- #1 Dorm Till Dawn
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Dark Humor 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
- #2 Sorcerer's Choice: Angel or Demon?
96% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: VarenyettPub: JAST
Windows
A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.
Why similar: Demons 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%
- #3 Brownie's Adventure: The Final Resolution
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Beardy Ramblin Games
Windows
An incompetent wizard is tasked with stopping a recently awakened evil entity that just so happens to be trapped inside a (deeply suspiciously heavy) spoon. What follows is a sprawling, absurd 1990s-style point-and-click comedy adventure across bizarre fantasy realms and also North Derbyshire.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Dark Humor 10.7%, 1990's 10.4%
- #4 EmyLiveShow: BossRush
95% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Team Emily
Windows · Mac
Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%
- #5 Umbral Crown: Mark
94% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: WatermelonOwl
Windows
Leviathan receives an order from the Fortress: infiltrate Pandemonium and eliminate Wrath, the ruthless traitor. Prove yourself, sea dragon. (Short adventure RPG / visual novel)
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19%, Demons 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #6 Reap and Sow
94% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: MrFishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
After being invited to the biggest house party of the year, things take an unexpected turn when you summon an ancient lust demon. Navigate a bustling house party, attempting to lure unknowing party guests as sacrifices to your new god. Who knows, maybe if you do good they'll keep you?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Demons 12.4%, 1990's 11.7%, Dark Humor 11.5%
- #7 My Sister-in-Law is Secretly a Succubus
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blissful Overload
Windows
A visual novel of aching desire. Balance the fragile teasing bond with your bubbly wife Ava while surrendering to your succubus sister-in-law’s dangerous pull. Make choices that slowly corrupt your marriage into forbidden hotwife bliss — or shatter it forever. NTR/NTS slow-burn corruption awaits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Dark Comedy 16%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Demons 10.9%, Dark Humor 10.4%
- #8 Eyes of Rain
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: Demons 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #9 The Case of the Serialized Killer
91% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Alexis Royce
Windows · Mac
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.4%, Demons 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Detective 12.9%, Dark Humor 11.1%
- #10 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,694 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Philosophical 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%
- #11 DIGITAL EXORCIST
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
After the mysterious death of a Superstar Idol, disgraced DATA Agent Sawyer must face his ultimate challenge yet, being an undercover high school teacher while also keeping the Mississippi Inaka safe from Daemonic influence.
Why similar: Demons 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, 1990's 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #12 (Neg)Entropic Wandering
89% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Ryan Nein
Windows · Linux
(Neg)Entropic Wandering is a short visual novel for Insomniacs. Wander through the depths of space to empty your mind and finally get some sleep.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.2%, Dark Comedy 18.8%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #13 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 12.7%, Anime 8.9%
- #14 Killer Eyelashes
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiamat Studio
Windows · Mac
The apocalypse is here… and its beat for the gods! How likely was your debut as a drag artist to be overshadowed by a zombie apocalypse? Meet quirky characters, solve puzzles, and catfight with your rivals in this fresh narrative adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Dark Comedy 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark Humor 10.5%
- #15 靴下物語ー大門ジゲンの靴下店ー
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: KNIGHT_0(ナイトー)Pub: チワワゲームズ
Windows
A cozy and surreal visual novel set in a mysterious sock shop in Makai. Reveal each customer’s hidden feelings as “socks,” choose the perfect pair, and discover a strange world filled with cute demons, heaven, the metaverse, and unexpected philosophers.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Demons 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 13.6%
- #16 Campfire Tales
87% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Mow Mow
Windows
DO NOT PLAY! This 8bit game is a port from a mystery source...This casual, linier, interactive story game centers around a campfire with old friends telling... tales.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.7%, 1990's 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Dark Humor 11.5%
- #17 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
86% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dark Humor 13.2%
- #18 DevilConnection
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,787 reviews2025
Dev: ChaoGames
Windows · Mac
Punish the little bastard demon and being punished too! Cemo-Summoning Adventure Game
Why similar: Demons 17%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%
- #19 Mental Break
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keaton LeePub: Keaton Media LLC
Windows · Mac
Manage our AI girlfriend product as the newest engagement lead at Bigger Tech Corp. Make the tough choices for Alice as she slowly drives her user insane. A satirical choose-your-own-adventure with beautiful pixel art and widely branching narrative.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Dark Comedy 16.1%, Detective 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #20 Ashley's Adventure - Get a Job or Die Trying
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: High-End Stories
Windows
Ashley's Adventure - Get a Job or Die Trying is an interactive visual novel based in a multiple-choice style of gameplay where you meet colourful characters and crazy events which you must resolve with the power of being a NEET.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 13.2%
- #21 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
83% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, 1990's 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #22 Dark Lord
82% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Undead FoxPub: LTG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Unleash your power in Dark Lord, a roguelike RPG filled with strategy, adventure, and sardonic wit. Rule your growing realm with an iron fist in Story Mode, dive deep into the legends created by other players, or forge your own in Community Stories Mode!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.5%, Dark Humor 17.6%, Demons 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #23 LATEX, LEATHER, LIPSTICK, LOVE, LUST
81% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Stanwixbuster
Windows
A self-described "chronically online" trans guy goes to a kink club thinking it will fix him. It doesn't.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.4%, Dark Humor 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #24 Wolf Adventures
82% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Schizo Cat
Windows
Interactive novel in pixel style about the king HappyWolf. You're a powerful king Happy Wolf of the kingdom EbenGrad. For a long time, your citizens were happy about everything, but times have changed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Dark Comedy 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #25 Liar Luna
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Luna, a girl caught in a fight between armed insurgents and spies. Help her navigate her way to saving her friend. Explore a laboratory dedicated to the production of new materials. Enjoy a lighthearted and chaotic story of a girl out of her depth in an espionage mission.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 8.9%
- #26 DELIRIA
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aipo Digital
Windows
Sad? Lonely? Come to DELIRIA, a special bar where EVERYONE is welcome! If you're lost... You might even find your true self! Choose a drink and get ready for revelations! Make friends with peculiar characters, from all colors of the rainbow! And stay for the show of a lifetime!
Why similar: Philosophical 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #27 Aetheria: Whispers of the Forest Moon
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SkymachinePub: Skymachine LLC
Windows
Darkness has fallen over the Kingdom of Ivolgia, and two returning elf explorers must find out the reasons, in the mysterious paradise now haunted. Across contents and through world, what will they uncover, and who will they meet along the way?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, 1990's 16%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #28 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
79% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……
Why similar: Philosophical 27.2%, Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 6.6%
- #29 University of Progress
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blossom
Windows · Mac
A fully voiced visual novel where your choices actually matter. Welcome to college: annoying frat boys, unhinged goth girls, weird roommates, and every flavor of chaos. Go to class, get wasted, find love, whatever. Just try not to die.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Dark Humor 11.3%
- #30 Fetch Quest Remastered
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: HollowmendPub: Soft Source
Windows · Mac · Linux
Did you bring your character sheet this time? We can’t start the game if you don’t know who your character is…anyway…we have an item to retrieve, do you accept this quest?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #31 Incel Syndrome
78% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: socah developmentPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
The abstract male is the image of God, the absolute something.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.7%, Philosophical 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 13.3%
- #32 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Dark Comedy 20.4%, Detective 15.2%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #33 Dorm Till Dawn 2
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you survive a night in St Fiacre's at tiny size? This feature-length interactive visual novel returns to the world of Sensus Supra, with better visuals, dozens of animations, more complex puzzles and even more dangerous giantesses hunting for your blood. Every action has consequences...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Dark Comedy 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Dark Humor 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #34 Noonna The Rock
76% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: KXMstudio
Windows
Embark on a music-driven adventure across dimensions in this choice-based death metal visual novel. Lead your band between the human and demon realms, experience romance, and make destiny-altering decisions. Stunning graphics and an death metal soundtrack will amplify your thrilling journey.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.9%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Demons 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 9.5%
- #35 Trapped with Jester
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dark Humor 14%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #36 Oryks
75% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: cheshewstudio
Windows
2D platform game inspired by the Halloween atmosphere like in Tim Burton's films. In the game, we conduct conversations, solve investigations, move left and right, jump and shoot to defeat enemies, we also interact with the environment. We also make decisions that affect the course of the mission.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18%, Philosophical 15.3%, Demons 13.8%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Detective 12.7%
- #37 GOBLR: Goblin Date Night Simulator
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunS3b
Windows
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Colorful 6.6%
- #38 就労!!わんわんヒューマン
73% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: samezakistudio
Windows
Work! Wan Wan Human is an [ADV Novel Game of Human Gachi-Inukenka] that educates sinners and turns them into adorable dogs. Become a correctional officer in a city of chaos where humans, demons, and angels are all mixed together and get the job done.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Dark Comedy 21.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Demons 15.5%, Dark Humor 12.6%
- #39 Toyeater
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
A seasonal visual horror story! The night before Christmas, and you're tiny, trapped by a giant, malicious, man-eating elf. It's a race against time to find a path out of her workshop before she devours you all. In this illustrated, part animated narrative puzzle, your choices decide your survival.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.7%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%
- #40 Major\Minor 2.0: (Re)Vision
73% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Klace
Windows
Become intertwined in the fateful connection plaguing two worlds, bound together by a murder mystery, and a competition for the throne of a god. The award-winning visual novel, completely revamped! New script, new choices! Become The Savior today...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
- #41 Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludic Lemur Entertainment
Windows
A queer horror narrative deckbuilder about the messy lives of teen monsters.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, 1990's 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #42 AI Confidential
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Critical Wit
Windows · Linux
Artificial Intelligence, Real Problems: You are Makenzy Turner, an affable RoboTechnician employed by AI megacorp, Indelligent Solutions. With your trusty assistant ARI, use high-tech tools and old-fashioned empathy to mend everything from broken parts to broken hearts.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.6%, Dark Comedy 19.9%, Detective 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Dark Humor 13.9%
- #43 Vampire Therapist
70% matchVery Positive94% of 937 reviews2024
Dev: Little Bat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.
Why similar: Philosophical 19%, Dark Comedy 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
- #44 Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 16%, Detective 15.5%, Dark Humor 14.7%, 1990's 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #45 Banishing You
71% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: lapys games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Anime 12.1%
- #46 Isle of Maligree
71% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Demons 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%
- #47 Future Mirror
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Detective 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 8.2%
- #48 Prolegomena To a Hyperdimensional Interface That Will Be Able to Manifest From Three-Minute Interchanges
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Caramel Column Inc.
Windows · Mac
This is a collaborative experiment between you and I. We will participate in a series of interchanges, each lasting three minutes. What will be revealed across our interfaces during that limited time?
Why similar: Philosophical 30.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 6.1%
- #49 I Offered You the Crown
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Winter Twilight Productions, LLC
Windows
A drama/comedy visual novel about how holding a relationship together and surviving a deadly blizzard may not be all that different.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 10.4%
- #50 Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows · Mac
Case 00: The Cannibal Boy is a half-hour visual novel partly based on a true story, written by a writer with a background in psychology. It is a psychological horror story with an urban legend theme.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Dark Humor 16.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Anime 9.1%
- #51 EmyLiveShow: Case of Four Hot Witnesses
68% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Team Emily
Windows · Mac
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Detective 17%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #52 ORKASTLE
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Howard Blast
Windows · Mac
ORKASTLE: The JRPG where forgiving monsters means losing your friends.
Why similar: Demons 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.7%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #53 AFK_GF
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Camocipher12
Windows
A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.2%, Philosophical 18.5%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%
- #54 Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel
69% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
In this dark visual novel, discover what led the apprentice witch, Hazel, to her untimely demise. There is, however, a chance for her to cheat death. Can you find her happy ending with one of two love interests - Tori the tough paladin, or Sasha the deceiving assassin?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Anime 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #55 Sex Robot Road Trip: Highway to Harrisburg
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Yoss IIIPub: KONOL Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comedy visual novel about a sex robot, a stolen car, and the highways of Pennsylvania.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Dark Comedy 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Dark Humor 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%
- #56 The Shadow You
68% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Topchan GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac
The Shadow You is a compelling horror adventure game set in two different realities. Solve puzzles, reveal secrets and let the chills go down your spine in this immersive story.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.2%, Detective 19.5%, Dark Humor 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #57 Occultus: Daughter of Darkness
66% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: BCG
Windows
Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%
- #58 Where is my lady?
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradox White Cat
Windows
A vibrant fantasy visual novel with multiple endings and choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Anime 9.7%
- #59 GameOver
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Black Cat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
GameOver is a text based rpg focused mainly on m/m content with character driven plot. In it, you explore and run into inhabitants of the world. Some friendly, some foe. Inspired by other text based games and some videos.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #60 Jester / King
67% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%