- #1 Mirrorandum
97% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Mirrorandum is not just a visual novel...it's a journey through a world of mirrors, where every reflection challenges your perception and every choice reveals the depths of your true self.
Why similar: Emotional 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #2 A Slit of Joy
96% matchPositive79% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: GameMaker8YT
Windows · Mac
Finn was sad, so he killed himself. But he was greeted by Aoi a mysterious girl who granted him one wish before he gets reincarnated. Finn's wish, he wanted to see if anyone cared at all that he had committed suicide. Even though he knows no one ever cared about him.
Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Emotional 18.7%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #3 Until Then
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,524 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 25.2%, Psychological 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #4 To Make a Game
96% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: TheBluePenguin
Windows · Linux
A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.
Why similar: Emotional 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #5 囚人カウンセリング
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoshikabaStudio
Windows
An interactive prison adventure. You play as a psychiatrist, working one-on-one with inmates who have committed crimes. Use case files to choose appropriate responses and hand out items from the drawer to maintain their trust. Your choices can either open up or close the inmates.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Psychological 20%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #6 時折記 -Tokioriki-
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
I can't do this anymore -- but I've decided to choose. There are people I want to protect, but I can't save them all. One old book shatters an ordinary life -- a visual novel of despair and love, where your choices shape the story. Japanese voice / English subtitles / ~10hrs
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 16%, Emotional 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #7 The Quiet After
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 23%, Emotional 18%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #8 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,069 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 125.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Emotional 22.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #9 Silent Trip: Until We Meet
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOGIC - Bawang Studio
Windows
A story-rich interactive fiction about two people who find comfort in each other, and the quiet things they never say out loud.
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Emotional 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #10 OU
90% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: room6Pub: G-MODE
Windows
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Psychological 22%, Emotional 20.9%, Multiple Endings 13%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #11 右手にペンを、左手に過去を。
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Psychological 16.3%, Emotional 13.1%
- #12 Vossarium
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stilledly
Windows · Linux
You wake up as Mira Voss. Moms nowhere to be seen. Something is keeping tabs on you. Something in the walls is humming. And somewhere in this lab, is someone who really needs your help. Face your trauma and pushed down memories in VOSSARIUM.
Why similar: Emotional 23.2%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #13 IA
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Otternot
Windows · Mac
Could an AI fall in love with a human? What if that human were you? IA is a psychological horror visual novel about an AI that falls in "love" with you, despite her hatred for humanity.
Why similar: Psychological 27.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #14 Return to Ash
86% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Emotional 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Psychological 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #15 Pulse of Love
87% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: SweetDreams
Windows
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Emotional 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%
- #16 Prism
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gazpins
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Psychological 11.4%, Emotional 11.1%
- #17 <Kobako> It's You Again | また、きみだ。
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kōbako
Windows
A romantic loop 3D visual novel about a girl who forgets you every night. It’s always your first date. She resets. You don’t. Try to win her heart, or choose to let go. Another strange post from the town of Akabako.
Why similar: Psychological 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 17.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #18 The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
84% matchVery Positive98% of 296 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, Emotional 18%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #19 Starfell
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elim SavapraPub: Savapra Studios
Windows
A psychological visual novel–style game focused on atmosphere and narrative. What feels like choice slowly collapses.
Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #20 Lenin - The Lion
84% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: Lornyon
Windows
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
Why similar: Psychological 26%, Emotional 22%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #21 Bangkok Story: A Stray Dog
81% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Shameful Guys Development
Windows · Mac
A top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by real-life events. Traverse and experience the life of a formerly homeless man through an interview of how he regained his sense of self by telling his past to a stray dog. Set in Bangkok, Thailand 2017.
Why similar: Psychological 24%, Emotional 21.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Visual Novel 9%
- #22 Melancholic Night
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Witches Hat
Windows
A visual novel about returning home. That is, trying to get home. After all, your home is no longer there. You could say that it is actually about drinking in a bar and talking to strange people.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological 16%, Emotional 15.2%, Casual 10.2%
- #23 Deep Pixel Melancholy
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ok/no
Windows
Deep Pixel Melancholy is a visual novel about being stuck in a time loop inside a far northern city. Unravel the mystery, and decide whether escaping is really worth it.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Emotional 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #24 Heart of mobius
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: gunsturn Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Emotional 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #25 The Throne of The Clock - remasterd
80% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: 조규석(Cho Gyu Seok)
Windows
Enoch, sneaks into the bride's waiting room on their wedding day. He wanted to catch a glimpse of her But the she was found dead, stabbed by his sword. That sword was a gift from the Clock Witch, with the words, "You will have to pay." Enoch starts riding, towards the throne where the witch awaits.
Why similar: Emotional 33.9%, Multiple Endings 21%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #26 黒洞々|KOKUTOTO
79% match6 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: TENDA Games
Windows
Beyond Good and Evil: What Will You Choose in This Ambiguity? Kurotōtō is a multi-ending adventure game that questions the realm beyond good and evil. Its compact length lets you experience the bleak aspects of modern society and make nerve-wracking scenario choices. What ending will you reach?
Why similar: Psychological 23.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #27 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Emotional 22.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #28 Quiet Classroom
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Emotional 18.1%, Psychological 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #29 Bound Between Desks
77% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Emotional 14%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #30 The Life You Missed
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZykinArt Games
Windows
The Life You Missed — you achieved success, but lost yourself along the way. In an old house, you uncover someone else’s life — and your own. Relive memories and face choices in your dreams. Every decision shapes the ending.
Why similar: Emotional 30%, Psychological 29.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 10%
- #31 Tar and Feather
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Noah TilsenPub: Aeonic Menace
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.
Why similar: Emotional 22.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #32 GAME
75% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Joshua Roland
Windows · Mac
A journey through the life of a star player of a cryptic and bizarre sport. The dialogue choices you make will determine the path your life takes, and the ultimate conclusion to your story.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Emotional 19.2%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #33 イマジナリーバッドフレンド
75% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: しのぎや
Windows
A short visual novel game in which a boy named Shiomi suddenly appears one day, and the protagonist, who recognizes him as an imaginary friend, converses with him to find out what happened between them.
Why similar: Emotional 31.2%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 5.8%
- #34 Open Spaces SE
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Psychological 23.3%, Emotional 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #35 Reminiscence in the Rain
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: 『縋想』プロジェクト
Windows · Mac
The world's most "sentimental" tale. "Let's go away together." Those were Yuika Aoi's last words. It was the winter of my first year of college. She disappeared, without a trace. Where had she gone? - only the flower knows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Emotional 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #36 The Wreck
74% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Emotional 16.3%, Psychological 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #37 A Quiet Place Between Us
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Papersoul Games
Windows · Mac
A beautiful romance visual novel where love blossoms gently before drifting toward heartbreak. Guide Hina and Kenta through a warm yet fragile relationship shaped by outside pressure, hidden motives, and painful choices leading to emotional multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychological 25.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Emotional 17.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #38 Donna the Firebreather
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peli117 Games
Windows · Linux
A 2D 1-bit pixel-art narrative adventure game about personal growth and self-discovery. Explore the city of Corado, meet its inhabitants, collect items and complete quests to save your circus family from jail.
Why similar: Emotional 29.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Casual 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #39 Hello, your order...
73% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: S.P.G.
Windows
Hello, Your Order is a story-driven adventure game about a food deliveryman in a small town. You will have to live a week in his skin, collect orders, drive old buses, take atmospheric photos and soak up the melancholic atmosphere of your town and get to know its inhabitants.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Side Scroller 6.4%
- #40 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Psychological 12.9%, Emotional 12.4%
- #41 Too Small To Matter
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: André AntunesPub: GameDev Técnico
Windows
Journey of animals trying to survive a War. An emotional tale where you'll decide the fate of all who embark on this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Emotional 11.5%
- #42 DoppelTest
70% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: ぬくもりロボット工房
Windows
Kagari, a withdrawn child, and Kagami, the robot living in society as their stand-in—Only one will be recognized as the real Kagari. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Emotional 17.7%, Psychological 17.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #43 Fishbowl
70% matchVery Positive96% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Psychological 20.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #44 CHERI BLANC : Mystery Shelter
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO WILLS
Windows
9 kids who wake up in a mysterious shelter with lost memory. Investigate the signs of intruders and murders and discuss them with your colleagues to move towards the truth! Listen to everyone's statements and use your counter-arguments to uncover the truth behind someone's lies!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.9%, Psychological 14.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #45 C:aged
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snowy Roof Games
Windows
Alice is stuck somewhere and she's very confused. Will you talk to her? Will you help her? Will you rescue her? A choices matter visual novel.
Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #46 One's Own Exile
68% matchVery Positive100% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #47 Katawa Shoujo
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,524 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Emotional 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #48 Reconnect
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: HFOTA
Windows
在21世纪30年代的世界,任何新鲜事物都不足为奇,城市里每天都喧闹非凡。“我”和妹妹则是离开了那热闹的中心,搬到了这偏僻的乡下地带,和在这里认识的朋友们每天生活在愉快的日常里。不过这平静的日常又能持续多久呢?
Why similar: Emotional 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Casual 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #49 A Mind Apart
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Purple Cat
Windows
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Emotional 20.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #50 Lost Connections
69% matchVery Positive96% of 77 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: Emotional 24.1%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #51 Alister In Wonderland
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: JuiceBox Indie
Windows
Welcome to wonderland, a place of dreams. Take on the role of Alister Hinch and go on a journey through this surreal realm of enchantment and wonder. Experience making friends in this realm... Now, what ending will you choose to have?
Why similar: Emotional 28.4%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #52 透明的她与真实的我
66% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: 可味玩KawayiPlay
Windows
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Why similar: Emotional 26.3%, Multiple Endings 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #53 TagHunter
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RainDeerGames
Windows
TagHunter is Super Cool Adventure with Power and Treasure.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #54 红夏
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anning004
Windows
《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……
Why similar: Psychological 28.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Emotional 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #55 SVETIK
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AEVI Studio
Windows
SVETIK is a dark top-down RPG where your only source of light is a living being. Svetik remembers your words, changes over time, and may leave you in complete darkness. Can you restore the sun if the light itself stops trusting you?
Why similar: Psychological 29.1%, Emotional 22.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #56 STAY
70% matchMixed68% of 567 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #57 Alex's Journey to the Grave
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two people meet in a strange, critical moment; changing their lives forever. An intimate visual novel exploring the nature of love, fate, tragedy, and the will to live on.
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Psychological 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choices Matter 9%
- #58 Venus: Improbable Dream
69% 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: Emotional 20.4%, Psychological 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13%
- #59 The Shame of a Daydreamer
65% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Micki
Windows
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 24.8%, Emotional 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%