60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Story Rich, Emotional.
Immerse yourself in a hand-drawn, comic-style visual novel where your choices shape the storyline. Guide Lia through various decisions and emotions that lead to different outcomes. This original story and art present a take on a dystopian world, enhanced by an original soundtrack.
Syntherapy
If an AI were sentient, how would you know if they were malfunctioning, or experiencing a mental health problem? A story-rich game that explores mental health and AI ethics in the form of therapy sessions with a sentient AI.
AN IOU
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
If an AI were sentient, how would you know if they were malfunctioning, or experiencing a mental health problem? A story-rich game that explores mental health and AI ethics in the form of therapy sessions with a sentient AI.
Why similar: Medical Sim 22% ★, Psychological 14%, Emotional 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Dystopian 8%
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Soundtrack 17.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Emotional 12%, Psychological 11.4%, Visual Novel 10%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Psychological 16.1%, Emotional 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Unravel the story of three siblings determined to break free from the iron grip of an AI named "Mother." In a world of virtual imprisonment, navigate rebellion, unveil dark secrets, and fight for freedom. Will you defy Mother's control, or succumb to her virtual prison?
Why similar: Dystopian 19.8%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.
Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
A cyberpunk point-and-click thriller where your emotional score determines everything. Explore a city under constant surveillance, hack its systems, build dangerous connections, and make choices that decide your access - and whether you survive the night.
Why similar: Transhumanism 19.6% ★, Dystopian 18.1%, Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Emotional 8.2%
Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 13.7%, Dystopian 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 17.8%, Dystopian 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Dark 11.9%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Emotional 19.7%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dystopian 13.4%
Ghost of Ice valley is a Visual Novel where you follow multiple different storylines and make choices according to what you believe the characters may do in that situation. Interact in the Interview system to find out more about the characters and about yourself as you go along.
Why similar: Dystopian 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Navigate a dystopian city, uncover secrets, and shape your path in this story-driven sci-fi visual novel.
Why similar: Transhumanism 23.3% ★, Psychological 15.2%, Dystopian 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Soundtrack 22.2% ★, Emotional 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
Scientist Solaris crashes aboard a drifting spaceship while searching for a new home for her dying world. Touch forgotten traces, relive memories across time, and uncover the truth through three intertwined stories in a cinematic text adventure where every choice matters.
Why similar: Transhumanism 22.1% ★, Psychological 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
An existential drama in handmade clay animation. Game writer Eric is replaced by AI. He loses everything, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Why similar: Psychological 22.4%, Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
It’s almost Christmas. Spend a quiet evening with Misha, where small choices can lead to unexpected consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Emotional 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
Why similar: Soundtrack 18.2% ★, Psychological 17.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Emotional 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Soundtrack 19.5% ★, Psychological 18.5%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Emotional 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11%
You are an anthropod, a synthetically crafted life form. Your objective is to save the ones who are stuck on an uninhabited planet. Persuade, charm, manipulate: use your ultimate power—freedom of choice—in sci-fi role playing hyper variative game LOCUS EQUATION.
Why similar: Transhumanism 24.5% ★, Psychological 15.6%, Emotional 12%, Dystopian 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%
"How easily can a life fall apart? Kihaven invites you to a dark confrontation behind the monotony. In this traumatic, psychological, and drama-filled visual novel, uncover the truth hidden on the dusty shelves of the past. Every day is a new piece of a shattered life."
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Emotional 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Dark 10.1%
In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"
Why similar: Psychological 26.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Emotional 8.9%
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Emotional 17.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Emotional 15%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Emotional 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.4%, Psychological 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Emotional 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Emotional 11.6%
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Emotional 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Dark 10.7%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 14.5%, Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Dystopian 19.6%, Psychological 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%
You are a Mech plague doctor treating a family infected by a disease that spreads through emotions, and mutates them into monsters. Your choices decide their fate.
Why similar: Medical Sim 31.3% ★, Psychological 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
Tears of Sulfuria is an emotional visual novel about two sisters in a dark fantasy world that rejects them. Marília and Adka must survive at any cost—and their choices may scar Sulfuria itself. Sacrifice yourself, lose your sanity, and do the unforgivable to move forward.
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
A 2D, veterinarian horror game. In this game, select the appropriate treatment and treat patients with topical products injections, surgeries. Treat patients over the course of 7 days, using the in-game computer to research the best treatment option.
Why similar: Medical Sim 46.7% ★, Choices Matter 11.3%, Dark 11.2%, Dystopian 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Psychological 19.4%, Emotional 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Dark 10%
Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Emotional 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
Two people meet in a strange, critical moment; changing their lives forever. An intimate visual novel exploring the nature of love, fate, tragedy, and the will to live on.
Why similar: Soundtrack 18.6% ★, Psychological 18.1%, Emotional 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Transhumanism 23.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.
Why similar: Psychological 24.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Run a tea shop in the British countryside in this heartfelt visual novel voiced by Bethan Dixon Bate (Baldur's Gate 3) and Lenval Brown (Disco Elysium). Play as Ms Meadows as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Brew tea, listen to customers’ stories, and craft poems.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Emotional 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choices Matter 12%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Emotional 16%, Psychological 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Dark 12.1%
Assume a lead drug development role at Mazer- the foremost pharmaceutical company in the world! Create groundbreaking drugs for your customers, work hard to impress your bosses, and try not to ruffle too many feathers...
Why similar: Dystopian 25%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
When obedient top student Fang Zhu discovers her childhood friend Jiang Xiangyi is secretly a werewolf, she risks her own academic standing to protect him from their suffocating school environment, toxic classmates, and an unfeeling teacher.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Emotional 12.8%
You're Sam, a young dreamer struggling in the gig economy. However, tonight may change everything. In this absurd comedy, fight your inner battles, rally your forces, and get ready to overthrow the system!
Why similar: Dystopian 22.5%, Psychological 22.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological 10.6%
A story-rich romance visual novel where every choice shapes your relationships, memories, and journey. Experience an emotional anime story of love, loss, and unforgettable characters, with meaningful choices that lead to different paths and multiple endings.
Why similar: Soundtrack 20.3% ★, Psychological 19.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%
She died, but no one ever asked her what really happened. Now she speaks—and you're the only one listening. What you say will decide whether she finally moves on… or disappears forever.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%
Some mornings, getting out of bed can feel impossible. In A Heavy Morning, you play as a woman fighting an invisible battle within her own mind. Help her overcome everyday obstacles and make it to work before it's too late.
Why similar: Psychological 22.5%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Emotional 10.9%
Screech, halt! Max and his ice cream truck reach an unfamiliar universe never seen before. Continue making your way as you go after the little kid’s balloon. Solve mysteries with emotion-flavored ice cream. Will you be able to retrieve the kid’s lost balloon?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Dark 11.6%
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Psychological 12.8%, Choices Matter 10%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Emotional 16.2%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%
Confessing love to someone is one of the most intimidating challenges we face in our lives. Doki Doki First Love Club takes this relatable fear to the extreme. This visual novel isn't your average rom-com; it's a fight between two stubborn geniuses in a battle of who will confess first
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 14.4%, Emotional 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
Collect expressions to use in conversations as you immerse yourself in each character’s psychological journey, where your words, decisions, and even your thoughts determine the course of every story. Plant flowers, drink tea, and have fun romancing as you help bring the village back to life.
Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Emotional 22.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Do you ever feel like life is slipping away, with too many dreams left unfulfilled? Like you're trapped in wanting to do so much, but never quite getting to any of it? Doesn't that thought scare you—looking back on a life that accomplished nothing, fading without leaving a mark? It scares me too.
Why similar: Psychological 27.6%, Emotional 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Psychological 12.7%, Choices Matter 11%
Finn was sad, so he killed himself. But he was greeted by Aoi a mysterious girl who granted him one wish before he gets reincarnated. Finn's wish, he wanted to see if anyone cared at all that he had committed suicide. Even though he knows no one ever cared about him.
Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Emotional 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Dark 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
Dive into a world of fleeting hope in this thrilling dark romance visual novel! Feel the fear, survive the hunt and navigate through danger on a daunting quest for freedom.
Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Dystopian 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget.
Why similar: Soundtrack 23.4% ★, Psychological 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Dark 8.2%
His World is a short visual novel game where you play as a young shy introvert boy and witness his life with his family and get to see his internal world and struggles. You also make a few decisions throughout the game that will decide on one of game's multiple endings.
Why similar: Emotional 19%, Psychological 19%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%
Can you save a test subject from your life’s work? A cinematic sci-fi visual novel about cybernetic research and its sickening consequences. A prequel to malViolence.
Why similar: Dystopian 17.6%, Psychological 15.6%, Transhumanism 12.8% ★, Visual Novel 12.6%, Futuristic 10.7%
Heal your patients from curses and possessions as a shunned witch doctor in this creepy, cozy witch-life adventure: Care for your plants, craft magical amulets and analyse what is wrong with your neighbors so they start trusting in magic again. Make mythical new friends and heal what is broken.
Why similar: Medical Sim 22.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Emotional 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%
