 10,972 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.3 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+ 17.2%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Narrative 10.5% ★
- #8 Silent Trip: Until We Meet
92% 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 15.1% ★, Psychological 14.5%, Emotional 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #9 High Elo Girls
91% 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 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #10 Blue Blood Love Song
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HouKkin
Windows · Mac
A multi-ending visual novel blending sci-fi, romance, and suspense. Make choices, explore branching paths, and build bonds with the characters you meet. As secrets come to light, your decisions will shape their relationships, change the course of the story, and determine the ending.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22%, Psychological 12%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #11 The Wreck
90% matchVery Positive88% of 283 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 12.9%, Emotional 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #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 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Emotional 10.5%
- #13 I Saw Black Clouds
89% matchMixed61% of 657 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 11.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #14 Life is Strange: True Colors
88% matchVery Positive89% of 16,841 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 25.2 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+ 17.5%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Narrative 11% ★
- #15 Everlasting Snooze
87% matchPositive100% of 13 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+ 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Emotional 10.3%
- #16 Land of Infinite Dreams
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Tales Studio
Windows
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna, a young girl who escapes into Lunaria — a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness, and imagination. She harnesses the power of moonlight to overcome challenges and confront creatures born from her fears.
Why similar: Narrative 31.3% ★, Emotional 13.9%, Psychological 10.5%, Story Rich 9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #17 Fishbowl
85% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
Fishbowl is a slow and tender 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+ 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
- #18 The End of You
86% matchVery Positive84% of 86 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 10.9%, Dating Sim 9.3%
- #19 My Girlfriend is a VAMP
84% 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 29.5% ★, Emotional 14%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Psychological 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #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 23.7% ★, Dating Sim 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Emotional 11.3%
- #21 Date For Dead
82% 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 24.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #22 Little Goody Two Shoes
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,516 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #23 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 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Emotional 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #24 Hotwife Ashley
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: respirit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter a seductive visual novel where love meets temptation. Explore hotwife, cuckolding, corruption, NTS and optional NTR paths.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Emotional 10.6%
- #25 After the Wane
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choices Matter 11%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Multiple Endings 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+ 18.2%, Emotional 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #27 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,841 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Emotional 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #28 The Life You Missed
79% 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 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #29 Vividly Blank
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Hi-Elo
Windows
As a mind reader with Aphantasia, Lesly can see into the volatile, extraordinary minds of others—but never her own. Dive into a rich 3D fantasy GL narrative, navigate complex romances, and uncover the truth behind a curse that is both a gift and a blank canvas.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Dating Sim 21.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #30 The Cost of Salvation
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mokou Games
Windows · Mac
She was made to serve. Never to feel. A narrative adventure about a being created to preserve the world's balance — who begins, for the first time, to question everything she was made for. Form bonds, make choices, and discover the price of becoming something you were never meant to be.
Why similar: Emotional 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #31 Good Lord! Everyone at the Reunion For My Religious All-Girls School Is a Trans Man... And They're Hot?!
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: tofurocksPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you really the only woman at the ten year reunion for your religious all-girls high school?! Catch up with your old graduating class and maybe learn a thing or two about yourself in a hilarious weekend romp at a posh vineyard. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Narrative 22.7% ★, Dating Sim 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
- #32 Heartbeat House: Hong Kong
75% matchVery Positive98% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
Heartbeat House: Hong Kong is a dating reality visual novel. Live with eight participants in a shared villa and make romantic choices. Your decisions are remembered, and relationships will change. If the screen flickers or something feels off—please relax and keep dating. The show is still ongoing.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.9%, Emotional 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #33 BowlTown碗镇
76% 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+ 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Resource Management 8.3%
- #34 NTR CORE
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Clove
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this narrative - driven phone chat simulation. Play from both the boyfriend’s and girlfriend’s perspectives to uncover the whole truth. Choose your replies carefully to save your relationship, or watch her fall for someone else.
Why similar: Narrative 21.5% ★, Dating Sim 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #35 Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
76% 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 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Emotional 17%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #36 In Their Shoes
74% matchPositive100% of 16 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 26.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #37 Life is Strange: Reunion
72% matchVery Positive89% of 5,574 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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+ 21.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Emotional 12.3%, Narrative 11.9% ★, Cinematic 11.5%
- #38 Asphyxia
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 283 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+ 17.1%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Emotional 8.9%
- #39 Emberbound
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffore Studio
Windows · Mac
EMBERBOUND is a furry visual novel about returning home, reuniting with old friends, and promises left unfinished. Back in his hometown to handle matters concerning his family’s old house, Yunxi faces the regrets and feelings that never truly faded.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Emotional 11%, Simulation 8.3%
- #40 Columbus
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZHANG CHUNNING
Windows
Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Emotional 11.4%
- #41 Petting Lover
73% 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 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #42 A Week in Paradise
71% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows · Linux
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 14.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #43 The Inspireist
71% 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 39.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #44 Room 337
71% 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 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #45 Placebo Love
73% 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 24.5% ★, Dating Sim 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #46 Best Month Ever!
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 208 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 8.8%
- #47 Hedgehog's Dilemma
69% 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: Dating Sim 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #48 Shadows of Deceit - Season 1
70% matchNo user reviews
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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Cinematic 10%, Emotional 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%
- #49 Love in Login
70% matchVery Positive91% of 175 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 29.2%, Narrative 20% ★, Emotional 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #50 Between the Lines
70% 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: Narrative 17.6% ★, Dating Sim 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #51 Misgiven
69% 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 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Cinematic 9.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%
- #52 Artificial Instincts
68% 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 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Psychological 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #53 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
69% matchVery Positive89% of 134 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 14.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #54 Xochi's Apothecary
68% 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 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Emotional 11.1%
- #55 Greed and Fear and the Rest
68% 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+ 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Psychological 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #56 Twilight Tides : Mirage Journey
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TTMJTV
Windows
Love costs. Ready? Each choice has a price—no right or wrong. Some may save you, others doom all. Wake with no past, chosen by a book—22 tarot cards, 6 fates, two worlds (sci-fi & war). Each turn spins fate. Not just love—dialogue with self.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #57 Of The Lilies
67% 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 17.4%, Emotional 15%, Psychological 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #58 灵魂甜品 Soulcake
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 自己的房间 Room of One's Own
Windows
Soulcake: A fantasy‑romance AVG with yuri (LGBTQ+) & female-dominant dynamics. As the female lead, you can travel into others’ minds, gather ingredients to bake desserts filled with emotions. People come to you with their secrets. Forge bonds with them and…uncover the truth behind your ability.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #59 Atana
67% 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 29%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Emotional 8%
- #60 旧梦夏日
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DayDream Studio
Windows
On her twelfth birthday, Xiaohan makes a wish—but more than candlelight fades. Her reflection blurs, and her best friend Xiaoyu disappears. Through dual perspectives, explore a dreamlike millennium town, battle with card marbles, and uncover its hidden truth.
Why similar: Narrative 34.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Psychological 11.3%, Emotional 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%