- #1 Happy Telepathy
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TomakoPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
How many good deeds can you do today? It's just another day full of idle chit-chat... But the teensiest act of kindness just might bring you happiness!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #2 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,130 reviews2025
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #3 Don't Let Me Fade
96% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Emotional 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #4 Souten Koihime: Dawn of Sovereignty
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BaseSonPub: Shiravune
Windows
A visual novel inspired by ancient Chinese history. Seeing a vision of the world in turmoil, the apprentice Keeper of Alternate Histories Sima Qian breaks the law of the celestial realm to intervene—but in that world, the age of the Red Dragon Maiden and the Vicious King is about to begin.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Historical 10.7%
- #5 水彩画は水底に沈む
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: takonoko
Windows
Watercolors Sink Beneath the Surface is a nostalgic pixel-art point-and-click adventure set on Narumi Island, where only an abandoned high school stands. Years later, two girls return to complete a watercolor inspired by their school memories, gathering ideas from the remnants of the past.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #6 The Dreams in the Peacock House
94% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Harlequin Diver
Windows
Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House, in this short narrative game that combines simple text adventure mechanics, point-and-click puzzles, and visual novel segments.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Retro 10.3%, Story Rich 10%
- #7 Sohee
93% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: TwoDpixPub: Digital-Touch Co., Ltd.
Windows
is a story-driven adventure about a young woman who loses her balance in life after a major event and begins searching for her path again. Explore her daily moments, talk with people, and follow her journey toward finding answers.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #8 ブランクライト
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白い栞
Windows
――いつの間にか、思い出せなくなった夢。 そんなものは、元から無かったようなものだろうか?「ブランクライト」は、記憶喪失になった売れない作家の青年が、夢の世界を旅しながら、失ったものを取り戻すアドベンチャーゲームです。
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Story Rich 11.9%, Emotional 11.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #9 ▼スライム娘は人間と友達になりたいようだ+
91% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
“Hello, humans! Will you be my friend?” This is a point-and-click novel game about Aura, a slime girl who wants to become friends with humans. Aura is pure and innocent, and easily influenced by the emotions of the humans she meets...
Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Adventure 12.6%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #10 Itachi: Haunted Abodes Wandering Through 2000s Tokyo Culture
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: room6
Windows
Itachi: Haunted Abodes is a paranormal suspense adventure that has you wandering through 2000s Tokyo's subculture scenes!
Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%
- #11 Grief like a stray dog
90% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Rayonist
Windows
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Historical 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #12 My Dear Frankenstein -English Edition-
89% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: NUMBER7Pub: Moonchime Studios
Windows · Mac
Play as man-made boy, Adam, in this emotional adventure. Explore the city at night in search of the fragments of his heart!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.7%, Emotional 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #13 The Golden Horde: Story of Jambul
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomers Entertainment
Windows
The first historical visual novel. 13th century - steppe, steel, and intrigue. Subedei and Jebe lead their armies westward, and it is up to you to decide: will history remain as written in the chronicles, or will you rewrite it anew?
Why similar: Historical 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Point & Click 18.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #14 Next of Kin
88% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Spelkväll Games
Windows
Next of Kin is an emotional story about Thomas's endeavors to find his lost wife, Martha. Solve puzzles, find clues, and uncover the truth of Martha's disappearance.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Emotional 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Retro 11.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #15 Castle of Thorns
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BodzaWorks
Windows
A mystery visual novel set in a cursed castle. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the castle's dark past.
Why similar: Point & Click 29%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Emotional 14.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Retro 6.7%
- #16 Pact of the Black Tide
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dunlin Productions
Windows
A narrative point-and-click adventure game blending puzzles and wit. Explore, interact with a cast of colorful characters, combine items, and manipulate reality through an integrated magic system. Humor, adventure, and discovery await to bring you into new and unexpected worlds.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #17 bar-hopping-bear.
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rojiura Studio
Windows
Bar by bar, a young woman wanders through the night. Conversations with bar owners and patrons, along with little things that catch her eye, bring back memories of her father, mother, grandfather, and family trips in this narrative exploration adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #18 5-Minute Maid
84% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
Rimu has lost her memory and become trapped in a looping phenomenon. Moreover, only a tiny fraction of her memories carry over between loops. Within each five-minute cycle, she must retain only the crucial “memories” while setting the necessary flags. Will Rimu ever regain her memories?
Why similar: Emotional 22.6%, Retro 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #19 いのちのないうた
85% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: hata
Windows · Mac
音楽アルバムを楽しむように7つのゲームを体験しよう。「死と生」をテーマとするダークで神秘的な世界観と、ミュージックプレイヤーをモチーフにした独特なゲームシステムが特徴のオムニバス作品。
Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Gothic 12.6% ★, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #20 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
84% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 11.5%, Retro 11.1%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #21 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #22 Lucy Grace
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game Labs Studios
Windows
Embark on a chilling journey into the depths of the mind of Lucy Grace, a psychological horror indie adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Emotional 18.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #23 Less Miserables
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: College Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A point-and-click parody of Les Misérables, with classic adventure puzzles, hand drawn art and an amazing voice cast.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Historical 24.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #24 Da Rong
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nullform Games
Windows
Play as Da Rong across a lifetime of meetings and farewells with family, friends, and fellow villagers. This linear narrative game unfolds through walking, dialogue, and interaction. Choices reveal what Da Rong leaves unspoken, but do not change the main story.
Why similar: Historical 17.7%, Emotional 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%
- #25 HARMONIC REFLECTIONS
79% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Emotional 20.1%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 11.6%
- #26 Haunting At Cliffhouse
81% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Cindy Pondillo
Windows
Untangle the story of the family that has occupied Cliffhouse for so many years. Search for clues, solve puzzles, talk to guests, get summoned to a chapel, discover a luscious Japanese garden and find your way through the rainforest. There is so much to discover about the family, the land and the lore.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Gothic 13.5% ★, Historical 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #27 The Crown of Leaves
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,245 reviews2018
Dev: LingrimmPub: The Broken Horn
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Emotional 11.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #28 Unfolded : Camellia Tales - Prologue
79% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
The first chapter of a hand-drawn 2D point-and-click adventure, Unfolded : Camellia Tales. Follow the journey of Herman, a boy who lived through the most tragic times in the history of Jeju Island, Korea. Explore the beautiful wilderness and experience the coming-of-age story.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Historical 15.5%, Atmospheric 12%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #29 Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Lost in the Past: A Heart's Remembrance Labyrinth is a story game about love, lost, hope, grief, medication, meditation and more. You will be the our nameless character and experience his memories.
Why similar: Point & Click 27%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Emotional 9.1%
- #30 Castle Dornstein
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Mosaic Games
Windows
Castle Dornstein is a Gothic mystery adventure. Travel to Bohemia with Hemlock, a young scholar hired to translate a mysterious medieval text, The Devil’s Diary. When the book goes missing, everyone becomes a suspect and you must explore a castle where a dark history lurks in the shadows.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Historical 13.8%, Gothic 12.3% ★, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #31 The Unfinished
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Nordpi LLC
Windows
THE UNFINISHED is a short, atmospheric Point & Click adventure based on true events. Sit by the fire, listen to an old man's fading memories, interact with a shadow theater, and solve a puzzle to uncover the secret of an unfinished mountain tower.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Emotional 18%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #32 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
77% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: polte
Windows
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Retro 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%
- #33 Rebels - Under the Spell of Magic (Chapter 3)
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: BrotherWood Games
Windows
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 2. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #34 あなたに花束を
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: abyss good gamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Emotional 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%
- #35 Oblivio: Lost In The World
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jacob Meler
Windows
After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?
Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Emotional 12.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #36 Girl & Scarecrow
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joe Renwick
Windows · Mac · Linux
Something rotten roams the night. Venture deep into the woods behind your grandfather's house and track down an aviary lost to time in this fantasy visual novel game set in rural New Zealand.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Historical 13.5%, Story Rich 13.3%
- #37 イマジナリーバッドフレンド
73% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: しのぎや
Windows
A short visual novel game in which a boy named Shiomi suddenly appears one day, and the protagonist, who recognizes him as an imaginary friend, converses with him to find out what happened between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Emotional 25.7%, Story Rich 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Adventure 13.2%
- #38 阎罗索命
73% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Historical 25.3%, Visual Novel 24.6%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #39 Denpa Virus
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: engirenai
Windows
A "Dark x Engineering" visual novel. A story of brain-docking with four girls infected by "Denpa Virus".
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #40 Deal With The Devil: Chapter 1 - Journey to Tuonela
74% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SoulTradeStudios
Windows
Point-and-click adventure featuring eerie scenes
Why similar: Point & Click 47.6%, Story Rich 19%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Adventure 16%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #41 Life Inside
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A better tomorrow Games
Windows · Mac
Will you be able to escape from this planet?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.3%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 17.3%, 2D 5%
- #42 視靈
73% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: 巧娃工坊
Windows
An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Emotional 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #43 Chronicles of Humanity
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Text-Based 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%
- #44 Good Morning My Darling
71% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Kova
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mailey wakes up and goes to make her morning tea. However, something strange is going on inside her house, and her housemate Derthan is nowhere to be seen. Perhaps, the answer lies somewhere in her memories?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.5%, Emotional 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #45 Book Smugglers
70% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: FLUXO GAMES
Windows · Mac
Smuggle banned books to save the Nation! Make tough choices, manage resources, and decipher secret messages in this narrative adventure based on true events. Help preserve a forbidden language - one dangerous mission at a time.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Historical 17.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #46 Universe Has No Favorites
71% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
Windows · Mac
Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #47 The Last Winter Knight
70% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Gothic 16.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.7%, Emotional 11%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #48 Scream ~After~ Short Story
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
An alternate post-story for ‘Scream’. What if they could return from the extraordinary events of the main story? Enjoy their alternate post-story.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.2%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #49 Play - An Interactive Piece
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daring Touch
Windows
In Play - An Interactive Piece, you’re an actor in a company staging a piece in which you’re the main character. The entire adventure will take place on the stage where the performance is happening. Feel the thrill of the stage, from the opening of the curtains to the emotion of the final bow.
Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Adventure 23.9%, Story Rich 16.7%, 2D 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #50 Days with the Ogre Girl
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: POISONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Izumi, the demon girl you accidentally captured. A novel adventure game where you gradually connect hearts as you spend your days together with Izumi.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Text-Based 13%
- #51 Pepa's Adventure
69% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Kageori Lab
Windows · Mac
Pepa's Adventure: a papercut point-and-click book. The characters and backgrounds are crafted from handmade papercut art. Pepa, a paper fairy girl, lived with book fairy Lex. One day, scissor fairy Slash cut and stole his pages. Pepa embarks on an adventure to recover stolen pages.
Why similar: Point & Click 40%, Emotional 18.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #52 Beihai 2010
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Raumkapsel
Windows · Mac
An emotional point-and-click adventure about youth, love, and growing up. Explore Namo's memories and uncover a touching story of friendship and first love in the city of Beihai.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Emotional 15.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #53 Awaken Infinity
68% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Launch Solutions
Windows
Welcome to Awaken Infinity! Immerse yourself in a unique top-down RPG with visual novel elements. Wake up in a futuristic room with no memory, and unravel the mysteries of your past. Experience deep storytelling, meet intriguing characters, and uncover hidden secrets.
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 13.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%
- #54 The Child Who Serves the Hanul
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seungjun Lee
Windows
A linear, story-driven 2D adventure set in Korea's Donghak era. Deliver secret letters, evade soldiers, and talk with villagers as the story unfolds through illustrated cutscenes blended with live-action footage, in one boy's coming-of-age journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Adventure 11%
- #55 Tar and Feather
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Noah TilsenPub: Aeonic Menace
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.
Why similar: Emotional 19.5%, Point & Click 19.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #56 My Room Philosopher
66% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: SEO MINJAE
Windows
My Room Philosopher is a text-based game where a boy asks questions many people face during adolescence. Answer his questions and explore his thoughts while reflecting on your own values and life.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Emotional 14.3%, Story Rich 13.4%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #57 Heart of mobius
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: gunsturn Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Emotional 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Text-Based 15.5%
- #58 Moonless Moon
66% matchVery Positive90% of 342 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Emotional 14.3%, Story Rich 12%
- #59 Flower For A Farewell
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: AppleJamStudios
Windows
Flower For A Farewell is a visual novel, Scroller-Adventure, that takes you on a journey with a turtle named Toby, who is going through grief. Meet characters who are dealing with a similar painful experience.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Emotional 7.9%
- #60 Frog Telephone
66% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Acid House Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Frog Telephone (蛙电话 / 蛙電話) is a folklore mystery adventure game rooted in computer science concepts. You play as an amnesiac phone operator at a Tokyo travel agency, reconstructing shattered reality through the spin of a dial, exploring the terrifying truth hidden behind Gero City's mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%