Games Like NA-Re: great chain of being

Alone and lost for falling asleep on the first day of school, the only option left for Tsuki Ito is to trust a peculiar-looking girl with a radiant presence. Follow this story of romance and suspense inspired by the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood."

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Thriller 9.6%

Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Thriller 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%

Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

Who are you? You are not the main character. You are his inner voice, speaking to him. Aren't you? A life crisis. A strange job. A lonely train station. A dead man. Someone watching from the outside. A narrative-driven interactive mystery of choices, inner dialogue, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Nonlinear 11.3%

To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Text-Based 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8%

A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 22.8%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Thriller 8.1%

Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Text-Based 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Anime 9.2%

A short novel about travelling by train. Become the one who (not)helps three girls to get to the final destination at the sea.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Thriller 13.9%, Philosophical 9.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%

Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Text-Based 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.

Why similar: Philosophical 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Thriller 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%

Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12%

An otome visual novel with the main character trapped in a new, cruel reality. A lot of choices, unpredictably and cruelly affecting the outcome.

Why similar: Nonlinear 18.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%

Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Philosophical 12%, Text-Based 10.8%

Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Anime 9.6%

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: Visual Novel 18.5%, Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Text-Based 17.2%, Multiple Endings 9%

A linear paranormal mystery visual novel driven by dynamic text presentation. As timid but earnest rookie Mao-Rabbit, explore a mall after closing, rescue a customer the night guard cannot see, and uncover the anomaly rules already at work. No branches or bad endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 7.4%

A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Nonlinear 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%

A psychological horror visual novel set in a neon-lit motel. Work the night shift, build relationships with the unusual staff, make choices, and investigate increasingly strange events as the line between memory and reality begins to blur.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Thriller 11.4%, Nonlinear 9.3%

Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.

Why similar: Nonlinear 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Text-Based 13%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Nonlinear 10.2%

Can a Mage live free, when Magic can only come from Demons? Sylvain thinks so, but when he flees the Alchemical Institute, his old friend Celeste stops him, afraid for his life. 1 short conversation branches into 27 endings: each a kinetic short story. You choose what they say.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Nonlinear 19%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

《湖中天空 ：CAELUM IN LACU》是以RPGMaker引擎制作的解谜冒险向角色扮演类像素俯视角RPG游戏。 玩家将在游戏开始时以“林间浦叶”这一角色的视角进行探索，并在学院内的不断探索中结识几位性格各异的女性，与一部手机中的神秘联系人“赞丹的风车”一起逐步揭开这所学院内发生的秘辛往事。

Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Visual Novel 14%, Philosophical 12.7%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10%

A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.3%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10%

You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 13%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Philosophical 7.7%

A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Thriller 14.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 14.1%, Hand-drawn 9%

《声韵之恋》是一款以配音行业为题材的 GALGAME。作品以配音导演张文轩为主角，他受友人委托承接一部番剧的配音执导工作，借此与三位风格各异的配音演员相遇结缘并了解配音行业的真实生态与圈内文化。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 17%, Story Rich 8.4%

At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Nonlinear 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

A 2D narrative management game set in a medieval fantasy setting with a dark storyline. Chat with villagers, generate resources, expand the religion of Belor, or try to unravel the mysteries of the Village at the Top of the World.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Faith 14.8% ★, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

When you start the game, the narrator will instruct you to “close your eyes.” At that moment, whether you actually close them or keep them open will change the course of the story. Listen carefully to the voice as you proceed, and find your way to the truth.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Anime 8.9%

Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.

Why similar: Nonlinear 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Hand-drawn 8.8%

"The Pinch" is a character-driven sci-fi narrative with branching story paths and meaningful choices about a group of scientists struggling to save their planet from an addictive virtual reality known as "the Gel." Your choices determine your personal relationships and the fate of those around you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Philosophical 17%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Text-Based 10.3%

A dark dystopian interactive novel. Trapped within a cage ruled by alien races, you will meet different characters and make critical choices. Every decision you make alters the plot, unlocking branching storylines and multiple endings in this suspenseful narrative.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Text-Based 14.9%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%

A boy and an old man stand in front a pond, waiting for a swan's song. Meanwhile, they talk about life, death, and the passage of time.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Philosophical 20%, Text-Based 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.2%

This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 13.9%, Thriller 9.9%

Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 16.4%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%

A psychological visual novel adventure about love, obsession, and blurred boundaries. Navigate a web of manipulation and dependency, make difficult choices, and face multiple endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%

Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Philosophical 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

“Signal 17 Hertz” is a detective visual novel set in Moscow in the late 2000s. Roma arrives in Moscow and finds himself drawn into an investigation involving the city’s new drug — mysterious audio files that make people change and disappear. Only you can decide your role in this chain of events.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Nonlinear 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Text-Based 10.4%

An evolving death game set in a bar, where getting to know its players is the only way out. Each person hides one of the game's rules. Discover them through their pasts, tastes, and finding hidden clues, then face them in an all-out discussion. Only three can survive, unless you fight back.

Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Thriller 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

“Signed Mary”, a psychological horror visual novel, in which not your choices of action will determine the story’s end, but the choices of how to perceive your reality.

Why similar: Philosophical 16.6%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Thriller 11.7%

This short visual novel is a derivative work of the Touhou Project. The wicked hermit Seiga Kaku uses her Taoist arts to help you achieve your goals and become a better person.

Why similar: Faith 21.6% ★, Philosophical 18.9%, Text-Based 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%

What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.

Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Visual Novel 13.4%

After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.

Why similar: Text-Based 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Thriller 15%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

It's the night of the big ball, and things are going...well...they're going. When so many people of so many different species are gathered together in one place, you're sure to have an interesting time. But what if something a little more malicious is happening under the surface?

Why similar: Philosophical 18.6%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.

Why similar: Nonlinear 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%

After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Thriller 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.1%

SCA-DI's award-winning visual novel masterpiece is finally available in English and in full HD! Sakura no Uta is a story of those whose paths stop short—and of those who walk on.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%

Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Text-Based 13.7%, Mystery 9.4%

Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Anime 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.

Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Faith 10.6% ★, Multiple Endings 10.3%

A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?

Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 4.5%

Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.

Why similar: Text-Based 17.4%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

A text role-playing game about the fate of a mercenary who finds himself in the strange village: Villienville. Investigate who benefits from the sudden appearance of “ghosts” and help residents protect their homes from a mysterious enemy. The main thing is not to make a mistake in your choice!

Why similar: Nonlinear 21.9%, Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%