- #1 INFERIAE
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ACCURSTPub: Accurst Ossuary
Windows
INFERIAE is a two-hour-long descent into a nightmare over 20 years in the making, an immersive experience blending unsettling soundscapes with hundreds of shifting scenes and a haunting narrative.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Noir 23.2%, Minimalist 16.6%, Stylized 15.2%, Dark 7.1%
- #2 Pogo Stick Champion
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Petite Games
Windows
Pogo Stick Champion is a 2D platformer game that pairs a relaxing aesthetic with challenging gameplay.
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Minimalist 19%, Dark 12%, Stylized 11%, Surreal 10.9%
- #3 DDD: Demons Double Down
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WirionPub: ST SInovar
Windows · Mac
Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Story Rich 14.9%, Minimalist 7.9%, Stylized 5.7%
- #4 Detective Malinowski The Truth Will Be Revealed
95% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Game The Same
Windows
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Minimalist 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Stylized 9.2%
- #5 Landline
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Jungwoo Yom
Windows · Mac
Prevent murder cases with the telephone.
Why similar: Noir 41.9%, Minimalist 25.3%, Stylized 14.6%, Casual 8.1%, 2D 3.5%
- #6 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
94% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Adventure 19%, Dark 12.9%, Stylized 12%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #7 Lavender Field
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: KamilaFoxGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 38.4%, Visual Novel 29%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Dark 5%
- #8 Train of Afterlife
93% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Minimalist 10.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Casual 8.5%, Surreal 8%
- #9 Aenigmarch
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Alexander VavilonskyPub: Chesnokov Aleksandr
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Dark 14.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Linear 11%
- #10 Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition
91% matchMixed64% of 247 reviews2015
Dev: [bracket]gamesPub: Digerati
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A visual short story set in Nebraska, Three Fourths Home follows an extended conversation between Kelly and her family during a drive home through an intense thunderstorm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Adventure 18.7%, Story Rich 15.2%, Stylized 13.3%, Indie 7.6%
- #11 BAROQUE SYNDROME
90% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Sting
Windows
This ported edition of Baroque Syndrome presents the visual novel depicting the events before the main Baroque story. Play as Kitsune, owner of the Baroque Shop, and experience a branching narrative shaped by your choices. Fonts, stills, animations, and UI have been remastered for smoother play.
Why similar: Noir 34.8%, Visual Novel 31%, Adventure 13.1%, Dark 13.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #12 Glassy Stare
88% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Surreal 23.3%, Dark 16.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Stylized 6.8%
- #13 Hilda Bewildered
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Midnight Feast, Hilda Bewildered is an illustrated short story for deep-thinking adolescent readers and above.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Story Rich 20.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Casual 15.8%, Indie 6.8%
- #14 The Artifacts
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows
The Artifacts is an interactive storybook. Take a Journey with Asaf, as he explores his world and you might just find he's not so different from yourself. While it is aimed at middle grade, parents should also get lots of enjoyment from the story and interactivity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Story Rich 20.2%, Adventure 19%, Casual 16.4%, Indie 7%
- #15 Misericorde: Volume One
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 509 reviews2023
Dev: XEECEE
Windows · Linux
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Noir 26.2%, Minimalist 18.6%, Dark 12.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #16 Morok
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2019
Dev: Varoi games
Windows · Linux
Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Dark 13.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Casual 11.2%
- #17 Вторая степень покоя
85% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Marina Buttenko
Windows
Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Stylized 15.5%, Dark 14.1%, Surreal 12.5%, Casual 10.8%
- #18 Midnight Feast
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Hilda Bewildered, Midnight Feast is an interactive picture book of 44 pages created especially for the screen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Story Rich 19.6%, Casual 16.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #19 Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- HD
84% matchVery Positive93% of 388 reviews2017
Dev: FavoritePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Japanese love adventure game, as you follow the story of Kogasaka You, his hometown and a promise he made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.9%, Story Rich 17.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #20 Omertà: Mafia Novel
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Stylized 12%, Adventure 7.2%, Dark 7%
- #21 Momotype
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 783 reviews2021
Dev: RimatoadPub: Rimatoad
Windows · Mac · Linux
An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Minimalist 20.6%, Dark 18.5%, Linear 10.2%, Stylized 10.1%
- #22 Molitva
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sara Eshard
Windows · Mac · Linux
3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.
Why similar: Noir 35%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Surreal 18.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 4.2%
- #23 halfmoon
80% matchVery Positive92% of 62 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 33.5%, Minimalist 22%, Surreal 20.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 5%
- #24 My Maid Girlfriend
82% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2018
Dev: Genius inc.
Windows · Mac
You are the protagonist! You take on the role of the protagonist and experience romancing with adorable maids!
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.4%, Adventure 17.9%, Casual 14.7%
- #25 Crypto Girl The Visual Novel
82% matchMostly Negative31% of 39 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Learn the story of an ordinary girl Dokkaebi who decided to become a miner and farm the crypto currency
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 12.3%, Indie 5.5%
- #26 Dissent
81% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows
A visual novel with mild choice-based progression. In this prologue story, follow an inquisitve college student into the depths of deceptive corporate lab: Moniker Innovation. Begin to unravel a mystery larger than the young journalist looking for answers and even this game itself.
Why similar: Noir 37.6%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Dark 16.1%, Casual 8.6%, Adventure 3.3%
- #27 TrymenT ―献给渴望改变的你― AlphA篇
79% matchVery Positive90% of 683 reviews2020
Dev: TrymenTPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 86.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
《TrymenT—献给渴望改变的你—》是由2016年被誉为业界年度黑马,并荣获了萌系游戏大赏剧本金奖的作品《Re;LieF~致亲爱的你~》的原班人马所打造的共享世界观与游戏角色,并以群像剧视角重新演绎的全新作品。本作拥有令人一见倾心的顶级场景绘画,以及拥有余音绕梁般魔力的优秀配乐。
Why similar: Visual Novel 56%, Adventure 17.2%, Casual 14.8%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #28 An Octave Higher
78% matchVery Positive82% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Surreal 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #29 Before the screen goes black
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sayo-nara22
Windows · Mac · Linux
You only have one week to befriend the one who lives on the other side of the screen. He’s waiting for you, remembers all your visits, and even notices how long you’re gone. Play mini-games, listen to his thoughts, and simply watch how the world around you changes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.6%, Dark 26.9%, Adventure 20.9%, 2D 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #30 Deep Lake: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Sinto_KengekiPub: Kairos GD
Windows · Mac
"Deep Lake: Prologue" visual novel In the neo-Gothic genre, with a psychological story. Our hero's name is Sali. Sali is a former forensic photographer for the crime department. The accident that happened to him reveals in him a mysterious gift that can lead him to a terrible death.
Why similar: Noir 34%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Dark 10.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 8.7%
- #31 黑白都市の隐秘恋曲
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: 老年郭嘉
Windows
Hidden Love in the Monochrome MetropolisA uniquely-styled text adventure game. The protagonist wakes up in a mysterious city after death, only to learn that every soul is granted one chance at reincarnation. But his missing death memory haunts him with endless doubts.
Why similar: Noir 30.7%, Minimalist 25.3%, Stylized 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #32 À la carte
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Villa Delfina
Windows · Mac
À la carte is a single-player game based on balance. Step into the black lacquered shoes of an Italian waiter, whose rumoured specialty is clearing the tables after dinner. Indulge the bizarre requests of your customers, and challenge the laws of physics with your balancing skills.
Why similar: Minimalist 22.5%, Noir 22.3%, Surreal 19.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Stylized 7.8%
- #33 Subsequence
73% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Zoemi Games
Windows
Subsequence is a story-driven adventure focused on exploration and discovery. Featuring light logic puzzles and a touch of humor, you’ll uncover hidden secrets as Vicky tries to escape the aftermath of a mysterious incident in an underground laboratory.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Surreal 18%, Minimalist 15.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Stylized 10.9%
- #34 Sisyphus.12.20.03
75% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: aGGlos
Windows
In a world of no humans, a robot remains. Voiced by Kakos Xamos.
Why similar: Noir 29.5%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Dark 13.1%, Adventure 9%, Surreal 7.4%
- #35 Paper Shakespeare 3: Girl Werewolf Hamlet Absolutely Solves the War of the Roses
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Surreal 23.4%, Story Rich 17%, Stylized 11.5%, Casual 6.2%
- #36 The Red Triangle Factory
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tektonika
Windows
The Red Triangle Factory is a conveyor worker simulator. Remove defective shapes by day and follow the thoughts of a protagonist whose dog has gone missing. In the evening, lose yourself in mini-games and music in your room in a shared apartment of alternative 21st-century St. Petersburg.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.5%, Story Rich 20.6%, Casual 18.8%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 2.7%
- #37 TAL: Arctic 4
74% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
This is a game in which you have to help an unknown creature to go to a magical portal through many mazes.
Why similar: Minimalist 27.5%, Noir 18.5%, Dark 14.9%, Stylized 13.8%, Adventure 13.7%
- #38 Adabana Odd Tales
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,043 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Story Rich 21.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Casual 16.8%
- #39 A Conversation With Mister Rabbit
75% matchMixed64% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
A Conversation With Mister Rabbit is a very short, linear visual novel with a dark and bloody twist. The story follows an aspiring knight who seeks wisdom from a big and fluffy rabbit.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Stylized 17.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Dark 15.3%, Casual 8.2%
- #40 MAMIYA
71% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Noir 32.9%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Stylized 10.1%, Dark 6.7%
- #41 Once in Yaissor 2
74% matchMixed54% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Valera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Страх и горечь окутала Яиссор, больше нет надежды на светлое будущее... Хотя и до этого особо не был виден свет дальнейшего беззаботного жития. В любом случае Володе предстоит пройти нелёгкий путь по устранению своих внутренних врагов.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Adventure 25.9%, Story Rich 20.7%, Indie 9.1%
- #42 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
73% matchVery Positive82% of 125 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Adventure 19.5%, Story Rich 16.5%, Casual 14.7%, Indie 6.7%
- #43 幽霊少女室
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.9%, Story Rich 22%, Adventure 18.4%, 2D 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #44 Before All Saints Day
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coredump
Windows
One night. One secret. One very curious ghost. Step into a 10–20 minute atmospheric Halloween tale where a human girl hides among ghosts at their yearly festival — and tries to slip away before a mischievous boy exposes what she really is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Dark 16.9%, Casual 9.5%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #45 Burly Men at Sea
72% matchMixed63% of 494 reviews2016
Dev: Brain&Brain
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Minimalist 25.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Casual 9.1%
- #46 Major\Minor
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A highly engaging visual novel, with memorable characters and multiple endings. Traverse worlds, solve a murder mystery -- and partake in political revolution. Inspired by greats such as Steins;Gate, Tales of Symphonia, Persona 4 and Future Diary. An unforgettable science-fiction/fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 3.8%, Casual 3.6%
- #47 Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze
70% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Story Rich 19.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Casual 12.6%, Indie 5.6%
- #48 Side Alley
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Your new colleagues may be demons in disguise. A bleak horror visual novel with point-and-click gameplay.
Why similar: Noir 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Stylized 12%, Story Rich 11.4%, Dark 10.7%
- #49 My Hidden Dreams
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SIXDOTS
Windows
Immerse yourself in a world of cute and eerie dreams! Find, deconstruct, and assemble the thoughts and desires of the characters. Go through all the stages of personal development by helping the sleepers find answers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Noir 25.5%, Minimalist 17.2%, Stylized 8.4%, Adventure 8%
- #50 Russian Train Trip 3
69% matchMixed48% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
A first-person adventure game with a deep plot. You have to get from Tyumen to Novosibirsk on a passenger train. You can look out the window and watch the changing nature, weather and architecture. You can see forests, fields, mountains, cities and villages.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Story Rich 19.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Stylized 14.3%, Dark 10%
- #51 克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1
69% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2017
Dev: SalvationPub: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In another distant world, there is a kingdom of fire. They who live under the red sky. People with different social classes. Birth with different but changeless fate. Those of nobility bring fortune and power to men, and bring hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Casual 14.4%, Indie 6.1%
- #52 Spirits: Ciel Bleu
70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Lucascubestudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Willard Rouse is an ordinary 17-year high school student who is often by himself. By accident, he discovered that he is a spirit bearer, one who could summon and use the power of spirits. After getting kicked out of Rainvalley Academy, he transferred to Ficaso Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Adventure 23.8%, Casual 19.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 8.4%
- #53 The Pack
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: ZAKHARCHENKO SERGEY ALEXANDROVICH
Windows
The story of two people who have dedicated their lives to law enforcement. One, a former police officer, instructs less experienced comrades and makes a feasible contribution to the fight against crime, although he doesn't always keep up with the law.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Adventure 25%, Casual 19.6%
- #54 我感染HIV了吗
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 硬石工作室
Windows
A word game, does not support the handle, the operation is the mouse and keyboard space. It can be said that it is very simple. The theme of obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis is a large text dialogue, which is more depressing. Please be careful if you don't like it.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Minimalist 17.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Stylized 11.6%
- #55 The Ravendree Oracle
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Megon Lashley
Windows
Meet devils, diviners, bootleggers, and showstoppers in this 1920s whodunit adventure. Grim and macabre, yet darkly humorous. The Ravendree Oracle mixes 1920’s toon style art with a morbid murder mystery, all while exploring the eccentric characters that inhabit a supernatural speakeasy.
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Dark 13.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Stylized 8.5%
- #56 Perceptions of the Dead
66% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2017
Dev: Ithaqua Labs
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Casual 11.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #57 Stillwater
65% matchVery Positive95% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Stylized 16.9%, Noir 12.4%, Story Rich 12%, Linear 10.7%
- #58 Pincushion
67% matchMixed48% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Fusion DigitalPub: kovalevviktor
Windows
Pincushion is a quick and addictive game where your goal is to throw needles into a cushion without letting them touch. Test your reflexes and precision as you aim for a high score while avoiding any collisions. Can you master the art of needle throwing in this challenging and fast-paced game?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Minimalist 29.6%, Stylized 19%, Adventure 8.7%, 2D 3.7%
- #59 Cthulhu Mysteries: Veins of Arkham
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: W&W Innovations sp. z o.o.
Windows · Mac
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Noir 25.7%, Stylized 14.2%, Dark 13.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #60 One Small Fire At A Time
66% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: KidalangPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
13-year-old Janis has "Magic Deficiency Disorder," a madness where one can't use magic in a very magic-oriented world. For her protection, she lives in a madhouse: a place where those with mental disorders can be safe from an unforgiving society.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.4%, Adventure 21.4%, Casual 18.3%, Indie 7.8%