- #1 ANIME STANDING
97% matchVery Positive86% of 1,980 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
You are a Delivery Agent. Your goal is to deliver packages save & sound to our bases, taking care of our people's needs. Dont' worry, you'll be awarded accordingly.
Why similar: Exploration 24.1%, Anime 23.2%, Story Rich 17.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Adventure 11.8%
- #2 Kemono Friends Opening Day
96% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: snow in the library
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fan visual novel where you join Nana at Japari Park as new caretaker. Fun and food await in adventures with an energetic serval cat and an always hungry fox!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Anime 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #3 Touhou: Fading Illusion
96% matchVery Positive91% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Indie Game Order
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 8%
- #4 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale- 第1部
95% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Simulation 36%, Adventure 19.4%
- #5 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.9%, Exploration 19.6%, Anime 18.2%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 15.1%
- #6 The Island: Into The Mist
94% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Point & Click 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #7 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.4%, Anime 20.3%, Simulation 6.7%, Story Rich 4.1%, Multiple Endings 3.9%
- #8 The Picture of Café au lait
92% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Anime 10.5%, Adventure 8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #9 Flashback
91% matchVery Positive86% of 448 reviews2023
Dev: Renka
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Flashback is a strategy game oriented to your choices. You will play the role of a deliveryman and live in a turbulent city for a month. You will meet various characters and experience events, and those characters' fates will cross and they will usher in their own futures based on your choices.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.3%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Anime 23.1%, Exploration 8%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #10 Working Daily
91% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: No.25
Windows
This is a casual role-playing game. Become a delivery driver, sort and deliver packages, and perhaps even trigger interesting little stories!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.2%, Linear 19.3%, Exploration 17.1%, Anime 13.7%, Casual 5.4%
- #11 Come out, cat
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 555 reviews2025
Dev: shu3
Windows · Mac
The hidden cat is waiting for your words.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, Point & Click 42%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #12 Lern Island Letters
90% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: River and Oak
Windows
You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Investigation 30.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #13 Побег в Москву 2
89% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Fish Run Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a visual novel - a continuation of the game Escape to Moscow. More than 3 hours of gameplay, 6 game days. Immerse yourself in new adventures in Moscow and other locations. You need to help Aliya escape to freedom again! The plot of the game depends on the decisions you make.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Investigation 17.7%, Anime 9.3%, Adventure 6.2%
- #14 No Questions Asked
88% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.
Why similar: Investigation 29.6%, Point & Click 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #15 The Real Face of a VTuber
84% matchVery Positive93% of 276 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Point & Click 24.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Anime 10.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #16 Mermaid Mission: Titanic
87% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Arglefumph
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Play as a mermaid, who has been sent to the human world to discover why they're building a giant ship called the Titanic.
Why similar: Adventure 66.6%, Indie 33.4%
- #17 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
86% matchVery Positive85% of 252 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 49.8%, Anime 17.7%, Simulation 14.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Choices Matter 6%
- #18 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
82% 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: Visual Novel 38.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Anime 9.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #19 ERROR: Human Not Found
86% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
Error: Human Not Found is a visual-novel/puzzle game with portions of point-and-click adventure. Play as Grace and work to uncover the cause of death for the first AI to inhabit a physical body. Solve 4 types of computer-science based puzzles that increase in difficulty as the story progresses.
Why similar: Adventure 46.5%, Casual 31.2%, Indie 22.3%
- #20 The Winter Tower
85% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
Will Ekaterina be able to safely complete her coming-of-age ceremony and emerge as the rightful successor to the House?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Simulation 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #21 OmOneko
83% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 9%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #22 √Letter - Root Letter -
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 575 reviews2017
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Point & Click 27.4%, Multiple Endings 17%, Anime 12.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #23 Night Patrol Rules
80% matchVery Positive100% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: Te.Sa
Windows
Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.2%, Exploration 26.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #24 44 Hidden Naomis
82% matchMixed68% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: NBDR Games
Windows
Embark on an enchanting journey to discover hidden Naomis scattered throughout meticulously crafted scenes. Can you find them all? This cozy hidden objects game challenges your attention to detail and perceptiveness. Capture the simple fun!
Why similar: Point & Click 59.1%, Anime 18.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Casual 9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #25 Apocalypse Delivery Service
81% matchVery Positive94% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Apocalypse Delivery Service is an exciting survival and adventure game. You will enter a post-apocalyptic world where you play as a courier delivering packages. But don't think it will be easy! Your task is to find necessary items, survive, and most importantly, escape from the city.
Why similar: Indie 45.5%, Casual 42.5%, Singleplayer 12%
- #26 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
78% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Exploration 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Anime 12%
- #27 Tokyo Detectives
81% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Investigation 30.9%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Point & Click 16.1%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #28 PRODUCER 2021
79% matchVery Positive100% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Stuffed Wombat
Windows
a ~2 hour long graphic adventure novella. Tasked with disrupting the end of the world, you explore, investigate and produce your way through a strangely familiar world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Point & Click 24.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 5.7%
- #29 Herta's Chess Game
78% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Oct.Works
Windows
Herta's simulated universe network is interconnected throughout the universe. Pack your luggage and enter Herta's world with your friends. In this fan game, you will use the simulation data of each original character to have a strategic showdown with Herta.
Why similar: Anime 92%, Singleplayer 8%
- #30 Sani Yang's Laboratory
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 717 reviews2025
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.Pub: Smilegate
Windows
You wake up in the world of anthropomorphic creatures. After finding you've been the subject of a certain lab's experiments, you must find the ulterior goals hidden from sight. Is this lab secretly a threat to the human world? Or is there more to it that you simply cannot understand?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Simulation 20.8%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 6.1%, Choices Matter 6%
- #31 By Moonlight
79% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SugarHyped
Windows · Mac
~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #32 Take a Hint
75% matchVery Positive98% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: FloramisuPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
Take a Hint! is a comic-style visual novel where you control Delfina and must convince your best friend Ailén that her boyfriend is not good for her. It won't be easy, and no one will leave until the truth comes out.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Point & Click 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #33 Flower in Us
74% matchVery Positive94% of 393 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Investigation 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #34 Betrayal At Club Low
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 557 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Exploration 21.6%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #35 SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
77% matchVery Positive93% of 874 reviews2015
Dev: Team Eleven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.6%, Anime 16.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Casual 4.9%, Indie 3.8%
- #36 A Traveler to unknown Thule
76% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: komasukePub: Nostia
Windows · Mac
Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Anime 19.2%, Exploration 18.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Casual 5.5%
- #37 Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
73% matchVery Positive99% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Point & Click 21.2%, Anime 9.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #38 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
72% matchVery Positive95% of 385 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: Visual Novel 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Investigation 15.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #39 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
73% matchVery Positive87% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.5%, Visual Novel 31.6%, Simulation 19.6%, Story Rich 5%, Indie 1.7%
- #40 TEST TEST TEST
71% matchVery Positive92% of 991 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Investigation 22.1%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Anime 10.7%
- #41 Artificial Fashionista
72% matchVery Positive96% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fashion police, open up! Collect clothes, put together fashionable outfits, and impress your captors — for a chance to regain access to the outside world!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Anime 18.3%, Simulation 16.5%, Linear 10.6%, Casual 4.6%
- #42 X-note
77% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Anime 10.8%, Simulation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Adventure 5.7%
- #43 The Murder Hotel
71% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Anime 13%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #44 Murder on the Marine Express
73% matchVery Positive94% of 78 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: Visual Novel 36.2%, Investigation 26.6%, Linear 10.8%, Anime 9.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #45 Parcel Simulator
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,396 reviews2025
Dev: Dansan Digital
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!
Why similar: Investigation 42.1%, Simulation 35.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Casual 7.9%
- #46 In Her Eyes
74% matchVery Positive81% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: NotDeadLuna Studio
Windows · Mac
A maiden(Meme) from another world is trying to summon you to help her prevent an assassination that is going to happen in 30 days. Your choice will not only affect your card deck and your battle style, but also affect the personality of the girl, which may lead to different ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Anime 14.8%, Story Rich 10%, Casual 9%
- #47 Tails Noir Preludes
70% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 4.9%
- #48 Reimu Needs Help!? Aunn-chan to the Rescue!
69% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: ISY
Windows
Speedily solve Reimu's problems by skillfully stopping slot reels to pick two words to create items to give to her!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.6%, Simulation 20.5%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Anime 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #49 ALLBLACK Phase 1
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: NSAID
Windows · Mac · Linux
ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Linear 18.1%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 5.6%
- #50 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
68% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows · Mac
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Point & Click 17.1%, Linear 8.7%
- #51 The Ice Cream Culprit
67% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Konayachi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Let your girlfriend know (or not) about the culprit who ate her ice cream.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Anime 10.7%, Casual 4.2%
- #52 Big Tiddy Goth GF Simulator
70% matchVery Positive82% of 342 reviews2020
Dev: WoweePub: Earthbound Books
Windows
Explore the college campus, and work your way up to telling the goth girl you have a crush on how you REALLY feel. Solve puzzles, buy food, and explore a eerily empty dorm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Casual 4.7%
- #53 Miss!Don't Affect my Rank
67% matchVery Positive80% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Peach Fox GamePub: Shark Shark Game
Windows · Mac
This visual novel blends simulation and management gameplay. The protagonist, aiming to become a pro esports player, tries to cut off all distractions but is drawn into a strange adventure with a tsundere childhood friend and a sultry neighbor, where unshakable bonds and passion collide!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 13.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #54 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
66% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 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 28.1%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Anime 7.8%
- #55 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
70% matchVery Positive88% of 68 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 38.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%
- #56 Grey Instinct
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 732 reviews2021
Dev: Plain Cheeseburger Games
Windows
In this cyberpunk 2D point-and-click adventure game, play as Grey, an amateur detective. Unravel the mystery by searching for clues, solving puzzles, talking to the mask-wearing residents of New Corium, and, if you have time, maybe go on a date!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Point & Click 34%, Story Rich 10.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Anime 6.5%
- #57 Heartbeat in Thailand
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,047 reviews2025
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Freshly graduated, you head to Bangkok’s Chinatown to find your uncle—only to lose contact. Seeking a steady job, you’re mistaken for a gang boss and thrown into chaos. Along the way, you meet a sweet cousin, cold widow, mysterious performer, quirky ghost, and even... someone unexpected.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Story Rich 10%, Simulation 8%
- #58 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
67% matchVery Positive84% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Simulation 30.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #59 Pawsome Cats in Kittynawa
66% matchVery Positive99% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Gemcraft Games
Windows
Discover "Kittynawa", where hidden kitties, quests, and puzzles await in a highly interactive, hand-drawn world. Choose your path, interact with everything, and uncover secrets in this enchanting adventure. Your curiosity is the key!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Point & Click 41.7%, Casual 14%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #60 Exposed Livestream
65% matchVery Positive82% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: Kumada GaonPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
Stream by day, prank by night, and build your fame in this RPG adventure game! As IRL streamer Laika, create content, earn subscribers, and expand your skills. Explore the city and risk it all to entertain your growing audience. Show them what they actually want to see...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Point & Click 27.1%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Anime 11.3%