60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Visual Novel, Story Rich, Adventure.
The Ritual is what so many are afraid of, it is not known where it came from, but is it really so? What is his secret, why people take actions because of him, exhausting themselves and, in the end, dying. Can't no one be able to overcome this attack?
INFERIAE
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.
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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?
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 16.5%, Stylized 14.9%, Dark 7.5%
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 32.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Story Rich 15%, Minimalist 7.9%, Stylized 5.6%
Pogo Stick Champion is a 2D platformer game that pairs a relaxing aesthetic with challenging gameplay.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Minimalist 19%, Dark 11.9%, Surreal 11%, Stylized 10.8%
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 19.7%, Minimalist 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Dark 9%
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 31%, Adventure 19.4%, Dark 12.8%, Stylized 11.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
Prevent murder cases with the telephone.
Why similar: Noir 42.1%, Minimalist 25.3%, Stylized 14.4%, Casual 8.1%, 2D 3.4%
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 38.3%, Visual Novel 29%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 8.3%, Dark 5%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Minimalist 10.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Casual 8.5%, Surreal 8%
Meridian Archive is a neo-noir crime visual novel set in the sealed world of Notus in 2008. After the disaster known as Saltification, those immune to the disease begin losing their memories—and themselves. Follow a band of Nomads through a violent, surreal world to uncover what went wrong.
Why similar: Noir 30.3%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Story Rich 13%, Dark 10.2%, Surreal 10%
A short story about a difficult day at work and a painful breakup that lingers; about depression, anxiety, and how they can lead to eating disorders. Do you know how many calories are in a muffin? Are you ready for what the answer implies?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Minimalist 17.8%, Dark 16.6%, Stylized 9.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
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 45.3%, Adventure 19%, Story Rich 15.2%, Stylized 13%, Indie 7.5%
Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Dark 14.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Linear 11%
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 34.6%, Visual Novel 31%, Adventure 13.4%, Dark 13%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 37.7%, Story Rich 20.4%, Adventure 19.5%, Casual 15.7%, Indie 6.7%
Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Dark 13.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Surreal 12.4%, Casual 11%
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Noir 26.1%, Minimalist 18.5%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 6.8%
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Surreal 23.6%, Dark 16.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Stylized 6.6%
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 37.3%, Story Rich 20.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Casual 16.3%, Indie 6.9%
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 29.9%, Minimalist 21.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Stylized 13.4%, Story Rich 10%
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 36.2%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 19.5%, Casual 16.6%, Indie 7.1%
A Japanese love adventure game, as you follow the story of Kogasaka You, his hometown and a promise he made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.8%, Story Rich 17.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Casual 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
An otome game that isn't quite otome — or simply, a visual novel. About dreams, writing, and death."You" are discharged from the hospital, with a plan: who to seek, who to deceive, every moment mapped out. But so does everyone else. Please be sure to read the content guide and notes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 76%, Dark 9%, Adventure 7%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 2.4%
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 31.8%, Stylized 15.2%, Dark 14.1%, Surreal 12.5%, Casual 10.8%
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 44.7%, Dark 26.4%, Adventure 20.1%, 2D 4.6%, Indie 2.3%
3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.
Why similar: Noir 34.9%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Surreal 18.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 4.2%
Achi ran away from the orphanage and he found himself surrounded by concrete, indifference, and violence. He was saved by a mysterious creature that came from within, and by a peculiar detective. He had no way of knowing that darker, more disturbing voices were about to reach him.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Noir 25%, Story Rich 14.5%, Dark 14%, Surreal 9.2%
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Minimalist 21.8%, Surreal 20%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 5%
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 27.4%, Minimalist 20.6%, Dark 18.4%, Linear 10.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
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 26.3%, Stylized 11.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Dark 7%
Learn the story of an ordinary girl Dokkaebi who decided to become a miner and farm the crypto currency
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Casual 12.2%, Indie 5.4%
You are the protagonist! You take on the role of the protagonist and experience romancing with adorable maids!
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Casual 14.6%
《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 55.9%, Adventure 17.5%, Casual 14.7%, Story Rich 11.9%
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 31.8%, Dark 16%, Casual 8.6%, Adventure 3.4%
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 52.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Surreal 11.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 4.1%
Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.
Why similar: Noir 41%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Dark 18.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Linear 5.6%
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 22.4%, Surreal 19.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Stylized 7.6%
"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 33.9%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Dark 10.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 8.8%
Laira Cut Me Open is a 2D interactive story about a woman's fear and hatred. Find the perpetrator who cut you open, stole part of your body, locked you up in a psych ward, and snatched your husband, money and job. When she shows her face, you're gonna return the favor.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Dark 13.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Stylized 12.2%
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 35.3%, Surreal 23.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Stylized 11.2%, Casual 6.2%
In a world of no humans, a robot remains. Voiced by Kakos Xamos.
Why similar: Noir 29.4%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Dark 13.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Surreal 7.4%
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 50.6%, Story Rich 20.7%, Casual 18.8%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 2.7%
A story-driven visual novel. Inherit your grandmother's inn, tucked deep in the mountains — Yingtao Inn. Leave the city behind. The inn has no sign, yet wanderers find their way. Never ignore the one rule: be back before midnight. Yingtao Inn awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Story Rich 17.5%, Casual 5.2%, 2D 4.4%
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 33.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Stylized 17.1%, Dark 15.3%, Casual 8.2%
"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 40.8%, Story Rich 21.5%, Adventure 21.3%, Casual 16.4%
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 19.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Casual 14.6%, Indie 6.6%
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 14.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Stylized 13.5%
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 44.1%, Adventure 26.3%, Story Rich 20.6%, Indie 9%
【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 51.8%, Story Rich 22%, Adventure 18.7%, 2D 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
A dark noir visual novel following Alex, a former police officer drawn into the mafia’s world. In a city where trust can get you killed and everyone has something to hide, Alex and a mafia leader with buried secrets are pulled into revenge, power, and slow-burn romance shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Noir 25.7%, Story Rich 19.5%, Dark 8.5%, Indie 3.1%
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 63.5%, Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 3.8%, Casual 3.6%
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 27.3%, Story Rich 13.6%, Stylized 9.9%, Dark 6.7%
A classical guitarist slowly losing his senses. Drifting between dream and reality, he meets three people — each carrying their own silence. A 2D visual novel about what remains when everything fades away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Story Rich 21.5%, Dark 11.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Surreal 9.5%
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 44.4%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 17.7%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 5.6%
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 24.4%, Stylized 11.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Dark 10.6%
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 63.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Casual 14.3%, Indie 6.1%
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 36.9%, Adventure 24.1%, Casual 18.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Indie 8.3%
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 28.3%, Noir 25.4%, Minimalist 17.1%, Stylized 8.2%, Adventure 8.2%
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 34.6%, Story Rich 19.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Stylized 14%, Dark 9.9%
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 55.3%, Adventure 25.3%, Casual 19.4%
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 21.4%, Minimalist 17.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Stylized 11.4%
