- #1 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
97% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #2 Until Then
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.5%, Psychological 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Story Rich 11.3%, Visual Novel 8%
- #3 Once Again
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,001 reviews2022
Dev: RB Wolf DesignPub: RB Wolf Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 61.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
Why similar: Emotional 29.4%, Hand-drawn 21.9%, Story Rich 15.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Adventure 9.7%
- #4 OMORI
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.5%, Story Rich 24.1%, Multiple Endings 21.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #5 Moonless Moon
94% matchVery Positive93% of 299 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: Emotional 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #6 OneShot
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 27.8%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Adventure 8.2%
- #7 Double
94% matchVery Positive83% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Tomato Fantasy Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Double is an action-quest game telling about a fight with a mental disorder by immersing in dreams. Choose your way and find out how this mystical story ends.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Hand-drawn 16%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #8 RGB GlitchGazer
91% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Emotional 28.9%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Anime 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #9 Forgotton Anne
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,988 reviews2018
Dev: Throughline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.
Why similar: Emotional 23.3%, Hand-drawn 22.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Fantasy 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #10 An Octave Higher
91% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 15.4%, Anime 15.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Fantasy 14.8%
- #11 Mr. Saitou
89% matchVery Positive96% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: Laura Shigihara
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short game about an average white-collar worker who struggles to find meaning in a life full of constant overtime and isolation. After an accident lands him in the hospital, Mr. Saitou is spirited away to a strange fantasy world where an unexpected friend takes him on a life-changing adventure.
Why similar: Emotional 31.1%, Fantasy 19.2%, Story Rich 17.1%, Anime 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #12 Nientum - Op.ZERO
88% matchVery Positive99% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: QueseraGames
Windows
A 2D action-adventure where the story unfolds by tuning the stage with music. A play by Aleph and Liora, who have lost their memories. A beautiful yet eerie stage, and the secret of the forgotten theater await. Your choices will determine the play's ending — and their fates.
Why similar: Emotional 20%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Fantasy 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #13 Lost:Antinomy
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,068 reviews2024
Dev: IMaiIna
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With just a swipe to the left or right, you can make all kinds of decisions. So, please embark on your own unique adventure tale through the continent of Astra!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Fantasy 11.4%, Adventure 9.6%
- #14 You Doesn't Exist
90% matchMixed61% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: yo252yo
Windows · Linux
Set out on an adventure that challenges all the codes of the RPG genre, toying with its boundaries to create something unlike anything you've ever seen. In a world full of magic and adventure, a young boy starts his apprenticeship to become a knight... And it will change his life... and yours.
Why similar: Psychological 32.7%, Story Rich 18.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Exploration 12%, 2D 11.9%
- #15 7 Days
86% matchVery Positive100% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.7%, Emotional 18.8%, Psychological 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #16 The Use of Life
86% matchVery Positive90% of 734 reviews2025
Dev: だらねこげーむず/Daraneko GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Fantasy 16.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, 2D 9.5%
- #17 The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
87% matchVery Positive98% of 296 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Emotional 18.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #18 Dullpain
85% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.
Why similar: Emotional 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 10%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #19 Sumire
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 924 reviews2021
Dev: GameTomo TeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Fantasy 13.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #20 A Space for the Unbound
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,328 reviews2023
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Why similar: Psychological 26.9%, Emotional 24.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #21 TOHU
84% matchVery Positive84% of 712 reviews2021
Dev: Fireart Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.1%, Emotional 21.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Fantasy 12.8%, 2D 8.8%
- #22 In His Time
83% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.
Why similar: Story Rich 23.7%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, 2D 14.6%, Adventure 13%
- #23 OneShot: World Machine Edition
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,777 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 22%, Story Rich 17.8%, Emotional 12.3%, Choices Matter 11%, 2D 8.8%
- #24 Skaramazuzu
82% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.1%, Emotional 21.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #25 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
79% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.1%, Story Rich 22.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Exploration 10.8%
- #26 A Space For The Unbound - Prologue
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,317 reviews2020
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
Why similar: Emotional 27.5%, Story Rich 15.5%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #27 Strange Telephone
81% matchVery Positive83% of 360 reviews2019
Dev: HZ3 SoftwarePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychological 25%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Fantasy 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #28 OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,174 reviews2021
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.
Why similar: Emotional 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Story Rich 12.3%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Anime 8.4%
- #29 The Perfect Pencil
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Cima
Windows
Lost in the kingdom of the white beast, will you find your way out? The Perfect Pencil is a story-driven action platformer that throws you into the innermost depths of the human mind. Navigate surreal worlds punctuated by bizzare personalities, tense boss battles and secrets. She’s waiting for you.
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Emotional 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #30 After Us
78% matchVery Positive84% of 445 reviews2023
Dev: PiccoloPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.
Why similar: Emotional 39.3%, Adventure 26.5%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #31 Unleaving
77% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: orangutan matter
Windows · Mac
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning
Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.9%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, 2D 7.4%
- #32 Changeover: Decisions
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your character has lost his memory and finds himself in a godforsaken place. An adventure with a nonlinear storyline, lots of choices, and a unique combat system. Could he get out alive?
Why similar: Adventure 63.5%, Visual Novel 36.5%
- #33 AOISHIRO HD REMASTER
76% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Aoi Shiro is an adventure game that sets stage in both the modern real world and a mythical world. Aoi Shiro takes place in the same universe as its predecessor, Akai Ito.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.9%, Adventure 32.5%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #34 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
75% matchVery Positive100% of 62 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 27.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Story Rich 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #35 春と修羅|Haru to Shura
76% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: MIYAKOpubl
Windows
Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.1%, Story Rich 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, 2D 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #36 Adabana Odd Tales
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, Story Rich 26.9%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Anime 7.9%
- #37 Afterimage
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,803 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.6%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Anime 11.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #38 The Day Before You Gone
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 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: Psychological 28.4%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Fantasy 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #39 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
71% matchVery Positive94% of 509 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Adventure 11.7%, 2D 7.6%
- #40 Ogu and the Secret Forest
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,006 reviews2024
Dev: Moonlab StudioPub: Sinkhole Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore the wonderful world with baby Ogu! 'Ogu and the Secret Forest' is a 2D adventure game with hand-drawn characters and various types of puzzles. Befriend bouncy characters and defeat strange creatures to unravel the mystery of the charming world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.6%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Fantasy 14.4%, Adventure 13.4%, 2D 10.2%
- #41 Sonata Theory
74% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Mayj Studios
Windows
2D/3D story-adventure game
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #42 Monospaced Lovers
72% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27%, Emotional 19.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Anime 11.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #43 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
73% matchVery Positive95% of 823 reviews2021
Dev: Sketchbook DevelopmentsPub: Sketchbook Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.
Why similar: Emotional 26.8%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Fantasy 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #44 Sable
72% matchVery Positive86% of 6,173 reviews2021
Dev: ShedworksPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.2%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #45 GOODBYE WORLD
71% matchVery Positive85% of 832 reviews2022
Dev: YO FUJIIPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Emotional 16.4%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #46 Before Your Eyes
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,221 reviews2021
Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Emotional 37.6%, Psychological 15.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.1%
- #47 Under The Island
67% matchVery Positive93% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: Slime King GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.9%, Fantasy 24.3%, Exploration 16.5%, 2D 16.1%, Adventure 11.8%
- #48 In Between
73% matchVery Positive85% of 473 reviews2015
Dev: GentlymadPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.2%, Emotional 22.1%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #49 Extra Coin
69% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: CINIC Games
Windows
Extra Coin is a story-rich life sim set between the real world and a virtual utopia: explore the city, do activities, and face your opponents. Would you rather respect the Loop or break it to find your lost parents?
Why similar: Emotional 27.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #50 Disillusion ST
67% matchVery Positive96% of 480 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: Anime 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Atmospheric 18%
- #51 Minds Beneath Us
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #52 times infinity
70% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: alreti circle
Windows
A very off-kilter adventure game about university life with light shooting and platforming.
Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Visual Novel 26%, Atmospheric 22.1%, 2D 20.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #53 Afterdream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 339 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: Psychological 25.6%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Emotional 18.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 10%
- #54 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
68% matchVery Positive86% of 79 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: Emotional 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #55 Onirike
70% matchVery Positive85% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Onirike is an original 3D adventure, puzzle and platformer video game which takes place in an intricate open world, designed with a non-linear narrative and presented with a peculiar audio-visual aesthetic.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.1%, Story Rich 20.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Exploration 16.6%, Atmospheric 16.4%
- #56 UCOPIA
66% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: YunTYB
Windows
This is a story about art, profit, and friendship.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #57 Dreamed Away
65% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: Emotional 19.8%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Story Rich 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #58 The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,690 reviews2026
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.3%, Psychological 18.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Fantasy 12.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #59 Unbound: Worlds Apart
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Adventure 10.2%
- #60 Aestik
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Hooded Traveler Games
Windows
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.2%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 9.5%