- #1 Anxiety Puppy
97% matchVery Positive96% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Text-Based 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Cute 10.8%
- #2 Everything Will Be Fine!
96% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Psychological 30.2%, Text-Based 26%, Adventure 23.2%, 2D 11%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #3 My Therapy
95% matchVery Positive96% of 335 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Anime 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Text-Based 14.1%, Emotional 10.5%, 2D 8.5%
- #4 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,595 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 37.9%, Anime 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Adventure 8.8%
- #5 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 906 reviews2025
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
"NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net" is a typing game in which you enter internet lingo in a call-and-response format with a girl (OMGkawaiiAngel) who has a strong need for approval.
Why similar: Cute 21.8%, Anime 21.5%, Comic Book 19.4%, 2D 13.4%, Typing 11% ★
- #6 My Adorable Ghost Story
92% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Mado games
Windows · Mac
A cowardly ghost needs your help to find peace. Complete his final wishes, get closer to him, and unravel the mystery of his death as you search for your own freedom in this short, story-driven adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Anime 11%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #7 Resette's Prescription ~Book of memory, Swaying scale~
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Liz-ArtsPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Resette's Prescription" is a 2D point-and-click adventure in which you guide Resette, a girl who can enter peoples' hearts, through the story by clicking onscreen, obtaining items, solving puzzles, and activating gadgets.
Why similar: Anime 52.7%, Story Rich 24.6%, 2D 18.5%, Indie 4.2%
- #8 Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,926 reviews2016
Dev: Ludosity
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Why similar: Female Protagonist 46.8%, Cute 20.8%, Adventure 15%, 2D 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #9 Unwording
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Linux
Unwording is a short but powerful exploration of overcoming negative self-talk. Solve word puzzles, explore the neighborhood through multiple perspectives, and help Tom have a better day through a challenging yet cathartic experience.
Why similar: Spelling 40.3% ★, Psychological 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Emotional 8.6%, Cute 7.4%
- #10 i love me, i love me not
90% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: MALGOW
Windows · Mac
a hand-drawn mental-health-focused game!
Why similar: Emotional 26.7%, Cute 21.3%, Adventure 18.2%, 2D 14%, Typing 9.2% ★
- #11 Parry Nightmare
89% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: KAKUKAKU GAMESPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
Why similar: Cute 18.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Anime 15.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Emotional 11.3%
- #12 Reimu Needs Help!? Aunn-chan to the Rescue!
89% matchVery Positive97% of 159 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 29.7%, Anime 20.4%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Cute 15%, 2D 10%
- #13 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
86% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Text-Based 30%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 15.3%, 2D 13.5%, Anime 13.2%
- #14 Secret Psychology
88% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Momentum Games
Windows
Try to understand and solve their pain by using hypnosis! Please enjoy her story of overcoming pain and standing up
Why similar: Psychological 44.9%, Anime 18.6%, Cute 18.1%, Adventure 8.6%, 2D 5.3%
- #15 Bad Faith
87% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 32.2%, Anime 16.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #16 Save Me, Sakuya-san!
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 909 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
She's here to help! Let Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project comfort you after encountering some hardships in this beautiful visual novel that aims to heal your troubles away!
Why similar: Anime 37.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Cute 14.5%, Emotional 11.4%, 2D 9%
- #17 Magical Massage
84% matchVery Positive96% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Anime 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Cute 20.5%, Story Rich 17.5%, Colorful 5.5%
- #18 Decollate Decoration
84% matchVery Positive93% of 506 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Adventure 33%, Cute 31.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, 2D 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #19 Spiritual Bond ~Breaking the curse, Intertwining fates~
82% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: MONRAPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
“Person of Serendipity… please help us——” A text-based adventure puzzle game set in ancient villages, where shrine maidens and the Kami guide you to forge unbreakable bonds. Every choice reshapes destiny—you will lead them, but to where?
Why similar: Spelling 41.4% ★, Anime 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 10.6%, Cute 9.5%
- #20 Room of Depression
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 911 reviews2023
Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Drama 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Emotional 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Cute 10.5%
- #21 GOODBYE WORLD
82% matchVery Positive85% of 847 reviews2022
Dev: YO FUJIIPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
"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: Text-Based 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 14%, Emotional 10%
- #22 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,617 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Anime 22.9%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Cute 18.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 11.3%
- #23 MINDHACK
81% matchVery Positive93% of 751 reviews2023
Dev: VODKAdemo?
Windows · Mac
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Psychological 38.2%, Text-Based 16.9%, Story Rich 14.7%, Anime 13.1%, Adventure 10%
- #24 Far Away
79% matchVery Positive95% of 8,200 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.3%, Anime 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Cute 12.9%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #25 Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
78% matchVery Positive98% of 154 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: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Anime 19.3%, Cute 14.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Comic Book 9.8%
- #26 Black Lily's Tale
79% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.8%, Anime 15.7%, Cute 12%, Story Rich 11.8%, Emotional 11%
- #27 Type Knight
80% matchVery Positive92% of 143 reviews2019
Dev: chaikadev
Windows · Linux
Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil with your typing skills.
Why similar: 2D 36.5%, Typing 30.9% ★, Score Attack 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Singleplayer 7.4%
- #28 Fran Bow
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological 36.7%, Story Rich 20.7%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D 5.6%
- #29 Stiff Neck
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,167 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Psychological 27.5%, Text-Based 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Emotional 9.6%
- #30 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Anime 27%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 15.1%, Cute 12.8%, Emotional 12.6%
- #31 My Light In The Dark
78% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Psychological 23.7%, Female Protagonist 16%, Emotional 12.9%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D 11.1%
- #32 Nurse Love Syndrome
77% matchVery Positive93% of 323 reviews2019
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 231.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.2%, Anime 19.9%, Cute 19.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #33 Lucid Dream Adventure
77% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Psychological 42%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Adventure 11.7%, 2D 8.1%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #34 Noctuary
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,640 reviews2023
Dev: GratescaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."
Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Cute 14.4%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 12.6%
- #35 Doki Doki Literature Club!
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 228,468 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Anime 47.1%, Cute 27.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Adventure 2.8%
- #36 Heal
75% matchVery Positive84% of 827 reviews2020
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Why similar: Psychological 43.9%, Adventure 20.7%, Emotional 16.9%, 2D 8.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #37 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
71% matchVery Positive95% of 537 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Anime 26.3%, Adventure 16%, Story Rich 15.4%, 2D 7.1%
- #38 Heal Hitler
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 234 reviews2021
Dev: Jon Aegis
Windows
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Psychological 40.4%, Text-Based 32.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #39 Tide Girl: Phenomena
72% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: momoluna
Windows · Linux
Enjoy the murder by the word.
Why similar: Psychological 30.9%, Text-Based 20.9%, Anime 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Emotional 7.9%
- #40 Backspace Bouken
73% matchVery Positive92% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: RNG Party Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Type your way through absurd encounters and mysterious puzzles in this old-school typing dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Typing 41.9% ★, Adventure 38.4%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #41 MINE MEMORY
71% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 52.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Anime 5.1%
- #42 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
70% matchVery Positive84% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Drama 21.9%, Anime 20.3%, Psychological 19.2%, Cute 14.1%, Adventure 10.7%
- #43 No Ghost in Stay Home
72% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
Why similar: Cute 30.2%, Anime 25%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, 2D 14.3%, Adventure 10.9%
- #44 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,372 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological 33.9%, Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Anime 12.3%, Emotional 6.9%
- #45 Dyping Escape
67% matchVery Positive92% of 624 reviews2026
Dev: Heaviside CreationsPub: PLAYISM
Windows
"Let's play a typing game." Dyping Escape is a simple game where you type according to instructions from the game master, a mysterious eyeball. But be careful; everything you type becomes reality. Just be careful not to brick your computer.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, 2D 10.3%, Adventure 9.6%
- #46 Moonless Moon
69% matchVery Positive90% of 342 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.1%, Anime 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #47 Brick Exorcist
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Fish Chain Games
Windows
"Brick Exorcist" is a casual bishojo brick break game! You accidentally crossed into another world and became an exorcist. With the help of the goddess, you exorcised the beautiful girl who was possessed by the devil!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Anime 23.4%, Comic Book 14.2%, Emotional 13.9%, 2D 10%
- #48 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
67% matchVery Positive94% of 58,305 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological 28.4%, Anime 25.6%, Cute 15.3%, Text-Based 9.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #49 Little Misfortune
69% matchVery Positive92% of 14,190 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.4%, Story Rich 19%, Cute 16.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
- #50 Ticy Adventure Club
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,270 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI studio
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Cute 19.5%, Anime 16.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Story Rich 14.8%
- #51 Dab on Darkness!
70% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Dab On Darkness is a cozy, short, non-linear visual novel where you learn real world, practical tactics to deal with those nasty thoughts you would rather not have. Make the correct decision as your inner negativity manifests into a cute anime girl, lest you despair into the darkness...
Why similar: Anime 41.8%, Cute 29.6%, Emotional 23.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #52 Ghostwriter Workshop
66% matchVery Positive95% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: 秘密結社マテンロウ計画Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.
Why similar: Drama 32%, Cute 28.1%, Adventure 20.2%, 2D 11.1%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #53 Nanotale - Typing Chronicles
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 865 reviews2021
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Something is wrong with the heart of magic. Play a young archivist venturing out into a dying world, cataloging its mysteries and its wonders to unearth the truth. Nanotale is the new adventure from the Typing Chronicles franchise and the spiritual successor to the acclaimed Epistory.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Story Rich 19.1%, Typing 16.7% ★, Colorful 5.8%
- #54 How to Say Goodbye
68% matchVery Positive90% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Florian VeltmanPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
How to Say Goodbye is a beautiful narrative puzzle game inspired by picture books. Reorganize the environment and solve puzzles to help a group of ghosts on their quest to finally move on.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.3%, Emotional 19.5%, Cute 17.9%, 2D 10.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #55 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
68% matchVery Positive92% of 5,486 reviews2017
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.9%, Anime 19.3%, Emotional 17.8%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 11.6%
- #56 Magical Girl Witch Trials
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,539 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.6%, Cute 25.2%, Anime 18.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 3%
- #57 Torn Away
66% matchVery Positive93% of 702 reviews2023
Dev: perelesoq
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.2%, Emotional 20.4%, Story Rich 17.4%, Cute 16.6%, Adventure 13.1%