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Pockets of Hope is a narrative management game where you struggle to survive with your sick brother in the ruthless city of Veronka. Scavenge, steal, and make grim choices in a world where no one cares — all for a single goal: to find a cure.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 37.2%, Management 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 5.8%

You're a stranger who has come to Lostworth, a town full of people lost in the darkness of the Middle Ages. Your purpose: help them spiritually. For this, you've only books, potions, spells and words. In time, as you uncover the secrets of the city, you'll also have to face threats from the past.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 37%, Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Adventure 11.1%

A medieval fantasy text-based visual novel where you guide Santi’s choices, unlock secret routes, and discover hidden CGs through interactive scenes.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Nudity 7.4%, Sexual Content 7.2%

Toymaker is a toy-crafting and store management simulator set in the 1910s Spain. Meet unique customers and colorful locals in a bustling city, and discover a magical story based on a folk legend. Follow two different mythic paths, and change the future of your hometown!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 39.4%, Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Management 30.3%

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: Hand-drawn 46.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Sexual Content 2.1%

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: Hand-drawn 50.4%, Interactive Fiction 33.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Adventure 7.6%

Hope flickers against impossible odds. In this narrative RPG, step into the shoes of a retired soldier, thrust into a desperate last stand to save Jeomdo Village. With supplies dwindling and time running out, your decisions will shape the fate of those who look to you for salvation.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.5%, Management 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Adventure 0.9%

Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.2%, Management 32.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%

The meditative journey game about a tram driver. He is a sincere but humble dreamer who loves his job. And he also knows how to show love and sensitivity, like reading other people's desires. But what to do about it?

Why similar: Hand-drawn 54%, Interactive Fiction 35.6%, Adventure 10.3%

Camille and Laura is a point and click about the greatest adventure of all - parenting.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Adventure 11.3%

A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Adventure 6.9%

Once you open this book, you are no longer just a reader. A "reading-style" fantasy adventure in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story — handcrafted over six years by a 30-year veteran from Vanillaware. 100% handmade, from the first page to the last.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 43.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Adventure 4.8%

"イカスミ"でポーションをつくる！？怪しいポーション屋さんのイカ『スミミ』と共に、個性豊かな人外キャラクター達にポーションを売るアドベンチャーゲーム！

Why similar: Hand-drawn 49.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Adventure 7.9%

Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.9%, Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Hand-drawn 28.7%, Adventure 6.7%

Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.8%, Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Adventure 11.1%

[18+] Guide the last of humanity across the magical and dangerous island-continent of Aphrodisia to Niu Heym, the City of the Gate, before demons enslave them... but only if you can keep them--and yourself-- from being transformed along the way! Inspired by The Oregon Trail and The Odyssey.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Management 16.1%, Adventure 6.3%

Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?

Why similar: Hand-drawn 42.1%, Management 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%

Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.5%, Management 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%

"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 44.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Adventure 5%

Maiden of Milk is an adult, stat-based VN about managing the milk, moods, and schedules of five very busty women. Spend limited weekly energy on dates, milking, gifts, and intimate scenes to grow their curves and unlock new events.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Adventure 11.3%, Nudity 7.4%

Play as Saga, a small gnome with big dreams, as she opens a Bed and Breakfast for creatures from Nordic folklore! Welcome guests, decorate rooms, explore the forest and make strange friends in this cozy, hand-painted adventure.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 50.5%, Management 43.3%, Adventure 6.2%

Visual novel meets management sim- thanks to a spell gone wrong, you, a lowly goblin, become the lord of a realm. You’ll need to govern your lands, renovate your manor, and most importantly- train up your naïve maids into a team of skilled servants!

Why similar: Management 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Sexual Content 15.3%, Nudity 4.2%

Your death was a tragedy... your afterlife is a mystery. Unravel the secrets of death with the help of Xochitl, your guide. Can you find your way through the doors of the great library of the Beyond? A new choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Adventure 7%

W-w-w-whaaaaat...? I'm on a desert island, alone with Angela... NAKED...? Discover what happens next in this original visual novel!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 36%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Nudity 12.9%, Sexual Content 12.5%

Solis a hand drawn adventure. The city of Solis never sleeps — and tonight, neither will you. Elixer, the company you've dedicated yourself to, has gathered its people for an end-of-year celebration with a staggering promise at its heart: eternal life.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 56%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Adventure 7.3%

The Source is a unique modern take on the Text Adventure genre. An outsider to a foreign world, you must choose a kingdom to help gain an ancient power locked deep beneath a mysterious Well. Explore each kingdom, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery surrounding this shattered world.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 46.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Adventure 7%

Body of Work is a spooky cosy game about curating a museum, where the tactile work of unboxing, cleaning, and arranging objects gradually reveals the stories held by the space and its visitors.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 55.7%, Management 44.3%

Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Hand-drawn 24.2%, Adventure 11%

Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Adventure 3.2%

Vasilisa the Wise is a visual novel based on the famous Russian fairy tale "The Frog Princess". However, unlike the well-known fairy tale, in this game there are several scenarios, depending on the actions of the player. The goal of the game is to defeat the evil and win the heart of Vasilisa.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 41.6%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Can you find what you're looking for? Or are you at the mercy of Tisik and her followers? Your words matter in this short game of dialogue.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 39.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Adventure 5.5%

2D/3D story-adventure game

Why similar: Hand-drawn 46.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Adventure 1.5%

Femboy. Office boredom. Unexpected desire. Escape the corporate grind with Luna, a mysterious and alluring femboy who’s about to turn your world upside down. A steamy, humorous, and high-heat 30-minute visual novel.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 33%, Sexual Content 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 7.6%

Imagine a world where you strike a pact with a Succubus, turning your life upside down. Overnight, you transform from a single to a babe magnet. The question remains: are you capable of satisfying them all? Discover the answer today!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Sexual Content 13.8%, Nudity 12.9%

An erotic visual novel with multiple endings! Be amazed as the necklace you purchased from a mysterious shop starts to have unbelievably expansive effects on your girlfriend! Read or listen as each chapter of the story is played out, with you holding the power of where the story goes next!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Nudity 14.6%, Sexual Content 13.2%

Scale objects around you to climb buildings and reach the top of the city. Collect powerups and become stronger to reach new heights! Explore the city, help the citizens of this wacky world and see how big or small you can make the objects around you!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 83.7%, Adventure 16.3%

The Ballad Singer is an asymmetric adventure, inspired by RPGs and game books, where you can experience many dynamic stories. Forge the fate of Hesperia through the stories of four different adventurers in a fantasy world completely illustrated and narrated.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 38.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Sexual Content 9.4%, Nudity 9.2%

First the King’s sheeps then the King himself! Everyone seems to be mysteriously disappearing lately. As the King’s intrepid daughter, and with the help of a strange talking porcupine, travel through the kingdom and interrogate your subjects to solve the mysterious disappearances.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Adventure 10.9%

Continue your adventures on Tuvatuva island in a sultry 2D point-and-click adventure where romance blooms, puzzles are solved, and passion ignites in paradise.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Sexual Content 14.1%, Nudity 13.5%

A vibrant fantasy visual novel with multiple endings and choices.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Nudity 7%, Sexual Content 6.7%

Run a business with adorable monster girls using power of desire! Employ girls, build your workplace and grow your business in the magical world. Unleash the charm of your team and watch your business thrive!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 40.5%, Management 33.8%, Sexual Content 15.6%, Nudity 6%, Adventure 4.1%

Trapped in a fantasy world with zero gold? Pookie needs a fortune to buy her way home. Manage a tavern, serve drinks, and charm wealthy patrons. Will you run an honest business, or do whatever it takes to get paid?

Why similar: Management 47.6%, Interactive Fiction 36.7%, Nudity 8%, Sexual Content 7.7%

A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 40.6%, Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Adventure 7%

An experimental mind-reading helmet, a time machine, and a doomsday device that can annihilate the human race. Which one would you like to test out first? The classic choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 37.8%, Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Adventure 5%

You are a soul, ready for your next lifetime on earth. To prepare for incarnation, you visit the Interdimensional Museum to remember your personalities from past lives. Tour the museum artifacts, remember who you were, and when you're ready, the museum will reveal your next life to you.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 42.8%, Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%

Brewess is a narrative adventure game about crafting ales and building friendships in Early Modern East Anglia. The region is plagued with power struggles that you must navigate as a brewer, using your dry wit and natural charm to keep your business open and your purses full.

Why similar: Management 37.6%, Hand-drawn 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 25%

Eight time periods from across human history collide in a competitive bid to stop the end of the world. Go from fighting monsters to solving a murder, dating sim to escape game. Experience seven vastly different routes in a bid to solve the mystery as to why you've all been brought together.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Adventure 11%

In this sci-fi pick your own story game, you must help astronaut Dorothy Chen survive in a vast underground alien city beneath the moon's surface. She faces insane robots, mutant canines, starvation, and insanity inside the city of the Anthria. Whether she survives is up to YOU.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Adventure 7.5%

Hear sins. Judge souls. Upgrade your booth. Play as a priest hearing increasingly absurd confessions in this darkly comedic simulator. Will you guide your flock to salvation... or squeeze them for donations to install a hot tub in your confessional?

Why similar: Management 42.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 28.5%

When letters from an unknown figure arrive in Julia's mailbox, she unravels a forgotten, painful truth behind it. Witness a unique narrative experience illustrated in a series of hand-painted scenes that tell the story of Julia and a familiar stranger that lives inside her fractured memories.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 57%, Interactive Fiction 40.1%, Adventure 2.9%

Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 40.8%, Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%

A short visual novel with quizzes to help you dip your toes into the world of startups.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 52.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Adventure 16%

Inn Another World is a hand drawn sandbox VN matched with management style gameplay. Given another chance at life and a mission by a mysterious power, you must build up and run your own inn, while making connections with the people around you and exploring the new world you've come to live in.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 41.2%, Management 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Adventure 4.6%

After an accident, Renji was reborn in another world as a "shapeshifter," a demon that can transform at will. He was reborn in a dungeon inhabited by demons… Using new demon powers, a thrilling and exciting life in the mischief dungeon begins…!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Nudity 10.3%, Sexual Content 9.9%

"Under the Streetlights of the Reiche" is an omnibus-style adventure game. Experience one man's last day in the town. A good man who is well-liked by those around him loses his job and is forced to leave the town he has lived in for a long time.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 52.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 13.5%

『はじめまして、ぼくはクーヤ！ 同じ研究室の”ニトロ先輩”の研究をサポートしながら日々を過ごす、ごく普通の大学生だ！』 ◉先輩と後輩の、ドタバタコメディノベル！ うまくセンパイを導いて、研究を捗らせよう！

Why similar: Hand-drawn 62.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Adventure 9.9%

When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...

Why similar: Hand-drawn 46.3%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Adventure 2.6%

In HunieCam Studio players take control of a sleazy cam girl operation. Rake in stacks of filthy internet money and attract as many disgusting fans as you can in this fast paced, click happy and thoroughly perverted take on the business tycoon / management sim genre!

Why similar: Management 51.5%, Sexual Content 24.4%, Nudity 24.1%

Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 39.8%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Adventure 7.8%

A DEMO of "Sincerely, Robin" -- our upcoming management, cooking, and narrative game currently in development! Play as Robin and return to your hometown to regrow your late grandfather's bed and breakfast. Cook meals, connect with the community, and forge lasting relationships!

Why similar: Management 40.5%, Hand-drawn 38.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%