60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Story Rich, Adventure, Emotional.
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
The Painting
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Fall of Porcupine
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Emotional 27.3%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Story Rich 10.5%
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
Why similar: Emotional 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Linear 8.3%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Emotional 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Why similar: Emotional 39.5%, Narrative 28% ★, Story Rich 15.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Casual 5.9%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.8%, Point & Click 19.9%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Narrative 21.4% ★, Emotional 20.5%, Romance 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13%, Story Rich 8.6%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Emotional 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Point & Click 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Story Rich 10.6%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Emotional 58.1%, Stylized 17.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 5.4%, Casual 5.2%
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Point & Click 19.1%, Emotional 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Adventure 9%
South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Emotional 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Romance 9.2%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Emotional 30.3%, Narrative 28.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Story Rich 11%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Romance 21.1%, Narrative 14.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 12%, Story Rich 10.9%
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Emotional 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 13.1%
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Emotional 18.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Romance 22.6%, Narrative 22.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Why similar: Emotional 55.3%, Story Rich 20.6%, Colorful 11.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.
Why similar: Emotional 68.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Why similar: Emotional 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Romance 14.4%, Point & Click 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Cartoon 10.9%
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Linear 10.9%
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Point & Click 17.8%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Narrative 10.2% ★
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Emotional 32.7%, Narrative 20.1% ★, Story Rich 12.9%, Linear 12.2%, Stylized 8.5%
A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!
Why similar: Emotional 66.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Colorful 8.1%, 2D 7.9%, Indie 4.1%
A short story-driven experience about love, loss, and the choices we make.
The Deep Forest tells a classical tale of searching for family. Players will experience the changing seasons throughout the game and explore enchanting scenes depicting each season.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.5%, Emotional 28.7%, Point & Click 19.4%, Colorful 5.8%, Casual 5.5%
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Romance 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Emotional 16.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Narrative 13.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 12.5%
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Hand-drawn 27.2%, Stylized 12.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.1%
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Point & Click 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Stylized 8.8%
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Romance 23.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Narrative 15% ★, Story Rich 9.3%
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Hand-drawn 19%, Point & Click 18%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Stylized 9.7%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Romance 33.8%, Story Rich 26.4%, Emotional 17.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 5.2%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Emotional 28.1%, Narrative 24.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
Hostil is a short emotional interactive tale about a young astronaut who has crashed on a extremely dangerous planet. No one will come to rescue him and his only hope is to move forward.
Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 8.4%
From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.
Why similar: Emotional 21.6%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Romance 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Emotional 28.9%, Point & Click 28.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Stylized 10.6%, Adventure 6.9%
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Emotional 14.7%, Linear 12.6%, Casual 9.1%
Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Adventure 25%, Story Rich 18.5%, Casual 16.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%
A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?
Why similar: Emotional 30%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 16.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 8.1%
Every life has a story. Every story has regret. But what if you could change the past? LOVE is a puzzle game about finding the things we’ve lost in ourselves and the people who help us find them.
Why similar: Emotional 49.5%, Point & Click 34.2%, Indie 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%
A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!
Why similar: Emotional 32.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 15.8%, Linear 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Emotional 28.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Casual 7.3%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Story Rich 10%
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Emotional 36.8%, Narrative 29.2% ★, Romance 19.8%, Story Rich 14.1%
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Why similar: Narrative 25.7% ★, Emotional 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Point & Click 16%, Story Rich 7.8%
Every New Year is similar to the previous one. No friends, no family, no magic. But what if a fairy tale exists? And everything can change? HOPE: Winter Tale is a story about a man who has lost his all taste for life. But one winter night, everything changed.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Romance 19%, Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 16%
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Narrative 33.1% ★, Emotional 26.5%, Point & Click 17%, Story Rich 12.4%, Stylized 6.9%
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
Why similar: Narrative 28.6% ★, Emotional 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Colorful 6.4%
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Point & Click 25%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Adventure 7.2%, 2D 6.4%
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Romance 18.6%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%
Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.
Why similar: Emotional 52.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 8.4%, Casual 4.9%
The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.
Why similar: Emotional 29.6%, Story Rich 21.9%, Linear 18.4%, Stylized 13.1%, Colorful 9.6%
Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.
Why similar: Emotional 34.6%, Cartoon 22.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Point & Click 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Emotional 23.1%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Stylized 7.5%
You are a very sad bunny. You cannot stop crying. You might have to drink something gross. You are Tulip. Wander through a storybook countryside, gather ingredients for a strange brew, and get to know your adorable animal neighbors in an odd quest to alleviate your incurable sadness.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.6%, Emotional 16.9%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Casual 7%
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: Emotional 17.7%, Narrative 17.7% ★, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 42.8%, Cartoon 28%, 2D 11.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Casual 7.4%
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Emotional 23.9%, Point & Click 23.7%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Linear 8.1%
