- #1 Trans-Siberian Legends
97% matchMixed57% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
A first-person adventure game with a storyline. You are about to travel on a passenger train along the Trans-Siberian Railway. You can walk around cities, ride a train and watch nature change, talk to passengers and much more.
Why similar: Trains 50.1% ★, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Visual Novel 9%, Atmospheric 6.9%, First-Person 5.8%
- #2 Anomalous Railroad Crossing
96% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Liner Studio
Windows
"Anomalous Railroad Crossing" is an escape game where you search for strange happenings, set at Japan's most famous railroad crossing. - You suddenly realize that you're standing on a road leading to a railroad crossing with an ocean view. Escape from a world invaded by strange happenings!
Why similar: Trains 46.6% ★, Walking Simulator 23%, Horror 9.4%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #3 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
95% matchVery Positive94% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Trains 28.6% ★, Visual Novel 22.3%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 11.4%
- #4 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 665 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.2%, First-Person 17.7%, Horror 17.6%, Surreal 15.5%
- #5 CINERIS SOMNIA
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,099 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.6%, Horror 17%, Mystery 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #6 Russian Train Trip 2
94% matchMostly Negative34% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Journey on a passenger train in Russia. You play as a first-person character, you have to travel by train for 7 days to Vladivostok. Look out the window, listen to the radio, and move around the carriage.
Why similar: Trains 55.1% ★, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%, First-Person 6.5%, Visual Novel 3.9%
- #7 Hazy Mind
92% matchVery Positive87% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Text-Based 16.7%, Horror 15.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #8 Train of Afterlife
93% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #9 Before I Forget
91% matchVery Positive89% of 212 reviews2020
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Emotional 23.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Mystery 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%
- #10 Rail of Möbius
91% matchVery Positive95% of 493 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Time Travel 32.2% ★, Investigation 19.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Horror 9.1%, Romance 8.7%
- #11 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Investigation 20.1%, Text-Based 17%, Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Horror 12.3%
- #12 [Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,139 reviews2024
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)
Why similar: Investigation 33.5%, Walking Simulator 29.4%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #13 Anant Express
88% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Yashgames773Pub: Jabsz Studios
Windows
Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the dark. Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Mythology 12.5%, Horror 11.2%, Indie 5.3%
- #14 Russian Train Trip
89% matchMixed54% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Traveling on passenger trains in Russia. First-person exploration.
Why similar: Trains 60.8% ★, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Open World 11%, Adventure 5.3%, First-Person 5%
- #15 nophenia
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,456 reviews2026
Dev: lane
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
a small dream explorer.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.6%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Horror 14.3%, Surreal 14%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #16 Afterdream
86% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Emotional 18.3%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Mystery 9.7%
- #17 Sixtieth Kilometer
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.5%, Horror 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Indie 5.3%, Adventure 4.3%
- #18 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
86% matchVery Positive81% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Trains 68.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.2%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #19 OPUS: Prism Peak
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,190 reviews2026
Dev: SIGONO INC.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Emotional 22.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Atmospheric 9%
- #20 Frozen Memories
84% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: SKT STUDIO
Windows
Is what is recorded in a photograph necessarily true? I don't think so. "But I think that even if it's a fake photo, the emotions of its creator are real after all." She said. So, your memories, then, must be real? Visual novel "Frozen Memories" gives you a fictionalised version of a real memory.
Why similar: Adventure 24.5%, Indie 17.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 11.9%, Horror 11.7%
- #21 Intruder In Antiquonia
84% matchVery Positive91% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Investigation 37.2%, Mystery 17.3%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Retro 9.3%, Adventure 7.5%
- #22 NAGAISAN
82% matchVery Positive96% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
I came to know "her." Since then, I've felt someone's gaze from somewhere. Memories of the place I reached while searching for a lost dog in the past. I'm not sure if it's connected, but I did something. "NAGAISAN" is an adventure game based on urban legends.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.3%, Horror 20.6%, First-Person 15.7%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 8%
- #23 Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Silverstring Media Inc.Pub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Emotional 29.5%, Atmospheric 17.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #24 Subway Exorcist Girl
81% matchVery Positive83% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Horror 19.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 4.3%
- #25 outside the door
80% matchVery Positive95% of 746 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Text-Based 18.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Surreal 13.1%, Horror 10.2%
- #26 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
81% matchMixed66% of 811 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Horror 20.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%, First-Person 7.8%
- #27 Sumire
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: GameTomo TeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 55%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Indie 6%
- #28 TAPE: Unveil the Memories
79% matchVery Positive98% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: BlackChiliGoat StudioPub: Meridiem Games
Windows
Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Horror 25.2%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #29 Train45
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,464 reviews2026
Dev: ElnikoPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You and several other women are trapped aboard an endless train by the demon Konial. Uncover the train’s eerie anomalies before death comes for you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Emotional 23.3%, Surreal 20.2%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #30 THRESHOLD
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,340 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Surreal 9.1%
- #31 Murder on the Marine Express
78% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Investigation 30.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Text-Based 18.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #32 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
78% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Emotional 25%, Text-Based 24.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Romance 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #33 Memory Girl +
76% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Emotional 24.3%, Horror 15.6%, Romance 14.9%, Mystery 13%
- #34 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
77% 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: Text-Based 22.6%, Emotional 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Retro 12%, Mystery 11.6%
- #35 The Wild Eternal
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Ilsanjo
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Open World 9.5%
- #36 さよならナイト・キャップ
75% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: PIGORIS
Windows
目が覚めると、見知らぬゲームセンターにいました。 あなたを知る謎の女の子と行動を共にし、不思議な世界を探検しましょう。
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Atmospheric 26.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Retro 11%, Surreal 7.8%
- #37 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
75% matchMixed68% of 6,887 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Open World 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 9.5%
- #38 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,299 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 19.3%, Surreal 16.2%, Atmospheric 15.8%
- #39 A Night at the Watermill
73% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Horror 18.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12%
- #40 Disminal
72% matchVery Positive90% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Brian Gonnet
Windows · Mac · Linux
wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.9%, First-Person 19.5%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Indie 4.2%, Adventure 2.9%
- #41 Forgotten Hope
73% matchVery Positive89% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Black Hammer StudiosPub: Games by IGE
Windows
Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Investigation 17.6%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Mystery 7.6%
- #42 第七号列车 - Train No. 7
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,014 reviews2021
Dev: 水野的四叶草Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
《第七号列车》是一部以“海龟汤”类解谜玩法为主的剧情向文字游戏。游戏讲述了“你”在这趟原本应该是平静而惬意的旅途中,遇上了一位独自旅行的少女。为了消遣无聊的时间,少女向“你”讲述起她的故事来,但随着少女的心扉慢慢敞开,“你”竟然发现……
Why similar: Trains 58.1% ★, Emotional 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, First-Person 6.2%, Adventure 3.9%
- #43 当火车鸣笛三秒
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 486 reviews2021
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: MedusasGame
Windows
往事,往往会在淡化甚至遗忘时,以一种很难被人察觉的形态,影响着人们的生活。 这种现象叫做“后忆效应”。 而一段火车鸣笛,勾起了一位叫杨树的潦倒咨询师的过去,为了追寻自己身上的“往事”,他选择回到了自己的家乡---雾山镇。在那里,有个无比诡异的恐怖世界正在等待他的到来…… 反馈交流群:811121403
Why similar: Trains 47.2% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Horror 10.8%, Text-Based 10.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #44 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
72% matchVery Positive86% of 262 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Mystery 28.4%, First-Person 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #45 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
71% matchVery Positive89% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Text-Based 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Romance 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #46 The Anomalous Hour
70% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Investigation 28.2%, Walking Simulator 26.6%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #47 [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
71% matchVery Positive84% of 654 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Horror 21.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 8.6%, First-Person 8.5%
- #48 The Haunting of Joni Evers
68% matchVery Positive90% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Walking Simulator 20%, Emotional 15.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #49 Moonless Moon
68% matchVery Positive92% of 331 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: Text-Based 28.9%, Emotional 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 8.1%
- #50 Path to Mnemosyne
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Mythology 19.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Horror 14.7%, Surreal 12.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #51 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
68% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Emotional 24.1%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Romance 11%
- #52 The Day Before You Gone
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Aequalis Studio
Windows
An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!
Why similar: Time Travel 49.2% ★, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 12.1%, Adventure 8.1%, Female Protagonist 4.7%
- #53 Disillusion ST
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 554 reviews2024
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
A strange journey throughout an elaborate labyrinth awaits, featuring hundreds of characters and happenings as you try to gather items that once brought happiness to others.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #54 Guidelicious
69% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 13.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Romance 10.7%
- #55 HOPE LEFT ME
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 910 reviews2023
Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Text-Based 28.4%, Atmospheric 25.1%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #56 Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
67% matchVery Positive88% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 67.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Kaito wakes to find himself in a strange room, with no memories, and a taciturn girl named Yonagi by his side. Upon learning of his role, he immerses himself into three wondrous dream worlds with her. When all three stories meet a bitter end, Kaito recovers his memories, and the true story unfolds.
Why similar: Emotional 36.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Romance 19.1%, Text-Based 12.3%, Adventure 6.1%
- #57 Journal
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 351 reviews2014
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Indie 12.1%
- #58 Coralina: a Memory Tale
66% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
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: Emotional 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Romance 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #59 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
69% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 16.1%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%
- #60 My Sleeping Girlfriend
64% matchVery Positive95% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
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