- #1 Food for Frog
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PoppyPunk
Windows
Food for Frog is a cozy cooking puzzle game about experimenting with ingredients to create dishes requested by a cast of froggy characters. Get to know your customers, learn new recipes, relax and enjoy the cute artwork.
Why similar: Cooking 31.9%, Cozy 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #2 India 89
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bhaumik Patel
Windows
India ’89 is a story based cooking game, where you are a 10 year old from the UK experiencing a small village in India in 1989. You cook various dishes as a street food vendor in different locations. Explore the joy of village life, family and cooking.
Why similar: Cooking 27.8%, Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Cozy 22.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #3 Moonlight Apothecary
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: tinymuse studio
Windows
Brew concoctions, meet and help a variety of fantasy characters, and uncover the secrets of Ravensport in this cozy visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.7%, Cozy 22.4%, Cooking 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #4 StopGate
95% matchVery Positive92% of 564 reviews2020
Dev: Anton Pauli
Windows
StopGate visual novel is created by the community, without the involvement of professionals. This is not just a fanfiction about the authors of the StopGame game portal.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.9%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Comedy 14%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #5 Chihiro Himukai Always Walks Away
94% matchVery Positive96% of 324 reviews2021
Dev: SMILEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chihiro Himukai can't hold down a job... A sweet visual novel about two people finding each other after slipping apart.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.7%, Cooking 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Comedy 10.2%
- #6 Spring in Summer
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantasync
Windows · Mac
A storytelling sandbox adventure driven by your own personality about helping a jackalope ghost who cannot move on. Explore a mystical island inhabited by quirky mythical creatures, connect with the hearts of its community, & discover one’s heart fulfillment in your own heartwarming personal journey
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.9%, Cozy 23.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Comedy 6.8%
- #7 Myriad Hotel
93% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Artchokers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A silly hotel-management visual novel. Impress clients, earn money, and resolve issues for your staff to keep the hotel from going under.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Magic 11%, Casual 8.4%
- #8 WYRMHALL: Brush and Banter
92% matchVery Positive98% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows
Meet quirky characters and clean strange artifacts in this short cozy comedy game. From an enchanted teacup to a cursed skull with a chip on its shoulder, each item and client brings new twists and surprises.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Cozy 12.5%, Comedy 10.9%, Funny 8.4%
- #9 Confections & Conversations
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Croak & Dagger Games
Windows
Confections & Conversations is a cozy bakery simulator about baking sweet treats, managing a small business, most importantly getting to know a cast of colorful customers, and helping guide them through heartfelt conversations all in a modern isekai fantasy world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.6%, Cooking 29.8%, Visual Novel 9%, Story Rich 7.9%, Magic 6.1%
- #10 Toad Tavern
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Community Couch
Windows
Play as a down-on-your-luck bartender in a 1920s speakeasy visual novel. Mix drinks, master recipes, and if you serve the drinks perfectly, you may uncover hidden truths; after all, drunk toads tell no lies.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.6%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Cozy 20.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #11 CARROT: The First Seed
90% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: ChaseFOX
Windows
A magical family decides to start a new life in a peaceful small coastal town, but it seems their peaceful days are being interrupted by Greek fire.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Comedy 10.7%, Magic 9.2%, Colorful 8.9%
- #12 Black Dog Bar
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.8%, Cooking 31.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, 2D 4.1%
- #13 High Times - Dating/Cooking Sim
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yangyang Mobile
Windows · Mac
Manage your own cafe and become a donut therapist in this cozy dating/cooking sim. Cook mood-changing donuts, decorate your shop, and help customers navigate life, love, and heartbreak—one bite at a time.
Why similar: Cooking 23.8%, Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Cozy 21%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Comedy 6.8%
- #14 Fireside Feelings
87% matchVery Positive98% of 280 reviews2025
Dev: Team Empreintes
Windows
Share your thoughts and discover those shared by others, in Fireside Feelings. Gather around the welcoming warmth of the campfire and take part in conversations between real people separated in space and time. Sometimes, we all need a good talk under the stars.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 46.2%, Cozy 20.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Colorful 4.5%
- #15 Mad Tilly's - Magical Amulets
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Favorite Ice Cream Studios
Windows
Heal your patients from curses and possessions as a shunned witch doctor in this creepy, cozy witch-life adventure: Care for your plants, craft magical amulets and analyse what is wrong with your neighbors so they start trusting in magic again. Make mythical new friends and heal what is broken.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Cozy 21.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Magic 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #16 Divine Diner
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Ambrosia Interactive LLC
Windows
A Greek Myth-based, heartfelt narrative game where you're a demigod named Aelius trying to find your godly father and re-forge your family.
Why similar: Cooking 28.9%, Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #17 Sips and Sonnets
85% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a tea shop in the British countryside and enkindle your love for poetry in this heartfelt visual novel. Play as Ms Meadows, retired journalist and tea enthusiast, as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Listen to customers’ stories, brew tea, and craft wholehearted poems.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.6%, Cooking 25.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #18 And Then We Go Party At The Shore
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Margo
Windows · Mac
Embark on a whimsical, surreal four-act journey in a handcrafted storybook theater. Take on different roles and uncover the mystery of Nomanland.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Magic 11.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #19 Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain
84% matchVery Positive98% of 282 reviews2025
Dev: SWEET&TEAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made. Brought to you by popular Japanese bishojo game developer SWEET&TEA. Winner of the Moe Game Awards 2016's "New Brand Award"!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Cooking 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #20 Join Our Cult n Chill
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simpleton
Windows
Recruit villagers, cook tasty foods, and unravel mysteries in this 2D adventure on a remote Island!
Why similar: Cooking 30.3%, Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #21 Butt Tattoo Artist Simulator
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hat Jump
Windows
Leo Pujols is just a wholesome man with a simple calling: open up a butt tattoo parlor. The historic town of Las Nalgas will never be the same. In this visual novel, your choices decide the fate of Leo and Las Nalgas. Also, you draw tattoos on butt cheeks.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Funny 15.5%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #22 J-Town: A Visual Novel
82% matchPositive94% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Star Town
Windows · Mac
A friendly crash course in Japanese American history, culture, and community! Inspired by the real stories of the three historic Japantowns of California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles's Little Tokyo.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 50.6%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 6.8%, Colorful 4.9%
- #23 Witchy Life Story
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,204 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: Cozy 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Cooking 14.5%, Magic 11.5%
- #24 Midnight Ramen
81% matchVery Positive97% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.8%, Cooking 29.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #25 There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 港ねずみPub: PLAYISM
Windows
「その選択肢、正気か?」シンプルなノベルゲームのはずなのに、とにかく“選択肢”がおかしい!? 予想を超える展開が待ち受ける、奇想天外なテキストアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Funny 10.7%, Magic 7.3%
- #26 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,699 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Cozy 23.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #27 Served in Yong'an
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lampblack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save the alcoholic, debt-ridden Mei by bringing both her restaurant and herself from ruin. Manage your ragtag team of employees, decorate your venue, craft cohesive menus, and piece together the truth behind her story. Can you get her back on her feet before the three-year deadline?
Why similar: Cooking 30%, Dialogue Heavy 27.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #28 Birb Café
80% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Birbgames
Windows · Linux
Birb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter!
Why similar: Cooking 29.8%, Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Funny 9.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #29 Irene. The Window
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Right Words
Windows
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.8%, Cozy 26.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #30 Noko's Noodles
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyclogon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a warm, cozy noodle shop in a dark, cyberpunk world. Make noodles, listen to your customers, put together jobs, and drive the story to spread your warmth through the world, or send it deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30%, Cooking 22.1%, Cozy 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #31 Rooster
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sticky Brain Studios
Windows · Mac
A heartfelt, story-rich casual puzzle adventure celebrating the best of ancient Chinese culture. Explore an exquisitely hand-drawn world with delightful surprises, from cooking, finding hidden objects, paper crafting, and more. Guide Rooster in an emotionally rewarding tale about family and love.
Why similar: Cooking 23.5%, Cozy 22.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Comedy 8.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #32 Oh No! I Died and Woke Up a Greek God!
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Bixie Boots
Windows · Mac
Oh No! You died and were reborn as a god on Mount Olympus! Your goal is to find a way back to Earth! The problem? Gods keep falling in love with you! Go on dates, party through the night, and find out what’s happening on this crazy mountain!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Story Rich 9.1%, Comedy 7.6%
- #33 In Your Books
77% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Underhill
Windows
In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.4%, Cozy 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #34 Gossip & Potions: Tales from the Witch Shop
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pequesoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gossip & Potions is a potion-brewing and gossip-listening simulator about a witch named Owi, the small town she just moved to, and the very specific potions its very specific inhabitants need. Help them. Or don't. Watch what happens.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Cozy 20.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Magic 9.6%
- #35 The Road To Recovery
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mind Over Matter Entertainment
Windows
The Road To Recovery places you in the shoes of Ash, a recovering addict, starting at day one. Awoken by the sound of your phone ringing, you have ZERO memory of the night before. Explore Oakborough City, and "survive" day one!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 43.8%, Hand-drawn 17%, Story Rich 12.7%, 2D 7.7%, Colorful 7.5%
- #36 Tomorrow for Mar
76% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: HeidenGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pass your final, graduate university and... finally confess?! Tomorrow for Mar is a 2.5D VN about crushes, tricky finals and starting a new chapter of your life.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Comedy 13.1%, Magic 8.3%
- #37 Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Magic 13.3%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #38 Best Served Cold
72% matchVery Positive88% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.1%, Cozy 23.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Story Rich 10.2%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #39 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,691 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 57%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Fantasy 4.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #40 Floralgraphic Memory
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: ChaseFOX
Windows
After decided to skip school today, Rose whisked himself away to another world full of whimsies and magic.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Hand-drawn 18%, Magic 11.8%, Comedy 11.5%, Funny 9.3%
- #41 Shake It: Lycoris
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exceedium Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shake It: Lycoris is a bartender simulator where cozy vibes, smooth jazz, and a wide variety of cocktails blend into one unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 37.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Cooking 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #42 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Seed
Windows · Linux
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 40.3%, Visual Novel 20%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Comedy 9%, Funny 6.3%
- #43 Darkly Glass
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BioSignosis
Windows · Linux
Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 37.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Hand-drawn 17%, Story Rich 10.4%, 2D 6%
- #44 Kitsune Kitchen
74% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Play through the story of a young man’s quest to create the ultimate BLT sandwich.
Why similar: Cooking 30.6%, Dialogue Heavy 28.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Comedy 12.4%, Magic 8%
- #45 I'll Invaligate Your Aid: Foreaver
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RPGWaldorf
Windows
An adventure game where the antagonist is a girl who doesn't want you to play. Puzzly QTEs, rogue cursors... Not even your controller is safe from her! Help the protagonist retrieve his item while she tries to stop you, the player! ♥♥♥
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.4%, Comedy 15.3%, Funny 14.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Casual 10.2%
- #46 Cocoa Loco
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nathan Rohner
Windows
It’s Zoey’s first day working at a cosy café! Wait tables and manage the rush, to earn money for new equipment and redesign the space to your liking. As the days pass, unlock new drinks and uncover the heartfelt story of Zoey’s past, along with the lingering mystery surrounding her mother’s fate.
Why similar: Cozy 32.7%, Cooking 30.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Casual 7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #47 The Lost Shepherd
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shear Luck Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Lost Shepherd is a cozy, narrative adventure game about escapism in the face of major world conflict. Journey through a shepherd’s dreams to gather sheep, discover lost artifacts, and find forgotten friends.
Why similar: Cozy 40.3%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Casual 8.1%
- #48 Mole's Best Friend
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stay Sorta Positive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mole's Best Friend is a cozy, hand-drawn point and click adventure about Topo, a routine-abiding mole, and his best friend Scrunch, a rebellious young beetle. But after an argument, Scrunch goes missing! Topo must face his fears, solve clever puzzles, and venture into the unknown to bring her home.
Why similar: Cozy 34.8%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, Funny 8.9%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #49 Mourning Brew
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A Pinch Of SugarPub: A Pinch of Sugar
Windows
In purgatory, every ghost has a story to tell, and you have the pastries to listen. Bake and brew food and drinks for ghosts, chat with the friendly Grim Reaper, and stir a little meaning into the afterlife. A short cooking adventure about finding peace with some sillies on the side.
Why similar: Cooking 29.9%, Dialogue Heavy 28.3%, Cozy 13.3%, Funny 9.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #50 Tamayura Mirai
69% matchVery Positive94% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 39.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Magic 10.9%, Comedy 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #51 Blockboy and The Wizard
67% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Thorbear Games
Windows
A game about a boy with a block-shaped head.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.4%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Comedy 11.6%, Magic 10.6%
- #52 The Witch's Bakery
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunny LabPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
The Witch's Bakery is a 2D Adventure RPG where you live a magical life as a witch-baker in Paris! Manage your store, visit iconic streets and heal people's heart with your croissants! 🥐
Why similar: Cooking 24.2%, Cozy 23.7%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #53 My Shut-In Demon!
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrJack
Windows
My Shut-In Demon! is an 18+ visual novel, where you help a shut-in demon girl slowly overcome her social anxiety! This is a wholesome, lighthearted game, with plenty of comedy and emotional moments!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Comedy 9.4%, Magic 8.7%
- #54 Lost in Loss
67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Soroka Games
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the strangest case of your career, detective: characters have forgotten who they are! In this cozy hidden object adventure, find items tied to memories and restore lost identities — uncover the truth behind the loss.
Why similar: Cozy 28.5%, Hand-drawn 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Funny 8.2%
- #55 An Un-epic story: The adventure of Enki and Tiny Freddie
69% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Xand arts
Windows · Mac
Enki and Freddie's contract was simple: defeat a nearby river monster. They knew tentacles would be an issue, but there are other complications too… For example, who left the strange marks on their hands? How do they get rid of them? Find the answers to these mysteries by reading "An Un-epic Story"
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Magic 12.9%, Funny 8.5%
- #56 Dungeon Hotpot
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Renala Games
Windows
Dungeon Hotpot is a cozy narrative game set in a torchlit dungeon, where you comfort weary adventurers with warm, delicious bowls of monster hotpot.
Why similar: Cooking 32.8%, Cozy 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #57 Marshmallow All the Way Home
66% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: MarmaladePub: Shiravune
Windows
Find friendship, love, and pastries in the most unexpected places in this cute visual novel about baking a home.
Why similar: Cooking 35.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Comedy 13.5%, Funny 10.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #58 Afterglow Bytes: Reverie by the Shore
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Engram Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a cozy izakaya in futuristic Bali. Grill skewers, serve patrons, help wandering spirits, and manage supplies to keep your evening haven alive. Every night tells a new story.
Why similar: Cooking 28.3%, Cozy 27.4%, Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #59 Morningtide Motel
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 12%, Magic 8.5%
- #60 Clam Man 2: Open Mic
68% matchVery Positive97% of 456 reviews2020
Dev: Sideby Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
OPEN MIC is the free prologue to the upcoming Clam Man 2: Headliner - a narrative adventure RPG where you escape your boring desk job to become a comedian!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 48.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Funny 9.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Comedy 7.8%