60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, 2D, Hand-drawn.
Anthology of anti-war stories by award-winning authors from Russia
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15%, Dark 6.6%
A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Text-Based 12.3%, Emotional 11.2%, Philosophical 8.8%
It's 2026, and you're a bail bondsman in Burlington. A fully voiced visual novel exploring the obligations of duty, and what justice really means.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Philosophical 15.6%, Narration 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%
Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 16.5%, Philosophical 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
A boy and an old man stand in front a pond, waiting for a swan's song. Meanwhile, they talk about life, death, and the passage of time.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.8%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Emotional 11.3%
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Philosophical 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12%
Musings on grief, moving on, and a life made and lived in the rural Midwest. Features a collection of lovingly hand-drawn panels and pixel art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Emotional 13.1%, Text-Based 11.6%
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, War 16.1%, Military 14.6%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Text-Based 9.1%, Emotional 7.3%
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Text-Based 14.4%, Dark 7.9%
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: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, 2D 6.7%
Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Dark 9%, 2D 6.9%
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, 2D 7.3%
A story woven with the sound of rain, poetic text, and gentle narration... A short visual novel where you can spend a relaxing moment in your own place, with time to yourself, where no one will disturb you, no one will come barging in. It could be a small, secretive café.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.4%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Philosophical 18.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Narration 12.2%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Text-Based 23.1%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Dark 6.1%
Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Philosophical 10.6%
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Philosophical 7.7%, 2D 6.9%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 18.6%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Emotional 9.8%
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Text-Based 8.8%, Dark 7.3%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 16.7%, Hand-drawn 15%, Philosophical 13.9%
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 32.6%, Text-Based 30.5%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Emotional 4.6%, Indie 2.1%
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 31%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Philosophical 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Emotional 6.8%
A visual novel with multiple endings
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Philosophical 13.7%, Dark 8.2%
What does it take to be SAFE? Maybe it's all about a person who will come to your rescue no matter what. Or maybe it has to do with a place that you know inside and out. OR, perhaps, (just maybe) a room full of strangers with no entrance might just do the trick.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Philosophical 13.6%, Dark 7.4%
It's the night of the big ball, and things are going...well...they're going. When so many people of so many different species are gathered together in one place, you're sure to have an interesting time. But what if something a little more malicious is happening under the surface?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Philosophical 20.8%, Text-Based 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Hand-drawn 16.4%
A social critique visual novel exploring the void of contemporary Europe. Through a ruthless comparison between past and present, the player faces a narrative where every choice is an illusion, reflecting the impotence and lack of real change in our historical period.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Philosophical 19.7%, Modern 15.3%, Text-Based 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
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: Text-Based 24.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Narration 14.1%, Emotional 10.9%
Caustic Murmurs is a Yuri Visual Novel featuring themes of loss, loneliness, and deep love. Witness a growing bond an uncover unexpected secrets
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 16.5%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Dark 6.4%
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Text-Based 20.9%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Emotional 7.3%
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Text-Based 16.2%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, 2D 6.7%
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, War 18.4%, Narration 8.8%
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Hand-drawn 21%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 10.5%, Narration 7%
在漫画风格的视觉小说中扮演被幽灵附身的实习生，依靠自己的选择拼凑出不同的漫画分镜！ 以大学女生的视角观察并了解街道上的形形色色，之后放肆地对这一切做个鬼脸！
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Text-Based 25.4%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Modern 13.3%, Emotional 7.9%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Hand-drawn 13%, Narration 9.7%
Under the hazy moon, a shrine maiden meets a star. A short visual novel of a two person conversation. Cup ramen recommended.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Text-Based 25.6%, Hand-drawn 24.7%, Modern 18%, Indie 1.7%
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Text-Based 23.6%, Philosophical 14.6%, Narration 10.2%
High school student Hiroyuki Nasukawa, whose father is a piano tuner, aspires to become a respectable adult. Yet he resorts to cheating on a test. Unsurprisingly, he gets caught. The punishment imposed on him was unexpectedly, “Please repair the school's piano.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Text-Based 31.8%, Modern 22.4%, Emotional 8.8%, Indie 3.7%
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Text-Based 27%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Emotional 8.3%, 2D 6.2%
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Modern 14.7%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Dark 10.8%
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Text-Based 27.5%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Military 8.9%, War 7.1%
A short and sweet visual novel about a man who goes looking for the paranormal and discovers some lewd (but horrifying) discoveries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Text-Based 17.2%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Narration 6.9%
A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Philosophical 16.7%, Hand-drawn 16%, Modern 12.8%
JAS: Job App Sux! Is a coming-of-RAGE story about Rose, an aspiring art professional fighting to pave her path in the industry.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Hand-drawn 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Modern 14.5%, Text-Based 7%
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Text-Based 22.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Philosophical 18.8%, Emotional 7.3%
Ordinary life shattered when a riverside drowning and spatial anomalies pulled you into a vortex. In this rain-lashed town of crumbling reality. Truth hides in every raindrop and shadow.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Text-Based 32.7%, Philosophical 24.5%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 1.5%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Text-Based 17.9%, Narration 10.3%
You would think you cannot get detention in college, yet this is exactly what you got. Instead of a party with your friends, you and your girlfriend are stuck on Friday afternoon in a classroom. Buckle up for a thrilling ride full of unexpected twists and turns in this visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Modern 23.5%, Narration 13.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Magic and science. Past and future. But what of the present?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Text-Based 21%, Narration 12.4%, Philosophical 9.1%
"Remember Us" is an emotional adventure game where you witness the final moments of Dean, an Alzheimer's patient, as he tries to remember his beloved wife Marta and his past before passing away. Find objects, revive memories, and discover Dean's poignant farewell moment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 21.5%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Emotional 8.1%
Fairy Deer is a kinetic thriller visual novel. Make your way deep into the terrifying Forest in search of the sole pathway to happiness—the mythical Fairy Deer.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.8%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Dark 7.6%, Narration 5.7%
《终焉与珑同行》是一段几乎没有剧情的故事。 没有宏伟的冒险、没有奇迹，也没有命运交错。只有在清晨和黄昏之间，反复走过同一段日子。 一起吃饭、说话、沉默，偶尔争吵，偶尔又因为无聊的事笑得喘不过气。 像温水一样的生活，平凡到几乎透明，却又真实得让人想逃。 你总觉得再这样下去，世界也不会改变。但心里某处却在轻轻提醒你——这样下去，不会太久了。 不是因为发生了什么，而是因为什么都不会发生了。 她不会告诉你原因，你也不会问。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, 2D 7%
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Text-Based 9.4%, Dark 7.8%
The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Military 15.2%, War 13.8%, Modern 9%
“A meteorite will fall in three days. That's why I want to commit suicide proactively before then.” The girl who told me this upon our first meeting was someone I encountered on the school rooftop—a place that should have been off-limits.
Why similar: Text-Based 42.5%, Visual Novel 39.9%, Modern 12.5%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
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: Visual Novel 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Narration 8.1%
This 2D psychological horror game traps you in a pastel-pink doll museum, where you help Valentine to survive the cruel Doll Queen!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Text-Based 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Hand-drawn 15%, Emotional 10.5%
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Narration 9.3%
A Hand-Drawn Visual Novel Essay Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Dark 5.9%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Text-Based 19.5%, Emotional 14.3%, Hand-drawn 11.9%
You are a soul, ready for your next lifetime on earth. To prepare for incarnation, you visit the Interdimensional Museum to remember your personalities from past lives. Tour the museum artifacts, remember who you were, and when you're ready, the museum will reveal your next life to you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Philosophical 10.8%
