- #1 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Noir 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Conversation 10.2%
- #2 A Week in Paradise
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows
A Week in Paradise is an interactive narrative mystery. Discover the unusual circumstances of your arrival to a bar called Paradise, and drink through the night with the bar's charismatic regular. Each night, unravel the threads holding back memories in your dreams.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Conversation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Emotional 8.4%
- #3 Lost Connections
96% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #4 Coalescence
95% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive!
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 8%
- #5 2064: Read Only Memories
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Conversation 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #6 Five Biggest Accomplishments
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Assembling Chickens Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Noir 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Story Rich 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #7 All (Too) Good Things
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Conversation 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #8 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
92% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Conversation 12.9%
- #9 Yuika My Bestie
91% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: Conversation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #10 The Afterlife Cafe
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Conversation 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #11 Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Conversation 20.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Emotional 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%
- #12 One Night: Burlesque
89% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Conversation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #13 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
88% matchVery Positive95% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Noir 29%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #14 We should talk.
89% matchMixed57% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Insatiable CyclePub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Emotional 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #15 Lewd Mod: Noir
86% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: HH Richards
Windows
This is a game where you work as a spy, looking through sexy surveillance photos to identify Red Hat agents. Get close to your boss, get her to send you lewd selfies, & uncover a sexy spy mystery.
Why similar: Noir 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Romance 9%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #16 Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out
87% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #17 Do 11
86% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Conversation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #18 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #19 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
84% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Conversation 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #20 Where are you, Cinderella?
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%
- #21 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #22 Over The Phone
83% matchVery Positive84% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Conversation 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Romance 11.3%
- #23 Cryspace
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
Windows
Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #24 Whispering Memories
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Conversation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #25 Drinks With Abbey
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
Why similar: Conversation 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Romance 11.5%
- #26 Truer than You
79% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Transcenders Media AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome your past and become someone new in Truer than You. A choice-driven narrative adventure about love, loss and being lost in life. You're hired as a gig-working actor to play roles in real-life situations. Have conversations, get a good rating and follow the rules. All good?
Why similar: Conversation 17.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #27 Cascade Falls
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Paranormal
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #28 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Conversation 14%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #29 Elevenses
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Conversation 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 10.7%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #30 DESERT OF ASH: a Post-Apocalyptic Gay Sex Simulator
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Davis G. See
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world has burnt to ash. Wander the wasteland, scavenge and trade for vital supplies, hook up with over a dozen hot guys, develop relationships—however fleeting—and decide how you want to live in this new world.
Why similar: Conversation 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Romance 9.4%
- #31 Would you sell your soul
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Conversation 11.4%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #32 Arderico's Journey
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #33 Guilt Free
77% matchVery Positive86% of 288 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Conversation 12.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #34 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
74% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Emotional 11.1%, Conversation 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #35 Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #36 Venus: Improbable Dream
76% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Borealis
Windows · Mac
Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12%, Conversation 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Emotional 10.6%
- #37 Blake: The Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Conversation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11%
- #38 Transparent
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamDSN
Windows
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #39 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Conversation 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
- #40 Tequila Moonrise
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Swan Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take over a struggling bar on the politically tense Moon Village. Prepare and serve drinks, befriend and help your customers, find your purpose, and maybe even love... all while keeping the bar's lights on in this narrative driven bartending simulator set on the moon.
Why similar: Conversation 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #41 Sunset High
72% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Turnip Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.
Why similar: Noir 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Conversation 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #42 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 925 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Emotional 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #43 Between the Lines
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PastPulse Games
Windows
In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.
Why similar: Conversation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #44 Three Days to Chicago
71% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Chris SchroyerPub: Austin Ivansmith Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
One of them is visiting a friend in Chicago. The other wants to shake things up in New York City. It starts in San Francisco, but where this relationship goes is all up to you.
Why similar: Conversation 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 13.7%
- #45 阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
71% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: SnowyYANGPub: 逐夏
Windows
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Romance 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #46 Project Salon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
Windows
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Conversation 30.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #47 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
69% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Nullblade Studios
Windows
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Conversation 11.8%, Emotional 11.6%
- #48 Alcyone: The Last City
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Conversation 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #49 AN IOU
70% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Red Room Games
Windows · Mac
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: Conversation 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #50 Coffee Talk
70% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Conversation 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Emotional 8.4%
- #51 Neo Cab
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,781 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Conversation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #52 Vida
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: YEON 연
Windows · Linux
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Conversation 16%, Text-Based 12.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #53 BatteryNote
66% matchVery Positive100% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Conversation 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Emotional 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #54 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,622 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Conversation 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 13%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #55 あなたに花束を
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: abyss good games
Windows
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Conversation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
- #56 Spark of Joy
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Big Chungus ProductionsPub: Mr Big Chungus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jack and Joy experience a romance with all the ups and downs of life in this romantic comedy adult visual novel. After a tragic event, Jack is set adrift and four alluring women cross his path. Will he regain his Spark of Joy, or give in to lust? Make the choices & experience this emotional journey.
Why similar: Conversation 17%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Romance 11.8%, Emotional 11%
- #57 Come to my party!
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SIMSANG YOON
Windows
Set in a South Korean elementary school in 1999, 『Come to my party!』 follows 10-year-old Jimin's quest for her first-ever birthday party. Through multiple endings filled with laughs and heart, step into a story that might remind you of your own childhood.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Conversation 13.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Emotional 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #58 FORTUNE the FATED
68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
To unlock ancient spells needed to defend the galaxy, can you navigate fantasy quests, noir cases, heroic competitions, dystopian worlds & space heists?
Why similar: Noir 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #59 Zugzwang
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Conversation 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Romance 8.8%
- #60 Into the Waves
67% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%