- #1 Breaking Point
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
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 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Comic Book 13.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #2 Takorita Meets Fries
96% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deep under the sea, there is a princess who didn't know anything about french fries. This is her story, Princess Takorita's fated encounter with the french fries.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Text-Based 11%, Visual Novel 11%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #3 卧槽,我只是捡了个钥匙,竟......
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MOMO
Windows
The game allows you to reach different storylines by making choices. This is a comic game, mainly allowing you to experience different storylines through choices. Players can achieve different endings by selecting different buttons.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.4%, Design & Illustration 22% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #4 GREXOVKA VILLAGE
95% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: TotalPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
You've come to the village to "recharge." An hour later, you're looking for something you've lost, sniffing incense in a barn, and arguing with people who smile when it suits them. Here, a glance, a pause, and what's under the rug decide everything.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 34.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Casual 5.9%
- #5 Rebels - Under the Spell of Magic (Chapter 4)
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: BrotherWood Games
Windows
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 10.5%, Anime 10.1%
- #6 The Death Night Show
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Pathos
Windows
The Death Night Show is a narrative game with multiple endings and unlockable scenes where you play as Death's intern in his own late night show. Control the audience's reactions to the events of the program, run errands, and uncover the overarching mystery with each new featured guest.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Anime 7.4%, Cute 7%
- #7 あまつそらに咲く
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: studio aila
Windows
みんなで過ごすことができる最後の夏。 『この夏を忘れない思い出にしよう。』 だれかが言ったその言葉から始まる、茹だるように暑い、鮮明な夏の日。 大丈夫。きっと忘れない。 たとえ、目に見えるものが偽物だとしても。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Comic Book 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 10.5%, Drama 8.6%
- #8 Sword Princess Amaltea - The Visual Novel
92% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Senpai Media GroupPub: Natalia Batista
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Amaltea is sent out on this quest, and rescues Prince Ossian. They are both unwilling to play along in these traditional expectations of them, and after fleeing their own wedding they are now out on the open roads – on to new adventures in this gender flipped world!
Why similar: Comic Book 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #9 Nocturama
91% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Italian Party of Indie DevelopersPub: IV Productions
Windows · Mac
Nocturama Bononia is a container of interactive comics, of an urban fantasy genre, set in a nocturnal Bologna. Different stories and characters but with a single common denominator: living the most important night of one's existence.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 34% ★, Comic Book 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #10 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Comic Book 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.1%
- #11 The Trials of Ozymandias
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Golden Axolotl Studios
Windows · Mac
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 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 9.1%
- #12 TALES OF LUNAR SCALES
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SKOOTA GAMESPub: SCOOTER FILMS INC.
Windows
Set against the backdrop of Lake Mirine, which beautifully reflects the moonlight, this is an adventure story featuring the spirits living in the lakeside town as they embark on a journey surrounding the "Moon's Scale" and the "Secrets of Mirine."
Why similar: Design & Illustration 34.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 7.9%, Lore-Rich 5.9%
- #13 The Spirit Weaver
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
Windows
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 8.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #14 Major\Minor 2.0: (Re)Vision
88% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Klace
Windows
Become intertwined in the fateful connection plaguing two worlds, bound together by a murder mystery, and a competition for the throne of a god. The award-winning visual novel, completely revamped! New script, new choices! Become The Savior today...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Comic Book 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Anime 7.5%
- #15 Purrfect Tale
87% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: BadMouse
Windows · Mac
When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...
Why similar: Comic Book 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #16 MeetCute
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: emuemwPub: neonoptimism
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet-cute (n) - An amusing or charming first encounter that leads to the development of a romantic relationship
Why similar: Comic Book 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #17 アイアイ喫茶店
84% matchVery Positive96% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Comic Book 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 12.7%, Cute 7.6%
- #18 LINGERING
86% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Ceylon Entertainment
Windows · Linux
An LGBTQ+ Mystery Visual Novel with comic panel style aesthetics and pixel styled backgrounds. Join The Heart Breachers operatives as they navigate the world of desire, treachery, and emotional turmoil while learning to understand lofty concepts such as friendship, hope, and belief in oneself.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 11%
- #19 At Your Feet 2
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
Linda arrives on the tropical island of Trigue for work, but finds romance instead. This yuri visual novel features three gorgeous women to woo, including Alex from Summer in Trigue. Explore a story centered on foot fetishes and unique kinks with multiple routes and comic-style CGs.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 8.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #20 イカスミポーション
84% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
"イカスミ"でポーションをつくる!?怪しいポーション屋さんのイカ『スミミ』と共に、個性豊かな人外キャラクター達にポーションを売るアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Comic Book 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #21 The Tiny World
82% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Remus
Windows
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 20.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Drama 12.7%, Anime 9.5%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #22 Elfheim - Chapter 1
83% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Sunnaware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Elfheim is a magical land beyond your wildest dreams! The king of the Slimes unexpectedly sets on an exciting adventure filled with lewd Elves, underlying mysteries and lighthearted fun!
Why similar: Comic Book 16%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11%, Anime 10.9%
- #23 Bard Harder!
81% matchVery Positive98% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Comic Book 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Anime 9.4%
- #24 Hakuba School ! Hunting Prey
82% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Kenbu
Windows
Welcome to Hakuba school! Live a student life in Hakuba and solve the mysteries surrounding the school and your past...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 10.5%, Anime 10.4%
- #25 さよならナイト・キャップ
79% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: PIGORIS
Windows
目が覚めると、見知らぬゲームセンターにいました。 あなたを知る謎の女の子と行動を共にし、不思議な世界を探検しましょう。
Why similar: Design & Illustration 33.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #26 Rewrite - DYH
81% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 11%, Anime 10.4%
- #27 Guardian of the future
80% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Lotos Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this fantasy visual novel, you will play as Miyuri, the heiress of the great Bakuto clan of adherents to ancient martial arts. She has inherited a very important ability from her deceased mother: a mysterious power that would help save the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Anime 9.8%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #28 In Your World (I Own)
78% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: karat9hta
Windows · Mac
After a productive session, Yaldız and Gece find themselves in unexpected places and situations. Can you join forces with Inanna to defeat Utu, the god tormenting this duo?
Why similar: Design & Illustration 31.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #29 幻境咖啡馆-Dreamland coffee
79% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Du Qing, the heroine, opened a cafe in a foreign country alone after the adventure of Wonderland Lovers. A new story began when she took in a little boy who lingered outside her door on opening day...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Comic Book 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 13.4%, Anime 9.6%
- #30 Whispering Memories
76% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #31 A Risen Heart
77% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Micah StoogenkePub: Chime Productions
Windows
Court your favorite characters in this enchanting new dating simulator! Pay attention and make good choices, then maybe you can walk away with the man or woman of your dreams. Good luck!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 31.9% ★, Comic Book 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #32 Rewrite+
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 12.9%, Drama 8.6%
- #33 방과 후 특별지도 (After-school Confession)
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: gotokiPub: UNIZSHOP
Windows
“지애 쌤이랑 사귀고 싶지?”, "너랑 지애 쌤이 잘 될 수 있게 도와줄게.” ㅡ짝사랑을 좇아 멘토링 프로그램에 들어온 주인공. 그러나 그곳에서 만난 멘티 서희는 선생님과 맺어질 수 있게 돕겠다며 이상한 제안을 해오는데—서희의 제안 뒤에 숨겨진 진짜 의도는 무엇일까? 어딘가 수상한 4차원 소녀와 함께하는 예측 불가능한 연애 협동.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Text-Based 15.1%, Cute 8.6%, Anime 7.9%
- #34 Memories of Tomorrow
78% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Digital Bard Games
Windows
A Slice-of-life Anime Visual Novel about 4 friends trying to recapture old feelings. Has multiple story branches and endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #35 Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
74% matchVery Positive99% of 114 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: Comic Book 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 10.2%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #36 IN LOVE: True Romance Pack
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
IN LOVE: Romance Edition features 3 heartfelt stories – Interview with Fate, Tessa’s Choice, and The Rhythm of Passion. Make decisions, shape your path, and experience unique endings in this interactive romance game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Comic Book 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Drama 9%
- #37 Where is my lady?
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradox White Cat
Windows
A vibrant fantasy visual novel with multiple endings and choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Anime 9%
- #38 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 913 reviews2025
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Drama 9.4%
- #39 A Red Letter Day
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moarea88
Windows
A clumsy, heartwarming visual novel featuring the slightly airheaded heroine Ryoko and her childhood friend Manabu.When Ryoko's well-meaning blunders go too far, even Manabu's most embarrassing secrets end up exposed to the whole class! It’s just another day of chaos and comedy at their high school.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Text-Based 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Cute 8.7%, Anime 7.8%
- #40 Photo-Life - Rina's Journey
74% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: NSFW18 Games
Windows
Travel with Rina during a year as a photographer! 75 Pictures to unlock in Story & Extra modes. Procedurally generated mini-game.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 33.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 8.6%, Cute 7.3%
- #41 The Wapple Hous
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cheddar Teeth
Windows
Wander around a nonsensical world just beyond the LAND OF THE LIVING! A world of waffles, death, and choices that just might bring everyone HOME...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Comic Book 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #42 IN LOVE: Temptations in Amsterdam
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
IN LOVE: Temptations in Amsterdam takes you on a thrilling romantic journey through canals, secrets, and desire. Your choices will shape how far you’ll go in this passionate and mysterious adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Comic Book 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Drama 9.1%
- #43 Reigns: The Witcher
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Adventure 7.7%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #44 I Offered You the Crown
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Winter Twilight Productions, LLC
Windows
A drama/comedy visual novel about how holding a relationship together and surviving a deadly blizzard may not be all that different.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Anime 9.3%
- #45 IN LOVE: Mystic Passions Pack
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
IN LOVE: Mystic Passions Pack features 3 enchanting stories – A Raven’s Call, Bloodstained, and Arcanum Academy. Make your choices, dive into mystery, and experience supernatural romances filled with emotion and suspense.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Comic Book 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Drama 9.1%
- #46 EmyLiveShow: BossRush
70% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Team Emily
Windows · Mac
Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 10.2%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #47 Koncolos
71% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows
"Do you know a monster that dwells around here?" she asked. An ordinary barkeepers' journey, intertwined with the only survivor from a shrouded monster hunter company, started with this question.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #48 Whispering Flames
73% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Red Cattus
Windows
Whispering Flames is a fantasy visual novel. Neoth, a young prince tired of his troublesome royal duties, meets a curious, cheerful girl. This event turns everything on its head.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 11.8%, Anime 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #49 Sword of Shandar
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Sword of Shandar is a narrative-driven light RPG focused on choice, consequence, and discovery. Engage in turn-based combat, resolve challenges through dice-roll skill checks, crack locks in hands-on minigames, and decipher ancient runes as you uncover the secrets of a fading world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Comic Book 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 13.4%
- #50 To Be Altered: ACT 1
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: SKELLYBED Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. To Be Altered is a multiple-ending visual novel where your choices matter, even the most minuscule decisions will decide the fates of Darcy and others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Comic Book 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #51 Scrapbooking
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Graphium Studio
Windows
Scrapbooking is relaxing game for all lovers of Scrapbooking and handicraft. Make your own scrapbooking masterpiece!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 53% ★, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Casual 9%, Colorful 8.4%, Cute 8%
- #52 Lovely Girls
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Maid GamesPub: Maid4Fun
Windows
Dive into the enchanting world of Lovely Girls, an adult anthology brought to life as a motion comic. Featuring a collection of beautiful stories starring irresistibly sexy girls, this is an experience crafted for mature audiences who appreciate stunning art and engaging, explicit narratives.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Cute 8.1%
- #53 Past the Moon; Towards the Sun
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunautuma
Windows · Mac · Linux
Colleen never believed she was good enough, until she was kidnapped and pulled into the hidden world of Erue. Journey through magic, monsters and uneasy alliances as she uncovers the truth behind her abduction and begin to discover the power she was taught to doubt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 14.6%, Anime 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Drama 9.7%
- #54 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Casual 5.7%
- #55 Wednesdays
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,812 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
"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: Comic Book 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.9%
- #56 Through the Edges
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
A mysterious fantasy visual novel where every choice shapes the world. Unravel the secrets of the Spheres, forge bonds, and uncover your true nature in a story full of intrigue and romance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Anime 8.6%
- #57 OmOneko
66% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #58 Kudo’s Kuppa
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ORCSOFTPub: Shiravune
Windows
ORCSOFT’s surreal summer buddy comedy VN about two painfully available best friends, their crush-worthy moms, and the awkwardly inconvenient feelings that surface—sometimes when we least expect them...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Anime 14.2%, Text-Based 11.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Casual 9.5%
- #59 夏末白夜
65% matchVery Positive96% of 465 reviews2025
Dev: 晚夏社Pub: late summer studio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
白月高中的知名论坛【白月公园】上,一则怪谈帖子仅仅只花了几天时间,就火遍了整个校园。 明明是一眼假的帖子,却依旧成为了学生们茶余饭后的消遣,甚至被许多学生信以为真。不信鬼神的“现实派”高中生周腾,自然没有把帖子所描述的故事放在眼里。 直到离奇的事情一件一件地发生在了自己的身边……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Comic Book 11%, Hand-drawn 9.6%