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  1. #1 Dissolution of the Silent Union
    97% matchVery Positive89% of 271 reviews2026
    Dev: Umigame Studios
    Windows · Mac

    The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Emotional 16.1%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Psychological 8.1%

  2. #2 Back to Hearth
    96% matchVery Positive98% of 364 reviews2025
    Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Female Protagonist 47.5%, Adventure 31.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Singleplayer 6.9%

  3. #3 If Found...
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,364 reviews2020
    Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 46.6%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Emotional 12.7%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Story Rich 4.5%

  4. #4 bygone snow
    95% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2025
    Dev: Creatalsoftware Games
    Windows

    When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.3%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Emotional 23.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Story Rich 5.4%

  5. #5 Blackout Hospital
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
    Dev: arcadekitten
    Windows

    When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...

    Why similar: Choices Matter 20.5%, Mystery 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Cartoony 14.4%

  6. #6 This Winter of Ours
    93% matchVery Positive99% of 187 reviews2025
    Dev: VARIA
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Emotional 22.4%, Adventure 6.4%, Female Protagonist 4.6%

  7. #7 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: SEEC Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Emotional 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  8. #8 Gone Home
    92% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,462 reviews2013
    Dev: Fullbright
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 54.8%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Emotional 9.2%, Adventure 4.8%

  9. #9 HOPE LEFT ME
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 935 reviews2023
    Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 63.6%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Philosophical 17.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  10. #10 Ascension: Transition and Silver
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2021
    Dev: SulMatul
    Windows · Linux

    Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Emotional 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

  11. #11 Without a Dawn
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 911 reviews2025
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Emotional 22.6%, Psychological 11%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Philosophical 8.9%

  12. #12 Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?-
    90% matchVery Positive93% of 154 reviews2024
    Dev: Cabbage SoftPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 56.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    “A holy night with no dawn, my dear...” You awaken in a strange town full of art, blanketed in snow, and enclosed by a massive wall. On Christmas, it all burns down—and the girl who loves it most rewinds time to the start of Advent. Find the truth in the loop and paint it on this canvas of a town!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Emotional 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%

  13. #13 The Neverending Summer
    89% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2025
    Dev: LSAusa
    Windows

    Summer comes again and again, and changes come quietly.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.4%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Adventure 4%

  14. #14 halfmoon
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 190 reviews2026
    Dev: lvl374
    Windows

    halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55.8%, Psychological 22.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 5.5%, 2D 3.5%

  15. #15 Hazy Mind
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2024
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Psychological 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%

  16. #16 memories
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,565 reviews2023
    Dev: guiyyuPub: Spookulele Games
    Windows · Mac

    memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.9%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Emotional 19.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

  17. #17 a new life.
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,424 reviews2020
    Dev: Angela He
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.2%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Emotional 18.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Female Protagonist 6.6%

  18. #18 Margo
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 324 reviews2022
    Dev: ygretz
    Windows · Mac

    Margo just woke up from a nap! Will you help her get back on track?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.4%, Emotional 24.5%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Cartoony 4.5%

  19. #19 Contraindication
    82% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Static Remains
    Windows

    Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Hand-drawn 23.3%, Psychological 16.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

  20. #20 Path to Mnemosyne
    85% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2018
    Dev: DevilishGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Psychological 20.1%, Hand-drawn 20%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Adventure 7.8%

  21. #21 The Day Before You Gone
    84% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Aequalis Studio
    Windows

    An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Psychological 19.1%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

  22. #22 CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,001 reviews2025
    Dev: Bastinus RexPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 6.8%

  23. #23 Stiff Neck
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,167 reviews2026
    Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Emotional 12%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Psychological 9.2%

  24. #24 Room of Depression
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 911 reviews2023
    Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    "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: Emotional 40.2%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Female Protagonist 12%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.8%

  25. #25 A Night at the Watermill
    81% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: Neon Tales
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Emotional 9.3%

  26. #26 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    80% matchVery Positive88% of 3,595 reviews2023
    Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological 20.3%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

  27. #27 Retention
    86% matchMostly Negative35% of 708 reviews2015
    Dev: Sometimes You
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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: Visual Novel 51.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%, 2D 3.5%

  28. #28 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Emotional 21.2%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Psychological 15%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  29. #29 CINERIS SOMNIA
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,216 reviews2018
    Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    "I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.2%, Mystery 24.4%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  30. #30 Awakening Sarah
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Awakening Sarah is a 2D platformer with emphasis on exploration. Unravel the dreams and realities of Sarah, a girl who's recovering from a coma, while helping her understand the world around her and herself.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.8%, Emotional 30.5%, Story Rich 14.8%, Mystery 8.7%, 2D 6%

  31. #31 Return to Grace
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2023
    Dev: Creative Bytes Studios
    Windows

    A daring space archaeologist has just unearthed the ancient resting place of a long lost A.I. god known as Grace. Adventure with various fractured A.I. personalities as you uncover the great mystery of why she was shut down all those years ago.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 36.5%, Choices Matter 30.9%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 6.7%

  32. #32 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2019
    Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
    Windows

    Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 8.8%

  33. #33 Nurse Love Syndrome
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 323 reviews2019
    Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 231.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

  34. #34 Flowers -Le volume sur automne-
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 775 reviews2020
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 105.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.6%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Female Protagonist 10%, Multiple Endings 9%, Hand-drawn 6.6%

  35. #35 Within of Static - Ashburg Rental
    74% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
    Dev: 616 GAMES
    Windows

    Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 55.3%, Story Rich 27.8%, Adventure 16.9%

  36. #36 No Longer Home
    77% matchMixed62% of 452 reviews2021
    Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    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: LGBTQ+ 37.3%, Emotional 24.7%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Story Rich 6.5%, Philosophical 5.7%

  37. #37 You know my name?
    75% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 62.6%, Psychological 16.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Female Protagonist 3.7%, 2D 2.9%

  38. #38 Fishbowl
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2026
    Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
    Windows · Mac

    Fishbowl is a slow and tender 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 20.5%, Visual Novel 19%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological 10.4%

  39. #39 one night, hot springs
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,188 reviews2018
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Emotional 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

  40. #40 Autumn Spirit
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
    Windows

    Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 8%

  41. #41 Will Die Alone
    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Arianna Ravioli
    Windows · Mac

    Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  42. #42 EDENGATE: The Edge of Life
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 233 reviews2022
    Dev: 505 Pulse
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Mia Lorenson, wakes up in an abandoned hospital full of questions. What happened to her? What happened to the world? Edengate: The Edge of Life is an interactive experience reflecting on feelings of uncertainty, isolation and hope in the face of devastation.

    Why similar: Emotional 36.6%, Psychological 23.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 10.1%

  43. #43 Yunashi no Yume
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: The Yunashi Archive
    Windows

    A fractured dream of a girl who tried to make something beautiful, and was silenced before she could finish it. Now, her voice resurfaces. A quiet story of memory, loss, and reclaimed authorship - told through fragmented exploration and stark, fragile spaces.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 28.4%, Female Protagonist 28.1%, Mystery 25.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  44. #44 Hibernation Day
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 215 reviews2023
    Dev: Ariorick
    Windows · Mac

    Hibernation Day is a short dialog based adventure with cozy visuals. It's about family and the problems we face trying to keep it afloat.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, LGBTQ+ 31.2%, Hand-drawn 22%, Adventure 5.7%, Cartoony 5.4%

  45. #45 Last Light
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 190 reviews2021
    Dev: Team Corn FieldPub: HIKE Inc.
    Windows

    En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 46.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Adventure 21.9%, Cartoony 8.9%

  46. #46 Zero-Sum Heart
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 257 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat Studio
    Windows · Mac

    "I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. ——————————————————————————Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?

    Why similar: Emotional 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%

  47. #47 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,796 reviews2023
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Emotional 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

  48. #48 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,765 reviews2024
    Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 14%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%

  49. #49 and yet, we dream
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: arda bolat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Psychological 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.8%

  50. #50 From Head to Toe
    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 110 reviews2019
    Dev: Party for Introverts
    Windows · Mac

    "From Head to Toe" is a short interactive story about winter, existential guilt and your ex-classmates.

    Why similar: Emotional 30.8%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Adventure 14%, Story Rich 6.5%

  51. #51 Fallow
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 147 reviews2021
    Dev: Ada Rook
    Windows

    Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.

    Why similar: Emotional 43.3%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 7.6%

  52. #52 The Last Winter Knight
    66% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2026
    Dev: ENDYSIS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Emotional 17%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%

  53. #53 Afterdream
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2023
    Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

    Why similar: Emotional 29.4%, Psychological 24.4%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

  54. #54 Asphyxia
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 283 reviews2015
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.5%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Psychological 6.5%

  55. #55 Moonless Moon
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 342 reviews2024
    Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
    Windows · Mac

    When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Emotional 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Female Protagonist 6.6%

  56. #56 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8%

  57. #57 Snowfall's Mystery
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 125 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological 18.5%, Emotional 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13%

  58. #58 outside the door
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Psychological 21.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8%

  59. #59 BAD END THEATER
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,071 reviews2021
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.9%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%

  60. #60 The Crown of Leaves
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,245 reviews2018
    Dev: LingrimmPub: The Broken Horn
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Emotional 14%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%

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