
When I was sunken in a deep depression, I set off on a journey.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Singleplayer, Emotional, Story Rich.

When I was sunken in a deep depression, I set off on a journey.

I Feel Great
A short interactive narrative where you experience the daily grind, job, and exhaustion of a young woman — through simple interactions like typing and exploring. Inspired by the song "I'll Always Kill Myself Too Late" by Reclaimant of Life.

Hlína
Immerse yourself in the depressing and atmospheric city of Hlína, where, as a young boy named Oliver, you face the harsh realities of life. Work in a factory, care for your mother, play mini-games, and uncover a deep story in this hand-crafted city.
A short interactive narrative where you experience the daily grind, job, and exhaustion of a young woman — through simple interactions like typing and exploring. Inspired by the song "I'll Always Kill Myself Too Late" by Reclaimant of Life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, 1990's 24.6%, Adventure 14.8%, 3D 11.5%, Dark 8%
Immerse yourself in the depressing and atmospheric city of Hlína, where, as a young boy named Oliver, you face the harsh realities of life. Work in a factory, care for your mother, play mini-games, and uncover a deep story in this hand-crafted city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, 1990's 19.9%, Emotional 19.8%, 3D 8.7%, Dark 8.6%
The Glass Sea is a narrative adventure focusing on exploring memories and discovering who you are. The game contains several unique "memory shards" each holding new objectives, friends and secrets to uncover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Emotional 16.7%, 1990's 16%, RPG 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
This is a dark, immersive narrative RPG following a boy’s turbulent life. From rural hardship to urban survival, he learns that fate must be seized. Players will experience a gripping journey through childhood struggles, betrayal, revenge, and the search for identity.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, 1990's 20.5%, RPG 19%, Emotional 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Emotional 23.8%, Adventure 14.1%, 3D 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, 1990's 17.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Emotional 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%
"It's a story about a young boy and a young girl who, amidst illness and pain, find redemption in each other and ultimately journey together towards the stars."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, RPG 16.5%, Emotional 13.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, 1990's 29.2%, Dark 10.9%, 3D 10.6%, Adventure 8.5%
1992. A small southern Chinese town. A rich girl falls for a broke veteran — and leaves her whole world behind. One major choice. Three complete endings. Not a fairy tale. A test of how far you'd go for one person.
Why similar: 1990's 34.3%, Emotional 25.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Atmospheric 6%
Narrative-Adventure. A nostalgic journey with VHS aesthetics and immersive music where the story is the heart of everything. This game captures the bittersweet feeling of several generations who grew up between the 80-90-2000s and classic anime aesthetic.
Why similar: Emotional 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, 1990's 23.2%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 6.7%
Every case has a story behind it! You need to find and collect clues in the scene and reason at every level to find the truth. The clues can be associated or cross-layered.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, 1990's 23.5%, Emotional 16.8%, RPG 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Emotional 20.3%, RPG 11.7%, Dark 11%, 3D 10.1%
The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.
Why similar: 1990's 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Emotional 17.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, RPG 7.3%
在一个普通的当代中国家庭中,每个人都有自己的烦恼和压力。在不同的关卡里,玩家可以操控不同的家庭成员,做出积极或消极的选择。因为资金和时间限制,目前上架的是主角父亲的第一关,这一关是纯视觉小说并且内容较短。
Why similar: RPG 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Emotional 23.8%, Visual Novel 10%, Atmospheric 7%
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Emotional 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Emotional 22.3%, RPG 15.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Emotional 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, RPG 9.7%, Fantasy 8.8%
你将扮演一个被AI淘汰的程序员,回到那个停滞的小县城,与那个等了你十二年的女孩一起去寻找,从所有人记忆里消失的发小和尘封的往事,你们追查的不仅仅是真相,还是被AI一起困住的那个夏天、那座小城、那段永远不会结束的等待。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Emotional 27.1%, RPG 16%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Adventure 4.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Emotional 18.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Headward Erosion is a story-driven RPG set in a fictional world. Players will experience the story through the perspectives of nine different characters, gradually uncovering the truth behind a girl's death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, RPG 14.7%, 1990's 14.1%, Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Chords is an authentic retro 16-bit cyberpunk visual novel. Dive into a twisting, deceptive story packed with pixel art, chiptune energy, and classic adventure vibes where nothing is quite what it seems.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, 1990's 21.9%, Emotional 12.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.4%, Emotional 19.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Adventure 7.3%
In 120 Yen series, each season has a unique heroine. By using the four seasons of Japan to tell the story of two people meeting and getting along through the keyword "120 yen".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Emotional 26.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, RPG 11.9%, Adventure 8.8%
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Emotional 18.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%, RPG 9.4%, Dark 7.6%
Something is foul in the city of Cypress Ridge. Uncover the truth in this narrative rich visual novel taking place just moments before a full blown undead epidemic.
Why similar: 1990's 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Emotional 15%, RPG 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%
Surf Club is an adventure game about a young woman named Holly, who returns to her home town in the hope of rekindling an old relationship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, 1990's 21.7%, RPG 12.2%, 3D 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%
《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……
Why similar: 1990's 26.2%, Emotional 17.1%, RPG 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%
After his wife Merry dies, Richard finds a letter containing seven final wishes she left behind. Fulfill them one by one, revisit the memories of their life together, and slowly bring color back into a world that has turned completely gray.
Why similar: Emotional 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 7%
"I want this apartment spotless!" shouts your mom before going to her night shift. Use your cleaning supplies and courage to have the house cleaned before your mom comes back. A first person short story about doing chores and avoiding evil forces to survive the night.
Why similar: 1990's 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Emotional 19.4%, Dark 8.5%, 3D 7.2%
Follow the Journey, follow your wish and see what it has to teach you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Emotional 13.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Atmospheric 11%
少年们的梦想,是清晨大海般壮阔的晨光,他们立誓冲破黑暗的牢笼 —找到光。 安然的日子稍纵即逝,命运的交织都随着夜雨之季的到来而备受考验, 人间冷暖、烟花绽放,十七八岁的年纪里,所有的一切都是故事的开始。 根据游戏制作人【真实经历】改编,愿你我的青春永不散场。—《晨海星澜》
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, 1990's 24.4%, Emotional 17.8%, RPG 12.1%, Adventure 8.7%
A visual novel set in Japan in 1999. You relive a single day in the lives of Haruka and Shiho, two high school sophomores.
Why similar: 1990's 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Adventure 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Play as Sun Ge in this urban thriller. Experience his rise to wealth and fractured relationships. When a sudden 50-million demand pushes you to the brink, will you pay, investigate, or walk away? The real question is: can you still say no?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, 1990's 32.9%, RPG 23.8%, Story Rich 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
This is an RPG-style role-playing story game. The protagonist moves to a new town and starts high school, but during their time there, they encounter their sister from a parallel world. The protagonist then begins to investigate this mysterious situation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, RPG 17.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%
The pioneering nakige that made a generation cry... Legendary '90s visual novel ONE. is back and better than ever with updated art, animations, and features!
Why similar: 1990's 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Emotional 21.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Adventure 4.9%
Unravel a chilling story of a secret government project.
Why similar: 1990's 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Emotional 17.2%, Dark 9.7%, Adventure 7.2%
This is a story about a Y2K Asian teenager who needs your guidance. In the game, you make multiple choices that shape a teenager’s growth, with each decision leading to a different path and outcome. Restart his life.
Why similar: 1990's 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Emotional 14.7%, RPG 12.7%, Visual Novel 4.3%
「これから私が話すのは、かみさまが作った、にせものの世界の終わりの物語」これは、愛と狂気と猟奇の惑星と——「僕」の終わりの物語。午前4時、終焉を待つ不死鳥と、罪を犯した僕と君の最期のひととき。過去作「偽物ワールズエンド」完結編 最終章「午前4時のまにまに -偽物ワールズエンド-」
Why similar: 1990's 45.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
Dive into the 'Sacrifices', a narrative-driven adventure game where you unravel the poignant tale of a child's reality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, RPG 21%, Emotional 17.1%, 3D 11.4%, Adventure 9.5%
Nyctophobia is a first person horror game where you play as a new motel worker who is afraid of the dark. As soon as you step into a dark area you start hallucinating scary faces, your goal is to survive your shift.
Why similar: 1990's 44.4%, Adventure 20.5%, Dark 15.4%, 3D 15.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
The Hobo Complex is a first-person psychological horror game delving into drug addiction, homelessness and the reasons that might have caused it. Traverse varied, eerie settings while uncovering the truth behind where your girlfriend went after leaving you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, 1990's 25.7%, Emotional 18.6%, 3D 9.7%, Adventure 9.3%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
The late-’90s landmark visual novel from AQUAPLUS is back and fully remastered with 3D scenes and animations, full HD resolution, the choice between the original cast or all-new voiceovers, and international translations for the first time ever!
Why similar: 1990's 30.6%, Emotional 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, 3D 9.9%
刚入学的大一新生伊琳,却在一个风雨交加的夜晚,听到了来自杂物间内部的来电铃声……这通神秘电话究竟来自何人?杂物间为何会成为禁忌?伊琳手臂上的无限印记又意味着什么?文字冒险推理游戏《莫比乌斯的电波》,就此展开!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, Emotional 19.2%, RPG 17.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%
Vollema is a hand-drawn, color-changing RPG featuring a unique pattern memorization-based combat system where you and your classmates uncover a sinister plot involving your school, local politics, and a cult-like paramilitary organization.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Dark 12.1%, RPG 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Emotional 9.9%
My wife is a porn star is a visual novel in which you have to play the role of a porn star's husband.
Why similar: 1990's 30.8%, Emotional 19.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 13%, 3D 11.4%
This game is a nostalgic pixel-style racing game where players control their car using the ASDW keys.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, 1990's 22.6%, RPG 21.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Story Rich 3.6%
中式原生家庭环境下,少年找寻存在方式的故事。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Emotional 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, 3D 11.4%, Adventure 8.9%
Backrooms: A Way Out is a 1-6 online multiplayer co-op horror game. Explore eerie and liminal levels, all inspired by the Backrooms, whilst avoiding dangerous hazards and entities. Will you find a way out of the backrooms, or will you find that you are trapped with no way out?
Why similar: 1990's 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Emotional 19.6%, Dark 9.5%, 3D 8.5%
In Threads of New York, Step into the life of Sameer, a Pakistani American living in NYC during the week of 9/11. Sameer must navigate rising tensions, protect his family, and make impossible choices. Decisions that will shape his future and the fate of those around him in a city forever changed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, 1990's 25.7%, Emotional 14.6%, 3D 9.5%, Adventure 8.5%
Your family’s cry for help pulls you into a nightmare where every moment counts. A relentless killer forces you to keep moving as you search for answers. Collect clues, solve disturbing puzzles, and uncover the terrifying truth hiding behind the fear.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, 1990's 27.3%, Emotional 17%, Adventure 9.8%, Dark 6.4%
A narrative adventure where your words matter. Explore, decide, and uncover the secrets of the Panspermia universe in an experience inspired by classic text parser adventures.
Why similar: 1990's 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Emotional 18.1%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
A dark turn-based RPG. A survival game where you must conserve and plan accordingly. You must solve puzzles, collect memories and make decisions as a part of the sin system. Collect tools to aid in your traversal of each dungeon. Develop strategies to take down each enemy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, 1990's 21.9%, RPG 13.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Adventure 9.7%
《Love Is All Around-Love In The Room》 is a full first-person perspective, immersive is a relationship experience 3DVR work, the whole process is shot in first-person perspective, fully immersed in the scene interaction and real-life simulation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.7%, Emotional 26.6%, RPG 19.1%, 3D 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
At first glance, your everyday life with your younger sister seems uneventful—going to school together, chatting, living side by side. But within that endless cycle of calm routines, could those seemingly insignificant actions be quietly changing your fate?
Why similar: Emotional 28%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, RPG 10.4%, Visual Novel 10%, Fantasy 7.9%
A "Heisei retro" 3D horror game set in a 1990s Japanese laundromat.
Why similar: 1990's 32%, Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 29.8%, Dark 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Adventure 10.1%
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Emotional 22.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%
This is the Last Time is a minimalist first-person narrative game with a dark and heavy atmosphere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.1%, Adventure 19.7%, 3D 14.1%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%
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: Emotional 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, 1990's 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, RPG 7.3%