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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: Drama 26.7%, Narration 24.3%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Visual Novel 6.2%

병신같은 놈(The Butterfly Dream)은 비주얼 노벨과 어드벤처가 결합된 단편 게임입니다. 배치된 사물을 따라 상호작용하며 죄의식의 근원을 마주하세요.

Why similar: Drama 20.9%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark 8.4%

Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.

Why similar: Drama 28.2%, Narration 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological 9.2%, Dark 9%

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Drama 21%, Narration 18.7%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.

Why similar: Drama 20.9%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dark 12.3%

A short narrative visual novel about procrastination, family, and the inner dialogue of a creative person. A story about how delaying decisions slowly erodes a life.

Why similar: Narration 25.6%, Drama 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological 8.6%

This is a short visual novel that immerses the player in the inner world of the main character, who suffers from social anxiety and is afraid even of a simple phone call. Experience with her the anxiety, procrastination, and constant struggle with herself.

Why similar: Drama 29.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Narration 12.5%, Psychological 9.7%

As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.

Why similar: Narration 19.5%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dark 9.8%

A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.

Why similar: Narration 27.7%, Drama 27.2%, Dark 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 6%

Isabella, your classmate, is someone you were never close to but someone you certainly noticed. One day however, you notice that Isabella stopped coming to class. You start to discover how important you were to her despite never even having a conversation with her before.

Why similar: Drama 31.6%, Dark 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Narration 13.3%, Psychological 7.4%

A brief emotional experience lasting a few minutes, centered on the quiet weight of a kept promise. A narrative-driven tale with minimal mechanics.

Why similar: Drama 35.9%, Narration 19.5%, Dark 14.1%, Walking Simulator 7.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

Narrative experience from the mind of Thomas Hunt. Skateboarding Cows? Sentient boxes? A deep, emotional melodrama about the video games industry? Yep, it's got it all! NOT FOR YOU is a collection of short experiences, which you can play in any order you would like!

Why similar: Narration 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Drama 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Psychological 10.2%

Embark down the small path of a girl named Abby as she goes back home and digs through her childhood, reliving the past to help reveal the secrets of what actually happened. What will you uncover? Will the family mystery end with you, or will it be just another legend. REIMAGINED VERSION OUT NOW!!

Why similar: Drama 22.3%, Narration 20.7%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dark 8.5%

A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Dark 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 8.4%

Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.

Why similar: Drama 28.6%, Dark 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Narration 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%

A story about a guy, a girl he met, and their adventure. Freelance IT specialist Semyon meet a girl from Dagestan on the Internet. However, their relationship quickly grow over the regular chatting - he decides to help her run away from home. That is how their amazing adventure begins.

Why similar: Drama 25.7%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Narration 17.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%

The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.

Why similar: Drama 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Narration 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%

After waking up in a world without her sister, Miss Alexandra Audacity believes she's been left out of a conspiracy between her flaky friends and secretive husband. Guide her through five timelines mired by false memories while trying to keep her sanity, and yours.

Why similar: Drama 35.9%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dark 13.4%, Stylized 8.5%

My name is Jeremy. I can bring things to life.

Why similar: Drama 33.9%, Dark 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Connor, a single father, visits a memory-restoration clinic in order to relive the days he had with his estranged son Bry. Experience what’s left of his past as he gets to relive his cherished memories and routine joys, while keeping away from the disturbing truth lurking beneath the surface.

Why similar: Narration 25%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological 10.4%, Story Rich 8.1%

Visual novel in the form of interactive comic book about love, life and fighting to be heard.

Why similar: Drama 28.9%, Narration 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological 7.6%

A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dark 17.1%, Narration 13.3%, Psychological 8.2%

A story of seven young workers in an electronics factory in the early 2020s.

Why similar: Drama 39.4%, Narration 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Modern 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%

"Purpose 1951" is an almost pure walking simulator set in the United States of 1951. You play as a retired doctor whose life falls apart.

Why similar: Drama 35.6%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Narration 22.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Story Rich 3.9%

Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.

Why similar: Drama 25%, Dark 15.1%, Narration 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Adventure 7.6%

An archaeology student is sent to do his summer training in a place far away from civilization. There he meets three beautiful girls who share his passion for cinema and art. What can possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Drama 24.8%, Narration 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 8.9%, Story Rich 6.6%

Dive into the haunting narrative of "Whispers of silence" a first-person exploration game where every object tells a story and every note reveals a fragment of the past.

Why similar: Narration 34.2%, Drama 33.4%, Walking Simulator 31.3%, Indie 1.1%

A first-person adventure game with a deep plot. You have to get from Tyumen to Novosibirsk on a passenger train. You can look out the window and watch the changing nature, weather and architecture. You can see forests, fields, mountains, cities and villages.

Why similar: Drama 25%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Dark 9.8%

The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.

Why similar: Drama 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological 7.8%, Story Rich 6.8%

The story of three foreign students at a private British boarding school. Becoming information brokers within the school walls brought them money and respect, but knowledge can also bring trouble. The forbidden fruit was forced in their mouths and its taste will remain forever.

Why similar: Drama 25.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dark 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological 9.9%

“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 29.8%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Dark 18.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Psychological 5.8%

Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Dark 15.1%, Narration 11.6%, Psychological 7.5%

A Deep Rest is a collection of short stories about men and their relationship with mental health and depression. Taking control of a different character in each story, you will experience life from their perspective. See the problems and issues they face and help them find ways to be alright again.

Why similar: Drama 27.5%, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Narration 21.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 7.6%

This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.

Why similar: Drama 38%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Narration 10.5%, Psychological 10%, Emotional 6.7%

Confront the moral dilemma, and then become the hero that saves the world.

Why similar: Drama 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Dark 14.8%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

A short visual novel about a girl who experiences a clinical death.

Why similar: Drama 29.3%, Narration 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 6.3%

A short, atmospheric narrative adventure about fatherhood, memory, and healing. Explore a beautiful world, relive pivotal moments from a new father’s past, and see how they shape the parent he chooses to become.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Drama 21.4%, Narration 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Story Rich 8.9%

We Carry the Fire is a fantasy-adventure visual novel about four people embarking on a dangerous quest to save a small village from an apocalyptic curse.

Why similar: Drama 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Adventure 9%, Emotional 5.5%

A beautiful first-person narrative short story set after your death. Immerse yourself in a mind-blowing world as you face a traumatic event from your past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Narration 22.4%, Drama 20.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Story Rich 8.2%

Reconnect a fragmented world by switching between two perspectives – one for exploration and another for manipulating the fragmented world. Overcome intermediate levels where you'll need to employ lateral thinking and make decisions. Can you once again unite a decadent and broken world?

Why similar: Drama 26.8%, Narration 25.9%, Dark 18%, Psychological 8.7%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

"It's a story about a young boy and a young girl who, amidst illness and pain, find redemption in each other and ultimately journey together towards the stars."

Why similar: Drama 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Narration 11.5%, Adventure 8.7%

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: Drama 34.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Narration 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Emotional 6.6%

At AllRisk Solutions, your mission is to keep our most valued clients happy while boosting company success. Use our powerful software to make smart decisions, settle claims, and climb the ranks. Play it right then enjoy free time at home. Strategy, balance, and rewards, it’s all in your hands!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Narration 10.5%, Dark 10.1%, Adventure 8.1%

"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.

Why similar: Drama 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Dark 15.9%, Narration 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

One-room cyberpunk VN about doubt, guilt and memory. Talk to a girl who claims to be your girlfriend, question reality, and unlock multiple endings in a short, replayable psychological story.

Why similar: Drama 30%, Dark 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Atmospheric 10%, Casual 7%

A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.

Why similar: Drama 27.9%, Dark 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Atmospheric 8%, Narration 7%

A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.

Why similar: Drama 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Story Rich 8.3%, Psychological 7.6%

Reformatted to 200 custom handmade pages, this Harlem Renaissance story employs the reader's mind exploring personas of race, gender, and capitalism. When Angela is prompted by society, this story explores her choices.

Why similar: Drama 35.3%, Narration 32.7%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Adventure 6.8%, Casual 2.4%

Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.

Why similar: Drama 29.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Narration 12.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Psychological 7.3%

Grobnopolis is a slow, oppressive atmospheric horror experience where curiosity is both compass and curse. The sun is gone. The mines are bleeding. Walk the dying city of Huta-Grobno, tune into forbidden broadcasts and survive the last days of a world rotting under the clouds.

Why similar: Dark 23%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Narration 17.4%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 8.5%

One Last Memory is an emotional story driven exploration game about an old man who re-discovers his own past and lost memories on his journey through the beauty of nature. It is an adventure filled with joy, sadness and breathtaking locations and environments that are waiting to be discovered.

Why similar: Drama 29.9%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Adventure 6%

Inheritance can be different, and it is not always pleasant, right?

Why similar: Drama 24.5%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dark 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%

The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.

Why similar: Drama 22.6%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Dark 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Haunt your murderer /slash/ ex-boyfriend and discover the truth behind his actions in a visual novel about finding peace when all you want is vengeance.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Narration 21%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Dark 5.4%

When Ryunosuke Kokuto lands a professorial role at an exclusive academy, his hopes for his new charges prove more ambitious than most! In this characteristically crispy dark comedy VN from Liquid, navigate an unlikely career filled with breakneck twists through the lofty halls of St. Martius.

Why similar: Drama 32.8%, Dark 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Story Rich 5.5%

Jeremiah: The Nightfall Our memories are what tell us who we are. But what if, suddenly, you had none? What if you had to emerge from the darkness on your own strength? Will you be ready to face your demons?

Why similar: Drama 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dark 13.6%, Narration 7%

Life has been tough for you after the tragic incident with your parents. Your way of coping has been through reliving all the good memories with them, but all the memories had a dark turn this time... will you be able to figure out why?

Why similar: Drama 28%, Dark 19.3%, Walking Simulator 18%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

"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 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Emotional 7.2%

The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.

Why similar: Dark 26.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%