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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Emotional, Drama.

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Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal story of mental health and heartbreak. No choices; this is a linear narrative.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q2 2026
Developer: Black Heart Games LLC
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 13.8%, Drama 10.9%, Psychological 9.2%

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    94% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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    Why similar: Comic Book 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 12%, Emotional 11.1%

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    91% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    89% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows

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    88% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    86% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews2027
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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